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Going to be interesting to see how this ends up, Clare are not a team to take for granted at all, will Mayo show the respect Clare deserve. Mayo really struggled against Derry. I think I may go for a narrow Mayo win hear. Mayo 1+ oakleafersir (Derry) - Posts: 808 - 03/07/2017 14:47:58 2009671 Link
Replying To oakleafersir: "Going to be interesting to see how this ends up, Clare are not a team to take for granted at all, will Mayo show the respect Clare deserve. Mayo really struggled against Derry. I think I may go for a narrow Mayo win hear. Mayo 1+" Clare are the only team in the draw who are in form and to get them in Ennis is tough. They won't fear Mayo either, so if Mayo aren't the better side the result will reflect this... Clare won't be carrying any psychological baggage like they do when they meet Kerry. A big crowd will travel I reckon. Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 03/07/2017 15:14:35 2009697 Link
Its a tricky fixture for Mayo who will be without Paddy Durcan and possibly a fully fit Lee Keegan. Gary Brennan's tussle with O Shea/Parsons will be interesting. Clare have some dangerous forwards who took Laois to the cleaners. If Mayo converted 50% of their chances v Derry they would have been 7 or 8 point winners in normal time. They will need to up those percentages. Ironically the extra time period could prove to be beneficial in terms of restoring confidence in a misfiring forward division. Mayo by 3 unclegerry (Mayo) - Posts: 1222 - 03/07/2017 16:18:18 2009764 Link
Are some folk seriously concerned about Mayo playing Clare? A worry if you are thinking of an AI and this is considered a tricky hurdle. Not being disrespectful to Clare but the Dubs/Kerry/Tyrone would expect to win this one easily - even if they had key players missing. poguemahone (Dublin) - Posts: 365 - 03/07/2017 17:40:04 2009842 Link
Replying To poguemahone: "Are some folk seriously concerned about Mayo playing Clare? A worry if you are thinking of an AI and this is considered a tricky hurdle. Not being disrespectful to Clare but the Dubs/Kerry/Tyrone would expect to win this one easily - even if they had key players missing." It's form that matters. Clare may not be div 1, but they were last 8 last year and are confident and progressing. Better team than the Derry one we struggled to get over. This is sport and we've no edge to bring to the game which will cause Clare to play within themselves. This has been the way since Horan left, but the players seem to still have a ferocious appetite and hopefully that extra time on Saturday will bring their mojo back in front of the posts. Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 03/07/2017 18:21:20 2009866 Link
Replying To poguemahone: "Are some folk seriously concerned about Mayo playing Clare? A worry if you are thinking of an AI and this is considered a tricky hurdle. Not being disrespectful to Clare but the Dubs/Kerry/Tyrone would expect to win this one easily - even if they had key players missing." Yerselves, Kerry and Tyrone are all in great form, we aren't. We'll need a big improvement to get to the next round. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7342 - 03/07/2017 18:25:12 2009869 Link
Replying To poguemahone: "Are some folk seriously concerned about Mayo playing Clare? A worry if you are thinking of an AI and this is considered a tricky hurdle. Not being disrespectful to Clare but the Dubs/Kerry/Tyrone would expect to win this one easily - even if they had key players missing." I'd expect Mayo to win but I suspect that this could be a tight affair. One thing about Mayo is you should predict us to win or Write us off there is definite chances of us proving you wrong. Mayo will definitely need to improve from the showing for the first 67 minutes against Derry I'm sure Clare will be well prepared for this match. Spoddgy (Mayo) - Posts: 660 - 03/07/2017 18:27:21 2009872 Link
Replying To poguemahone: "Are some folk seriously concerned about Mayo playing Clare? A worry if you are thinking of an AI and this is considered a tricky hurdle. Not being disrespectful to Clare but the Dubs/Kerry/Tyrone would expect to win this one easily - even if they had key players missing." Didn't realise anyone was thinking we could win an All Ireland, we are playing poorly so can't take anyone for granted. Mayo don't know where they are at. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7887 - 03/07/2017 19:58:46 2009900 Link
Replying To poguemahone: "Are some folk seriously concerned about Mayo playing Clare? A worry if you are thinking of an AI and this is considered a tricky hurdle. Not being disrespectful to Clare but the Dubs/Kerry/Tyrone would expect to win this one easily - even if they had key players missing." Daft post: Dublin and Kerry would be expected to beat just about any team in the country easily enough at the moment, with Tyrone not far behind. That has nothing to do with this game. Mayo are struggling to find form and can take nothing for granted. They couldn't beat a shoddy Galway defense despite playing with a gale force wind behind them and they only pulled away from Derry in extra time. If the win against Derry has brought their confidence up, and they're beginning to find their form, then Clare are in for a bad day. Otherwise, it could be tight all the way to the wire. I'm very curious to see how the season goes for Mayo; the similarities will last year are striking and after struggling through the qualifiers they put it to Dublin twice. They're currently down, but definitely not out! festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 03/07/2017 20:23:59 2009923 Link
Replying To poguemahone: "Are some folk seriously concerned about Mayo playing Clare? A worry if you are thinking of an AI and this is considered a tricky hurdle. Not being disrespectful to Clare but the Dubs/Kerry/Tyrone would expect to win this one easily - even if they had key players missing." Kerry played them the game before last and got their fill of it and if it hadn't been for the returning O'Donoghue might well have been beaten. Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 03/07/2017 21:12:17 2009969 Link
Replying To Hardtimes: "Kerry played them the game before last and got their fill of it and if it hadn't been for the returning O'Donoghue might well have been beaten." Kerry like the All Blacks last Saturday were down to 14 men in their game against Clare. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2160 - 03/07/2017 21:45:53 2009995 Link
Replying To Hardtimes: "Kerry played them the game before last and got their fill of it and if it hadn't been for the returning O'Donoghue might well have been beaten." Omg would you wake up , kerry were in 3rd gear superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 03/07/2017 22:06:17 2010009 Link
Mayo will win this by as much as they want , no disrespect To clare , but Mayo have the better players and more experience . superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2837 - 03/07/2017 22:12:16 2010011 Link
Replying To superbluedub: "Mayo will win this by as much as they want , no disrespect To clare , but Mayo have the better players and more experience ." Did u not see Mayo on Saturday! I thought before the draw that this was Mayo's worst possible draw. Brennan v O'Shea will be a great battle Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1828 - 03/07/2017 22:31:22 2010024 Link
The people who think Mayo will win easily most think they are the bets / 2nd best in the land or that Kerry are no good They gave us a real tough game and but for hitting the post early in the 2nd half while leading could well have been winning the Munster Title yesterday... Galantis (USA) - Posts: 55 - 03/07/2017 22:46:24 2010032 Link
Replying To Mayonman: "Did u not see Mayo on Saturday! I thought before the draw that this was Mayo's worst possible draw. Brennan v O'Shea will be a great battle" Aww yeah gimme Donegal in Ballybofey any day ahead of a trip to Clare.. Frederick (Louth) - Posts: 479 - 03/07/2017 23:20:23 2010049 Link
Replying To superbluedub: "Omg would you wake up , kerry were in 3rd gear" I'm not the one needs to wake up. Clare are a decent team and the Mayo forwards cannot afford another off day. Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 03/07/2017 23:31:53 2010054 Link
Serious banana skin here, Mayo are going to have to work very hard for this one, not long after a tough game with Derry, it will test them big time! realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8589 - 03/07/2017 23:49:21 2010065 Link
How will mayo line out? Coen, Vaughan and boland will be lucky to keep their place. Doherty, loftus, d o Connor, s o shea could start. Loftus scored against a poor and tired derry defense so I don't think he is the Messiah but worth a start if his confidence is high. I've heard some people calling for coen or Vaughan in full back. Neither strong enough under a high ball for that position nextyear (Mayo) - Posts: 60 - 04/07/2017 09:18:12 2010149 Link
Replying To nextyear: "How will mayo line out? Coen, Vaughan and boland will be lucky to keep their place. Doherty, loftus, d o Connor, s o shea could start. Loftus scored against a poor and tired derry defense so I don't think he is the Messiah but worth a start if his confidence is high. I've heard some people calling for coen or Vaughan in full back. Neither strong enough under a high ball for that position" Are we going to bother with a centre back, we didn't seem to have one last day. Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 04/07/2017 10:39:32 2010216 Link