MAYO v ROSCOMMON - Connacht Football Championship - Quarter-Final

[GalwayBayBoy]

Well karma does exist and all the dodgy frees mayo got last week went the way of the rossies today.Galway will not fancy the trip to ros ommon,they certainly have an Indian sign over us.

Not in the Hyde. Galway have a great record there.

[manfromdelmonte]

So relieved with that, was afraid we'd get blitzed early and then steamrolled.  Some super displays, and we did all the negative stuff that needs to be done, whether you like it or not.  Mayo are still going to be a force, and for now we'll enjoy this and look forward to Galway.  Diarmuid Murtagh is an absolute diamond.

Thing is, if its part of your game and team prep (as it certainly looks with Roscommon), it shows the team / management know they are limited. Not the mentality you want to be starting an AI campaign with  A Connacht victory, the odd group win, but that's the height of it.

Ridiculous
All the top teams are masters of it - kerry, dublin, tyrone

[twohands!!!]

Bring in a match clock - stop it for all stoppages and bang the head injury problem disappears overnight - plus a whole host of others like bringing on subs in added time just to waste time and debates about how much time the ref will add on vanish immediately.

Works a treat in the ladies game.

[seafoid]

So relieved with that, was afraid we'd get blitzed early and then steamrolled.  Some super displays, and we did all the negative stuff that needs to be done, whether you like it or not.  Mayo are still going to be a force, and for now we'll enjoy this and look forward to Galway.  Diarmuid Murtagh is an absolute diamond.

Thing is, if its part of your game and team prep (as it certainly looks with Roscommon), it shows the team / management know they are limited. Not the mentality you want to be starting an AI campaign with  A Connacht victory, the odd group win, but that's the height of it.

They finished in the top half of division 1 . In Connacht, Galway and Mayo have bragging rights. Ros have to prepare for matches with either differently. They won't be afraid of anyone in the Round Robins and would be expected to get to the quarter finals.

[twohands!!!]

So relieved with that, was afraid we'd get blitzed early and then steamrolled.  Some super displays, and we did all the negative stuff that needs to be done, whether you like it or not.  Mayo are still going to be a force, and for now we'll enjoy this and look forward to Galway.  Diarmuid Murtagh is an absolute diamond.

Thing is, if its part of your game and team prep (as it certainly looks with Roscommon), it shows the team / management know they are limited. Not the mentality you want to be starting an AI campaign with  A Connacht victory, the odd group win, but that's the height of it.

Ridiculous
All the top teams are masters of it - kerry, dublin, tyrone

The rules of football at present punish any honest player and reward those who cheat.

It's an embarrassment.

[JoG2]

So relieved with that, was afraid we'd get blitzed early and then steamrolled.  Some super displays, and we did all the negative stuff that needs to be done, whether you like it or not.  Mayo are still going to be a force, and for now we'll enjoy this and look forward to Galway.  Diarmuid Murtagh is an absolute diamond.

Thing is, if its part of your game and team prep (as it certainly looks with Roscommon), it shows the team / management know they are limited. Not the mentality you want to be starting an AI campaign with  A Connacht victory, the odd group win, but that's the height of it.

Ridiculous
All the top teams are masters of it - kerry, dublin, tyrone

ALL teams are cynical, but the fake head injuries, multiples of them / half seems to be a real Roscommon trait.

[Wildweasel74]

Did any Dublin players go down holding their head last week?

[Captain Obvious]

Well done Rossies, to hold the league champions and All-Ireland contender to a mere 0-10 in their own back yard is some going.

[Estimator]

Couldn't believe Mayo tactics for the last 15mins. (20 including injury time) Understand there was a good breeze, but attempting to run the ball every time through that defence was bizarre. Looking handy frees and on occasion penalties to get them over the line. O'Connor hit a great score from the wing and then they stopped shooting for points.

[Blowitupref]

Best and most organised team won. Winning Midfield gave them the platform to win. Hadn't won a championship game in MacHale Park since 1986 now two wins there in their last two championship encounters. 

[seafoid]

Mayo scored 4 points from play in the League final. I think it was the same today. Last week Galway missed 4 goal chances. This week Roscommon took 2.
So Mayo have a lot of work to do.

[seafoid]

https://twitter.com/TheSundayGame/status/1645111219890581504

[manfromdelmonte]

Mayo scored 4 points from play in the League final. I think it was the same today. Last week Galway missed 4 goal chances. This week Roscommon took 2.
So Mayo have a lot of work to do.

Was it 3 championship debutants in the full back line and goals for Mayo? What management team does that?

[thewobbler]

Mayo scored 4 points from play in the League final. I think it was the same today. Last week Galway missed 4 goal chances. This week Roscommon took 2.
So Mayo have a lot of work to do.

Was it 3 championship debutants in the full back line and goals for Mayo? What management team does that?

Their problem was in midfield in that they at most won 35% possession, and up front, where they played head down ball any time they actually got it.

Defence played soundly.

[Tubberman]

Well done to Roscommon, they were the better organised team and saw it out well.
Fairly braindead stuff from Mayo, plenty of effort but no inspiration.
If they had taken the early goal chances, I think it would have been a different game, but that's just making excuses.
Might be no harm in terms of games schedule, but frustrating for all concerned I would say!