The Mayo News
Weekly newspaper from County Mayo, West of Ireland
Ballaghaderreen begin the defence of their championship with a home game against Breaffy. They’ll fancy their chances, but complacency is a bigger enemy than Breaffy.
If only for the social dimension alone the annual transatlantic visits to Gaelic Park are worth preserving. The size of Mayo’s win in New York will have surprised no one.
“Nothing proved” is how John O’Mahony put it to Mike Finnerty after Mayo’s 15-point defeat of New York. “It was a case of having to win.” There’s room for improvement.
Is this journey ever to be fulfilled? Is Mayo football forever destined to languish in the half-light of the mediocre; out there on the cliff of a dream, never quite able to lug itself over the top.
As the countdown to the championship begins, Mayo selectors ought to be able to resist the annual plaintiff cries at this time of year for the recall of sunshine footballers.
They left Longford crestfallen, but you couldn’t fault their effort. The bright promise of Mayo’s Connacht U-21 campaign had been left behind in Charlestown and Sligo.
You get the impression that Mayo are playing to no plan in particular, that their recoveries are caused more by accident than design. It’s a team full of contradictions.
So fickle were the results of the last round that neither Mayo nor Tyrone can be certain they are out of danger. Shocks next Sunday could spoil the party for either side.
Once more we had succumbed to the inevitable. The first half had run its predictable course. There was nothing for it, but to concede that a chasm was opening up.
The contrasting performances of Mayo at U-21 and senior level were laid bare at the weekend. Our award-winning columnist gives his views on events in Charlestown and Ballina.
A plucky performance by Mayo came close to toppling Kerry in Tralee. Mayo, minus their U-21s, looked fragile, but braved the den and might have stolen the points.
FOOTBALL Chris Barrett departed the inter-county scene last week after 13 seasons. Mike Finnerty assesses his contribution to Mayo football
Read more ...FOOTBALL Chris Barrett departed the inter-county scene last week after 13 seasons. Mike Finnerty assesses his contribution to Mayo football
Read more ...FOOTBALL Former Mayo forward Maurice Sheridan believes that managing the Mayo Under-20 team is ‘a golden opportunity’ for him
Read more ...SPORT We pick out five up and coming young Mayo sports stars that you should keep an eye on in the year ahead
Read more ...FOOTBALL Ger Flanagan reports on Peter Leahy’s resignation as Mayo ladies manager last week, along with the election of a new County Board executive
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