25/08/2013 17:19:25
Mr_Pundit
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@ Damothedub

I can't see this Mayo team beaten in my opinion. Strong all over the pitch. Absolutely no weak links anywhere

Did you watch the first half ? Did you see what we did to Tyrone last couple of meetings in championship , how did Kerry fare when they last played Tyrone ? No weakllinks thats misty eyed if ever I heard it .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 25/08/2013 17:29:04    1467721

That ref was very poor. That was not a penalty at all, hardly even a free. Why are the media going on about a disallowed goal? The whistle had gone, MacMahon had stopped playing.
I think Mayo are a very good outfit and play a great brand of football but they showed some psychological frailties in that first half. It took them nearly 30 minutes to score from play. They have the ability to win Sam but do they have the mental resolve?
Tyrone missing Penrose; O'Neill, MacMahon, Harte all taken off injured. A lot of decisions went against them today. Anyway, fair play to Mayo. Overall, they deserved the win albeit against a much depleted Tyrone outfit.

avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1995 - 25/08/2013 17:29:22    1467724

Mayo today proved they can battle in the face of adversity, outstanding second half performance by them and in the end they could have won by more than 6 points. On a side note a very poor refereeing performance today, how that Mayo goal in the first half was disallowed was beyond me and his positioning for the penalty decision was atrocious, but still Mayo would have won with or without that penalty

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3749 - 25/08/2013 17:30:49    1467726

It's true that when it was being put up to them Mayo struggled, Tyrone faded as much as Mayo improved. But still, they're a fine side!

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8790 - 25/08/2013 17:31:32    1467730

The Mayo penalty was no penalty for two reasons;

1. There was no foul on the Mayo player.

2.His fall over was outside the large parallelogram as a result of miss hitting the ball and kicking the ground.

THE_SNAPPER (Louth) - Posts: 2019 - 25/08/2013 17:35:50    1467734

avonali
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1467663 Rte commentary is the most biased I have ever witnessed. It's so obvious they want Mayo to win.

Carney is the pits. "From a Mayo perspective..." "Delighted from a Mayo point of view..." I hope they don't have him for the final, he'll lose the run of himself completely if Mayo win.

Gabriel. (Down) - Posts: 412 - 25/08/2013 17:37:33    1467735

I;m sure James Horan is hoping Maurice Deegan will be fit for final.
Probably worst display of refereeing all year .. Totally inconsistent and Mayo got all the decisions today..
Some awful decisions particularly penalty, and Tyrone can feel vindicated that they were not paranoid with all the negativity aimed at them.
Hope Kerry or Dubs hammer Mayo in final.

Finsceal (None) - Posts: 559 - 25/08/2013 17:41:18    1467739

whats with the "shamee" oshea thing as well got really annoying hope he is not commenting next week if donnaghy is playing.

chicago09 (Kerry) - Posts: 694 - 25/08/2013 17:43:55    1467742

Congratulations to MAYO, they fully deserved their victory. Tyrone could not cope with their Power and Team work.....MAYO BELIEVE.

SpudsandButter (Tyrone) - Posts: 40 - 25/08/2013 17:44:28    1467743

Today Tyrone showed how Mayo can be beaten and I don't think that will have been lost by the Dublin or Kerry management teams. The issue they had was sustaining the intensity and really Stephen O'Neill going off after Peter Harte had gone off ended Tyrone's challenge. Once Mayo got ahead Tyrone had nothing in the tank. The way Mayo won though will be good for confidence and will maybe dampen some of the outrageous hype which followed the Donegal game. Winning with plenty to work on in the semi-final is rarely a bad thing.

Dublin v Kerry will be on a different level to today's game but Mayo will fancy their chances against either.

Stuckinthepast (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 25/08/2013 17:48:04    1467748

congrats mayo great performance,they are unbeatable,might as well give them sam now.

superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2847 - 25/08/2013 17:48:59    1467749

Gabriel.
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avonali
County: Dublin
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1467663 Rte commentary is the most biased I have ever witnessed. It's so obvious they want Mayo to win.

Carney is the pits. "From a Mayo perspective..." "Delighted from a Mayo point of view..." I hope they don't have him for the final, he'll lose the run of himself completely if Mayo win.'

That was a foot block by a mayo player in the first half and Carney say it wasn't.
He totally downplayed O'Se's hand into the Tyrone man's neck!! Come on RTE, you need to do better than that,

avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1995 - 25/08/2013 17:50:57    1467751

Mayo were there for the taking. Tyrone were unable to cope when they lost three key players (don't have the bench) and the penalty that given was never a penalty turned the game on its head.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3662 - 25/08/2013 17:51:28    1467753

Mayo well worth their win, but questions still remain. That first half performance will give Horan nightmares over the next month but even bigger, the loss of Cillian O'Connor, Mayo's marquee forward. A class player, without him they are diminished & will find Kerry or Dublin a tough nut to crack.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 25/08/2013 17:53:39    1467756

avonali
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Gabriel.
County: Down
Posts: 365

'1467735
avonali
County: Dublin
Posts: 56

1467663 Rte commentary is the most biased I have ever witnessed. It's so obvious they want Mayo to win.

Carney is the pits. "From a Mayo perspective..." "Delighted from a Mayo point of view..." I hope they don't have him for the final, he'll lose the run of himself completely if Mayo win.'

That was a foot block by a mayo player in the first half and Carney say it wasn't.
He totally downplayed O'Se's hand into the Tyrone man's neck!! Come on RTE, you need to do better than that,


there wasn't a foot block, it's only a foot block if both feet come together, there was a gap between the ball being kicked and the ball being blocked with the foot

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 25/08/2013 17:59:43    1467762

OK have no idea why my posts aren't getting through but I'll try again. Mayo were by far better team and could have won by twice that amount despite only playing at all and even then not in top gear for half the match.
They go into final in ideal position. Horan couldn't have wished for better getting brought back down to earth bya average Tyrone team who by all accounts could call themselves very fortunate to be in semi finals.
The hype will settle and probably a few novenas at knock that the dubs win next week. It is still Mayo's to throw away. They head and shoulders above any other county at min. One thing may get to them fear of Kerry. Nothing else.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 25/08/2013 18:14:46    1467771

People wanted them tested and they were. They won pulling up despite being terrible in the first half. Lads give them credit and stop talking nonsense. Hopefully they can finish the job. Pity all we are talking about is a bloody penalty decision. They would have won regardless. Anyone who couldn't see what was happening in front of them needs their eyes examined. Nothing won yet but Mayo are deservedly in the final, keep writing them off, they are used to it.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8456 - 25/08/2013 18:24:36    1467776

I'm surprisingly not gutted after that game today.I thought our boys put on a brave battling display and had we not lost Harte and O'Neil it might have been different. I felt we were able to show that this Mayo team,while very good,are not invincible. Some refereeing decisions were questionable from both perspectives.The penalty for sure was dubious.I think Mayo had that bit more intensity in the second half to go in front and maintain there lead. It was clear that they were beginning to open up our defense a bit easier as our boys seemed to tire a little. That will be something for us to improve on. The Mayo players conditioning was obviously a bit better in this regard. It also has to be said that Mayo are as good at this oul cynical play stuff as anybody else.A few high tackles around the neck and one into the throat that might have been a sending off on another day. Mickey Harte and the boys have exceeded all expectation this year and I am one Tyrone man who is very proud of them. On the balance of play Mayo fully deserved their win but I am very heartened by our display today and can't wait to see these boys do even better next year. Just to finish,this is a very good Mayo team,you could see they were that little bit further ahead than us today and with that I wish them the very best for the final and I will be very happy for yez if you can,and you should now,finally capture the Sam after waiting so long. Good luck Mayo.

seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 25/08/2013 18:44:11    1467800

Absolutely woegeous performance in the first half, devoid of intensity and Mayo really struggled to get anything going in the Tyrone half of the pitch. I thought Chris Barrett's two points just before the break were vital, as it gave Mayo a great psychological boost. By rights, they should have been five or six points down going in at the whistle, but were just one behind having given a shocking display. You'd also have to give Tyrone great credit, as they harried Mayo in making a number of mistakes in their own half, and kicked a couple of fine scores themselves.

In the second half, Mayo were utterly dominant around the middle of the field. But for some errant kicking from placed balls, they would have won by double digits (which is in itself a worry for the final, after Cillian O'Connor's injury).

Regarding the penalty, thought it was only a free myself, as it looked as if Higgins was felled outside the parallelogram. How some fellas on here think being shoved in the back as you're striking the ball doesn't constitute a foul, I will never know.

Reading some of the comments on this thread just demonstrates how some will always find fault, no matter how things go. Mayo blitzed all before them prior to today, but we were told that they hadn't been tested by quality opposition at the peak of their powers. Tyrone really put it up to them today, and they came through. But for some it's all about poor refereeing decisions, injuries to key players, zzzz...

Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 25/08/2013 18:50:02    1467810

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Deegan having a mare. Some very soft frees for Mayo, and that was never a penalty. He was outside the box. And by the way, what are Marty and Martin Carney on about for the 'goal' chance. The whistle was long gone, Tyrone stopped playing. How is that a definite goal. And then for Carney to say that the penalty was a reward for the disallowed goal. How do they allow this blatant bias go on in the commentary with him basically a Mayo man. And Carney, that was a foot block, if he meant it or not, stop with the one sided stuff. Jeez.....


Couldn't agree more. The refereeing is the bane of the GAA. Deegan ruined the game today. Having said that Mayo deserved to win but not with the help of a very poor refereeing display.
Is it RTE policy for commentators to always agree with what the referee does?

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 25/08/2013 18:52:14    1467816