The Official Roscommon Thread

Beffs · February 23, 2016, 11:33:13 PM

I know they were & they deserve great credit for how far they have come. I've already said that I think they will stay up in Div 1. I was also one of the few people (quite possibly the only one) to predict that they would beat Kerry. ( Where's me medal?

)

I'm just giving reasons as to why I think they may stay up & why they may beat the teams that they may beat....Kerrys poor form in the early rounds & Cork's mental brittleness being examples. So far, McStay seems to have them well set up to take advantages of weaknesses.

Syferus · February 23, 2016, 11:42:27 PM

And FOD too. He was our best senior manager since the earlier nineties tbh so it's a good team by any measure.

Very few counties can run the gauntlet from playing Kilkenney to beating Kerry in league football. One thing Roscommon football never is is boring.

Beffs · February 24, 2016, 01:06:25 AM

And then there's the bus. You can't leave out the bus.

It will be interesting to see how the 3 week lay off affects them. Will they be able to keep the momentum up for 6 long weeks, as the best teams in the country start to flex their muscles & acquire a bit more pep in their step?

giveballaghback · February 25, 2016, 10:12:39 PM

Ros team named, Purcell and Senan on, D.Murtagh and kilroy on the bench, C. Murtagh captain.

Rossfan · February 25, 2016, 11:27:26 PM

Pursy at CH back.... Could be one problem position solved.

Syferus · February 26, 2016, 12:35:09 AM

Quote from: Rossfan on February 25, 2016, 11:27:26 PM
Pursy at CH back.... Could be one problem position solved.

He'd decapate a lad sooner than he'd let him by.

Rossfan · February 26, 2016, 10:30:04 AM

Quote from: Syferus on February 26, 2016, 12:35:09 AM
Quote from: Rossfan on February 25, 2016, 11:27:26 PM
Pursy at CH back.... Could be one problem position solved.

He'd decapate a lad sooner than he'd let him by.

Seànie P is a gentleman and doesn't do things like that.
Leave that kind of thing to certain other Counties

seafoid · February 28, 2016, 02:34:07 PM

Ros are doing well against Cork

Syferus · February 28, 2016, 02:36:22 PM

Roscommon 2-13 Cork 1-06

All from play for us. Ten different scorers. Can't say it's been anything but awesome.

Beffs · February 28, 2016, 02:49:58 PM

I don't like to brag, (ah, who am I kidding?

) but I did call this one. Again.

Drive on and win this one in style now. No more 72nd minute heart attacks please.

Jinxy · February 28, 2016, 03:00:23 PM

Quote from: Syferus on February 28, 2016, 02:36:22 PM
Roscommon 2-13 Cork 1-06

All from play for us. Ten different scorers. Can't say it's been anything but awesome.

Did ye have the breeze?

Syferus · February 28, 2016, 03:03:14 PM

Quote from: Jinxy on February 28, 2016, 03:00:23 PM
Quote from: Syferus on February 28, 2016, 02:36:22 PM
Roscommon 2-13 Cork 1-06

All from play for us. Ten different scorers. Can't say it's been anything but awesome.

Did ye have the breeze?

3-15 to 2-07 start of second half now.

We have the footballers.

Edit: 3-18 to 2-07. Something else today.

Edit: 4-21 to 2-07. I can't keep this updated.

Beffs · February 28, 2016, 03:18:53 PM

God help the poor bastard running the official Twitter account. He'll have to stick his hand in a bucket of ice after all this.

seafoid · February 28, 2016, 03:34:01 PM

What a fabulous win.

Syferus · February 28, 2016, 03:40:23 PM

Roscommon 4-25 Cork 3-10 FT.

Something like 4-21 from play from 11 different scorers. The people who thought D1 was coming too soon for us have been proven very wrong. Team fast maturing by getting to play the big boys.