Connacht senior football championship 2025

[rodney trotter]

Roscommon look to be going backwards under Davy Burke. Lucky enough to be promoted in Div 2.

[Cyril Farrell fan]

That match was some borefest after what we saw in Ennis beforehand.

[Cunny Funt]

Roscommon look to be going backwards under Davy Burke. Lucky enough to be promoted in Div 2.

Year one he had Mark McHugh to help out and without him since Burke has been showed up as clueless on how to set up a team defensively.  Roscommon performance today similar to Cavan v Tyrone a boring contest that was pretty won by half time.

I still won't be surprised if Mayo raise their performance for the final and do ambush on Galway.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Roscommon look to be going backwards under Davy Burke. Lucky enough to be promoted in Div 2.

Year one he had Mark McHugh to help out and without him since Burke has been showed up as clueless on how to set up a team defensively.  Roscommon performance today similar to Cavan v Tyrone a boring contest that was pretty won by half time.

I still won't be surprised if Mayo raise their performance for the final and do ambush on Galway.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if Mayo beat Galway. They'll have at least one or two big performances in them this year.

[seafoid]

Hard luck to the neighbours. This is a very good Galway team. It won't always be the case.

[galwayman]

Roscommon look to be going backwards under Davy Burke. Lucky enough to be promoted in Div 2.

Year one he had Mark McHugh to help out and without him since Burke has been showed up as clueless on how to set up a team defensively.  Roscommon performance today similar to Cavan v Tyrone a boring contest that was pretty won by half time.

I still won't be surprised if Mayo raise their performance for the final and do ambush on Galway.

It's never an ambush though.
When have Galway ever had it their own way in a championship game in Castlebar?
When these two play each other - often times the weaker team "on paper" raise their game.
Roscommon weren't at the races today.
A Galway forward line without Walsh and Comer will struggle to beat the stronger teams. I would class Mayo in Castlebar as one of the stronger teams.
It's arguably a bigger game for Mayo than Galway as this management team haven't won Connacht. In fact Rochford has never won Connacht before either as a manager or selector.
It couldn't be set up better for them. Home advantage. Underdogs. Walsh probably won't play. Comer will be on the bench most likely.
Galway won't want to lose obviously but as others have said I wouldn't be one iota surprised if Mayo win it.

[Wildweasel74]

Galway got a strong team. Alot of size, scoring power and a good defence. I still be concerned about their keeper. I think they stronger looking than other contenders  at the minute.

[SouthDublinBro]

Galway were the best team in Ireland last year. Beat themselves in the final. They deserve to win one with these players.

[Rossfan]

Been a while since we flattered!

[Duine Eile]

Galway got a strong team. Alot of size, scoring power and a good defence. I still be concerned about their keeper. I think they stronger looking good than other contenders  at the minute.

Good win today, thought playing Liam Silke so far forward worked really well, he was everywhere. I've had my concerns about Gleeson in the past but in fairness to him he's so much steadier than he was, he's really improved.

[moysider]

Very hard to just accept you're not good enough anymore , walking out of carrick yesterday it hit me at last (about three yrs behind normal people ) , we just don't have the players . I'm sure they are all trying their best though . Whoever wins the Galway / ros game today should go on to lift the Nestor cup in castlebar in two weeks time .

Mayo management not covering themselves in glory either , their total lack of enthusiasm to adopt to the new rules like every other football team in the country is bizarre . They point blank refuse to attack at speed or let the ball do the work by kicking long , of course there will be some plays where the old style of lateral ponderous boring dross is neeeded but our bucks are being coached to do it as often as was in the old rules which is completely futile to making gains or taking advantage

I was there as well. Not enough players are good enough but when they were, we managed to fcku it up anyway. Poor coaching/ management has always been issue with us and still is.
The poor attendance yesterday and for some time now is a reflection on how we have lost our way. Rochfordball is redundant and never really was relevant. It didn't work in the old rules and can't work in the new rules. But they persist.
Younger players are going backwards.
No younger player has come on this year. Some have a few nice cameos and then go into their shell.
We look like we are over coached in a shtie game plan. It's unwatchable.
The attendances don't lie.

[ck]

Been a while since we flattered!

You boys had a good first year under Davy but have gone backways since. You have the players, particularly the forwards but just have not progressed this year at all. Beating Div.2 opposition is no barometer. You have to be beating some of the Top 8/10 and Rossies just can't seem to go there.

[Wildweasel74]

Would Roscommon not be classed in the top 10.

[fearbrags]

Would Roscommon not be classed in the top 10.

Well if the top 10  it would be number 10 , and I dont think we are even number 10 at this stage, Over  the past decade we had great players ie Dalys Smiths and Murtaghs and a few others  and but they are now on the  wrong side of 30 , so we need some of the younger players to kick on , but that hasnt really happened yet   

[Rossfan]

We'll do well to make the Sam cut in 2027 as there will be no Smiths, Murtaghs or Dalys by then.
We'll make it next year as we'll be in D1.
The above mentioned lads were in their youthful prime when we won Connachts in 2017 and 2019. Even then we couldn't compete at National level shipping some awful Quarter Final hammerings.

The 2020s have in the main been disappointing at Senior while remaining between 9th and 12th in the unofficial pecking order.