In Reply to: Re: Mayo are 9/1 on Paddy Power this morning . . posted by Up Beat on August 21, 2006 at 19:19:42:

Agreed, Dublin have yet to meet one of the top footballing sides this year and their first test will be against an unfancied Mayo, should they get past Mayo they may (with the support of the home crowd) have a bite at Kerry but you'd imagine that Kerry would have too much quality.

Mayo are riding their luck a little in this Championship but there's no shortage of skill in the team and if they hit form on the right day they can destroy anyone.

In 2004 they peaked against Galway, saw off a tired Tyrone, struggled against Fermanagh and we're whacked by the time Kerry came around even though they clocked up a good score that day.

If they ride their luck all the way to the final and then put in a performance I'll say fair play to them and I'll donate a €100 to the GOAL charity!