Connacht Minor, U-20 and Junior championships 2020

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GalwayBayBoy

Quote from: Cunny Funt on June 03, 2019, 06:22:56 PM
Quote from: Maroon Manc on June 03, 2019, 06:06:52 PM
The u20's pre season cup competitions have been up and running for the last few weeks. Galway who are favourites for Connacht got of to a comfortable win over Kildare on Saturday. Whats going on with Roscommon, they should have a decent side this year with 17's getting to an AI final in 2017 and that years minor team running Galway fairly close. They've been hammered in a couple of games one of which was against Mayo.

Galway 5/6
Mayo 2/1
Roscommon 11/2
Sligo 9/1
Leitrim 40/1

Probably hampered under the management of Shane Cake Curran.  Meanwhile i can imagine John Divilly is a big addition to Galway's u20 management team

Think Liam Sammon is with them as well.

galwayman

#451
Quote from: Cunny Funt on June 03, 2019, 06:22:56 PM
Quote from: Maroon Manc on June 03, 2019, 06:06:52 PM
The u20's pre season cup competitions have been up and running for the last few weeks. Galway who are favourites for Connacht got of to a comfortable win over Kildare on Saturday. Whats going on with Roscommon, they should have a decent side this year with 17's getting to an AI final in 2017 and that years minor team running Galway fairly close. They've been hammered in a couple of games one of which was against Mayo.

Galway 5/6
Mayo 2/1
Roscommon 11/2
Sligo 9/1
Leitrim 40/1

Probably hampered under the management of Shane Cake Curran.  Meanwhile i can imagine John Divilly is a big addition to Galway's u20 management team
Yeah PJ has two really good coaches by all accounts in his back room team in Divilly and Liam Sammon. John Concannon also involved.
Galway have gotten off to a decent start in that u20 league but I'm not convinced they will get out of Connacht.
The management issue is important though - we had a batch of very talented u21s recently who massively underachieved under a bad manager.

Rossfan

Quote from: Cunny Funt on June 03, 2019, 06:22:56 PM
Quote from: Maroon Manc on June 03, 2019, 06:06:52 PM
The u20's pre season cup competitions have been up and running for the last few weeks. Galway who are favourites for Connacht got of to a comfortable win over Kildare on Saturday. Whats going on with Roscommon, they should have a decent side this year with 17's getting to an AI final in 2017 and that years minor team running Galway fairly close. They've been hammered in a couple of games one of which was against Mayo.

Galway 5/6
Mayo 2/1
Roscommon 11/2
Sligo 9/1
Leitrim 40/1

Probably hampered under the management of Shane Cake Curran. 
By most accounts a teetotal disaster.
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

SLIGONIAN

Sligo have done well beating Leitrim, fermanagh and longford in the u20 so far, we play Tyrone who beat Mayo 3-9 to 11 in the final of the Philly McGuinness cup. Groups looked uneven tbf.

Obviously missing Red Og and Inj Conan Marren huge losses to the forwards but we have a solid side.

In championship we play Mayo in Mchale.
"hard work will always beat talent if talent doesn't work"

ck

Quote from: SLIGONIAN on June 03, 2019, 08:28:54 PM
Sligo have done well beating Leitrim, fermanagh and longford in the u20 so far, we play Tyrone who beat Mayo 3-9 to 11 in the final of the Philly McGuinness cup. Groups looked uneven tbf.

Obviously missing Red Og and Inj Conan Marren huge losses to the forwards but we have a solid side.

In championship we play Mayo in Mchale.

Correct, it's a very well balanced side and I'd have a lot of hope for them. Tyrone will present a formidable challenge but if we can be competitive at least then that will set us up nicely for Mayo (who are no great shakes this year).

moysider

Quote from: Rossfan on June 03, 2019, 07:49:04 PM
Quote from: Cunny Funt on June 03, 2019, 06:22:56 PM
Quote from: Maroon Manc on June 03, 2019, 06:06:52 PM
The u20's pre season cup competitions have been up and running for the last few weeks. Galway who are favourites for Connacht got of to a comfortable win over Kildare on Saturday. Whats going on with Roscommon, they should have a decent side this year with 17's getting to an AI final in 2017 and that years minor team running Galway fairly close. They've been hammered in a couple of games one of which was against Mayo.

Galway 5/6
Mayo 2/1
Roscommon 11/2
Sligo 9/1
Leitrim 40/1

Probably hampered under the management of Shane Cake Curran. 
By most accounts a teetotal disaster.

Wha? Not drinking enough?

moysider

#456
Quote from: GalwayBayBoy on June 03, 2019, 06:49:15 PM
Quote from: Cunny Funt on June 03, 2019, 06:22:56 PM
Quote from: Maroon Manc on June 03, 2019, 06:06:52 PM
The u20's pre season cup competitions have been up and running for the last few weeks. Galway who are favourites for Connacht got of to a comfortable win over Kildare on Saturday. Whats going on with Roscommon, they should have a decent side this year with 17's getting to an AI final in 2017 and that years minor team running Galway fairly close. They've been hammered in a couple of games one of which was against Mayo.

Galway 5/6
Mayo 2/1
Roscommon 11/2
Sligo 9/1
Leitrim 40/1

Probably hampered under the management of Shane Cake Curran.  Meanwhile i can imagine John Divilly is a big addition to Galway's u20 management team

Think Liam Sammon is with them as well.

Great to see Liam Sammon still involved. Great coach in the old game. Got the Galway gig when game had changed. Must be in his 70s now. Paths crossed a few times but a proper fella. Top player too. Old enough to have seen him play.

mouview

Quote from: galwayman on June 03, 2019, 07:24:06 PM
Quote from: Cunny Funt on June 03, 2019, 06:22:56 PM
Quote from: Maroon Manc on June 03, 2019, 06:06:52 PM
The u20's pre season cup competitions have been up and running for the last few weeks. Galway who are favourites for Connacht got of to a comfortable win over Kildare on Saturday. Whats going on with Roscommon, they should have a decent side this year with 17's getting to an AI final in 2017 and that years minor team running Galway fairly close. They've been hammered in a couple of games one of which was against Mayo.

Galway 5/6
Mayo 2/1
Roscommon 11/2
Sligo 9/1
Leitrim 40/1

Probably hampered under the management of Shane Cake Curran.  Meanwhile i can imagine John Divilly is a big addition to Galway's u20 management team
Yeah PJ has two really good coaches by all accounts in his back room team in Divilly and Liam Sammon. John Concannon also involved.
Galway have gotten off to a decent start in that u20 league but I'm not convinced they will get out of Connacht.
The management issue is important though - we had a batch of very talented u21s recently who massively underachieved under a bad manager.

The presence of Scan doesn't fill one with optimism, 'jobs for the boys' from PJ I feel.

galwayman

Quote from: mouview on June 04, 2019, 12:12:11 PM
Quote from: galwayman on June 03, 2019, 07:24:06 PM
Quote from: Cunny Funt on June 03, 2019, 06:22:56 PM
Quote from: Maroon Manc on June 03, 2019, 06:06:52 PM
The u20's pre season cup competitions have been up and running for the last few weeks. Galway who are favourites for Connacht got of to a comfortable win over Kildare on Saturday. Whats going on with Roscommon, they should have a decent side this year with 17's getting to an AI final in 2017 and that years minor team running Galway fairly close. They've been hammered in a couple of games one of which was against Mayo.

Galway 5/6
Mayo 2/1
Roscommon 11/2
Sligo 9/1
Leitrim 40/1

Probably hampered under the management of Shane Cake Curran.  Meanwhile i can imagine John Divilly is a big addition to Galway's u20 management team
Yeah PJ has two really good coaches by all accounts in his back room team in Divilly and Liam Sammon. John Concannon also involved.
Galway have gotten off to a decent start in that u20 league but I'm not convinced they will get out of Connacht.
The management issue is important though - we had a batch of very talented u21s recently who massively underachieved under a bad manager.

The presence of Scan doesn't fill one with optimism, 'jobs for the boys' from PJ I feel.
No nothing about scans prowess or otherwise in terms of coaching - was really referring specifically to JD and Sammon who are both very well regarded.

Maroon Manc

Quote from: mouview on June 04, 2019, 12:12:11 PM
Quote from: galwayman on June 03, 2019, 07:24:06 PM
Quote from: Cunny Funt on June 03, 2019, 06:22:56 PM
Quote from: Maroon Manc on June 03, 2019, 06:06:52 PM
The u20's pre season cup competitions have been up and running for the last few weeks. Galway who are favourites for Connacht got of to a comfortable win over Kildare on Saturday. Whats going on with Roscommon, they should have a decent side this year with 17's getting to an AI final in 2017 and that years minor team running Galway fairly close. They've been hammered in a couple of games one of which was against Mayo.

Galway 5/6
Mayo 2/1
Roscommon 11/2
Sligo 9/1
Leitrim 40/1

Probably hampered under the management of Shane Cake Curran.  Meanwhile i can imagine John Divilly is a big addition to Galway's u20 management team
Yeah PJ has two really good coaches by all accounts in his back room team in Divilly and Liam Sammon. John Concannon also involved.
Galway have gotten off to a decent start in that u20 league but I'm not convinced they will get out of Connacht.
The management issue is important though - we had a batch of very talented u21s recently who massively underachieved under a bad manager.

The presence of Scan doesn't fill one with optimism, 'jobs for the boys' from PJ I feel.

Perhaps but he's surrounded himself with some very highly thought of people too.

2017 was certainly a lost opportunity, that was a brilliant panel when you see whats come out of it and can't remember Antaine O'Laoi or Dylan Wall playing at all during that campaign either. Another huge lost opportunity last year, some very strange selections especially at the back. Think only 6 of the team that reached the minor final in 16 played last year.

giveballaghback

Quote from: larryin89 on June 03, 2019, 06:20:18 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on June 01, 2019, 11:39:39 AM
No Farr, not till ye're GAA County Board covers Co. Mayo only ;)

Can't believe I'm actually arguing this ,I'm at this since I was 12  yrs old in nathys.

But anyway , when the GAA was set up in Ballagh , what county was Ballagh in at the time . 1885 and it was in county Mayo. 

(According to the story all that existed in what is now Ballaghaderreen town was a trackway through an oak wood. This was mainly used by the people from Kilmovee to transport their goods to Sligo to be traded. One day after a storm the traders found their route through the wood blocked by a fallen tree. They had to unload all their goods from their carts and carry them to the other side of the tree, they then had to reload their carts when they were on the other side. This went on for some time attracting the attention of the local people who began trading at the spot of the falling tree with the Kilmovee men. From then on it became a trading centre, resulting in the landlord near the area at the time to see the trading potential and offered six acres of land to anyone who would build there.) Ballagh will always be Mayo .

It's just a complete farce to think it should ever change to Roscommon . Only compromise I'd ever give the blowins from Sheepwalk,ballinameen, Fairmount etc is give a player choice of county when under 16 and they cannot change .
Your telling bedtime stories now larryin, tell us about Santy as well.

Lar Naparka

Quote from: giveballaghback on June 05, 2019, 12:43:04 AM
Quote from: larryin89 on June 03, 2019, 06:20:18 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on June 01, 2019, 11:39:39 AM
No Farr, not till ye're GAA County Board covers Co. Mayo only ;)

Can't believe I'm actually arguing this ,I'm at this since I was 12  yrs old in nathys.

But anyway , when the GAA was set up in Ballagh , what county was Ballagh in at the time . 1885 and it was in county Mayo. 

(According to the story all that existed in what is now Ballaghaderreen town was a trackway through an oak wood. This was mainly used by the people from Kilmovee to transport their goods to Sligo to be traded. One day after a storm the traders found their route through the wood blocked by a fallen tree. They had to unload all their goods from their carts and carry them to the other side of the tree, they then had to reload their carts when they were on the other side. This went on for some time attracting the attention of the local people who began trading at the spot of the falling tree with the Kilmovee men. From then on it became a trading centre, resulting in the landlord near the area at the time to see the trading potential and offered six acres of land to anyone who would build there.) Ballagh will always be Mayo .

It's just a complete farce to think it should ever change to Roscommon . Only compromise I'd ever give the blowins from Sheepwalk,ballinameen, Fairmount etc is give a player choice of county when under 16 and they cannot change .
Your telling bedtime stories now larryin, tell us about Santy as well.
Christy Almighty!  ;D ;D
Larry, you're obviously a man of profound erudition and perspicacity!
But don't leave the story at that. Go on and tell your readers (fans) what used to happen to any unfortunate sheep that got stuck in the bog in that god-forsaken part of the country.
Nil Carborundum Illegitemi

weareros

The Kilmovees have always done their bit of shoppin' In Claremorris and Charlestown. Ballaghadereen has always been supported by the Lisaculs, Loughglynns, Tibohines and Frenchpark. Every trader in the town still in business knows that. The odd Kilmovee  like Larry has come to the town for their education and has left no smarter than when they first arrived.

Rossfan

Meanwhile back in the bigger  world it seems we gave Tyrone a walk over which was probably just as well as we conceded around 13-25 in the first 2 games.
Hope those who advocated for and re appointed the current manager are proud of themselves.
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

Maroon Manc

If 2 teams are level in the minor table will their place be decided by the head to head?