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Roscommon GAA Discussion Thread

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There seems to be a few Rossies on the forum and even though the seniors are done for this year there's still plenty going on, not least the minors great run and the county championship likely to restart very soon.

So. A thread for it all!

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blazermel

Any suggestions on parking for tomorrow's match? Can you just park on the roadside near the grounds or is it restricted?

rossie1977

Team named for Armagh

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16 James Featherstone (Roscommon Gaels)
17 Conor Daly (Padraig Pearses)
18 Finbar Cregg (Western Gaels)
19 Fintan Cregg (Elphin)
20 Gary Patterson (Michael Glavey’s)
21 Ian Kilbride (St Brigid’s)
22 Niall Daly (Padraig Pearses)
23 Niall Kilroy (Fuerty)
24 Padraig Kelly (St Brigid’s)
25 Shane Killoran (Elphin)
26 Tadgh McKenna (Boyle)

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Roscommon always struggle v teams from Ulster (except Cavan!)

Look at Down in the league - worst team in the division but we still lost.
Fermanagh three years ago, we should have been out of sight.

Agreed to a degree, but we have beaten all of Down (twice), Donegal, Fermanagh and Cavan (repeatedly) in the last 3 years. Tyrone are the only Ulster team that we always struggle against.

The Down performance in this year's league was one of the flattest displays I have seen from a Roscommon team in the last few years. They stank the place out of it, whether it was from the training they had done that week or what, I'm not sure. Down couldn't believe their luck in a game they probably thought they'd struggle to get a result from with the form they were in at the time.

rossie1977

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Roscommon always struggle v teams from Ulster (except Cavan!)

Look at Down in the league - worst team in the division but we still lost.
Fermanagh three years ago, we should have been out of sight.

To add our record in the qualifiers is awful whereas McGeeneys record at this stage with Kildare and Armagh is incredible.

nice_guy80

Roscommon always struggle v teams from Ulster (except Cavan!)

Look at Down in the league - worst team in the division but we still lost.
Fermanagh three years ago, we should have been out of sight.

J Cheever Loophole

Roscommon represent the best team we have played this year by a considerable distance. A point has been made about us losing one meaningful game, which is true, but that one defeat was our biggest match and represented an abysmal performance - error strewn and clueless. Indeed unforced errors has been a feature of a lot of our play this last year, including the Clare game last Saturday.

The one thing we do have is a good team spirit and pride in the jersey, which stood to us last weekend and can help overcome many deficiencies. However I sense a difference in class with yerselves and one that is likely to not be overcome by pride and determination. Roscommon simply have a better team and maybe represent where we would like to be in a year or two's time.

I think (hope) we can make a game of it and I wouldn't rule out us winning, but genuinely think it is unlikley. What Armagh supporters hope for is a performance that will give hope for the future as we try to move up in the world.

For me personally, it will bring back some great memories of titanic clashes in the past - 1977 and 1980 in particular, and I'm sure I have a NFL programme from around 1980 with all the Roscommon players' signatures around that time. Must try and look it out!

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Getting a bit jittery now about the game. On paper, we really should have enough for Armagh. Unfortunately, where Roscommon are concerned, that rarely follows through.

It's a really big game in the context of where this team is going. We've flattered to deceive in C'ship for the last few seasons. Win and we are guaranteed 3 games against top teams on big occasions which could bring this group on to the next level. If we lose, serious questions will arise, but no point in worrying about that right now.

Armagh are in as good of form as they have been in quite some time and have only lost two games this year, one of which was a dead rubber in Wexford. They blitzed Clare with 1-5 without reply to get a smash and grab win on Saturday. They're mobile and physical, which you'd expect from any McGeeney side and they have good score takers such as Grugan and their FF Murnin who will need careful attention.

Concentrate on our own performance and perform with a bit more composure than the second half against Galway and we should be there or thereabouts. It's going to be another hot day, so the substitutions might be key.

yabadabado

miocicmma wrote: »

Went and got tickets online straight away. Didn't want to risk it. But they seem to be still available from all the usual sources.

Very unlikely to sell out ,I'd be surprised if they aren't still available right up to throw in .

miocicmma

Went and got tickets online straight away. Didn't want to risk it. But they seem to be still available from all the usual sources.

selectamatic

yabadabado wrote: »

All three Saturday games are on TV.
Ros game is being shown live on RTE News Now, other 2 games on Sky.

Ay just seen that there.

yabadabado

selectamatic wrote: »

Its just the cork tyrone game being televised though isn't it?

All three Saturday games are on TV.
Ros game is being shown live on RTE News Now, other 2 games on Sky.

yabadabado

Saturday at 3pm is a bad time for a lot of supporters and with the game televised I can see plenty giving it a miss.

Hopefully we have plenty of support,great opportunity to get into Super 8.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Portlaoise really is the dream venue for us to have gotten, only Tullamore would have been more desirable. The Armagh fans are fairly pissed off with it and it's hard to blame them really.

There isn't a hope of it selling out and there'll be 10,000 max in the ground for throw in of our game I'd imagine. The weather is looking like mid to high 20s on Saturday, so it'll be an energy sapping affair. Hopefully Roscommon fans will travel in big numbers to roar the team on.

Fergal and Ciaran Lennon both still unavailable, Compton is back training apparently but is unlikely to start.

yabadabado

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Great memories of 2003 v Kildare

Hard believe that's 15 years ago :eek:
That ended up being a good year after the toothless performance vs Galway.

Great atmosphere that day and the previous round in Mullingar.

nice_guy80

Great memories of 2003 v Kildare

yabadabado

paulbok wrote: »

Didn't realise attendance figures were that low, guess match fatigue, the WC and the good weather are having an affect.

I think Ros will have the largest support. Portlaoise is probably the best ground we could have hoped for except Tullamore.
Be no problem getting a ticket anyways.

paulbok

yabadabado wrote: »

And there was only 6k at Tyrone v Cavan .In a ground the size of O Moore there will be no problems with tickets.

Ros game is being shown live on RTE News Now.

Didn't realise attendance figures were that low, guess match fatigue, the WC and the good weather are having an affect.

yabadabado

aidan24326 wrote: »

Not likely. Cork's football support is very fickle and the Cork crowd won't be clamouring to buy tickets after a disastrous Munster Final.

And there was only 6k at Tyrone v Cavan .In a ground the size of O Moore there will be no problems with tickets.

Ros game is being shown live on RTE News Now.

aidan24326

paulbok wrote: »

Double header with Tyrone after us?
Will sell out quickly I'd imagine.
Would have expected the Tyrone Cork game to fill a ground like O'Moore on its own

Not likely. Cork's football support is very fickle and the Cork crowd won't be clamouring to buy tickets after a disastrous Munster Final.

yabadabado

Ticket were on sale at 4pm today.

megadodge

Best possible draw for Roscommon. As long as the mood is right, of course!

Portlaoise definitely used to hold over 30,000 (possibly 35k?). Of course, the Health & Safety Nazis have probably reduced it by stupid numbers like they have elsewhere.

I don't think there's any chance of it being sold out to the tune of 30,000, but 20,000 could make it. Cork will bring very few. Tyrone will have a decent amount, as will Armagh, but I expect Roscommon to have the most support on the day.

Anyone know when the tickets go on sale?

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Comic Book Guy wrote: »

What's the official capacity?

I can't see Cork bringing many supporters tbh, especially after the Munster final hammering. Would expect a big demand from other 3 counties alright although a 3 pm throw in on a Saturday wont suit a lot of people I would imagine.

It holds well over 20,000. Not sure what the official capacity is exactly. There's no way it will sell out. Cork will bring very small numbers. I'd expect us to be the best supported there. It's a long spin for a game Tyrone will expect to win and is being televised. Throw in time for our game is probably awkward for a lot of people all right.

yabadabado

Comic Book Guy wrote: »

What's the official capacity?

I can't see Cork bringing many supporters tbh, especially after the Munster final hammering. Would expect a big demand from other 3 counties alright although a 3 pm throw in on a Saturday wont suit a lot of people I would imagine.

O'Moore holds 27k afaik.

Armagh and Tyrone games at the weekend didn't have big crowds .Think there was 5500 at Armagh game and 6k at Tyrone game.

Comic Book Guy

paulbok wrote: »

Double header with Tyrone after us?
Will sell out quickly I'd imagine.
Would have expected the Tyrone Cork game to fill a ground like O'Moore on its own

What's the official capacity?

I can't see Cork bringing many supporters tbh, especially after the Munster final hammering. Would expect a big demand from other 3 counties alright although a 3 pm throw in on a Saturday wont suit a lot of people I would imagine.

yabadabado

paulbok wrote: »

Double header with Tyrone after us?
Will sell out quickly I'd imagine.
Would have expected the Tyrone Cork game to fill a ground like O'Moore on its own

Yeah a double header with Cork v Tyrone.

paulbok

Double header with Tyrone after us?
Will sell out quickly I'd imagine.
Would have expected the Tyrone Cork game to fill a ground like O'Moore on its own

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

rossie1977 wrote: »

3pm on Saturday in Portlaoise

I'll take that, thank you very much.

Was dreading a trip to Enniskillen or Clones.

rossie1977

3pm on Saturday in Portlaoise

https://twitter.com/RoscommonGAA/status/1013785104190263298/

nice_guy80

Hyde could get Fermanagh v Kildare?

paulbok

flandabieduzie wrote: »

Wonder where it will be played?

Clones for that game? No Croker this weekend, other 3 matches are North v South counties so possibly for mullingar, Tullamore and portlaoise. Think semple has hurling replay (for hosting one of those 3)