With all Mayo's injuries and Macs stunning form in the Mayo club championship there are rumors circulating that Ciaran McDonald may be making a come back for the Dublin game. Do you think he still has it in him and would it be a wise move?

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 06/08/2012 08:16:27    1239399

Did u hear this rumor in the pub last nite!!!!!!!!!!

maxitwist (Kildare) - Posts: 144 - 06/08/2012 09:02:36    1239410

The Mayo lads are gonna love this thread! lol

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 06/08/2012 09:10:23    1239414

no i heard it from a mayo relation on my mothers side of the family. he knew one of the lads on the panel and said there's a serious chance of it happening.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 06/08/2012 09:20:19    1239417

Can tell u with great confidence that most mayo lads know that his wont happen, so this topic is a dead duck!

maxitwist (Kildare) - Posts: 144 - 06/08/2012 09:21:44    1239419

Due Armaghs early exit, rumours also that billy joe padden trying to get his transfer reversed, and finally get the glory he's yearned for

Burnsey (Down) - Posts: 561 - 06/08/2012 09:45:13    1239430

Maybe they'll trade him for 'wacko mortimor'! lol

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 06/08/2012 09:47:37    1239432

There'll be legs in this one yet....the sight of that dublin jersey will get him in top gear straight away! Still a class player.

banner_boy (Clare) - Posts: 1285 - 06/08/2012 11:12:01    1239492

did ya not hear, james horan doesnt pick lads with blonde hair and white boots

bobjaffacake (Meath) - Posts: 1400 - 06/08/2012 11:21:23    1239499

I heard Ciaran was asked back lately and refused

Take_em_off (Mayo) - Posts: 212 - 06/08/2012 11:24:51    1239500

He's 37 years old and hasn't played championship football in 3 years ,Mayo club football is alot different to an All Ireland semi final .backward step in my opinion Mayo are flying without him.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 06/08/2012 11:43:26    1239517

Ciaran has no interest whatsoever of ever playing for Mayo again, sin e.

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 06/08/2012 12:03:03    1239542

What about Conor Mortimer he might change his mind surely his worth a few points

codakins (Kerry) - Posts: 30 - 06/08/2012 12:33:06    1239573

absolute and utter rubbish , with McDonald and even Mortimer its all about them rather than the team , I really like what Horan's done with this Mayo side , he has made them a really unit where its emphasis on the team rather than individuals much like Pat Gilroy has done with Dublin , Horan was right to drop Mortimer from the team , the top teams carry very few physically small forwards these days with the exception of the Gooch who is exceptional which shows that in order to be a small forward to survive in todays game you must be outstanding ie Gooch , Jamie Clarke .....unfortunately for Mortimer he isn't in the same bracket as these two in terms of quality which is why Horan was right to drop him because Mortimer just doesn't have the pace , size or workrate for todays game , as for McDonald he just hold on to the ball far to long which would just play into the hands of Dublin and Donegal

stekhli (Dublin) - Posts: 3121 - 06/08/2012 12:59:53    1239610

And Ciaran Whelan and Jason Sherlock have out of retirement too. Barney Rock and Jimmy Keaveney refused to comment on their futures!!!

JayP (Dublin) - Posts: 1772 - 06/08/2012 14:19:10    1239727

then why waas he asked to return recently? ask anyoine that knows the mayo club scene, MAC is still in the top 3 forwards the county has. class act and i'm sure have some say in the last 20 mins of the game.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 06/08/2012 18:06:47    1240054

It's funny when players retired everyone only remembers there good games. I remember him having stinkers and being slated by the Mayo supporters, but since he's retired they only remember his point against Dublin and that has made him a legend even doh they bet an average Dub team at the time.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 06/08/2012 18:31:04    1240086

im a dub and you are nuts not to have mc donald back ive never seen better and saw many classic kerry dub matches 70s onwards and this gy on present form is worth traveling accross the country to see. he is very special.

ronish (Mayo) - Posts: 1 - 21/08/2012 21:57:40    1249624

"they bet an average Dub team at the time."

clondalkin will that be your excuse Sunday week ????

derrymore (Kerry) - Posts: 180 - 22/08/2012 09:08:06    1249649

He was asked at the start of the year if he would be available for consideration, he said no. So there isnt a hope in hell of him being there in 2 weeks time. He wouldnt have the legs for the game mayo currently employ anyway. At 37, he would have had to have been training all year at that standard to be ready to do it now. Also, this notion that mcdonald played only for himself is rubbish. People are just buying into the stereotype here. He was actually a real grafter who never shirked a challenge.

TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 22/08/2012 10:13:31    1249676