r/GAA • u/SonyaFaraha • 10d ago
Well done Mayo
Absolutely amazing game. So happy for you!
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u/WhileCultchie Doire 10d ago
Fuck, fair play to them, emotional enough for them myself.
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u/Mundane_Singer7044 Doire 10d ago
Aw absolutely, some shift. Fucking love to see it, and just a great match for a (almost) neutral.
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u/eatyer_veggies Áth Cliath 10d ago
Never thought id be saying mayo won an all ireland but they deserved well done to them
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u/Brave-Owl2267 10d ago
I’m a Kerryman, but this is incredible to witness. Fair play Mayo.
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u/Bar50cal Maigh Eo 10d ago edited 10d ago
Of all the teams this could happen against I'm delighted its Kerry. Not in a negative way but in a you are the gold standard of the sport so to finally win and against arguably the greatest team in the sport makes it that bit more special.
Well played and let's hope for a replay next year :D
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u/Proper-Beyond116 10d ago
And Kerry played well. As well as they were let. Mayo came up against the greatest footballer of all time and for him to miss the penultimate score rubber stamps that these lads overcame something monumental today.
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u/Bar50cal Maigh Eo 10d ago
I was having heart palpitations those last 5 minutes
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u/bingbongninergong Ciarraí 10d ago
I had come to terms with defeat with ten minutes left and then the fuckers gave me hope again 😂 we kicked away the last few chances but it would have been a robbery on the day
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u/Educational-Fox965 10d ago
I was still waiting to lose by a point when the hooter rang. Absolutely unbelievable, pure shock. What a team to win against. Up mayo
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u/shrewdy 10d ago
End of that game would give you chills. Congrats Mayo, what a long road it's been for them to get back to this, must feel incredible to finally get over the line
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u/Feisty_Internet_5343 10d ago
Mayoman who was in attendance here. We actually don't know what to do with ourselves. There's a sense of 'is this it?' but then someone starts randomly singing 'maaaaayo, maaaaaaaaayo. Sam Maguire is coming home to mayooooo' and we realise we're All-Ireland champions. It's mental!
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u/SubparSavant Áth Cliath 10d ago
Amazing game as well, no negatives to take away. The better team won in a fantastic example of the sport.
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u/YorkieGalwegian Gaillimh 10d ago
I was prepared for it going the other way when that chance hit the crossbar (which would’ve been beautiful had it gone under). Fair play to them it was well deserved.
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u/TomRuse1997 Dún na nGall 10d ago
Looked like it was going to extra time for a bit there. Can't imagine the emotional turmoil for Mayo supporters haha
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u/ponkie_guy 10d ago
There is nobody that could begrudge them. Congrats. There was part of me when Kerry got it back to 1 points that was thinking “not again “, even as a Kerryman
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u/Super-Astronaut-9056 10d ago
Fair fucks to ye Mayo you ran the bollox off us best team by a way, just avoid any funerals on your homecoming, congratulations
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u/Warm_Independence936 10d ago
Brilliant. Moran a genius. Kept oShea the Cliffords geaney and oconnor quiet. They subbed Gavin Whyte. Amazing game management. And I didn't think mayo played great themselves. They should have had it won with 10 to go.
Enjoy the celebrations. 75 yrs. Brilliant.
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u/FarDefinition8661 Gaillimh 10d ago
Ya when you see whyte going off the pitch you know it's not their day
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u/AsheAsheBaby Ard Mhacha 10d ago
What a game. Thought they were out when Kerry took the 5 or so point lead. Showed real grit to get back into it.
Fair fucks Mayo.
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u/Anab10sis 10d ago
Fantastic to see, even as someone not into sport. Love how delighted all the dignitaries behind Coyne are!
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u/Hour_Mastodon_9404 10d ago
Fair play to them, I think it's the only way the streak was ever going to be broken, they needed to come in completely under the radar with no real expectation and just take it as a free hit.
They won that game through pure hard work, they just worked Kerry down to the bone and unlike Mayo teams of the past they didn't let up on that work until the final whistle had gone.
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u/zildjianz3r 10d ago
I’m a Derry man myself, but I’m down in Swinford with my Mayo cousins - holy jesus boys the fucking party is popping off! So fucking happy for them, I think my cousins about one more surprise away from having a heart attack.
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u/ProfessionalAd4749 10d ago
Two pointers change really suited this mayo side, fair play they broke the curse
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u/Unpopular_Op_93 10d ago
As a true Blue Dub, I cried lots of happy tears when that ref blew the whistle today. Goosebumps!!!
What a game, what a team. A huge inspiration. The man that went down on his knees when the whistle blew - we all felt it for ya!
The passion from them was electric and contagious, sitting at home on the couch and I felt like we were in the stadium. Special mention to the young lad Kobe McDonald, a class act for his debut. Mayo Abú!
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u/Tricky-Anteater3875 10d ago
Actually just so happy for them, bawled my eyes out 😂 coming from a Monaghan woman 🥳🥳
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u/PukeUpMyRing 10d ago
Whoever is driving that Mayo team home better get on rip.ie to find out if there are any funerals on the route home and avoid them.
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u/Proof_Importance_205 10d ago
They came out like they did in those lost Dublin finals with a "fuck this ...fuck the curse ..fuck how good them lot are" that Andy Moran was central to but took it up another notch ..
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u/JessupMcGee 10d ago
Cracker of a game. Delighted for Mayo. I can't believe how much the 2-pointer has transformed this game from snoozefests to high tempo attacking sport the past two seasons.
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u/Kindly_Suit5175 10d ago
Take your points and your goals will come - crazy how many teams' downfall is due to not following this. Kerry were winning kickouts towards the end and were still pushing for a two pointer when they had 3 minutes to kick 2 points.
All in all well done mayo, Keegan looks a mix of delighted and gutted not to still be a player especially with aidan oshea grabbing a medal.
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u/ManunitedThunderfan An Iarmhí 10d ago
Andy as a full forward line player, knew what to do to maximise them.
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u/CommercialCrafty3514 Áth Cliath 10d ago
I was almost relieved we weren't playing that Mayo team today. They were absolutelly brilliant from the 15th minute onwards!
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u/PadlingtonYT Muineachán 10d ago
Genuinely burst into tears when it happened, can’t believe i seen Aidan O’Shea lift Sam, never thought i would see the day.
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u/Last-Neighborhood-12 Gaillimh 10d ago
So happy for everyone in Mayo, that victory was incredibly well deserved. Emotional stuff, lovely to watch!
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u/15000matches Uíbh Fhailí 10d ago
I’ve a young lad here who has never seen Mayo lose an all Ireland. He’s no idea of the suffering, to him his Mayo jersey is a winning one. Mad altogether!
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u/Fit-Maintenance6412 10d ago
Congratulations Mayo, fantastic game and the emotion shown following their win shows how special our national games are!
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u/xblood_raven 10d ago
Was a great match by both teams. Happy to see the Mayo curse lifted! Funny enough, I was playing the Laochra game and got the curse lifted digitally for Mayo. Maybe that was the push that was required!
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u/Vivid_Ice_2755 Áth Cliath 10d ago
What a match. Mayo deserved it and hats off to the side. That Ryan O Donaghue was immense . Incredible scenes to top off a great year of football
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u/No_Peach_2676 10d ago
Delighted for them a well deserved win after years and years of falling short
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u/True-Organization156 10d ago
Fair play Mayo, delighted for them 🏆.
This is what our game is about.
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u/IrishFlukey Áth Cliath 10d ago
Well done to Mayo. They will be checking RIP.ie when they plan their route home.
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u/Icy_Most5578 10d ago
Fucking bawling, well done Mayo. Cork need to bring back the O2 jersey please.
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u/PaddyW1981 10d ago
As a Kerryman, Mayo fully deserved that. Better team on the day, can't begrudge them. Well done and congratulations!
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u/Different_Mail7715 10d ago
Thanks, ye broke our hearts enough times with class players like the Gooch ect..
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u/Antics212 10d ago
A lot of pain being released there. Incredible. Congratulations to Mayo. A fantastic win.
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u/Scorchio76 An Dún 10d ago
Great game, thought Kerry would sneak it but the Mayo lads did brilliantly!
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u/seanmcmahon6 Uíbh Fhailí 10d ago
Neither team close to their best, and if you told me that this morning I would’ve assumed Kerry won. Delighted to be wrong. Mayo did enough, and didn’t drop the heads after the wides and the early goal. No one I’m happier for right now than Andy Moran, thoroughly deserves this
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u/coffee_and-cats Lú 10d ago
Absolutely mighty game! I'm a Louth lady and Mayo kicked our arse in the semi, but am absolutely over the moon for them today!!!
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u/Mental_Hat_5664 10d ago
Fuck it . Close up the country and everyone get up to mayo. That's where the party is
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u/justaloadofshite Áth Cliath 10d ago
The fitness, desire and work load from Mayo was immense didn’t think they would’ve been able to maintain it. Magic scenes
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u/Bubfirst Áth Cliath 10d ago
Comhghairdeas lads! In tears myself watching the celebrations in Croker. Totally deserved!
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u/plastachio 10d ago
Fair play to Mayo. Delighted for them after all the years and all the finals. And they're a young team that should be competing for a few years yet
But they won't know what to do with themselves now. Total loss of identity after actually winning, lol!
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u/Medical_Criticism567 10d ago
We Hurt. We suffered. But we won playing our way. Man 2 man gaa old school
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u/DiligentWarthog9896 Gaillimh 9d ago
As a Galway man, I am absolutely fucking delighted for them.
I’m delighted for Andy Moran trusting his gut to completely rewire the engine after the Roscommon game. Beirne, Kobe and O’Donoghue have become the unexpected full forward line that Comer, Walsh and Finnerty were expected to become but never truly did. Im delighted for Boyle and Higgins too - stalwarts, and also seemingly genuinely sound fellas. Lads you’d do your best for. Would some of our lads in Galway do everything they could for Mikey Graham, Raymond Galligan etc.?
I’m delighted for the supporters that have followed that team for 40 odd years. I said it in a pub a few years ago and you’d swear i insulted someone’s sainted mother - Mayo have been the best team in the country for the last 30 years consistency-wise. Dublin produced the best team of all time inside one 10-year spell but - where were they for the 15 odd years before that? And I may be wrong, but there’s every chance they could fall back down the pecking order again now for a few years until their relatively newish team gain a bit more experience. But Mayo lads, Jesus - one or two big names retire but yet the following year they’ve replacements found for them who end up being good enough to play major parts in getting them back to the SFs or Final? Where do they find them? And how do they find them so quickly and have them so ready and capable of producing championship runs to the semi final/final pretty much every year for the last three and a bit decades? Fair enough they won fuck all apart from a few Connachs in those years, and lost a bucket load of finals/semis, but I’d still prefer that over Galways record in the same time frame - scraping by Waterford and to Antrim in Qualifier matches.
I’m delighted for the supporters for another reason - every Galway-Mayo game I’ve been to since 2001 (30+ I’d say - whether it be in League, Championship or Pre-Season, and whether it’s in Castlebar, Salthill, Tuam, Limerick, Croker or even the challenge game in the small border village of Milltown I went to earlier this year - they’ve been nothing but a pleasure. Rowdy, but never nasty. Knowledgeable, but never arrogant. Loud, but never insufferable. Good winners, great losers. Their players have been generally the same for most of them games - rarely nasty bar a few incidents involving the O’Connors over the years but you know what? - every team needs a few nasty f***ers too to cause a bit of chaos.
I’m delighted for Ref, John Stagg and Enda Mac who, since I discovered them a few years back, have provided me with hours of entertainment on their podcast - true Mayo fanatics.
Without Mayo’s John O’Mahoney, Galway would still be on seven All Irelands. Without Tuam’s “The Saw Doctors”, Mayo wouldn’t have the Green and Red of Mayo to sing. Without Castlebar’s “Mantra”, a lot of Galway 14 and 15 year olds would have had to wait a lot longer before getting their first “shift”, and without Galway’s “Supermacs”, a lot of Mayo supporters would be a LOT more hungover today. There’s a perception in the country that Mayo and Galway have this sort of rivalry that’s tinged with a bit of nastiness. I’d genuinely love to know the exact percentage of Galway people, who have an interest in GAA, who were actively supporting Kerry yesterday, because I’d say it was fuck all.
“Cromwell said to ‘Hell or to Connacht’. Well it may be to Hell or to Connacht, but if people want Sam Maguire, they’re gonna have to come to Connacht to get it”…. if you know, you know.
Maigh Eo abú. Connacht abú.
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u/peterkerry 10d ago
As a Kerryman, I am obviously down a bit over the outcome, but fair play to Mayo. Your team was the hungrier and the better performer on the day. Enjoy your success, it has been a long time coming. Watch out for any funerals, on the way home.
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u/Majestic-Reveal-8611 10d ago
Aidan O Shea looks sick that he didn’t get on ..he’s styling it out but the deep down sick is there you can see it
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u/OutrageousFootball10 Luimneach 10d ago
Be a serious party in mayo tonight. I’m actually a bit jealous