[spider guardian]

Mayo are slight favourites to defeat Roscommon. Word from the races is that the Rossies are sure they will retain the title this time around. Personally I am not confident of victory but I think we certainly have what it takes to pull through. Two poor championship games have not helped our cause but confidence was non-existent before the Galway game, matters can only have improved. At the very least Horan should have a full squad to choose from.

Any thoughts on the possibility of a return for Conor Mortimer? Would be worth having him if he could put over a few frees IMO, currently the free-taker situation is in flux.

[Hulk Hands]

This won't take off, nobody has the internet in Mayo

[blackbelt]

LMFAO

[blackbelt]

Ok seriously,

I think Roscommon have a great chance.I don't think it will be a surprise otr a shock if they do win but saying that,you'd have to fancy Mayo.Even though they squeezed past London, it should be noted that London have 9 players from Kerry and the team are putting a bit of a run together.While Galway are no shakes,I still think the importance of playing in and staying in NFL1 is huge.

Don't expect either team to go too much further after this.Connaught is clearly the weakest province by far.

[Hulk Hands]

I'll come back in all seriousness as well, I think Mayo are a cracker of a bet at 8/11 to win this one. Even though Roscommon have improved, Mayo should still be winning this one comfortably. Stop the easy frees and they take away Roscommon's biggest scoring threat. The Mayo half forward line has the potential to do serious damage

[PennyLane88]

Originally Posted by Hulk Hands

This won't take off, nobody has the internet in Mayo

Lol

[blowitupref]

"Rossies are sure they will retain the title this time around" I work with a few Rossies & one mention of Mayo they run for cover! seriously most of them hope to be competitive but lose.

[rossie1977]

Originally Posted by Hulk Hands

Stop the easy frees and they take away Roscommon's biggest scoring threat. The Mayo half forward line has the potential to do serious damage

roscommon scored 2-10 from play against leitrim on an awful wet and windy day last time out, so hopefully they carry a little more threat than last year from open play

shines a major doubt for next sunday and so is ormsby, we need both make it and to be fully fit, will be a facinating battle between roscommons half back line and mayos half forward one though, domican and especially donal ward love to roam into the opposition half, you are nearly as likely to see ward in the opposition 40 as you in his own 40, will be interesting to see if moran and dillon stay with their men

as a rossie i just hope we are more competitive than last time out against mayo, another heavy defeat wouldn't help either team

[Syferus]

Originally Posted by rossie1977

roscommon scored 2-10 from play against leitrim on an awful wet and windy day last time out, so hopefully they carry a little more threat than last year from open play

shines a major doubt for next sunday and so is ormsby, we need both make it and to be fully fit, will be a facinating battle between roscommons half back line and mayos half forward one though, domican and especially donal ward love to roam into the opposition half, you are nearly as likely to see ward in the opposition 40 as you in his own 40, will be interesting to see if moran and dillon stay with their men

as a rossie i just hope we are more competitive than last time out against mayo, another heavy defeat wouldn't help either team

Eh? I know Ormbsy's got a bit of an injury, but the word on Shine has always been that they're keeping him under wraps so that he'll be 100% for next Sunday, hence him not playing in Clann na Gael's last series of county championship games - he's hardly a 'major doubt'.

Must say you're one of the most pessimistic supporters on all facets that I've ever encountered, but each to their own.

[rossie1977]

Originally Posted by Syferus

Must say you're one of the most pessimistic supporters on all facets that I've ever encountered, but each to their own.

its called being old to remember better teams than this current roscommon one beaten out the gate by average mayo teams year after year, in 1996 we were favourites to beat a mayo team who struggled over london, as usual didn't work that way, i went to my first roscommon game 25 years ago, in that time i have seen roscommon only beat mayo twice in championship football, once by a point after a replay and the other time 4 minutes into injury time, i think my pessimism is well merited

[Syferus]

Originally Posted by rossie1977

its called being old to remember better teams than this current roscommon one beaten out the gate by average mayo teams year after year, in 1996 we were favourites to beat a mayo team who struggled over london, as usual didn't work that way, i went to my first roscommon game 25 years ago, in that time i have seen roscommon only beat mayo twice in championship football, once by a point after a replay and the other time 4 minutes into injury time, i think my pessimism is well merited

I was referring to your alarming framing of Donie Shine's injury more than you opinions on the game, which I'm already aware of.

[Mr.Success]

Whats the story with tickets for the Mayo v Ros game on the 17th.
where are they on sale apart from the internet?

[mayo.mick]

Originally Posted by Mr.Success

Whats the story with tickets for the Mayo v Ros game on the 17th.
where are they on sale apart from the internet?

Have a look at this link here;

http://www.connachtgaa.ie/news.php?s...yid=618&cat=24

[yop]

Originally Posted by Hulk Hands

This won't take off, nobody has the internet in Mayo

Least we have a football team still in the championship

I can't see us taking Ros, been to all bar 1 of the Mayo games in the league and Championship and we are just too inconsistent. We seem to regularly take defeat from the jaws of victory.

The O'Sheas were a massive improvement against Galway, that said Bergin has been very average now for over a year.

Our defense is weak as hell, Higgins was roasted by Joyce but the 2 feeneys have played very well all this year.

Rossies I know are so cock-sure its almost funny, I won't be surprised if we lose, in saying that the talent is in the panel to win up there.

Will be a tight affair and if Shine can be held, I suspect Richie Feeney to hound him all day, then we have a good chance.

As for internet, have you ever tried to get a phone signal or radio signal in West Galway......... waaaaaaaaaah

[rossie1977]

Originally Posted by yop

Rossies I know are so cock-sure its almost funny

any roscommon people cock-sure of beating mayo are either

a. not gaa fans
b. only gaa fans about a year

any true roscommon fan cock sure of beating a team that havent beat in 10 years is for the birds