Sam Maguire Group 3 - Dublin, Sligo, Roscommon, Kildare

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May 21st   Sligo v Kildare, Markievicz Park, 2.30pm
May 28th   Dublin vs Roscommon, Croke Park, 4pm

Jun 3rd   Kildare v Dublin, UPMC Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, 5pm (GAAGO)
June 4th   Roscommon vs Sligo, Dr Hyde Park, 3pm (GAAGO)

June 17/18   Dublin v Sligo, TBD
June 17/18   Roscommon v Kildare, TBD

[giveballaghback]

Well here we go, a nice handy starter for Ros after our warm up games against Galway and the Rhubarbs.
General opinion from neutral people I have spoken to over the last week is that Ros will do well to get out of Croker with a single digit beating. We would hope it would be closer than that and we might give the dubs cage a good rattle. Time will tell.

[Rossfan]

Sure we're being teetotally written off or ignored.
If we do half as well as the Rhus after our rest we won't be far away.

[seafoid]

I think this Ros team is different so I expect them to feature with distinction in the quarter finals

[statto]

I would expect the Rossies to give this a real rattle.  Played in higher division all year beat Mayo in championship who subsequently hammered kerry and ran Galway close after Mayo game.  Think they need a performance in croker for their own belief.  They certainly have the men up front to get after Dublin and cause them bother. 

[Rossfan]

Those men up front spend a lot of time shoring up the defence.
As a result we only got 10 scores v Mayowestros and Galway.
We'll need more than that to win unless we end up with 5-5.

[westbound]

Those men up front spend a lot of time shoring up the defence.
As a result we only got 10 scores v Mayowestros and Galway.
We'll need more than that to win unless we end up with 5-5.

5-5 might not even be enough for us if Dublin have their shooting boots on!!!!!!

 I expect us to approach this game in a similar way to kildare played Dublin. But I think we are about 2 points better than Kildare, so therefore we'll draw on Sunday! That's how it works right? 

[larryin89]

Dublin v Ros is a very interesting game , are Dublin justified favs to win Sam or have Roscommon finally arrived in the big league ? Personally I wouldn’t touch this game from a betting perspective as I don’t have a clue how it will go , I wouldn’t be shocked if Ros won nor would I be shocked if Dublin won by 8 or 9 points plus .

[Rossfan]

Ros team announcement
Carroll
Hussey Stack Murray
NDaly McCormack Ruane
C Lennon Doyle
Ciaráin Enda McKeon
O'Carroll Donie Diarmuid.

[seafoid]

Hon the rossies

[armaghniac]

This group hasn't exactly told us much so far.
I would still expect the Dubs to win their other games and score more than the Rossies in doing that.
Still, that might not work out and the Dubs might end up in a preliminary quarter also, and they might meet a team there not much less capable than the Rossies. 

[Captain Scarlet]

I've a bad feeling we might take on the Dubs again and get a hammering...that game will blow off a few cobwebs.
Don't see Kildare causing the Rossies too much bother either.

[Hound]

Dubs look sure to be without Kilkenny and Byrne, and probably McCarthy too. Jack and Murchan both have hamstring problems, neither were togged yesterday, so probably not going to be ready next week. But maybe some changes will liven things up.

Costello was top drawer yesterday.  Being dropped recently seems to have given him the jolt required. Con doing reasonably well. Mannion has been disappointing, not got to the pace of intercounty yet. Bugler playing very well, but Fenton and Howard both miles below their usual standard.

A lot will depend on what Kildare shows up. Hope they get the pick of the dressing rooms and control over music played on the tannoy. Ryan knows how much an advantage that is!

[mup]

Dubs look sure to be without Kilkenny and Byrne, and probably McCarthy too. Jack and Murchan both have hamstring problems, neither were togged yesterday, so probably not going to be ready next week. But maybe some changes will liven things up.

Costello was top drawer yesterday.  Being dropped recently seems to have given him the jolt required. Con doing reasonably well. Mannion has been disappointing, not got to the pace of intercounty yet. Bugler playing very well, but Fenton and Howard both miles below their usual standard.

A lot will depend on what Kildare shows up. Hope they get the pick of the dressing rooms and control over music played on the tannoy. Ryan knows how much an advantage that is!

The Kilkenny GAA couldn't afford a tannoy system because the GAA had to pay for yet another GDA for Dublin. The GAA can't be having them only drawing with Roscommon.

[sensini]

Kildare should win this one. The dubs have a few injuries and out of their comfort zone of Croke Park. Heard they hammered mayo in a challenge game at the weekend.