Roscommon GAA Discussion Thread

Lt Dan

yabadabado wrote: »

Our concerned friends from Mayo are awful quiet the last days.

Should we pay them a visit on their page?

Fr Tod Umptious

yabadabado wrote: »

Our concerned friends from Mayo are awful quiet the last days.

Well we are very busy on the Mayo thread.
Lots of honest debate over there.

No need to post about a Mayo v Galway in the Roscommon thread.

No doubt we will be back to post opinions the next time Roscommon play.

Fr Tod Umptious

One thing I will say about Roscommon is that they now have a great opportunity.

Win Connacht and they play an A side qualifier in the QF, the toughest of those would be Cavan or Tyrone.

Great chance to get to a SF or further if the take it.

TimRiggins

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

One thing I will say about Roscommon is that they now have a great opportunity.

Win Connacht and they play an A side qualifier in the QF, the toughest of those would be Cavan or Tyrone.

Great chance to get to a SF or further if the take it.

Nah, you're going to hammer us in Castlebar, remember? :pac:

padd b1975

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

One thing I will say about Roscommon is that they now have a great opportunity.

Win Connacht and they play an A side qualifier in the QF, the toughest of those would be Cavan or Tyrone.

Great chance to get to a SF or further if the take it.

Yeah, they're running a one title per decade average so they'll probably get one fairly soon.

Although as one aristocrat starts to wobble, the other one starts to throw a few shapes....

Syferus

padd b1975 wrote: »

Yeah, they're running a one title per decade average so they'll probably get one fairly soon.

Although as one aristocrat starts to wobble, the other one starts to throw a few shapes....

If we were averaging one title a decade the GAA would be 210 years old now. There's only six counties in Ireland with more provincial titles than Roscommon.

padd b1975

Syferus wrote: »

If we were averaging one title a decade the GAA would be 210 years old now. There's only six counties in Ireland with more provincial titles than Roscommon.

Apologies, my mistake!

TheRossie365

I hope the Rossie play with a fast forward line . Pace will beat Galway

aidan24326

TheRossie365 wrote: »

I hope the Rossie play with a fast forward line . Pace will beat Galway

The Galway defenders aren't exactly slow though, so why do you think pace is key?

Syferus

aidan24326 wrote: »

The Galway defenders aren't exactly slow though, so why do you think pace is key?

Pace is key in every forward line.

TheRossie365

Well if we play big slow forwards that won't scare Galway to much . Play with pace like we did in the league for some of the games . Players that win run at Galway and put the ****s up them

nice_guy80

Maybe Roscommon will try to copy the famous 'Mayo running game'

Syferus

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Maybe Roscommon will try to copy the famous 'Mayo running game'

Our forwards would need to forget where the posts are before we can do that. Mayo's attack was driven from their HB line but ours is from the HF line and the corners.

Syferus

Well done to the minors last night. Some drama. Lorcan Daly, Featherstone, Murphy and all three midfielders that played were our best on the night.

Ridiculous to force us to play Galway on Wednesday.

megadodge

Collins out of Connacht final. Did his hamstring last night. Big loss.

nice_guy80

Very quiet around here

Big game on Sunday

yabadabado

TEAM NAMED

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O'Malley,
McDermott, Mullooly, McInerney
---Murray, Purcell, McManus

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N Daly, C Compton
F Cregg, C Murtagh, Keenan
Devanney, E Smith, C Cregg

Fr Tod Umptious

Big opportunity for Roscommon on Sunday, win the title and you are obviously into a QF.

But a win also means your QF opponent is then one of Clare, Laois, Derry, Meath, Carlow, Cavan, Sligo, Leitrim, Tipp.

All winnable games for Roscommon.

However if you lose you then play one of the above, except Tipp, and meet Kerry in the QF, which will be much tougher.

So come on Rossies, let's see what ye are made of.

Syferus

Dynamic team named, doubling down on our strengths as a pacy running team. Obvious player to drop back and allow for a sweeper in Keenan to add some pragmatism to the line-up. Beyond accounting for high balls into the square were better off worrying about playing our own game and getting at a Galway defence whose inside line was made look better than it actually is by the sheer number of bodies back and Mayo's relative ineptitude going forward. Two teams with inside lines that will fancy their chances to expose the opposition but I have a sneaking feeling we'll win this one.

megadodge

Only one worry for me is Purcell. He has been found out and I really didn't expect to see him play for Ros again after his last display.

I expect Mullooly to come out to centre-back, McInerney into full-back and Purcell back to corner, with Keenan sweeping back.

I think this is a real 50/50 match and Roscommon need to get a decent return out of midfield (doubtful) in order to give enough supply to our quality forward line.

TimRiggins

Dynamic team, still slightly worried about our midfield. It could be a shootout and and the midfield need to give the forwards a decent platform. Think Enda Smith has a huge game in him. Come on Ross.

RoscommonTom

Dynamic team but id prefer chaffey in goals, up the rosies

yabadabado

Glad to see O'Malley in goall,Claffeys distribution has been a problem all year.Vs Sligo he was badly at fault for the penalty.

RoscommonTom

claffey is a mighty shot stooper

price690

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Big opportunity for Roscommon on Sunday, win the title and you are obviously into a QF.

But a win also means your QF opponent is then one of Clare, Laois, Derry, Meath, Carlow, Cavan, Sligo, Leitrim, Tipp.

All winnable games for Roscommon.

However if you lose you then play one of the above, except Tipp, and meet Kerry in the QF, which will be much tougher.

So come on Rossies, let's see what ye are made of.

Is the above true? Surely the loser of donegal
V Tyrone is a potential QF opponent aswell??

cocoman

price690 wrote: »

Is the above true? Surely the loser of donegal
V Tyrone is a potential QF opponent aswell??

Above is true.
Ulster losers are on the other side of the draw.

Addle

Cringeworthy stuff.
We're lucky to have another chance.

Kristopherus

TimRiggins wrote: »

Dynamic team, still slightly worried about our midfield. It could be a shootout and and the midfield need to give the forwards a decent platform. Think Enda Smith has a huge game in him. Come on Ross.

RoscommonTom wrote: »

Dynamic team but id prefer chaffey in goals, up the rosies

Very little evidence of any dynamism today.

nice_guy80

Got out of jail.

The negative first half performance was pitiful.

Donie Smith did great work when introduced

naughto

Connacht GAA Championship Senior Final replay Sat 16th July in MacHale Park time to be confirmed #gaa