Leitrim in New York and Sligo in London

[Blowitupref]

Both on tomorrow and the match in London is the official start to the 2023 championship. One of these four teams will be into the Connacht final and be 2nd seeds in the All Ireland group stages. Three that don't go into the Tailteann cup (New York would join at the Quarter final stage)


London v Sligo - McGovern Park Ruislip 3pm
New York v Leitrim - Gaelic Park 11pm (Irish Time) live on GAAGO


Panels

https://connachtgaa.ie/news/london-and-sligo-name-their-panels-for-connacht-sfc-quarter-final/

https://connachtgaa.ie/news/new-york-and-leitrim-panels-named-for-connacht-sfc-qf/

[GalwayBayBoy]

New York team

Michael Cunningham
Jamie Boyle
Alan Campbell
Eoghan Kerin
Bill Maher
Robert Wharton
Shane Brosnan
Johnny Glynn
Gavin O'Brien
Mark Ellis
Adrian Varley
Shane Carthy
Mikey Brosnan
Patrick Boyle
Daniel O'Sullivan

[Gael85]

New York team

Michael Cunningham
Jamie Boyle
Alan Campbell
Eoghan Kerin
Bill Maher
Robert Wharton
Shane Brosnan
Johnny Glynn
Gavin O'Brien
Mark Ellis
Adrian Varley
Shane Carthy
Mikey Brosnan
Patrick Boyle
Daniel O'Sullivan

2 players with AI medal winning medals starting for New York.  Shane Carthy won a couple AI with Dublin. Born in New York played with Vincent's for a few years then moved back to America. Johnny Glynn hurling AI with Galway in 2017.

[seafoid]

Campbell is from Tipp

[Gael85]

Bill Maher played with Tipp for a few years too. Gavin O'Brien won played Kerin O'Rahillys winning a Munster club title last year. Eoghan Kerins and Adrian Varley played with Galway and Mark Ellis played hurling for Cork.

[Rossfan]

The real heroes here are the Connacht Council people who have to travel to NY and London away from their homes and families to make sure all is ok.

[armaghniac]

If New York win will they show up for their games?

[GAABoardMod5]

London v New York Connacht semi-final...toss for venue?

[armaghniac]

London v New York Connacht semi-final...toss for venue?

It has to be Reykjavík.

[Cunny Funt]

If New York win will they show up for their games?

They showed up after they lost to Sligo last year (Offaly in O'Connor Park in Tailteann Cup) if they get their first ever Championship win on Saturday as far as I know they'll be away to Sligo or London.

[seafoid]

NYLON

Heathrow Airport or else diverted to Schiphol

[CK_Redhand]

Silly question here...
Have NY and Lon been in the same championship before? As far as I remember it was one or the other.

[Rossfan]

Better get that oul memory checked out....
London in Connacht Championship since the 1970s, NY since around 2000.

[Blowitupref]

London 0-2 Sligo 0-3 after 15 minutes. Radio coverage on Ocean FM.

Half time London 0-4 Sligo 0-12.  Home side 2nd best but early in the contest they had a goal chance saved.

[Cunny Funt]

All too easy for Sligo 14 point winners and showed no sign of tiredness after last weeks league final. With the work they have done and are still doing at underage level Sligo are one side to keep an eye on in the years ahead to see how they progress at senior level.