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I see Castlerea St Kevin's minor team was well beaten by Glencar Manorhamilton minors in the Connacht A Q/F. Any reports of the game and is this an exceptional Manor team or was the minor championship in Ros very weak this year? No disrespect to Manor as they are a big club and no doubt have plenty of very talented footballers but you'd always fancy the Roscommon champions to be competitive at the very least ComainRos (Roscommon) - Posts: 125 - 25/10/2024 20:38:29 2576946 Link 0 |
Could the Leitrim team actually be u18? And castlerea u17?
Ros2020 (Roscommon) - Posts: 10 - 25/10/2024 22:28:47 2576954 Link 0 |
Castlerea U17 team. Their minor team contained the likes of John Curran, Cormac Beatty who are over age for U17. Should still be a lot more competitive than that but strange results can happen at underage level. Leitrim people will be very optimistic that their U17s county team can challenge for the Connacht title in 2025 off the back of two strong U16 teams and those teams was well represented by Glencar Manor players. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3898 - 25/10/2024 22:29:00 2576955 Link 0 |
The castlerea boys severely underestimated the leitrim opposition that they faced, and once they went 6 down after 10 mins dropped the head. This Manor team has only lost one underage game in their tenure from u13 though, they are no slouches. Beating st Mary's in the semi final by 18 pts and winning the final by 9 vs Annaduff while taking their foot off the gas towards the end. Ross1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 3 - 26/10/2024 00:15:41 2576966 Link 0 |
Ya
Ross1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 3 - 26/10/2024 00:19:27 2576968 Link 0 |
Glencar/Manor were an exceptional team, as good a underage team as I've seen. Brilliantly coached by the Roscommon Gaels coach Glancy. Moved the ball through the foot, players working as a unit, by far the better team. The best player on the pitch was Jack Kelly who was unmarkable on the night, some brilliant scores from all the Glencar/Manor players. It will a very good team to beat them. You couldn't judge the standard of the Roscommon minor Championship on this game. There's 6 very even minor teams in contention next year with no real favourite. Well done to Elphin/Ballinameen in the D2 Championship on a one point win, the Caseys playing a leading role in the victory. Distasteful scenes after the game between coaches and parents from both sides, people should have more sense. imformed (Roscommon) - Posts: 183 - 26/10/2024 08:04:22 2576974 Link 0 |
Glencar/Manor were exceptionally well coached and couldn't miss on the night. Castlerea are better that the way they performed and looked a tired team, and probably did underestimate the opposition. Whereas Glencar/Manor looked like they trained hard for it.
imformed (Roscommon) - Posts: 183 - 26/10/2024 08:56:30 2576982 Link 0 |
Thanks for the updates. For Leitrim it is good to see a well coached team coming through with lovely plaudits from a member of the Castlerea /St Kevin's management. This positivity is good as spirits in Leitrim have taken a hit with the Mickey Graham debacle. joeman123 (Leitrim) - Posts: 504 - 26/10/2024 11:19:33 2576993 Link 0 |
Wasn't this u17?. Ros Minor Club is u18 so Castlerea'd be a last minute out together group. Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1899 - 26/10/2024 12:46:08 2577009 Link 0 |
Connacht championship is U17 and Leitrim had a proper U17 championship with Glencar Manor winning it a couple of weeks ago. Our minor championship is U18 and the county board put together a morning blitz to have a teams represent Roscommon in Connacht.
The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3898 - 26/10/2024 13:50:39 2577016 Link 1 |
Four roads beaten by 10 points in the Connacht quarter final in a wet Dr Hyde Park. Led by 6 points at half time and Tooreen showed 2nd half why they have won the last four Connacht titles. Four Roads cause not helped with playing 40 minutes of the contest with 14 men, man of the match in the county final Conor Morris getting a straight red card. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3898 - 26/10/2024 15:24:21 2577030 Link 0 |
You'd have to wonder if the outcome might have been different had Conor Morris been justifiably left on the field of play. The red card was an outrageous decision & to be fair, for the rest of the First Half Four Roads responded well. To be numerically disadvantaged for over 40 minutes & to be the fall guys for other questionable officiating meant that Toureen were always going to find a way to get back to winning ways. Somehow a 15 v 15 defeat is acceptable as it's a fair fight but when unfortunate decisions are made it's just that bit harder to accept.
2020Vision2020 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1 - 26/10/2024 19:12:35 2577062 Link 0 |
Congratulations to Elphin without a doubt the best team on the day. Solid defensively all campaign and at the other end of the field Killoran and Fintan Cregg superb scoring 2-6 of their 2-9 total. Going to take a good team to beat them in Connacht. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3898 - 27/10/2024 17:06:11 2577195 Link 0 |