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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9vRUBm5ops

Pirlo's failed "panenka" penalty v Barcelona. 

Can only see an Armagh win here. I don't think the players are committed to the Newton regime and while it is harsh to judge a manager who has only been in charge for a few months, I don't think he's the right man to lead Roscommon forward.
I hope they can prove me wrong on Sunday.

What's with the user name bud? 
Could you not think up something more original?
Unfortunately , and risking an outbreak of censure from Mr Spin himself -Syferus- , I have to agree with the substance of your piece.
Also like you I hope to be proved wrong

Ah sure we're all rossfans, Rossfan.

Exactly 

Perhaps wasteful shooting cost them as their best forward was playing out round the middle? A case of robbing Peter to pay Paul. See the Kildare debate on the use of J Doyle.

I can see your point but Shine and Kilbride don't work well together in the full forward line and on that occasion in the u-21 semi final Shine was guilty of wasteful shooting himself.

If the Hyde doesn't have the capacity to host the connacht final then it would make most sense for it to be in Castlebar as it is more convenient than salthill and it has a larger capacity. And even though it would be a home game for Mayo here's some source of optomism for Sligo fans:
2011 Connacht final   Mayo 13-11 Roscommon   Dr. Hyde Park
2010 Connacht final   Roscommon 14-13 Sligo   McHale park(Sligo designated home team)
2009 Connacht final   Mayo 2-12  -  1-14  Galway  Pearse Stadium
2008 Connacht final   Galway 2-12 -  1-14 Mayo   McHale park

Can only see an Armagh win here. I don't think the players are committed to the Newton regime and while it is harsh to judge a manager who has only been in charge for a few months, I don't think he's the right man to lead Roscommon forward. I'd like to see Donie Smith and Colin Compton introduced against Armagh with Donal Shine moving into the half forward line and helping out in midfield. He played a similar role in the 2010 all ireland u-21 semi-final against Dublin and helped Roscommon to dominate midfield but wasteful shooting cost them that day. I hope they can prove me wrong on Sunday.