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Replying To kentuckytucky:  "How is it sour please? It is a fact. There were other games postponed today, yet this one goes ahead in a neutral venue. Would Donegal play a home league match against Tyrone in Derry? Not at all"
If Leitrim had flown over to London they wouldn't have been too happy with a postponement over there.

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 22/02/2022 09:23:43    2401765

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Replying To Square_B:  "Roscommon had to play a league game in Carrick because the pitch in the Hyde was in such a bad condition that 700k had to be spent replacing it. And we all know why the expenditure was postponed.... hard to spend money when the cheques are being signed by Croke Park.

But of course, you knew all that didn't you?"
The new Hyde Park playing surface was a project managed by the GAA's National Infrastructure Committee and was funded by money which was previously allocated by Croke Park to the Roscommon county board. That money was originally allocated to Roscommon many years ago and Club Delegates agreed that it should be spend on the construction of the County Training Centre. However at County Board Meeting they agreed to re-allocate the money to Dr. Hyde Park.

@kentuckytucky (USA)

A normal days rain? talk about making stuff up! a month of rain fell that week and on the morning of the game there was downpours. Natural clay or old pitches aren't able to take that amount of rain. A situation you Leitrim lads should understand better now after Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada was unplayable on Sunday.

I have no doubt if we hadn't a match ourselves in Hyde Park on Sunday our county board would have accommodated Leitrim.

The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4076 - 22/02/2022 09:41:05    2401773

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Replying To keeper7:  "If Leitrim had flown over to London they wouldn't have been too happy with a postponement over there."
It has happened us a few times in the last

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/gaa-football/2246030/leitrim-facing-the-prospect-of-a-third-postponed-game-against-london-in-11-years/

SeanMacDiarmada (Leitrim) - Posts: 419 - 22/02/2022 09:42:57    2401774

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Replying To keeper7:  "If Leitrim had flown over to London they wouldn't have been too happy with a postponement over there."
that happened back in the 2000's for a league game, Ruislip was unplayable and no other venue in London to the requisite standard to hold a league game.

Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 22/02/2022 09:53:55    2401775

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Replying To The_analyser:  "The new Hyde Park playing surface was a project managed by the GAA's National Infrastructure Committee and was funded by money which was previously allocated by Croke Park to the Roscommon county board. That money was originally allocated to Roscommon many years ago and Club Delegates agreed that it should be spend on the construction of the County Training Centre. However at County Board Meeting they agreed to re-allocate the money to Dr. Hyde Park.

@kentuckytucky (USA)

A normal days rain? talk about making stuff up! a month of rain fell that week and on the morning of the game there was downpours. Natural clay or old pitches aren't able to take that amount of rain. A situation you Leitrim lads should understand better now after Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada was unplayable on Sunday.

I have no doubt if we hadn't a match ourselves in Hyde Park on Sunday our county board would have accommodated Leitrim."
Thanks for coming on to this thread and imparting your wisdom on us. If a months worth of rain fell during the week then that game should have been cancelled much earlier to stop people travelling on the morning of to show up at a closed park.

Leitrim_12 (USA) - Posts: 207 - 22/02/2022 10:16:00    2401785

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Replying To Yondu:  "Whenever a game is postponed the host county has to fork out travel expenses and accommodation to the opposition and seeing that it was London that Leitrim was playing that would have been big money.

Playing a home game in Mayo is a bit odd when Leitrim have their own centre with all weather pitches?

Very poor result for Leitrim. Watching the one minute highlights last night a dreadful first goal conceded and missed two goal chances that was probably easier to score than miss."
I think the issue with games in our centre of excellence may be location. I don't think the authorities want a build up of traffic/people on that stretch of road, which is fair enough I guess, but on the other hand perhaps it should have been built elsewhere in a quieter location. Anyway it is done now and that is that.

Leitrim_12 (USA) - Posts: 207 - 22/02/2022 10:29:56    2401791

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Replying To The_analyser:  "The new Hyde Park playing surface was a project managed by the GAA's National Infrastructure Committee and was funded by money which was previously allocated by Croke Park to the Roscommon county board. That money was originally allocated to Roscommon many years ago and Club Delegates agreed that it should be spend on the construction of the County Training Centre. However at County Board Meeting they agreed to re-allocate the money to Dr. Hyde Park.

@kentuckytucky (USA)

A normal days rain? talk about making stuff up! a month of rain fell that week and on the morning of the game there was downpours. Natural clay or old pitches aren't able to take that amount of rain. A situation you Leitrim lads should understand better now after Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada was unplayable on Sunday.

I have no doubt if we hadn't a match ourselves in Hyde Park on Sunday our county board would have accommodated Leitrim."
Oh.... robbing Peter to pay Paul basically. All the while the cheque book was still locked up because ye couldn't be trusted to project manage it yourselves. Embarrassing.

Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1357 - 22/02/2022 11:05:19    2401812

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Does anyone know if Shane Moran is on the panel . Hasn't played any game yet. Sunday was a disaster and a hammer blow to any hope of promotion. All we can do now is starting in Dungarvan next Sunday is start putting in big performances and grinding out results even when conditions are tough. It's all very well saying we've potential but we have to start showing it and on a consistent basis too. We'll need to be much better next Sunday as I can never remember us beating Waterford in Dungarvan.

JimmyNail (Leitrim) - Posts: 284 - 22/02/2022 13:18:54    2401858

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Lads. We screwed up on Sunday, both on and off the pitch. I am a Leitrim GAA man to the core . However we should at this point stop slagging our neighbours who seem to have their house in better order to ours. All we can do is hope lessons can be learned and the lads go unbeaten for the remainder of the campaign. If that's good enough then great. If not we can plan for Easter Sunday and take the frustrations out there. What's done is done. Liathroim Abu

Forgodssakeref (Leitrim) - Posts: 15 - 22/02/2022 13:39:09    2401865

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Replying To Forgodssakeref:  "Lads. We screwed up on Sunday, both on and off the pitch. I am a Leitrim GAA man to the core . However we should at this point stop slagging our neighbours who seem to have their house in better order to ours. All we can do is hope lessons can be learned and the lads go unbeaten for the remainder of the campaign. If that's good enough then great. If not we can plan for Easter Sunday and take the frustrations out there. What's done is done. Liathroim Abu"
Who are these neighbours and how do they have their house in order better than us? And if they weren't on our forum slagging us then there wouldn't be anything about it.

Leitrim_12 (USA) - Posts: 207 - 22/02/2022 14:20:02    2401886

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Replying To kentuckytucky:  "I think the issue with games in our centre of excellence may be location. I don't think the authorities want a build up of traffic/people on that stretch of road, which is fair enough I guess, but on the other hand perhaps it should have been built elsewhere in a quieter location. Anyway it is done now and that is that."
Having attended both venues in the past the location and issues with traffic isn't much different to Connacht GAA Centre . Brushing what happened under the carpet with the view that's it done is not the way to go, serious questions need to be asked why there own expensive centre wasn't used and it would have been the opportunity to showcase it with the RTÉ cameras and other media there.

Yondu (UK) - Posts: 845 - 22/02/2022 15:05:04    2401902

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Replying To kentuckytucky:  "Thanks for coming on to this thread and imparting your wisdom on us. If a months worth of rain fell during the week then that game should have been cancelled much earlier to stop people travelling on the morning of to show up at a closed park."
Every county gives its own pitch every opportunity to host there game. Leitrim did the same last Sunday but further heavy rain ruled it out.

To prevent this from happening in the future Seán Mac Diarmada would require a surface with proper drainage. As sourmilk said the boot is on the other foot now and slagging about this topic is now officially over something both yourself and Square_B will have to accept and move on from.

The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4076 - 22/02/2022 15:24:37    2401915

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Replying To The_analyser:  "Every county gives its own pitch every opportunity to host there game. Leitrim did the same last Sunday but further heavy rain ruled it out.

To prevent this from happening in the future Seán Mac Diarmada would require a surface with proper drainage. As sourmilk said the boot is on the other foot now and slagging about this topic is now officially over something both yourself and Square_B will have to accept and move on from."
Ah just because you said it now we'll stop for sure lol, seeing as it was yourselves that began it. Best way to stop it is toddle back to your own thread and speak wisdom on that like a good poster.

Leitrim_12 (USA) - Posts: 207 - 22/02/2022 16:03:59    2401930

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Replying To The_analyser:  "Every county gives its own pitch every opportunity to host there game. Leitrim did the same last Sunday but further heavy rain ruled it out.

To prevent this from happening in the future Seán Mac Diarmada would require a surface with proper drainage. As sourmilk said the boot is on the other foot now and slagging about this topic is now officially over something both yourself and Square_B will have to accept and move on from."
'The boot is on the other foot' ... LOL. 5 games were postponed across all divisions last weekend.... Hyde Park was in such bad condition that the pitch had to be completely replaced after years of neglect. There is a difference funny enough. Now toddle on back to your own thread there.

Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1357 - 22/02/2022 16:12:10    2401934

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Replying To Yondu:  "Having attended both venues in the past the location and issues with traffic isn't much different to Connacht GAA Centre . Brushing what happened under the carpet with the view that's it done is not the way to go, serious questions need to be asked why there own expensive centre wasn't used and it would have been the opportunity to showcase it with the RTÉ cameras and other media there."
Is the Leitrim COE accessible from any road except the N4? How does the parking capacity there compare to Bekan?

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8045 - 22/02/2022 16:29:14    2401939

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The bickering here is unbelievable really between supporters of two of the lesser lights. I think both counties should try to solve their own issues rather than bicker about each others. Maybe then ye can become competitive at the top table again if ye implement a five to ten year plan.

theboxtyisabrewing (Mayo) - Posts: 3 - 22/02/2022 16:30:33    2401940

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "Is the Leitrim COE accessible from any road except the N4? How does the parking capacity there compare to Bekan?"
It's only accessible from the N4 and they aren't going to have cars parking on side of road when the car park is full up in a 100kph zone. But he knows that anyway.

Leitrim_12 (USA) - Posts: 207 - 22/02/2022 16:57:30    2401945

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Replying To theboxtyisabrewing:  "The bickering here is unbelievable really between supporters of two of the lesser lights. I think both counties should try to solve their own issues rather than bicker about each others. Maybe then ye can become competitive at the top table again if ye implement a five to ten year plan."
Presuming you originated in the condiment of mayo.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8045 - 22/02/2022 17:06:35    2401950

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Shane Moran is not on the panel to the best of my knowledge, although I'm open to correction on that. Niall McGovern wasn't even called in for trials. Prior, D McGovern and Maxwell the only SOH reps on the panel going from match programs so far.

Also I believe there was an injury concern re Mark Plunkett hence the halftime substitution. He is perhaps our best all rounder outfield player, and we were worse round the middle in the second half for want of him.

RE the venues, there is far more parking at Bekan than at the Leitrim COE. Far far more. Also Bekan is far more easily accessible than Leitrim CoE in terms of catering for traffic volumes. Turning out onto a very narrow strip of the N4 with no proper lighting or roadmarkings indicating same is a disaster for catering to a crowd at Annaduff. There was pandemonium when an FBD game was played there a few years back. although it is a convenient excuse for the Co. Board not to have to play any club games etc there. While it's great to have it I always get the feeling it's a half finished job when you compare it to the Sligo CoE in Scarden in terms of amount of pitches, parking, final finish on the outside of the building etc etc.

While it is unfortunate that we have conceded H2H to London, we had 7 scores and as many if not more wides at HT to their two. In less equalising conditions we would have been able to absorb the hit their goals gave them and would have won. While London will improve as they go, they will likely lose to both Cavan & Sligo, and perhaps Tipp (who had a much stronger team named for their postponed game v Wexford than the one that started against us) which will help. Sligo will be heavy underdogs playing Cavan which would leave them with 10 points if they lose, before they play us (also providing they beat Tipp which is by no means a certainty)

Promotion may appear gone on paper but there will be a few more surprises in this Division yet. It isn't totally beyond the realms of possibility that the Round 7 game could decide who goes up along with Cavan. Far from being carried away like some others have suggested I would be of the opinion that Sligo are a better team than us, have better scoring forwards, and are a taller / more physical team down their spine / middle third. It would hard to argue otherwise. They're also further along their development with a year in the bag with McEntee. However I certainly wouldn't be afraid of them in a winner takes all game in Markievicz.

Despite the above, no more losses can be countenanced, even if it's just for the sake of building up momentum for Ruislip. Being in with a shout of promotion come round 7 with two losses and only 1 home game to come would be a colossal bonus.

Dodgy_Pass (Leitrim) - Posts: 402 - 22/02/2022 17:18:20    2401955

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Looks to be a fine setup. The mayo senior team trained in the Leitrim COE last year on at least two occasions. No pitches playable/available in our own county.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11627 - 22/02/2022 17:19:00    2401956

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