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This will make me as popular as a fart in bed but anyone else sick to death of the print and broadcasts l medias group orgy of sorrow and woe regarding Mayo?? Youd be forgiven for thinking Mayo were horsewhipped by the Gestapo ffs Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 18/09/2017 19:45:47 2047652 Link 6 |
I'm sure you'll have many that agree with you but very easy for you to say that when Dublin have won 3 in a row and 5 in the last 7. Imagine if you were from Mayo or if the dubs had suffered such near misses over the last few years. Congrats to Dublin , super team and deserve all the accolades that come their way. From a neutral point of view, Mayos journey through the summer and how they are the only team that have been able to put it up to ye has provided the majority of entertainment to what had been a damp squib of a championship. Love how the dubs play but you'd get fed up watching their 10+ routine hammering of teams and don't get me started on Tyrones style of play.
maximus02 (Longford) - Posts: 167 - 18/09/2017 20:43:14 2047693 Link 3 |
I have to agree with you Liam, I can't bear all this wallowing and gallant losers nonsense. ky_dub (Kerry) - Posts: 16 - 18/09/2017 21:27:23 2047729 Link 3 |
The media narrative is a bit over board I'm sure the Mayo lads are sick to their back teeth with it to. As O Connor said, they don't want pity and sympathy. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4441 - 18/09/2017 21:37:42 2047740 Link 0 |
Poor taste. Sorry.
GetOverTheBar (Tyrone) - Posts: 1388 - 18/09/2017 21:42:00 2047742 Link 5 |
Totally agree. I was close to tears at the final whistle even though im not from Mayo, they have been so close for so long and now it looks like great player's like Andy Moran , Keith Higgins , Alan Dillon to name a few will probably finish up without a all Ireland medal and a lot of people are sad about that it must be soul destroying to get so close so often and not get over the line just once, nobody is disputing what a magnificent Dublin team this it they showed their greatness by winning that game yesterday when any other team would've folded. Congratulations to Dublin deserving champions and every mayo fan on this forum as well as their players and manager accepted this as hard as it was for them to take.
green.and.gold (Leitrim) - Posts: 427 - 18/09/2017 21:48:26 2047746 Link 4 |
The type of begrudging comment that makes people love some Dublin posters.
neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 18/09/2017 23:21:56 2047820 Link 2 |
People genuinely feel for Mayo, they have been through this so many times before, so many close calls going back to '89 when they weren't a kick in the arse away from beating a highly fancied Cork. The Mayo supporters are as loyal a crew as I've ever seen and despite the heartache they maintain their numbers and volume and had 10 outings this year so their stamina is well proven. There's a bit of a national obsession with Mayo, everyone feels they are on this journey with them and everyone wants them to experience success even if it's just once, for the efforts of their players and the dedication of their supporters. Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 18/09/2017 23:56:22 2047837 Link 1 |
Yep, Sick of it. Makes that we beat them, and the manner in which we did, all that little bit sweeter. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 19/09/2017 02:00:22 2047864 Link 0 |
it's frustrating not to see this wonderful team receive it's rightful accolades but just as dublin are making history so are Mayo for different reasons. Mayo were the overwhelming "neutrals" favorites and people feel a connection with them fair enough. Floops (Dublin) - Posts: 1623 - 19/09/2017 10:08:02 2047922 Link 1 |
Look, when Mayo are involved and in the case that they lose, the media are always going to use the heart breaking narrative in their articles. Now add in the fact that Mayo have just lost an All Ireland in the 75th minute, their 4th All Ireland final in 6 seasons, you'd be pretty inhuman not to spare a thought for their team and their supporters. They won't wallow in it, they know they were so close and as Cillian O'Connor said, they don't want pity. keithlemon (Australia) - Posts: 920 - 19/09/2017 10:31:39 2047935 Link 0 |
I will say what many posters are feeling. Very sorry for Mayo that they have not been able to get across the line for many many years and their resilience in coming back, year after year is admirable. Some fantastic players and teams that given their supporters, and many others, great enjoyment. No one would begrudge them a title. Glensboy (Antrim) - Posts: 286 - 19/09/2017 10:43:37 2047939 Link 2 |
Agree with the OP. Its cringe inducing stuff at this stage. Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 19/09/2017 11:14:03 2047954 Link 1 |
As Cillian O Connor said Mayo are not looking for sympathy or pity. For sure the media are fascinated with the Mayo story. Whether you like it or not it is a gripping story. I've congratulated Dublin elsewhere on this forum. Great team. There is such thing as a gracious winner. Some of the Dublin lads on here should try it.
Weary (None) - Posts: 249 - 19/09/2017 11:30:17 2047963 Link 3 |
i am not being cold or saying Mayo dont deserve sympathy, not atall. Look back at the threads imediately post game to see proof of that, I was very genuinely sympathetic. Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 19/09/2017 11:53:41 2047987 Link 1 |
Agree with the opening poster there is a media love in for Mayo, Maybe its sympathy but its tiresome at this stage. I heard plenty of Booing of Dean Rock and other Dublin players Sunday and the Lee keegans antics at the end but yet to hear the media come out saying how disgraceful the booing was like when poor auld Andy got some against Roscommon. Cuckoosinging (Roscommon) - Posts: 992 - 19/09/2017 11:57:15 2047990 Link 1 |
Media are just trying to sell papers / clicks. Vast majority of people are interested in Mayo's quest and they want to read about it! Dublin are given their fair share of attention also. pdempsey (Mayo) - Posts: 1313 - 19/09/2017 12:37:55 2048023 Link 0 |
We seen Dublin crying for long enough with one all Ireland win in 27 years for the Capital and the whinging that the whole country was anti Dublin. Be gracious in victory as it will not last forever and then we will hear the everyone is anti Dublin rhtethoric again
belmay (Mayo) - Posts: 172 - 19/09/2017 12:40:21 2048026 Link 1 |
I think it's because there's a general feeling nationally that Dublin didn't win on Sunday; rather Mayo lost it. And the historical significance of it may be felt for decades as the chasm between the haves and have nots grows ever wider. banner_boy (Clare) - Posts: 1285 - 19/09/2017 13:51:15 2048059 Link 1 |
Until the media come out and tell it like it is regarding players like Vaughan, Cillian O'Connor and Aidan O'Shea's performances and actions in finals they will never get over the line because it's in their heads now that they are loved by media whether they win or lose. Galway hurlers were vilified as chokers and losers in 2012 and 2015. That hurt stood to them when they went behind in the All-Ireland final. Mailman98 (Galway) - Posts: 318 - 19/09/2017 14:04:17 2048068 Link 1 |