Roscommon v Clare - AIQ R4A [23/07/16]

[Rossfan]

Are Ultan Harnwey and Tommy Corcoaran injured too? They some amount injuries and Compton only back too

UH and TC came on as subs last  Sunday .
Compton isn't physically developed yet for senior midfield.
Carty has been on the programme 26 for nearly all the Championship games but hasn't got a sniff of action.
Most of us are baffled at team and sub selections.
That plus the flatness of performance in the Championship and McHale's stupid waffling in the media has reduced confidence in the "Rolls Royce" management team.

[Roashter]

Clare have a very strong midfield. Brennan is getting all the plaudits and while yes he is playing very well it is Cathal O'Connor who has been Clare's standout player in midfield this year.
Along with that Clare have some decent scoring forwards in Tubridy, Cleary, Malone & Sexton.
Their defence is a bit suspect and lacks physicality.
Unless the weather is terrible, I reckon it should be a high scoring game

[seafoid]

Clare should win. It would be more of a surprise if Ros put in a 70 minute championship performance than a hungry Clare with momentum putting us on our arses again.

It would be a pity to fade out after such a good start to the year

[manfromdelmonte]

Clare should win. It would be more of a surprise if Ros put in a 70 minute championship performance than a hungry Clare with momentum putting us on our arses again.

It would be a pity to fade out after such a good start to the year

Would merely be a continuation of the pattern of the past few years
do well in the league, reach a knockout game in the league
then underperform in the championship

[larryin89]

Clare should win. It would be more of a surprise if Ros put in a 70 minute championship performance than a hungry Clare with momentum putting us on our arses again.

It would be a pity to fade out after such a good start to the year

Would merely be a continuation of the pattern of the past few years
do well in the league, reach a knockout game in the league
then underperform in the championship

Thats a biteen harsh. They survived and actually did well in the top flight. Thats an upward trend as they havent been in div one in a while.They could very well reach qf stage which is also an upward trend.

Roscommon have got a bit carried away the last couple of years , a few light headed bucks drivin the whole thing on like a bit of a circus tbh.

[macdanger2]

Hard one to call, both teams probably weak enough at the back. Clare coming into it on a much better trajectory than Ross though. If you take sligo as a form line, both were down at ht and came back in the second half to win well.

I fancy Ross to sneak it by a point or two, maybe after et

[moysider]

 
Roscommon will do well to turn things around in 6 days. Morale can t be great and Liam McHale musings will hardly have helped things. Whatever his intentions were?

[Syferus]

I doubt anyone without a tin hat on gives two fucks about a media interview.

[Rossfan]

I doubt anyone without a tin hat on gives two f**ks about a media interview.

Translation anybody???
Anyway th'oul 135 is filled with dodgy diesel so I'll be on the road early.
We're only 70 minutes away from a Quarter Final v Kerry in Croke Park .
C'mon Ros ye can do it lads!!!!

[twohands!!!]

Clare have a very strong midfield. Brennan is getting all the plaudits and while yes he is playing very well it is Cathal O'Connor who has been Clare's standout player in midfield this year.
Along with that Clare have some decent scoring forwards in Tubridy, Cleary, Malone & Sexton.
Their defence is a bit suspect and lacks physicality.
Unless the weather is terrible, I reckon it should be a high scoring game

I thought he did very well in the Kerry game and a Kerryman who was at the game I was talking to was the opinion that he absolutely destroyed Sheehan in that game - was complaining about Fitzmaurice not taking Sheehan off at half-time.

[Il Bomber Destro]

I know Seafìn, sure ye bet us in all 3 grades this year
Just like the last 5 or 6 years.......

It is probably 70/30

If thé Ros lads have character they will get over the last day. They are not a bad team.

They are a bad team.

They are a very bad team.

[Avondhu star]

Have a look at the betting. Paddy Power seems tohave more faith in Ross than a lot here. Clare at the end of the day will always only go so far.

[manfromdelmonte]

I'm predicting about 5/6 changes for Roscommon to freshen things up.
6 day turn around mightn't be that huge an issue considering Roscommon didn't perform at all the last day

[manfromdelmonte]

Roscommon only make one change.
Lennon comes in for Purcell.

I Kilbride and D Murtagh are on the subs bench.

Baffling

[Syferus]

Roscommon only make one change.
Lennon comes in for Purcell.

I Kilbride and D Murtagh are on the subs bench.

Baffling

Wait for the first whistle before decrying the starting line-up.