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Replying To upsligo:  "Didn't realise they had McNamara in twice they must trust him a lot! Canice surely not there due to injury, agreed very hard to see Lally not playing over any of the three half-forwards and Cummins on the bench if he's fully fat. Think every single player (assuming Lyons is in at corner-back) from 2-7 are excellent, have proven themselves many times over at this point. So hard to see where Cummins plays unless you put him in at 9 or put Mullen back to corner-back.

Hopefully we give Tipp a hiding, come on the lads."
Thanks for pointing that out, Lyons is a great player and I always had high hopes about him after watching him in the Connacht minor final in 2017. He has progressed very well. You might want to read back what you said about Cummins though lol. I don't think 2-7 are as consistently excellent and proven as you say. 136 pts conceded in division 3 is poor even with new rules.

Kildare hammered Leitrim today but Leitrim were only 8-5 down after 27 min and then they caputilated. With their defensive set up against Mayo I am a bit surprised they conceded so heavily. Hopefully bodes well for us but they usually they up their game for us so I am still feeling cautiously confident. A few kildare posters have said poachers warm up was miles too heavy maybe with an eye on us.

Colm McGee shared a video of Tubbercurry ground preparing for the game tomorrow. It looks fantastic. Fair play to all and enjoy the game.

Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1849 - 11/05/2025 04:30:19    2608287

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Good win, closer than you'd like but got it done. Alan McLoughlin immense. Great to see Cummins back.

upsligo (Sligo) - Posts: 2 - 11/05/2025 15:17:24    2608430

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Very close to 2k people in Tubber for the game today. Logistically it went off very well with an abundance of volunteers so well done Tubbercurry.
However the crowd were treated to a really poor game and it could be a costly encounter as Murphy and Mullen both picked up injuries. Murphy didn't look too bad but I imagine Mullen will be sidelined for a while. Incredibly we also picked up 2 black cards which left us playing with 13 players for a while. MC Entee obviously took a very dim view of one of those cards (stupidity) as the culprit didn't reappear for the rest of the game. MC Entee doesn't tend to forgive silly card so he will do well to get game time again this year.
We were poor everywhere with very few players playing anywhere close to their potential. It might be the kick in the rear end we need and focus the mind on next weekend's game.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2100 - 11/05/2025 17:12:46    2608464

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The rain before and during the first half left the pitch slippy and the ball very wet. Our handling errors were basic , no idea what the keeper was thinking about, for the goal we conceded. We sauntered through the game with little or no pace except odd runs from Lally and Towey. MC Guinness at centre back didn't work either. Certainly the performance asks a lot of questions going forward. Good to see Cummins return. His physical presence is needed. We missed a lot of chance in the second half. When Murphy isn't there you then realize his importance. We should take care of Leitrim next week. Tipperary were very poor. They had 2 extra forwards for a period today and never really made it count.

Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 118 - 11/05/2025 18:37:38    2608503

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Replying To eoinog:  "Very close to 2k people in Tubber for the game today. Logistically it went off very well with an abundance of volunteers so well done Tubbercurry.
However the crowd were treated to a really poor game and it could be a costly encounter as Murphy and Mullen both picked up injuries. Murphy didn't look too bad but I imagine Mullen will be sidelined for a while. Incredibly we also picked up 2 black cards which left us playing with 13 players for a while. MC Entee obviously took a very dim view of one of those cards (stupidity) as the culprit didn't reappear for the rest of the game. MC Entee doesn't tend to forgive silly card so he will do well to get game time again this year.
We were poor everywhere with very few players playing anywhere close to their potential. It might be the kick in the rear end we need and focus the mind on next weekend's game."
1149 was the official attendance according to the announcer but as mentioned we were treated to a poor game. Yes the conditions played a part but we were cleaned out of it at mid field. Reilly, Cummins and indeed Doherty when he came on all played well but I tell ya I'm not overly confident heading to Carrick next Sunday. Either we underperformed or else Leitrim will be beaten by a sturdy enough Tipp team.

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 501 - 11/05/2025 20:08:32    2608554

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Replying To Sligoman1234:  "1149 was the official attendance according to the announcer but as mentioned we were treated to a poor game. Yes the conditions played a part but we were cleaned out of it at mid field. Reilly, Cummins and indeed Doherty when he came on all played well but I tell ya I'm not overly confident heading to Carrick next Sunday. Either we underperformed or else Leitrim will be beaten by a sturdy enough Tipp team."
You could be correct about the attendance, I was only quoting Sky Sports correspondence Gavin Cawley who said 1949 people attended.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2100 - 11/05/2025 21:21:12    2608589

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