New Posts For Thread: what is wrong with the mental psyche of mayo footballers?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30233417/what-is-wrong-with-the-mental-psyche-of-mayo-footballersi watched with astonishment how mayo threw the game last night.cluxton sent off (deservedly so) and his replacement a bag of nerves reduced to kicking out 50-50 balls to the middle of the field where mayo were lording it!and yet mayo got the yips,chThe reason Mayo haven't won an All Ireland for me is that bar Ciaran McDonald, who was more a creator than a scorer, they have never had a blue-chip forward who could kick points from play under pressure. The likes of Moran and Mortimer are good playhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30233417/what-is-wrong-with-the-mental-psyche-of-mayo-footballers?post_id=538918065#538918065The reason Mayo haven't won an All Ireland for me is that bar Ciaran McDonald, who was more a creator than a scorer, they have never had a blue-chip forward who could kick points from play under pressure. The likes of Moran and Mortimer are good playTue, 15 Apr 2014 06:53:05 -0500Ozy , that was to illustrate the differences in remuneration prevalent in those times . My flatmates brother worked alongside me and would have had a comparable salary to myself( 13 punts a week ) , decent in those days . But his brother finished uphttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30233417/what-is-wrong-with-the-mental-psyche-of-mayo-footballers?post_id=538917581#538917581Ozy , that was to illustrate the differences in remuneration prevalent in those times . My flatmates brother worked alongside me and would have had a comparable salary to myself( 13 punts a week ) , decent in those days . But his brother finished upTue, 15 Apr 2014 05:59:45 -0500total overreaction to mayos recent loss and draw with dublin.1,.they are missing their entire full back line.2, they were a kick of a ball away from winning it last year.in spite of carrying an underperforming andy moran,an injured cillian o connor ahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30233417/what-is-wrong-with-the-mental-psyche-of-mayo-footballers?post_id=538916949#538916949total overreaction to mayos recent loss and draw with dublin.1,.they are missing their entire full back line.2, they were a kick of a ball away from winning it last year.in spite of carrying an underperforming andy moran,an injured cillian o connor aTue, 15 Apr 2014 04:29:34 -0500Plenty of times they were good enough. Just lack bottle.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30233417/what-is-wrong-with-the-mental-psyche-of-mayo-footballers?post_id=538916873#538916873Plenty of times they were good enough. Just lack bottle.Tue, 15 Apr 2014 04:13:57 -0500Mayo have lost 7 out of 7 all Ireland finals since 1989 I think,doesn't that tell you that they were not good enough.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30233417/what-is-wrong-with-the-mental-psyche-of-mayo-footballers?post_id=538916709#538916709Mayo have lost 7 out of 7 all Ireland finals since 1989 I think,doesn't that tell you that they were not good enough.Tue, 15 Apr 2014 03:50:26 -0500one of my flatmates was an articled clerk in one of the big accountancy firms , and he was paid buttons . He never forgot that period , used to set aside his budget every Friday night and had only a few bob left for "life" . He married money thoughhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30233417/what-is-wrong-with-the-mental-psyche-of-mayo-footballers?post_id=538916345#538916345one of my flatmates was an articled clerk in one of the big accountancy firms , and he was paid buttons . He never forgot that period , used to set aside his budget every Friday night and had only a few bob left for "life" . He married money thoughTue, 15 Apr 2014 01:43:55 -0500I didnt even get the pound it was added to my fathers wages.I accept what you say about the betting,the fifties were times of stagnation and emigration but the Irish betting rings were notoriously strong.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30233417/what-is-wrong-with-the-mental-psyche-of-mayo-footballers?post_id=538915157#538915157I didnt even get the pound it was added to my fathers wages.I accept what you say about the betting,the fifties were times of stagnation and emigration but the Irish betting rings were notoriously strong.Mon, 14 Apr 2014 19:33:30 -0500Wildman , you were underpaid ! When I started to work in Dublin in 1962 my salary was nearly 700 punts a year . Mind you one of my flatmates was an articled clerk in one of the big accountancy firms , and he was paid buttons . He never forgot thathttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30233417/what-is-wrong-with-the-mental-psyche-of-mayo-footballers?post_id=538914921#538914921Wildman , you were underpaid ! When I started to work in Dublin in 1962 my salary was nearly 700 punts a year . Mind you one of my flatmates was an articled clerk in one of the big accountancy firms , and he was paid buttons . He never forgot thatMon, 14 Apr 2014 18:56:39 -0500Wildman , my father was a good punter . He had some very good greyhounds , and you could get a grand on them in the forties when the Yanks were around and markets were buoyant . That "uncle" with Mayo roots as posted earlier clerked at the dogs andhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30233417/what-is-wrong-with-the-mental-psyche-of-mayo-footballers?post_id=538914817#538914817Wildman , my father was a good punter . He had some very good greyhounds , and you could get a grand on them in the forties when the Yanks were around and markets were buoyant . That "uncle" with Mayo roots as posted earlier clerked at the dogs andMon, 14 Apr 2014 18:43:57 -0500this is reality rat not make believe stuff.....https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30233417/what-is-wrong-with-the-mental-psyche-of-mayo-footballers?post_id=538914611#538914611this is reality rat not make believe stuff.....Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:07:38 -0500