Connacht minor championship

[moysider]

You would have to suspect that this was a missed opportunity for Sligo this year after having the best 2 colleges teams in the province this year.

[Syferus]

You would have to suspect that this was a missed opportunity for Sligo this year after having the best 2 colleges teams in the province this year.

They had a better side last year. We had a much improved side too even if two of our biggest players, Derwin and Murray, didn't start. We did win the league so it's a bit unfair to our lads - we had the second best schools team in Ireland last year and it mattered for nought come the summer.

We kicked too many long balls into the square with four defenders on two forwards. Would have won it relatively handily had we stuck with a running game using our wing-backs (Daly and Featherstone were two of our best on the night) and midfielders to carry it between the 45s in my opinion.

Sligo good on the ball but like last year they had no midfield and when they had to take their best inside forwards, Marren and Carrabine (who were causing real bother especially with our captain and FB black carded wrongly), out to the middle in the second half when we stopping giving them the free man as an outlet on kick-outs you got the feeling their goose was getting slow-cooked. Their attack became toothless mainly because of that switch.

[Mano]

You would have to suspect that this was a missed opportunity for Sligo this year after having the best 2 colleges teams in the province this year.

Most of the players from those 2 college teams were over age. With transition year college teams are not an accurate refection of that years minor team.

[ck]

Yea that's bang on. Last years Sligo minor team were as good as we've had in years. It would be stronger on paper than this years side. The two colleges sides would have been made up of last years minors mainly

[manfromdelmonte]

Wasn't at the game and can't comment on the referee. But we were 1-5 to 0-3 points up at 30 minutes. To only score 3 times more to Roscommon 11 times in the remaining 42 minutes suggests we need to take a look at ourselves also.

seems to happen to Sligo a lot

[oliverkelly]

Cant comment on this particular Ref as I wasn't at the game but I do agree with what has been said about shite refs been tried out at underage level its not fair on the lads. We have had no luck at underage with ref last few years.Some really pathetic stuff.  last year against Tyrone in u21 and this year against Mayo stand out in memory

[GalwayBayBoy]

Galway team

1    Cormoc Haslam
2    Eoin Deeley
3    Sean Mulkerrins
4    Eoin McFadden
5    Adam Quirke
6    Ernan MacDonncha
7    Fionnan Garvey
8    Sean Raftery
9    Ross Murphy
10  Barry Goldrick
11  Evan Murphy
12  Ryan Forde
13  Rob Finnerty
14  Finnian O'Laoi
15  Dessie Conneely

Hard to know with minors at the best of times but I have been told that the forwards are meant to be very good indeed. The backs not so much.

[Syferus]

Galway team

1    Cormoc Haslam
2    Eoin Deeley
3    Sean Mulkerrins
4    Eoin McFadden
5    Adam Quirke
6    Ernan MacDonncha
7    Fionnan Garvey
8    Sean Raftery
9    Ross Murphy
10  Barry Goldrick
11  Evan Murphy
12  Ryan Forde
13  Rob Finnerty
14  Finnian O'Laoi
15  Dessie Conneely

Hard to know with minors at the best of times but I have been told that the forwards are meant to be very good indeed. The backs not so much.

Beat us well in the league. On such short notice and against a fine Galway team this would sit along our finest victories at underage if we pull it off.

This match is the difference between dying in June and dining in August. Beyond Connacht titles just getting to an AIQF is huge for a young team's development.

[ballinaman]

Leitrim Minor Team Announced
1

Darren Maxwell
Ballinamore Sean O Heslins

2 Leo Ryan
Melvin Gaels

3 Evan Harkin
Mohill

4 Fintan
Gallogly

Aughavas

5 Cillian
McGloin
Melvin Gaels

6 Jack
Gilheaney

Fenagh/St Caillins

7 Sean
Harkin

Mohill

8 Niall Mc Govern

Sean O Heslins

9 Eoghan Keegan

Cloone

10 Caleb Duffy

Allen Gaels

11 Shaun Chandler

Leitrim Gaels

12 Ethan Harkin

Mohill

13
Riordan O Rourke

Fenagh/St Caillins

14 Darragh Rooney

Melvin Gaels

15 James Glancy
Dromahair

Mayo Team
1.Adam Byrne - Aghamore
2. Cathal Horan - Kilmovee
3. Donovan Cosgrove - Kiltimagh(Captain)
4. John Cunnane - Ballyhaunis
5. Brian O'Malley - Westport
6. Matthew Macken - Claremorris
7. John Maughan - Castlebar Mitchels
8. Colm Murphy - Balla
9. Nathan Moran - Hollymount/Carramore
10. Paul Lambert- Westport
11. Ross Egan- Aghamore
12. Oisin McLaughlin - Westport
13. Colm Moran - Westport
14. Ryan O'Donoghue - Belmullet
15. Nathan McGhee- Shrule/Glencorrib

16. Patrick O Malley - Westport
17. Dylan Pinder - Louisburgh
18. Sean Kenny - Aghamore
19. Liam Kelly - Kiltimagh
20. Conor Stenson - Castlebar Mitchels
21. Stephen McGreal - Claremorris
22. Stephen O Malley - Ballintubber
23. Ethan Gibbons - Castlebar Mitchels
24. Tommy Conroy - The Neale

[macdanger2]

Only 1 north Mayo club represented. Is that a fair reflection of the quality coming through??

[Rossfan]

Good luck  to our laddeens tonight.
They'll need all the luck they can get playing so soon again.
Will be pleasantry surprised if they do it.

[galwayman]

Wasn't too sure how the injury situation was for our lads but having seen the team there's 3 big players out - D'Arcy, Silke and Daly.
D'Arcy would have been midfield, Silke centre forward while Daly can play in backs or forwards.
The first named 2 could possibly be back for future games if we were to progress tonight whereas Daly is out for the season.

Would be a great result if we could compensate for those losses and get the win.

As ever it's very hard to predict at this level.
Who would have thought we'd trounce Mayo this time last year?
It's hard to call.

[Syferus]

Wasn't too sure how the injury situation was for our lads but having seen the team there's 3 big players out - D'Arcy, Silke and Daly.
D'Arcy would have been midfield, Silke centre forward while Daly can play in backs or forwards.
The first named 2 could possibly be back for future games if we were to progress tonight whereas Daly is out for the season.

Would be a great result if we could compensate for those losses and get the win.

As ever it's very hard to predict at this level.
Who would have thought we'd trounce Mayo this time last year?
It's hard to call.

The winner of this one should win the Connacht title.

Hopefully we force Galway to kick to our midfield because we have three good midfielders on the team this year and the more we get them involved the better our chances.

On the choo choo down to Athlone as I type. Wouldn't have it any other way.

[galwayman]

Galway 1-3 to 0-1 up after 22 mins.
Two of our forwards (both survivors from last year) have been black carded.
So so silly.

[sligoman2]

Galway 2-7
Roscommon 0-2 at half time

Galway are rampant...

Galway CHF Evan Murphy getting a lot of good press on the radio.