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We know what to expect from Galway team wiped in championship by Ros Kerry and tipp last 2 years A consistent league wow did Monaghan have a good league they beat the dubs not defended against 14 to keep score down. OhtobeARossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 1755 - 16/06/2018 14:19:20 2112098 Link 2 |
Expect a good game and I think it is very much a 50/50 game- maybe Roscommon slightly favourites, but could go either way. browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2340 - 16/06/2018 15:05:57 2112111 Link 1 |
Get over yourself it's a chat forum! Yourself and the_analyser agree on everything, almost identical. Il stick to the topic Galway for such a massively resourced county should be serious contenders for Sam every year. They have a swagger this year and former players like Padraig Joyce are talking about all Irelands. If they bring they're A game tomorrow based on recent record against Mayo/Dublin we will have to produce our best performance as a team yet. It's hard to see based on performances this year but I hope to god I'm wrong. Head says Galway heart says Ros. Interestingly last time Galway won Sam we beat them and also had them beat in 98 until that phantom free in Tuam. salvador (Roscommon) - Posts: 439 - 16/06/2018 15:19:16 2112115 Link 1 |
Great answer...not!! You haven't already clue what to expect from Roscommon :)
katser (Galway) - Posts: 2188 - 16/06/2018 15:26:06 2112117 Link 2 |
Salvador not from Roscommon at all not a surprise to read that given his posts over the years and to think he had the cheek to question my American citizenship? Is he going to stick he real colors to the mask now? as he is either a Galway or Mayo man. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3329 - 16/06/2018 15:55:52 2112121 Link 2 |
Good post.
ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 16/06/2018 16:01:30 2112122 Link 1 |
Salvador the massively resource thing is a myth given half the county don't play football and cities by their nature are very hit and miss when it comes to GAA.
kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1941 - 16/06/2018 17:18:53 2112150 Link 0 |
Yes and lakes and hills don't play Gaelic games as County Fermanagh can testify.They're still in an Ulster Final and Roscommon are in a Connacht Final.Tiny Iceland with it's population of little more than 300,000 held Argentina and Messi in the World Cup .Population matters of course and the successful counties of late in Gaelic football have been the big counties.Still smaller counties can punch above their weight
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2141 - 16/06/2018 19:36:14 2112167 Link 2 |
But it is how that population is managed and the extent of other influences particularly when the 2 primary GAA codes are split pretty equally with very little dual crossover like in Dublin Cork and even Wexford. The Galway football territory in terms of population proportion is actually not huge in terms of the overall population for the city/county. I agree though without the Fermanagh type stories we would have a lesser brand. In fairness I always saw the Rossies as being pretty competitive and our equal. I mean ye have 20 odd provincial titles and beat us and Mayo as often as we both beat ye when I was growing up in the seventies and eighties. Dipped obviously in the last twenty yrs but Connacht big 2 notion was stretching it IMO. It's not Munster.
kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1941 - 17/06/2018 07:06:45 2112216 Link 0 |
Not sure if it's such a myth if ye built a new pitch down in salthill. That was hardly done for the lols now was it. Ros will year down the Galway blanket wall with a few skyscraper scores of their own and will have enough about them to get a 2 point win. Worried about our own full back line but I'd reckon it will be a tense defensive affair today Key to winning this game is to give a few "Hello" digs to the likes of Shane Walsh as no doubt he could shirk away from the challenge of competitive action then. WaitingInTheLongGrass (Roscommon) - Posts: 165 - 17/06/2018 08:15:20 2112220 Link 0 |
Theres a very good article in the indo .on the history o hyde park , rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 17/06/2018 11:11:52 2112229 Link 0 |
Shaney will destroy ye;)
gaillimhboy (Galway) - Posts: 336 - 17/06/2018 14:53:20 2112258 Link 0 |
Windy misty day here in the Hyde so far with strong wind blowing into graveyard end. Best of luck to both teams. Hopefully the conditions dont ruin what could be an excellent game Cuckoosinging (Roscommon) - Posts: 992 - 17/06/2018 15:11:12 2112262 Link 0 |
Roscommon @ 3/1 is just too good to turn down and they are at home, in fact I'm taking them @ -2 today. Vishred (Mayo) - Posts: 303 - 17/06/2018 15:35:29 2112266 Link 0 |
Shambolic , terrible , so frustrating. Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 17/06/2018 16:40:25 2112294 Link 0 |
greysoil (Monaghan) - Posts: 965 - 17/06/2018 16:46:18 2112296 Link 0 |
Well done Roscommon so far, I admire a team who can make me eat my words, keep it going now! realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8571 - 17/06/2018 16:58:53 2112301 Link 1 |
Rossies tiring. Need next score. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7290 - 17/06/2018 17:22:18 2112308 Link 1 |
Tribesmen fitter - really showed in the 2nd half greysoil (Monaghan) - Posts: 965 - 17/06/2018 17:38:53 2112310 Link 1 |
Galway made Roscommon look good for most of that game. They should have won by more. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 17/06/2018 17:42:48 2112311 Link 0 |