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Bernard Flynn The Gift That Keeps On Giving

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He is becoming the Steve Mc Laren of the Gaa. One week on from declaring "Mayo are back " and "Mayo have refound their mojo" he now is extremely worried and reckons this team is finished... Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 21/03/2018 14:12:37 2086627 Link
Bernard should study the Meath situation maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1196 - 21/03/2018 14:30:17 2086632 Link
One extreme to the next.....he better get that autograph from Aido soon before Mayo disappears into the Atlantic Ocean yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 21/03/2018 15:03:08 2086639 Link
Sure Mayo do this every year, if i'm not mistaken the last time Mayo went well in the league and got to a final was 2012 when they weren't exactly an established power. I do wonder how much longer this team can go on. it has been a ferocious effort this last 7 seasons. theweanling (Cavan) - Posts: 414 - 21/03/2018 15:32:45 2086653 Link
Replying To maroondiesel: "Bernard should study the Meath situation" Things are bad enough without that leftandwide (Meath) - Posts: 91 - 21/03/2018 15:57:33 2086668 Link
A lot pundits very worried about Mayo. They seem to be the exact same as years previous to me! Come August they'll be there. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13705 - 21/03/2018 16:06:09 2086673 Link
Depends on how the injury situation goes, Mes Amis. If we're lacking Keegan and COC come May 13th, it will be very difficult to beat Galway, and it's a long way back from the qualifiers to the Croke Park from there. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 21/03/2018 16:13:24 2086677 Link
If this team lines out against Galway all fit; 1. Clarke 2. Harrison 3. Barrett 4. Higgins 5. Boyle 6. Keegan 7. Durkan 8. Parsons 9. Vaughan 10. Doherty 11. A O Shea 12. D O Conor 13. Doherty 14. Moran 15. C O Conor I guarantee they will win. Why do pundits keep saying the same thing every year about Mayo in the league when they don't win with their best team? Surely they've shown us all time after time never to write them off come championship. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 21/03/2018 17:05:21 2086697 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "A lot pundits very worried about Mayo. They seem to be the exact same as years previous to me! Come August they'll be there." You could be forgiven for thinking the same thing about them each year. There's too much wear and tear, too many emotional scars from narrow defeats, too many up and coming teams for them to navigate their way to the semi's or a final again. And yet every year they're back and just as close as they were before. I know they're an easy target for pundits and journalists who aren't good enough at what they do to come up with something original, but fk me if you could bottle what Mayo have and give it to the rest of the country we'd have a much more competitive All Ireland championship. It's easy (and laughable) to call them bottlers or losers when they're the complete opposite. if_in_doubt (Kildare)** - Posts: 3685 - 21/03/2018 17:32:06 2086707 Link
Ah Bernard is one of the more livelier pundits about, i enjoy him, he has a bit of passion and bravado in the voice that can enhance listening to a match on the radio, pundits aren't always paid to be right but paid to entertain us and keep us tuning in to see what they say next, it's part of the game. Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 21/03/2018 17:34:15 2086710 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: "If this team lines out against Galway all fit; 1. Clarke 2. Harrison 3. Barrett 4. Higgins 5. Boyle 6. Keegan 7. Durkan 8. Parsons 9. Vaughan 10. Doherty 11. A O Shea 12. D O Conor 13. Doherty 14. Moran 15. C O Conor I guarantee they will win. Why do pundits keep saying the same thing every year about Mayo in the league when they don't win with their best team? Surely they've shown us all time after time never to write them off come championship." yes Mayo guaranteed to win, bye to final, haha maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1196 - 21/03/2018 17:41:04 2086714 Link
Mayo will be there or there about come the business end.say what you want about them,but there the only team thats ran us close over the last few years in championship.. GGdub (Dublin) - Posts: 260 - 21/03/2018 18:03:55 2086723 Link
Replying To if_in_doubt: "You could be forgiven for thinking the same thing about them each year. There's too much wear and tear, too many emotional scars from narrow defeats, too many up and coming teams for them to navigate their way to the semi's or a final again. And yet every year they're back and just as close as they were before. I know they're an easy target for pundits and journalists who aren't good enough at what they do to come up with something original, but fk me if you could bottle what Mayo have and give it to the rest of the country we'd have a much more competitive All Ireland championship. It's easy (and laughable) to call them bottlers or losers when they're the complete opposite." 100%. This Mayo team deserve a huge amount of admiration for how they've kept coming back, despite all of the blows they've received. Lesser teams would've folded. I have massive admiration for what they've achieved over the last 6 years. It remains to be seen how they perform this year, but if past championships are anything to go by, they won't be put away easily. Whoever loses on May 13th will have a very long road ahead, but I wouldn't be writing off Mayo if it's them. WanPintWin (Galway)** - Posts: 2037 - 21/03/2018 18:05:40 2086724 Link
Replying To if_in_doubt: "You could be forgiven for thinking the same thing about them each year. There's too much wear and tear, too many emotional scars from narrow defeats, too many up and coming teams for them to navigate their way to the semi's or a final again. And yet every year they're back and just as close as they were before. I know they're an easy target for pundits and journalists who aren't good enough at what they do to come up with something original, but fk me if you could bottle what Mayo have and give it to the rest of the country we'd have a much more competitive All Ireland championship. It's easy (and laughable) to call them bottlers or losers when they're the complete opposite." That's just it. People saying Mayo are gone are basing it on league games when Mayo often struggle in the league. We'll only know this Mayo team are gone when they fail to perform in Croke Park against a big team. Until that happens there's nothing to suggest they're not right in the mix. MesAmis (Dublin)** - Posts: 13705 - 21/03/2018 18:07:02 2086725 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: "If this team lines out against Galway all fit; 1. Clarke 2. Harrison 3. Barrett 4. Higgins 5. Boyle 6. Keegan 7. Durkan 8. Parsons 9. Vaughan 10. Doherty 11. A O Shea 12. D O Conor 13. Doherty 14. Moran 15. C O Conor I guarantee they will win. Why do pundits keep saying the same thing every year about Mayo in the league when they don't win with their best team? Surely they've shown us all time after time never to write them off come championship." There will be no Keegan in May from what I've jeard today unfortunately yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 21/03/2018 18:31:49 2086735 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "There will be no Keegan in May from what I've jeard today unfortunately" How long will he be out Yew? Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 21/03/2018 18:39:43 2086742 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "There will be no Keegan in May from what I've jeard today unfortunately" That's unfortunate when I heard it was a dislocated shoulder I thought it was similar injury to cian o Sullivan with a similar timeframe for return probably won't see Keegan until June. jacktheDub (Dublin) - Posts: 944 - 21/03/2018 18:41:39 2086744 Link
Replying To clondalkindub: "If this team lines out against Galway all fit; 1. Clarke 2. Harrison 3. Barrett 4. Higgins 5. Boyle 6. Keegan 7. Durkan 8. Parsons 9. Vaughan 10. Doherty 11. A O Shea 12. D O Conor 13. Doherty 14. Moran 15. C O Conor I guarantee they will win. Why do pundits keep saying the same thing every year about Mayo in the league when they don't win with their best team? Surely they've shown us all time after time never to write them off come championship." You have Doherty in twice. Who would you replace him with?. HEREBENJI (Donegal) - Posts: 421 - 21/03/2018 19:14:04 2086755 Link
Replying To Llaw_Gyffes: "How long will he be out Yew?" Be June I reckon...but you believe the mass hysteria outside Mayo we will prob be out of the championship by then yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 21/03/2018 20:08:26 2086765 Link
Replying To HEREBENJI: "You have Doherty in twice. Who would you replace him with?." Kev McLoughlin Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 21/03/2018 20:40:15 2086773 Link