Roscommon GAA Discussion Thread

Only team to beat Donegal. Just saying

They wouldn't have made the final even with a win in castlebar

Jesus, Dara Cregg red card is a disaster for the Mayo game.

Not sure what he did, I suspect he did something before the camera showed all the pusshing and pulling, but either way it's not good for Roscommon

The best roscommon team i seen in my lifetime, pure mighty to beat them shower by that much, right us off at your Pearl , we are a mighty bunch, up the rosies

Aaaaaahhhhhh, that was just wonderful.

Even the weather co-operated. What a beautiful day!!

I thought beforehand if Roscommon just played to their potential they would win. But that's a big 'IF' when it comes to Roscommon v Mayo. Even middlin Mayo teams have a long history of beating the crap out of decent Roscommon teams simply because Roscommon were afraid of them for some stupid reason. Well, thank f*ck those miserable days are gone!

Having said that, when O'Donoghue got their goal I was genuinely worried. Roscommon had given the ball away cheaply a number of times and Mayo seemed on a bit of a roll. But, the last 10 minutes or so of the first half, Roscommon finally started clicking and I thought with the slight wind advantage in the second half Roscommon could win, but boy I didn't expect what followed.

Watching the droves of long-faced Mayo fans leaving 10 minutes before the end was so satisfying and I really don't have to explain why.

While Diarmuid was fantastic, I actually thought Neary was the best player on the pitch. I've seen this kid since he was underage and he is a leader, with skill, speed and coolness. He has come back from two bad injuries and looks like he's going to fulfil his potential. I was surprised he wasn't moved onto Kobe much earlier, as he has the speed to match him and the tenacity to stifle. Speaking of which, I think Kobe is the real deal. From a Roscommon point of view I hope he goes to Australia, but from a purely sporting perspective what a loss to Gaelic football he would be if he goes.

Anyway, the fact that Roscommon haven't beaten Galway in the Hyde (championship) since 1990 needs to be sorted out. Galway are a top side, but are definitely beatable and again, if Roscommon play to their potential there's no reason they can't win. So go and win it!

Completely agree.

With his new haircut, I wasn't even sure it was him a few times, as he was moving so sprightly. He's a fine fielder and a very good kicker of the ball, but his mobility was always a question mark, but he certainly was moving yesterday. Delighted with his display.

Great bit of clever link play by Cathal McKeon to make the goal chance at the end too,

a real bit of calm clued in football when it'd be so easy to just lose the head under pressure and go hunting a ridiculous 2 pointer or something.

A great week.

Delighted for the Rossies and our Western neighbours, congrats.

That really was one of the GREAT days.

Great scores, great match, great crowd, great atmosphere and obviously great result.

I was quite nervous in the runup to it, as the feelgood factor after the Mayo match was beginning to turn into over-confidence and we all know how Roscommon don't cope very well with expectation. But this team seem to have discovered that great intangible - consistency. Under this management team they have produced very good performances repeatedly.

The most enjoyable thing for me though is the desire they are showing. The sheer will-to-win that carried them over the line yesterday when 6 points down and only 9 minutes left was wonderful to see. There seemed to be a collective 'we're not losing this game' and the coolness and correct decision-making in that timeframe was so impressive. If it was to be encapsulated in one move it was the point scored immediately after Diarmuid's two-pointer. Galway keeper kicked the ball over the sideline and rather than play really safe and hope to run down the 90 odd seconds left, they worked what looked to me a pre-prepared move and scored a superb point. Ruthlessness at its best, meaning Galway had to score at least a 2 pointer to save the match.

The excitement and noise in the crowd was as good as anything I have ever experienced and the pitch-invasion was a sight to behold. There were thousands of people out there loving every second of the experience.

What a great day.

U20s showing great heart here, after a poor first half.

Really came into it in the second, but unfortunately the forwards (besides John McGuinness) keep losing the ball cheaply and don't look like scoring unless it's point blank.

Gone to extra time. Fingers crossed.

From a Kerry man in peace.

Hard luck to Roscommon. Showed great skill and heart to level the game and go to ET.

Shows ye have talent coming through to supplement your current seniors.

This is considered a very talented group in Kerry and ye went toe to toe with them for 60 minutes.

Scoreline wasn't a fair reflection of the game.

Yeah we didnt really perform apart from one or two.

Lambe was excellent.

Think we can only afford to play one of Doyle or Ryan midfield going forward, Both very good in the air but limited apart from that and two similar.

Not sure what Rob Heneghan brings to the team either and a switch there would do us no harm.

I missed almost all the first half the last day, so cannot give an informed opinion on the match as a whole, but your viewpoint tallies with what I was told about the first 35 minutes. Trying to force goal chances when handy points were on, seems to be the most repeated complaint.

I strongly believe in Rob Heneghan. I've seen him enough at underage and now at adult, to believe that he's very close to becoming a top-class player. Call me over-optimistic, but I believe it's just a matter of time with him. And don't forget he's still very young. He has massive potential.