^^ St F, Croakin... I was trying to be facetious - thanks for spotting. We shall see which green frog will be "croaking" next Sat night. GL, my friend.

ROFPMSL (Sligo) - Posts: 25 - 02/06/2010 14:31:15    665505

This was started as a new thread but has been incorporated here as the subject matter is the same.

Hillstreetblue

02/06/2010

14:15

Mayo Sligo

Call it lads I say Mayo 1-10 Sligo 0-14 The weekend is to be wet. If it was to be dry I might have tipped Mayo but the forecasts have all changed now to say its to be wet, so I think Sligo are the winners

Administrator (None) - Posts: 535 - 02/06/2010 14:38:42    665510

I think the Mayo forward will run riot. There will be no way a defence will stand up to Mayo man Alan Costelloe. Alan will score 1-15 for Sligo in a narrow defeat over Mayo. Mayo 1-16 Sligo 1-15.

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 02/06/2010 14:58:46    665533

Paddyogall -
Not a prayer for Alan Cos to score more than 1 or 2 points. If he does then it'll be a Sligo landslide.
No need for him to be kicking Hail Mary points when he has 7 players from midfield up who can kick points for fun.
Hope AD is 100% fully fit and has his scoring boots on. If not Mayo could struggle for scores and the Waterboy from Balla will have to come back up front to kick a few...

ROFPMSL (Sligo) - Posts: 25 - 02/06/2010 15:17:45    665570

It will be a tight game, Sligo will be up for it no doubt. Mayo should pip it though....

St.Flanagan (Mayo) - Posts: 46 - 02/06/2010 15:35:46    665604

There won't be an awful lot in it but you'd have to fancy Mayo to be 3 or 4 pts to the good in the end. Sligo have a habit of coming close in these games without actually winning them.

aidangalway (Galway) - Posts: 648 - 02/06/2010 15:40:11    665610

I heard both teams want to win this one.

patmcgee (Longford) - Posts: 520 - 02/06/2010 15:53:17    665628

I heard both teams want to win this one.

Good stuff.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 02/06/2010 16:16:05    665674

Costello all set to face native county

Sligo's Alan Costello
02 June 2010


Sligo star Alan Costello is aiming to plot his native Mayo's downfall in Saturday's Connacht SFC quarter-final.

The half forward was part of the Mayo senior panel in 2004 and '05 before he moved to the Yeats County where he now plays his club football with Coolera-Strandhill. And since declaring for Kevin Walsh's men last year, he has won NFL Division 3 and 4 medals.

"I didn't rush into it, not after being involved with Mayo at underage level and playing with the seniors," he said in the Irish Daily Star.

"But when Kevin contacted me, it had been three years since being involved with Mayo. I hadn't been approached by anyone, maybe I hadn't been playing well enough so I decided to accept Sligo's invitation.

"At the end of the day, I played for Mayo and enjoyed it but I've moved on to Sligo now. I have a job to do and whoever gets in my way, gets in my way!

Costello admits it took him time to get back up to the pace of inter-county football after three years away from that level.

"I hadn't trained at that intensity, at that level, since being in with Mayo so I wasn't as fit as I should have been," he explained.

"I wasn't at a level to really play to my full ability. I've worked hard during the winter, though, and I feel I'm in good shape now."

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 02/06/2010 16:17:17    665675

neither team would keep it Kicked out to the Rossies

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 02/06/2010 16:41:04    665717

Dont think Sligo are a walkover, they will enjoy being the underdogs, and hopefully they will rattle the Mayo men's cage!
Up Sligo!

rossielassie (Roscommon) - Posts: 672 - 02/06/2010 16:48:03    665734

Patmcgee: 'I heard both teams want to win this one.'

That's not what I heard Pat, but I'm going to assume you might be a bit better informed! Do tell us if there's any change though...

Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 02/06/2010 17:00:02    665761

Dont think Sligo are a walkover, they will enjoy being the underdogs, and hopefully they will rattle the Mayo men's cage!
Up Sligo!
Desperate times when a Rossie is depending on Sligo to beat Mayo, never mind we don't give a toss, we'll take nestor again and i hope to jesus it's in the hyde we take it.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 02/06/2010 17:00:28    665763

I have it from an insider on the mayo team. They didnt want to win the league final or the last few all irelands, but this time they want to win. I predict they will take to the field in a bold 3-3-2-3-3 formation.

patmcgee (Longford) - Posts: 520 - 02/06/2010 17:21:37    665822

I always support the underdog as we usually are the underdog but anyhow! Up SLIGO...

Rossies4life (Roscommon) - Posts: 178 - 02/06/2010 17:32:10    665838

51longago
County: Mayo
Posts: 624

Desperate times when a Rossie is depending on Sligo to beat Mayo, never mind we don't give a toss, we'll take nestor again and i hope to jesus it's in the hyde we take it.

Im not depending on them at all, and like Rossie4life I always root for the underdog.... and that includes ye, when ye normally get hammered in Croker by Meath.
Always root for the underdog!

rossielassie (Roscommon) - Posts: 672 - 02/06/2010 18:24:10    665891

Don't bother rooting for Mayo anytime, we don't need ye. Come to think of it don't you think you would be better off concentrating on your own team or even a pool team or something?

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 02/06/2010 19:05:33    665936

Mayo team to play Sligo on Saturday, June 5, (5pm throw-in):

1, David Clarke (Ballina Stephenites); 2, Chris Barrett (Belmullet), 3, Ger Cafferkey (Ballina Stephenites), 4, Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis); 5, Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe), 6, Tom Cunniffe (Castlebar Mitchels), 7, Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore); 8, Tom Parsons (Charlestown), 9, Ronan McGarrity (Ballina Stephenites); 10, Andy Moran (Ballaghaderreen), 11, Seamus O'Shea (Breaffy), 12, Trevor Mortimer CAPT (Shrule/Glencorrib); 13, Conor Mortimer (Shrule/Glencorrib), 14, Alan Freeman (Aghamore), 15, Enda Varley (Garrymore).

Five changes from the league final. Major blow that alan dillon isnt available. Johnno must be picking on form. Surprise not to see aidan o'se make it but good to see seamus given the nod.

mayonews (Mayo) - Posts: 254 - 02/06/2010 20:28:25    666054

If this game was in Croker Sligo would win it by a landslide.They play their best stuff up there.The same could not be said of the Rhubarbs(Dublin 06 excepted).
However with the game in Markievicz I would expect Mayo to prevail by 3/4 pts.

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 02/06/2010 20:29:38    666056

fredrickwood
So a venue, a neutral one at that would make for such a difference, a landslide victory for Sligo in croker and only because its in Sligo, Mayo you predict to win by 3/4 points.

I don't know, must of been something in the London air last weekend, me thinks.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 02/06/2010 21:23:53    666131