Connacht U21 Football Championship 2011

Cosmo Kramer · March 12, 2011, 03:06:28 PM

Half time - Ros 0-6 Mayo 0-4

O'Connor (2) and O'Shea (2) with the Mayo points. Very hard to tell from the commentary but with Cafferty and McDonagh in the subs we should be able to try something different at midfield - maybe switch Nally with Kirby who's playing CHB? Doesn't sound like we're winning any clean ball at midfield but when we do get it into the forwards we sound dangerous.

Actually i have no idea what's going on, Willie Hegarty is clueless. But I get the impression we should be further behind and will have the wind in the second half.

Cosmo Kramer · March 12, 2011, 03:21:24 PM

Second half underway - Andrew Farrell might be gone off, no idea who has come on.

0-6 each

Aidan Walsh and an O'Connor free leveling it up.

Cosmo Kramer · March 12, 2011, 03:33:08 PM

Half way through the second half

Ros 0-8 Mayo 0-6

Cafferty has come on for Geraghty at midfield for Mayo - doesn't seem to be making much difference. Any ball we're winning is being won by O'Shea. O'Connor missing a few makeable frees.

Cosmo Kramer · March 12, 2011, 03:43:24 PM

5 minutes to go

Mayo 0-9 Ros 0-8

O'Connor (2) and James Cafferty with the last three points for Mayo.

Cosmo Kramer · March 12, 2011, 03:47:48 PM

Into injury time - Ros lead 10-9.

2 mins injury time.

maigheo · March 12, 2011, 03:48:05 PM

mayo down by a point in injury time

Cosmo Kramer · March 12, 2011, 03:50:56 PM

All over, Ros win 0-11 to 0-9.

I'm afraid Raymond, you've taken these lads as far as you can - too many stories of unhappy players and strange team selections, time for new man at this level.

maigheo · March 12, 2011, 03:54:13 PM

jeez a disastorus result for mayo.I guess thats it for Ray Dempseys tenure as manager.

ross4life · March 12, 2011, 03:58:02 PM

Unbelievable result in McHale park when you consider we where missing 5/6 of our best players today

Revenge for the two Minor games we should never have lost to Mayo!

Roscommon football is on the crest of a wave

Peter Solan the Great · March 12, 2011, 04:03:16 PM

Quote from: ross4life on March 12, 2011, 03:58:02 PM
Unbelievable result in McHale park when you consider we where missing 5/6 of our best players today

Revenge for the two Minor games we should never have lost to Mayo!

Roscommon football is on the crest of a wave

It must be quite degrading ross4life when the Mayo fellas are calling a 2 point loss to you a "disastrous" result and calling for the managers head because of it.

ross4life · March 12, 2011, 04:08:19 PM

Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on March 12, 2011, 04:03:16 PM
Quote from: ross4life on March 12, 2011, 03:58:02 PM
Unbelievable result in McHale park when you consider we where missing 5/6 of our best players today

Revenge for the two Minor games we should never have lost to Mayo!

Roscommon football is on the crest of a wave

It must be quite degrading ross4life when the Mayo fellas are calling a 2 point loss to you a "disastrous" result and calling for the managers head because of it.

Too be honest peter i couldn't give a monkeys what they think! same players & manager got Mayo to All Ireland Minor finals

Tatler Jack · March 12, 2011, 04:17:16 PM

Think over the past couple of years that we could as easily have been in the minor finals as Mayo and really nothing between the 2 counties. Could be just as well and good to see the lads staying at it and coming together at U21. Really big win for us as to beat Mayo 2 years in a row at U21 shows how much progress we have made over the past 5 or 6 years. Well done to all. Would be great if we could win another U21 Connacht title.

RedandGreenSniper · March 12, 2011, 05:06:55 PM

Best team won on the day. No arguments. Far too many Mayo players didn't turn up. We had chances to win the game but Roscommon had the composure in the last ten minutes. Very annoying to lose two years running with teams that had so much potential.

Tatler Jack · March 12, 2011, 05:15:07 PM

QuoteVery annoying to lose two years running with teams that had so much potential.

Exactly how we felt at both minor and U21 level 07-09!! I suppose ye cant win them all!!

RedandGreenSniper · March 12, 2011, 05:35:58 PM

Quote from: Tatler Jack on March 12, 2011, 05:15:07 PM
QuoteVery annoying to lose two years running with teams that had so much potential.

Exactly how we felt at both minor and U21 level 07-09!! I suppose ye cant win them all!!

I know what you're saying. While it might be fair from a what goes around comes around point of view, I'd be of the opinion that a Mayo side capable of an All-Ireland calved today. A question? Since their All-Ireland minor title in 2007, when have Galway been as much as in contention for a minor or U21 Connacht title? Ros beat Sligo in last year's U21 final, we beat Sligo the year before, can't remember who we beat in 2008. Galway were in last year's minor final but it was Ros we beat in 2008 and 2009. A sizeable shift in the power base or just a blip?