For obvious reasons, last Sunday’s league semi-final with Galway has been taking up more processing power in my head than this coming Sunday’s final encounter with Donegal. Sure, what’s to come this Sunday is a final and, of course, a national title and some silverware (handed out at Croker too) would be nice but, admit it, we’ve already got the […]
Pretty full waiting room this morning, by the looks of it (well, that’s according to the Indo anyway). Let’s start from the back, shall we? Goalkeeper David Clarke is doubtful due to what is described as a back-related hamstring injury which he sustained at some point during the Galway match. Clarkie didn’t have much to do against Galway, apart from […]
Quick one today, stuff to do and all that. First, the U21 All-Ireland semi-final takes place this coming Saturday in Hyde Park. We’re up against Leinster champions Laois, who retained their provincial title at the weekend when they beat Offaly by three points in the Leinster final. Throw-in at the Hyde on Saturday is, according to Mayofans.com, at 3pm. I […]
Here they are, all of Mayo’s scores (twelve in all) against Galway at Croker yesterday taken from my vantage point in the lower Cusack Stand. Because we were seated over towards the Hill end, the first half clips are better quality. The second half ones, however, were the critical ones. First came Andy Moran’s point from play: This was followed […]
I’ve now uploaded to the YouTube channel some more videos from yesterday’s action at Croke Park. Clips of all Mayo’s scores are now on the channel, along with Kildare’s penalty goal against Donegal. You might need to check back with the site a few times to see them all: sometimes they’re all shown as being there but I find they […]
Following my abortive attempt to include a few video clips of the match along with the previous post, I’ve now uploaded eight of these clips for your delectation to the YouTube channel. As I mentioned previously, I managed to capture clips of all of Mayo’s scores, along with John Doyle’s penalty goal for Kildare in the other semi against Donegal, […]
We won and any win over Galway is worth celebrating. But don’t be fooled, this particular one – played out in front of thousands upon thousands of empty seats in Croke Park – counted for little in terms of the greater rivalry that exists between us. The looming championship clash between the two counties on 20th May was the proverbial […]
Well, that’s what the pundits and bookies reckon so who am I to argue? RTE, Setanta (can’t find the link but, trust me, they did back us) and the Irish Times (that pesky premium content again) all go for a Mayo win, as does Paddy Power, quoting a Mayo victory at a miserly 8/11. According to the Indo, the Galway […]
Our team for the league semi-final clash with Galway at Croke Park on Sunday has been named. As expected, the players rested for the Omagh trip are all restored to the starting fifteen. Conor Mortimor has also been passed fit to play. Here’s the lineup: D Clarke; L O’Malley, J Kilcullen, K Higgins; E Devenney, BJ Padden, P Gardiner; D […]
With only a few days to go to our third consecutive NFL semi-final appearance, it’s as good a time as any to set down a few thoughts on how the team is shaping up and what the rest of the year might hold for us. I know, it’s still only April (even if the weather smacks of early Summer) but, […]