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Expect Mayo to win this. They by far the best team in Connaught for a long time now, they have lost a few times in Connaught in last few years but the difference this year and last is they have to win or they are out, previous years a loss at this stage didn't matter which allowed Mayo to focus more on peaking later in the year. bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1413 - 23/07/2021 14:09:35 2363181 Link 1 |
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Thats a very young Galway team some turnaround from a few years ago Best of luck to them v mayo who have changed their team a lot from recent years too Players come and go new players wear the jersey but the Mayo Galway match is allways special rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 23/07/2021 14:27:43 2363184 Link 2 |
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Not in all those seasons. In 2018 we made the All-Ireland semi after winning Connacht and Mayo didn't make the Super 8s. Your general point is absolutely correct though. They've done it far more often when it has mattered in the past 10 years. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2282 - 23/07/2021 15:39:24 2363208 Link 0 |
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I suppose if mayo were playing Waterford this Saturday in thurles in the all Ireland hurling I don't think ye would beating Galway this weekend aren't ye a mighty county ye only play one ball Gaelic football and still Galway a predominantly hurling county has 3 times as many all Irelands than mayo
gboy (Galway) - Posts: 26 - 23/07/2021 17:56:47 2363236 Link 2 |
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Galway's record in All-Ireland Hurling finals is even more impressive than Mayo's in Football, got to 25 finals and lost 20 of them, considering that only a handful of counties play hurling, that's some achievement for a county that's "predominantly hurling" as you say. Good luck in the qualifiers. AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 1947 - 23/07/2021 19:25:16 2363251 Link 2 |
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Mayo will be thanking God they are playing Galway and not Roscommon after the two hammerings the Rossie's gave them this week in Minor and u20s brisbane (Galway) - Posts: 675 - 23/07/2021 20:49:03 2363277 Link 1 |
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S Walsh definitely has the beating of P O'Hora at full back...O'Hora likes drifting up field when Mayo attack but can't see him taking that risk if marking Walsh. katser (Galway) - Posts: 2546 - 23/07/2021 21:26:03 2363290 Link 1 |
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Ah yes because as we know underage Connacht titles mean automatic senior success.
TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8354 - 23/07/2021 21:47:23 2363295 Link 10 |
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No way O'Hora will be marking Walsh. It will be either Keegan or Durcan.
MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 446 - 23/07/2021 22:16:47 2363299 Link 1 |
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Wow I'm gobsmacked. I've been writing off both Mayo and Galway in my head but when I look at the teams picked by both managers I have to say they both look impressive. Now my interest is rising big time. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3864 - 23/07/2021 22:16:50 2363300 Link 1 |
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Probably Paddy. Lee didn't have the pace left last year to mind Shane Walsh in last year's Connacht Final. Walsh mightn't be the full tilt speedster version though as he mightn't be 100% fit. Will cause us a lot of problems even if not 100%. Will mean mostly sacrificing Paddy in an attacking sense. Galway have more scoring options than Shane Walsh though. Conceding goals against Division 2 teams isn't a great sign. Hopefully that defence has gotten meaner.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7911 - 24/07/2021 16:47:35 2363506 Link 5 |
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Lee was moving better this year than he had been for the last couple, at least up to the recent injury. Eoghan McLaughlin certainly has the pace and stamina to stick with Walsh and might be given the job if he's brought in late. The Mayo midfield is a more mobile sector than Galway's but if Galway manage to compete well there I feel they could win by a few points. Mayo will need to keep the pace/tempo of the game high (they're reliable performers under Horan and play their own game) to win whatever about the conditions... at least the teams have had a couple of weeks to adapt. Another potential thing in Mayo's favour might be the Galway defence which could underestimate the Mayo ff line with Cillian gone? My mind is racing a bit... always does before games like these and throw in just a couple of hours away. C'mon Mayo... time to bring it to Galway!! Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 25/07/2021 11:19:09 2363781 Link 0 |
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Should be interesting game. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3441 - 25/07/2021 11:29:40 2363788 Link 0 |
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Getting a small bit more confident as the game approaches, Mayo still have to be favourites though Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 25/07/2021 11:37:30 2363791 Link 1 |
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Lee seems to get judged harder than most of our players. He did fine on Shane Walsh last year. Only gave up 1 or 2 points. I don't remember him getting skinned for pace either.
MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 446 - 25/07/2021 12:15:55 2363806 Link 1 |
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Mayo should be favorites and deservedly so as they have done something over the last decade while we have done next to nothing. I hope this is the start of our decade of good things. Galway Abu!!!
Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2484 - 25/07/2021 12:33:37 2363808 Link 1 |
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Good start by Galway. Mayo look seriously rattled especially after the second goal. KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3746 - 25/07/2021 13:59:30 2363819 Link 1 |
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Flying it so far, we'll give kildare a serious test in the semi the way we're playing Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 25/07/2021 14:00:16 2363820 Link 2 |
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We're getting schooled here. Need to take our chances and try playing more in the Galway half. Defence is shocking.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7911 - 25/07/2021 14:03:28 2363824 Link 3 |
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That Comer yellow card wouldn't have been a yellow even in soccer. Terrible decision. letsgosligo (Sligo) - Posts: 105 - 25/07/2021 14:12:09 2363825 Link 1 |