All Ireland u21 football championship 2015

[GalwayBayBoy]

Roscommon beat Galway handy enough in the Hastings final although it is a much changed Galway team now with about 5 lads returning along with the Corofin lads. Not sure it will be enough to bridge the gap but would hope for a more keenly contested game than the last time anyway.

[INDIANA]

Roscommon beat Galway handy enough in the Hastings final although it is a much changed Galway team now with about 5 lads returning along with the Corofin lads. Not sure it will be enough to bridge the gap but would hope for a more keenly contested game than the last time anyway.

Roscommon's to lose overall .

[giveballaghback]

How long are you out in indiana, have ye radio or tele or internet out there

[ross4life]

Since Mayos last Connacht U-21 final appearance/win in 2009 a similar pattern has been developing at this grade.

2010 Roscommon
2011 Galway
2012 Roscommon
2013 Galway
2014 Roscommon

Can we break that pattern or will Galway win again this year? With Galways record of winning U-21 All Irelands & home advantage in this Connacht final the odds will certainly be interesting.

Good win today for the lads. Pretty much led for the entire game. Didn't really have any big expectations before the match to be honest. Damien Comer seemed to be head and shoulders above everyone else on the field. Roscommon will justly be warm favourites in the final but sure you never know on the day. Might need a lucky break or two though.

How much expectations had you and other Galway supporters before the 2011,2013 championships?  After the manner of our 2013 U-21 final defeat i think it is us that are probably due a luck break or two.

[moysider]

Can't believe I gave up the 3rd rugby match to go watch our U21s!
Really this was a 4 point hammering.
The game was over as a contest when Mayo were dealth 2 hammer blows.  First O Connor blackcarded and then the Galway goal. That the ref missed the push in the back on the full back was laughable. He didn t miss the one before the Mayo goal which was disallowed which shows he wasn't completely useless. He probably got the cards correct but the Galway black was arguably a red.
Even before the goal Galway were well on top anyway and a couple of late frees by Mayo put a more respectable look on it. It's hard to put a finger on what was wrong with us - there was so much.
No midfield after O Connor. No authority at fb. No one at ff to go long to. No urgency until game was lost and not enough quality either if I m honest. An exception was Conor Loftus.

We need to look seriously at this grade. Can't win em all but no reason we can't be competitive.

[gibbs32]

Rossies going to win tomoro and hurling for a sprinkle

[INDIANA]

How long are you out in indiana, have ye radio or tele or internet out there

No we converse with smoke signals. Having a hamlet myself

[giveballaghback]

Smoke is in your eyes indiana

[mouview]

Last time ros v galway u21 match at a galway venue it was salthill in 2011, Ros cbs were in all-ire colleges b final same day and there were at least 2 families with lads on both teams, Galway would not agree either to a change of time or venue when requested by Ros, you can bet your bottom dollar it will be salthill again,  Ros minors beaten in 2012 in all-ire quarter by Kerry and were most unlucky on the day, lost by a point and missed a peno and much more, minor of 3 years ago is no way a reflection of this years u21 form, minor is a one year thing but u21 is the best of 3 years minors and a much truer reflection of where a county is going, on everything I have seen this year ros should win this one but sport is sport and you never can be sure.

Didn't Galway scrape past Ros' in the Hyde in 2013?

[giveballaghback]

Last time at a Galway venue it was played in salthill, that was the question asked by syf, will be salthill again id say, on an easter saturday

[Syferus]

Last time at a Galway venue it was played in salthill, that was the question asked by syf, will be salthill again id say, on an easter saturday

Wasn't asking a question though. The 2012 minor SF was played in Tuam between the sides, incidentally with much of the same players as this year's U21 final. The final is no cert for Salthill.

[weareros]

We have a poor record v Galway at u21 in recent times (Dublin and Galway have been our bogey teams) and a fancied Ros team fell apart last time in Salthill. Ergo the final will be in Salthill. If we play to our best, we'll put an end to the poor record against Galway.

[seafoid]

Last time ros v galway u21 match at a galway venue it was salthill in 2011, Ros cbs were in all-ire colleges b final same day and there were at least 2 families with lads on both teams, Galway would not agree either to a change of time or venue when requested by Ros, you can bet your bottom dollar it will be salthill again,  Ros minors beaten in 2012 in all-ire quarter by Kerry and were most unlucky on the day, lost by a point and missed a peno and much more, minor of 3 years ago is no way a reflection of this years u21 form, minor is a one year thing but u21 is the best of 3 years minors and a much truer reflection of where a county is going, on everything I have seen this year ros should win this one but sport is sport and you never can be sure.

Galway psy ops. Or at least perception of.
Galway came in under the radar this year. Ros have had more press to date. May the best team win and go on to win tbe all ireland.
Mayo's recent u21 form isn't great either. Ros and Galway might be harvesting connacht senior titles for a few years .

[Rossfan]

Galway are sure to play this in the seaside wind tunnel to make it as hard as possible for us.
Would ya blame them?
We need to lay this particular bogey once and for all. Won't be easy as Galway got a test while we had a training spin.

[Farrandeelin]

Dunno Rossfan, Galway didn't score for the last 19 mins of the game and still won by 4. I wasn't at the match but that suggests they weren't tested too much.