A good read there WJ and fair synopsis. I believe we will win this one with a few points to spare for 2 main reasons the strength of the starting line up should allow us to be more direct than we have been to a degree at least plus we will have a couple of potential scorers off the bench when things heat up. I don't see Armagh scoring heavily enough to win. Mayo to win by 5 !

Don't care if we win.
It's how we play that's all important. Don't expect full out attacking, more a little positivity and something we can be more hopeful and optimistic about.

Our best display was probably against Dublin, a good surface.
Football particularly the new rules will be a completely different animal on dry surfaces.

Mayo -3 is at 9/2. Might give it a tickle.

Best of luck to St.Colmans. Best chance of a Mayo side getting to the Hogan Cup final since Rice College pre covid, and definite best chance of any of the 3 Colman's teams to win Connacht in last 8 years.
Mullingar won't be easy of course but with mercy mounthawk and maghera on the other side of the draw, you have to be bouncing into that game.

Would be great to win today but while I'm actually going ( shortly I hope ) , I'm not expecting us to beat the All Ireland champs on their home patch .
Hoping for quicker ball to inside forwards and more physicality especially against these lads .
Improved performance and our new faces to hold their own Would be a step in the right direction towards championship

Armagh hold their one point loss, a couple of years back in qualifiers in Castlebar as their turning point, that they going the right way. Let's go, and play with a bit of abandonment, and see we're it takes us. That still might be a loss, but let entertain Mayo crowd that travelled to Armagh.

Excellent write up Willie Joe.

Best of luck guys a win today would restore some confidence.

I think we will do it mayo by 2 or 3!

I think one positive from last week's game was Eoghan McLaughlin's penetrative runs through the Tyrone defence, but one thing I would like to see is a player running off his shoulder as an option for him to pass it to to finish it off, someone like Tommy Conroy would be ideal, but just get someone in there running off his shoulder please!

Hon Mayo!

It's instructive to watch games today still under the old rules. Awful dross.

St Colmans College 3 goals/2 points, Mullingar 6 points. 12 minutes left.

St Colmans College 3 goals/2 points, Mullingar 6 points. 12 minutes left. Another goal for Claremorris

Now Colman's winning 4-02 to 1-06. 8 mins left

Looking good for Colmans
Any news of subs bench

Well done Colman's, goals win games although surprised given talk of forward power that only 3 PTS scored.

No Cian McHale in the 26, hopefully Managment haven’t thrown in the towel on him already.

Well done to Colemans - they were always in control...

Bench has been named - Carney the notable addition, Tommy, Paddy, Conor and DOC hopefully are close to return...

https://x.com/MayoGAA/status/1893300716166320579?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Colmans game was very poor standard of football. I suppose its an ideal way to win a semi final.
Will have to improve by at least 30-40% to have any chance n final.

@TheDarkyFinn

Good to see Carney back.

Heard McStay saying after Tyrone that Durcan is due back anyday now.. Not sure on DOC or Conroy hopefully not to long!

Was a very poor Hogan semi final but Colman's will not care. The big names beirne, Tracy, Mortimer, Cassidy were all below normal performance so more to give in final. It was one of those games where the other players all stood up. Gill, noonan and Flanagan all very good in defense. Kelly and Tierney good around the middle

Not often a mayo team get to a Hogan cup final. Rice college a few years ago is all I remember.

I’ve heard there hoping for durcan to be back by end of league.not sure on conroy but a bit longer I think.
Doc shud be back in next game or 2

Yes Clare all good ! I did hear McStay say all were close and DOC's knock was only minor. He also said he expected all to play at some stage in the league. I'm happy if all of those are 100% championship ready

Subs: 16. John Vahey 17. Dylan Thornton 18. Evan Ivers 19. Fenton Kelly 20. Fergal Boland 21. Jack Carney 22. Jack Coyne 23. Kevin Quinn 24. Paul Towey 25. Sam Callinan 26. Seán Morahan.

Thanks wj
Any wind factor in Armagh?

Hi All,

Just to say I am hopeful for today too, maybe because the 5pm( TV) start suits me so well for a Sat. Have been to the Armagh Grounds. Also the selected full forward line gives the impression me there is something afoot. Then Rian O 'Neill is not available.
Hope all you brave souls travelling have an enjoyable trip and at least a draw.

Ciaran 2.

Wind could be a major factor by the looks of it. There’s a stiff breeze blowing straight down the field into the town end goal. That’s definitely the scoring end this evening, two-pointers likely to be the winning and losing of this game.

Was impressed with Eastern Gaels Dara Flanagan, a county U17 panelist last year and still U17 this year. is Ronan Kelly Fenton’s brother, Darragh Beirne has filled out but has it impacted his speed.

Cian McHale is paying for this management team ineptitude. A corner forward is only as good as the balls that being played into him, a non factor the last day and any day under Rochford. It pretty poor way of changing tactics is by taking off. a player who you aren’t using and playing the same way with a gale force wind in the second half.
I hope we change the way we play tonight. A bit more adventurous. Like to see Carney and Thornton starting.

@TheDarkyFinn thanks for that info!
DOC has such bad luck with injuries

Thanks again wj. Hopefully we will have our two point kickers on the field when the wind is at our back

Yes Ronan Kelly is a brother of Fenton. He has developed well over the last 2 years

Looking at Armagh twitter today. They kicked three 2 pointers last week against Donegal.

I am not to hopeful for today but maybe Armagh have an AI hangover still! Looking for other results to go our way and hope a win over Derry might keep us up...

Towey replaces o Shea the only change. He’s still on panel so mustn’t be injury related

No O'Shea, tv off

If they playing with wind in first half O Shea needs to start.

D.Clark in Midwest last week was full of praise for Towey helping out in defense.

Your wishes have been granted Willie Joe!!Armagh in black

There is a God, Cp! Fair play to Armagh.

Who has the wind if there is one?

Same oul crap.........fellas in position but no shooting

Looks like more Mayo are constipation on the Armagh 45 again

We are getting ran over now. Shocking stuff.

Colm Reapes kickouts are becoming a real liability.
He also offers nothing going forward

Need presence in midfield.bring o Shea and carney on at ht.

Getting absolutely cleaned out around middle third

In for a real trimming here potentially

Unforgivable that miss by Reid

We've been wasteful enough.
1-02 left behind

https://www.mft.ie/longford-1-12-mayo-0-14-disgusted-demoralised-defeated/

Here’s your after match headline WJ

It's a difficult watch so far. Awful bad decision making. McStay needs to shake it up ..

Another young fellas confidence being destroyed, Conor Reid wasn’t the problem

Appears to be heading back to that period again! No fight or pride? Kicking atrocious confidence gone. Heart-breaking

Heartbreaking is a perfect description.

This isn’t the Mayo way.

Micheal Bond was in good shape on TG4 the other night. We may give him a call.

Jesus awful stuff why Aido didn't start beyond me.

Reape has nothing to aim at with kickouts

Second half hopefully will be better, you have to feel sorry for the players at this stage.

That's well and truly awful. Terrible kick outs. No one except Flynn willing to have a pot and why isn't Aidan on???

Towie not doing himself any favours. My God take the shot when it's on.

We’re 8 down.why can’t we just have a crack at them now.bring on o Shea and the young players

How the sweet fuck can we still be breaking the 3v3? At club level it wouldn’t be acceptable. 5 times already this year. I’d say that’s more than the rest of the league put together. That alone is completely fucking unacceptable from management.

As for the performance, not much to talk about. Full back line badly exposed. Very badly exposed and this is without Rian Oneill. Get O’Shea and and just hope.

Btw I feel the taking off of Conor Reid a bit harsh. Mcstay must have it in for Moy Davitts lads. Has no problem denting their confidence anyway.

“Another young fellas confidence being destroyed, Conor Reid wasn’t the problem”

In fairness's we were getting cleaned in the middle
Ruane, Reid and Irwin non existent in that area.
His shot for the open goal had Zero conviction tbh
Mchale should have given it to Towey not Reid.
Not the reason to take him off though
Coen, how long more can he be selected.

To be fair to Mayo fans, I think if we could see we were trying something and were trying to build to something we’d get over the results being bad. Year 3 and we’re going backwards at a rate of knots.

We never learn. If the shot is on shoot! No we keep recycling over and over.

Time for all Managenent team to do the honorable thing, when they won't let the players play proper football .

Terrible misses from Mayo we should be much nearer to Armagh with all the scoring chances .Bring on Fergal Boland now we need a scoring forward .

It’s very early in the year but we have to reflect that this is year THREE of this management team. I can accept getting beat by a better team on the day but certain things should be taken for granted like fight, tactical know how and basic execution of the skills of the game. We have absolutely none of those. Players look disinterested and demoralised. Can anyone say we have any sort of game plan? It’s like a copy and paste of what we’ve seen before. It’s a shambles.

Woeful, just woeful. 5 points in 35 minutes of football is just shocking. All the usual old failings on display, bad wides, poor kick-outs, goal chances butchered, great opening lost with dreadful Towey pass. Every time Armagh attack, you expect them to score-the opposite with Mayo. Painful watch and unless an early improvement in second half, think I'll switch over to the England v. Scotland rugby.

“CPAMG says:
February 22, 2025 at 5:44 pm
We never learn. If the shot is on shoot! No we keep recycling over and over.”

That is the way they are coached, if they do kick and miss next stop sideline

Armagh lad next to me asking why we've switched from the style that made us as good as anyone in the country to the boring shite we're serving up these days. I'll be trying to come up with the answer on the 3 hour journey home.

-Men against boys out there.
-No urgency or no pace in attack, so ponderous going forward.
- Towey having a nightmare, his confidence must be so low.
-4th game in a row we’ve been stung for not having enough players up and second game in a row Mattie has had a play over turned for a basic rule mistake. Baffling.
- feel for Reid.

Seen enough, deplorable going for a pint, know it will not be on television in my local thank god.

That was as bad a half as seen in a while. I thought we started to turn a corner last week but one step forward two steps back

I don't understand what's going wrong. We don't have quality of a team we had a few years ago but we also don't have ideas. Even with best players in the country of you don't have a plan you are going no where

Not sure what I want to see at half time. Towey very poor but if taken off again that's his confidence gone but if he stays on and plays as bad that doesn't help him. When Flynn released him at edge of large arc and he squared the ball to Armagh defender I knew it wasn't going to be his day

Ruane got a nice score early on but missed try after

The difference in two teams kick outs

The goal. Armagh didn't give up and let ball over line but we should not be conceding that easy

Note the comment re jersey colour but I'm struggling with Ethan Rafferty jersey similar to his teammates

Last kick of half. Side line ball. It was more than 40m out. Why doesn't the arc extend to endline as it's measured from centre of goals.

The weird thing is, I still reckon we could win this game. Armagh aren’t blowing us away. And if we tidied up the accuracy we could have easily put 4/5 mins points on the board. Problem is we need 2 pointers (our speciality haha)

Not looking good for Mayo this year. There seems to be no tactics in place. Same ol same ol.

How does Stephen Coen constantly hold down a starting place when he never plays above a 5 out of 10,supposed to be a leader yet hides when we are getting well beaten.This management team should have been given p45 last August by CB.

I admire your optimism Green&Red

@highorlow....a lot of that team became the legends of the next decade.....its all about the management....

Harsh scoreline but not defending as well as the Tyrone game and missing big chances at the other end. Ben Crealey off has allowed Mayo get more joy in the middle and eight points isn't a big lead with the new rules but Mayo will need a strong start to the 2nd half.

I'm really believing we are spinning our wheels with this mgmt team, our coaching and SnC look shocking against modern division one teams.
New mgmt needed for me give them a headstart on the rebuild.

How was Reid hooked before Towie?

Second half will tell alot about the teams morale, this game is still there for the winning but obviously have to improve shooting efficiency, the Armagh defence is not great mind you they have something to defend now.

I know we've spent years trying to work the ball into the extract right spot for the kick but we need to get beyond that sharpish or we'll be left behind. And yes that is entirely on the coaching ticket. They have to tell them to let loose and If they miss so be it. We'll get back in position and we'll challenge for the next kickout.

Therei a huge lack of confidence in 6/7 Mayo players in that first half, fumbling the ball on seven occasions, kick outs are woeful, Armagh walking through Mayo defence, it's pathetic.

@Left Boot agree confidence is gone from half the guys can't say ya blame them with management.

Time to take the handbrake off but I fear it will be the same old shite. McStay needs to cope on if he think that this type of football is acceptably and only the result matters. Donegal were glad to get rid of Rochford and look what a real coach can do with the same players. We need a total overhaul.

Hopefully the U20 management don’t follow the same route.

Win the ball. Move it forward fast and shoot and we have a few points on board. Who'd have guessed it! Hopefully the penny has dropped.

Would someone directing TG4 cameras please ditch the end on shots at the kick outs.
Wonders will never cease, Coen kicks a two pointer!

Kicking the ball out to ruane on his own with two markers is crazy

I said it at HT there is something missing with Armagh. Every chance we win this.

It’s amazing how different of a team we look when we actually kick the ball

Ah Mayo they never cease to amaze me(eyes to heaven emoji)

@Pullhard yes unreal turnaround!

Neary has been our player of the league, absolutely has to start in championship.

It should be a lesson to all fringe players to grab your chance with both hands when it comes

Not there yet but at least the Mayo running game now evident........

Faith restored slightly, why can’t we do this from the start of games though?

Great second half from the players, but the Dublin referee seemed to be playing under the old rules and seemed to favour Mayo that bit more.

Taking easy scores that were there during the black card would have been the winning of that. Decent amount kicked away in the first and second half - far better 2nd half

Because they abandoned what they are been coached and just went for it.

Brilliant 2nd half but someone we managed to throw it away, armaghs last score was really poor from boland and then reape misses a sitter.

Wonderful 2nd half display -we're back baby !

Wow. What a difference a half makes. Would love to know what happened at half time.

I thought the ref was consistent for both teams tbh.one or 2 wrong decisions but none made big impact on the game

Well now the benchmark has been laid down. If we go back playing shite over and back football then it’s a disgrace. Look what we can do when we kick and move the ball at speed. God Armagh are a very very odd team. Any previous All Ireland champions who are up by 8 points at HT don’t let the opposition back into it.

I'd say the Mayo lads went rogue in that second half..did it their way

what a game of two halves!! Still. Armagh were poor in second half and i wouldn't get excited about our lads ...yet

They are @ Green & Red, but they are missing their main man, Rian O Neill.

Nothing wrong with the morale, could/should have won, improving but big test next weekend but still in the fight. Well done to the team, great to see players coming back and Davitt Neary is an exciting player.

looks what happens when we play football!!!!not that shite back and over ...great stuff....reape, come on that should be going over!!!

Would have taken the draw at half time but had the chance to win that 2nd half Armagh was very much on the ropes. 3 points on the table now and probably need another three to stay up.

Pace pace pace, don’t know if that was a mgmt decision or the players but let’s never see this slow deliberate build up shite again unless we are holding onto a lead with 5 mins to go.
We thrive in chaos, no better team for it. Dunno why Reape didn’t fist that over at the end though

I will take that some comeback well done guys!

and to counter that. I'd say the players threw the management book out the window in the 2nd half and said screw this let's play football

West is Best.......I agree, it sure looked like lads said feck this, we'll start running forward no matter what the sideline say

Boland cost ye the win.

Well that was surreal to say the least, it seems the players decided to drop the so called game plan and go out and cut the shackles and express themselves, completely different team in second half , take a now David Neary fantastic performance for a young lad no fear , don’t no what to feel with the second half performance disappointed not to go away with 2 points unfortunately wrong man in the wrong place at the end, don’t no if it’s a pint or mass I need to go for after it all

Find its always best to post after a match rather than while watching the match !!
After booking b+b for the night here .
Some character from our bucks in the 2nd half .
Shocking 1st half but very Proud of our performance in the 2nd half ..
A draw a fair result .
Onwards we go , league for learning

Now that's more like it.
Off the cuff and driving is only way we can succeed.
We need to free Matty to 11 the impact of Mcbrien at 6 was immense and full credit to Mchugh has that 3 shirt now.
Neary Ruane and Flynn as halfforwards is a proper good line. Coen is better suited to midfield and let him and Reid battle out to play alongside Carney.
Delighted for Jack thay was a proper good free performance from him.
We need big athletes and time to move on from the smaller lads who are all shapes and very little end product.
Full credit to Aido for his return but ROD definitely played himself back into form the hard way.

Player of the Match poll is up!

That’s more like it. Should have won it at the end. I’m still not convinced and far from it. Let’s see next weekend.

Black card had a huge bearing, mayo did some damage then, Neary was excellent , some goal.
Referee was terrible, but Mc Stay is showing that the players are playing for him because whatever he said at half time worked, but they still are getting caught with the rules.

We should have won easily,completely different comments now

I'm voting Coen MOTM just for that two pointer!

We should have won it really. But it was good to see evidence of better play in the second half, and it seems like morale is OK in the camp. Ryan O'Donoghue sounded upbeat in his post-match interview.

Carney made a big difference in the skies in the second half.
I'd have snapped your hand off for a point at half time. Ultimately though it feels like a point left behind.
We managed that last play really well. Shame it went wide.
Neary continues to impress. Ryan very good.

A very positive second half. I liked how we kept trying and didn't throw the towel in. Hopefully Diarmuid Paddy and Tommy aren't far away.
Roll on next Saturday

Tuamstar, you’re cute. Trying the reverse psychology to take heat of mgmt to hope they are there next year and another soft Connaught title for Galway. As other posters hinted, I’d say the players threw caution to the wind. Didn’t listen to the tactics and just did what they know they can do.

Galway ahead by 9 at half time last week and drew.
Armagh ahead by 8 (?) at half time this week and drew.
If Mayo let that type of lead slip we'd be scandalised.
Great to see our bucks just going for it.
11 wides I think too so plenty to improve on.
Give Kerry a game of it and you'd never know!!

Looks like we're returning the colour clash favour in the women's game. We're in our alternative navy strip. See, this stuff is easy when the will is there. Fair play to both teams for finally recognising the problem.

Brilliant comeback draw was good results
after poor 1st half ,

That second half was bloody fantastic, Neary's goal was class, smart and composed, but what I liked most was Coen's 2 pointer, I didn't think he had this in his locker. Whether it's true or not we need teams to believe we have multiple shooters who are accurate at the 2 point rangez so they push out and create space behind.

This mayo team can make people feel very foolish for posting at half time.you can pick out faults but that second half has to provide hope .it was much more like the mayo of old .we got stuck in and Davitt Nearys goal was absolutely beautifully taken

Have to say I thought the ref was fine. Didn't notice him much so that's usually a good sign.. Bolands mistake and reape missing at the end were the deciding factors but I suppose i would have taken a draw at half time.. If lads can criticise management for the shite play in the 1st half it seems strange not to credit them for the 2nd half display. btw what a class finish by neary for the goal.

@Green & red great post post fully agree there!

Well done Mayo. Super 2nd half. A little bit of the 'old Mayo' back.
That goal from young Davitt...nest individual goal since JC in limerick,had to be brave in flicking it onto his own path as he could have had his head severed,and the finish was sublime.
Matty mixed the good with the middling and Cold should have advanced another couple of meters and punched over but that should bring our confidence on a bit more.

One I'm baffled by is when a shot dropped short picked up by an Armagh defender who passes to the goalie, that's a free in from what I understand of the rules but they got a free out

Great comeback but we bottled it at the end and that is disapointing. Well done Davitt Neary for having a go, im afraid Boland will have the Summer off again he was ineffictive tonight

I must have a rant at half-time in every game. Took off the shackles second half, went more direct and attacked with pace and purpose, which suits Mayo rather than that slow possession based shite-management take note. Showed real character and spirit. OTHER POSITIVES-Ryan looking more like his old self, Neary a real find, McHugh settling in at full-back and Carney back-hope to see him push on this year. Bit disappointed we did'nt win-silly mistake by Boland and Reape had that chance at the death. On to Kerry next weekend and hope we keep the second half momentum going.

Would not agree that the players decided to play differently, there was a strong breeze which favored us in the second half. We wanted to hold possession in the first half.

I think that this will give us confidence, great to see Carney back, ROD stepped up, Coen did well, i think that he is a leader and stepped up in the second half. Getting better on the breaks, McHugh settling into full back. Lots more to do but some light in the tunnel!!

The players ignored the management narrative when they played well is shite talk that should only live on twitter

I have to apologise for my rant earlier about first half performance! Mayo got stuck into Armagh in second half & almost won the game, there was a couple of silly errors in the last few minutes but overall it was great to see Mayo having a right go, well done. Brilliant.

Last kick of the first half ( side line ball)the player stepped well over the side line and was given.

@ you three. I think because they were both in the small square it was ok to pass to the goalie. I'm open to correction.

Hopefully management have now seen the light and eventually realise what most posters on here have been saying to stop the ponderous build up. They probably figured at half time that they might get a drubbing and risked getting sacked. At half time I was thinking if the second half was as bad that the players should revolt. So hopefully that's the end of Donegal's Rochford Ball

It seems with some posters here the management can never be given any credit. If you have direct evidence from the players that they ignored the management please share it otherwise stop posting based on your dislike of the management.
That was a great second half performance and all involved players and management deserve credit.

@You Three they didn’t get a free out, the ref had to restart with the ball with Armagh as the Armagh players were inside the large rectangle and it was kicked in by us. The ref should never have called a free for us to begin with.

The wind was a big factor.
A rather lucky goal for Armagh.
We played the wind well.

The black card for Armagh swung the game in Mayo's favour but ye were coming into it before that but Grimley didnt do Armagh any favours yet again. It was a very good goal and ye were very unlucky in 1st half not to get another. I dont like the goalie up the pitch I really hope they change the rules so goalie must stay in his area. A draw is probably a fair result given how Mayo played so poorly in the 1st half. I thought Ryan O Donoghue did very well in the second half after a poor first half. He seemed to be getting some Armagh treatment as well but unnoticed by the referee. In my view there were a number of occasions where Mayo worked space in the two point zone but recycled the ball instead of having a go like Coen did. Its something for McStay to ponder as if Mayo were taking another 2-3 two pointers in that space it would put a different gloss on things. Aidan O Shea has a great eye for a pass and appeared to be harshly treated by the ref on two occasions. Its been an interesting league so far with lots of second half comebacks. As for Galway I expect Donegal will go all out to beat us tomorrow but the weather and the breeze in Salthill will more than likely spoil the match. If we could get a point we would probably be safe but points are hard won in this tough top division.

Something that didn't seem very important at the time but that ball from distance that Colm got a hand to over the crossbar, turning it from a 2 pointer to a single did turn out to make a difference ultimately....makes up for the missed one I guess .

A ''bolter'' is a rarity nowadays but if Davitt Neary can keep that level of consistency going he could be a real asset come championship. Having said that I think we will need to use him more sparingly in our last couple of league games ,so as to keep him fresh.

Pace and Davitt Neary make Mayo an entertaining team to watch.

Hi all it’s a while since I stuck my head over the ditch. Firstly happy new year to all and best wishes for the football year ahead and safe journey to you all as ye support Mayo.
That was a great comeback this evening and ye were unlucky not to steal the two points but I’m sure you are all glad of the draw and no doubt ye would have taken the hand off at half time for that result.
For me ye were a little fortunate as Armagh definitely took their eye off the ball after getting such a big lead at half time. Saying that Mayo seemed to shoot the Shepard’s collie and do what they do best and just go for it, unfettered of caution, outdated defensive play trying to hold onto the ball and fear of error and the Curley finger. It was a breath of fresh air to see them playing brave and confident attacking football as when Mayo tear the shirt off they are as good as what’s out there. Would have loved to see ye winning as with four points ye would be very close to being safe.
Next weekend I expect a belter in McHale park as both teams are in a tight enough spot in regard to league points. Tonight’s result result should be very positive for mayo and last weeks calamity should also sharpen focus in the training ground in Kerry. Tomorrow the weather looks bad for the game so Tyrone should scrape it with home advantage in poor weather, I expect a few of their big guns to be on the field as well so that will be a different prospect.
On a separate point I was surprised that the ladies game wasn’t on before the men’s game. It would have been a very good thing for those players to enjoy at least the second half with a full crowd. People with a long journey back to the west would for the most part leave after the first game. I think it was an opportunity lost for the promotion of the game with all the young girls at the game it would have lovely for them to see the best players from both Mayo and Armagh.

@Game hanger 10 ah come on now we were a bit fortunate cause Armagh took their eye off the ball?

It was a great come back for our guys weather or not Armagh 'took their eye off the ball'.

Things improved second half !
We should really have won it
I hope the keeper rule changes to restrict them to their own half cos it’s absolutely killing us
We actually managed the time left at the end but unfortunately the kickable chance fell to Reape.
Ryan o Donoghue was outstanding second half
I really like Eoin corner back too . Tenacious.
Constantly playing a player who can’t do the basics like solo the ball properly is really annoying me though. No other serious footballing county does it.
Great leadership from Coen too with a monster score to kick start the comeback

Aido had a huge impact when we decided to use him 15 minutes after he came on
They couldn’t handle him

I have to say it is a great venue. Atmosphere was excellent second half .

St least we showed some fight in 2nd half but I’d agree Armagh’s complacency (they hammered us in the 1st half) coupled with the black card really impacted the 2nd half. Credit to the players though. They had a go and the evidence is there now, not that as needed, that a fast blitz attack is far more effective the only way to play. I fear however that we’ll see the lateral stuff again before too long. That’s management’s strategy. The only reason we saw the fast attacking 2nd half is cos we had no choice being 8 down.

Boland’s error was really poor. Reapes miss was equally poor. That game was there to be won and we didn’t close it out.

Sticks of the Reek .
Great to see ya buzzing after the second half come back ...league is for learning, regardless of who's. Managing the team ,
Seriously, awful first half, great second half,
More players to come back
#Staypositive

Inexcusable from boland to give away that 50m penalty.
That should not be happening with so little time left

Claire, I don’t deny Mayo played like warriors in the second half and ye could have won it. I don’t know which Armagh player was about to pull the trigger and he had his arm strongly pulled denying an almost certain point from which mayo went down the field and scored a point. I’m not complaining as I love to see Mayo doing well and every game will have a poor decision or two. The point I’m trying to make is if it was a two point game at half time I think Mayo would have played with too much caution and Armagh would probably have won the game, just an opinion and not a slight on a fantastic comeback..

I am very happy with the result,we could and probably should have won p,but upwards and onwards

Coming into the league I, and I think most fans wanted us to find a few players and see a style of play that you could enjoy and give us a chance.

So far on the players, Neary has been absolutely superb. Morahan is settling in nicely too. Others such as Reid and Irwin are getting game time and I think will be decent bench options come championship time. I’d like to see Thornton get some game time at midfield to see what he can offer. Cian McHale, Prendergast and a few others would really have benefitted had the FBD happened, but their chances are now fairly limited.

On the style of play, I think it is very much one of trying to mix the slow possession stuff with occasionally breaking out into something a little faster but the management team I guess consider that is only sustainable for half a game.

So bad from Reape at the end with a man inside him.

@GameHanger yeah fair enough! I see yoir points..

It's only Feb and we have a lot to work on still and maybe Armagh did take the eye off the ball but it was the fight ij end that I haven't seen from mayo in a while that gives me some hope for the rest of season and good post to!

Hope is not a bad thing Clare .
You used to be Miss Positive on here .
Reality is we won't win an All Ireland but we will always be proud Mayo people, Regardless of Results

The black card definitely played a role in the comeback, but I still liked what we saw tonight a lot more than what we saw last weekend, and we actually won that game. The style of play last weekend was so negative that it nearly felt like a loss, it was so hard to feel excited about it. At least tonight we saw a bit of spark and initiative. I still think we'll see see a return of that awful conservative rubbish before too long, but tonight is a glimpse of what can happen if we have a go. As lots of people have said on here, I don't mind a draw or even a loss if it looks like we're trying something and it looked and felt like a bit of improvement in the second half tonight.

And as I said above, I liked how Ryan sounded in the post-match interview. For all the people who think there is trouble in the camp, it didn't sound or look that way from him after the game - he spoke well and was measured.

In the context of where we were at half time I get being happy with a point, but in the context of the whole match it's a massive let down. That's all around closing out a match, rather than getting too excited about the league.

The goal conceded in the first half was shite. Getting cleaned out on kick outs obviously savage, but that got much better after Reid was taken off (not saying it was all his fault). It does look like there's more of a tactic this year to try and break the ball at kickouts, which worked better against Tyrone who are smaller and undermanned. If that gets better over the rest of the league it would be a big plus.

We should have never been in such a bad position position at half time, and could and should have won the second half more convincingly.

Far easier in the eye in the second half which gives us all hope, but not closing out a game that was on a plate for us in the last 10 minutes is something I'd hope the team will be very frustrated about.

A fair few posters saying that the players decided themselves to throw off the shackles in the second half and just have a go. I’ve no idea whether it’s true or not, but I found it strange that Midwest said the management team were out on the pitch a few minutes before the team. Why would that happen.

@MyBall…that’s a bit negative!!

@My Ball I know but the last while my optimistic around us has gone to be honest.
But tonight it came back a bit and made me proud of our guys as always.

Yeah don't think we will win sam either this year but so long as we show the same kind of fight like we did tonight I will be proud!

My mistake, @no doubt and @mayomayo1 you are correct, there's nothing wrong with that pass

@Nephin: Fairly common in management.

Spend whatever time is needed to get across specific messages (less is more in that type of thing), fix any tactical issues or problems with matchups, and then throw them whatever motivation can be squeezed in. For the last bit, if you've strong leaders in a side, great to have that part player led rather than management led and just get out of their way.

You'll often hear the Dublin lads talk about video sessions under Gavin (different, but comparable enough). In the early years they all hated them and felt it a chore. By the end, he'd ask a single question and the players themselves would run with it from there. No harder judges or stronger champions for what lads are doing out there than from the fella on their shoulder having to pick up the slack or benefit from the positives.

Thanks TSU. I was just a bit worried about that. Wondering if all was well.

We need more movement for our kickouts, too predicable. EML hasn't even the basic skills, embarrassing for county grade, Eod caught by pace