In the interest of balance.
Both teams have beaten quality opposition in the semis so hopefully it will be an epic.
Enjoy the day.
Should be good game - hope weather stays dry. Will be close but Brigids can do it!!
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Thanks Denn Forever for re-dressing the balance but maybe the mods can make one thread for the match instead of two?
Anyways only question mark i have over the Brigids lads is how they will cope with the pressure of All Ireland final day/Croke park
If they play like i know they can then dreams can become true.
Read a good a piece in the local paper today from Roscommon legend Gerry O'Malley (now 82 years young) he said... I've been going to the club finals for 30 years and i often thought what it would be like to see a club from our parish in the final. Clann na nGael were there a number of times and we were all behind them, I've seen it all. i saw Roscommon win Senior,Minor & under 21 All irelands & if i see St Brigid's win the All Ireland I'd die a happy man.
Best of luck guys let's make March 17th St. Brigid's day!
Would he not die happy anyway? Alot of other counties won alot less.
Itd be stupid to write off Brigids, 50/50 call imo and cross have the experience but so did nemo so i cant see being anything other than a close game. Should be entertaining and im looking forward to it.
Quote from: SLIGONIAN on March 15, 2011, 04:22:31 PM
Would he not die happy anyway? Alot of other counties won alot less.
It's a long article i just took out that one quote, talking mostly how began playing football in that parish & his one desire would be to see a All Ireland coming home.
Quote from: SLIGONIAN on March 15, 2011, 04:22:31 PM
Would he not die happy anyway? Alot of other counties won alot less.
Itd be stupid to write off Brigids, 50/50 call imo and cross have the experience but so did nemo so i cant see being anything other than a close game. Should be entertaining and im looking forward to it.
Gerry O'Malley is a legend of the game and widely respected. He's also an elderly man who's perfectly entitled to make statements like that without the likes of you questioning it. He lost an Ireland final himself just like the great great Dermot Early after carrying many a Roscommon side on his own for years. He hardly needs a lecture on what counties have won less.
Brigids are a fine footballing side. They ran Cross close a few years ago when I think the Armagh side were better than they are now. Cross obviously have the big day experience but Brigids have been been making step by step progress in club football outside their own county for a number of years and wont be too raw either. I think they can do it. Best of luck to them.
Quote from: ross matt on March 15, 2011, 05:02:54 PM
Quote from: SLIGONIAN on March 15, 2011, 04:22:31 PM
Would he not die happy anyway? Alot of other counties won alot less.
Itd be stupid to write off Brigids, 50/50 call imo and cross have the experience but so did nemo so i cant see being anything other than a close game. Should be entertaining and im looking forward to it.
Gerry O'Malley is a legend of the game and widely respected. He's also an elderly man who's perfectly entitled to make statements like that without the likes of you questioning it. He lost an Ireland final himself just like the great great Dermot Early after carrying many a Roscommon side on his own for years. He hardly needs a lecture on what counties have won less.
Brigids are a fine footballing side. They ran Cross close a few years ago when I think the Armagh side were better than they are now. Cross obviously have the big day experience but Brigids have been been making step by step progress in club football outside their own county for a number of years and wont be too raw either. I think they can do it. Best of luck to them.
Sensitive today are we, i make no apologies for what i pointed out correctly. Im perfectly entitled to my opinion on self indulgence aswell no matter what the source. Theres a good chance he will die happy God love him with a Brigids win; as all those AI and Connacht titles arent enough already, poor fella :'(.
Quote from: SLIGONIAN on March 15, 2011, 05:36:08 PM
Quote from: ross matt on March 15, 2011, 05:02:54 PM
Quote from: SLIGONIAN on March 15, 2011, 04:22:31 PM
Would he not die happy anyway? Alot of other counties won alot less.
Itd be stupid to write off Brigids, 50/50 call imo and cross have the experience but so did nemo so i cant see being anything other than a close game. Should be entertaining and im looking forward to it.
Gerry O'Malley is a legend of the game and widely respected. He's also an elderly man who's perfectly entitled to make statements like that without the likes of you questioning it. He lost an Ireland final himself just like the great great Dermot Early after carrying many a Roscommon side on his own for years. He hardly needs a lecture on what counties have won less.
Brigids are a fine footballing side. They ran Cross close a few years ago when I think the Armagh side were better than they are now. Cross obviously have the big day experience but Brigids have been been making step by step progress in club football outside their own county for a number of years and wont be too raw either. I think they can do it. Best of luck to them.
Sensitive today are we, i make no apologies for what i pointed out correctly. Im perfectly entitled to my opinion on self indulgence aswell no matter what the source. Theres a good chance he will die happy God love him with a Brigids win; as all those AI and Connacht titles arent enough already, poor fella :'(.
The point was respect which clearly you missed. (Obviously making a horse's ass of yourself with your arrogant predictions before the Connacht final last year havent taught you any humilty). Ask your Dad (who you kept referencing so often back then about ye'er dedication to Sligo) who Gerry O'Malley is before you come on here trivialising his comments. I know alot of Sligo football people... many of them involved with the current team and thankfully you're not an accurate representation of them.
Will be out of the country for Paddy's Day, otherwise I'd head doing to croker for this one. Best of luck to brigid's, hope they do it.
Was in mullingar for the semi a few years ago. Brigid's weren't far away at all that day, and I don't think crossmaglen are as good now as they were back then.
think i speak for vast majority in co.down when i say "good luck st.brigids".
We are all ( even Clann ;D) hoping the Biddies can bring the first Andy Merrigan to our fair County.
If they avoid a big day freeze they have every chance of doing so. Any early minutes disasters will be fatal but I think there are enough ould heads around to avoid that.
Let's hope there's a big Ross turnout and roar them on from start to finish.
Hopefully the west Ross people won't be too uncomfortable supporting a team in red/green. :D
Best of luck to Brigids from all in Knockmore. Do what we couldn't do in 1997.
Best of luck to the Roscommon men. Bring the Andy Merrigan back to Connacht. Hope to see it travel across the Shannon.
Can't do it based on you're opinion of beating good teams along the way. Kilmurray Brick beat some cracking teams last year and bar the first minute goal, never looked like winning. You can't underestimate the the feeling these players will have walking out onto that pitch for the first time as clubmates!!!
With it being the second game the crowd will be bigger also, more noise, nerves, fumbling the ball the swirling wind, the occasion, the history. I could go on. As a neutral (though from Ulster) would like to see a new team (like we did) win. Cross though i believe have that something that wins these games. Cross by 3/4 points
Best of luck to Brigids.
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on March 15, 2011, 07:35:16 PM
As a neutral (though from Ulster) would like to see a new team (like we did) win.
I know from experience whenever a Antrim team get knocked out they always support the Ulster team, neutral my arse.
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Quote from: Milltown Row2 on March 15, 2011, 07:35:16 PM
As a neutral (though from Ulster) would like to see a new team (like we did) win.
I know from experience whenever a Antrim team get knocked out they always support the Ulster team, neutral my arse.
I'm for the underdog always, but if I'm putting money on this its 7/2 for a 4-6 points winning margin!! I'm just looking at it from that angle and what i'd already stated above.
Totally neutral, Ross these lads dashed our plans this year. having watched them this season they are a good team
Best of luck to Brigids.
Sow it into them.
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on March 15, 2011, 10:50:46 PM
Quote from: ross4life on March 15, 2011, 10:45:00 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on March 15, 2011, 07:35:16 PM
As a neutral (though from Ulster) would like to see a new team (like we did) win.
I know from experience whenever a Antrim team get knocked out they always support the Ulster team, neutral my arse.
I'm for the underdog always, but if I'm putting money on this its 7/2 for a 4-6 points winning margin!! I'm just looking at it from that angle and what i'd already stated above.
Totally neutral, Ross these lads dashed our plans this year. having watched them this season they are a good team
When your team gets beaten in Ulster the support for the other Ulster team is always strengthened
E.g My Dad & relations are from Ulster in the past i have asked them... why are you supporting the team that beat you? answer is always the same....why would i follow a Connacht,Leinster,Munster team.
If your a "totally Neutral" i would suggest a DNA test for some Connacht blood ;)
Quote from: ross matt on March 15, 2011, 06:08:10 PM
Quote from: SLIGONIAN on March 15, 2011, 05:36:08 PM
Quote from: ross matt on March 15, 2011, 05:02:54 PM
Quote from: SLIGONIAN on March 15, 2011, 04:22:31 PM
Would he not die happy anyway? Alot of other counties won alot less.
Itd be stupid to write off Brigids, 50/50 call imo and cross have the experience but so did nemo so i cant see being anything other than a close game. Should be entertaining and im looking forward to it.
Gerry O'Malley is a legend of the game and widely respected. He's also an elderly man who's perfectly entitled to make statements like that without the likes of you questioning it. He lost an Ireland final himself just like the great great Dermot Early after carrying many a Roscommon side on his own for years. He hardly needs a lecture on what counties have won less.
Brigids are a fine footballing side. They ran Cross close a few years ago when I think the Armagh side were better than they are now. Cross obviously have the big day experience but Brigids have been been making step by step progress in club football outside their own county for a number of years and wont be too raw either. I think they can do it. Best of luck to them.
Sensitive today are we, i make no apologies for what i pointed out correctly. Im perfectly entitled to my opinion on self indulgence aswell no matter what the source. Theres a good chance he will die happy God love him with a Brigids win; as all those AI and Connacht titles arent enough already, poor fella :'(.
The point was respect which clearly you missed. (Obviously making a horse's ass of yourself with your arrogant predictions before the Connacht final last year havent taught you any humilty). Ask your Dad (who you kept referencing so often back then about ye'er dedication to Sligo) who Gerry O'Malley is before you come on here trivialising his comments. I know alot of Sligo football people... many of them involved with the current team and thankfully you're not an accurate representation of them.
No idividual is representation of an entire county just like your pig ignorance isnt a true reflection on roscommon football.
Best of luck to St Brigids and Clarinbridge.
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Always support the Ulster teams at the business end...be that the 'Aristocrats' or those breeds in Tyrone...Same applies for Cross, though in the Armagh SFC I support anyone but them, in Ulster I'm indifferent and in the AI I support them. Surely be a few Cullyhanna men wondering what could have been :P
Dublin will be packed with tourists tomorrow for the parade but how many of these will even know 2 of our great national games will be on display in Croke Park a few hours after the parade.
It would take little investmest to market the games on Paddy's Day correctly, probably lucky to get about 30k for the games on their own but throw a float in the parade, showing off Sam and Liam and some videos of the great skills of the GAA and with the times and location of the games added in and get youngsters from the 4 teams involved tomorrow to parade in their club colours and you might be amazed at how many tourists might show up and swell the crowd in Croker to 50-60k . Add in Jedward or the like between the games in Croker and it would swell the ranks even more.
Heard somewhere entrance fee for adults is E25. If true, madness.
Truth be told, AICF days are usually pure torture, biting wind and cold with stodgy fare on display on the field.
Have just thawed out after my last jaunt there when Salthill won it. Misery.
I totally agree with ya KM and I often thought this for other games as well where they know it won't be a full house.
When you are in around the city centre there is no mention of what's going on in Croker whereas should they invest in a big poster campaign in around the city centre then they could get loads of tourists looking for something Irish.
I was at a game a few years back and I was right up in the top of the Cusack stand near the Hill. Sitting next to me was a man in his 50's with his son from Italy. They had just got wind of the game and they came along. He couldn't believe the stadium, the atmosphere, the way fans mingled so well and the intensity of the match itself.
I understand the biggest ever crowd for a All ireland club final in Croke park was around 35k, kerry mike is spot on the GAA should be trying to fill the place & tickets are indeed 25euro a 5 euro rise from last year.
I couldn't agree more KM, you could have the club finals promoted in hotels and the like. There is a serious lack of imagination in these matters. Have cheap tickets for anyone producing a non Irish passport or ticket from abroad. There is always a certain sensitivity about promotions that give tourists lower prices than locals, the solution there is to give locals who attend some discount on another game, so that they do not feel discriminated against, e.g. free admission to the first club championship game this year.
Quote from: Canalman on March 16, 2011, 11:45:47 AM
Heard somewhere entrance fee for adults is E25. If true, madness.
Truth be told, AICF days are usually pure torture, biting wind and cold with stodgy fare on display on the field.
Have just thawed out after my last jaunt there when Salthill won it. Misery.
Cheers for that, sitting watching your team lose and frozen to death was not a great feeling that day ;D ;D
Last year the weather was grand and a better result i may add
Signing out of here till whenever I get back. I wish both teams well and though I want us to win, I hope it is a good game with the sport the real winner. If we do not win it would be ok to lose to a team like St Brigids who have been steadily building an improving unit and now are a serious outfit. Good luck to all and see you when I get back!
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on March 16, 2011, 04:41:44 PM
Signing out of here till whenever I get back. I wish both teams well and though I want us to win, I hope it is a good game with the sport the real winner. If we do not win it would be ok to lose to a team like St Brigids who have been steadily building an improving unit and now are a serious outfit. Good luck to all and see you when I get back!
Lucky Bastrad!!
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on March 16, 2011, 04:41:44 PM
Signing out of here till whenever I get back. I wish both teams well and though I want us to win, I hope it is a good game with the sport the real winner. If we do not win it would be ok to lose to a team like St Brigids who have been steadily building an improving unit and now are a serious outfit. Good luck to all and see you when I get back!
Same here about to sign out till i get back, hopefully the two good teams gives us a good game! hopefully our lads leave no stone unturned & not asking what if when it's over. this will be 7 time a Roscommon club team have made the final & the third different team to make it so who knows maybe third time lucky/seventh heaven??
Losing to Cross in the final would be like Roscommon losing to Dublin so I'll tip my hat to them if they win there 5th All Ireland.
Quote from: armaghniac on March 16, 2011, 03:07:14 PM
I couldn't agree more KM, you could have the club finals promoted in hotels and the like. There is a serious lack of imagination in these matters. Have cheap tickets for anyone producing a non Irish passport or ticket from abroad. There is always a certain sensitivity about promotions that give tourists lower prices than locals, the solution there is to give locals who attend some discount on another game, so that they do not feel discriminated against, e.g. free admission to the first club championship game this year.
Lots of the Ulster lads would get in cheap then and the men from Connacht oppressed again having to pay the full fare.
dont want to be accused of being anti-armagh or anti-cross or whatever but cross have won enough tbh, and i've never bought into this nonsense that you must always support an ulster team if you are from ulster.
it would give hope to every other club out there if st brigids won tomorrow.
there's nothing wrong with supporting the underdog no matter where they are from.
Best luck to bridgets. Think they have a huge chance. Things are going in the right direction for Roscommon football lately which should give bridgets the confidence that they can match up to Cross.
Quote from: ross4life on March 16, 2011, 07:55:12 PM
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on March 16, 2011, 04:41:44 PM
Signing out of here till whenever I get back. I wish both teams well and though I want us to win, I hope it is a good game with the sport the real winner. If we do not win it would be ok to lose to a team like St Brigids who have been steadily building an improving unit and now are a serious outfit. Good luck to all and see you when I get back!
Same here about to sign out till i get back, hopefully the two good teams gives us a good game! hopefully our lads leave no stone unturned & not asking what if when it's over. this will be 7 time a Roscommon club team have made the final & the third different team to make it so who knows maybe third time lucky/seventh heaven??
Losing to Cross in the final would be like Roscommon losing to Dublin so I'll tip my hat to them if they win there 5th All Ireland.
+1
Quote from: ross4life on March 15, 2011, 03:58:41 PM
Thanks Denn Forever for re-dressing the balance but maybe the mods can make one thread for the match instead of two?
Anyways only question mark i have over the Brigids lads is how they will cope with the pressure of All Ireland final day/Croke park
If they play like i know they can then dreams can become true.
Read a good a piece in the local paper today from Roscommon legend Gerry O'Malley (now 82 years young) he said... I've been going to the club finals for 30 years and i often thought what it would be like to see a club from our parish in the final. Clann na nGael were there a number of times and we were all behind them, I've seen it all. i saw Roscommon win Senior,Minor & under 21 All irelands & if i see St Brigid's win the All Ireland I'd die a happy man.
Best of luck guys let's make March 17th St. Brigid's day!
Great to see Gerry O'Malley is still with us and I sincerely hope he has good reason to feel happy this afternoon. I can just about recall the end of his playing career and he was a true legend in every sense of the word.
Brigids are doing it... good first half in HQ
But failed in the end
Brigid's gave it a right lash and have honour in defeat.
St.Brigids played incredible, just not their day. Great game by both teams and there had to be only one winner.
Congrats to St Brigids to making the final and a great display, yet a bigger congrats to the rangers for the win.
Is there something in the water that brings crossmaglen back so often?
Quote from: mannix on March 17, 2011, 10:52:00 PM
Is there something in the water that brings crossmaglen back so often?
They are still trying to run out the dirty diesel :P
Senan Kilbride is a class player, any team with a target man of that class is always dangerous.
Quote from: ross4life on March 16, 2011, 12:29:27 PM
I understand the biggest ever crowd for a All ireland club final in Croke park was around 35k, kerry mike is spot on the GAA should be trying to fill the place & tickets are indeed 25euro a 5 euro rise from last year.
fairly sure there was mid 40's there in 2004? for Caltra, Gaeltacht, Dunloy and Birr. It might not be reflected cos they had to open the gates and let in the last 10 odd thousand for free. I was in about 10 mins before that, raging!!
Prices are a disgrace, what was today's attendance?
st brigids gave a good account of themselves. fair play to them.
Brigids kicked it away in the last few minutes.
Very disappointed for Brigids but congrats to Crossmaglen. They really know how to win. They tackled in numbers and were ruthless and clinical in possession and finishing. McConville epitomised this. Cool as a breeze all day. Kicked 2 points from play I think along with some excellent frees. Thier number 10 was amazing. Considering they lost in the Armagh championship last year and came all the way back to win the AI today I cant begrudge them their victory.
Brigids were more stylish when on the ball if a little to fond of the short game. However they had few scoring options up front except to feed Senan Kilbride. In fairness he nearly carried them over the line. He was awesome in winning ball and finishing. Cathal McHugh was playing well and is a fine player so his substitution due to injury really cost them. They never won primary or breaking ball in midfield all day. Dolan was good in terms of distribution but he cost them at the end by missing the free and the next point. Kilbride himself should have been on the edge of the square for that last free and Dolan should have been putting it in. Maybe it was lack of AI final experience that caused set pieces like that to go wrong at a key point in the match. All in all they were still in it at the end of a close encounter and can hold their heads high. The ref was very fussy all through and hampered both sides as a result I thought.
Hard luck to st brig ids. Never going to be easy against a seasoned opponent.
time of this post will give a clue, i'm just in from paddy burkes in clarinbridge after a great night of celebration. Its such a pity that we did'nt have a connacht double today, brigid's could well have brought home the bacon as well, but a bit more finesse was needed in the final qtr. i'm a mayo man living in the bridge for the past 12 yrs, and got a great kick walking out of croker after an aif having passionately followed the winning team, for a welcome change! i really enjoyed the two games, beforehand i feared that the football would look like a poor relation after the wonderfull hurling exhibition by the bridge in the second half, but i need not have worried, the standard of skill and entertainment in the football match was top class for club level.
the defining passages of play were seen when the match was in the melting pot with 10 mins to go, oisin swung over a majestic free from an angle 40 mtrs out and shortly afterwards francie missed narrowly from 30mtrs with the wind behind. these clinical inches made the difference of a two point swing late in the game. brigids were game, skilfull and gave their all but, this proved to be the defining moment in my view. hard luck to brigids, the were so very close, and might see this as the one that got away, but as a connacht man i was delighted to support the rossies in the green and red (however odd that might seem!!), a great day of entertainment at hq. up the west and f"""k the rest!!!!!
I thought the defining moment in the game was Jamie Clarkes goal. Excellent goal and great skill by him, but there was alot of luck involved. Good Brigids defending forced McConville to kick a cross field ball from one corner high into the other. Then the cross man went for a shot under pressure from the defenders that went horribly wrong sending it back towards the other corner were Clarke pounced. Poorer defending would have resulted in a point conceeded and no the goal. But i suppose these things happen in all games.
Hard luck to Brigids but it really showed it is the old dog for the hard road.
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Quote from: ross4life on March 16, 2011, 12:29:27 PM
I understand the biggest ever crowd for a All ireland club final in Croke park was around 35k, kerry mike is spot on the GAA should be trying to fill the place & tickets are indeed 25euro a 5 euro rise from last year.
fairly sure there was mid 40's there in 2004? for Caltra, Gaeltacht, Dunloy and Birr. It might not be reflected cos they had to open the gates and let in the last 10 odd thousand for free. I was in about 10 mins before that, raging!!
Prices are a disgrace, what was today's attendance?
Close to 26k though seem to around 30k in? was surprised with the small following from crossmaglen but i guess they don't have the whole country following them like St Brigids
QuoteClose to 26k though seem to around 30k in? was surprised with the small following from crossmaglen but i guess they don't have the whole country following them like St Brigids
There would be less of an Armagh following for Cross now, 6 finals in. Also more people work in the North on the 17th and the Ulster schools final in Armagh yesterday would have taken away a few.
Quote from: armaghniac on March 18, 2011, 02:45:56 PM
QuoteClose to 26k though seem to around 30k in? was surprised with the small following from crossmaglen but i guess they don't have the whole country following them like St Brigids
There would be less of an Armagh following for Cross now, 6 finals in. Also more people work in the North on the 17th and the Ulster schools final in Armagh yesterday would have taken away a few.
Is it just me or does that not sound like the the Kerryman excuse? no need telling me about 6 finals i won't live the day to ever see that. ;)
Have some faith Ross. ;D
The bright days are just around the corner.
Hard luck Bridgets , a few wrong choices ,too slow to make changes on the sideline and being up against a good team all led to a gallant narrow defeat.
But fear not Rossies the good times are just around the corner.
Quote from: Rossfan on March 18, 2011, 07:01:08 PM
Have some faith Ross. ;D
The bright days are just around the corner.
Hard luck Bridgets , a few wrong choices ,too slow to make changes on the sideline and being up against a good team all led to a gallant narrow defeat.
But fear not Rossies the good times are just around the corner.
well no doubt the future looks brighter & to quote the SawDoctors "To Win just once
That would be enough,To win just once against the odds And once be smiled on by the Gods"
Quotewell no doubt the future looks brighter & to quote the SawDoctors "To Win just once
That would be enough,To win just once against the odds And once be smiled on by the Gods"
But when you win
5 times you can blow about it for decades afterwards, you only have to ask anyone from Down.
Rossies can look forward to better times than the recent past, and we welcome you back.
i thought the brigids full back was fouled for the clarke goal........definitely pulled back after breaking the ball down....
very enjoyable game to watch
Bhuel ar dtús ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a ghabháil le foireann Crois Mhic Lionnáin. Tá ard meas agam ar an gclub agus a fhoireann agus ní h-aon dóichín é cluiche ceannais na gclubanna a bhuchaint le cúig huaire. Maith sibh.
É sin ráite táim fíor brodúil as foireann Naomh Bhríd, rinne siad a seacht ndícheall i gcluiche breá iomaíoch. Ní raibh morán idir na foirne ach nuair a thainig an crú ar an tairne bhí beagainín níos mó taithí, cumhacht agus gliceas ag fir na Croise. Freisin bhí painéil níos láidre ag Cross agus is mór an trua é nach raibh Mark O'Carroll agus Niall Crehan in ann imirt do Naomh Bhríd. Sin mar a bhíonn sé ach táim dócasach go mbeidh lá eile ag an bPaorach!!
Mar fhocal scoir ba bhreá é a fheicéal daoine o gach cúinne contae Ros Comáin i bPairc an Cróchaigh agus iad ag tabhairt tacáiocht do na Brídeoga. Agus ba bhreá domsa buail leis an seanfhondúir Gerry O'Malley agus sláinte an bhrádáin aige fós cé go bhfuil níos mó na ceithre scór bainte amach aige.
Hard Luck to Brigids, they gave it everything but just came up short against a Cross side who were able to draw on their experience of winning at this level. Congrats to Cross on their fine win, they sure know how to close out a high stakes tight game.