Relook at Ryan’s 9pts - has he only been credited with 7?

Did Frank Irwin get two points or is that an error Willie Joe?

I had Irwin down for 2pts also. I think that's right.

Interesting so, some players are scoring very consistently so far this year. Mattie Ruane top of the pile. He's such an asset running from midfield. Neary scoring well. Ryan back on form. Irwin has scored well. Towey has scored solidly, Flynn of course.

Mayo don't have many star players but they have a very deep panel. Only corner forward are we a bit light. Maybe Cillian will change his mind!!

Great win at the death today. Aidan o shea caught 2 great kickouts in the last quarter to turn the tide once again for mayo. Things are coming along nicely. Mayo supporters were better today too.

And Tommy C to come in will give us a bit more punch, hopefully.

@clare. Well done on your 2pt prediction yesterday I hope you had a few euro on it..... Something of note today also I thought mayo Really fought for every ball a good example being when keeping the ball alive after Ryan's last attempt hit the post and working it to Ruane for the final score.. All round good performance and as @seanBurke stated earlier no team will dominate from start to finish but it's about making hay during the time when we dominating and i think they did that pretty well today. They have to take confidence from today and hopefully take 2 more points from the remaining 4... Just out of interest if mayo were to win the last 2 games and sneak into a league final what would ye think of that?i mean would we be better playing a league final or quietly going about business while waiting for championship

Armagh hammering Dublin

Delighted for the lads putting it together consistently.
Were getting to tempo of games now and despite all the uproar about changes etc , we have tried alot of lads and alot of lads hitting form.
Hopefully Mchugh and Hess remain at 3 and 4 as both are ideal in the roles to.mark any kind of forwards and two very honest athletes.
I do think EOD is best man to be no2 but great to see coyne and he battle it out.
Mcbrien at 6 is a massive asset and hopefully we get to see Conor back again , he's made for the no 5 role beside Mcbrien. Nice to see Sam.freed out to halfback line and we reape the rewards for it .
The impact from bench of Eoghan Mac is great asset too.
Flynn aido Carney and Matty as options centerfield is very good and great versatility in alternating them.
Conor Reid too will have big role to play.

Half forwards great options and with Tommy Conroy to come back it will give us more cut and trust there aswell as an exceptional talent in Niall Coggins.
Special word for Darren Mchale he's being a great forward at club level but haven't seen him as a breaking ball winner as much as he's done of late and superb stuff from him as you'd expect distribution and score taking.

Inside line going well and be good now pressures off us to give a go to Cian Mchale.
Boland and Towey as impact subs looks good options

Things I haven’t seen mentioned yet , didn’t think reape had a great game , only a 6 out of 10 at best , mcbrien looks like he’s going to be some line breaker come championship, he looks for that traditional one two but didn’t get it back today , when he’s fine tuned I think he could be lethal .

Yes Sean
Reape is a bit of a worry now. His kickouts under pressure have never been great. Now every kickout is under 20 second pressure.
I hope keepers are restricted to their own half when tiles are finalized.
We won’t lose much whereas the likes of Armagh and Tyrone will lose a significant attacking outlet !!!

Could be worse, we could have evan comerford in goals, dubs have a huge problem there

Cluxton will be playing for Dublin till he is 50 at this rate

A very entertaining game of football today.still a work in progress but some nice football and good movement of ball.
Building nicely for championship.it’s all about championship folks.

Bar one or two kicks I thought Reape done very well, drove forward offering outlets. Opened the scoring to set the time early on.
Options for kickouts weren't great at times. Management should adopt the drive it a sling as can when nothing on as he's a big boot. Interesting take on it from last week's game here: https://x.com/MindTheNet/status/1895077730422493198?t=8tbIi_0LZIvUs7Lmm6tRRQ&s=08

Very enjoyable game today, played at league intensity for the vast majority as you'd expect. Bit more intensity in last 5. But don't recall any cards or hard hits. Couldn't see same happening if meet in championship.

I thought reape did ok today other than the delayed kickout. Got the 1st score and did well under the crossbar and gave options in attack plenty of times. It's not as easy find a teammate with the long kickout especially if team mates aren't showing enough.

We don't create many goal scoring chances, that's something I'd like to see targeted in next two rounds and final if get there.
As will likely need score some in championship.

If the ref that's in Armagh was in Castlebar today Reape would have been penalised every time for delaying the kick out he needs to learn 20 second rule.

I'd agree with No doubt. I thought on balance Reape was good.
One straight over sideline with a bit to spare but brought down several from under or maybe over the crossbar.
One really dangerous one in particular which he punched accurately to a team mate while under severe pressure,was impressive.
Vahey will need a game soon though,to keep him honest and see what he brings to the table.

Very good win today. Especially coming back again after Kerry went ahead. Maybe tempered somewhat by Kerry being a fair bit understrength. Especially in defence. Pretty close to safety now.

I'm confused Ted. Kerry broke the 3 up rule today, free from the spot... same happening in this match, then one gets moved up...

Story?

To be fair, most teams are struggling to get a high % successful kick outs, I think that clean catches like AOS, or winning breaking ball is where the midfield battle is going, and we seem to be getting better in recent games. The 20 second rule change is another challenge for the goalies. Anyway, I am a big advocate of the new rules and confident that some of the issues will be addressed, as an ex goalie I would also favour the 12 V 11 but let's see where the FRC decides.

Matty Ruane is top class. The game can pass him by when he's stuck in midfield, but when he's operating in the final 1/3 of the pitch, he's an absolute menace. Hopefully McStay and co. can find him a place in the forwards. As reliable a scorer as any of our forwards.

Any word on Paddy Durcan or Tommy Conroy coming back any time soon?

Hopefully they can make a sub appearance or two before the end of the league.

Fantastic to see high fielding coming back into the game and Aidan o Shea certainly rolling back the years today.it’s interesting how mayo’s approach has changed over the last couple of games.it’s very difficult now to shut down a game when leading as Dublin became masters at when every kickout has now become a contest in the air.

Great result! Armagh really took it to the Dubs tonight to so our comeback v them last week looks good now to.

We have the momentum, confidence back.

Now up to Derry where it will be tough but we can definetly take them if we play like we did today.

Well done guys so proud!

Only league and other teams will up there game later 180 in summer football no doubt about it.

But I am just soo happy to have our fight, spirt and chaos mayo football style back!

Aido your some man & Ryan O D I could name more but fair play lads!

Moose79 of the player in the possession carries it over like what Kerry did it’s a free on half way line.happened at end of Armagh game too

@moose79.there are 3 different punishments from what i read depending on what type of line break. 20 m free, free where line is crossed or ref throw up the ball.it explains the 3 different discrepancies in the rule book. It would fry your head trying to keep up with it but the ref micked up would help

Miked up. Pardon me

Delighted for the win and except for the 15 mins at the start of the second half when we reverted to Rochford tortoise ball we played well. A lot of talk about goalies and kick outs but as the ball has to travel over the 40 m arc kick outs are more 50/50 now which is great as it brings in the high fielders and favours players that get stuck in for the breaking ball. Look at the contrast in the 2 halves in the Dublin Armagh game. The team that's off it and less intense makes the opposing goalie look great. Thankfully kick outs are now more about out field players. Aidan caught 2/3 today that turned the game for us aided by Ryan. Hession also deserves great credit because when we reverted to sideways ball he decided to hell with this and broke directly with pace a few times to stem the tide.Win the next 2 and we might make the final which would be great.

I’ve been keeping the dog next door awake shouting at Reape to hurry up with the kickout for the last few games. Was pulled today and was bound to happen. Luckily for us it was in a game we won. He would really need to brighten his ideas on this. Otherwise he was fine.

@moose79: If you breach carrying or contesting the ball, it's a free on halfway.
If you breach it any other time, it's a free on the opposition 20m line (or edge of the arc).

As for what happened in the Armagh/Dublin game? No idea.

It looked like they awarded a free on halfway for a breach while contesting the ball, but not sure what happened after to move it up. Either another non ball contesting 3/3 breach happened with a Dublin forward or possibly dissent from the Dublin lads who did seem to be unhappy with the call claiming they had a 3rd up. Would be the most likely things that would end with that type of free, but neither were obvious.

A great win Well done Huge credit to players and management, Interesting when we lose games management get the blame but when we win it’s the players who get the credit. I am a firm believer that the vast majority of credit or blame should go to players. When Galway beat us at the death last year and Derry beat us on penalties it was player errors that cost us. Of course management are crucial in the way they set up the team, create morale etc. A few weeks ago some here were declaring this year was a write off ( in February. no less) and were scathingly critical of management. But in the last 3 games we have shown great courage and resilience to get past Tyrone, come from 9 down v Armagh to draw and score the last 4 to beat Kerry. Great work from players and management. Not sure how the season will pan out but at least a bit more optimism which is great. Well done to all again.

Where are all the key bord warriors that were calling for mcstays head comments to night

Funny how things change, league final now also in the mix as a concern!

Said it a few weeks ago on here that I felt a team we are currently capable of putting together can be competitive. Now it is about a consistent level of application and competitiveness.

Comparing to last year, Irwin, Morahan, Kelly all new additions to the 26 consistently. Neary too even though he missed yesterday. What are they bringing, and the team as a whole that will be different to last year?

Nitpicking, I know but we really should have scored a goal in the final play. 3 v 1..one hand pass and we were through to an empty net. Our score difference is a concern and will come into focus ahead of the final round if we lose in Derry and other results go against us. There was time and space to get a simple goal.

So, so many positives to take from yesterdays game. Individually and collectively things are progressing nicely. We are far from the finished article, it is only Rd 5 of the league, but the squad AND management are both definitely on an upward curve. Any pub talk of a "split in the camp" is just that, pub talk. If the character and culture within the dressing room and the squad was in any way "split" then we would not have won two tight games and battled back for a draw in Armagh. As you brilliantly put it WJ, for 3 games in a row we looked our opponent straight in the eyes and outplayed them when the game was in the mix (only for Bolands error we would have won in Armagh).
The players are clearly backing their manager, and to be fair, the manager is backing himself too with his spikey comments and dressing down of some of the journos. I like to see that, don't be a soft touch in interviews, put the scribes in their place, back your squad and they'll back you. He did, and they are.
We still have a lot of work to do, especially on our own kick out, but it's plain to see that there is a much work being done on the training pitch. Our press on their defense, our tackle and getting men in around the ball carrier and turning him over, and, whatever is going on with these hand signals, there's defo much better leadership and communication going on pitchside. Maybe it's just that a win makes everything look so much rosier, but the interaction and energy on the sideline seems better too, every player coming off has gone straight to McStay for the handshake and he seems more assertive on the line than earlier this season.

Derry 0-11 to 0-7 up at half-time against Donegal. This one isn’t going the way that suits us best, not yet anyway.

Donegal will have breeze in second half. Still think Donegal will win it.

The other one not looking to do us any favours.

Galway 0-11 1-8 Tyrone with Tyrone having the strong wind in the 2nd half.

, Murphy on now though....all will be well.

The last two games have lifted mayo supporters no end. When we play with the heavy laden shackles off.... we are a match for anyone. Nothing wrong with the mayo player s. Never was. We are as good as any other team. So more front foot football Kevin please

20 second rule on kickouts is a complete joke.There's no clock on it so it's completely at the ref's discretion and he's not counting to 20 on every kickout.It was highlighted on the Sunday Game tonight where the keeper,not sure which game was blown up after 14.3 seconds and the opposition awarded a tap over free.