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We opened a state of the art gym in 2023 - a few things need to be asked.

1. Who is currently head of performance(s+c) was Gary Flannery replaced? Going forward this position should BE independent of any county manager.

2. Since its opening, how often have underage/county players had supervised s+c sessions outside of the playing season.

we can't using the excuse not having a centre of excellence in place if mcstay/mc hugh were trying to implent s+c structures previously.

hontherossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 139 - 14/07/2025 12:08:56    2625561

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "2 teams well ahead of the rest and sadly about 12 of the rest ahead of us.
Leaving aside the 2 Covid years, it's 2015 since we didn't make the last 12 at least.
We had a good group of under age lads came on the panel then.
Are our current coming of age crew capable of regular Quarter Final appearances ?"
Sadly Roscommon are a long way from a Top 8 team. Failed to get out of the group this year. Beat Cork down in Cork in the league but could not repeat the dose on the day which mattered.
Connacht championship and league is a poor barometer.
Roscommon won promotion to D1 next year. A great league. Look at the performances of the D2 teams in championship.
Monaghan (also promoted) - Last 8
Meath - Last 4
Cavan - Last 12
Cork - Last 12
Louth - Leinster champions and last 12
Down - Relegated and last 12
Westmeath - Not a SAM team.
Tells it's own story.

Jack L (None) - Posts: 3182 - 14/07/2025 12:40:22    2625582

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Replying To Michaelbeag:  "Besides stack we haven't a player good enough make the kerry donegal teams
The players we have a bizarre statement."
Nothing bizarre at all about if you read the post. I'm talking about Roscommon at least getting to a quarter final and we have the players to do that. We're not potential All Ireland champions but surely we're last 8 material. Enda Smith was an All Star two years ago. The Murtaghs are quality players . You mention Stack. Daire Cregg, Ben O'Carroll. Tyrone and Meath made a semi final and they're poor teams based on what we saw this weekend.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2529 - 14/07/2025 14:04:45    2625624

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Replying To endgame:  "Nothing bizarre at all about if you read the post. I'm talking about Roscommon at least getting to a quarter final and we have the players to do that. We're not potential All Ireland champions but surely we're last 8 material. Enda Smith was an All Star two years ago. The Murtaghs are quality players . You mention Stack. Daire Cregg, Ben O'Carroll. Tyrone and Meath made a semi final and they're poor teams based on what we saw this weekend."
If tyrone are poor we are atrocious
We would get a 20 point plus beating off that kerry team in championship knock out mode.
Meath are poor but we couldn't beat them at home after they had a seven day turnaround.
So what you think that makes us.

Michaelbeag (Roscommon) - Posts: 4 - 14/07/2025 21:52:34    2625734

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Patrick Neilan to referee AI final.

CorkAllIrelandChampions2016 (Cork) - Posts: 9 - 14/07/2025 21:55:22    2625736

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Replying To Michaelbeag:  "If tyrone are poor we are atrocious
We would get a 20 point plus beating off that kerry team in championship knock out mode.
Meath are poor but we couldn't beat them at home after they had a seven day turnaround.
So what you think that makes us."
The longer this championship has gone on the more Donegal and Kerry have proved themselves to be well ahead of the rest and both improved and learnt lots as they needed to after last years All Ireland semi final defeats.

After that there is next to nothing between Tyrone,Meath,Galway,Cork,Monaghan,Roscommon,Mayo,Dublin on their day. and with the way Armagh was defending this year and struggling to adjust with kick outs they had fallen back into the pack also.

Next year will show which of that group has improved the most or fall back further.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 538 - 14/07/2025 23:32:24    2625760

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Replying To Michaelbeag:  "If tyrone are poor we are atrocious
We would get a 20 point plus beating off that kerry team in championship knock out mode.
Meath are poor but we couldn't beat them at home after they had a seven day turnaround.
So what you think that makes us."
Roscommon are a poor team. We agree on that. My post questioned why we are so poor and that the County Board need to look at that. I'm glad Burke is gone. He brought Roscommon in one direction- backwards. The next Managerial appointment needs to be the right one.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2529 - 15/07/2025 02:49:03    2625771

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Replying To endgame:  "Roscommon are a poor team. We agree on that. My post questioned why we are so poor and that the County Board need to look at that. I'm glad Burke is gone. He brought Roscommon in one direction- backwards. The next Managerial appointment needs to be the right one."
We'll only know if he's the "right one" at the end of his tenure.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2541 - 15/07/2025 10:49:20    2625798

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "We'll only know if he's the "right one" at the end of his tenure."
We might have a good idea after one year. Burke was given three years. The Manager matters a lot. Kerry have the tradition of 38 All Ireland titles but Donegal wouldn't be where they are only for Jim McGuinness being Manager. I have no idea who the next Roscommon Manager will be. I'd like an internal candidate from our county because nearly all successful gaa managers have been in charge of their own county. Look at the All Ireland Finals over the next two weekends. A Cork man in charge of Cork, a Tipp man in charge of Tipp, a Kerry man in charge of Kerry and a Donegal man in charge of Donegal. There must be something in that.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2529 - 15/07/2025 13:59:44    2625838

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Replying To endgame:  "We might have a good idea after one year. Burke was given three years. The Manager matters a lot. Kerry have the tradition of 38 All Ireland titles but Donegal wouldn't be where they are only for Jim McGuinness being Manager. I have no idea who the next Roscommon Manager will be. I'd like an internal candidate from our county because nearly all successful gaa managers have been in charge of their own county. Look at the All Ireland Finals over the next two weekends. A Cork man in charge of Cork, a Tipp man in charge of Tipp, a Kerry man in charge of Kerry and a Donegal man in charge of Donegal. There must be something in that."
So a possibility you'll be calling for a change after one year with the new manager?

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3718 - 15/07/2025 14:36:02    2625848

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Kevin Mc Stay might be the man for this job again and he'd assemble a great management team. He has brought this group of players forward before and an All Ireland club title with St Brigids. He has even more experience now to deal with the trials and tribulations of inter county management.

moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1159 - 15/07/2025 17:06:55    2625898

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Replying To Gaa_lover:  "So a possibility you'll be calling for a change after one year with the new manager?"
Lover. I want the best for Roscommon. I'm sure you do too.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2529 - 15/07/2025 18:00:02    2625917

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