MAYO V GALWAY

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Donegal are into the next round of the Ulster Senior Football Championship, after beating Armagh by 1-16 to 12 points. Wexford will take on Dublin in the quarter-finals after the Model County beat Offaly 1-15 to 1-12. They get their Sunday underway from 19 under par in a tie for 9th. Burnley have picked up three more crucial points with a 1-0 win over Wolves this afternoon. Galway have beaten rivals Mayo in the quarter-finals of the Connacht Senior Football Championship. Clare have beaten Tipperary in Round 2 of the Munster Senior Hurling championship.

Pat Spillane has said that Mayo will 'never win an All-Ireland' because their forward line is not good enough. The Kerry legend made the comments on Sunday.

But they never had and don't have the forward line that can win an All-Ireland. This time last year, Connacht final, five points up at half-time and they were hammered 2-8 to three points in the second half. But they never had, and still don’t have a forward line that can win an All-Ireland." Mayo have not won the All-Ireland Football Championship since 1951. "The reason Mayo will never win an All-Ireland is that they don't have the forward power. Pat Spillane has said that Mayo will 'never win an All-Ireland' because their forward line is not good enough.

Mayo host Galway in the Connacht senior football championship in Castlebar today. The game throws-in at 4pm. It will be shown live on RTE 2 and can also be ...

Mayo are highly fancied, with many expecting them to go deep in the All Ireland series later this summer. Mayo got torn apart by Kerry at Croke Park a number of weeks ago, while Galway limped to a disappointing defeat to Roscommon in the Division two showpiece. The game throws-in at 4pm.

GALWAY tends to loom large in the mind of any Mayo person from a young age. One of my earliest childhood memories involves travelling to a football match with ...

The whipping they took from Kerry in the Division 1 final wasn't ideal preparation but they've probably already erased that from their minds as the championship is where Mayo want to make their mark. Galway were favourites going into the Division 2 final but failed to come out of Croke Park with the trophy, so he'll be itching to remedy that by taking the Connacht crown. A glance at the history books shows that the era in question – the 1980s – was not a good time for the Mayo side of the famed rivalry. It's a lot for James Horan and his management set-up to deal with but they have spent the last few years experimenting with new players, so there are plenty of options when it comes to team selection. Mayo don't have the settled team they would like to have but there's still a whole lot of big game experience within the squad and they've been operating at a higher level than Galway all year. Midfield had been Mayo's most settled sector all year as Jordan Flynn formed a formidable partnership with Matthew Ruane, so the knock picked up by the former in the league final is lamentable. Around that era, I have memories of my dad retiring to the car to catch up with sports results and news. Conor Loftus could come back into the team or Aidan O'Shea could be deployed here to partner his Breaffy team-mate. He probably just wanted some peace and quiet to listen to the bulletins and occasional live radio coverage. Indeed, Galway won a 1982 Connacht final by 3-17 to 0-10. One of my earliest childhood memories involves travelling to a football match with my father, uncle (both now departed) and brother. I remember little about the game itself apart from the fact that one team was clad in green and red and the other in maroon and white.

Mayo v Galway will see both sides get their championship ambitions underway this weekend as the archrivals clash in Castlebar. For Mayo, the All -Ireland ...

While they were in the game until half time, their defence problems were fully taken advantage of by Kerry, especially David Clifford. While some believe Mayo had one eye on this clash, a positive performance and result is needed to kick start their championship hopes. Mayo come into this clash with a number of injuries to key players. Galway will look to avenge some disappointing displays against Mayo in the past two Connacht finals. An abysmal second half display from Mayo lead to a 15-point defeat to Kerry, in a game they were completely outclassed in. Mayo v Galway will see both sides get their championship ambitions underway this weekend as the archrivals clash in Castlebar. For Mayo, the All -Ireland finalists will hope the team will have enough mental strength to courage another run to the final. Here is all the info you need to watch Mayo v Galway.