Mayo v Roscommon - Connacht SFC Semi-Final, June 20, Venue TBC

[Stay goalside of your man]

I heard they where thinking of calling off the match because of this.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0619/swineflu.html

Has anybody heard if it is or not?

[Rossie11]

The facts point to a comfortable win for Mayo.

Its Division 1 V division 3.
Its a young ross team in very early stages of development.
Mayo should have beaten tyrone last year, whilst Ross wouldnt get within 10 points of them.
Leitrim walked through our defence for 2 goals. You have to feel Mayo will target the CHB position of Ross where
we have struggled to replace Grehan in past few years
Better Ross teams have got beaten out the gate in McHale park.
If we keep it competitive for 40-50mins it will be most we can hope for.

Predication
Rhubarbs 2-15 Ross 0-13

[the Deel Rover]

i don't know rossie  Antrim were a divivison 4 team and looked what happened against donegal. i know a few of the lads made the debuts against New York bit this is really where the championship starts and we shall see how they react to championship football .  I think it will be a fairly tight match and would take a one point victory  over the sheepstealers . 

[StoneWall]

Disappointed with the team. Dave Heaney has been a great servant of Mayo football but if we're relying on him to play midfield then we're in trouble. He's not exactly going to dominate the area. If Parsons is not good enough to play against an average midfield like Roscommon then we have problems. Also playing Andy Moran wing back is a joke! It doesn't exactly inspire confidence in him as a forward or the defenders on the bench.

I hope that O'Mahoney will find some consistency in his team selections. I'd love to see the teams he has put out in the championship since he has take over. I doubt any of them would be the same selections. I think this is proving to be a major stumbling block in our progress, lads being moved from pillar to post.

Having said all that I will be very disappointed if we don't beat the morons. Roscommon are trying to talk themselves down but there moronic supporters will arrive having made the team favourites in their own county.

Won't be a whole pile in it, Mayo 1-12 Morons 1-9.

For the Roscommon supporters here's a definition of moronic:

"A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education"

[the Deel Rover]

John Maughans thoughts on the Match especially for the rossies who worshipped him 

An age old rivalry

Speaking of freshness and youth, I am wondering will Mayo's starting 15 possess enough of these vital ingredients when they line out against a Roscommon team that comes to Castlebar with nothing to lose and everything to play for. Eleven of the 14 outfield players starting tomorrow evening played championship football in 2005. Senior management has continuously highlighted the fact that they were rebuilding a new team and that it would take time. I can understand that, but at the same time I thought that a greater number of Mayo's recent underage players would have graduated to senior football in 2009. There are rumours surrounding an injury crisis of sorts, with quite a few of the Mayo players reportedly carrying knocks of one kind or another. Of these, David Clarke is the most serious and his absence is quite significant. I didn't see Roscommon's victory over Leitrim but did watch the highlights of the game later that night. Carrick on Shannon is a difficult venue at which to win championship matches, and in fairness to Roscommon they came away from that encounter with reputations enhanced. Their morale boosting victory will have them all fired up for the Mayo game and, knowing most of them as I do, I can guarantee they won't roll over and accept defeat easily. Their league performances weren't great but the one thing they have over their opponents coming into this game is the fact that there is no pressure on them whatsoever.

They have, I believe, prepared well for this match, with David Casey lining out at full back in recent training sessions being bombarded with high balls in preparation for a similar onslaught tomorrow. They have a number of good footballers throughout the team, but the one in particular that just might cause problems for Mayo is in fact the son of a former Mayo footballer. Senan Kilbride, whose father lined out for both Mayo and Roscommon, lines out in the full forward line and has bundles of ability. He is a right handful when in possession and Ger Cafferkey will need protection when Senan is on the ball. He has a sweet left peg and can score if given half a chance. Conor Devanney is another who is quick and elusive and could do damage if he was fed the right type of ball. However I expect Keith Higgins to pick him up and he will want to be really sharp to trouble Keith. I fully expect that Roscommon will put it up to Mayo, possibly for 40 minutes, but still would be very surprised if Mayo didn't win by five or six points.

[Rossie11]

but there moronic supporters will arrive having made the team favourites in their own county.

Next time you are trawling the dictionary for your wit Stonewall you might care to read up on the differences between there and their..  

[Barney]

 

Come on StoneWall you can be a bit more imaginative than that in fairness

[dodo]

but there moronic supporters will arrive having made the team favourites in their own county.

Next time you are trawling the dictionary for your wit Stonewall you might care to read up on the differences between there and their..  

That's a nasty one Rossie

[heineken_on_tap]

but there moronic supporters will arrive having made the team favourites in their own county.

Next time you are trawling the dictionary for your wit Stonewall you might care to read up on the differences between there and their..  

, very good Rossie.

[Rossfan]

We're gonna win the Sam Maguire,
When we win we'll light the bonfires,
Dreaming dreams of Sam Maguire,
And victory that waits for me.

And they say we are deluded 

[the Deel Rover]

We're gonna win the Sam Maguire,
When we win we'll light the bonfires,
Dreaming dreams of Sam Maguire,
And victory that waits for me.

And they say we are deluded 

don't mind them Rossfan your not deluded,  just bitter and angry 

[Turlough O Carolan]

"A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education"

Good man yourself. Go easy on the spoon throwing tomorrow. Some auld Mayo farmer might need them to stir the supeen of tea in the evening.

[Rossfan]

We're gonna win the Sam Maguire,
When we win we'll light the bonfires,
Dreaming dreams of Sam Maguire,
And victory that waits for me.

And they say we are deluded 

don't mind them Rossfan your not deluded,  just bitter and angry 

Why would I be ...sure we're always batin Kerry in All Ireland Finals ....

[the Deel Rover]

We're gonna win the Sam Maguire,
When we win we'll light the bonfires,
Dreaming dreams of Sam Maguire,
And victory that waits for me.

And they say we are deluded 

don't mind them Rossfan your not deluded,  just bitter and angry 

Why would I be ...sure we're always batin Kerry in All Ireland Finals ....

thats the 1st time i ever heard you mention that

[kevmy]

John Maughans thoughts on the Match especially for the rossies who worshipped him 

An age old rivalry

Speaking of freshness and youth, I am wondering will Mayo's starting 15 possess enough of these vital ingredients when they line out against a Roscommon team that comes to Castlebar with nothing to lose and everything to play for. Eleven of the 14 outfield players starting tomorrow evening played championship football in 2005. Senior management has continuously highlighted the fact that they were rebuilding a new team and that it would take time. I can understand that, but at the same time I thought that a greater number of Mayo's recent underage players would have graduated to senior football in 2009. There are rumours surrounding an injury crisis of sorts, with quite a few of the Mayo players reportedly carrying knocks of one kind or another. Of these, David Clarke is the most serious and his absence is quite significant. I didn't see Roscommon's victory over Leitrim but did watch the highlights of the game later that night. Carrick on Shannon is a difficult venue at which to win championship matches, and in fairness to Roscommon they came away from that encounter with reputations enhanced. Their morale boosting victory will have them all fired up for the Mayo game and, knowing most of them as I do, I can guarantee they won't roll over and accept defeat easily. Their league performances weren't great but the one thing they have over their opponents coming into this game is the fact that there is no pressure on them whatsoever.

They have, I believe, prepared well for this match, with David Casey lining out at full back in recent training sessions being bombarded with high balls in preparation for a similar onslaught tomorrow. They have a number of good footballers throughout the team, but the one in particular that just might cause problems for Mayo is in fact the son of a former Mayo footballer. Senan Kilbride, whose father lined out for both Mayo and Roscommon, lines out in the full forward line and has bundles of ability. He is a right handful when in possession and Ger Cafferkey will need protection when Senan is on the ball. He has a sweet left peg and can score if given half a chance. Conor Devanney is another who is quick and elusive and could do damage if he was fed the right type of ball. However I expect Keith Higgins to pick him up and he will want to be really sharp to trouble Keith. I fully expect that Roscommon will put it up to Mayo, possibly for 40 minutes, but still would be very surprised if Mayo didn't win by five or six points.

I have to say I don't agree with those parts in bold. While the likes of Keith Higgins, Howley, Kilcoyne and Barry Moran played Championship in and around 05 they either didn't play much or occupy the vital spots some of them do now. The spine of this team is very different that the 04-05-06 team. O'Malley/Clarke, Cafferkey, Howley, McG, Heaney/Parsons, Trevor/Harte, Barry Moran/A O'Sé of those named only McGarrity and maybe Clarke were in those positions in that team.
We've also added depth and a lot of the younger players are challenging for first team spots. The bench could well see McLoughlin, Vaughan, Parsons, Ronaldson, Hennelly and Conroy there along with Conoreen, BJP, Austie and Jimmy Nallen. Add in Cunniffe who's out injured and I'd reckon it's a different team with a stronger and bigger spine and we have more depth.