“In Mayo we like to have our backs to the wall. I think supporters and players alike will get behind each other. The national media pushing us into second favourites and underdogs will probably suit us like.”
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“The Dubs are an outstanding team”, he says. ”You really have to go for it.”
Mayo will be going up against Dublin having made one change to the team that defeated Tipperary in the semi-final.
Mayo have reached the final seven times since they last won it in 1951, whereas Dublin are gunning for their second All-Ireland victory in a row, having won three of the last five finals.
Moran was captain of the Mayo team that lost to Dublin in the 2013 final, but missed out on the 2012 final loss to Donegal after an injury in the quarter-final.
Andy Moran leaves the field after tearing his cruciate ligament against Down in 2012.
He will line out in the corner-forward position this Sunday as Mayo attempt to win the Sam Maguire for the first time since 1951.
Tonight’s show also features former Dublin boss Tommy Lyons, fellow military man Dermot Earley, former Mayo boss James Horan and Malachy Clerkin of The Irish Times trying to decode Dublin manager Jim Gavin.
There’s also a feature on goalkeeping with Tipperary’s Evan Comerford, Armagh All-Ireland winner Benny Tierney and Roscommon’s Shane Curran.
While in 2013 when Dublin v Mayo last met, a ticket frenzy caused one man to take drastic action and became The Blue Hulk. Te programme follow Dubs fan Shane Peppard as he paints the town, and himself, blue!
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'It's about time we stopped being consistent and just win one' - Moran
GETTING TO FINALS is something Mayo have become accomplished at.
Getting over that last hurdle is what has proved problematic.
For experienced forward Andy Moran, the time for showing consistency is over and they need instead to discover that winning feeling.
The attacking veteran looks ahead to Sunday’s game on Thank GAA It’s Friday this evening on RTÉ 2 at 7pm.
“The Dubs are an outstanding team”, he says. ”You really have to go for it.”
Mayo will be going up against Dublin having made one change to the team that defeated Tipperary in the semi-final.
Mayo have reached the final seven times since they last won it in 1951, whereas Dublin are gunning for their second All-Ireland victory in a row, having won three of the last five finals.
Moran was captain of the Mayo team that lost to Dublin in the 2013 final, but missed out on the 2012 final loss to Donegal after an injury in the quarter-final.
He will line out in the corner-forward position this Sunday as Mayo attempt to win the Sam Maguire for the first time since 1951.
Tonight’s show also features former Dublin boss Tommy Lyons, fellow military man Dermot Earley, former Mayo boss James Horan and Malachy Clerkin of The Irish Times trying to decode Dublin manager Jim Gavin.
There’s also a feature on goalkeeping with Tipperary’s Evan Comerford, Armagh All-Ireland winner Benny Tierney and Roscommon’s Shane Curran.
While in 2013 when Dublin v Mayo last met, a ticket frenzy caused one man to take drastic action and became The Blue Hulk. Te programme follow Dubs fan Shane Peppard as he paints the town, and himself, blue!
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