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Dubs V Mayo - 6 Like(s)
Replying To BilboNaggins: "Yeah, we need rid of Joyce , an emotional appointment who is very much out of his depth in managing a Senior intercounty football team. I still think with the right management the current Galway panel are still better than the current Mayo panel and should have won the connacht final a few weeks back" Such a shame Galway kept appointing bad managers for the last 20 years.
MayoDan (National) - 04/08/2021 17:26:05
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Mayo GAA Thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Gaa_lover: "Nothing Moran has done in managing/coaching so far that would suggest he may be great.
His short time as forwards coach with Monaghan got plenty of media hype and most of those pundits then ignored Monaghan got knocked out of the championship with 45% shooting efficiency. Moran probably needs to manage Mayo U20s first and get a bit more experience before making the step up." James Horan and Stephen Rochford had no prior intercounty experience before getting the Mayo job and both did pretty well.
Kevin Mcstay and his backroom team were stacked with intercounty experience and it was a complete flop.
I don't know if Andy will be a great manager but I'd still pick him over McEntee.
MayoDan (National) - 08/08/2025 10:38:10
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AFL Combines Now An Annual Thing - 4 Like(s)
Replying To GeniusGerry: "Looking at it in pure numbers is understating the impact at senior level. The Aussies are only interested in the very elite players.
I'll put it like this to you. Michael Murphy had opportunities to go play in the AFL but he turned them down. If he had gone do you think Donegal would have won that all Ireland in 2012? I very much doubt it. That's the kind of impact losing these blue chip players can have.
Looking at it through the prism of my own team Mark was the best underage midfielder I have ever seen, he was absolutely dominant at every level he played and given how his career is evolving down under I don't think it is a stretch to suggest he'd be a top midfielder had he stayed at home, the kind of player Kerry need to push them over the top. Others counties have lost very promising players as well obviously.
I don't for a second blame the lads, they were presented with an excellent opportunity and they took it and good luck to them. But to say it doesn't matter because there are 99 other players to pick from is a bit disingenuous when they just don't have the same level of ability." That's a fair point. Oisín Mullin was the standout player on our U20 team this year and he's still underage in 2020. If we're going to replace the likes of Boyle and Higgins in the next year or 2 it's guys like Mullin that are needed. It would be a hammer blow if he leaves.
MayoDan (National) - 10/12/2019 19:01:42
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Galway V Mayo - 4 Like(s)
Replying To brisbane: "Its seems Shane Walsh had to take an injection to come out for the 2nd half. A mayo player did a number on him just before half time. Slammed him to the ground off the ball. The fight Mayo started in the tunnel shows they have learned the dark arts very well. Should be fireworks when the meet Dublin." Walsh tried to grab onto O'Hora to stop him joining the attack. O'Hora simply tried to break free. Pretty obvious heaney was the one who started the tunnel fight.
MayoDan (National) - 25/07/2021 19:46:50
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Mayo V Galway - 3 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "Tom Flynn also dishes out a straight push in the back when he ran on the field but sure people see what they want to see.." I think a big problem Is that Dermot Earley was commentating on our game the last 2 weeks. He clearly dislikes Mayo, which is perfectly fine unless your job is to give an impartial view of what's happening. The general public pick up on his views and treat them as fact.
MayoDan (National) - 07/07/2019 13:34:36
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AOS - Potential Bad Injury - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Pericles: "My unintended repeat was meant to be a response to AfricanGael on McHale Park, but things went awry.
I know Jason Doherty got his first cruciate injury there in 2019 and wasn't too long back when he got his second injury on the same pitch last year. That's twice to the same player on the same pitch. I agree, some sort of study needs to be done comparing the levels of similar serious knee injuries at other grounds (the stats are probably there, I'd imagine) and action taken if it's worse at McHale than in general. The Dubs have been playing on the best looked after surface in the country and this could be a factor in their remarkable avoidance of similar levels of long-term injury when compared with most other county panels - virtually every other county seems to have two or three player options removed by serious ligament injuries on an ongoing basis." A few people are blaming MacHale Park for these knee injuries but I don't buy it. Andy Moran and Jack McCaffrey did their ACL in Croke Park before, Brendan Maher did it in semple stadium and I'm sure there are others I've forgotten. The reality is that Aidan has been pretty much injury free his entire career - most of which was played in MacHale Park between training and games.
MayoDan (National) - 26/04/2021 14:22:27
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Cillian O'connor POTY - 3 Like(s)
Replying To TheUsername: "Imagine this place if he had won!" We'd probably have Dublin and Galway posters starting up even more threads about him.
MayoDan (National) - 25/02/2021 22:19:56
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Mayo GAA Thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Gaa_lover: "The average age of the Mayo starting 15 and the 20 players that featured against Donegal was 26. Mayo need to focus on bringing through a few of those U20s now which will take a few years before any of them become established players at that level. Need to forget about All Ireland talk for now and Try to reach the last 8 of the championship the next step under new management as last 12 and group stage exit this year and last year highlights where Mayo are at in this moment in time." Were Meath just focusing on getting to a quarter final this time last year? What about Donegal two years ago before McGuiness took over?
The idea that our primary aim should be reaching the last 8 is silly.
MayoDan (National) - 04/07/2025 09:05:56
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Mayo V Meath - 3 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "I wouldn't be impressed with that second half from Mayo even if the game was over. I'd be worried about our full back line. We are wide open when run at down the middle. Better teams will punish us unless we tighten up.
Diarmuid O Connor and Matty Ruane very good. James Carr started slow but then hit 2-1. Hoping he can stay injury free. We have plenty of options up front but just need to tighten up. Thought Rory Byrne should have got a half in goal too. Anyway we play Clare in the semi final now." I wouldn't blame the full back line, all 3 actually played well IMO. It's just the way Horan sets up the team with everyone pushing forward trying to win turnovers. Great when it works out, but if the opposition beat the press they're straight into the full back line and it's very easy to create overlaps from there.
MayoDan (National) - 30/05/2021 16:02:04
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NFL Division 1 - 3 Like(s)
Replying To The_Fridge: "So does Mayo players, Keegan been worst for it. Got Sean C sent off a few years ago.
People in glass houses lad." Did Keegan make Cavanagh tackle Aidan O'Shea around the neck?
MayoDan (National) - 22/02/2020 21:27:09
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Mayo V Kerry - 3 Like(s)
Replying To KingdomBoy1: "What age are those lads yew tree?" Carr and McDonagh are 21. Treacy is 23. Not all our team are pensioners!
Matthew Ruane 22
Stephen Coen 23
Diarmuid O'Connor & Paddy Durcan 24
Harrison 26
Cillian & Darren Coen 27
MayoDan (National) - 08/07/2019 21:41:51
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Sligo GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Yondu: "About time someone stood up and refused to back down on the daft decision by the Connacht GAA.
And to think a few Mayo heads over on the Galway thread was trying to convince me and themselves that the Connacht GAA Centre is a fine venue for these U20 games." Well done on completely missing the point. I said the COE was fine for the Mayo v Galway game since it was due to be a Mayo venue and MacHale park was unavailable at the time. Unfortunately the weather ruined that particular game.
This is different as Sligo are due a home game vs Mayo. Thankfully the correct decision has been reached eventually!
MayoDan (National) - 17/04/2022 10:46:31
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AOS - Potential Bad Injury - 3 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "Out for three months apparently. Not as bad as first feared." No ligament damage according to reports. So he should be ready for the start of league.
MayoDan (National) - 26/04/2021 21:11:57
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2021 Rankings So Far - 2 Like(s)
Replying To McGo72: "They weren't good enough for D1 yet you struggled against them but still think you are at the same level as Dublin and Kerry..." Cavan weren't good enough for division 3 last year and Donegal actually lost to them, not just "struggled".
I don't think anyone said we're the same level as Dublin...
Kerry are number 2 alright but I'd fancy our chances if we got them in croke park. Not having Cillian O'Connor is a big blow for us however.
MayoDan (National) - 28/06/2021 15:30:36
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James Horan Is Back - 2 Like(s)
Hopefully this process goes smoothly and he does get the position. I said all along he was by far the best candidate. Mike Solan is too young and inexperienced at this stage. McGuiness or Jack O'Connor would have been a disaster. One living in south Kerry and the other in Scotland! Not to mention they have no knowledge or interest in Mayo football apart from what they've seen on the t.v.
Most level headed supporters don't expect James to perform a miracle next year. Find a couple of new players, win a Connacht title and see what happens after that.
MayoDan (National) - 19/09/2018 18:01:18
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Belclare: "Why will Mc Stay put it over the bar himself?" We put it over the bar more times than Galway back in April.
MayoDan (National) - 23/08/2022 17:13:42
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Andy has plenty of management experience so don't really see that as an argument.
Coached Mayo U20s and Monaghan for a year each.
Managed Ballaghadereen in the Mayo SFC
Managed Leitrim seniors and U20s
Of course you can pick holes at what he did in those years but equally I think he's made for the Mayo job. As a player he was one of the most clever forwards in the country.. exactly what we need assuming there will be some player turnover in that area of the pitch.
Going on reports Tony McEntee is the other leading candidate.. how can somebody who lives over 3 hours away do the job to a decent standard? Maybe if Jim Gavin was in the running it'd be different but I fail to see what's so brilliant about McEntee.
MayoDan (National) - 10/08/2025 19:39:28
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gaa_lover: "The average age of the Mayo starting 15 and the 20 players that featured against Donegal was 26. Mayo need to focus on bringing through a few of those U20s now which will take a few years before any of them become established players at that level. Need to forget about All Ireland talk for now and Try to reach the last 8 of the championship the next step under new management as last 12 and group stage exit this year and last year highlights where Mayo are at in this moment in time." Also, you say it'll be a few years before any of the u20s become established seniors.. Tell that to Matthew Thompson, finbarr roarty and a good chunk of the Meath team!
When Mayo reached the 2020 all Ireland final there was one U20 and two U21s in our starting team.
So there's no reason two or three of this year's U20 team can't make the step up to the senior team next year.
MayoDan (National) - 04/07/2025 09:27:11
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Mayo Request To Play League Final On Saturday - 2 Like(s)
Replying To PressureKick: "My god you really are on some ramble. Instead of crying about why 'some' other counties in Ireland perceive you as complainers about incidents, why don't you look internally at your fans as to the reasons that's the case.
Pat McEneaney recieving threats in the mail post the 96 all Ireland. A fan running onto the pitch in Limerick in 2014 and needing to be restrained. An orchastrated social media campaign against Diarmiud Connolly. Coining a nickname 'Dublin Joe' about a referee just trying to do his job. Thats just a few examples" You were asked how Mayo are different, not provide examples of Mayo complaining. Maybe have another go at answering the question?
I could run through umpteen examples of other counties complaining about referees, bias etc.
MayoDan (National) - 25/03/2023 19:12:06
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Cillian O'connor POTY - 2 Like(s)
A great man to kick 9 points, 4 from play, in an All Ireland final but went missing when needed most apparently. Just about sums up the logic of his critics.
MayoDan (National) - 22/02/2021 14:12:12
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