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Replying To Gaa_lover:  "It says all about the strength and competitiveness of Roscommon club football. Strokestown 6 point winners against Allen Gaels today who in Leitrim was scoring 28 points a game and conceded 11 per game didn't get close to those averages today asthey faced a step up in quality."
No it doesn't really. You win the main competition and then drop rapidly out of that rank after winning it. Says its pretty poor actually.

Would you say the same abiut Leitrim football if Leitrim gaels were to get relegated next year...course you wouldn't, you'd say it would show how weak Leitrim football is.

alalalalalum (USA) - Posts: 91 - 15/11/2025 19:00:53    2644614

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Replying To alalalalalum:  "Doesn't say much for Roscommon football that a team winning their senior three years ago was dropped down to intermediate so quickly"
Lost 5 starters from county final. All from spine of the teams 2 players intercounty players. Lose full back, centre back, 2 midfielders and Centre forward. Lost last 3 games in championship by 1 point in each game.

Ros2020 (Roscommon) - Posts: 15 - 15/11/2025 19:10:13    2644616

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Replying To alalalalalum:  "No it doesn't really. You win the main competition and then drop rapidly out of that rank after winning it. Says its pretty poor actually.

Would you say the same abiut Leitrim football if Leitrim gaels were to get relegated next year...course you wouldn't, you'd say it would show how weak Leitrim football is."
Yea the winners getting relegated shows how weak the competition is *eye roll*. Definitely doesn't show how cut throat and equal the Roscommon senior football
Championship is, which always has been, and always will miles clear of the Leitrim club championship!!

Ross1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 23 - 15/11/2025 21:06:19    2644634

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Replying To alalalalalum:  "No it doesn't really. You win the main competition and then drop rapidly out of that rank after winning it. Says its pretty poor actually.

Would you say the same abiut Leitrim football if Leitrim gaels were to get relegated next year...course you wouldn't, you'd say it would show how weak Leitrim football is."
If anything it's fairly laughable, that Allen Gaels won every game in Leitrim championship 10 points plus, nevermind the fact there's only 8 teams in Leitrim Senior and 12 in Roscommon. Which makes Strokestown on paper our 13th best, and Allen Gaels Leitrim's 9th best. It's time Leitrim take a look at the underage structures in Roscommon and try to replicate them if they want any chance at improving.

Ross1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 23 - 15/11/2025 21:09:13    2644636

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Replying To alalalalalum:  "No it doesn't really. You win the main competition and then drop rapidly out of that rank after winning it. Says its pretty poor actually.

Would you say the same abiut Leitrim football if Leitrim gaels were to get relegated next year...course you wouldn't, you'd say it would show how weak Leitrim football is."
The difference is Roscommon clubs have showed the strength of their club championship by regularly reaching the senior the Intermediate Connacht finals and ultra competitive in those finak, it's the opposite with Leitrim club football and it's not that long ago Leitrim Gaels was playing intermediate football.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3783 - 15/11/2025 22:35:49    2644652

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Replying To alalalalalum:  "No it doesn't really. You win the main competition and then drop rapidly out of that rank after winning it. Says its pretty poor actually.

Would you say the same abiut Leitrim football if Leitrim gaels were to get relegated next year...course you wouldn't, you'd say it would show how weak Leitrim football is."
Could easily happen when the 3 Jones head back to Fermanagh or decide on another club to win a county title with.

Ros2020 (Roscommon) - Posts: 15 - 15/11/2025 23:38:50    2644662

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Replying To Ross1:  "Yea the winners getting relegated shows how weak the competition is *eye roll*. Definitely doesn't show how cut throat and equal the Roscommon senior football
Championship is, which always has been, and always will miles clear of the Leitrim club championship!!"
If it was miles clear surely Strokestown would have won by more today? Eye roll away chief.

alalalalalum (USA) - Posts: 91 - 15/11/2025 23:39:51    2644663

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Replying To Ross1:  "If anything it's fairly laughable, that Allen Gaels won every game in Leitrim championship 10 points plus, nevermind the fact there's only 8 teams in Leitrim Senior and 12 in Roscommon. Which makes Strokestown on paper our 13th best, and Allen Gaels Leitrim's 9th best. It's time Leitrim take a look at the underage structures in Roscommon and try to replicate them if they want any chance at improving."
We had 10 senior clubs last year, what difference does that make? You could have 16 senior clubs and it still doesn't make your championship better does it. Quality not quantity my good man

alalalalalum (USA) - Posts: 91 - 15/11/2025 23:43:15    2644664

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Replying To Gaa_lover:  "The difference is Roscommon clubs have showed the strength of their club championship by regularly reaching the senior the Intermediate Connacht finals and ultra competitive in those finak, it's the opposite with Leitrim club football and it's not that long ago Leitrim Gaels was playing intermediate football."
Not really, a look at Roscommon shows more than half the senior titles have been won by one team this century so far!! A one team competition is certainly not a high standard in fairness.

In the same period 11 clubs in Leitrim have won senior titles. Which one is more competitive and exciting?

alalalalalum (USA) - Posts: 91 - 15/11/2025 23:48:28    2644667

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I hate this back and forth arguing please thanks very much. I think we should just agree that neither county will ever thanks a million be considered as one of the big counties. We poor standard thank you please. Agree with me very much thank you.

bláthach (Leitrim) - Posts: 318 - 16/11/2025 10:47:21    2644699

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Handy enough win for a Strokestown side that hadn't to go up the gears.

moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1181 - 16/11/2025 11:28:54    2644703

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Replying To moros:  "Handy enough win for a Strokestown side that hadn't to go up the gears."
That's nice. Is it not better to put it on your own forum though, I'm sure thats more interesting for you

alalalalalum (USA) - Posts: 91 - 16/11/2025 12:21:54    2644712

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Replying To alalalalalum:  "Not really, a look at Roscommon shows more than half the senior titles have been won by one team this century so far!! A one team competition is certainly not a high standard in fairness.

In the same period 11 clubs in Leitrim have won senior titles. Which one is more competitive and exciting?"
When was the last time a Roscommon title won back to back?

Ros2020 (Roscommon) - Posts: 15 - 16/11/2025 13:22:53    2644719

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Replying To alalalalalum:  "Not really, a look at Roscommon shows more than half the senior titles have been won by one team this century so far!! A one team competition is certainly not a high standard in fairness.

In the same period 11 clubs in Leitrim have won senior titles. Which one is more competitive and exciting?"
You are jumbling up excitement with quality and competitiveness. Excitement does not automatically equate as quality. The Roscommon championship is extremely hard to win and over the last ten years very hard to win back to backs. Although Brigids have been the dominant team they have to work for the titles they do win. Then you have Boyle who probably left at least one final behind them in recent years. Pearses this years defending champions just about got past Oran and Boyle, two games that could have went the other way. It's rare there's ever a hammering dished out in a county final. There is very little between the top teams. And even the next group can take a scalp on their day but probably lack that extra couple of percent the bigger teams have over them with funding and population.

Despite Allen Gaels being a decent team, the Roscommon intermediate championship is extremely competitive and very hard to get out of. For the talk of Strokestown scraping their title, they came through a tough championship battle hardened.

If the standard in Roscommons intermediate or senior championships was poor there is no way those clubs compete the way they do at provincial and national level.

FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 469 - 16/11/2025 13:40:23    2644721

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Replying To moros:  "Handy enough win for a Strokestown side that hadn't to go up the gears."
Ye were asking the question...we were giving you the answer..cheerio

moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1181 - 16/11/2025 13:47:31    2644725

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Replying To bláthach:  "I hate this back and forth arguing please thanks very much. I think we should just agree that neither county will ever thanks a million be considered as one of the big counties. We poor standard thank you please. Agree with me very much thank you."
Well ye won't bud. Ros have a least won plenty of Provincial titles, u21 provincial and All Ireland titles, Minor All Ireland titles, Club ALL Irelands. Your so far off the mark it's laughable. Stick to comparisons with yourself and the likes of Fermanagh and Wicklow.

moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1181 - 16/11/2025 13:51:55    2644728

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Replying To FullOfPorter:  "You are jumbling up excitement with quality and competitiveness. Excitement does not automatically equate as quality. The Roscommon championship is extremely hard to win and over the last ten years very hard to win back to backs. Although Brigids have been the dominant team they have to work for the titles they do win. Then you have Boyle who probably left at least one final behind them in recent years. Pearses this years defending champions just about got past Oran and Boyle, two games that could have went the other way. It's rare there's ever a hammering dished out in a county final. There is very little between the top teams. And even the next group can take a scalp on their day but probably lack that extra couple of percent the bigger teams have over them with funding and population.

Despite Allen Gaels being a decent team, the Roscommon intermediate championship is extremely competitive and very hard to get out of. For the talk of Strokestown scraping their title, they came through a tough championship battle hardened.

If the standard in Roscommons intermediate or senior championships was poor there is no way those clubs compete the way they do at provincial and national level."
Can you condense that novel? When you're explaining you're losing

alalalalalum (USA) - Posts: 91 - 16/11/2025 14:56:23    2644745

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Replying To Ros2020:  "When was the last time a Roscommon title won back to back?"
I gave you relevant info on how lopsided your championship is. You can type yourself for the above information. Super.

alalalalalum (USA) - Posts: 91 - 16/11/2025 14:57:12    2644746

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Jaysus, that was a bating and a half! I'd say the junior champions in Galway would probably win the Senior county title in Leitrim, if they were in it!

Leitrim Gaels (Leitrim) 1-9 Moycullen (Galway) 4-13, Pearse Stadium FT

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2397 - 16/11/2025 15:00:16    2644749

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Well done to Aughavas on their win today thanks everyone. Despite what some please "experts" from neighbouring counties thanks would have us believe please our clubs had no chance. They obviously don't know much thank you so much.

bláthach (Leitrim) - Posts: 318 - 16/11/2025 15:05:15    2644753

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