Roscommon GAA Discussion Thread

nice_guy80 · 11-02-2014 4:32am

Roscommon are motoring nicely.

Hastings Cup win, two wins in Division 3.

Fireball07 · 01-03-2014 12:18am

Well lads, going to beat us on Sunday?

I don't think we'll win, but I'm quietly optimistic about our season, think we might surprise you a little bit.

Santa Cruz · 02-03-2014 4:43pm

Another win for the Rossies. Topped off a lovely Super Yankee for me. Got the Cheltenham expenses now

Syferus · 02-03-2014 5:57pm

Fireball07 wrote: »

Well lads, going to beat us on Sunday?

I don't think we'll win, but I'm quietly optimistic about our season, think we might surprise you a little bit.

Ye did, just not in the way you or I expected!

Game was done and dusted in a few minutes, quite similar to the Wexford game. We were too fast and our movement was too good for the Limerick backs to get a handle on the game.

Good start to the league for us, we have Fermanagh away next weekend and based on what we've seen we can copper-fasten our promotion prospects. Mightn't get it as easy as we have the last two weekends.

Fireball07 · 02-03-2014 6:02pm

Syferus wrote: »

Ye did, just not in the way you or I expected!

Game was done and dusted in a few minutes, quite similar to the Wexford game. We were too fast and our movement was too good for the Limerick backs to get a handle on the game.

Good start to the league for us, we have Fermanagh away next weekend and based on what we've seen we can copper-fasten our promotion prospects. Mightn't get it as easy as we have the last two weekends.

I didn't get to listen to the game, but it sounded like it was an absolutely woeful first half for us?

I suppose we're going to suffer these kind of setbacks, I just hope we do enough to stay in the division... have a few home games coming up. On paper, you'd have expected our defence to be our strongest area, and would have thought they could hold you..... did we just struggle everywhere? Any bright sparks?

I'd say you'll definitely go up now, along with Cavan... definitely seem to be the two best teams in the league.

Lemlin · 02-03-2014 6:11pm

Syferus wrote: »

Ye did, just not in the way you or I expected!

Game was done and dusted in a few minutes, quite similar to the Wexford game. We were too fast and our movement was too good for the Limerick backs to get a handle on the game.

Good start to the league for us, we have Fermanagh away next weekend and based on what we've seen we can copper-fasten our promotion prospects. Mightn't get it as easy as we have the last two weekends.

Cavan and Roscommon both sitting on 6 points. Sligo the only team on 4. Cavan have Sligo at home next weekend.

RoscommonTom · 02-03-2014 6:19pm

Going mighty this year,

Santa Cruz · 02-03-2014 6:44pm

RoscommonTom wrote: »

Going mighty this year,

Would be good to get promoted. Some serious teams with potential there but that's where Ross must be if they want to get back to the standards of the late 70s. They have to be meeting and beating the likes of Meath, Armagh, Laois etc.

Lemlin · 02-03-2014 6:55pm

Santa Cruz wrote: »

Would be good to get promoted. Some serious teams with potential there but that's where Ross must be if they want to get back to the standards of the late 70s. They have to be meeting and beating the likes of Meath, Armagh, Laois etc.

Tbh I don't think Roscommon would have anything to fear from any of those sides.

RoscommonTom · 02-03-2014 7:08pm

Santa Cruz wrote: »

Would be good to get promoted. Some serious teams with potential there but that's where Ross must be if they want to get back to the standards of the late 70s. They have to be meeting and beating the likes of Meath, Armagh, Laois etc.

Promotion would make this a good year, were not going to improve playing the likes of longford every year, would be great to be in division 2, Kerry might even be there next year

RoscommonTom · 02-03-2014 7:10pm

Lemlin wrote: »

Tbh I don't think Roscommon would have anything to fear from any of those sides.

Your right, wouldnt be fearing them too, and galway there as well

Lemlin · 02-03-2014 9:52pm

RoscommonTom wrote: »

Your right, wouldnt be fearing them too, and galway there as well

I think there is very little between the better teams in Division 3 and Division 2 tbh.

It's Division 2 to 1 where there is a large step up.

manofwisdom · 02-03-2014 10:53pm

Lemlin wrote: »

I think there is very little between the better teams in Division 3 and Division 2 tbh.

It's Division 2 to 1 where there is a large step up.

True isn't much between top half div 3 and div 2 teams (apart from Donegal). Division 1 is certainly a step up as Westmeath are finding out this spring.

SureYWouldntYa · 03-03-2014 1:41am

I don't want to praise them just yet in case i jinx it again

on the river · 03-03-2014 5:54pm

Wht a win by the Rosses . they are returning to the 70s with that ruthless show. Roscommon without doubt are the

second best team in connacht and are probably in the top 10 nationally.

Cregg is really finding his form . will get a all star

on the river · 03-03-2014 5:59pm

Blast from the past

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_Wq2fnCGUE

blowitupref · 03-03-2014 6:11pm

on the river wrote: »

Wht a win by the Rosses . they are returning to the 70s with that ruthless show. Roscommon without doubt are the

second best team in connacht and are probably in the top 10 nationally.

Cregg is really finding his form . will get a all star

Don't lose the run of yourself with a big win over Limerick (just out div 4) Roscommon have alot of work to do before they reach the top 10 however they are improving and are work in progress.

on the river · 03-03-2014 6:31pm

blowitupref wrote: »

Don't lose the run of yourself with a big win over Limerick (just out div 4) Roscommon have alot of work to do before they reach the top 10 however they are improving and are work in progress.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

o ye of little faith.

Roscommon are a pride football country who produced great players.

Roscommon will give Mayo a stiff challenge . Roscommon have alot of young

players who can become great. Why would disrespect limerick they nearly
beat Kerry:p

Always_Running · 03-03-2014 8:01pm

on the river wrote: »

Roscommon without doubt are the second best team in connacht and are probably in the top 10 nationally.

Cregg is really finding his form . will get a all star

Leitrim are more than capable of beating Ross in May. Can Cregg keep this current good form going into the summer?

In no particular order the top 10 is

Dublin
Tyrone
Mayo
Kildare
Cork
Kerry
Derry
Down
Donegal
Monaghan

Its over 10 years since Roscommon were considered an top 10 team. With the underage talent coming through maybe John Evans has set his target on reaching that top ten?

yabadabado · 03-03-2014 8:13pm

the main thing is to get into div2 ,they should be looking no further ahead than that.Getting into Div 2 would be a huge bonus.

We are definitely outside the top ten but not far away and seem to be making some progress.

Syferus · 03-03-2014 8:48pm

Always_Running wrote: »

Leitrim are more than capable of beating Ross in May. Can Cregg keep this current good form going into the summer?

In no particular order the top 10 is

Dublin
Tyrone
Mayo
Kildare
Cork
Kerry
Derry
Down
Donegal
Monaghan

Its over 10 years since Roscommon were considered an top 10 team. With the underage talent coming through maybe John Evans has set his target on reaching that top ten?

Without poo-pooing your poo-pooing, Leitrim aren't capable of living with any team that played like we did the last two days. They're a January team and not much more right now. Lest we forget what happened after last season's strong start.

Like us, getting up a division should be all they are worrying about.

Oh, and Cregg has been an All-Ireland class player for half a decade, it's just that now he's the centrepiece of the attack the general public are noticing how good he is.

Always_Running · 03-03-2014 9:42pm

Says the master of the poo-pooing.

The troubles Leitrim had under Barney Breen was well documented last year. Better manager now with a full panel to choose from and its into March now Leitrim are unbeaten in 7 games and on course for promotion even if they don't achieve that they won't have any fear traveling to Hyde park this summer.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · 03-03-2014 10:08pm

Why is this being made about Leitrim? We know Leitrim relish coming down to The Hyde, we know they'll have no fear. The same can be said of any Leitrim team coming up against any Ros team, be it Championship, League or FBD. There are 4 rounds of the NFL to be played before that.

Getting out of Div 3 would be great but I wouldn't call it a massive bonus - on paper we should be pushing for promotion, I genuinely think we are the best team in the Division this year. If we can grab a win against Fermanagh next Sunday, I'd expect us to go up. Roscommon need to be playing Division 2 football if the county is to kick on and try to fulfil some of the potential we've seen glimpses of in recent years.

yabadabado · 03-03-2014 10:11pm

Do Leitrim relish coming to the Hyde ?How many times have they beat us there ?

SureYWouldntYa · 04-03-2014 12:51am

Cregg is becoming more noticeable now because he's the focal of a lot of the attacks. In years before when he was HF he'd be doing so much work around midfield he wasn't able to get forward as much.

7 points from play on Sunday, good standard by any measure

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · 04-03-2014 12:55am

Of course they do, Leitrim love a good crack off the Rossies. I would suggest that their record against us there isn't great (its actually worse in Carrick if I'm not mistaken) but they've had their days.

yabadabado · 04-03-2014 1:38am

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

Of course they do, Leitrim love a good crack off the Rossies. I would suggest that their record against us there isn't great (its actually worse in Carrick if I'm not mistaken) but they've had their days.

Yeah its worse in Carrick something like 90 years since they beat us there but it is very poor in the Hyde as well.I think I remember them beating us twice in twenty+ years. They might like having a crack at us but they aren't too successful at it.
I would have no fear of facing them come May.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · 04-03-2014 10:05am

yabadabado wrote: »

Yeah its worse in Carrick something like 90 years since they beat us there but it is very poor in the Hyde as well.I think I remember them beating us twice in twenty+ years. They might like having a crack at us but they aren't too successful at it.
I would have no fear of facing them come May.

I wouldn't have any fear of them either, Ros are the stronger county and with all due respect, should be confident of beating Leitrim any time they play them. Roscommon's good record against Leitrim shows that they have had the right attitude going into most games against them - but if they take their eye off the ball they could be punished. One game at a time.

The focus for now should be on Fermanagh and gaining promotion to D2. Fermanagh beat us last year up there and were 12 points up on us at one stage in that game so it'll be a tough test, another 2 points in the bag and 2 winnable home games ahead should be enough to secure a promotion place.

Santa Cruz · 04-03-2014 10:40am

Always_Running wrote: »

Leitrim are more than capable of beating Ross in May. Can Cregg keep this current good form going into the summer?

In no particular order the top 10 is

Dublin
Tyrone
Mayo
Kildare
Cork
Kerry
Derry
Down
Donegal
Monaghan

Its over 10 years since Roscommon were considered an top 10 team. With the underage talent coming through maybe John Evans has set his target on reaching that top ten?

Take out Dublin and Kerry and it's not so long ago since Ross would fancy their chances against the rest of those in the championship and would run any of them in the league at home.

RoscommonTom · 04-03-2014 9:22pm

Santa Cruz wrote: »

Take out Dublin and Kerry and it's not so long ago since Ross would fancy their chances against the rest of those in the championship and would run any of them in the league at home.

Dead right, id fancy us again kerry on currant form too, we could surprise a few people in the summer

RoscommonTom · 04-03-2014 9:24pm

Santa Cruz wrote: »

Take out Dublin and Kerry and it's not so long ago since Ross would fancy their chances against the rest of those in the championship and would run any of them in the league at home.

Dead right, id fancy us again kerry on currant form too, we could surprise a few people in the summer

Duckworth_Luas · 04-03-2014 9:37pm

Just told my PA to cancel all appointments in September!

yabadabado · 04-03-2014 9:52pm

lads ye are jumping the gun a fair bit.I have seen Roscommon a few times this year and they have been OK on some occasions and other times look poor.Still a long way to go,still very inconsistent.

It's great to get some decent results and the last 2 games have seen an improvement but its div3 football at the end of the day.

Hopefully as the year progresses we continue on an upward curve and go into the summer in good shape.

Is it next wednesday the U21's are playing ?

Blue giant · 04-03-2014 10:03pm

yabadabado wrote: »

lads ye are jumping the gun a fair bit.I have seen Roscommon a few times this year and they have been OK on some occasions and other times look poor.Still a long way to go,still very inconsistent.

It's great to get some decent results and the last 2 games have seen an improvement but its div3 football at the end of the day.

Hopefully as the year progresses we continue on an upward curve and go into the summer in good shape.

Is it next wednesday the U21's are playing ?

Ros for Sam 2014

Always_Running · 04-03-2014 10:12pm

yabadabado wrote: »

lads ye are jumping the gun a fair bit.I have seen Roscommon a few times this year and they have been OK on some occasions and other times look poor.Still a long way to go,still very inconsistent.

It's great to get some decent results and the last 2 games have seen an improvement but its div3 football at the end of the day.

Hopefully as the year progresses we continue on an upward curve and go into the summer in good shape.

Is it next wednesday the U21's are playing ?

Only the few usual suspects that are jumping the gun, i think most realise that Ross are work in progress and remain inconsistent

U21 game is on Wednesday night 12th March. Evan Regan,Adam Gallagher are in flying form and Ross will have to be good defensively to stop them.

yabadabado · 04-03-2014 10:41pm

looks like the issue of ownership of the Hyde will be sorted next week.Seems like the county board and Roscommon Gaels have settled their differences and the Gaels will vote at the EGM to transfer ownership to the county board.

If it happens it will be great news and the ground will be able to get the badly needed upgrades.

on the river · 04-03-2014 10:44pm

yabadabado wrote: »

looks like the issue of ownership of the Hyde will be sorted next week.Seems like the county board and Roscommon Gaels have settled their differences and the Gaels will vote at the EGM to transfer ownership to the county board.

If it happens it will be great news and the ground will be able to get the badly needed upgrades.

where will the gaels play football.

i hope they get new toilet facilites

yabadabado · 04-03-2014 10:47pm

on the river wrote: »

where will the gaels play football.

i hope they get new toilet facilites

at their ground in lisnamult and I presume one of the conditions is the Gaels will get to use the Hyde for matches.
Supposedly the Hyde will close this year for around 18 months to be redeveloped.

nice_guy80 · 04-03-2014 10:56pm

I don't think there was any differences between the Gaels and the county board.

Just the solicitors were haggling over legal stuff.
Both parties wanted this sorted out.

The Gaels have run the ground with no cost to the county board for decades.

yabadabado · 04-03-2014 11:44pm

nice_guy80 wrote: »

I don't think there was any differences between the Gaels and the county board.

Just the solicitors were haggling over legal stuff.
Both parties wanted this sorted out.

The Gaels have run the ground with no cost to the county board for decades.

There was a few conditions to be agreed on afaik but nothing major.

Syferus · 05-03-2014 12:37am

nice_guy80 wrote: »

I don't think there was any differences between the Gaels and the county board.

Just the solicitors were haggling over legal stuff.
Both parties wanted this sorted out.

The Gaels have run the ground with no cost to the county board for decades.

The cost to the county has been beyond massive.

Probably the most shameful saga in Roscommon GAA history.

nice_guy80 · 05-03-2014 8:10am

Syferus wrote: »

The cost to the county has been beyond massive.

Probably the most shameful saga in Roscommon GAA history.

Really?
Botched centre of excellence in Kilbride?
Huge deficit built up with nothing to show for it?
County panel disbanded?

yabadabado · 05-03-2014 9:22am

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Really?
Botched centre of excellence in Kilbride?
Huge deficit built up with nothing to show for it?
County panel disbanded?

I don't think Kilbride was ever gonna be a centre of excellence. A place in Oran is/was earmarked for that. The county board was offered AIT facilities but instead we have a field in Oran that will be developed.
The county board are beyond a joke. Ownership of the Hyde is probably the biggest **** up tho. The dogs in the street knew there was an issue but the county board only tried to resolve this when pressure was put on them by croke park and it has still taken about ten years to be sorted. In that time the ground has fell apart , we have the worst ground in Connacht now .The Hyde is the provincial grond but isnt capable of holding the Connacht final.

on the river · 05-03-2014 1:37pm

yabadabado wrote: »

I don't think Kilbride was ever gonna be a centre of excellence. A place in Oran is/was earmarked for that. The county board was offered AIT facilities but instead we have a field in Oran that will be developed.
The county board are beyond a joke. Ownership of the Hyde is probably the biggest **** up tho. The dogs in the street knew there was an issue but the county board only tried to resolve this when pressure was put on them by croke park and it has still taken about ten years to be sorted. In that time the ground has fell apart , we have the worst ground in Connacht now .The Hyde is the provincial grond but isnt capable of holding the Connacht final.

i think if a centre of excellance is been erected it should be assesable to

all clubs . Oran is too far down for the Northern clubs of the county.

I think the centre of excellance should be in Tulsk or Strokestown where

all clubs are within a workable distance.

Syferus · 05-03-2014 4:56pm

on the river wrote: »

i think if a centre of excellance is been erected it should be assesable to

all clubs . Oran is too far down for the Northern clubs of the county.

I think the centre of excellance should be in Tulsk or Strokestown where

all clubs are within a workable distance.

Pearses is a workable distance from Tulsk by your own measure above?

Oran is as central a location as there is in the county. I live in the north of the county and I know very well how far Oran is from any given area in the county; I can't fathom the point you've just made.

The land has been bought in Oran for years (and at a pretty penny too) so if you think it's even up for change you're mistaken I'm afraid.

The Connacht GAA COE is only a stone's throw from the north of the county too.

yabadabado · 05-03-2014 5:23pm

Syferus wrote: »

Pearses is a workable distance from Tulsk by your own measure above?

Oran is as central a location as there is in the county. I live in the north of the county and I know very well how far Oran is from any given area in the county; I can't fathom the point you've just made.

The land has been bought in Oran for years (and at a pretty penny too) so if you think it's even up for change you're mistaken I'm afraid.

The Connacht GAA COE is only a stone's throw from the north of the county too.

agree with you on Oran ,as good a location as any.Do you think this centre will ever be built?less said about it the better but awful waste of money building the pitch in Kilbride.

davegrohl48 · 05-03-2014 7:03pm

Shouldn't any centre of excellence just piggy back on Strokestowns facilities Accessible n already at a good standard Plus it would create a serious rival to Brigids surely in Strokestown club itself

blowitupref · 05-03-2014 7:40pm

yabadabado wrote: »

I don't think Kilbride was ever gonna be a centre of excellence. A place in Oran is/was earmarked for that. The county board was offered AIT facilities but instead we have a field in Oran that will be developed.
The county board are beyond a joke. Ownership of the Hyde is probably the biggest **** up tho. The dogs in the street knew there was an issue but the county board only tried to resolve this when pressure was put on them by croke park and it has still taken about ten years to be sorted. In that time the ground has fell apart , we have the worst ground in Connacht now .The Hyde is the provincial grond but isnt capable of holding the Connacht final.

You are right the ground was let to rot the last ten or so years and is probably the worst ground in Connacht now however wasn't it capable of hosting the 2011,2012 provincial finals?

yabadabado · 05-03-2014 7:48pm

blowitupref wrote: »

You are right the ground was let to rot the last ten or so years and is probably the worst ground in Connacht now however wasn't it capable of hosting the 2011,2012 provincial finals?

It held both but has since been deemed unfit for the final and wont hold another one until the ground is upgraded.

megadodge · 05-03-2014 9:27pm

yabadabado wrote: »

It held both but has since been deemed unfit for the final and wont hold another one until the ground is upgraded.

It was deemed unfit by the very report that was used to deem it unfit before the 2012 Connacht Final. The relevant changes (the seriousness of which were laugably overstated by the crooks called Health & Safety) were made and it was deemed fit. The match was held and wonder of wonder nobody died!!! What a miracle!! However, last year that very same report was used as the excuse for not holding the Connacht final despite the fact that it was perfectly ok the year before.

Go figure what dodginess was behind that one.

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