Replying To Burano: "A first time poster here so a little nervous. I have been following Hogan Stand over the last few years and I just want to thank all those who have shared their insights and knowledge on this page, it's something that as a Roscommon GAA fan I enjoy. Like most other Rossies at the moment I am disappointed with the way the season has gone so far. I do appreciate my disappointment is nothing compared to that of the players and management team but I do want to make a point or two. Firstly Roscommon is a small county with limited resources but we constantly strive to punch above our weight. That is something we should be proud off and something we should never change. It's what's makes us Rossies and a constant pain in the neck to our two bigger and whether we like it or not more successful neighbours. Those days when we can savour those victories are the special days in our lives. We are slowly but surely turning the Hyde into a ground to be proud of. It was the envy of a lot of my Mayo friends last week. When you think of Salthill and its access problems or McHale Park and its debt we have something special. Somebody mentioned it lately but a coat of tarmacadem and proper toilet facilities will improve the ground no end. ( could somebody consider turning down or off the blaring pre match music, I don't see its value) On the pitch our underage teams are going well and hopefully will have big support over the next few weeks. Re the Seniors one point I need to make. I commend Davy Burke for his passion and massive work rate but I don't think things are the same this year as last. Murtagh, Nolan, McKeown are tremendous loses but equally so are Mc Hugh and McGowan on the sideline. Throughout last years league these men tangled on the sideline. They had heated debates and arguments. While Davy stood with the hands out remonstrating against every decision against us Mark Mc Hugh was up and down that line driving us on. To me that added significantly to the way we ended strongly in most of our league matches. I do accept the same men were on the line for the poor championship results but at that maybe other issues were at play including the massive league effort. From the very first league game this year in Omagh that energy has not been evident on the line. Can it be reignited?"
That's the question and unfortunately hard to see it happening over a few weeks. Hoping I'm wrong of course and that we give the AI series a right rattle.
Replying To letsgetgoing: "https://www.mayogaablog.com/author/willie-joe/
Nice complement for the work done in the Hyde by Willie Joe on the Mayo Blog.
Very impressive display by Galway under 20's last night against Mayo. 0-12 to 0-1 up after only 17 minutes and scored 23 points in total. Started like a train and their shooting in the first half was exceptional. Sligo only really started playing when the game was over and got it back to about 8 at full time. However there is a bit of a warrior spirit about this Roscommon team and they certainly won't give the Galway team the same time on the ball as Sligo. A slow start again for the Rossies in the final and we will be under pressure. Now that the pitches have dried out a bit they could probably do with having a training session in Castlebar before the game as Galway have played at least one game there. Pity the game is clashing with the high profile Leinster v Northhampton game at the same time in Croke Park. Hopefully the team will have good travelling support."
Galway last night scored 23 times from 27 shots hard to stop any team with that type of accuracy and the type of shooting Roscommon seniors could have done with last Sunday.
The opportunity was there for the Connacht GAA to make it double header Connacht final in Salthill on May 5th with the senior final not on until 4pm. Makes no sense to bring both to Castlebar on a Saturday night, Galway players and management won't be complaining too much as it will be their 3rd match in that venue.
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "Galway last night scored 23 times from 27 shots hard to stop any team with that type of accuracy and the type of shooting Roscommon seniors could have done with last Sunday.
The opportunity was there for the Connacht GAA to make it double header Connacht final in Salthill on May 5th with the senior final not on until 4pm. Makes no sense to bring both to Castlebar on a Saturday night, Galway players and management won't be complaining too much as it will be their 3rd match in that venue."
Make it a double header in Salthill(Worst ground in the country for traffic) would be complete and utter madness. Roscommon should have home advantage after topping the group but playing the game in somewhere like Kiltoom or Ballinasloe make more sense than dragging everyone to Castlebar.
Replying To The_analyser: "Will be a Roscommon v Galway U20 final. Galway very impressive with how they beat Sligo tonight, we'll need to make sure we are a lot more competitive and not allow the game as contest to be over after 15 minutes as Sligo did tonight."
Galway U20s excellent v Sligo. 23 points in 63 minutes tells the story. Everything they hit went over. Tough ask for Roscommon in the Final but best of luck to our players and management. Roscommon are unbeaten and have proven themselves to be a very resilient and determined team.