Connacht SFC 2020

[Rossfan]

I don't think Dublin will win the All Ireland this year. It's the most open championship in a long time.

I hope you're right but Dublin are 99.9% certain to make the Semis where they'll meet a worn out Ulster team who'll have had 3 or 4 tough games compared to the Leinster stroll.
Game will be a home one for Dublin as even with no spectators the  GAA won't be levelling the playing field by using a neutral venue.

[From the Bunker]

Roscommon definitely the only team coming into this on the up. Mayo & Leitrim relegated, Sligo mid table in D4 and Galway despite being the form team earlier in the year, coming off the back of 2 defeats.

Hard to see sligo or Leitrim troubling Galway or Mayo tbf. The other 2 games should be good and tight though so should be a few good weeks of football. I'd have this as our strongest 15

If you look at the recent records teams who get relegated generally go on to have miserable championships in the same year.
On the flip side promoted teams generally tend to have decent enough championships.

Yeah but when is the last time you had 6 months between the first 5 games and the last 2? Who would you say are in better shape going into the Championship - Mayo in March or Mayo in October? Galway in March or Galway in October?

[An Fhairche Abu]

Of course the nature of the whole thing this year makes the matches in February and March irrelevant at this point.
Clear enough what kind of form the various teams in Connacht are in at the minute.

[manfromdelmonte]

Roscommon definitely the only team coming into this on the up. Mayo & Leitrim relegated, Sligo mid table in D4 and Galway despite being the form team earlier in the year, coming off the back of 2 defeats.

Hard to see sligo or Leitrim troubling Galway or Mayo tbf. The other 2 games should be good and tight though so should be a few good weeks of football. I'd have this as our strongest 15

If you look at the recent records teams who get relegated generally go on to have miserable championships in the same year.
On the flip side promoted teams generally tend to have decent enough championships.

Yeah but when is the last time you had 6 months between the first 5 games and the last 2? Who would you say are in better shape going into the Championship - Mayo in March or Mayo in October? Galway in March or Galway in October?

Neither team have the time to sort out the obvious deficiencies.
Sligo and Leitrim probably aren't good enough to cause them problems but are Roscommon?

[Cunny Funt]

Roscommon definitely the only team coming into this on the up. Mayo & Leitrim relegated, Sligo mid table in D4 and Galway despite being the form team earlier in the year, coming off the back of 2 defeats.

Hard to see sligo or Leitrim troubling Galway or Mayo tbf. The other 2 games should be good and tight though so should be a few good weeks of football. I'd have this as our strongest 15

If you look at the recent records teams who get relegated generally go on to have miserable championships in the same year.
On the flip side promoted teams generally tend to have decent enough championships.

Apart from Roscommon who won their last 3 Connacht titles off the back of league relegation.

Of course the nature of the whole thing this year makes the matches in February and March irrelevant at this point.
Clear enough what kind of form the various teams in Connacht are in at the minute.

Only as good as your last game as they say, Galways competitive display v Dublin gives a better idea to what form they are in.

What is Galways strongest 15 at the moment?  I'd say only 6 or 7 that started in the farcical game against Mayo two weeks ago will be championship starters.

[From the Bunker]

Roscommon definitely the only team coming into this on the up. Mayo & Leitrim relegated, Sligo mid table in D4 and Galway despite being the form team earlier in the year, coming off the back of 2 defeats.

Hard to see sligo or Leitrim troubling Galway or Mayo tbf. The other 2 games should be good and tight though so should be a few good weeks of football. I'd have this as our strongest 15

If you look at the recent records teams who get relegated generally go on to have miserable championships in the same year.
On the flip side promoted teams generally tend to have decent enough championships.

Yeah but when is the last time you had 6 months between the first 5 games and the last 2? Who would you say are in better shape going into the Championship - Mayo in March or Mayo in October? Galway in March or Galway in October?

Neither team have the time to sort out the obvious deficiencies.
Sligo and Leitrim probably aren't good enough to cause them problems but are Roscommon?

With the weather getting wetter and pitches sluggish. A lot will come down to hunger.

[Blowitupref]

Cillian O'Connor named to start for Mayo. 7 players making their championship debuts.

[rosnarun]

you have to hand it to horan he love to throw in a surprise or two .
Delighted to see Jordan get a run he really adds something different to Mayo much stronger an aggressive than any od the rest of them , A mixture is always good

[Blowitupref]

Leitrim team.

1.Brendan Flynn
2. Donal Casey
3. Donal Wrynn
4. Conor Reynolds
5. David Bruen
6. Aidan Flynn
7. Cillian Mc Gloin
8. Mark Plunkett
9. Domnnaill Flynn
10. Conor Dolan
11. Paddy Maguire (Captain)
12. Jack Gilheaney
13. Shane Quinn
14. Evan Sweeney
15. Keith Beirne

[Rossfan]

Hopefully Páirc Seán MacD will be in damp shape and with horrible weather as otherwise it will be a cricket score by the AI Champions elect.

[From the Bunker]

With the quick turnaround in games, a big squad of players is going to be important.  The Leitrim game offers an opportunity to blood players while resting some of the older stalwarts.

[Lar Naparka]

With the quick turnaround in games, a big squad of players is going to be important.  The Leitrim game offers an opportunity to blood players while resting some of the older stalwarts.

One of the issues I have always had with J H has been his reluctance to make running changes during a game even when it's clear to everyone else that things aren't going well somewhere or other. Last Sunday was an example of what  I mean.
Tyrone were dominant throughout the first half from hb to hf as Mayo's youngsters were being horsed out of it.
They just didn't have the physicality to compete.
Okay, the second half was a different matter, one that Mayo could/should have won but there's no point moaning about it now. Leitrim are no Tyrone but the barbarians from the east will be a different matter. Leaving Chris or Boyler not to mention Diarmuid and the rest of the tried and trusted vets
without match practice when the going gets tough could be a costly mistake.

[Farrandeelin]

With the quick turnaround in games, a big squad of players is going to be important.  The Leitrim game offers an opportunity to blood players while resting some of the older stalwarts.

One of the issues I have always had with J H has been his reluctance to make running changes during a game even when it's clear to everyone else that things aren't going well somewhere or other. Last Sunday was an example of what  I mean.
Tyrone were dominant throughout the first half from hb to hf as Mayo's youngsters were being horsed out of it.
They just didn't have the physicality to compete.
Okay, the second half was a different matter, one that Mayo could/should have won but there's no point moaning about it now. Leitrim are no Tyrone but the barbarians from the east will be a different matter. Leaving Chris or Boyler not to mention Diarmuid and the rest of the tried and trusted vets
without match practice when the going gets tough could be a costly mistake.

I agree Lar. It's remarkable the amount of times he's waited until halftime to make his first sub. Maybe he believes that having subs in reserve is beneficial, which it usually is. This can leave players who are having bad days for whatever reason continue until halftime at least. Time ran out last Sunday.

[Blowitupref]

Mayo Sub bench some of them will start?

Ruairi Byrne
Keith Higgins
Jack Coyne
Chris Barrett
Michael Plunkett
Colm Boyle
Darren Mc Hale
James Carr
Darren Coen
James Durcan
Diarmuid O Connor


Darragh Rooney,Shane Moran,Ryan O’Rourke are three important players not even on the Leitrim bench today

[Rossfan]

Sadly this is a case if what the margin will be.
Anyway C'MON LAYTHRUM!!!