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Keith Higgins is back according to David Brady. He'll help to improve a shaky defence and his experience will give us a big boost. I think we'll scrape the draw we need. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7346 - 25/03/2018 10:46:37 2087631 Link
Donegal by 4 at least, feels like a Championship game, great preparation for Cavan too. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2749 - 25/03/2018 12:46:31 2087651 Link
Hopeful that Donegal can field their best 15 & that the Ballybofey record can stand but I'm fearful of a backlash after Matos dreadful performance last Sunday. Mayo are a seasoned outfit & have lots of experience to draw on. The are also physically much bigger & stronger than a young Donegal team trying to learn a new style. Mayo by 4. MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 25/03/2018 13:06:49 2087657 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "Keith Higgins is back according to David Brady. He'll help to improve a shaky defence and his experience will give us a big boost. I think we'll scrape the draw we need." Madness really, bring in a guy who hasnt been part of the panel so far this year a 33 yr old , granted a good player but it doesnt say much for the subs there since the start esp the younger lads.. Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 25/03/2018 13:43:32 2087662 Link
Replying To Belclare1: "Madness really, bring in a guy who hasnt been part of the panel so far this year a 33 yr old , granted a good player but it doesnt say much for the subs there since the start esp the younger lads.." True although we need experience today. No matter how good or bad they are they won't improve unless they get tested in big games like this. Apparently Keith wasn't named in the squad but sure that doesn't seem to count these days. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7346 - 25/03/2018 14:06:19 2087668 Link
Very entertaining game and some great scoring going on, particularly from Donegal. Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9703 - 25/03/2018 15:33:18 2087684 Link
Replying To Ulsterman: "Very entertaining game and some great scoring going on, particularly from Donegal." You mean, 'only from Donegal'. Ref keeping Mayo in it with dodgy frees and ignoring fouls from Mayo. essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 25/03/2018 16:00:29 2087690 Link
Good open game of football so far could get very tight towards the end Donegal taking their chances better than Mayo mrsme (USA) - Posts: 172 - 25/03/2018 16:03:42 2087691 Link
Replying To Ulsterman: "Very entertaining game and some great scoring going on, particularly from Donegal." McBrearty is Unreal! DannyMcA (Dublin) - Posts: 260 - 25/03/2018 16:06:13 2087692 Link
Mayo celebrating like they won the All Ireland, embarrasing really... they drew in Donegal and stave off relegation for another 12 months.. Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 25/03/2018 16:39:29 2087702 Link
Worst team of the two staying up. Some inexplicable frees awarded to Mayo. essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 25/03/2018 16:39:31 2087703 Link
Well done Mayo Excellent result today away from home jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 25/03/2018 16:39:53 2087704 Link
Replying To DannyMcA: "McBrearty is Unreal!" He is but he cost us in the end with that ball into the keepers hands. The game was won there. Bitterly disappointing day. Felt we had the better of Mayo but some very poor shooting and non-existent tackling cost us again. Lots to sort out before Cavan. JoeSoap (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 25/03/2018 16:47:04 2087708 Link
Some kick from McLoughlin at the end, still wouldn't write off Mayo come championship Hill16Army (Dublin) - Posts: 88 - 25/03/2018 16:48:08 2087710 Link
Great to see 3 Connacht teams in division 1 suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1669 - 25/03/2018 16:48:52 2087714 Link
Replying To JoeSoap: "He is but he cost us in the end with that ball into the keepers hands. The game was won there. Bitterly disappointing day. Felt we had the better of Mayo but some very poor shooting and non-existent tackling cost us again. Lots to sort out before Cavan." We wouldn't have been in that position in the first place without him, think he's taking a lot of unfair criticism. That second half performance from Donegal was beyond atrocious, they deserve to go down. petejoeduff (Donegal) - Posts: 329 - 25/03/2018 16:49:51 2087715 Link
Donegal trying to hold on taking a lot out of the game get hit with a sucker punch. Great point by Mcgloughlin. I can't understand how the ref didn't play the 30 seconds after the last kick out, but given that he was allowing time wasting before this I guess it's double negative consistency. jonno (Kildare) - Posts: 260 - 25/03/2018 16:56:54 2087722 Link
Replying To essmac: "Worst team of the two staying up. Some inexplicable frees awarded to Mayo." Some inexplicable free's to Mayo. Donegal got some as well. What about the 1s he didn't give. Defenders punching an attacker 4-5 times in the shoulder and chest never once hitting the ball and the ref gives a free out. Some very funny calls both ways today none more so than the final whistle. It was in my opinion blew 30 seconds to a minute early. So don't be bashing Mayo. What McBrearty was thinking taking that last shot will haunt him for a year cluichethar (Mayo) - Posts: 454 - 25/03/2018 16:58:58 2087729 Link
McLaughlin is so underrated for Mayo. A real workhorse. DannyMcA (Dublin) - Posts: 260 - 25/03/2018 16:59:33 2087730 Link
Mayo by the skin of their teeth, tough on Donegal who I thought improved this year. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 25/03/2018 16:59:38 2087731 Link