Yeah your right Joxer if Mayo do play an extra defender then the dubs will have a great chance of winning if they reduce their foul count.

COC has proven that he will not miss much inside the 45 so i dont expect him to be scoring 1-9 again or whatever it was from placed balls.

Dublin have 6 better scoring forwards IMO but i think it all comes down to what way Mayo approach the game from the start.

On the the other hand if Mayo do go man for man then im sure the likes of Brogan and Connolly would be complaining too much with the extra space available and they could cause wreck inside.

I have a feeling Mayo will start the game similiar enough the next day as they did in the first game but perhaps wont wait so long to make changes if they are behind.

Its hard to know where Dublin are at this stage of the week with suspensions and injuries still abit unclear so ill leave that analysis up to you and others more knowledgeable then me on how they are shaping up-)

KY4SAM2015 (Kerry) - Posts: 898 - 02/09/2015 19:31:59    1780871

No way Vaughan is fully fit they must be desperate

Scarabin (Dublin) - Posts: 116 - 03/09/2015 08:09:57    1780961

Anyway Connolly debacle aside, that's gone, forget about it (anyway it's better for the neutral that he's back because he's a class player), really looking forward to this replay, hopefully we get a better game than the last day and I think we will, so best of luck to both teams.

Ps and if course, C'MON MAYO!!! :-)

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 05/09/2015 13:24:08    1782740

'Before the first game, I thought Dublin would win. I've changed my mind. This time, I think Mayo will win. If Mayo run hard at the Dublin defence they will find gaps.
There was a huge lack of composure in the Dublin defence when things started to slip away on them last Sunday. Rory O'Carroll's return might bring back some leadership to that area but I feel the Mayo mental approach is very strong and that they have more heart than this Dublin team.'
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Bloody right- we've got more heart. Not often I agree with a Kerryman but John O'Keeffe wrote it right in today's irish times.

Come on Mayo!!

JamesH (Mayo) - Posts: 465 - 05/09/2015 14:59:59    1782786

03/09/2015 08:09:57
Scarabin
County: Dublin
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No way Vaughan is fully fit they must be desperate

It seems Donie went to one doctor who said he couldn't play, so he went to another doctor who also said he couldn't play. Finally he went to a third doctor who said as the first doctor took his blood pressure incorrectly he was fit to play. Yeah we were REALLY desperate.

Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 05/09/2015 15:44:27    1782813

Much better game with both sides seemingly intent on playing football.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5030 - 05/09/2015 17:17:14    1782847

Seamus O Shea making some unforced errors like last week.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 05/09/2015 17:20:12    1782848

What a chance!!!

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5030 - 05/09/2015 17:24:02    1782849

Mayo's direct running is causing Dublin all sorts of problems.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5030 - 05/09/2015 17:26:21    1782850

That aimless long ball is killing Mayo... Makings of a classic

benched (Tyrone) - Posts: 534 - 05/09/2015 17:33:05    1782852

Who, if anyone, is marking paddy Andrews?

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 05/09/2015 17:40:11    1782856

What a super 35 minutes of football!!

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5030 - 05/09/2015 17:41:14    1782857

I'm risking putting the kibosh on the rest of the game but that was incredible stuff.

The best 35 minutes of football I have seen.The skill level was incredible, ferocious intensity and the atmosphere is incredible.

Fair play to both teams

So many players are playing well but Paddy Andrews is having an unreal game so far.

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 05/09/2015 17:43:17    1782858

Very enjoyable first half. The ref is having a fantastic game - he is on top of everything and putting up with no nonsense.

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1041 - 05/09/2015 17:45:01    1782859

DO'C and Fenton are really playing well. Fenton's foot passing in particular is outstanding as were DO'C points.

Set up nicely.

DLlegends (Donegal) - Posts: 503 - 05/09/2015 17:45:46    1782860

Jesus but Brolly & Spillane are two miserable gits!!

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5030 - 05/09/2015 17:50:35    1782864

Fantastic first 35, let it continue for second half.
Come on mayo lets see if you have finally like the lion man found your heart.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 05/09/2015 17:50:53    1782865

What age is Diarmuid O'Connor ? Having a great game
That black card could be a blessing in disguise with Moran coming on

MonaghanGlory (Monaghan) - Posts: 738 - 05/09/2015 18:02:15    1782870

Cooper not covering himself in glory again, but if Dubs win he'll hardly lose much sleep over it. 2nd half still to catch fire

benched (Tyrone) - Posts: 534 - 05/09/2015 18:03:44    1782871

The linesman was looking straight at Johnny Cooper when he had a go at Seamus O'Shea off the ball. How is that O'Shea is the only one to be punished?

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1041 - 05/09/2015 18:04:07    1782872