It’s only mid-April but already our first important knockout game of the year – one taking place at HQ too (and we’re not even the Dubs) – is facing us tomorrow. But it still is only the middle of April so it’s hard to know what to think ahead of this one: over the past two years we’ve had very […]
We named our team for Sunday a short while ago tonight. Here it is: Mayo (NFL Division One semi-final, 13/4/2014): Robbie Hennelly (Breaffy); Brendan Harrison (Aghamore), Ger Cafferkey (Ballina Stephenites), Tom Cunniffe (Castlebar Mitchels); Lee Keegan (Westport), Colm Boyle (Davitts), Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe); Aidan O’Shea (Breaffy), Jason Gibbons (Ballintubber); Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis), Andy Moran (Ballaghaderreen, captain), Jason Doherty (Burrishoole); Kevin McLoughlin […]
Photo: RTÉ The GAA held a media briefing thing at what looked like an utterly pristine Croke Park yesterday involving the four League semi-finalists and, as was the case last year, it was Cillian O’Connor who did the honours for us. (This time, by the way, he wore the no.12 jersey, last year he had the no.6 one on him). […]
Derry have named their team for Sunday’s League semi-final against our lads at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm) and, as expected, they’ve named a very different side from the one they sent out to play us last Sunday in MacHale Park. Here are the details of the starting fifteen and subs (another fifteen) named tonight: Derry (NFL Division One semi-final v […]
Photo: Mayo Mick Going on the poll that’s just concluded (i.e. who do you think will win the League?), this is likely to be one where the outcome is apparent before the question is asked. I mean, seeing as 66% of you think we’re going to lift the NFL title later this month compared to just 1% who think Derry […]
Cork may have already named their starting fifteen to play Dublin on Sunday but we’re likely to hold out a bit longer before doing so, with Friday night the most likely time for the announcement to be made. When we do so, there’s every hope that James will have a full deck to pick from when settling on his starting […]
Photo: Mayo Mick Well, having contributed 2-6 to a winning total of 2-12 yesterday, it was always short odds that full-forward Alan Freeman would bag his second MOTM award of the year and so it has proved. The Aghamore man garnered 50% of the popular vote to win this one – which adds to the gong he picked up at […]
Yes, it’s Croke Park and yes, our one is the curtain-raiser at 2pm. All very predictable, all very Dubs-centric and all so very GAA, you’d have to say. And then to cap it off, there’s the crazy decision to appoint Armagh’s Padraig Hughes (that’d be Armagh in the same province as Derry, in case you’re wondering) to ref the game. […]
It’s Monday morning once again but we’re back in the League semi-finals once more so it’s not all doom and gloom on this particular one. And, needless to say, there’s a bit about yesterday’s win over Derry in the papers and online so here’s a quick round-up of what’s there. Nationals: Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, Irish Times, Belfast Telegraph. Other […]
Photo: Mayo Mick As the old saying goes, you can only dance with the girls in the hall. It was Derry’s decision to pitch up for this match with their second-string team and this ensured that there was a large element of farce about today’s contest. This wasn’t our fault, however, and we still had to stick to our job […]