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As were the two goals Galway handed to Kerry on Saturday evening. Self-destruction writ large on both of those. Plenty soft goals being scored this time of year, many from ropey kickouts into a strong wind. Donegal got away with a few yesterday, as did Dublin against Monaghan and Cavan against Tyrone. Derry let in a howler against Kildare. Galway had at least half a dozen very good goal chances against Mayo too, only taking two of them. We've shown an ability to create goal chances, as have Roscommon. It's risk reward in terms of pressuring kickouts and the team in possession. Plenty risk playing football in these conditions. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2725 - 16/02/2026 13:26:12 2656784 Link 0 |
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They were both Armagh goalkeeping errors. Ability to get goals at the right time, Tierney v Armagh wouldn't have won the game without it and Carey yesterday after the great piece of skill by Duggan.
Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 687 - 16/02/2026 13:34:25 2656789 Link 0 |
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Attacking has never been our problem The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4271 - 16/02/2026 15:51:37 2656827 Link 0 |
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Very happy so far and Mark Dowd is doing a good job. Midfield continues to be a problem for Roscommon. We were wiped there in the second half yesterday. What's Roscommon 's best midfield partnership. Have we any natural midfielder coming through from underage. Roscommon had some great midfielders down the years. Our last semi final in Croke park in 1991 had Newton and Killoran. Neighbouring parish men and two fine natural midfielders. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2607 - 16/02/2026 18:53:13 2656871 Link 1 |
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Did John Newton play mich club football in Ros?
moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1266 - 16/02/2026 20:10:59 2656889 Link 0 |
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And pretty much wiped Armagh out 1st half to lead by 12 points and score 2-14 Best partnership is probably the two that started yesterday. The two stand out Midfielders on Roscommon successful U20 teams, you need a lot more patience with a new partnership. Also worth to note midfield is more than just the Midfielders. Breaking ball is key and that responsibility falls to each and every player in the middle 8. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3840 - 16/02/2026 21:32:57 2656909 Link 1 |
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Played for Garda mainly I think but his home parish club would have been Shannon Gaels.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2607 - 17/02/2026 02:00:02 2656931 Link 0 |
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Native of Shannon Gaels territory. His oul man was a legend there. Ended up at Leixlip in Kildare. Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 369 - 17/02/2026 09:42:54 2656948 Link 0 |
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Very impressed by the 1st half performance at the weekend. We punished Armagh when we got the chance and players stood up to the challenge. I thought the tackling and pressure on the Armagh defenders in the opening 20 minutes was fantastic, something Armagh have done to other teams in the past. The only negative was our kickouts in the 2nd half but that is something that can be easily rectified. Rossfan93 (Roscommon) - Posts: 95 - 17/02/2026 10:47:50 2656968 Link 1 |
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The game has changed and midfield has changed but I still think it's a problem area for Roscommon.Ros Forwards are going very well and we have a number of pacey defenders. It'll be interesting to see Dowd's first championship game starting 15.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2607 - 17/02/2026 20:26:24 2657048 Link 0 |
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Look back on the 3-18 scored last Sunday, the majority of those scores came from good work on kickouts and a few scores came directly from Armagh kickouts. 2nd half Armagh chasing the game naturally pushed up and attacked each and every kick out, Roscommon while loads of bodies they appeared to be stuck in a zonal formation and Aaron Brady was directed to land and handful of his restarts to the sideline where I believe at least two was given as sideline balls to Armagh when should have gone the other way. Problem area for Roscommon over the years has been defensively it's why so many previous managers has taken a more cautious approach when attacking. Yes under the new rules the best form of defense is to attack and play front football however defence will still win championships and forwards will win games, on the latter Shooting efficiency in games or even within games hasn't been consistent good enough in the past either. If Roscommon are as good on their shooting in their remaining games this year as they were last Sunday then Roscommon will win more games than they'll lose so it's all about finding that much needed consistent level regardless of what starting 15 is selected come championship time. Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3840 - 18/02/2026 13:52:54 2657132 Link 1 |
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Will it be Aaron Brady or Conor Carroll in goals come championship time. Elphin has a great tradition of goalkeepers for the county team. I wonder how many Brigid's players are definites to get in to the championship starting 15. Brian Stack and Ben O'Carroll. Maybe Ruairi Fallon and Conor Hand. Great that Mark Dowd has options. It's where any Manager wants to be. If Roscommon can guarantee safety in division 1, then eyes can turn to the championship. We haven't won Connacht since 2019. Galway are going for 5 Connachts in a row. Interesting year ahead. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2607 - 18/02/2026 19:11:14 2657208 Link 0 |
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Steady now.
moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1266 - 18/02/2026 20:42:47 2657217 Link 0 |
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I think Stack, Fallon and Hand are the only definites. If Ben gets back to the form we know he can then he has to play but not on current form.
RossieFan1980 (Roscommon) - Posts: 7 - 18/02/2026 20:45:48 2657220 Link 1 |
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Stack and Fallon would be certainties for me. Hand too if he keeps up the form he showed for Brigid's. He has a turn of pace and balance that can't be taught. His decision making in the games I saw was excellent. If he uses his attributes properly he could be a nightmare for teams to handle on better pitches later in the year. O'Carroll at his best is incredibly difficult to hold. Even for Brigid's he was very elusive when he got the ball. His kicking and some of his decision making let him down for sure. If he can tidy that up and get his confidence back, he'll a huge asset. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2725 - 18/02/2026 23:06:03 2657233 Link 0 |
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Fully agree with that. Those 3 start from Brigids but I hope Brady retains his place as no.1 keeper. He's been excellent so far imo and he looks a better keeper all round. His kickouts are good, he's excellent under the high ball and even claimed a ball that Carroll would probably have tipped over against Armagh. He also nailed a 45 against the very strong breeze that I think Carroll wouldn't have had the range for. Hard to know if Ben will start for Roscommon come championship. His confidence is probably not great after the club final but i think he has so much to be positive about. The only thing causing him problems is his shooting. I think his ball winning ability is as good as any top forward in the country. Let him do that and release to another player in a better position if hes outside the 21 yard line. Or if hes close to goal he's more than capable of getting a goal. Just tell him not to be going for long range efforts. Great to see so much competition for places and hopefully morale keeps getting better and confidence levels keep getting higher. Loads to be positive about. Roll on Galway in Saturday night. What a shame there is no live coverage of the game. The Gaa really do shoot themselves in the foot when it comes to promoting our brilliant game. Ros Comáin abú
ComainRos (Roscommon) - Posts: 169 - 19/02/2026 00:08:54 2657236 Link 0 |
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The only thing is where do you fit hand in this team? Dowd won't drop his vice captain ruanne and rightly so. He's been very good so far. Enda and darragh henaghan aren't getting dropped either. Two positions open are corner forward and wing back
dave1988 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1364 - 19/02/2026 11:21:22 2657286 Link 0 |