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Roscommon VS Mayo - 5 Like(s)
Replying To Manstein: "Good and accurate post. Unlike a lot of the garbage from others on this forum.
Any Roscommon I have spoken too are very realistic and only one I have met is convinced we will win. Most believe we can win but accept its highly unlikely. I have watched the Connacht final a few times since on TV and to be honest Galway really were atrocious. Very few folks remark on the fact that winning the toss could have meant all the difference that day.
12 times in the past 40 years Roscommon have played a championship games at Croke Park...1 win, 1 draw and 10 losses. Add in the fact my club lost 4 All Irelands in a row and you can realise the utter hatred I have for Croke Park. I pray Sunday will be different but deep down know it will be the same old story. Its the hope that kills.
Slagging Mayo for their 'lack of success' with our record is stupid and embarrassing. Its also stupid for Mayo fans to be crowing as they have had their own lean periods (1970s anyone)." Largely agree with these posts and thankfully, finally, some analysis /honest opinion rather than lashing other counties.
I have long held the belief that Mayo prepare every year to peak for the all Ireland, they do not pursue Connaught titles anymore. IMO if they met Galway for example the past 2 years in September I am convinced they would have decisively reversed the earlier results.
Therefor of course I am v. nervous about Sunday, an improving experienced Mayo against eleven 23 yr old rookies, it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that we could take a bit of a beating. Rewatched Connaught final several times, we got gifts of 1-3 from shocking kick outs and another 0-3 from handy frees that on another occasion we might not get. (Nine point victory).
So why am I even going then ...! Apart from the fact that it is such an honour to see the Rossies in Croke Park.
1. we have fantastic young men whose potential is only starting to become a reality. There is hardly a Rossie fan out there who doesn't believe there is loads of improvement in these lads. This year they have an element of surprise and the underdog tag is perfect. The raw material is there, clearly evident underage when they showed all and sundry such character, bravery and skill.
2. Mayo are not getting better certainly, in fact it is generally accepted they are going in the opposite direction to us. They have been great AI contenders for the past c.6 years but are they in 2017 still even a top 3 team ? Not sure anymore....
3. Management are allowing the Roscommon team to play this year and are racking up really impressive scores. That's the platform that is needed. I could see us running in 3 goals next Sunday, we could / should have had 5 in Pearse Stadium. We possibly wil need 2 or 3 goals on Sunday (and none the other end) as I expect Mayo to dominat possession in middle third. If Rossies show composure in front of goal and maximise the openings that will appear, we could go extremely well. Cannot see Mayo shutting down the Roscommon forward line if we get enough possession to them.
4.Preparations are going well I believe , no indications that the team will be satisfied with a Connaught title. A good start is crucial, Mayo could be just as over confident as Galway were, let's test their resolve early.
my confidence is growing, whether it is blind optimism or a foolish disregard of history and logic who cares. I simply cannot wait....
SouthsideRossie (Roscommon) - 27/07/2017 00:51:52
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Connacht Club Football Championship - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Ulsterchamps_32: "That point about training, gyms is completely irrelevant. The ref can't be touched like that. End of story." Nail on the head. Pearses had a couple of very dubious calls against them 2 years ago against Corofin when the game was in the melting pot. They didn't surround/assault the referee nor did they wreck the dressing room in the stadium after....
Nobody mentioned the weight training etc instead they behaved with a little class and came back stronger.
Good for them and heartiest congratulations.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 12/12/2021 13:22:19
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Galway V KK - 4 Like(s)
As a Galway hurling fan, I have to say, while disappointing, it's far from the end of the road. Would have to beat Limerick to win the AI anyway. It is just at semi final stage now. Would I fear Kilkenny in final... deffo not.
Outhurled them for 55-60 minutes but through missed chances, silly/soft frees, bad luck (2 off posts) and a couple of basic errors we somehow lost a game we dominated. That can all be addressed as new players grow into roles.
Tip or Clare... neither will want Galway. Drive on SON.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 15/11/2020 09:46:48
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Club Championship 2018 - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Gaa_lover: "Both teams struggling to score in their respective semi finals might had something to do with how solid and organized Roscommon Gaels and Strokestown was in defence against them. Brigids and Clann are well organized also and it would be a big surprise if this is a high scoring county final. It's strange that Roscommon can have so many solid and organized senior club teams in defence while the county team are the very opposite in defence." Great point. Very ironic really. Must be a few defenders around the county wondering how 2 or 3 starting backs in Super 8 matches were forwards.
SouthsideRossie (Roscommon) - 08/10/2018 21:37:56
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Galway Vs Dublin - 3 Like(s)
Superbluedub etc are all right to be proud of their team, it is perhaps the best team ever. They won at their leisure today, the penalty was Irrevelancy in my opinion.
However the rest of us (who love and played this game ) are just sick and bored of the monotony, the horrendously one sided nature of it all. I simply don't enjoy watching Dublin play, they meander through games in 3rd gear winning with embarrassing ease. With the demise/decline of Mayo, the gap has never been wider(worse)
My prediction :
This Dublin team will win 5 in a row pulling up ( would you get Even-money in the bookmakers on that?)
The winning margins will not reduce as their second and even third team could all reach an AI final
Other counties will simply play for second and players will lack motivation
Sponsors and fans will lose interest, attendances will wain. By the time the push for no 6 in row comes around the GAA will wake up to a hole in the Profit and Loss account.
Working group will be setup to examine why the game is dying around the country.
The groundswell for a split of Dublin into 2 or 3 teams will be unstoppable
It's an opinion, no more than that. I know of no other league or sport with such a monopoly. And monopolies are never healthy.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 11/08/2018 22:25:29
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Division One 2017 - 2 Like(s)
Have to comment regarding Niall Daly. What a servant to the jersey and deserving of a bit more understanding and respect than that shown by some posters here. Consider please how complicated and difficult his season was last year with his brothers somewhat controversially leaving the panel to travel.
It would have been understandable if his form had tapered off. Having the surname Daly wouldn't have guaranteed him automatic selection by any means.
it is probable too that he had to impress more than most and he could easily have drifted out of the managers plans. Indeed I can only guess that inter county football is pressurised enough without that extra burden.
What character he showed though, I thought he was our player of the year, the most consistent & reliable player and certainly carried his form over most of the year unlike almost everyone else. He kept us in the drawn Connaught final and was by a distance the best Rossie on show on the biggest day of our year.
Roll on 2017 and out comes the classic 'old school ' managers trick of a first half substitution. What a kick in the proverbials ..... Then dropped for round 2. Crushing and unfair in the extreme.
I am happy that McStay is here in a sole managerial capacity and he deserves 2 years. Indeed I am heartened by the early season shape appearing in the team and genuinely believe the is the nucleus of a great team there.
But this is one bridge he needs to rebuild. It sends the wrong message through the camp and old cracks of previous year will only reappear. I sense and hope that wise heads will prevail. We need great Roscommon men like Conor Daly in the dressing room and in my opinion, for what worth, on the pitch too.
SouthsideRossie (Roscommon) - 14/02/2017 20:18:15
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To tommy k: "What do people think of Eanna Murphy being left in goals for the Tipp game as he has been very poor in the last 2 games conceding 6 goals albeit he hasn't had much protection from his fullback line or further out the field?" Could he be missing Daithi's presence at FB ? Confidence is not as high for sure and listening to podcasts featuring a former Galway goalie, the confidence that Daithi gives at FB is pure gold.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 23/06/2023 14:44:23
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To baire: "Galway should focus on getting their own house in order..." 100%. Any Kilkenny 15 will beat what I saw line out on Sunday. Honestly thought they had met in the car park for the first time Sunday morning and had never hurled together before. I cannot recall a worse Galway 35 minutes. Were there 10 completed Galway passes in the game (they would all have been in the second half). So dire was it at one time in the first half that I came up with a theory they were deliberately trying to lose the match to avoid a future opponent.
On an aside I have supported Galway hurlers fervently for 50 years and imo it is poor form on any Roscommon fan who didn't on Sunday. The few young fellas who took up residency in the Hill are probably not representative of the average Rossie
SouthsideRossie (National) - 29/05/2023 17:45:49
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
How Seanie OShea got the Sunday GAME NO 11 ahead of Enda Smith is beyond me, appreciate there is alwAys debate but Enda was outstanding every game whereas OShea (fine player) had a very average year .
SouthsideRossie (National) - 31/07/2023 08:53:11
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Probably doesn't make an ounce of odds though. Monaghan have zero chance of beating Kerry Dublin Mayo, and they won't be any better a team next year either off the back of making a semi imo . Armagh was a fortuitous qfinal draw for them, and I wouldn't read any more than that into it. Armagh had the chances to win that game in 70mins and 90mins, but they blew it by missing too many straightforward scoring chances." You are probably right but don't underestimate the excitement and momentum that an AISF would give Gaelic football in a county like Roscommon/Monaghan/Armagh etc . It would be huge and would sustain a decade of underage teams who love strong local tangible role models.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 02/07/2023 00:18:26
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Dunphy on the Dubs - 2 Like(s)
"..being admired and respected is one think. I don't think they will ever be loved....."
Eammo, you got it in one, baby.
My sentiments exactly, shared by everyone I know.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 23/09/2017 13:36:10
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Tony Keady RIP - 2 Like(s)
He was my Muhammad Ali, my Cantona, my Alex Higgins.... Swashbuckling, carefree, and untouchable in the biggest games. In my teens that Galway team was majestic, and their heartbeat was Tony Keady.
I cannot recall being so sad following an ex-player's passing. The Off the Ball podcast with Gilroy chatting to Lynskey and Finnerty is simply gold. Listen if you can.
RIP Tony Keady and thanks big man.
SouthsideRossie (Galway) - 12/08/2017 07:41:26
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Galway v Tipperary - 2 Like(s)
Brilliant result and as a lifelong supporter of Galway hurling I'm thrilled. Achieved despite key players playing sporadically (JC) or poorly throughout (David Burke). Thought the 5 week break affected Galway a lot and some of their sharpness and touch was missing ... Gosh how many times did they fail to rise the rise ball cleanly allowing a sharper Tipp team to dispossess them. Only saying that in the context that they can improve 10% + for the final.
Respect to Tipp, great battling performance and owe no one anything, unfortunately that All time great Seamie Callinan just had a slight dip in form this year and they had grown to depend on him so much,
SouthsideRossie (National) - 06/08/2017 23:23:12
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "Can't believe it one man TJ Reid the difference again with frees! J.Grealish did nothing but foul all evening. GMac, J Cooney B Concannon hardly touched the ball!!" Much as I dislike naming players, i have to agree and the list of no shows was longer than that. Backs played well generally (Daithi unreal) but they had lots of cover funneling back Probably you are a bit harsh on Grealish who kept Cody scoreless. Key issue was poor discipline.. ..the amount of frees given away was dreadful/clueless. Missed Joe's leadership,
I'm not a fan of Galways packed defense as it means Galway forwards have to overcome 2 on 1 odds at all times. Only Whelan is able to do that currently and while this continues semi/quarter final is as far as this team will get.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 04/06/2022 21:59:28
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All Ireland Football Final 2024 - Galway V Armagh - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Alwaysencourage: "What are you on.We kicked that game away no matter how many times you try to dismiss it.It was Galways to lose and they did.Move on." 100% correct. Galway owned the ball in H2. Can talk about poor finishing all day but the turning point in the game was a very fortunate goal where Campbell was clearly going for a point.
As a neutral, hugely disappointing Final, low in skill (unless you tune in to see good defending, I don't ).
The contrast with the hurling final is stark.
Good luck to Armagh and congrats, if my county had won a bad final I would not care less.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 28/07/2024 19:31:51
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Galway Vs Dublin - 1 Like(s)
Superbluedub etc are all right to be proud of their team, it is perhaps the best team ever. They won at their leisure today, the penalty was Irrevelancy in my opinion.
However the rest of us (who love and played this game ) are just sick and bored of the monotony, the horrendously one sided nature of it all. I simply don't enjoy watching Dublin play, they meander through games in 3rd gear winning with embarrassing ease. With the demise/decline of Mayo, the gap has never been wider(worse)
My prediction :
This Dublin team will win 5 in a row pulling up ( would you get Even-money in the bookmakers on that?)
The winning margins will not reduce as their second and even third team could all reach an AI final
Other counties will simply play for second and players will lack motivation
Sponsors and fans will lose interest, attendances will wain. By the time the push for no 6 in row comes around the GAA will wake up to a hole in the Profit and Loss account.
Working group will be setup to examine why the game is dying around the country.
The groundswell for a split of Dublin into 2 or 3 teams will be unstoppable
It's an opinion, no more than that. I know of no other league or sport with such a monopoly. And monopolies are never healthy.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 11/08/2018 22:40:02
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Galway Vs Dublin - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yaladya: "Dublin are 5/4 with paddy powers to win 5 in a row next. ..... scary thought really." There you go. Might have bit of that actually.
Soccer compRisons are futile as rich owners can buy a team and compete ( no digs in that comment honest). Lets look at the comparable cycles in GAA i.e. the great Kilkenny hurling and Kerry football teams.
Kilkenny couldn't sustain their golden era forever given their population and resources, the conveyor belt of AI success underage dried to a trickle. That is not the case with Dublin.
Look what happened to hurling in Leinster in strongholds such as Laois Offaly & Wexford while Kilkenny dominated.
Looking at Kerry, I think Dublin will smash all Kerry records the way their trajectory is going. Back then, Kerry's 3 in a row came against my own county's golden era of the late 70s who got within 3 points in an All Ireland final. We currently have the next most talented generation and I see no prospect that we will come within 15 points of Dublins first team at full tilt.
Unlike Kilkenny /Kerry, Dublin have the resources and underage success to sustain their monopoly for at least 5 more years. IMO That's not a normal cycle as others allege here. I'm not blaming Dublin for that, good
U.K. To them. but we live in an Ireland that has fundamentally changed economically and demographically in the past 25 years. Should the GAA not change too and protect fairness /equality.
Sorry for hogging a Galway forum on this. Comisserations to a noble and improving Galway team and congrats to Dublin.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 12/08/2018 00:08:22
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Mayo vs Roscommon - 1 Like(s)
Replying To facethepuckout: "Too sick to go near Hoganstand until now but have to come on and complement a brilliant on and off field performance from Mayo last Sunday. Pundits with their typical herd mentality tripped over themselves after drawn match to say neither team would win an All Ireland before even talking about the game itself. That position had to be revised again after last Sunday and Mayo will be extremely competitive from here on in.
The very best of luck to Mayo , they dont get half enough credit for what they have achieved over the last 5 years." My thoughts exactly. Please go on and win it now.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 11/08/2017 07:21:20
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Best Last Gasp Scores - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Douglas_44: "Gerry Lohan's goal deep in injury time to beat Mayo by a point in the 2001 Connacht Final. Brilliant day and memories!!" Spot on Douglas_44, possibly my favourite too. Some other great memories for bruised Rossies out there, Derek Duggans injury time free in 1991 in Castlebar to tie it up was unreal.
However you probably have to give no 1 to Shane Curran's penalty in minor final injury time 2 years before, also in Castlebar. Such drama as he ran past the designated taker (who was under orders to tap it over for a draw) and buried it for a "win. Then all hell broke lose! Great times.
SouthsideRossie (National) - 10/11/2020 10:39:13
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Roscommon VS Mayo - 1 Like(s)
A question for the strength and conditioning experts out there.
Our lads looked out on their feet compared to Mayo as we went into injury time or at least most of them did.
In particular the forwards were most impacted, the 2 Murtaghs looked shattered coming off much earlier.
While young legs might mean quicker recovery and more speed general, the conditioning of Mayo seemed to give them an advantage. This roscommon team has never played a match of that intensity before, will it stand to them Monday or will the benefits take more time to follow?
Anyone spot the lazy analysis by Mr Spillane with clips of the 'total lack of movement' in the Roscommon forwards on RTE. In both clips a Rossie forward attempting to make a run was knocked/pulled to the ground 30 yards off the ball under the noses of umpires.
To be fair to them, Mr Spillane ignored it too!
SouthsideRossie (Roscommon) - 02/08/2017 20:21:49
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