Roscommon vs. Mayo - Connacht SFC Semi-final (Dr. Hyde Park, June 8th 2014)

[Syferus]

I'd expect Enda and Diarmuid to be pushing for a place although he may opt to keep the pressure off them by not starting them.
We'll need lively forwards when we face the Rhus Div 1 defence. You couldn't accuse Donie Shine or Senan of being lively unfortunately.

You could accuse them of being quality players though.

Mayo will be a lot more worried about the lads who can score with a lad on top of them than any amount of 'lively' (whatever that is) buckaroos.

Mayo's D1 Defence will have no problem with slow lads like Donie and Senan. It's the flyers like the Murts( copyright Syfín), Smithy and Cregg that they won't like.
Anyway my main worry is that we can keep the ball kicked out to them.

Senan is nothing if not mobile for a big lad. He can turn inside defenders as good as any man. Only a few FFs in the country with as much craft as Kilbride.

Donie's never been quick but I've see plenty of big CFs that have done it at the highest level. His ability in the air and vision with the ball in hand is essential to us challenging D2 and D1 teams in the future. It was very telling how much better we've been in attack this year with a fit Shine as opposed to last year. No one provides as much good, incisive ball to the two up front.

Both Senan and Donie enable the play of the rest of the forwards in their own ways, they don't need to be Eammon Wallace to be effective.

[ross4life]

I thought shine was quiet yday from play and his frees not as clinical as usual, what's he been like all year?

Our top scorer and one of our leaders during the league. Didn't score against Wexford but won us loads of possession in the midfield area that day. He was quiet against Cavan in Breffni Park however he got MOTM against Cavan in the league final.

Roscommons defence gives up to much space and Leitrim were wasteful, so many unseen runs or passes which would damaged Ros,  Ye really need to tighten up or filter men back quicker.

Years of div 3 football & a year down in div 4 hasn't help. We have some decent footballers in defence for example a few sigerson cup winners however we still aren't defending as one solid unit maybe a few years in div 2 will improve us.

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The Mayo defensive stats in the Connacht championship since the London game in 2011 speaks for itself.

2011

V Galway 1-6
V Roscommon 0-11


2012

V Leitrim 0-10
V Sligo 0-10

2013

V Galway 0-11
V Roscommon 0-9
V London 0-10

2014

V New York 0-8

Going on that we'll only score around 0-10 

[larryin89]

I'd expect Enda and Diarmuid to be pushing for a place although he may opt to keep the pressure off them by not starting them.
We'll need lively forwards when we face the Rhus Div 1 defence. You couldn't accuse Donie Shine or Senan of being lively unfortunately.

You could accuse them of being quality players though.

Mayo will be a lot more worried about the lads who can score with a lad on top of them than any amount of 'lively' (whatever that is) buckaroos.

Mayo's D1 Defence will have no problem with slow lads like Donie and Senan. It's the flyers like the Murts( copyright Syfín), Smithy and Cregg that they won't like.
Anyway my main worry is that we can keep the ball kicked out to them.

I hope mr.Evans thinks like you sir.

[Shrewdness]

Ross4life..u said that we'll probably only score 0-10. That would be close to the 0-9 that we scored in Castlebar a year ago..Would be easy to see Mayo with 0-10 by half time.

[Rossfan]

Syfín will have us scoring 10 points in the first 10 minutes never mind the whole game

[Collie Brolly]

I can seriously see Johneen goin very defensive in the early part of the game.Not too unlike the Tyrone
game last year.Mayo have improved every year under Horan in the Championship and also from each league campaign into the Championship.The longer we stay in the game the better chance we have of asking serious
questions.

[Rossfan]

Johneen has pulled County men from club Leagues at the weekend.
A lot NOT HAPPY.

[Tubberman]

Johneen has pulled County men from club Leagues at the weekend.
A lot NOT HAPPY.

Our lads will be out playing club championship.

[Rossfan]

Obviously ye're treating the game as just another routine step on the way to September while we on the other hand.....

[ballinaman]

Obviously ye're treating the game as just another routine step on the way to September while we on the other hand.....

are in damage limitation mode already.

[ross4life]

Ross4life..u said that we'll probably only score 0-10. That would be close to the 0-9 that we scored in Castlebar a year ago..Would be easy to see Mayo with 0-10 by half time.

Yes if this game goes along the lines of the previous 8 Mayo Connacht championship games then unfortunately thats all we are likely to score. The game last year was over at half time hopefully we are a bit more competitive this year.

Johneen has pulled County men from club Leagues at the weekend.
A lot NOT HAPPY.

Club games on tonight and county players playing. Evans and co have a challenge game lined up for this weekend most club league games will be called off.

[larryin89]

Who against and where is the challenge match?

[muppet]

Who against and where is the challenge match?

Put a sneaky GPS tracker on the bus.

[larryin89]

Who against and where is the challenge match?

Put a sneaky GPS tracker on the bus.

Banned from setting foot in  tibohine to tarmonbarry with the exception of Roscommon town on matchday.

[Syferus]

Who against and where is the challenge match?

Put a sneaky GPS tracker on the bus.

Sure Evans has one on Kevin Higgins if ye can get the login details.