51longago
pool team, you seriously still relying on that as a come back. Dont know why you are so bitter against Ros or despise them.
In fairness I do go for the underdog and when it gets to All Ireland Quarter and Semi's i support any team from Connaught.

rossielassie (Roscommon) - Posts: 672 - 02/06/2010 21:35:50    666152

51longago
County: Mayo
Posts: 629

665763 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.

Very sure about the nestor again are we? Are you counting on a 2 soft goals and a no-show from Galway to beat us by a point once again?

jafallon (Galway) - Posts: 489 - 03/06/2010 10:40:50    666289

jafallon
I would be confident of beating Galway as we have beaten them a few times this last 12 months and i really don't know what you are raving about the Salthill game last year, the best team won thats for sure, we were 6/7 points up with 12 min to go only we started showboating and Meehan got in for a goal, it sparked a bit of life into ye and it would of been totally unjust if the scoreline didn't read for a mayo victory.

It does hurt by the sounds of things, my memory of that game will always be the abuse Conor was getting by a gang of Galway bucks beside me, by jesus when he put the ball in the back of the net, i made the concrete move beside me.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 03/06/2010 11:33:02    666352

I see that O'Mahoney is now talking about giving it our best shot against Sligo. I for one don't think we should be using this sort of language as I feel that we need to go in feeling that we can win well.

maigh_eo (Mayo) - Posts: 1346 - 03/06/2010 12:28:12    666432

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

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.

Massive blow Mayo not having Dillon. This is crucial. Not surprised that Varley and Alan Freeman are in - both superior and more skillful players than O'Se imo. Johnno needs to score goals to win this - simple as. And this pairing up front are probably his best chance of doing so. Freeman a great fielder and Varley, I'm told, plays very well off him. Varley was unlucky with injury at the end of the league, so good luck to him. Freeman has been played horribly out of position during the league campaign, but stuck in at FF is the spot for him. Without Dillon Johnno has had to reshuffle. Their overreliance on him may now be exposed. It could be the making of Mayo! We'll have to wait and see. Dillon may come on at some stage if Mayo are under pressure.

I've tracked Tommy P from his college days in Sligo and it's a case of "suck it and see" with him from one game to the next. He can be absolutely terrible or the complete opposite. Complete confidence player and has had a few mares in the green & red. It'll be interesting to see which Tommy P turns up on the day.

There's a lot of its and buts in the above, but with this starting 15, if I were a Mayo supporter I would certainly not be as supremely confident as they purport to be.

I'm going to stick with my original assessment and state that if Mayo don't score at least one, if not two goals, then they'll be going away from Markievicz Park on Saturday evening scratching their heads wondering where did it all go wrong?

ROFPMSL (Sligo) - Posts: 25 - 03/06/2010 12:31:19    666439

Surprised Ronaldson isn't starting? Would he not be your best bet for scoring from play?

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12452 - 03/06/2010 12:39:38    666458

I'm going to stick with my original assessment and state that if Mayo don't score at least one, if not two goals, then they'll be going away from Markievicz Park on Saturday evening scratching their heads wondering where did it all go wrong?


Sort of manure prediction but we will score goals and i'll even tell you who will score one, Andy Moran.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 03/06/2010 12:50:35    666473

how quiet will this board be of mayo "supporters" ifmsligo do actually manage to win on saturday ? or will there be a sea of excuses put forward by the gallant men of mayo?...

bitchesandhoes (Sligo) - Posts: 118 - 03/06/2010 13:15:08    666507

The Balla Waterboy! Fair play to him. I hope he does. I like Andy as a player!
One of the best Mayo players imo
My prediction may be manure (as is your assessment of my prognosis - very informed LOL) but Mayo aint gonna outpoint Sligo in the scoring.
They have relied on goals all through the league for their admirable results.
Sligo will win by 2 points in extra time. Hope this helps...

ROFPMSL (Sligo) - Posts: 25 - 03/06/2010 13:29:39    666537

I would be confident of beating Galway as we have beaten them a few times this last 12 months and i really don't know what you are raving about the Salthill game last year, the best team won thats for sure, we were 6/7 points up with 12 min to go only we started showboating and Meehan got in for a goal, it sparked a bit of life into ye and it would of been totally unjust if the scoreline didn't read for a mayo victory.

It does hurt by the sounds of things, my memory of that game will always be the abuse Conor was getting by a gang of Galway bucks beside me, by jesus when he put the ball in the back of the net, i made the concrete move beside me.

The only reason ye were 6/7 up was because: 1, a mess of a goal where 2 players went up, the ball hit both and somehow in tricked into the corner. 2, a galway player slips leaving mayo straight through on goal. You could also say that Galway only played for 10 mins, were putrid otherwise, yet still nearly won. Could you imagine what we would do to ye if we played for 70?

Mortimer is a good player.If he didnt act the eeijit so much, as shown last year, he would get the respect his football deserves. Maurice Sheridan never got abuse, neither does Joyce from ye lot. Cos they are respected as professionals.

Mayo are likely to win as they are much more consistent and better all round. But if both teams play to their full ability, I dont think there is a person around who will argue as to who will come out on top.

jafallon (Galway) - Posts: 489 - 03/06/2010 13:37:45    666554

bitchesandhoes
I would of thought the oppisite, reports form Sligo are every man, woman, child and beast are full sure of victory. If Mayo slipped up which i really don't think will happen, i will wish ye all the best and eat my humble pie.

Watch us put this game to bed after twenty minutes and you will come on here and say," i honestly didn't think Mayo were that good". I won't rub it in on sat evening as thats not our style in Mayo, ye will get a run in the qualifiers.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 03/06/2010 13:40:31    666558

im only speaking for myself ! not for the rest of the county ! i believe we can hold ye for a tight game and there wont be a walkover come saturday.
but hey if ye win more power to ye go on and take nestor but if ye lose take the humble pie.. and have a good meal for yerselves.

bitchesandhoes (Sligo) - Posts: 118 - 03/06/2010 13:52:18    666580

It looks like JOM has gone for a very orthodox selection - a typical JOM Mayo defence with lots of pacey footballers, but not much physicality; a decent midfield, if Tom Parsons turns up switched-on; a half-forward line more geared towards winning possession than contributing to the scoreboard; and pretty straight-up pace-reliant cutting edge up front. I'm not surprised young O'Shea didn't make the starting line-up - he could do with having the pressure eased. Alan Dillon will be missed... Andy Moran's a fine footballer and would have been accomodated somewhere, but no one else in that forward line is as reliable as Dillon when it come to picking off scores from 35-40m. I think this selection has a lot of potential but also gives me the jitters. If the Sligo fb line can keep pace with those fairly inexperienced (The Mort excepted) Mayo ff's, then it could turn into a long evening. Plan A is obviously based on pace and mobility. Plan B will have to come off the bench, because there isn't much scope for a tactical reshuffle with those players on the pitch. If Freeman and Varley do well (and the talent is there) JOM will start to have the sort of options Mickey Harte has enjoyed... here's hoping!

Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 03/06/2010 14:49:25    666681

jafallon
County: Galway
Posts: 169

Mayo are likely to win as they are much more consistent and better all round. But if both teams play to their full ability, I dont think there is a person around who will argue as to who will come out on top.

i assume your saying that sligo will win if both teams play to their full ability yet you say mayo are better all round?i think you'll find that mkeas no snsee :)!!

jono (Mayo) - Posts: 350 - 03/06/2010 14:50:58    666684

51longago+MORE2COME
Watch us put this game to bed after twenty minutes

You really are quite delusional, aren't you!?!

But, do you know something, that statement is probably the most sense you've made. The reason being is that Mayo BADLY need to rack up a couple of goals to win this. They may throw the kitchen sink at it for 20 mins in the hope of putting substantial distance between the teams. Without Dillon Mayo will struggle badly to score from play!

I'm waiting for a razor-sharp retort along the lines of "more manure "or something of that ilk.

ROFPMSL (Sligo) - Posts: 25 - 03/06/2010 14:53:07    666688

Pericles
Great post, sir. I admire the fact that as a Mayo man you can look at this objectively and honestly!
I agree with a lot of what you say...
TYVM and GL on Sat evening.

ROFPMSL (Sligo) - Posts: 25 - 03/06/2010 14:56:56    666694

ROFPMSL
County: Sligo
Posts: 10

I dont undertsnad this. why do Mayo need a couple of goals to win the match? Are the Sligo forwards better? isnt one of them a reject from Balla?

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 03/06/2010 15:03:58    666707

ROFPMSL
I don't know who you think you are to form such a high opinion of your analysis but i certainly believe Mayo will blitz Sligo, now i wont bother wasting my time responding to your posts. I think Mayo will win handy, that is my opinion, i have given several valid reasons as to why i think this will happen, all we can do now is wait till the game is over and see who knows more about gaelic football. Just to let you know also, Mayo are fired up for this one, it might surprise you to see the sort of determination that will be on show from Mayo the weekend. Imho, it's already one up to Johno on selection terms, he has Walsh scratching his head this morning, two weeks spent on training for Moran or OSe on the edge of the square.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 03/06/2010 15:55:32    666786

ROFSML, no point arguing with these mayolads, they will never respect Sligo, they will believe they will win easy and not be able to back it up only using the long gone past, or the league differential, which yr in yr out has been dispelled. In 2000 when we beat them they said the same. These mayolads dont know this Sligo team. Hopefully the mayo players will think it will be easy aswell.

Alan Costello played for mayo in u21 AI and won, he is in the best shape of his life and yere in for shock regards him on Sat.

Im confident but not overly confident.

Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1884 - 03/06/2010 16:17:11    666826

longago51

"Just to let you know also, Mayo are fired up for this one"

and what sligo arent?

bitchesandhoes (Sligo) - Posts: 118 - 03/06/2010 16:36:13    666863