This was beautiful. The Kobe McDonald hype train picked up even more speed yesterday, following another stellar showing off the bench, during Mayo’s Division 1 win over Armagh. The game finished 2-17 to 0-22 at MacHale Park, in wet and blustery conditions. McDonald followed up last week’s 1-4 off the bench with 0-2 yesterday, while […]

1 week ago

He’s not wrong. The better Kobe McDonald plays, the more bittersweet it will be for Mayo fans, knowing they will be losing him to Australia after the summer. The 18-year-old’s performance against Monaghan on the weekend – where he scored 1-4 off the bench – solidified the hype around him as the best young player […]

2 weeks ago

Huge praise Kobe McDonald could not have done much more on the weekend to live up to the insane hype surrounding the youngster. In his competitive debut for Mayo, he came off the bench against Monaghan and finished as his side’s top scorer with 1-4. On Off the Ball, Paddy Andrews – a seven-time All-Ireland […]

2 weeks ago

A nice touch. Remarkably, Kobe McDonald finished as Mayo’s top scorer against Monaghan on Sunday, despite only coming off the bench in his competitive debut. The 18-year-old’s cameo could not have been much better, and it included a superb goal and a well-taken two-pointer. On his wrist, the Crossmolina man wore a band with the […]

2 weeks ago

Kobe McDonald needed only a short spell on the pitch to remind Mayo supporters exactly why so much excitement surrounds the young forward. Andy Moran’s side cruised to an emphatic 2-30 to 2-11 victory over Monaghan in St Tiernach’s Park, Clones, but one of the biggest talking points came late in the second half when […]

2 weeks ago

Insight. Mayo boss Andy Moran gave another wide-ranging interview since taking the reins from Kevin McStay. The two-time All Star is popular among supporters, and his assured but warm manner bodes well for the players under his command. In his conversation with SportsJOE he covered topics ranging from AFL star Oisín Mullin coming back to […]

2 months ago