Mayo Football Talk

The National Football League swings back into action for Mayo away to Donegal next Sunday in Letterkenny. 

Aidan Kilcoyne joins Rob to look ahead to the game and chat through some of the talking points and tactical angles.

Mike and Rob also do a news round-up as they look ahead to this week's Sigerson Cup Final and check in on Mayo's preparations for Sunday's game. 

The league games are coming thick and fast over the next few weeks, but we went back for a look at the recording of Mayo’s win over Galway. 

Mike chats with Aidan Kilcoyne about some of the things he noticed in real time and other aspects of the display that really jumped out after a second watch. 

From the way Mayo tried to impose their game on Galway to Darragh Beirne’s assured debut to Andy Moran’s post-match interview. 

Aidan also chats about Tommy Conroy’s return to action and next Sunday’s visit of Dublin to Castlebar. 

Mike also tells us about watching Kobe McDonald in action for Gortnor Abbey’s school team on Wednesday. 

The National League gets underway this coming weekend and ahead of this Rob is joined on the pod by Edwin McGreal and Billy Joe Padden to set the scene for another year of inter-county action for Mayo, who this year are now managed by Andy Moran.

The lads look back on how first seasons in charge panned out for other Mayo managers in the past and consider how Andy Moran might approach the year ahead. The benefit of using a large number of players in the FBD is discussed, while the lads also chat about last Sunday's frustrating loss to Galway and why this rivalry always matters, regardless of when Mayo and Galway meet.   

The official launch of The Mayo Football Podcast Club Stars with EirGrid took place at Knockranny House Hotel in Westport on Monday.

A whole host of Mayo footballing personalities were there, including Mayo manager Andy Moran. 
You hear our interview with Andy on a separate pod, but here we talk to Westport ladies manager Pop Geraghty, team selector Padraig Walsh, and players Janette O’Malley and Aoife Kennedy as they reflect on back to back county titles. 
We also chatted to Ciara Galvin from EirGrid, the main sponsors of this year’s Club Stars, Padraig O’Hora, who is an ambassador with Mayo Mental Health, our charity partners, along with Niall Dunne and Lianne McManamon from MHA. 

Sunday’s decider sees Kilmeena and Moy Davitts go head-to-head on the biggest day of the Intermediate club championship season. 

Ger Flanagan and Ardnaree Sarsfields manager Rory Clarke join Mike to run the rule over the last two teams standing in the race to play senior football next season. 

Can Ballina Stephenites march on to victory for the third year in a row? 

Or will Westport lift the Moclair Cup for just the second time in their history? 

John Maughan and Aidan Kilcoyne join Mike to answer those questions and many more ahead of Sunday’s final. 

The lads discuss managers and match-ups, formations and form lines, and much more. 

John also explains why he believes Kobe McDonald is the real deal. 

There are four teams left in the race for the Sweeney Cup with the semi-finals taking centre stage this weekend. 

John Reilly joins Mike to preview Kilmeena's clash with Kiltane and Moy Davitts versus Ardnaree Sarsfields, along with the make-or-break Intermediate relegation final between Burrishoole and Louisburgh. 

There are four teams left in the race for the Moclair Cup after a weekend where most of the favourites got the job done.  

Ger Flanagan joins Mike and Rob to look back at the quarter-finals and pick out some of the main talking points. 

The quarter-finals of the Mayo Intermediate club championship threw up plenty of drama and excitement. 

John Reilly joins Mike and Rob to run the rule over the teams left standing in the competition and to assess their respective chances. 

There are eight teams left standing in the race for the Petie McDonnell Cup. 

John Reilly joins Mike and Rob to shoot the breeze about last weekend’s games and to look ahead to next weekend’s quarter-finals.