Very disappointed that the admin have decided to go this route. Our forum wasn't the most popular but I fear the new format will kill any platform for our supporters to discuss the going ons in the county.

Hopefully we can keep the chat going with semi-finals coming up.

On that note, the website has no confirmed fixtures yet??? Not ideal for clubs with players traveling from the uk.

P.s. As Tony Mc would say, no Hurling allowed :)

NewSligofan (Sligo) - Posts: 258 - 01/10/2021 09:23:17    2383907

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 496 - 01/10/2021 10:20:56    2383921

Fixtures should be up much earlier. I know the county board are very worried about both Markievicz Park and Scarden as they are borderline whether they will be playable or not. Underage games got moved this week from Markievicz Park as it was unplayable. Scarden is a mess, a very expensive mess. No idea why they fixed 2 games for next Saturday and 2 more for Sunday . It won't take them if there's any rain. I feel sorry for the 2 teams who will be playing the last game there next Sunday.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2091 - 02/10/2021 16:50:12    2384166

Eoin Og you are correct about Scarden, it is a very expensive mess. How much was the new pitch in Markievicz? I would say it is an expensive mess also.

Why isn't the Easkey and Farnan's game in Enniscrone?? Or why not have Tourlestrane and Curry in one of the grounds in South Sligo?? Oh wait that would be common sense!!!!!!

NewSligofan (Sligo) - Posts: 258 - 02/10/2021 21:14:58    2384196

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 496 - 03/10/2021 08:59:44    2384203

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2091 - 03/10/2021 09:43:41    2384206

Predictions for the weekend:
Senior: Tourlestrane to have too much for Curry and Coolera to get over Drumcliff.
Intermediate: Farnans to beat Easky but this one might take more than 60 minutes. Molaise to beat the Bunnies.
Junior: Pats to beat St Marys handy enough and Michaels to overcome Owenmore

ShellyGael (Sligo) - Posts: 106 - 05/10/2021 12:15:49    2384480

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 496 - 05/10/2021 15:44:14    2384509

EASKEY
TOURLESTRANE
MOLAISE
DRUMCLIFFE
OWENMORE GAELS
PATS
HARPS
CURRY

NewSligofan (Sligo) - Posts: 258 - 05/10/2021 18:51:02    2384537

I think no one cares :()

Timmy86 (Sligo) - Posts: 327 - 05/10/2021 20:55:08    2384550

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2091 - 07/10/2021 10:38:28    2384695

Tourlestrane and Coolera should win in the senior. Easkey to also win and as there's always a surprise lurking in semifinals I will chance the bunnies. Ballymote and Harps should win the relegation in the inter and Tubber and Coolaney will survive in senior. Owenmore Gaels to beat Michael's in one Junior semi and Pats to join them in the final

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2091 - 07/10/2021 10:43:48    2384697

Senior:
Coolera
Tourlestrane

Inter:
St. Farnans
St. Molaise Gaels

Junior:
Owenmore Gaels
St. Pats

Junior B:
Curry
Eastern Harps

Lets hope the pitches hold up. Serious rainfall over the week and not due to stop until sometime tomorrow!

shorona (Sligo) - Posts: 126 - 08/10/2021 07:51:38    2384847

I must be missing the point here somewhere. Both Junior B games get the primetime slot of 8pm on a Friday night. One game actually took place in the Connacht Centre of Excellence. Junior B is basically a fourth tier championship. Then today we put out our senior and intermediate gteams in a mud bath in Markievicz Park. As the first game goes to exhra time the second game gets changed by a half an hour at the drop of a hat. I pity both teams in this second game as they probably arrived with a bit of a warm up done in a nearby pitch only to find that they can't access either the pitch or the stand for final preparations. What a shambles. Out the road in Scarden it's not fit for purpose

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2091 - 09/10/2021 16:44:36    2385032

Some great games over the weekend in the championship.

BreakingBall123 (Sligo) - Posts: 108 - 10/10/2021 19:02:44    2385140

Best weekend been ever had in club football?

It had everything. Extra times, penalties, bad refs...

NewSligofan (Sligo) - Posts: 258 - 10/10/2021 19:22:51    2385141

NewSligofan (Sligo) - Posts: 258 - 10/10/2021 19:49:49    2385150

Great comfort in watching the four games on the stream from the house and in fairness the commentary quality was good. What it has shown though is time keeping should be taken out of the hands of the referee or else someone needs to monitor it as the difference in approach to added time in both intermediate semi finals was massive! Bunnies were hard done I felt but still shouldn't have lost such a big lead. Easkey then got every opportunity to get to extra time

In senior Coolera look like this is the year for them to break Tourlestranes run given their very clinical display.

Elsewhere no great surprises really bar the margin in Junior games.

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 496 - 10/10/2021 20:33:56    2385159

Great weekend of football and the streams worked well I have to say for the most part. The biggest pity is the state of the so called county ground pitch (I won't even mention Scarden as that is beyond ridicule at this stage). You have to wonder after the investment made in Markievicz how it is so poor after a decent drop of rain. There are club grounds in the county, Tour and Owenmore Gaels to name 2 who are better equipped to take the rain and remember they get far more traffic throughout a season that Markievicz and are still in better nick. What was achieved after closing it for a year and working on it and we have this scenario play out?

Football wise fair play to Curry for really putting it up to Tour, they were excellent in patches and could have pulled out the shock of the last few years. Experience just told in the end and Tour in ET were never losing. Curry spent years trtying to get out of the intermediate and when they finally did almost made a senior final so goes to show the margins can be fine at times.

Coolera look very strong, easily dismissed DRP as was pretty much expected. They are a fine team now and could certainly end the 6 in a row bid. A goal after 10 seconds and they never looked back. Any team with Niall Murphy and a decent unit around him has a chance.

Bunnies and Molaise was drama filled. Some of the football Bunninadden played in the first half was of the highest order and they built a good lead. Molaise however were always going to come back at them and they did, some dubious frees in scorable positions gave them oxygen. After going ahead given all that had happened in the half surely there was more time available? Thought Bunninadden were hard done by on that front but got good value for my tenner. Molaise will need to improve for the final.

Didn't see any of Farnans/Easkey game but well done Farnans. Div 2 winners and now into the final, a good year so far.

Almost lost in the above drama Tubber beaten by their neighbours Coolaney/Mullinabreena on penalties in the relegation semi final. I don't think many predicted that. It would be a shock to see Tubber down but just look at Eastern Harps battling in the intermediate relegation semi final to get out of dodge.

In the junior Pats and Michaels will do battle. Not really a surprise lineup. Thought Owenmore Gaels would give Michaels more of a game than the score suggests though.

maximus_1 (Sligo) - Posts: 26 - 11/10/2021 08:48:21    2385180

Not much action happening this week. Markievicz musn't be in great knick when no game this weekend on it.

Anyway might as well through a prediction out.
Curry to win the Junior B. Castleconnor to survive the Intermediate relegation and Geevagh to make the return back to Intermediate.

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 496 - 14/10/2021 11:29:04    2385612