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"If we hadn't had won that game our run of games would have been Kildare and Westmeath and would probably be now in the QFS" Not accurate. Win or lose the Connacht final it was the same round 1 draw for Roscommon. Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 906 - 19/06/2026 21:10:57 2680648 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: ""If we hadn't had won that game our run of games would have been Kildare and Westmeath and would probably be now in the QFS" Not accurate. Win or lose the Connacht final it was the same round 1 draw for Roscommon." I think it is about time we started talking about ifs and buts. Campaign ended last Saturday. Move on to the county championships. Will Bridgets make another AI final. Jack L (None) - Posts: 3224 - 19/06/2026 21:42:10 2680652 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: ""If we hadn't had won that game our run of games would have been Kildare and Westmeath and would probably be now in the QFS" Not accurate. Win or lose the Connacht final it was the same round 1 draw for Roscommon." Ya, we'd been drawn v Tyrone before CF was played. Draw done early so "so Counties coukd.make arrangements" Then subsequent draws are held off till Tuesday/Monday mornings! Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 666 - 19/06/2026 22:14:28 2680653 Link
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: ""If we hadn't had won that game our run of games would have been Kildare and Westmeath and would probably be now in the QFS" Not accurate. Win or lose the Connacht final it was the same round 1 draw for Roscommon." Yeah..my bad..no luck with draws either. Thanks. moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1438 - 19/06/2026 22:15:16 2680654 Link
Replying To Jack L: "I think it is about time we started talking about ifs and buts. Campaign ended last Saturday. Move on to the county championships. Will Bridgets make another AI final." I used no ifs and but simply corrected the above poster. In the future pay attention you are long enough postings on here to do so now. Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 906 - 20/06/2026 12:33:00 2680695 Link
We have to be honest here, even if we played Westmeath or Kildare watching that last game performance we wouldn't have beaten either of them. I think everyone is missing the point here this is some kind of mental block a bit like Mayo winning Sam. I watched the Diarmuid Murtagh interview and he said that if we pushed on and marked the Monaghan players they would have left space in behind. I don't know about you fellas but I would have preferred to lose that game with a bit of fight rather than watching that shambles. That's the first game I've watched in a long time where you knew the game was gone after 10 min of the second half you could see it on the players. Towny10 (Roscommon) - Posts: 27 - 21/06/2026 01:46:26 2680796 Link
Replying To Towny10: "We have to be honest here, even if we played Westmeath or Kildare watching that last game performance we wouldn't have beaten either of them. I think everyone is missing the point here this is some kind of mental block a bit like Mayo winning Sam. I watched the Diarmuid Murtagh interview and he said that if we pushed on and marked the Monaghan players they would have left space in behind. I don't know about you fellas but I would have preferred to lose that game with a bit of fight rather than watching that shambles. That's the first game I've watched in a long time where you knew the game was gone after 10 min of the second half you could see it on the players." In the oul days people would say "they were over trained". The other oul chestnut was " a row in the dressing room" at half time. All the worse after a good League and superb Connacht Championship. Baffling...... Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 666 - 21/06/2026 10:44:05 2680824 Link
Cork hammered Derry minors by 11 points. Shows how poor Roscommon minors were against Derry in Breffni Park. What happens to Roscommon teams when they leave Connacht. It's hard to understand. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2713 - 21/06/2026 12:29:46 2680838 Link
Replying To Towny10: "We have to be honest here, even if we played Westmeath or Kildare watching that last game performance we wouldn't have beaten either of them. I think everyone is missing the point here this is some kind of mental block a bit like Mayo winning Sam. I watched the Diarmuid Murtagh interview and he said that if we pushed on and marked the Monaghan players they would have left space in behind. I don't know about you fellas but I would have preferred to lose that game with a bit of fight rather than watching that shambles. That's the first game I've watched in a long time where you knew the game was gone after 10 min of the second half you could see it on the players." If tried about three times stating that Roscommon need a sports psychologist to work with the players like what happened in Limerick but the posts don't get put up. Complete mental block and also not able to take criticism. Hearing nothing but giving out about the herald writers from camp even though they were only speaking the truth. It shouldn't matter at that level what anyone is writing about you anyway. It's the next hurdle Dowd and team will have to get over. I believe they can considering they have stayed up in division 1 and beaten the mental block of losing to Galway in The Hyde which was a major morale booster for the county. I'd be bringing in young Carty too. He's the only one ready made for senior. Ros2013 (Roscommon) - Posts: 655 - 21/06/2026 13:36:03 2680846 Link
Replying To endgame: "Cork hammered Derry minors by 11 points. Shows how poor Roscommon minors were against Derry in Breffni Park. What happens to Roscommon teams when they leave Connacht. It's hard to understand." Ulster strong this year like most years. Underage very very competitive in Ulster. The hard to games that a county has to come through on Ulster benefits the two minor teams that qualify for the QFS. The Mc Crory cup for colleges football is very competitive too. Standard of Connacht was low. At least we gave Derry a bit of a game. We were very well beaten in midfield in that game. Development is the key and hopefully you've some players who now track to u20 going forward. Cork very strong this year and thankfully Kerry weren't as strong this year. Must be no inroads at Minor from Clare, Tipp or Limerick it seems. moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1438 - 21/06/2026 14:06:47 2680850 Link
Replying To Towny10: "We have to be honest here, even if we played Westmeath or Kildare watching that last game performance we wouldn't have beaten either of them. I think everyone is missing the point here this is some kind of mental block a bit like Mayo winning Sam. I watched the Diarmuid Murtagh interview and he said that if we pushed on and marked the Monaghan players they would have left space in behind. I don't know about you fellas but I would have preferred to lose that game with a bit of fight rather than watching that shambles. That's the first game I've watched in a long time where you knew the game was gone after 10 min of the second half you could see it on the players." I brought that up directly after the Monaghan game last week. Had we performed the way we did in Clones in Division 1 and the Connacht we would certainly have got relegated and wouldn't have reached the Connacht final nevermind winning it. Don't know if mental block or not. We are inconsistent and poor performances are never far away as seen In the FBD and league against Sligo,Mayo and Dublin. @endgame yes poor stuff by our Minors which said more about us than Derry on the day. Galway,Sligo who we beat in Connacht was every bit as good as that Derry team. Wouldn't be overly critical of lads so young our top scorer was only 15 for example and retaining the Connacht championship was achievement in itself The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4412 - 21/06/2026 14:25:10 2680856 Link
Replying To The_analyser: "I brought that up directly after the Monaghan game last week. Had we performed the way we did in Clones in Division 1 and the Connacht we would certainly have got relegated and wouldn't have reached the Connacht final nevermind winning it. Don't know if mental block or not. We are inconsistent and poor performances are never far away as seen In the FBD and league against Sligo,Mayo and Dublin. @endgame yes poor stuff by our Minors which said more about us than Derry on the day. Galway,Sligo who we beat in Connacht was every bit as good as that Derry team. Wouldn't be overly critical of lads so young our top scorer was only 15 for example and retaining the Connacht championship was achievement in itself" You bring up the FBD league…I think some of ye are too focused on FBD challenge games and the league. FBD means absolutely nothing. The league is now less important than ever. The provincials are heading the way of the railway cup…. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 12147 - 21/06/2026 21:51:46 2681033 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "You bring up the FBD league…I think some of ye are too focused on FBD challenge games and the league. FBD means absolutely nothing. The league is now less important than ever. The provincials are heading the way of the railway cup…." Every game be it pre FBD games or All-Ireland series are all part of the full season in building and preparing. I bring it up as poor FBD performances got us to reset for the league and from that stayed up against the odds. On the League less important well before it wasn't connected to the championship with rankings. Westmeath would have played in the Tailteann Cup if they didn't reach the Leinster final so still has a connected if far less than before. Provincial championships finals still has an appeal with neighbours facing off for trophy. It attracted a full house for the Connacht and Ulster finals while the Munster final had 33k attendance. Meanwhile none of the knock out championship matches this weekend got close to selling out even Kerry v Armagh the 2025 All-Ireland winners v 2024 All-Ireland winners in a knock out championship game that should be a sell out yet got 10k less in attendance than the Munster final and what does that tell us? Certainly to not let it provincial championships go the way of the railway cup... The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4412 - 22/06/2026 00:09:42 2681072 Link
The provincials are not dead but the way it's going I wouldn't be surprised…local rivalry will always bring big crowds. Were the weekends games just gone more important than a provincial title? I'd argue for the big teams it absolutely is more important. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 12147 - 22/06/2026 09:55:56 2681135 Link
I would prefer to be in Mayo and Galway position this week than going around club houses in roscommon showing off Sam Og if I am being honest. We just have something that when we go into knockout football we crumble easily Michaelbeag (Roscommon) - Posts: 74 - 22/06/2026 10:24:31 2681147 Link
I thought Roscommon had the All Ireland won? ohwow (Leitrim) - Posts: 223 - 22/06/2026 11:33:43 2681172 Link