Comments on: Sheepstealers’ successful raiding party http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764 Mayo GAA news, views and over sixty years of results Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:18:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Willie Joe http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764&cpage=1#comment-3725 Willie Joe Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:11:18 +0000 http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764#comment-3725 That's true, Claire - they look to be around the same height and both are probably better suited to the corners. I guess Ger Cafferkey's next up to try his hand at the position but we'll have to wait till the Derry match to find out. That’s true, Claire – they look to be around the same height and both are probably better suited to the corners. I guess Ger Cafferkey’s next up to try his hand at the position but we’ll have to wait till the Derry match to find out.

]]> By: Claire http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764&cpage=1#comment-3721 Claire Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:33:51 +0000 http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764#comment-3721 Stephen Drake is no taller than Liam O'Malley so our full back position isnt exactly solved there in the height side of things. We always have an awful lot more forwards on the bench than defenders. Whats the Ratio this year? I have never missed a game in the FBD League and this year havnt made it to any. Feel way behind! Stephen Drake is no taller than Liam O’Malley so our full back position isnt exactly solved there in the height side of things. We always have an awful lot more forwards on the bench than defenders. Whats the Ratio this year? I have never missed a game in the FBD League and this year havnt made it to any. Feel way behind!

]]> By: Willie Joe http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764&cpage=1#comment-3718 Willie Joe Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:20:34 +0000 http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764#comment-3718 You're absolutely right about David Clarke, Shane - he made at least four really good saves yesterday and was left totally exposed for the one they did manage to get past him. I think we all tend to take Clarke for granted - I know I do - but time and again he keeps showing us what a great shot-stopper he is and he did so again yesterday. You’re absolutely right about David Clarke, Shane – he made at least four really good saves yesterday and was left totally exposed for the one they did manage to get past him. I think we all tend to take Clarke for granted – I know I do – but time and again he keeps showing us what a great shot-stopper he is and he did so again yesterday.

]]> By: Shane P http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764&cpage=1#comment-3717 Shane P Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:03:33 +0000 http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764#comment-3717 The game was a bit of a non-event given the weather conditions. The Rossies were definitely more up for it - with some of their players even jumping around with their hands in the air after the final whistle. I'd be surprised if there was a winter break up there. JOM clearly has no appetite for the competition and in yesterdays conditions who can blame him. It was about as far removed from championship as you can get. On the players front: D Clarke was our best player by a distance. L O'Malley, P Kelly, T Mort and Sweaney and Doherty did well also. B Regan looked slow and pedestrian all afternoon - doesn't look like the answer at full forward. The game was a bit of a non-event given the weather conditions. The Rossies were definitely more up for it – with some of their players even jumping around with their hands in the air after the final whistle. I’d be surprised if there was a winter break up there. JOM clearly has no appetite for the competition and in yesterdays conditions who can blame him. It was about as far removed from championship as you can get.

On the players front:

D Clarke was our best player by a distance. L O’Malley, P Kelly, T Mort and Sweaney and Doherty did well also.

B Regan looked slow and pedestrian all afternoon – doesn’t look like the answer at full forward.

]]> By: Willie Joe http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764&cpage=1#comment-3716 Willie Joe Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:35:45 +0000 http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764#comment-3716 Liam did okay, Ma-Yoman, but he's clearly not tall enough for the position - Senan Kilbride easily outfielded him for the goal. As the saying goes (which applies equally with BJ there), you can't coach extra height. He did get well stuck in, though, and won one super ball that was pumped into the danger zone right at the end of the first half, at a time when we were really under pressure. It's hard to know who Johnno will pick at no.3 for the Derry game but the way he was making sheep's eyes at Ger Cafferkey after the NUIG match, where he lamented at his inability to pick him in the FBD, you'd have to think that Cafferkey will get a run there. Tom Cunniffe is the man in possession (having played there against Tyrone) but I'd far prefer to see him at centre-back. Jason Doherty certainly made an impact yesterday in the forwards and looked like a man who knows where the posts are. I'd like to see him get some game time in the league as well. Liam did okay, Ma-Yoman, but he’s clearly not tall enough for the position – Senan Kilbride easily outfielded him for the goal. As the saying goes (which applies equally with BJ there), you can’t coach extra height. He did get well stuck in, though, and won one super ball that was pumped into the danger zone right at the end of the first half, at a time when we were really under pressure.

It’s hard to know who Johnno will pick at no.3 for the Derry game but the way he was making sheep’s eyes at Ger Cafferkey after the NUIG match, where he lamented at his inability to pick him in the FBD, you’d have to think that Cafferkey will get a run there. Tom Cunniffe is the man in possession (having played there against Tyrone) but I’d far prefer to see him at centre-back.

Jason Doherty certainly made an impact yesterday in the forwards and looked like a man who knows where the posts are. I’d like to see him get some game time in the league as well.

]]> By: More on yesterday’s games « No one shouted Stop! http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764&cpage=1#comment-3715 More on yesterday’s games « No one shouted Stop! Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:49:12 +0000 http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764#comment-3715 [...] made his way back home for the day and took in the game and took some shots, his report is on his blog. Whilst if your all doubting the weather was as bad as you heard, sportsfile has a selection of [...] [...] made his way back home for the day and took in the game and took some shots, his report is on his blog. Whilst if your all doubting the weather was as bad as you heard, sportsfile has a selection of [...]

]]> By: nooneshoutedstop http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764&cpage=1#comment-3714 nooneshoutedstop Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:29:41 +0000 http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764#comment-3714 She was some day alright down there WJ, your a brave man making the trip from the capital down. Hard to really take anything out of the game due to the conditions. But Sweeney looked lively again in the full forward line, but once again a small Mayo forward, while Doherty did well coming on a half time. I was impressed enough by him in the U21s the last few years, but don't know if he has it to cut it at the top. We're still looking for that James Horan type discovery. She was some day alright down there WJ, your a brave man making the trip from the capital down. Hard to really take anything out of the game due to the conditions. But Sweeney looked lively again in the full forward line, but once again a small Mayo forward, while Doherty did well coming on a half time. I was impressed enough by him in the U21s the last few years, but don’t know if he has it to cut it at the top. We’re still looking for that James Horan type discovery.

]]> By: Ma-Yoman http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764&cpage=1#comment-3713 Ma-Yoman Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:22:04 +0000 http://mayogaablog.com/?p=1764#comment-3713 Sounds like a fair old ding-dong match considering the atrocious weather conditions - can't expect any team to put on a sparkler on a day like yesterday. And as you say Ros had more of an incentive to win. See Liam O'Malley at FB yesterday and curious how you thought he got on. It's our big problem position (well one of them) from last season and Johnno has now tried K Keane, S Drake and L O'Malley. Any views or are they stand-ins for maybe Ger Cahfferkey? Sounds like a fair old ding-dong match considering the atrocious weather conditions – can’t expect any team to put on a sparkler on a day like yesterday. And as you say Ros had more of an incentive to win.
See Liam O’Malley at FB yesterday and curious how you thought he got on. It’s our big problem position (well one of them) from last season and Johnno has now tried K Keane, S Drake and L O’Malley. Any views or are they stand-ins for maybe Ger Cahfferkey?

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