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Clann na nGael and St Brigid`s are set to unite in their opposition to bulldoze them into Leinster.

Effects parts of Pearses' too. Hard to imagine the Roscommon team without the Clann, Brigids and Pearses players. Along with Ros Gaels they're three of the big four in the county.

It would only effect 50 people max in Pearses area and very small part of Brigids area is involved too. Of the area involved 85% would belong to Clann.

[Wont be near team]

Mayo probably started with 7 of their best 15 how many did Roscommon?

Looking at Galway they've certainly experimented more than Mayo & Roscommon, surely Galway will send out more of the experienced players for next weeks game given the league opener will only be a week away.

Team that played yesterday

G ClaffeyWont be near team
N McInerneyWont be starter but pushing first year on panel
N CollinsStarter
R StackWont be starter
S McDermottStarter
N DalyPossible Starter
C DalyStarter
E SmithStarter
I KilbrideWont be starter
Fintan CreggWont be starter
C MurtaghWont be starter
R DalyWont be starter
S KilbrideStarter
C CreggStarter
D MurtaghStarter

That would be my take on it 7 def starters and one possible

Ciaran is our right-footed free-taker. Really has come on at senior. Probably one of the first names on the team sheet such is his work-rate.

Ciaran is a quality forward no doubt about it and his development in last 12 months in senior player had been a joy to watch but poster asked how many of yesterday's team would be in our first 15 and in my eyes he wouldn't. He would be behind Harney, donie shine and smith will more than likely be moved to wing forward his best position come championship

[Wont be near team]

Mayo probably started with 7 of their best 15 how many did Roscommon?

Looking at Galway they've certainly experimented more than Mayo & Roscommon, surely Galway will send out more of the experienced players for next weeks game given the league opener will only be a week away.

Team that played yesterday

G ClaffeyWont be near team
N McInerneyWont be starter but pushing first year on panel
N CollinsStarter
R StackWont be starter
S McDermottStarter
N DalyPossible Starter
C DalyStarter
E SmithStarter
I KilbrideWont be starter
Fintan CreggWont be starter
C MurtaghWont be starter
R DalyWont be starter
S KilbrideStarter
C CreggStarter
D MurtaghStarter

That would be my take on it 7 def starters and one possible

[thriving club scene]

Yep, often wondered that. Football mad, wealthy, close to a city but far enough away to keep the rural feel to the place and thriving club scene. A mystery really why they haven't won more.

Sneering  south county attitude to the clubs in the suburb towns like Leixlip, Maynooth, Celbridge etc gone now  which I believe which  will help alot in the future.

Would like to see them do well. Some support when they are going well .

The club scene in Kildare is shite not one decent team out of the county in years. The problem with Kildare is they are wanna be Dubs and think the are better than they are.

Who the holy f**k is Tom Kennedy.  He's getting more mentions from you than Enda Kenny,  Lar.

Tom was the owner of Kennedys in Drumcondra, one of the most popular GAA pubs in the Capital.
Shrewdness  asked a question; why had Mayo a "thing" about Roscommon and I told him what TK once told me. Jaysus, the Oxo hit the fan.
I mentioned him because he couldn't be regarded as a Mayo man and he had been dealing with football fans from all over Ireland for many, many years.  I only gave a sanitised version of what he told me or some of ye buckos would have pissed yerselves.
I pointed out that Tom felt all counties had their corps of bowsies but Ross had some particularly ones. You'd think I had accused all Rossies from the time of Queen Maedbh of sheep shagging or worse with the amount of abuse I got.
I've had direct experience of Ross thickos in action.
Last time we met in Connacht Final, I had my nephew and his son along with me.
Kiod went off to the jacks after the game. His dad and I followed dhim and found four or five brave Rossie warriors ganging up on a 12 year old kid just because he spoke with a Birmingham accent and wore a Mayo jersey. Poor kid was in tears. Some thick ears and  a few sore holes later, the young fellow told us these so-called Rossie fans, all about 17-18, followed him into the jacks and were pushing and tormenting him when his dad and I arrived.
Would you condone that type of carry-on or feel they were  genuine Rossie supporters?

Not all Rossies are like that every county has there bad eggs, I can remember watching a match not so long ago when a big fat baldy fcuker from mayo tried to attack the referee after the game, Totally unacceptable behaviour also

Re the debate going on about Diarmuid O` Connor on a different thread, he certainly
wouldn`t have the talent of Ultan Harney or Diarmuid Murtagh.

Know what? This is great craic!
I haven't laughed as much since I last saw Mrs. Brown. Rossies in fantasy mode would put any real comedian to shame.

You're the one in fantasy mode bud if you think O'Connor is even half the player the above two mentioned are. He wouldn't lace their boots. He wouldn't make the Ros starting team and to think otherwise you are either a chronic heroin addict whos goofin off or a downer

There will be others 
Nobody outside Mayo (and not too many in Mayo either would have Diarmuid O Connor emerging so soon.

If you want to call it that. I've been hearing him being hyped up to the hilt by confused Ballagh lads for years now who said he was just mighty (in training) and at minor, U21 and senior up until the two Dublin games he showed little to warrant the hype. Other players would have been thrown by the wayside long before O'Connor started to come good, he's had a lot of senior football already. He has miles to go yet if he wants to be a consistent force at senior. Durcan took to county far more gracefully.

You really dont have a fukn clue do ya

Touchy ladeen. DOC has talent but saying he's arrived after two good performances is mad. Talk about heaping pressure on a kid.

Pity Roscommon don't have anyone as good as him

To be honest DOC wouldn't make Roscommon team and to reply to your statement about us not having anyone as good as him. Ultan Harney and Murtagh both the same age are far superior players. Time will prove that. I agree with syf on this the lad has only played two good championship games it's less than a year ago he was been whipped off after 30 mins for consistently shite performances for DCU

Tony McEntee is from the Crossmaglen coaching tree. I doubt he'd be a blanket defense advocate. If anything he'd be more of a direct ball man I'd have thought.

No point kicking in long direct ball when you have shite forwards inside. Maybe blanket defence and break at pace is the way Mayo need to go

List for the Connacht panel?

We have O'Malley, Collins, Seànie Mac, C Shine, Cregg(er), 2 Murtaghs and our International panellist Ends Smith.
Didn't hear the rest.

8 Rossies should be enough to bate the rest of Ireland anyday.

Mayo lads would be too good to be on the same pitch as any Rossie. Leroys, Turbo Tom's and Aidos appearance fee at the local lovely girls pageant would fall through the floor at the mere thought of been on the same pitch as the sheep lovers.

Mayo sending two downers who wouldn't make most county panels in Douglas and O'Shea.
O'shea wouldn't make a good club team

[Is he still good enough to be first choice goalie]

I expect intense discussions about Ballagh-.

I see Geoffrey Claffey is back under the new management. Is he still good enough to be first choice goalie?

NO was never good enough to be first choice goalie even when he was number one there were better options out there. Poor shot stopper and a joke he was even asked back for trails as he hasn't been playing club football last year

Well McEntee is not Managing Mayo. Does anybody know what his role is?

Training the Mayo panellists based in Dublin if the leaks that were proven 100% correct so far are right. Probably a selector in name and second in command in action.

Jack Cooney was doing this for the Dublin based Donegal lads last year and didn't work well for them, He was also a selector. Don't see having lads training apart can help a team.

[Saying that I have never heard of anyone training a donkey to win the derby]

Seems like an expensive backroom team surely anything less than sam will result in another player coop.   Saying that I have never heard of anyone training a donkey to win the derby

I agree with you. You have to look no further than John Evans to see that it can't be done.

Who's Evans managing?

Seems like an expensive backroom team surely anything less than sam will result in another player coop.   Saying that I have never heard of anyone training a donkey to win the derby

[young Durcan and Douglas flying]

Lol, can't believe people are seriously falling for another b/s story from the jealous brigade . Truly shittin their pants now as next year approaches and seein the likes of young Durcan and Douglas flying for castlebar is not sittin well with the Rossies and their vision of Mayo just collapsing in the near future . Deluded beyond comedy at this stage.

They might be flying but in Connacht club semi Harney was stand out player from both teams and took three defenders to try handle him which they failed could only foul him. Had the ref not been hand picked by Prenty we would have different club champions. I would not be afraid of any young mayo player when we have likes of Harney, Smith and Murtagh they would all walk onto Mayo starting 15.
On the topic of the Thread simple fact is the lad is not good enough

You are backing Sligo lar na parka? I will do better for you than that, Ill give you 3 chances, NY, Leitrim and Sligo and I will lay you any money you want that Ros will be in the Connacht final. You on?
Some things Rossies need to know,
There was a disagreement on the way to Sligo when Evans announced the team. He had picked Senan and Diarmuid who had both failed fitness tests that morning.
Ros need one top class midfielder, at least 3 defenders and a couple of million euro before they can compete with the teams at the top.
And one thing ye rhus need to know, I dont worry about ye, I laugh at ye and the odd time I even feel sorry for ye(well not really}

As a Rossie with few close friends on the panel I can safely say the above statement is complete bullshite about a disagreement. There was no disagreement what so ever, We didn't turn up that day and had no luck, Missed few chances and officials rode us end of story