allSOran
County: Sligo
Posts: 623

1452155 I think Mayo had it to easy up to now, Donegal to tough for them.

There having it easy as well today Oran. It will take some collaspe for Donegal to get back into this one. Hopefully Mayo see it out in the second half.

07_LK_1973 (Limerick) - Posts: 115 - 04/08/2013 17:00:28    1452403

Superb first half from Mayo. I'd still have concerns over them in certain areas which will be exploited by another side but at present they look the most complete team left at this stage. If Dublin click they are a better balanced side but Mayo are All-Ireland favourites at present.

Donegal won the All-Ireland with little outside their first 15 last year and it really shows this year. Completely off the pace again today.

Stuckinthepast (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 04/08/2013 17:01:20    1452405

Incredible performance so far, no one including my own County will beat Mayo if they they play like this for the full 70 in the Semi and Final. This is a fantastic Mayo team.

CaisleanCnucha (Dublin) - Posts: 1379 - 04/08/2013 17:02:12    1452408

The first three balls that Alan Dillon got were either turned over or misplaced. He wins a breaking ball and gives a 5 yard hand pass and the commentator is saying he is back to his best. If he wins man of the match I give up. Keith Higgins has been great again, Vaughan is playing well too and O'Connor is lethal from the placed balls.

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 04/08/2013 17:05:47    1452414

Jeez, Malachy O'Rourke must have only been half listening when James Horan was telling him how to beat Donegal!

doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 04/08/2013 17:07:43    1452418

fair play to Liam Hayes for calling a spade a spade. Every time Aidan O'Shea puts in a tackle they are Donegal players doing their best to get him another yellow. McFadden, not for first time, dropped like a ton of bricks holding his jaw when AOS tackled him. Replay clearly shows no contact with his jaw or any part of his head.......worse than cynical, its cheating. Wonder will Brolly Dolly have anything to say on that!

commander (Kildare) - Posts: 225 - 04/08/2013 17:07:55    1452419

great viewing though would love to put the hillmen to the sword ourselves like monaghan this is mayos final.mayo and tyrone will be a cracking game.

weebox (Tyrone) - Posts: 272 - 04/08/2013 17:08:41    1452420

Must say though that Mayo have been on fire.

seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 04/08/2013 17:11:44    1452425

Donegal fans leaving the stadium at 35 minutes gone! Jebus they couldn't have been going for a piss.

This has been coming, Mayo are the first team we've faced that have the forwards to really punish our lethargy.

JoeSoap (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 04/08/2013 17:13:44    1452426

Terrific Mayo goal - Donegal falling apart - its a rout

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4954 - 04/08/2013 17:17:28    1452431

I heard James Horan was colluding with the devil last night over a few pints.

Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 04/08/2013 17:19:36    1452435

Embarrassing stuff from the Champions, can't imagine they'll go forward with McGuinness's ideals, worked for a year but he's taken all the fun out of football. I feel sorry for players like Murphy and McFadden!

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8771 - 04/08/2013 17:19:41    1452436

What a rout. I never imagined anything like this.

RoyalClass (Meath) - Posts: 790 - 04/08/2013 17:20:31    1452437

Great stuff from Mayo, serious contenders for the All Ireland, and who would begrudge them.

PJ (None) - Posts: 2288 - 04/08/2013 17:25:50    1452444

The mayo forwards are ridiculously good

Bal1991 (Westmeath) - Posts: 95 - 04/08/2013 17:26:51    1452448

Not nice to see McGee stamping, very bad stuff and rightfully a red card.

CaisleanCnucha (Dublin) - Posts: 1379 - 04/08/2013 17:27:56    1452453

This is all the southern medias fault obviously!! Completely unfair as everyone knows the first settlements were in Ulster!!!

Bosco (Carlow) - Posts: 664 - 04/08/2013 17:27:57    1452454

Jim looks distraught!

JayP (Dublin) - Posts: 1772 - 04/08/2013 17:29:07    1452456

Ah now stamping on men on the ground......who would be at it.

seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 04/08/2013 17:29:24    1452457

After McGuinness/Gallaghers talk all week about the rough play they've been subjected to and how other teams go out to "do" their players, I wonder what they will see about McGee's stamp and subsequent red card?

Long.Dub.Glic (Dublin) - Posts: 190 - 04/08/2013 17:29:53    1452458