I should, I know, have done the usual round-up of match reports earlier on but a soggy morning cycle down the west took precedence and then it was one thing after another before it was time to pack up and head back to the capital. So no match reports on this occasion, I’m afraid, but sure you’ve probably seen them […]
At half-time today I’d happily have taken any kind of win. Fermanagh were well on top with the wind in that opening period and all the problems we’d seen so graphically against Galway three weeks ago were still there. Although we’d have the gale behind us in the second half, it’d require a far better showing to overturn the six-point […]
Right, this is it – the day that could well prove to be a defining one for us in this year’s championship. With our safety net gone, it’s old-fashioned do-or-die championship football for us from here on. One slip and our year is over so it really is one game at a time for us now. Fermanagh will pitch up at […]
Photo: @MayoGAA We named our team a short while ago for tomorrow’s all-or-nothing Round 2B qualifier clash with Fermanagh. The line-up we’ve named shows three changes from the team that started against Galway in last month’s Connacht semi-final. Here it is: Mayo (All-Ireland Qualifier Round 2B v Fermanagh 9/7/2016): David Clarke (Ballina Stephenites); Brendan Harrison (Aghamore), Kevin Keane (Westport), Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis); […]
Photo: donteatalone.com We’re all getting slightly twitchy, I guess, as the clock ticks down to the start of our do-or-die Round 2B qualifier against Fermanagh at MacHale Park tomorrow (throw-in 3.30pm). There’s been bugger-all out of either camp in the lead-in to the game and a little more than 24 hours out from throw-in there’s no word as yet on […]
Photo: MichaelMaye.com It was announced by Mayo GAA on Twitter yesterday that the lads will be lining out in the black ‘n’ lime green alternative strip at MacHale Park on Saturday. It’ll be the second time in this year’s championship campaign that the team is set to be attired that way – the first was, of course, over in Ruislip – […]
It’s Connacht final week but, from our perspective, you wouldn’t really know it, would you? Sure, the minors are on the card for Sunday at Pearse Stadium – and good luck to them, their provincial final against Galway throws in at midday – but the senior decider isn’t of great concern to us. It’s the first Galway/Roscommon final since 1998 […]
Photo: Breaking News As was well trailed yesterday, the Mayo News today carries the unwelcome report this morning (paper and digital variants) that we’ve suffered another significant injury blow ahead of our Round 2B qualifier against Fermanagh this coming Saturday. The bad news is that Charlestown midfielder Tom Parsons damaged his hamstring in training last Friday evening and so he’s definitely […]
There’s still no official confirmation from the GAA on this but my understanding is that Saturday’s Round 2B qualifier clash with Fermanagh at MacHale Park will definitely have a throw-in time of 3.30pm. In addition, while there’s no official confirmation of this yet from RTÉ, I also gather that the match is being broadcast live by them that afternoon. I guess we’ll […]
Photo: Connaught Telegraph So we’ve drawn Fermanagh in the qualifiers, with our Round 2B tie to be played at MacHale Park on 9th July at a time to be announced at some point later on today. It’ll be our first taste of the backdoor since we lost to Longford in a first round qualifier in June 2010 but it’ll be […]