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Replying To Anto:  "Poor result this evening. Losing 2 of your better players in the 24 hours before the game doesn't help. Conor Walsh (who I believe broke his arm yesterday) absence was especially costly as we were destroyed in midfield. It's unlikely that we will progress to knockout stages now so it will be a short campaign."
The result was harsh enough on this team. It was 1-10 to 9 pts going into the final quarter and obviously they pulled away as we started looking for goals. It is a tough game to analyse given I felt we were pulled a dragged back a lot when we them on the run and nothing was given and Roscommon's first 2 pointer was 3 feet inside the arc. So it didn't feel like a 9pt defeat.

I thought Tommy Ross looked outstanding at CHB and Rian and ROKL looked very good alongside in the half back line, Niland and D Walsh were excellent at times in the HF line but had an awful lot to do. All those lads are leaders. We got dominated pretty much everywhere else. Roscommon caught some amount of clean ball.

That's true, losing Conor Walsh the day before was a big blow and the inside line needed an Eli Rooney. We created loads of good forward positions and so many were close to goal chances I felt we left plenty of scores behind us. I thought our subs looked decent without ever cutting through. I actually thought some of our lads had fitness issues and pace issues throughout and maybe why we fell away late on as others were tired from compensating.

We will have Galway at home next and Leitrim Away and Mayo at Home.

We are under serious pressure now and I remember this team at minor and disappointedly there is regression evident from what I saw. Honestly if we are competitive against Galway and Mayo and beat Leitrim you'd take that right now.

Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1806 - 27/03/2025 17:31:14    2598958

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Replying To johncreilly:  "Eoinog, I've found myself agreeing with you on a number of issues recently but you're putting last nights result down to not having an U20 competition (most of these players would be ineligible this year in any case) is a bit of a stretch in my opinion. As you well know, I'm no admirer of the CCCCCCCCC, but it has never been taken too seriously in my viewing of it. Now, I'm open to being wrong on that. The Senior/Intermediate/Junior championships are surely the competitions that need to be watched.
In any case, a very disappointing performance but agree with the poster above on missing two big players. I believe we can compete, but we need everyone flying fit. We don't seem to have the depth in our minor, U20 or senior panels when we get a few injuries. I didn't make it to the game however so couldn't comment any further."
You don't agree with me and yet I agree with you!!!!
That's a bit strange.
My point was that all players over the age of 17 last year were denied an U 20 competition. Some of these wouldn't make their club senior team be that senior/intermediate/junior but was it fair not to hold a competition. You are correct that some U.20 would not be eligible but my point was that the competition should have gone ahead. It doesn't attract a huge amount of interest but it's up to the co board to make it more attractive. There are now a number of grounds with lights. I think all other counties in Connacht held the competition.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2047 - 27/03/2025 17:49:30    2598963

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Replying To Sligonian:  "All the best to the Sligo u-20s tomorrow night against Roscommon in the Hyde. When minor we beat them by 4 pts in the Hyde so hoping for a similar result. Roscommon started very fast against Mayo last week and looked good and clinical but faded after that. I don't like having a bye in the 1st round but it is what it is. The game will be streamed. Anybody know how we are looking?"
Looking good.

OhtobeARossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 1787 - 27/03/2025 22:27:47    2598991

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