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Replying To GerBo: "Ye mean 1998? Corofin didn't win the Club All-Ireland in 2001. That's just example. You could easily counter argue that by saying in the late 90s and 00s when Crossmaglen were dominant, they didn't win Ulster in the winter of 2001 and 9 months later, Armagh are All-Ireland champions - the only All-Ireland that team won.
About that great Corofin team in the 2010s and how a lot of their players struggled to peak again after peaking in March, you could make the point about the Ballymun team around the time, but in the opposite way. Their team was arguably every bit as talented as Corofin, but after their main players peaked with Dublin in late August/September, they couldn't go again to lift it with Ballymun into the autumn." It was OhtobeARossie who mentioned Corofin 2001. I was replying to his post. Corofin won the club in 1998 in March and Galway won the All Ireland in 1998 in September. On the overall point I wish Brigid's well but from a selfish county point of view, Roscommon would probably be better if Brigid's aren't in Croke Park in January.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2801 - 09/11/2026 20:11:41
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Going by the law of averages, a Galway victory over Roscommon team is overdue heading into Sunday's game Pearse Stadium.
Roscommon teams have held the stranglehold on the fixture across all tiers lately: Roscommon seniors with League and Championship wins in meetings this year, U20 semi-final, and defeating the Galway U17s in both the round-robin and Connacht decider. Combined with St. Brigid's and Pádraig Pearses systematically eliminating Galway's last three senior club champions Corofin twice and Moycullen last year.
Pearses beat Mountbellew 2021 so the only club win for Galway Senior winner against a Roscommon team in the last five years was Moycullen against Strokestown and that was after extra-time.
The defensive absences of Seán Trundle and Pearse Frost represent a massive blow for St. Brigid's, particularly as they would have been tasked with man-marking marquee Salthill-Knocknacarra threats like Rob Finnerty, Tomo Culhane, or Matthew Thompson. Losing that pair forces Brian Stack into the full-back line, which disrupts Brigid's defensive balance, as their overall structure is vastly superior when Stack operates as a sweeping centre-back at number six.
Furthermore, starting midfielders from last Januarys All-Ireland final Shane Cunnane and Eddie Nolan have logged minimal championship minutes this campaign, a lack of match sharpness that also applies to Paul McGrath arguably one of their most influential outfield operators.
That said, if Salthill-Knocknacarra adopt an overly expansive, open defensive setup, Brigid's possess the exact weaponry to punish them. The sheer pace, fluidity, and off-the-ball movement of Conor Hand, Brian Derwin, Bobby Nugent, and Ben O'Carroll can inflict serious damage.
The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4543 - 12/11/2026 00:40:49
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