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Replying To CTGAA10:  "I've been reading the posts here for last few weeks..the wording from county board was dreadful but going by other reports on finance shouldn't be any great surprise,
I'd be interested to know if ye want an inside or outside manager?
What will success be for Mayo,winning the Connacht title?
Wining the all Ireland very obvious but has that door closed?a lot of players are now older and best days probably behind them.
Is getting to all Ireland semi going to be a success if it happens??"
The wording was fine nothing wrong with it . The county board gave McStay and co ten days to go out on their own with dignity they refused . County board had no choice . Why has the door closed on us winning an all Ireland ? That's a pretty silly question .
We've gone backwards under McStag and co . But we still have the players . Also have lots of talent coming up from under 20s who got to all Ireland semi this year so the door is hardly closed on winning Sam.
We are actually one if the youngest teams in the country . Best days are actually still ahead sure look at Murphy back for Donegal .our oldest player is Aido but I'd say he will probably go now . Our average age is 23 so hardly best days are behind our guys don't know where you get your stats from .

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 265 - 02/07/2025 07:10:08    2623045

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Replying To yew_tree:  "100% we didn't and the funny thing is I've seen plenty of brilliant two pointers scored in clubs league games all year…so it's been an issue that the county team did not embrace or couldn't embrace the new rules. I don't buy the theory we don't have players that can kick 2 pointers. The way the team were setup and style of play hindered two pointers."
We can hopefully turn that to a positive next year Yew. A good manager can realise plenty of potential within the current squad and some changes to it with the new rules that we didn't exploit in 2025. Could be naive but would have thought that Liam McHale with his football playing and coaching career and some ideas from basketball tactics, attacking and defending 3 point zone, could have been a good man to have kept in the backroom team for the new rules. Not suggesting him as the new manager. People laugh at me for suggesting Cora as a selector but I think she'd bring a new perspective. We've dropped a bit in the standings so trying something a bit different can't be much worse than possibly making same mistakes again.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8149 - 02/07/2025 07:28:47    2623049

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Connacht Telegraph seem to be saying McConville yer front runner. I'd imagine the Louth job in ways might be more attractive for him if he was struggling with the commute to Wicklow.

FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 237 - 02/07/2025 09:12:58    2623054

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Replying To FullOfPorter:  "Connacht Telegraph seem to be saying McConville yer front runner. I'd imagine the Louth job in ways might be more attractive for him if he was struggling with the commute to Wicklow."
Definitely. His wife is a Louth woman and he works in and coached the college team in Dundalk. Tony McEntee his former club and county teammates also linked with the job.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8149 - 02/07/2025 09:49:51    2623070

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I wouldn't be going by what the Telegraph say…going by some of their past stories.l from that journalist. It's a pure click bait paper now which is sad to see for such a historic paper.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11676 - 02/07/2025 12:04:43    2623107

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Replying To yew_tree:  "100% we didn't and the funny thing is I've seen plenty of brilliant two pointers scored in clubs league games all year…so it's been an issue that the county team did not embrace or couldn't embrace the new rules. I don't buy the theory we don't have players that can kick 2 pointers. The way the team were setup and style of play hindered two pointers."
The cycling of the ball back and forth around the 2 point arc is daft and leads on many occasions to ball loss.
For some reason Mayo management seem to think that having club midfielders is more important than shooting forwards. It seems that the forwards are afraid to take a shot for fear of missing. We don't use the forward mark, O'Shea should be in the square causing havoc under the high ball but unfortunately he spends most of his time out the field.
My hope is the new management team will be different but with the Co. Board we have I have my doubts

cluichethar (Mayo) - Posts: 553 - 02/07/2025 15:53:56    2623192

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "We can hopefully turn that to a positive next year Yew. A good manager can realise plenty of potential within the current squad and some changes to it with the new rules that we didn't exploit in 2025. Could be naive but would have thought that Liam McHale with his football playing and coaching career and some ideas from basketball tactics, attacking and defending 3 point zone, could have been a good man to have kept in the backroom team for the new rules. Not suggesting him as the new manager. People laugh at me for suggesting Cora as a selector but I think she'd bring a new perspective. We've dropped a bit in the standings so trying something a bit different can't be much worse than possibly making same mistakes again."
I think McHale left because he wasn't getting any input. I wouldn't mind seeing him back in some capacity.

cluichethar (Mayo) - Posts: 553 - 02/07/2025 15:57:02    2623195

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "We can hopefully turn that to a positive next year Yew. A good manager can realise plenty of potential within the current squad and some changes to it with the new rules that we didn't exploit in 2025. Could be naive but would have thought that Liam McHale with his football playing and coaching career and some ideas from basketball tactics, attacking and defending 3 point zone, could have been a good man to have kept in the backroom team for the new rules. Not suggesting him as the new manager. People laugh at me for suggesting Cora as a selector but I think she'd bring a new perspective. We've dropped a bit in the standings so trying something a bit different can't be much worse than possibly making same mistakes again."
A football brain is what's needed and for me it doesn't matter if it's Cora's brain or a man's brain but a brain.
Could she be any worse than what has come before

cluichethar (Mayo) - Posts: 553 - 02/07/2025 15:59:50    2623197

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Replying To cluichethar:  "The cycling of the ball back and forth around the 2 point arc is daft and leads on many occasions to ball loss.
For some reason Mayo management seem to think that having club midfielders is more important than shooting forwards. It seems that the forwards are afraid to take a shot for fear of missing. We don't use the forward mark, O'Shea should be in the square causing havoc under the high ball but unfortunately he spends most of his time out the field.
My hope is the new management team will be different but with the Co. Board we have I have my doubts"
The board will appoint someone they think they can control. County board members on the sidelines at big games, on the team bus and walking into team meetings should not be tolerated. It's a joke. When Ger Loughanne took over Clare he threw them off the team bus and whoever is the next Mayo manager needs to do the same. Their job it's administration not interference.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11676 - 02/07/2025 17:27:06    2623232

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