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Cummins came off after 70mins? Game was turning at that stage and better get legs on to stem the tide.
BreakingBall123 (Sligo) - Posts: 91 - 02/03/2025 12:16:15 2594087 Link 0 |
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On the subs - Mullen for Towey is running power for running power, like for like I would say BreakingBall123 (Sligo) - Posts: 91 - 02/03/2025 12:26:57 2594091 Link 1 |
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The positive from the game is that we finally picked what looks like a stronger 15, why it's taken so long is the question. While the subs backfired it's hard to argue that they looked like good changes in theory. Probably too many changes at once, introductions need to be spaced out more. MrUnderhill (Sligo) - Posts: 81 - 02/03/2025 12:45:51 2594098 Link 0 |
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Quinn was taken off at with about 15 mins to go. Cummins was about 10 mins later I thought and he didn't show any signs of tiring in my view. Lally came in for Quinn and took a simple shot from 30m that landed dropped short into the keepers hands with about 7/8 mins to go. We lacked killer instinct and as I said with 2 pointers teams do not fear being down by margins that last year would see ya run the bench. 7 points up with 65 min on the clock…and no goal conceded someone has to take the responsibility for that and I think it was tinkering with the team too early. Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 466 - 02/03/2025 12:53:01 2594099 Link 0 |
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It was definitely a point dropped. In hindsight the substitutions were a mistake and didn't work and we lost momentum. However if we didn't make the substitutions and we drew we would all be asking why didn't we introduce fresh legs. The lads that came on are seasoned footballers who have been at the coalface of the team for the last few years. It wasn't as if they were young lads thrown in to make their debut. The players at the end of the game should have had enough experience to see the game out. Once again we failed to score a goal which is mind boggling at this stage as we all assumed with the extra space we would get goals. Staying in Div 3 is completely in our own hands. If we win our remaining games we are safe. If we win 2 but lose to Antrim we are gone. If we beat Antrim and one other game we will be ok provided Antrim don't get any point when they go to Kildare for the last game. The crunch game is the away trip to Antrim eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2024 - 02/03/2025 16:11:26 2594142 Link 0 |
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I'd say the plan before the game was to take off Towey, Spillane etc at a certain time due to the minutes played and lack of gametime up to now due to injury. Bringing on Lally, Mullen etc.. shouldn't weaken the team either so it was sound logical plan. No issue there. However if Quinn , Towey and Spillane are going well showing no signs of tiredness and team has rhythm you don't disrupt that unless other team starts to show signs of getting on top which wasn't the case at 16-8 up. I would defer to the lads at the game but you have to adapt and trust your eye's and it looks a mistake now. Its not a hindsight thing, most in the crowd knew at the time. Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1783 - 02/03/2025 23:41:03 2594305 Link 0 |
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In all fairness man, I enjoy your posts but this one is simply rubbish and sorry to say it highlights your football knowledge. On this forum, people (Including yourself) have stated that Sligo Management are too slow in making changes, then , when they do and the result goes against them - it is the management's fault. As you highlighted you were not at the game so these opinions are not your own. All we know you could be speaking to a biased opinion. When is someone going to ask the question to the players? Management cannot go on the field and play the game for them, the group have be disappointed themselves with the final result. "McEntee was not on the field against Laois either" - no idea what this comment means ? Took a risk - Why did they take a risk? Players did not start because they were not playing well, does mean that Management keep starting lads that are not performing. I am not on this forum to slate anyone but sorry - had to call you out this time. Overall I was very happy with the performance to be honest, I have been at all Sligo games this year, this was their best performance (Bar last 7 mins) . Clare beating Kildare last Sunday means we probably need 3 wins from our last 3 games to be confident of staying up. Great to see a huge Sligo support there, I would say we matched and probably had more fans than Fermanagh. RealSouthSligo (Sligo) - Posts: 112 - 03/03/2025 10:17:01 2594353 Link 0 |
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I've been fairly supportive of the management all throughout his tenure and agree with you that they have faced unfair criticism at times. However, in this particular game I feel that the changes came to early on, in particular Quinn's case. It was definitely their best performance and deserved a win given how long they had controlled the game for. Yes players have to take responsibility on the field, but they also need to be coached how to see out the game, or those who come on need to have clear instructions and be ready to take on the pace of the game. You need to keep the foot down with the new rules, Derry found that out yesterday against Donegal. Throwing on lads perhaps for the sake of giving them a run out or "resting" fellas who put in a great shift and thinking the game was done and dusted, was not a wise move. I ask the question about McEntee being gone from the line as I'm wondering is it a suspension or preferential decision to get an aerial view of the game. We have to get at least 2 wins now, but the key one is against Antrim. Obviously you want to go out and win every game but beating Antrim at this stage is a must more so than Clare. Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 466 - 03/03/2025 10:59:00 2594373 Link 2 |
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Sligoman1234 gives a fair balanced reply to you RealSouthSligo. My posts get edited heavily especially on McEntee. But I was just responding to Sligoman1234 saying McEntee was not on the line. He was in the stand the last 2 games. Not sure why. Football knowledge is not about posting on here. Every game has its own merit and adjust accordingly. You see things in game or you don't. You may not have seen my other latest post before but the changes looked preplanned and I get that but you have to adapt. As I said I defer to others who were there including you but you are the first person to absolve them for the changes. I was critical before on how we close out games. Galway having a 5 on 2 advantage in injury time being another example last summer, we were 14-11 up in that game. Closing out games should be coached into you. 16-8 up how do we close out the game. We were outscored 3 pts to 11 in the last 10-15 mins so something went wrong and its hard not to look at the changes. Fermanagh have the highlights of all their scores on youtube. We don't seem to have much interest defending the new D. Several defenders overran their cover and Lally and McGuinness who were marking space let the keeper in behind for the last score. We had trouble covering their keeper by the looks of it. Things like that should be second nature to the defenders by now. Some of the Sligo players looked out on their feet where as Fermanagh looked like they had plenty in the tank. Did we take off the wrong players and why did we tire and are we conditioned correctly would be questions I'd have. The players do need to look at themselves but when as everyone know's my view on the management it's hard to look past them for me. I feel very strongly that they have got an easy time the last few years whereas some of ye think the opposite. If you look at this year so far I think its fairly obvious they are not as good as some his loyal followers had thought. Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1783 - 03/03/2025 16:57:56 2594505 Link 0 |