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If Mayo lost against Monaghan we could have been drawn away to Kerry in the next round in a knockout game so you can't ignore the importance of that win
MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 568 - 28/06/2026 13:12:10 2682394 Link 0 |
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Yes that 's right. The day Fallon was sent off. We were well beaten. Hopefully next year again.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2726 - 28/06/2026 14:18:41 2682402 Link 0 |
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If my Aunt had.. he's right those are the teams you beat to reach the semi-final no ifs or buts about it
Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 919 - 28/06/2026 14:38:18 2682405 Link 0 |
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Memory has improved today. A two score game and the two extra scores was Armagh Goals one of them a total gift. We'll never know how that contest would have went if Roscommon didn't play half the game with 14 men.
Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 4018 - 28/06/2026 14:41:34 2682406 Link 0 |
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I know I am contradicting myself but looking at Monaghan today I am looking at a missed opportunity. This should have been a magic year Jack L (None) - Posts: 3233 - 28/06/2026 15:02:50 2682410 Link 0 |
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Let it go. Time to rebuild with what we have and get players in. Mentality/attitude change needed too.
moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1451 - 28/06/2026 15:35:04 2682424 Link 0 |
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Fair play to Louth can't help be jealous see what happens when you go after monghan Gavlar (Roscommon) - Posts: 23 - 28/06/2026 16:15:01 2682442 Link 0 |
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Knew before today that our performance in Clones said more about us than Monaghan and today rubber stamped it. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4421 - 28/06/2026 16:19:49 2682447 Link 0 |
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Looking at Louth and Mayo in an All Ireland semi final, it's a huge missed opportunity for Roscommon. Was it Brolly who said we made Monaghan look like All Ireland champions. Sorry for Galway. Thought it might be their year but that's probably the end of Joyce, Conroy and maybe Walsh. Mayo the last Connacht team standing now. Hope Roscommon learn from this season. A great Connacht title won but nowhere near the business end of the championship. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2726 - 28/06/2026 18:33:18 2682528 Link 0 |
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Yes lover we'll never know how that game would have gone if Ros had 15 players. My memory has improved today but your grammar hasn't.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2726 - 28/06/2026 19:02:55 2682562 Link 0 |
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The modal verbs do none of us one any good. We can 'would have' 'could have' and 'should have' till the cows come home but we're better off looking ahead. A brilliant year up until the All-Ireland series then collapse. It hurts more this year as we know we were actually good enough to go and do something big but it didn't happen. Does anyone know if we have a sports psychologist involved? I feel we no longer lack a decent manager, strategy, players, cohesion etc. The only thing left is psychology. What can the team do to get that part right next year? SpanishRossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 40 - 28/06/2026 19:22:05 2682580 Link 0 |
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Apart from a couple of players, that's a very young Roscommon team. The celebrations and hype after the Connacht final win must have affected them. The hope is that the players learn from this year and realise that the All Ireland series starts after the provincial final. It is a missed opportunity for sure but I still feel optimistic for next year.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2726 - 28/06/2026 19:43:53 2682597 Link 0 |
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Would you rather Davy Burke was in his fourth year as Roscommon manager in 2026? Mark Dowd did great. Created competition for places, returning Brigids and Strokestown not strolling back in to starting 15. Very comfortably staying in Division 1. Won the Nestor Cup playing great football. I get it that many supporters aren't happy they didn't go further in All Ireland series but it was a very good start to his tenure.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8640 - 28/06/2026 19:55:27 2682604 Link 0 |
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Fair play is right. Can't get over the number of Monaghan supporters that were sniping at us despite nothing but well wishes from Roscommon supporters. Bad winners and going by a few of the comments after Louth, bad losers as well. Delighted Louth took them out. We showed them far too much respect.
FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 528 - 28/06/2026 20:17:28 2682617 Link 1 |
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Would not rather Davy Burke was in his fourth year as Roscommon Manager. Despite the disappointment of our exit to Monaghan, Mark Dowd has a successful first year and we learn and go again next year.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2726 - 28/06/2026 20:30:33 2682626 Link 0 |
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First of all congrats to louth winning after being down to 14 men for the majority of the game, it's clear over the years d1 football has made no difference to us regarding progressing further into the championship.We have been hanging around d1 for years and apparently we have a competitive club championship. Is it a mental block with players when we progress out of Connacht (once it's put up to us we buckle) hontherossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 174 - 28/06/2026 20:38:52 2682634 Link 0 |
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Although I've fallen into thinking the Monaghan defeat was linked to previous defeats, I think we need to wait until next year before drawing too many conclusions. A very young and relatively new team with new management that went from low expectation to climbing a huge high, mixed in with a Connacht treble across all grades, and then a bubble being burst. Lads who nobody knew anything about went from high praise to being tightly marked in the all Ireland series. Next year we will either not win Connacht or if we do it won't have the same significance as this year. As said previously, Louth flopped after the high of Leinster last year to being very steely in championship this year. All we can do is hope we are better prepared for championship football next year and see how we are then. The most important thing for Roscommon is continuity of players and management team. Hopefully the players can all commit again next year and we don't lose too many to retirement.
FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 528 - 28/06/2026 21:47:31 2682678 Link 0 |
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We have a sports psychologist and I posted up the name but that appears to go against the policy of mods on here.
The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4421 - 28/06/2026 21:59:01 2682690 Link 0 |