NFL Rnd 5 Kerry vs Mayo, Tralee, Sat March 12th @ 7.30pm

[piggott]

Mar 5, 2022 22:39:27 GMT exiled said:

Mar 5, 2022 12:30:54 GMT thepromisedland said:

This game could go anyway, we have the fastest running backing in the country potentially, with Foley and White, our defence has tightened up a lot considerably, we now win turnovers,as we are not conciding as many threatening fouls and we protect the arc well, Paul Geaney, Paul Murphy have been rejuvenated in finding their mojo. Right now, we are tge fastest counter attacking side in the country, when it comes to kick passing from turnovers and on the overlap when other sides play the egotistic goalkeeper style of game. No better team at exploiting and punishing other sides at this, than we do. So a lot of plus factors there, more to come.
I still want us to try more long range shooting, if your good at kick passing, you should be good at long range shooting, no excuses, just like our Golden Year's Kerry teams of the 70'and 80's.
Physically against Mayo, I would worry slightly, they are bigger than us, important not to take the ball into the tackle against them, tire them out with our kick passing into space, the ball will always travel faster than the man.

We are doing well thus far. Hopefully it will stay dry and not that miserable drizzle we had back in March 2019 v Mayo under the lights in Tralee. Aidan O'Shea was immense that night.
Slightly within two weeks later, we lost to them again in a Laegue Final up in Croke Park under Peter Keane. That to me, was unforgivable, losing twice to the same opposition like that, having learnt nothing at all whatsoever.
The match next Saturday could well be shadow boxing, who knows, as we may both meet in a League Final, in which I wouod be moving heaven and earth to win.
Winning 3 in a row League Finals, last done in 1971, '72, and 1973.

The word on the street up in Mayo, is they do not fear us at all whatsoever, that's what I'm seeing, talking to them and hearing up there, even going as far as making disparaging remarks about our two venues, Austin Stack Park and Fitzgerald Stadium, eventhough they love coming down here.

Have to disagree with you there about Mayo people not respecting Kerry team and venue's. And why should they fear us until we prove ourselves. As for 3 in a row leagues or 4 in a row as in 74 there was no Sam in those years either.

74 League winning team had 10 of 1975 winning All Ireland team. Those four leagues were won by a team in transition.

[thepromisedland]

Absolutely 💯 lads, I fully concur concur with all of the above posts.
We've a soft underbelly, can't close games out, ala 2019 All-Ireland Final, first day v Dublin, All-Ireland Semi- Final v Mayo 2017.
We've lovely lads,too nice, example Tyrone player with the ball on the ground last August in the Semi- Final, Morley and Foley, standing there without laying a hand on him, that kind of stuff, the players,but no leadership, when the going gets tough.
We all want them to win, we really do. Do the players trust themselves in their own ability in matches up in Croke Park, now that's the question.
That's why, we should be going all out to win this league in a final up in Croke Park. It'll be good for our crew.
We had the leaders in the 2003 - 2011 sides, when backs were to the wall, we had steel and great, Aidan O' Mahony, Darragh, Tomás, Mark, Darragh, Mike Quirke,Tom Sullivan etc, we just don't have those now.
People just do not buy in that this current crop are as good.
Hopefully time will tell.
If you want to have success up in Croke Park, you have to have leaders, as it can be a cauldron up there, a venue for games like nowhere else
Kind of get the impression that perhaps our support bases still don't fully trust this group, maybe I'm completely wrong, just a hunch I get.
Let's concentrate on the now anyway, we're motoring nicely so far. Let's accentuate the current positivity.💯👍💛💚

[kerrybhoy06]

Mar 6, 2022 10:24:38 GMT thepromisedland said:

Absolutely 💯 lads, I fully concur concur with all of the above posts.
We've a soft underbelly, can't close games out, ala 2019 All-Ireland Final, first day v Dublin, All-Ireland Semi- Final v Mayo 2017.
We've lovely lads,too nice, example Tyrone player with the ball on the ground last August in the Semi- Final, Morley and Foley, standing there without laying a hand on him, that kind of stuff, the players,but no leadership, when the going gets tough.
We all want them to win, we really do. Do the players trust themselves in their own ability in matches up in Croke Park, now that's the question.
That's why, we should be going all out to win this league in a final up in Croke Park. It'll be good for our crew.
We had the leaders in the 2003 - 2011 sides, when backs were to the wall, we had steel and great, Aidan O' Mahony, Darragh, Tomás, Mark, Darragh, Mike Quirke,Tom Sullivan etc, we just don't have those now.
People just do not buy in that this current crop are as good.
Hopefully time will tell.
If you want to have success up in Croke Park, you have to have leaders, as it can be a cauldron up there, a venue for games like nowhere else
Kind of get the impression that perhaps our support bases still don't fully trust this group, maybe I'm completely wrong, just a hunch I get.
Let's concentrate on the now anyway, we're motoring nicely so far. Let's accentuate the current positivity.💯👍💛💚

The problem with people claiming that you don’t have the stomach for it it, etc is that it can only be answered when you actually get over the line.

Let’s hope to f*ck that it’s answered this year

[hatchetman]

Apparently Mayo are on their longest unbeaten league run (8) for twenty years (16).

[ciarraimick]

The "new Mayo" might be harsh but we have to be realistic and I'm afraid the posters are right
Many view Kerry now as nice footballers with loads of talent but we are now bottlers in many people s eyes. I work and live in Dublin and I work with a large crowd of people from all counties. I also socialise with people from all over and the common narrative is "Kerry can't win tight games". Even the Kerry team of the noughties it's often thrown at me that we could win finals by beating Cork or Connaught teams. It's hard to disagree. The only way to dictate people s view is to prove them wrong. The irony is that Dubs still have respect for us (although no fear) but Mayo people I know don't really respect or fear Kerry anymore. They think we have a soft centre and unless we won Sam soon that narrative is not going to change. We have failed to get over the line in tight games so often its hard to blame people s view. The one time recently Cork even give us a tight game they beat us. Also from talking to people Mayo (although many Kerry and Mayo people marry) have a serious dislike for Kerry at the mó. It stems more from 2014 replay that the 04 or 06 hiding.

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Mar 6, 2022 16:03:45 GMT ciarraimick said:

The "new Mayo" might be harsh but we have to be realistic and I'm afraid the posters are right
Many view Kerry now as nice footballers with loads of talent but we are now bottlers in many people s eyes. I work and live in Dublin and I work with a large crowd of people from all counties. I also socialise with people from all over and the common narrative is "Kerry can't win tight games". Even the Kerry team of the noughties it's often thrown at me that we could win finals by beating Cork or Connaught teams. It's hard to disagree. The only way to dictate people s view is to prove them wrong. The irony is that Dubs still have respect for us (although no fear) but Mayo people I know don't really respect or fear Kerry anymore. They think we have a soft centre and unless we won Sam soon that narrative is not going to change. We have failed to get over the line in tight games so often its hard to blame people s view. The one time recently Cork even give us a tight game they beat us. Also from talking to people Mayo (although many Kerry and Mayo people marry) have a serious dislike for Kerry at the mó. It stems more from 2014 replay that the 04 or 06 hiding.

I can't understand Mayo people disliking us for 2014 mick.

in fairness a few decisions went against them but a few went against us as well.

Cillian O'Connor and O'Shea running head first into eachother (all though hilarious) had nothing to do with a Kerry player.

I remember driving to dublin on the Saturday before the drawn game in 2014 and listening to radio 1, and there must have been 5 Mayo players interviewed and no Kerry players were interviewed , It was all about Mayo and how they were goin to beat us, I was shocked, I stopped off in Portlaoise to watch the junior allireland final between ourselves and Cavan and I was thinking was there any point heading for dublin at all, but sport is funny and sometimes it can kick you in the crotch.

Mayo got kicked in the crotch but if it wasn't us then it would have been Donegal that would have beaten them in the final, its gas, if any team should have felt a grieved it should have been Donegal after hammering the dubs to get to the final.

[dano]

Kerry don't get enough credit for 2014. They played brilliantly in that epic encounter in Limerick and also in the final. People forget that, were it not for a few very favorable referee decisions, it would have been Cork we were playing in that semi final. Donegal had a chance to draw level at the end of the final.They didn't. Kerry would have still won the replay. Bit rich the talk of soft underbellies coming from Mayo in my opinion.

[Annascaultilidie]

While the Mayo team would have earned my respect I would have to laugh at Mayo fans not respecting a Kerry side they beat once in 26 years in championship and have failed to win nearly twenty finals in a row. Kerry failed to get over the line in 2015 and twice in 2019.

As regards the 2000s team. They won five All-Irelands in the decade and reached six finals in a row.

Sure, Tyrone had the upper hand three times but Kerry would be there again the next year while Tyrone would be on the missing list after losing to Laois or someone like that.

[kerrybhoy06]

Mar 6, 2022 17:13:30 GMT dano said:

Kerry don't get enough credit for 2014. They played brilliantly in that epic encounter in Limerick and also in the final. People forget that, were it not for a few very favorable referee decisions, it would have been Cork we were playing in that semi final. Donegal had a chance to draw level at the end of the final.They didn't. Kerry would have still won the replay. Bit rich the talk of soft underbellies coming from Mayo in my opinion.

Sure didn’t we get home advantage for the semi final replay?

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Mar 6, 2022 18:11:28 GMT kerrybhoy06 said:

Mar 6, 2022 17:13:30 GMT dano said:

Kerry don't get enough credit for 2014. They played brilliantly in that epic encounter in Limerick and also in the final. People forget that, were it not for a few very favorable referee decisions, it would have been Cork we were playing in that semi final. Donegal had a chance to draw level at the end of the final.They didn't. Kerry would have still won the replay. Bit rich the talk of soft underbellies coming from Mayo in my opinion.

Sure didn’t we get home advantage for the semi final replay?

That took the biscuit, in fairness its a long spin from Mayo to limerick but its a fair old spin from West and South Kerry as well.

[mossie]

Mar 6, 2022 10:10:50 GMT piggott said:

Mar 5, 2022 22:39:27 GMT exiled said:

Have to disagree with you there about Mayo people not respecting Kerry team and venue's. And why should they fear us until we prove ourselves. As for 3 in a row leagues or 4 in a row as in 74 there was no Sam in those years either.

74 League winning team had 10 of 1975 winning All Ireland team. Those four leagues were won by a team in transition.

Johnny Culloty was manager of Kerry for those 4 league titles?? and we damn near won the 1972 all ireland

A few of the 1975 team had their teeth cut in 1973 and 1974 alright, was it as many as 10 though? possibly I suppose, Johnno and Brendan Lynch were around a while before 1975

[fitz]

I think Kerry have to go and win the league, Munster and All Ireland and it’s true we haven’t been able been able to close tight games it’s true, so that has to be answered also.

But Mayo making claims against Kerry’s character is laughable if true, there isn’t an unshattered mirror in their county.

[royalkerryfan]

Any word on the injured lads ?

Any update on Dan O'Donoghue is he ok?

[ciarraimick]

Kingdomboy I agree with your sentiments but you can't legislate for people s view and alot of Mayo people I know have a serious dislike for Kerry when it comes to football. If it's any consolation they hate Roscommon more. The ones I know are still very bitter over Limerick although we did nt decide venue and ref etc.Also they say we can't win tight games. Now that's hard to argue with. The gas thing is if Kerry destroy every team that argument still holds. Look facts are facts though and until we win Sam again there will always be critics. I remember in 04 many people saying Kerry can't win in croke park anymore cos Meath beat us in 01 Armagh 02 and O3. Yet we had won a semi final and a quarter final in croker. Kerry then played in 6 finals in a row but twas said we only beat Cork and Mayo. Again we can't defend ourselves from that. Every story can be twisted to suit the person using the argument. David Hickey ex Dublin keeps saying Kerry are only imposter and won't win an all ireland. Now he is a man I'd love to see eat his words.

[Ballyfireside]

I wonder how representative our mood on here is of the mood inside our camp - some high profile manager (maybe Jacko'c?) commentated lately to the effect that it bears no relationship, i.e. more fake news. Maybe rumours are out out to have us self destruct as cannon fodder. Now the Ballythefireside culture would be strong on using our imaginations but people shouldn't let it run away with us, well not when in serious conversation.

Reading Marty Morrisey's book he is death on 1. GAA Paywalls and 2. The restricted access to players to get a feel for, well the mood. I agree with him 100% - the GAA is a community sport and I think they need to loosen up a bit. Colm O'Rourke writing in last Sunday's Sindo alleged that mental health was farmed out to the GAA and if that is only partly true, and I believe it is more than that, then Pay-per-view is the equivalent of it being Private Health care for all. Now I am not a left winger but this is so so wrong and I feel so sorry for our veterans who gave freely of their time in eras of less abundance that today and now they are being cut off from viewing the sport they love, that they helped to make into what it is. What with rural isolation, unsafe urban streets after dark, Covid, and then the depressing situation with our fellow democrats in Ukraine.

HQ need to cut people a bit of slack here and it is as much policy as individual decision - it is a voluntary sport and that should define how it is delivered to the community.

[dc84]

A few things here that strike me , most counties talent ebb and flow a good crop of players arrive together and drive each other on are mainstays and then tend to exit around the same time robbing the team of leaders as they have been so reliant on 5 to 7 players for such a long time.
In the early 2000s there was Kerry armagh Tyrone and briefly Meath and Galway (As those great teams declined). Then cork replaced armagh around 06/07 As the 3rd team competing to be replaced by the dublin of Connolly, brogans etc. Donegal for a few years also rose to challenge and win one.
The constant from I would say 97 to 15 was Kerry always competitive always reaching semis(2010 and 12 being exceptions post backdoor). My main point is look how long it has taken those teams to recover if they have at all. Armagh only now have a decent ish team who may have a chance in Ulster, Meath and cork might very well ( and deservedly be playing in d3 next year and in corks case 2nd time in 4 years) Galway have barely made a splash in the championship since 01 a couple of semis may be at best Donegal are on the slide big time in my opinion and once the great Murphy is gone will struggle in d1 and Ulster not to mind the ai series. Even dublin who had about three waves of serious players are now finding the going tough. Far from being soft or mentally weak in the years post 09 /10 As the great names slipped into the pantheon of kerry greats we kept at it I don't think the 2014 team gets the credit they deserve talk about balls to come from 5 down in last few minutes to draw and then win an absolute battle in limerick by sheer will then fitzmaurice outhhought the most heralded manager that ever won one all ireland.
We weren't far off in most years throughout that time when you consider how far off sone of the other teams have been Meath and Galway since 01, armagh since 06, Tyrone 08 until last year or 2, cork since 2010. Dublin should come back faster and probably wouldn't be in as bad a shape if mannion and particularly mcaffrey were still available but nothing is guaranteed in sport or life just look at man Utd ten years without a title and by the looks of it could be another ten.
In 2019 Clifford ,o shea Tom sull etc were young and stood up aswell as they could against the best dublin team (Maybe all) and no startled earwigs were they , that gives me belief in them.

[exiled]

Mar 6, 2022 0:30:54 GMT thepromisedland said:

Mar 5, 2022 22:39:27 GMT exiled said:

Have to disagree with you there about Mayo people not respecting Kerry team and venue's. And why should they fear us until we prove ourselves. As for 3 in a row leagues or 4 in a row as in 74 there was no Sam in those years either.

You can disagree all you like with me, that's your prerogative, but I'm up there 19 year's, I'm down here every weekend and holiday time, so I'd have my ear to the ground more than anyone in making differentiations between both counties on many things. Commuting between the two counties weekly, gives a good insight between the two people's, and believe you me, there are lots of differences.
As for the treble league success in the early to mid 70's, I was only referring to the league specifically as equalling the record, I never mentioned anything about the championship at all.

Well I'm up there a lot longer was involved in club fare and l would have to still say you're mistaken. They must be winding you up.

[southward]

Mar 6, 2022 18:00:56 GMT Annascaultilidie said:

While the Mayo team would have earned my respect I would have to laugh at Mayo fans not respecting a Kerry side they beat once in 26 years in championship and have failed to win nearly twenty finals in a row. Kerry failed to get over the line in 2015 and twice in 2019.

As regards the 2000s team. They won five All-Irelands in the decade and reached six finals in a row.

Sure, Tyrone had the upper hand three times but Kerry would be there again the next year while Tyrone would be on the missing list after losing to Laois or someone like that.

Not to mention that in our last championship meeting, Kerry hockeyed them out the gate. Not for the first time, the game was over by the short whistle.

[Aodhan]

Mar 6, 2022 22:03:05 GMT southward said:

Mar 6, 2022 18:00:56 GMT Annascaultilidie said:

While the Mayo team would have earned my respect I would have to laugh at Mayo fans not respecting a Kerry side they beat once in 26 years in championship and have failed to win nearly twenty finals in a row. Kerry failed to get over the line in 2015 and twice in 2019.

As regards the 2000s team. They won five All-Irelands in the decade and reached six finals in a row.

Sure, Tyrone had the upper hand three times but Kerry would be there again the next year while Tyrone would be on the missing list after losing to Laois or someone like that.

Not to mention that in our last championship meeting, Kerry hockeyed them out the gate. Not for the first time, the game was over by the short whistle.

Ah sure the poor craters were tired, there is always someone or something else to blame.

[thepromisedland]

Mar 6, 2022 21:54:24 GMT exiled said:

Mar 6, 2022 0:30:54 GMT thepromisedland said:

You can disagree all you like with me, that's your prerogative, but I'm up there 19 year's, I'm down here every weekend and holiday time, so I'd have my ear to the ground more than anyone in making differentiations between both counties on many things. Commuting between the two counties weekly, gives a good insight between the two people's, and believe you me, there are lots of differences.
As for the treble league success in the early to mid 70's, I was only referring to the league specifically as equalling the record, I never mentioned anything about the championship at all.

Well I'm up there a lot longer was involved in club fare and l would have to still say you're mistaken. They must be winding you up.

I'm not mistaken at all Exile, most definitely not. They don't do wind ups, as they would be different to us Kerry folk, sure I see the differences myself in my weekly commute between the counties that's where it's noticed most, not if you are up there all of the time or down in Kerry all of the time. I'm up and down every week since January 2003. Nobody else is doing that.
I could write a book on it! in fact I am, but on other things too, that's a story for another day.
Let's worry about ourselves anyway in Kerry.
The game could go anyway next Saturday night Exile.
Good to know that we are both not alone in being away in exile!!🤣😅.

[thehermit]

Let the Mayo hype train accelerate towards the bollards once again in 2022 and I hope the media and their own are all shouldering it towards its inevitable doom. I thought after last summer even Mayo fans might accept the fact this thing was never going to happen, but doubtless they'll have eradicated that from the memory and will be all hope and glory again come the summer.

I can't think of any other county's supporters that are so deluded and unbearable (well maybe Meath). I've seen them after we've tanked them in AI finals starting fights with Kerry supporters in the pub just because someone said hard luck. Then after FINALLY beating us in the replay in 17 they went to town, you'd swear they had actually achieved something since the 1950s.
They are as bad in League games. I was in McHale Park two years ago for the last game before the lockdown. The abuse the middle aged couple sitting next to me were roaring at David Clifford was pathetic. Switched seats at half time to get away from them.

Have no time for their supporters to be honest, they deserve everything they get.

[Deleted]

Mar 7, 2022 9:17:38 GMT thehermit said:

Let the Mayo hype train accelerate towards the bollards once again in 2022 and I hope the media and their own are all shouldering it towards its inevitable doom. I thought after last summer even Mayo fans might accept the fact this thing was never going to happen, but doubtless they'll have eradicated that from the memory and will be all hope and glory again come the summer.

I can't think of any other county's supporters that are so deluded and unbearable (well maybe Meath). I've seen them after we've tanked them in AI finals starting fights with Kerry supporters in the pub just because someone said hard luck. Then after FINALLY beating us in the replay in 17 they went to town, you'd swear they had actually achieved something since the 1950s.
They are as bad in League games. I was in McHale Park two years ago for the last game before the lockdown. The abuse the middle aged couple sitting next to me were roaring at David Clifford was pathetic. Switched seats at half time to get away from them.

Have no time for their supporters to be honest, they deserve everything they get.

100% I have to say some of the Mayo supporters are not the best, iv met some very decent Mayo people as well, I wonder has the lack of getting over the line twisted them somewhat!

It would be interesting to observe their behaviour if they should ever win 1.

Meath fans can be hard to listen to, and they seem to want to be dubs.

I found some kildare supporters a bit nasty as well,

I'd take no notice of Cork supporters at least they can beat us now and again and they can have the craic.

[piggott]

Mar 6, 2022 18:49:06 GMT mossie said:

Mar 6, 2022 10:10:50 GMT piggott said:

74 League winning team had 10 of 1975 winning All Ireland team. Those four leagues were won by a team in transition.

Johnny Culloty was manager of Kerry for those 4 league titles?? and we damn near won the 1972 all ireland

A few of the 1975 team had their teeth cut in 1973 and 1974 alright, was it as many as 10 though? possibly I suppose, Johnno and Brendan Lynch were around a while before 1975

Mahony, Deenihan, Johnno, Ger Keeffe, P O Se, P Lynch, Mickey Ned, Power, Sheehy, Egan, (10) B Lynch missing that year

[ciarraimick]

Of course it's wrong to generalise but we can only go from our experiences and I'm afraid I have to admit Mayo supporters can be nasty. Of course many are very decent and Kerry and Mayo have strong bonds but from my experience as a rule their supporters are some of the worst I've come across. Every county has sore losers bad winners and idiots including our own and many great supporters but unfortunately we remember the worst. My Dublin buddies also think Mayo have the worst supporters. In my time I've met bad supporters from Armagh Dublin Cork Mayo Kildare but in general most are grand. When you attend a match as a neutral you really notice how bad some supporters are. The worst I ever came across were Roscommon supporters when they were playing Mayo in croker a few years back. Pure venom but the next worst were Mayo. I often was hoping Mayo would do well but then turned off them during games because of some of their fans.

[buck02]

If Mayo get Cillian O Connor back and in the form he was in in 2020 then they will have a great chance of winning the AI this year. They will then have two good inside forwards to compliment their running game. Their backs are good defenders and great as attacking options.

I think Saturday will be rehearsal of the all Ireland final. Mayo have a good record in Kerry in the league (and we have a good record in Castlebar) so am expecting a cracking game on Saturday. I hope the teams are not tired after a heavy block of training.

[southward]

Feck it anyway, weather's given bad for the rest of the week. It was great up until the week the League started, then it went to the dogs. Except, of course, for the weekend just gone when there was no game.

Always seems to be crap weather when we play Mayo. Their collective misery must affect the atmosphere somehow.

[mayofan1]

Well lads. Looking forward to the game Saturday night in Tralee. I believe it’s sold out or very close to it. League games between Mayo and Kerry are generally very close and can go either way. To be honest I’ve been surprised at our league form so far and delighted to be safe in division 1 so early as we are usually scraping for a win coming down the home stretch.

Horan has not been afraid to throw the new young lads in but his decision making and tactical planning still worries me. That long diagonal ball into McShane for the goal in the final was predicated by a mate of mine on the train up the morning of the final. That defeat has certainly left a sour taste in my mouth and as someone above said, made us wonder us wonder if we will ever win the bloody thing.

I wouldn’t be confident of finally ending the famine this year either although if we had Tommy Conroy available I would have been quietly confident as his direct running and speed is a massive loss for us.

As for Kerry, my opinion is ye have the most naturally gifted players in the country at the minute, from midfield up anyway. Probably a bit lose at the back and our half back line v the Kerry half forward line will be the key battle.

What we would give to have a player like David Clifford who is worth the admission price alone. Anyway hopefully this game is a dress rehearsal for a championship battle later in the year. A draw might suit both teams at this stage

Note: sorry to see so many posters with bad experiences of Mayo fans. I can assure you the majority of us are decent skins who love our team but also appreciate good football of which Kerry always play.

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Mar 7, 2022 12:05:08 GMT ciarraimick said:

Of course it's wrong to generalise but we can only go from our experiences and I'm afraid I have to admit Mayo supporters can be nasty. Of course many are very decent and Kerry and Mayo have strong bonds but from my experience as a rule their supporters are some of the worst I've come across. Every county has sore losers bad winners and idiots including our own and many great supporters but unfortunately we remember the worst. My Dublin buddies also think Mayo have the worst supporters. In my time I've met bad supporters from Armagh Dublin Cork Mayo Kildare but in general most are grand. When you attend a match as a neutral you really notice how bad some supporters are. The worst I ever came across were Roscommon supporters when they were playing Mayo in croker a few years back. Pure venom but the next worst were Mayo. I often was hoping Mayo would do well but then turned off them during games because of some of their fans.

I wanted Cork to beat Mayo in 89 because they're our neighbours and a Munster team Mick.

That 89 Mayo team were very likeable with fat Larry and McHale, and when they came back in 96 I wanted them to beat Meath but alas no joy.

They had a lovely team in the mid noughts but that all changed in 2011, when we played them in the semifinal they were filthy, we were no angels but my god that game there was a lot of Mayo anger poured out against our players, I'd still shout for them if they're playing the dubs but that's all.

[thepromisedland]

Mar 7, 2022 14:27:12 GMT mayofan1 said:

Well lads. Looking forward to the game Saturday night in Tralee. I believe it’s sold out or very close to it. League games between Mayo and Kerry are generally very close and can go either way. To be honest I’ve been surprised at our league form so far and delighted to be safe in division 1 so early as we are usually scraping for a win coming down the home stretch.

Horan has not been afraid to throw the new young lads in but his decision making and tactical planning still worries me. That long diagonal ball into McShane for the goal in the final was predicated by a mate of mine on the train up the morning of the final. That defeat has certainly left a sour taste in my mouth and as someone above said, made us wonder us wonder if we will ever win the bloody thing.

I wouldn’t be confident of finally ending the famine this year either although if we had Tommy Conroy available I would have been quietly confident as his direct running and speed is a massive loss for us.

As for Kerry, my opinion is ye have the most naturally gifted players in the country at the minute, from midfield up anyway. Probably a bit lose at the back and our half back line v the Kerry half forward line will be the key battle.

What we would give to have a player like David Clifford who is worth the admission price alone. Anyway hopefully this game is a dress rehearsal for a championship battle later in the year. A draw might suit both teams at this stage

Note: sorry to see so many posters with bad experiences of Mayo fans. I can assure you the majority of us are decent skins who love our team but also appreciate good football of which Kerry always play.

Beautiful post Mayofan1. Lovely read.😇💯👍. Thank you for those kind words. Like an orchard, every county will have good and bad supporters, there'll always be a few rotten apples, but that's not every apple.
Got to see the good in people and GAA folk up and down the country. We're all the same biology, regardless of our ideology. 👍 Go raibh míle maith agat. You are welcome.

[Ballyfireside]

Mar 6, 2022 20:37:24 GMT Ballyfireside said:

I wonder how representative our mood on here is of the mood inside our camp - some high profile manager (maybe Jacko'c?) commentated lately to the effect that it bears no relationship, i.e. more fake news. Maybe rumours are out out to have us self destruct as cannon fodder. Now the Ballythefireside culture would be strong on using our imaginations but people shouldn't let it run away with us, well not when in serious conversation.

Reading Marty Morrisey's book he is death on 1. GAA Paywalls and 2. The restricted access to players to get a feel for, well the mood. I agree with him 100% - the GAA is a community sport and I think they need to loosen up a bit. Colm O'Rourke writing in last Sunday's Sindo alleged that mental health was farmed out to the GAA and if that is only partly true, and I believe it is more than that, then Pay-per-view is the equivalent of it being Private Health care for all. Now I am not a left winger but this is so so wrong and I feel so sorry for our veterans who gave freely of their time in eras of less abundance that today and now they are being cut off from viewing the sport they love, that they helped to make into what it is. What with rural isolation, unsafe urban streets after dark, Covid, and then the depressing situation with our fellow democrats in Ukraine.

HQ need to cut people a bit of slack here and it is as much policy as individual decision - it is a voluntary sport and that should define how it is delivered to the community.

Never seen such interest on here in a League match, ye'll drive us all feckin mad if ye don't stop - still it's great so keep it up. Ah Mayo supporters are grand and every county has a few nutters, sure wasn't I attacked by Dessie Farrel's mammy and daddy of night in a pub over some comment I made on here if you don't mind, about the GPA.

All reminds a bit of local lady at Listowel races way back batin a Dub player over the head with her handbag, all over a tackle in the AI final the previous Sunday - those were the days! Ah 'twas gas, talk of the week, and sure wasn't our Kerry player delighted that she got revenge for him, poor hoor was shamed, told me he was slagged off for years after as he'd meet his opponent before throw in. Now that's women for you, standing by their men! They might bate us but not our women!

What makes this encounter special, the one on the field without the handbags, is that we play similar styles, purist stuff, so it will be all good, easier on the eye and exciting to-boot, won't be much in it. Is it my football-starved imagination or what but are this League's games of an abnormally higher standard, even when you take the Dubs out of it, they being the only team without a draw too? And we have 3 of our best coming right up, must be a dozen interesting encounters to go, jazus we'll be winded before the Championship starts, grounds to push it back a bit?

Enjoy and keep up the windy talk, I'm loving it - now no handbags please!