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Replying To endgame:  "Scheduling hurt Roscommon in the U20 championship so there's a price to be paid for not topping the group. I found last night's win against Mayo very sweet particularly coming so soon after the U20 loss to Mayo which had left a sour taste with that questionable disallowed goal. On a broader note, underage football is strong in both counties and it's then about bringing players on to play senior football as Shane Moran said after last night's game."
I was joking obviously. Certain posters here were obsessed with the scheduling after the U20 final. Everyone knows the schedule for failing to top the group.

Also playing one game per week is no issue for young lads. I was playing soccer and gaelic every week at their age.

MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 456 - 10/05/2025 16:17:04    2608056

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Congrats to Roscommon and maybe the two might meet again ;)
From our perspective underage is looking good recently which bodes well for the future. Roscommon in fairness always produce good underage teams. The key for both counties is to keep these lads at it and nurture their development. Life though gets in the way and there's no guarantees.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11561 - 10/05/2025 16:17:55    2608057

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Replying To yew_tree:  "Congrats to Roscommon and maybe the two might meet again ;)
From our perspective underage is looking good recently which bodes well for the future. Roscommon in fairness always produce good underage teams. The key for both counties is to keep these lads at it and nurture their development. Life though gets in the way and there's no guarantees."
Unfortunately Roscommon struggle to translate underage to senior. In the past 25 years we've won 5 minor Connachts (if you include the first u17 one) and 6 u20/21s. In the same period we've won 3 at senior. While the minors might have been in with a good shout to win a few more, the only one I can think of that the seniors missed out on was 2011. The minors have made 3 all Ireland semis and u17s one all Ireland and the U20/21s have made three all ireland finals. I know the format is different but the seniors haven't made a semi final since 91. Consistency at senior level seems to be elusive for Roscommon.

FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 85 - 10/05/2025 17:00:38    2608073

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Replying To FullOfPorter:  "Unfortunately Roscommon struggle to translate underage to senior. In the past 25 years we've won 5 minor Connachts (if you include the first u17 one) and 6 u20/21s. In the same period we've won 3 at senior. While the minors might have been in with a good shout to win a few more, the only one I can think of that the seniors missed out on was 2011. The minors have made 3 all Ireland semis and u17s one all Ireland and the U20/21s have made three all ireland finals. I know the format is different but the seniors haven't made a semi final since 91. Consistency at senior level seems to be elusive for Roscommon."
A decade in Div 1 or getting promoted from Div 2 and reaching the last 8 of the championship a handful of times would not have been achieved without underage success translating to senior level.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3609 - 10/05/2025 19:20:36    2608141

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Replying To MayoDan:  "I was joking obviously. Certain posters here were obsessed with the scheduling after the U20 final. Everyone knows the schedule for failing to top the group.

Also playing one game per week is no issue for young lads. I was playing soccer and gaelic every week at their age."
Worst "joking" I've seen on here. Are you watching the Ulster final today to see what fatigue and tiredness does players/teams? and they are both well conditioned Senior teams. Your low level soccer and gaelic every week as a young lad isn't comparable

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 431 - 10/05/2025 19:37:34    2608146

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Replying To Gaa_lover:  "A decade in Div 1 or getting promoted from Div 2 and reaching the last 8 of the championship a handful of times would not have been achieved without underage success translating to senior level."
What we have done at senior level does tend to be underestimated. It's not that long ago we were a team whereby Div 3 was our level and even fell to Div 4 one year. The work and success at underage has no doubt allowed us the opportunity to be a top 8 league football team at senior level and have the opportunity of playing in the last 8 of the championship. If we manage to do the latter this summer along with league promotion I will very much mark it down as a successful senior year.

The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4038 - 10/05/2025 20:28:42    2608170

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Replying To The_analyser:  "What we have done at senior level does tend to be underestimated. It's not that long ago we were a team whereby Div 3 was our level and even fell to Div 4 one year. The work and success at underage has no doubt allowed us the opportunity to be a top 8 league football team at senior level and have the opportunity of playing in the last 8 of the championship. If we manage to do the latter this summer along with league promotion I will very much mark it down as a successful senior year."
The measure of Roscommon's senior success is Connacht titles. We're not going to win the All Ireland unfortunately and the League is devalued. Roscommon supporters wouldn't have heeded if we were promoted or relegated this year if we won the Nestor cup. We've won four Connacht titles since 2000 which isn't a great haul. We won four Connachts in the 1970s. We have seen an era of better underage success for Roscommon but the senior team has underperformed given the players at the team's disposal. Outside of Connacht, we haven't won a championship match in Croke park since 1980 or reached an All Ireland semi final since 1991. The Burke years are wasted years in my view.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2401 - 10/05/2025 21:08:10    2608193

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Replying To The_analyser:  "What we have done at senior level does tend to be underestimated. It's not that long ago we were a team whereby Div 3 was our level and even fell to Div 4 one year. The work and success at underage has no doubt allowed us the opportunity to be a top 8 league football team at senior level and have the opportunity of playing in the last 8 of the championship. If we manage to do the latter this summer along with league promotion I will very much mark it down as a successful senior year."
That is true when you say where we were but why settle for that. We are under achieving compared to Monaghan. Most of the Ulster counties aside from Cavan and Down were at nothing till the 90s and 00s. They didn't let those previous barren years put a ceiling on their ambitions.

FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 85 - 10/05/2025 21:27:11    2608204

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Replying To endgame:  "The measure of Roscommon's senior success is Connacht titles. We're not going to win the All Ireland unfortunately and the League is devalued. Roscommon supporters wouldn't have heeded if we were promoted or relegated this year if we won the Nestor cup. We've won four Connacht titles since 2000 which isn't a great haul. We won four Connachts in the 1970s. We have seen an era of better underage success for Roscommon but the senior team has underperformed given the players at the team's disposal. Outside of Connacht, we haven't won a championship match in Croke park since 1980 or reached an All Ireland semi final since 1991. The Burke years are wasted years in my view."
I don't even think it's winning or loosing we're just not a team anyone fears were seen as soft
Even the group were n this year cork and the Leinster runner up will fancy beating us there's no bit of bite to us !
I don't usually buy into blaming managers but I think Davy is out of his depth and both the team and management look
Uninterested to this point - we do seem to do better when there's little expected but realistically even if we get out
Of the group it's hard to see us winning a preliminary qtr final
Like I've said
Many times this year hope
I'm proven wrong

rossy15 (Roscommon) - Posts: 645 - 10/05/2025 21:42:18    2608209

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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "Worst "joking" I've seen on here. Are you watching the Ulster final today to see what fatigue and tiredness does players/teams? and they are both well conditioned Senior teams. Your low level soccer and gaelic every week as a young lad isn't comparable"
Managed to get you to respond so it worked just as I hoped..

Yeah some of the players today were struggling because it went to extra time.. 90 minutes in total and the likes of Michael Murphy is nearly 36, Rory Grugan 34 etc.

It's all relative so I don't see what point your trying to make.

Well conditioned senior players play against other well conditioned senior players in 70 minute games.

U20/17 players play at their own grade in 60 minute games.

I play against other club players, some of whom struggle to get through a 5 aside game.

MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 456 - 10/05/2025 21:50:44    2608214

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