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Replying To S1234:  "Oh really ?

Well he's doing a great Job either way !
If your in the quarters v Gaway I might go with some mates and we will support you ! Haha
Your well able to beat Galway to if you get to Quarters."
I see your total dislike for us extends to many threads as is per your entitlement mind you. I love the way we are being disregarded as a serial contender this year. No issue tbh and Down on Sunday of course will a big test for us.

kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1989 - 19/06/2025 16:02:30    2619287

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Replying To kiloughter:  "I see your total dislike for us extends to many threads as is per your entitlement mind you. I love the way we are being disregarded as a serial contender this year. No issue tbh and Down on Sunday of course will a big test for us."
I'm just pointing out the facts Monaghsn are well able to put it up to you if you draw .

If you hadn't lost Comer to injury for the season you'd be contenders.

No I don't like Galway gaa so what you lot us hate us clear as day is well and most of us don't like you either.

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 224 - 19/06/2025 16:49:36    2619302

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Replying To S1234:  "I'm just pointing out the facts Monaghsn are well able to put it up to you if you draw .

If you hadn't lost Comer to injury for the season you'd be contenders.

No I don't like Galway gaa so what you lot us hate us clear as day is well and most of us don't like you either."
Monaghan are definitely in the mix for ultimate honours particularly with their 2 pointer options. I don't believe there are many from Galway officially or unofficially saying Monaghan wouldn't give us a game. Of course they would but it won't happen anyway if Down turn us over. Hard to generalise tbh on hating each other (Mayo/Galway). Most of my Galway peers would have supported ye in all those finals but I guess you had a different experience. I know there are Mayo people who would have supported us in 2022 and last year so a mixed bag I would think. We are definitely not as close as l many of the Northern counties are who traditionally seem to band together in support of one another once they are out of Ulster.

kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1989 - 19/06/2025 17:47:28    2619318

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Replying To kiloughter:  "Monaghan are definitely in the mix for ultimate honours particularly with their 2 pointer options. I don't believe there are many from Galway officially or unofficially saying Monaghan wouldn't give us a game. Of course they would but it won't happen anyway if Down turn us over. Hard to generalise tbh on hating each other (Mayo/Galway). Most of my Galway peers would have supported ye in all those finals but I guess you had a different experience. I know there are Mayo people who would have supported us in 2022 and last year so a mixed bag I would think. We are definitely not as close as l many of the Northern counties are who traditionally seem to band together in support of one another once they are out of Ulster."
In fairness you sound like a decent Galway supporter . Yes I had some bad experiences with Galway supporters over the years . One coming out of croker after kerry beat us in quarters Lee Keagans last match and these Galway ones shouting abuse at every mayo one going out even little kids . Ive other stories to . Now we all have our own clowns of supporters of course every county does.
Though I have to admit there's some awful clowns over on your forum . I'll say enjoy the rest of championship as you do sound decent .

Sorry to the Monaghan folk on here for talking Mayo /Galway ha! Monaghan have come a long way since last year I think fair play. You are up and coming. You play exciting football to .

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 224 - 19/06/2025 22:22:17    2619354

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if Meath dont win the all ireland Id love Monaghon to get their day in the sun and win it.

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 847 - 19/06/2025 23:38:06    2619367

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Replying To dickie10:  "if Meath dont win the all ireland Id love Monaghon to get their day in the sun and win it."
Meath and Monaghan are definitely both outside bets, but there'll never be a better chance of a big shock than this year with the new rules coming in and adding a bit of chaos. Also, I think Div 2 teams seemed to adapt to the new possibilities quicker than Div 1 teams this year. Maybe the slightly lower level of competition in the league gave them more room to experiment than the big teams, and it seemed to play a part in you shocking Dublin and Kerry. Mayo scored less 2ptrs in the entire championship than Rory Beggan did against Down, which is ridiculous for a "big" county, and they've played the price.

MunnionOfMunnionHill (Monaghan) - Posts: 19 - 20/06/2025 12:09:09    2619440

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Replying To MunnionOfMunnionHill:  "Meath and Monaghan are definitely both outside bets, but there'll never be a better chance of a big shock than this year with the new rules coming in and adding a bit of chaos. Also, I think Div 2 teams seemed to adapt to the new possibilities quicker than Div 1 teams this year. Maybe the slightly lower level of competition in the league gave them more room to experiment than the big teams, and it seemed to play a part in you shocking Dublin and Kerry. Mayo scored less 2ptrs in the entire championship than Rory Beggan did against Down, which is ridiculous for a "big" county, and they've played the price."
Any year when Kerry and Dublin are simultaneously 'off-the-boil' is a year for new teams to make hay. Mayo, as is their way, have again missed the opportunity. I don't think Meath have the tools to win 3 big games in row in Croke Park against big contenders. And it's just nigh on impossible for any Monaghan supporter to truly believe their team could do it either. History matters in that regard.
Are we overly naive in writing off Kerry and Dublin? Almost certainly yes, I think this weekend will cause a reset for both counties. If not, Armagh are best placed to take advantage.
What's that over there in the long grass?? It's white with a Red Hand on it..

Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1249 - 20/06/2025 12:44:09    2619451

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Replying To Eddie the Exile:  "Any year when Kerry and Dublin are simultaneously 'off-the-boil' is a year for new teams to make hay. Mayo, as is their way, have again missed the opportunity. I don't think Meath have the tools to win 3 big games in row in Croke Park against big contenders. And it's just nigh on impossible for any Monaghan supporter to truly believe their team could do it either. History matters in that regard.
Are we overly naive in writing off Kerry and Dublin? Almost certainly yes, I think this weekend will cause a reset for both counties. If not, Armagh are best placed to take advantage.
What's that over there in the long grass?? It's white with a Red Hand on it.."
You know one of the things that made me happiest last weekend was Tyrone topping their group which meant we couldn't meet them in a quarter final. Death taxes and Tyrone wins over monaghan in croke Park. Seriously through whenever people talk of the most open championship in years usually kerry or Dublin win it. Think when we look back at the end of the year those sides will see the defeats to meath as a blessing in disguise which likes of armagh haven't had. Galway too can bounce from the preliminary quarter final. For ourselves I wouldn't mind another crack at donegal who might be vulnerable in a q/f given the amount of games they have played and over reliance on the great Michael Murphy. If they get past the quarter final and get few weeks off till semi final they'll win it.

seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1899 - 20/06/2025 13:11:33    2619456

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Replying To Eddie the Exile:  "Any year when Kerry and Dublin are simultaneously 'off-the-boil' is a year for new teams to make hay. Mayo, as is their way, have again missed the opportunity. I don't think Meath have the tools to win 3 big games in row in Croke Park against big contenders. And it's just nigh on impossible for any Monaghan supporter to truly believe their team could do it either. History matters in that regard.
Are we overly naive in writing off Kerry and Dublin? Almost certainly yes, I think this weekend will cause a reset for both counties. If not, Armagh are best placed to take advantage.
What's that over there in the long grass?? It's white with a Red Hand on it.."
You say Mayo missed out as is our way ? Nice little dig in there coming from someone from Monaghan !

Things haven't been right under current management. You saw it in Donegal when Rochford was there . Same boring later style of play, players opting out and trouble in the camp . I know a guy who is a starter and wanted to opt out as said going nowhere with style of play . He also said make no mistake Rochford is the manager not mcstay and said the guys don't like him .

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 224 - 20/06/2025 14:01:20    2619470

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One game at a time. Only team I'm concerning myself with is the team drawn against us on Monday morning ( which will more than likely be Donegal as GAA won't want too many Ulster teams potentially progressing).

Blackcardnot (USA) - Posts: 57 - 20/06/2025 14:16:06    2619477

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Replying To S1234:  "You say Mayo missed out as is our way ? Nice little dig in there coming from someone from Monaghan !

Things haven't been right under current management. You saw it in Donegal when Rochford was there . Same boring later style of play, players opting out and trouble in the camp . I know a guy who is a starter and wanted to opt out as said going nowhere with style of play . He also said make no mistake Rochford is the manager not mcstay and said the guys don't like him ."
Not a dig, more of an observation. 1996 was an aberration for Mayo, but in 1997 they missed a great chance with Meath gone and before a great Kerry team emerged, again in 2012 before the greatest team ever came along, and again even in 2021 when Dublin had faded a bit. At least they were in the mix in those years, unlike Monaghan!

Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1249 - 20/06/2025 14:48:47    2619482

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Replying To Eddie the Exile:  "Not a dig, more of an observation. 1996 was an aberration for Mayo, but in 1997 they missed a great chance with Meath gone and before a great Kerry team emerged, again in 2012 before the greatest team ever came along, and again even in 2021 when Dublin had faded a bit. At least they were in the mix in those years, unlike Monaghan!"
Ah fair enough ! Best of luck at the weekend !

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 224 - 20/06/2025 15:22:07    2619497

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Donegal part 2
Any game is tricky at this stage but donegal were comfortable with us in clones. We will need up it significantly to trouble them. Probably a Saturday evening game

222 (UK) - Posts: 865 - 23/06/2025 09:06:53    2620096

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Replying To 222:  "Donegal part 2
Any game is tricky at this stage but donegal were comfortable with us in clones. We will need up it significantly to trouble them. Probably a Saturday evening game"
Yeah they targeted our strengths beggan bannigan o hanlon and pretty much dealt with them at ease. We have a lot to improve on from that performance but that said we almost took them to extra time in a tight finish. It's a big ask but its doable as may be harder for jimmys tactics to close us down in croke Park which for once should suit our style of play. Thought we stood off them a lot in clones in first half so mgmt will be determined that doesn't happen this time. Crucial Mohan is fit for this one as they are v strong round the middle.

seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1899 - 23/06/2025 09:39:10    2620119

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Before we get too deep into the pre match analysis, I wanted to share a thought to see if I am alone in this, or if others agree.

It's a degree of frustration at the tendency of drawing other Ulster teams in Championship matches (outside obviously of the provincial championship).

Now first off let me make it clear that:
a) this is a good "problem" to have; and
b) this is in no way intended as a dig at our fellow Ulster Gaels (in fact it's a recognition that the depth of strength in our province gives rise to teams progressing in such numbers).

It is just that, as a team that hasn't been blessed with repeated runs to an AI final, our straight knockout opportunities are often limited, and (even in the old qualifier system) it felt, that "more often than not" we'd exit Ulster and bump into a team we knew so well.
Qualifier defeats to Derry & Armagh,l; Croke Park losses against Tyrone - you could be forgiven for thinking we can get trapped in a perennial football equivalent of the Munster hurling championship.

The odds this morning, were against us getting Galway, and as I have said before on here, playing Donegal at Croke Park is a sunny day of an occasion, whereas playing Tyrone is a downpour. So there's much to look forward to, and out team has momentum.

However, having seen Monaghan panels put it up to Kerry and Dublin at HQ, am alone in wanting to test ourselves against others from time to time ?

Knoxboya (Monaghan) - Posts: 373 - 23/06/2025 09:51:09    2620128

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We meet a tired Donegal this weekend. Looking forward to this one.

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 249 - 23/06/2025 09:56:41    2620133

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Listening to the draw this morning and I thought I heard donegal v meath and then they changed it anyone else hear that ?

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 97 - 23/06/2025 10:17:58    2620147

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Replying To farneygael3:  "We meet a tired Donegal this weekend. Looking forward to this one."
I hope you win that. You are the best team I've seen this year, grant it we were both in division 2, Frightening pace. I think if you got Dublin or Galway you'd be in the semi. Donegal tougher but still can win it.

southmeathgael (Meath) - Posts: 1012 - 23/06/2025 10:30:30    2620155

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Replying To Farneyblueandwhite:  "Listening to the draw this morning and I thought I heard donegal v meath and then they changed it anyone else hear that ?"
Yes. I thought I was hearing things.

themaddog (Wicklow) - Posts: 159 - 23/06/2025 10:51:18    2620170

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Think we're well capable of beating Donegal - especially with an extra weeks rest - but still would have liked someone different for a bit of variety. Would have liked to see how we match up against Galway or Dublin this year as it's rarer we meet those teams, and feel like our style would work well against them

Donegal a tougher challenge imo, but we saw how the Ulster game was still so close in the end, even with us having a terrible 1st half. But we still need to up our game significantly, players who were quiet on that day need to step it up. We have the players to hurt them in attack, but they can't let themselves get shut out of the game again. As said already, crucial that Mohan is available here, as Donegal's strength around the middle will be tough to deal with at the best of times.

patk (Monaghan) - Posts: 948 - 23/06/2025 11:00:15    2620175

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