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Replying To Southsligoman: "Champo baby.. we have had some luck so far! Canice back is huge. Mullen too. D bould mcgurn is a typical modern day gym footballer. Can kick a point strong and very athletic. A guy who lacks real talent but like gary neville has worked hard on his physique and has made the most of his ability. He needs marking. They have another forward love he is tidy. A good team. Sligo by 2." The sooner this purgatory is over the better to be honest, a dreadful year no matter how far they stumble on in this competition onthefortyfive (Sligo) - Posts: 55 - 11/06/2026 22:28:04 2679055 Link
As we edge closer to the Fermanagh game part of me feels they could just stumble over the line. Fermanagh were shocking when we played them in the league winning by 7, and they clearly have improved. The home win against Wexford in particular being a turning point for them. If it is true that we're getting some of the injured lads back for tomorrow then it's a very even keel game in my view. This may well be delusional optimism but neither Fermanagh or Sligo are the same teams they were last year. Bookies place a 3 point advantage with the home side, which probably is about right. Jones and McGurn are the danger men up front which is where we miss the likes of Lyons. It'd be some stroke of luck to stumble into a semi final if we do pull it off...and it'll paper over the cracks a bit for management to get them another year, but we may thank the luck of the draw every time if we do. Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 686 - 12/06/2026 10:11:41 2679085 Link
Replying To Sligoman1234: "As we edge closer to the Fermanagh game part of me feels they could just stumble over the line. Fermanagh were shocking when we played them in the league winning by 7, and they clearly have improved. The home win against Wexford in particular being a turning point for them. If it is true that we're getting some of the injured lads back for tomorrow then it's a very even keel game in my view. This may well be delusional optimism but neither Fermanagh or Sligo are the same teams they were last year. Bookies place a 3 point advantage with the home side, which probably is about right. Jones and McGurn are the danger men up front which is where we miss the likes of Lyons. It'd be some stroke of luck to stumble into a semi final if we do pull it off...and it'll paper over the cracks a bit for management to get them another year, but we may thank the luck of the draw every time if we do." I agree with you sligoman. 'Stumble' is the word! Pace is hard bet and we have it. Strongish team picked. Spillane on the bench can have a massive impact. Like his dad his speed athleticism and score taking could be a match winner. Win this and we are in a semi final in croker. As Obama said yes we can! Southsligoman (Sligo) - Posts: 27 - 12/06/2026 14:09:46 2679146 Link
Replying To Southsligoman: "I agree with you sligoman. 'Stumble' is the word! Pace is hard bet and we have it. Strongish team picked. Spillane on the bench can have a massive impact. Like his dad his speed athleticism and score taking could be a match winner. Win this and we are in a semi final in croker. As Obama said yes we can!" You are correct. Pace is hard bet but in my opinion we don't have it. Spillane for the super sub role he plays does ok when he comes on but he would need to start thinking about playing for 70 minutes and then he would be a lot more beneficial to the team. I would be happy to win tomorrow but equally so I wont be too disappointed if we lose eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2475 - 12/06/2026 20:10:10 2679174 Link
Abysmal stuff, 7 points after 50 minutes is even worse than had expected. letsgosligo (Sligo) - Posts: 118 - 13/06/2026 18:13:56 2679290 Link
Replying To Southsligoman: "Champo baby.. we have had some luck so far! Canice back is huge. Mullen too. D bould mcgurn is a typical modern day gym footballer. Can kick a point strong and very athletic. A guy who lacks real talent but like gary neville has worked hard on his physique and has made the most of his ability. He needs marking. They have another forward love he is tidy. A good team. Sligo by 2." Southsligoman. I'd agree that most gaelic footballers are athletes now, due to the demands of the game and level of training the do. On every county team there is a few players who may be relying on their athleticism/pace to play on the team however think Darragh McGurn may have a bit of "talent " now scoring 1-12 and 6 two pointers against Armagh might be good indicator that he has some football to go with his athleticism, as not every player does that! macca999 (Fermanagh) - Posts: 1225 - 13/06/2026 19:57:23 2679334 Link
I think this was the last outing for some on the pitch and sideline today, cant believe we were so poor. MrUnderhill (Sligo) - Posts: 131 - 13/06/2026 20:13:32 2679340 Link