Replying To tirawleybaron: "Thats not entirely true.
Pleant of lost semis over the years
1985 - drew and lost relay to Dublin 1988 - lost to Meath 1989 - won semi 1992 - lost to Donegal 1993 - hammered by Cork 1996 - beat Kerry 1997 - beat Offally 1999 - lost to Cork 2004 - beat Fermanagh in replay 2006 - beat Dublin 2011 - lost to Kerry 2012 - beat Dublin 2013 - beat Tyrone 2014 - lost to Kerry in extra time in Replay 2015 - lost to Dublin in Replay 2016 - Beat Tipp 2017 - Beat Kerry in Replay 2020 - Hammered Tipp 2021 - Beat Dublin in extra time
So thats won 10, drew 5, lost 8 its slightly above average -
Its because the finals are so bad, people think that the semi results are great."
Some of ye really have too Much time on ur hands - if u want to be pedantic I said 20 Or so years which is from 2006 according to your response that's 7 wins out Of 10. Anyway my overall point because most of ye are giving out about how the pundits are all picking Louth was I fancy mayo to win this one as ye have the experience of being in and winning semi finals even for the younger cohort they'd be used of watching mayo win big games etc Good luck
Replying To rossy15: "Some of ye really have too Much time on ur hands - if u want to be pedantic I said 20 Or so years which is from 2006 according to your response that's 7 wins out Of 10. Anyway my overall point because most of ye are giving out about how the pundits are all picking Louth was I fancy mayo to win this one as ye have the experience of being in and winning semi finals even for the younger cohort they'd be used of watching mayo win big games etc Good luck"
So you selected 2011 to 2021 - that was a particular group of players, not Mayo in general - this group aren't as good.
By your logic Dublin will beat Kerry because they won a lot of All Irelands between 2011 and 2023.
You win football matches based on the players on the field - not tradition or because you had a good team once.
1999 - lost to Cork 2004 - beat Fermanagh in replay 2006 - beat Dublin 2011 - lost to Kerry 2012 - beat Dublin 2013 - beat Tyrone 2014 - lost to Kerry in extra time in Replay 2015 - lost to Dublin in Replay 2016 - Beat Tipp 2017 - Beat Kerry in Replay 2020 - Hammered Tipp 2021 - Beat Dublin in extra time
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So have to go back to 1999 to find All-Ireland semi-final Mayo lost that wasn't against Kerry or Dublin.
Louth beating Monaghan proved to be plus to Mayo as had Monaghan won it would be a semi-final against Dublin or Kerry. I'll be left surprised if Mayo don't take this opportunity tomorrow.
Replying To rossy15: "Some of ye really have too Much time on ur hands - if u want to be pedantic I said 20 Or so years which is from 2006 according to your response that's 7 wins out Of 10. Anyway my overall point because most of ye are giving out about how the pundits are all picking Louth was I fancy mayo to win this one as ye have the experience of being in and winning semi finals even for the younger cohort they'd be used of watching mayo win big games etc Good luck"
I got what you were saying, when people talk about all the finals Mayo have lost it does mean they had to win a semi final to get there.. Mayo have won the last 4 semi finals they have been in, and back in 2021 finally bet Dublin. I could see tomorrow's game going like that one, Louth will get off to a flyer of a start and will need a Mayo comeback. Back in 2021 semi, Hession came on and had a big a great game, Conroy had a great game, alot of them from that day are still there.