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Going to back Coolera again this weekend to win the replay by 2 points. Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 428 - 01/11/2024 20:58:47 2577876 Link 0 |
Ballymote should have won easily but finished up lucky to get a draw. They might have a plan for Marren but Clifford should be available and he's a good player. I still think Ballymote should win. I'm also going for Coolera because Molaise had their chance and didn't take it and I just don't mean the last free.
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1957 - 01/11/2024 21:55:52 2577885 Link 0 |
The upper echelons of Sligo Gaa hang on to every word you utter. They make their decisions based totally on your advice. A haven of information and your record with teams will never be matched.They curse the day immigration took you from our shore's. Having said that Molaise will lose by 4 Ballymote to win by 3 Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 52 - 02/11/2024 10:09:32 2577926 Link 0 |
Molaise by 3 cnditions will suit Molaise better this week. They need to keep marking tight on Murphy and take more of their chances this week. Anto (Sligo) - Posts: 356 - 02/11/2024 12:17:23 2577939 Link 0 |
Congrats to Coolera, we made it tough for them but back to back is a huge achievement. Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1718 - 03/11/2024 15:09:10 2578121 Link 0 |
8pt to 7pt on a perfect day ,must have been some rubbish Timmy86 (Sligo) - Posts: 304 - 03/11/2024 18:15:58 2578179 Link 0 |
It actually wasn't a perfect day, There was intermittent rain and the sod was wet leaving the ball very slippery but as the score suggests it was poor fare. Molaise were really disappointing. I expected that they would have a right cut at Coolera but they never looked like winning even when they went a point up. Coolera were a lot the better team and a one point victory isn't a reflection on the dominance they had. Molaise were totally reliant on Eoin MC Loughlin and in fairness he was excellent. It was ironic that for the last free plus the late 45 all Molaise including the keeper were camped inside the Coolera 20 metre line and for the previous 60 mins they point blankly refused to kick the ball in. Congrats to Coolera. Also congrats to Ballymote on winning the junior and entering the top 20 senior football clubs. Is this the start of something in Ballymote or a flash in the pan. Time will tell. eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1957 - 03/11/2024 18:54:27 2578188 Link 0 |
Semi-Final 1 Sat/Sun 16/17 Nov Coolera-Strandhill (Sligo) v Winners of Ballina/North London Shamrocks Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1718 - 03/11/2024 20:02:24 2578207 Link 0 |
So that's it all wrapped up for the 2024 within the county. Firstly on the Junior final I decided to take the trek out to Tourlestrane for a very well attended replay. Ballymote were by far the better team and if they could have taken their chances could have been out of sight at half time. Would need to be more clinical however in a Connacht campaign. Didn't think there were any massive stand out performances however on either side. Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 428 - 04/11/2024 07:51:56 2578258 Link 0 |
Ref was sound. One incident sticks out in the second half. With Molaise having drawn level, one of their players went down as if he was nailed by a sniper. In actual fact it was an accidental collision with minimal contact. The ref allowed play to continue and at the next stoppage he went back to the player who was getting to his feet and fairly gave him his opinion of his antics. He was pulled ashore fairly soon after, and he had recovered sufficiently to be able to hit the hoarding of the dugouts. What was he thinking and the game in the melting pot? Harps travel to Ballinamore and Melvin Gaels have probably as far to travel. We need to start winning games in Connacht. The Co Final was Harp's best display of the championship, they will need to do it again to win on Sat. Likewise Ballymote have a great opportunity to progress especially with a home venue. Hopefully the game isn't too soon after the celebrations. I wouldn't hold out much hope for Coolera. Defence is good and they commit everyone back to defend but attack is very limited
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1957 - 04/11/2024 11:41:04 2578299 Link 0 |
Poor final yesterday but congrats to Coolera who were the best team. Also to Ballymote the previous evening. On the bit about handing out leaflets, it's not allowed but if you spent time looking out small windows for misbehaving then storming the fortress of Tourlestrane is nothing. Gaa are politically neutral
Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 52 - 04/11/2024 12:32:44 2578310 Link 0 |
It was disappointing alright. I brought the young lad with me and to say we were uninspired on the way home would be an understatement. Hard to see that Coolera would beat Ballina but who knows. Congratulations to them. They are the best of the bunch at the minute, no doubt. I must say that Molaise never went at it enough though. I've watched them a few times this year and you just feel they are harnessing some doubts in some of these games. As someone alluded to, it always felt like Coolera were going to win, even without playing near as well as they could. I wish all our sides well in Connacht. johncreilly (Sligo) - Posts: 107 - 05/11/2024 10:04:45 2578427 Link 0 |
Yes it was a poor final, congratulations to Coolera on back to back. I dont think they will do a Tourlestrane run but not knocking the achievement. Molaise never really got going to be fair, they are a young group and will be back. Congratulations to Ballymote, by far the better team. The South Sligo men could have stole it the first day , would be great if Ballymote could go on a run in Connacht. Young team in fairness and seem to have plenty of pace. Best of luck to Eastern Harps v Melvin Gaels. Would be disappointed if both Ballymote and Harps don't get results this weekend. RealSouthSligo (Sligo) - Posts: 109 - 05/11/2024 10:30:04 2578428 Link 0 |
End of Season scorecard leyny (Sligo) - Posts: 71 - 06/11/2024 12:35:28 2578572 Link 0 |
Bit harsh in your analysis I think, and that's coming from a person who seems to get people's back up very easily.
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1957 - 06/11/2024 13:25:04 2578579 Link 0 |
Up until last year Coolera were the chokers...can't say that about them now. Molaise won a league, a starting point that coolera built in a few years back.
MrUnderhill (Sligo) - Posts: 62 - 06/11/2024 13:53:28 2578584 Link 0 |
Coolera Great achievement to win back to back Molaise. You just have to go at it again and again Mary's. Good year as nothing was expected S.Gaels. Just not good enough Tubber. Definitely shoots of optimism Tourle. Glory days are over. Great while it lasted Easkey. If you had Kilcullen from the beginning Drumcliffe Need to change the style. Good players Curry. Hanging on. Mind those Marren boys Calry. A horror show. Regroup and rebuild Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 52 - 06/11/2024 14:04:09 2578587 Link 0 |
I'd agree. Mary's could add one or two and go close next year. And did Easkey not have Kilcullen for championship? Is he good enough to go in with the footballers?
johncreilly (Sligo) - Posts: 107 - 06/11/2024 15:31:02 2578610 Link 0 |
Kilcullen was there. Wasn't fit enough after returning from Australia. Definitely good enough for Sligo football. Unfortunately he will play hurling
Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 52 - 06/11/2024 16:02:55 2578617 Link 0 |
Leyny, this is an incredibly negative review. All those teams put in a huge effort the whole year, training in atrocious weather all with the intent to win for their club. I feel they all deserve more respect. I personally enjoyed watching all the games and seen plenty of indicators that the standard is getting better. We are far from chokers, that is insulting and a cheap shot, we are young and developing team and Coolera are just a bit ahead of us in that regard. We pushed them all the way and performed under pressure especially after losing to Tourlestrane. To come back after losing 2 intermediate finals and winning the third takes some doing and it looks like we will have to do the same at senior. That takes a lot of persistance, grit, determination, fortitude and resilience to get to 5 finals in a row and deserves more respect. As Taypot says "you go again" because we have no other choice and we will. Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1718 - 06/11/2024 19:12:10 2578664 Link 1 |