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Disappointing the ladies semi final is on the same time as Kerry Dublin at 4 on the 12th of July in Cavan

Insane how the gaa cramp stuff especially minor lgfa and the tealtenn and putting it on the same time as the sam Maguire games

Gavlar (Roscommon) - Posts: 25 - 30/06/2026 17:35:56    2683250

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Replying To Gavlar:  "6 years and Tommy Rooney saying he's staying for two more"
Tommy Rooney said it? Joyce himself said it, agreement in place last September to stay on until 2028.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 4022 - 30/06/2026 18:31:22    2683263

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Replying To FullOfPorter:  "He is really, Diarmuid and Enda are the only ones around for years. Debut season for Darragh Heneghan, had a wobble at the end but a very good first year for the lad. O Hanlon has been playing inter county for the best part of 10 years, a ridiculous comparison. Daire Cregg has only been an established starter since 2024. Still has to find more consistency but ends the year scoring 2-46. Mooney scored 2-8. First year for Robert Heneghan as well."
In fairness Roscommon had a lot of championship starters this season .Players like Daire Cregg and the Heneghans are only going to get better. Despite the disappointment of Clones, the future for Roscommon is bright. We need to build on this season by getting to Croke Park next Summer and hopefully winning a championship match there.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2730 - 30/06/2026 18:53:55    2683267

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Replying To Gavlar:  "Disappointing the ladies semi final is on the same time as Kerry Dublin at 4 on the 12th of July in Cavan

Insane how the gaa cramp stuff especially minor lgfa and the tealtenn and putting it on the same time as the sam Maguire games"
Feckin Breffni is our 2nd home at this stage!!

Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 700 - 30/06/2026 19:13:25    2683269

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Replying To moros:  "Joyce won't be leaving Galway any time soon if say. That man has an All Ireland on his agenda. Will he get them to eventually do it is the question."
He will never win one with any team

clutch (Louth) - Posts: 33 - 30/06/2026 19:38:30    2683276

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Replying To endgame:  "In fairness Roscommon had a lot of championship starters this season .Players like Daire Cregg and the Heneghans are only going to get better. Despite the disappointment of Clones, the future for Roscommon is bright. We need to build on this season by getting to Croke Park next Summer and hopefully winning a championship match there."
The likes of cregg needs to do better. He had a good start to the year but very inconsistent. Cregg and Henaghan must be 24/25 now they are no longer young players. Cregg has years of experience and yes Henaghan will learn from this year definitely but cregg needs improve a lot of what he does because he has the potential.

dave1988 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1422 - 01/07/2026 11:36:25    2683403

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Replying To dave1988:  "The likes of cregg needs to do better. He had a good start to the year but very inconsistent. Cregg and Henaghan must be 24/25 now they are no longer young players. Cregg has years of experience and yes Henaghan will learn from this year definitely but cregg needs improve a lot of what he does because he has the potential."
Roscommon forwards are nearly all inconsistent, first seen at underage and brought through to senior. I've lost count to the amount of games we have lost at all grades due to our shooting efficiency not up to the requred level.

Jason Sherlock was brought in to help out in that regard, the Dublin management team he was previously with was pretty flawless on their shooting efficiency. One year was never going to enough time but we seen green shoots in our shooting in wins v Galway,Armagh,Donegal and Mayo matches this year.

Daire Cregg turns 24 this month he made his championship debut in 2023. Darragh Heneghan a year older and made his championship debut this year, his club form got him a recall to the county panel and hopefully a few more do the same in the upcoming club championships.

The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4423 - 01/07/2026 14:11:08    2683451

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Replying To The_analyser:  "Roscommon forwards are nearly all inconsistent, first seen at underage and brought through to senior. I've lost count to the amount of games we have lost at all grades due to our shooting efficiency not up to the requred level.

Jason Sherlock was brought in to help out in that regard, the Dublin management team he was previously with was pretty flawless on their shooting efficiency. One year was never going to enough time but we seen green shoots in our shooting in wins v Galway,Armagh,Donegal and Mayo matches this year.

Daire Cregg turns 24 this month he made his championship debut in 2023. Darragh Heneghan a year older and made his championship debut this year, his club form got him a recall to the county panel and hopefully a few more do the same in the upcoming club championships."
What do you do about that? One thing I have noticed is our forwards don't like a tough physical defense and we seen that against Monaghan. They are brilliant when given time and space to show off their abilities. I think it's hard to take this year when you see the likes of Monaghan cork louth mayo go so far and take out some good teams. For Mark dowd it will be look around the county and see who's up to that level. You will probably see cox and harney call it a day

dave1988 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1422 - 01/07/2026 18:30:18    2683508

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Replying To dave1988:  "The likes of cregg needs to do better. He had a good start to the year but very inconsistent. Cregg and Henaghan must be 24/25 now they are no longer young players. Cregg has years of experience and yes Henaghan will learn from this year definitely but cregg needs improve a lot of what he does because he has the potential."
I agree that Daire Cregg was overall disappointing this season. I still think that the best is yet to come from him and the Heneghans. I wonder will any of this year's U 20 team make the senior breakthrough next year. Carthy is a great prospect. There has been doom and gloom since Clones bur we won Connacht at all three grades this year. The footballers are there in Roscommon. It's up to Mark Dowd to develop and improve his players. I'm really hopeful for next year.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2730 - 01/07/2026 20:36:56    2683521

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