Joe Bergin has praised Michael Meehan after battling his way back from a career-threatening ankle injury to feature in Galway's Connacht SFC drubbing of Roscommon.

The Caltra sharpshooter scored two points following his introduction 10 minutes into the second half as the Tribesmen produced a superb display to set up a semi-final meeting with Sligo.

"Nine out of 10 guys would have thrown their hats at it, between the ankle, the shoulder and all the rest. But it shows the resolve of this guy - he loves football, he loves Galway and you could hear the cheer from the crowd when he came on," long-serving midfielder Bergin said.

"There was no one happier than me to see him come on after all that he has gone through. Hopefully now he can enjoy a good, long summer with the rest of us."

Bergin also paid tribute to manager Alan Mulholland and the impact he has had since taking over the managerial reins.

"I think the big thing for us is we're enjoying our football now. Alan has brought a lot of enjoyment to the game and training has been going well," he added.

"There has been a lot of change and the big thing now for us is consistency. Today we played some good football, but there's no point in it if we don't back it up against Sligo because if we don't we'll get beaten." Tweet

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