Search Results for 'Martin Brennan'

Mayo 1-12

It’s now or never for the Mayo hurlers on Saturday afternoon in Charlestown in the Christy Ring Cup losers play off against Down. Last weekend Mayo were kicked out of the front door of the competition by Wicklow in Arklow, the garden county ran out 1-19 to 2-12 winners over Mayo thanks in the most part to a strong 15 minute period in the second half where they hit run of unanswered points.

“No one remembers who wins the league, it’s all about the championship at the end of the day” were the words of Mayo manager Martin Brennan this week ahead of Mayo’s first round clash with Wicklow in the Christy Ring Cup in Arklow on Saturday afternoon.

O'Loughlin Gaels chairman, Mick Nolan and new senior team sponsor Mr Pat Carroll, signed an agreement last Friday night that will see Pat Carrolls Bar and Off licence as the new logo on the O'Loughlin Gaels shirts for the next three years.

There’s no rest for the Mayo hurlers as they go into their third league game in as many weeks on Sunday. While some managers would be complaining about too many games too soon, Martin Brennan is of a different mind set. “I’d nearly prefer it this way, it keeps everyone focused and the lads moving along nicely. If we didn’t have a game, I’d be looking for a challenge match against someone else and trying to get good standard to play against so it’s better to have competitive games like this.”

Mayo 0-19

The Mayo management team of Martin Brennan and Pete Finnerty have made four changes to their side from the one which lined up against Kerry last weekend in their opening National Hurling League game to the side who will face Armagh in Crossmaglen tomorrow. Into the side come Shane Morley after a recent hamstring problem, Kenny Robinson who scored a goal after coming on against Kerry gets the nod at number 15. Sean Markham will make his debut in the half back line while Brian Moran who fired over four points after he came on against Kerry will come into the half forward line. Keith Higgins who will also be on duty with the Mayo football team on Sunday drops to the bench for Saturday’s game.

A fortnight ago Mayo made their way across the country to open their account in the National Hurling League for the year only for it to be called off because of the weather; they must make that same long trip again this weekend. Tomorrow (Saturday, March 6) Martin Brennan and Pete Finnerty will be hoping that their side will be able to put their first points up on the board in the match against Armagh, after they failed to overthrow the Kingdom in McHale Park last Sunday.

Kerry 1-18

It was a long way to go last weekend to find out there was no game to play. But that is what happened to the Mayo senior hurling team as they attempted to open their National Hurling League division three challenge for 2010. “I’m disappointed of course, we were looking forward to a good challenge in our opening game so we could hit the ground running for this weekend’s match, but it wasn’t to be I guess,” said Martin Brennan, who is back on board with Pete Finnerty as Mayo’s management team for 2010. Last weekend’s game against Armagh has now been pencilled for Saturday March 6 at 2.30pm in Crossmaglen. But Mayo will not be travelling up the night before this time according to Brennan. “We’ll be going up and down the next time on the day, we travelled up the night before the last time because we had a number of new faces in the side and we wanted to use it as a bonding exercise for them with some of the older lads.”