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MacHale Park got a new pitch recently, it's longer and wider now than those stats on the old pitch.
Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3517 - 26/05/2023 17:09:42 2481800 Link 0 |
They're going out to play football, not bailing hay on whatever bit of extra land that gives Dublin a perceived advantage. A team going out to play Dublin with the negative mindset of how many advantages Dublin might have should stay at home. I'm sure Davy Burke will have Roscommon ready and positive.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7704 - 26/05/2023 19:01:10 2481813 Link 3 |
Croke Park is also a great place to master your craft when you are starting off your inter county career, when CP is your home venue for all games. You how things work regarding dimensions etc when it comes to the business end of the championship. hontherossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 109 - 26/05/2023 19:18:38 2481814 Link 0 |
So Dublin played as well as they were let in the Leinster semi but "my oh my" Kildare just had an off day and played poorly against Sligo. Maybe that's the sort of jaundiced soft analysis that leaves Kildare with as much consistency as watery soup. sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 823 - 26/05/2023 19:26:45 2481815 Link 2 |
Jesus - what an active life you have- I wish I was as cool as you and to be looking up pitch dimensions
leitrim4sam (Leitrim) - Posts: 674 - 26/05/2023 21:20:36 2481825 Link 0 |
People always say how Derry can't cope with playing in Croke Park because of the large pitch yet I remember reading that Owenbeg where they train is the same size as the Croke park pitch.
PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 251 - 26/05/2023 22:42:23 2481832 Link 0 |
There's a massive difference in Mayo performances in MacHale Park vs Croke Park as any Mayo fan would notice. Croke Park is definitely a lot bigger
jonjon (Mayo) - Posts: 99 - 26/05/2023 23:48:05 2481835 Link 0 |
Oh dear ....They'll have a surprise now Joe. Ssssh...
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3275 - 27/05/2023 00:39:38 2481837 Link 2 |
You won't have to worry about their attitude old chap. You may put your Jaysus house on that.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3275 - 27/05/2023 00:41:35 2481838 Link 2 |
Rossies ..did they rope a dope today. Well done to the primrose and blue today! moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1110 - 28/05/2023 21:57:18 2482377 Link 2 |
Well that didn't go as you hoped. Not taking the beating Ros dished out to you lot in Castlebar very well are you. I can tell you one thing that is happening this summer. Ros will go further in the Championship than Mayo. McStay is too gung ho & will be found out when it counts. Romell01 (Roscommon) - Posts: 23 - 29/05/2023 09:25:40 2482453 Link 4 |
It ain't pretty but it works. Dublin can have no complaints. They were very leggy apart from a patch in the second half. We were lucky to get out with a draw. I think the Rossies could go far with that system. Following a superb Dub v Galway hurling match, the football was poor fare. Farrell has his work cut out now to negotiate the Kildare car park in Kilkenny.
Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4734 - 29/05/2023 09:30:47 2482457 Link 3 |
The "wide open spaces" of Croke Park didn't do us too bad yesterday as we fully deserved at least a draw out of that game. We had a bad habit of conceding big scores in the venue over the last decade i think yesterday proves if the minds are right and system is in place you can hold teams to low scores there even sides as good as Dublin. To be honest though while we only conceded 1-11 it really would have been just 0-9 or less had we not gave away the goal and handful of points on cheap turnovers and that cost us our long overdue championship win in Croke Park. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3926 - 29/05/2023 15:10:02 2482616 Link 0 |
The wide open spaces line is so lazy by pundits. Am I right in saying the Hyde pitch is as big as Croker? Furthermore if you want to keep possession, the bigger the pitch the better.
MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1000 - 29/05/2023 15:18:25 2482624 Link 0 |
Yes. If you want I can give you lessons, and you could be as cool as me. In return, maybe you could give me lessons in sarcasm.
anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 960 - 29/05/2023 15:26:41 2482629 Link 3 |
Yes I brought that up before it's a lazy line used as Hyde Park is the same size pitch. And you are right the bigger the pitch the more suitable it is for possession game. tirawleybaron on this thread is one that had the view we didn't have the defender to handle Dublin forwards. Cormac Costello caused us the most issues with 0-3 from play. Con O'Callaghan 0-2 in the 1st half and marked out of the game after that. Ciaran Kilkenny; Paul Mannion held scoreless. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3926 - 29/05/2023 17:38:16 2482684 Link 0 |
There were two patchwork quilts there yesterday, yellow and blue on one side of the pitch, blue and navy on the other. I stayed until half-time but it was too fine a day for a quilt or a blanket of any sort!. I used to enjoy watching the Dublin footballers some years ago but that has changed unfortunately. baire (Galway) - Posts: 1849 - 29/05/2023 18:18:11 2482709 Link 0 |
Your right, it didn't go as I hoped. It's a pity Roscommon couldn't get it done. The chance to beat Dublin at home doesn't come round to often. There is a big opportunity for Roscommon to push on and try to get big scores against Sligo and Kildare. Finishing top of the group would give ye a big chance at a semi final. Can't say the football is good to watch though. tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1205 - 30/05/2023 05:54:04 2482770 Link 0 |
Horses for courses, We have played 3 of the 4 best teams in the country in the years Championship, Won One,Lost one(that we were well in) and drew one. Bar Kerry we have played the main sides in the country, We were not going to win in a shootout as we have seen down the years. I expect us to play more open football against Sligo and Kildare
sourmilk93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1188 - 30/05/2023 12:26:16 2482848 Link 2 |
That's football these days for you. I used to enjoy watching it but gone are the days of releasing fast runners into the corner, lads running off the shoulder, rampaging wing backs and high fielding inside forwards. Give me the old days of Dublin v Mayo man to man games any day over this hand passing in your own half for 5m with your keeper playing in the half forwards. Lads training hard for 12 months of the year to play tag rugby.
Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4734 - 30/05/2023 13:18:23 2482873 Link 2 |