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Colm Neary named instead of Daire Cregg whose second appeal failed. You must have the inside track Ros2013. If you told us before the start of the National League that the 3 St. Bridgets lads Brian Stack, Ruiadhri Fallon, Ben O' Carroll (4 including Eddie Nolan) and Daire Cregg would not be in the starting 26 for the Mayo championship match you would be disappointed. I still give us a reasonable chance if we perform to our ability and don't have any more unluck on the day. All the starters have proven their worth over recent months in division 1 and should be up for the test. Hopefully they will all be fully recovered and raring to go for the Connacht final. letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 881 - 24/04/2026 12:30:31 2668336 Link 0 |
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Just watched back league highlights of mayo games this year. The full back line can be got at big time, we are not winning this game without a minimum of 2 goals, they are not good enough to mark agile players and need to exposed one on one. i can see why neary was brought in, to zone the semi d to mitigate there two pointers hontherossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 165 - 24/04/2026 12:35:23 2668337 Link 0 |
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Our attack looks decent. I've less confidence in our defence who were patchy during the league. No McBrien back there. Conor Loftus isn't a good defender. Don't think he passed the intercounty centre back test before. Would prefer McHugh in the corner in place of Hession and McBrien at full back. Paddy centre back, Hession wing back and Ruane in midfield. Very little chance of that happening though. Andy seems very keen on McBrien in midfield for his fielding ability.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8532 - 24/04/2026 13:17:39 2668345 Link 0 |
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moros (Roscommon) - Posts: 1358 - 24/04/2026 15:42:22 2668390 Link 0 |
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Surely people know by now that jersey numbers mean absolutely nothing? Neary is obviously not going to play full forward. Ros13 (Roscommon) - Posts: 128 - 24/04/2026 17:57:29 2668418 Link 0 |
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Few worrying areas in the team. If mayo can take murtagh and smith out of the game which they have successfully done in the last couple of games we played then we are going to be in serious trouble. Doyle and ryan arent very Mobile and could struggle in that area .The two henaghans aren't big scorers ruanne isn't either. Without cregg Ben stack and Fallon and even cox we will struggle Sunday. I just hope we fight like dogs and not get a hammering. dave1988 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1399 - 24/04/2026 18:46:41 2668424 Link 0 |
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I like the look of that standby list Ros2013 (Roscommon) - Posts: 636 - 24/04/2026 20:25:04 2668431 Link 0 |
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Don't think Mayo are great and don't think we'll get a hammering but Cregg, Stack and Fallon are big losses. Hard to think no outfield player starting from Brigid's. Best of luck to players and management on Sunday.
endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2636 - 24/04/2026 20:32:29 2668433 Link 0 |
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A few decades since a player played where his number on his back says Three of those stand by players are in action for Brigids. I stand corrected on Ben injured in my earlier post. It's clear now Mark Dowd and his management had decided who would or wouldn't feature v Mayo and those that does not could play with their club. All have got little or no minutes for Roscommon this year and sensible to allow them get 60 minutes with their club tonight. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4345 - 24/04/2026 20:41:10 2668435 Link 0 |
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Organised chaos is needed. We are not matching them for physicality around the middle third and if management have not implemented a quick kick out strategy for defenders willing to take ball first time we are going nowhere.Murtagh has to be isolated to get quick ball into him (and players playing supporting him) have we enough s and c build up remains to seen. Playing a open game simple game wouldn't work. Any ways best of luck to mgt/players
hontherossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 165 - 24/04/2026 21:37:48 2668444 Link 0 |
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3 of the stand by list played with their club this evening
D.Hyde (Roscommon) - Posts: 332 - 24/04/2026 22:37:15 2668458 Link 0 |
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I see that St Bridgets beat P. Pearses by 26 points last night in the league. Were Brian Stack, Ruaidhri Fallon, Ben O' Carroll and Pearse Frost playing.? Just shows the faith Mark Dowd has in the players who played in the national league that none of these top players have made the 26 named for Sunday. Maybe all is not lost as some of the recent posts would tend to indicate. Has Daire Cregg any more opportunities to appeal? letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 881 - 25/04/2026 09:51:41 2668493 Link 0 |