20/05/2013 13:28:38
clondalkindub
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Jimbo I've said the exact same thing about Mayo, for me there the favourites if everyone of there players is fully fit.

In fairness the odds hasn't changed much from yesterday and the punters still see Kerry,Cork,Dublin,Donegal ahead of Mayo TBH that will suit them fine.

The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4043 - 20/05/2013 13:37:42    1387261

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1387261 20/05/2013 13:28:38
clondalkindub
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Jimbo I've said the exact same thing about Mayo, for me there the favourites if everyone of there players is fully fit.

In fairness the odds hasn't changed much from yesterday and the punters still see Kerry,Cork,Dublin,Donegal ahead of Mayo TBH that will suit them fine.

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Absolutely.

But really it's one game at a time... Mayo are just as capable of winning this AI when compared to Kerry,Cork,Dublin,Donegal

Just as good. It all comes down to sorting out their one biggest weak point.

Playing to the top of their abililty on the big day.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 20/05/2013 13:45:41    1387277

That's why I said "for me" . The bookies will always back the big names Dublin , Cork, Kerry etc but for me this Mayo team are favourites. Great manager great players and no one will have the same hunger Mayo will have this year IMO.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 20/05/2013 13:49:11    1387284

hill16no1man
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the match today highlighted the differance in divison one and divison two with mayo playing a far higher level of intensity and power and pace to galway.jim mcguinness might not be so happy next year if he finds that out.

The Galway Mayo game highlighted the difference between Galway & Mayo not Div 1 & Div 2. The toughest game Donegal got last year & the only game which I genuinely thought we might lose was against Tyrone who had just come out of Div 2. How do you explain that?

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 20/05/2013 13:58:30    1387292

Fairplay Mayo an explosive display, a line that dose not get much credit for Mayo the half-forward line I thought was immense yesterday great pace and power on display and without the ball they were like men possessed pressing and harassing the Galway lads into mistakes & panic.

Unfortunately our pundits showed their colours yesterday going from Mayo's biggest detractors to their biggest fans in the space of an hour or so. Didn't learn much about Mayo yesterday that I didn't know already they are operating at a different level to the rest of the West at the moment this can be a blessing and a hindrance as Dublin often found out in Leinster. It could be late July/August before this Mayo team faces a worthy challenge which is a long time in a Championship summer.

As for Galway as The Master alludes to the fans must stand with the team, there is a big transition going on eventually the break through will come again as Cavan illustrated yesterday.

Bluewave (Dublin) - Posts: 552 - 20/05/2013 14:04:39    1387303

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hill16no1man
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the match today highlighted the differance in divison one and divison two with mayo playing a far higher level of intensity and power and pace to galway.jim mcguinness might not be so happy next year if he finds that out.

The Galway Mayo game highlighted the difference between Galway & Mayo not Div 1 & Div 2. The toughest game Donegal got last year & the only game which I genuinely thought we might lose was against Tyrone who had just come out of Div 2. How do you explain that?

you know quite well what im talking about,galway had not met any team in division2 playing at that level of intensity and power that mayo brought to the table,mayo had been playing consistently at that high level in nearly all there league games.
its very hard to get up to that level if your not playing them teams all year and thats were galway fall down,they have talented footballers,just not ready for that high level of consistency needed.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 20/05/2013 14:16:40    1387322

clondalkindub
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1387284 That's why I said "for me" . The bookies will always back the big names Dublin , Cork, Kerry etc but for me this Mayo team are favourites. Great manager great players and no one will have the same hunger Mayo will have this year IMO.

I said last week Mayo at 11/1 were a good e/w bet for allireland. They are now 7/1.
They have a good manager, some great players and are a side with players that know what their job is ,in croker in league this year they were brilliant at times against us and you knew with players back they would step it up a notch.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 20/05/2013 14:17:54    1387328

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hill16no1man
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the match today highlighted the differance in divison one and divison two with mayo playing a far higher level of intensity and power and pace to galway.jim mcguinness might not be so happy next year if he finds that out.

The Galway Mayo game highlighted the difference between Galway & Mayo not Div 1 & Div 2. The toughest game Donegal got last year & the only game which I genuinely thought we might lose was against Tyrone who had just come out of Div 2. How do you explain that?

you know quite well what im talking about,galway had not met any team in division2 playing at that level of intensity and power that mayo brought to the table,mayo had been playing consistently at that high level in nearly all there league games.
its very hard to get up to that level if your not playing them teams all year and thats were galway fall down,they have talented footballers,just not ready for that high level of consistency needed.

If playing in Div 2 is such a handicap then how come Tyrone got so close to Donegal last year? Your argument doesn't stand up.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 20/05/2013 14:59:08    1387392

I said last week Mayo at 11/1

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Holy crap! I'm not much of a betting man...

But damn it.. I would have stuck a score on that!

Great odds... even 7/1 is tempting...

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 20/05/2013 15:07:12    1387406

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1387406 I said last week Mayo at 11/1

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Holy crap! I'm not much of a betting man...

But damn it.. I would have stuck a score on that!

Great odds... even 7/1 is tempting...

ye 11/1 nice odds to win realisticaly 3 matches. or half them odds to get to final.

2/9 on now to win connaught or 7s to win allireland.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 20/05/2013 15:16:20    1387423

Went onto Galway page however didn't post as didn't want people to think of post as a wind up , Im amazed at the shock and surprise at yesterdays result Mayo are streets ahead of Galway and the only shock should be the lack of proper fight , lack of character that Galway displayed .
It must be remembered it was men against boys .
Boys can grow up and turn into men
Now everyone is calling for management heads to roll , I personally think its time for cool heads , what message do you send to players if you get rid of coaches , that it wasn't their fault , Ive sad it before and ill say it again , its always the coaches fault when things go wrong yet players get accolades when things go right , coaches don't throw punches , miss tackles , pass across their own back line .
Not so llong ago Dublin were humiliated by Meath in CP , were humiliated by Kerry , but Gilroy was given time and he delivered , hope Galway don take the easy option but instead give all who were put to the sword yesterday a chance to gain some pride .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 20/05/2013 15:16:32    1387426

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1387423 jimbodub
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1387406 I said last week Mayo at 11/1

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Holy crap! I'm not much of a betting man...

But damn it.. I would have stuck a score on that!

Great odds... even 7/1 is tempting...

ye 11/1 nice odds to win realisticaly 3 matches. or half them odds to get to final.

2/9 on now to win connaught or 7s to win allireland.
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Crazy stuff.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 20/05/2013 15:20:36    1387429

First off, well done Mayo; absolutely clinical dismantalling of a team that deserved everything you threw at it. Very disappointed with the likes of Bradshaw, who should never be given the captainship again.

Damothedub: I haven't worked up the stamina to go to the Galway page yet to see the reaction of my fellow tribespeople, and though I can well imagine it, I can assure you that anyone in Galway who is surprized at this defeat, hasn't been paying attention. In our last league game against Tyrone they won 75% of all kickouts. Our midfield was completely AWOL and there was nothing to believe that was going to change miraculously before yesterdays match (mis-match more like!). Galway had no form all league and went from a position last year where they were in with a chance of promotion (which we didn't deserve), to this year where we narrowly avoided relegation. So we're going backwards, not forewards. I have no history on this website of calling for managers to step down (with the exception of Peter Ford who just wasn't up to the job), but I strongly feel that Mulholland is completely out of his depth at senior level. Yesterdays display was shambolic with absolutely no sign of a game plan. Worse than that, there were many simple things done horribly wrong.

Very disappointed, but not at all surprized.

To Mayo: ye're too cute to let yesterdays game go to ye're heads, and while ye will no doubt take great joy in hammering Galway (as we would were the shoe on the other foot!) I have no doubt that Horan will have the team back on the ground and looking ahead. Ye're well on track for the three in a row (best of luck!) and should represent Connacht well come August and maybe even September. Well done and enjoy the win!

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3148 - 20/05/2013 16:20:36    1387506

Ahh clondalkin your a gas man. Trying to put the pressure off the dubs and onto mayo :) you been hanging around the Kerry lads too much me thinks

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 20/05/2013 16:28:24    1387516

festinog - Very gracious in defeat as always. Mayo wont get carried away with defeat and while yesterday was a great day for us, sterner tests will lie ahead. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what Galway were at. You would wonder what they were at in training all winter and didn't seem to have a game plan. Our lads were great and it's upwards and onwards but Galway offered no fight. Galway people behind me were disgusted and wondering where the pride was.

These type of results can happen though - Mayo got trimmed in 1995 in Tuam - not a nice place to be getting hammered and we only know if too well. I hope Galway can regroup. Interesting to see Kevin Walsh on camera last night on the sunday game....next Galway manager?

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11563 - 20/05/2013 16:31:16    1387520

A lot of Mayo folk wanting the entire country to be talking about Mayo early doors in this years championship, want to let everyone see that this Mayo team are putting down an early marker....Lads, its May. It's best to stay under the radar and have people talking about you when August arrives.

ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1687 - 20/05/2013 16:49:57    1387549

yew_tree

Kevin Walsh was managing sligo junior team, junior game was on prior to main game

saddam (Mayo) - Posts: 414 - 20/05/2013 16:51:28    1387552

@Yew Tree: I've heard that he's very interested in the job (though God knows why if you ask me; professional suicide under the current set up!). After yesterdays game I think most fans would rather see Trapp appointed manager than face another year under AM when all the empirical indicators suggest that the team is moving backwards not forwards. That was Galways worst hammering in over 60 years yesterday, and after a nearly a decade of so-called "rebuilding" it's time to think that maybe, just maybe, the rebuild isn't exactly going to schedule :)

And again: great win yesterday; Mayo can only play who's put in front of them. The clinical approach, with no foot off the gas despite the game well and truly in the bag, is a sign of a good team. I hope it turns into a long summer for you; I wouldn't hold it against you if you felt some confidence at ye're prospects!

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3148 - 20/05/2013 16:55:56    1387557

I'd say lads before we write Mulhollands epitaph lets see how we go in the qualifiers. There's some decent young lads there and hopefully we can properly regroup and have a decent run.

I don't think may Galway people were shocked at Mayo winning, but the manner of it was catastrophic. I'm eternally hopeful though that we can put a run together in the backdoor.

tribeinbrum (Galway) - Posts: 4155 - 20/05/2013 17:04:58    1387572

Mayo were very impressive yesterday. The intensity levels, the hunger and the relentless nature of their attack especially in the first half was like nothing I've ever seen from them in the Connacht Championship. As good as they were though I don't think Galway exposed any possible frailties Mayo may have so we still don't know a whole lot about this Mayo team at present. If they maintain that kind of performance level they'll walk through to the quarter final at a canter. I can't see Roscommon or Sligo causing any kind of upset.

Although they do appear to be a more ruthless and steely outfit then we've seen before its hard to know if they hold any true advantage over any of the other top sides as of yet. They won't be tested until the latter end of the championship.

RoyalClass (Meath) - Posts: 790 - 20/05/2013 17:13:37    1387584