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Replying To BreakingBall123: "Kildare haven't exactly kicked on have they. They've stuttered of late. I would see that RSS post as a positive, look at the amount of them 20s that are in the Co squad being exposed to the level required. Hopefully they can kick on in the next 18 months and when they get their opportunity they grab it. You complain they are never given a chance. They are being given a chance, every Tuesday and Thursday night to prove themselves. Hopefully they are making strides and can continue to improve." Agree it is great experience for them to be involved, easy for us to say we would like to have more underage players on teams but at the end of the day - management seem to go with their trusted players.
The current Sligo team is not a bad one to be honest and there are only 2-3 places that I would say are up for grabs.
I would have no issues at the start of the year if Sligo GAA instructed management that they wanted to "Blood in" some of the underage players - promotion was not high on the agenda. I do not think many people here would have any issues with that, at the moment we are not a DIV 2 team. We need to get more players experience to Intercounty games (Not training) .
It is very easy to see both sides of the argument here, Management lose games and relegated - damages his reputation.
I think we have a strong management but would love to see someone local like McGeeney done for his county, look at it as a 5 year plan and target has to be a Nestor cup and Div 1 football (Would settle for top of Div 2 ).
With our current senior team and players I had on the list plus some very good footballers coming up next few years - we should be very competitive.
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Replying To RealSouthSligo: "Agree it is great experience for them to be involved, easy for us to say we would like to have more underage players on teams but at the end of the day - management seem to go with their trusted players.
The current Sligo team is not a bad one to be honest and there are only 2-3 places that I would say are up for grabs.
I would have no issues at the start of the year if Sligo GAA instructed management that they wanted to "Blood in" some of the underage players - promotion was not high on the agenda. I do not think many people here would have any issues with that, at the moment we are not a DIV 2 team. We need to get more players experience to Intercounty games (Not training) .
It is very easy to see both sides of the argument here, Management lose games and relegated - damages his reputation.
I think we have a strong management but would love to see someone local like McGeeney done for his county, look at it as a 5 year plan and target has to be a Nestor cup and Div 1 football (Would settle for top of Div 2 ).
With our current senior team and players I had on the list plus some very good footballers coming up next few years - we should be very competitive." Yes - Damned if you do and damned if you don't. Go gung-ho and blood as many as possible and in all likelihood sacrifice at least one season with a return to division four. You'd probably see the benefit in the long run. Alternatively, stick with the tried and trusted and possibly have your best hope at promotion while bringing an odd new player into the 15/26 to freshen it up. A manager in the job for a few years certainly isn't going to go with option A and I'm not sure the couple of hundred or so who are interested in Sligo football would either. Either way, I agree with Eoinog that at this moment in time, there are bigger worries than on the field. I think we are still in a decent position to challenge a bit better on the field in the coming years.
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Mulligan, Doherty,Lavin,Smith, Casserly, Deignan all got a decent amount of game time. They all started at least 2 games and made sub appearance
O Boyle, Sloyane ,Flynn got few minutes here and there.
I don't think Molloy or Connolly were ever in the extended squad. Good players. Keaney left.
We are missing Carrabine but apart from that we appear to have very few injuries.
Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 103 - 21/03/2025 14:35:30
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I can see both sides with most of the recent posts but I would be more aligned with RSS, evaluating players or thinking that is their chance in training and challenge games wouldn't carry the same weight as competitive games for me in both club and county. As a successful coach once said, "how can you know they are good enough if you don't see them in a competitive game". I do have concerns on the lack of gametime affecting players sharpness and confidence. I don't understand the reaction to saying give them competitive games as somehow construed as gung ho, nobody ever asked for all 20 to be put in, but no one can say the chances aren't very limited and what young fella is going to wait for 3 yrs+ as per current strategy. The seniors haven't been elite enough either to stop the pathway of some players imo. McEntee wont change as JohnC alludes too. Debate for another day. Lets look forward to Leitrim match.
I just watched the minors take a heavy beating from Roscommon 0-20 to 0-08. Very frustrating and disappointing to witness. Both sides of the half we were on top but never really looked like troubling Roscommon to any great extent. Don't really want to say much more as very few bright spots. James Donoghue took the fight to Roscommon in his direct running style, just a pity others didn't push on with him. Conditions were tough too it must be said.
Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1808 - 21/03/2025 19:47:09
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Long time reader, first time poster! Unfortunately, I am currently living abroad so haven't seen the team play this year, I have been relying on radio commentary, articles and secondhand reports. I wish the GAA would provide a service like the league of Ireland where all league games are streamed and available to purchase. It wouldn't take much as all games are recorded now anyways and they could join up with local radio stations to provide commentary.
I don't get all the negativity surrounding the team, a poor start but they have recovered well and should finish the league with a win against Leitrim and finishing in mid-table. I didn't buy the national media as tipping Sligo as one of the favourites for promotion before the league. People were underestimating how big of a loss Sean Carrabine would be, our best player for the last 2-3 seasons and especially with the new rules, I felt he would have thrived even more. Look at players like Sean Bugler, dynamic/attacking half-forwards are nearly more potent than inside forwards in the new rules. He would have been 5 points plus in most games. Added to the fact the midfield has been a poor area for us for a number of years we were always going to struggle with no short kick-outs, but credit to the lads and management they have identified some issues and have clearly improved on them over the past few games.
Congratulations to Séan Taylor and Keelan Harte on getting on the club team of the year. I think Harte requires surgery on a long term injury so that's why he's not with the county setup. I think Kevin Banks was very unlucky to get a spot, it's a shame he is not with the county team but as another poster said previously, understandable giving his work commitments.
A lot of talk about the former u20s who haven't been given a shot. I think before you get called up into the senior team you have to be performing for your club first, regardless of what you have done at underage, lads mature and progress at different stages both physically and mentally. Some may not be ready for the commitment that senior county involves, and that is fair enough, they have their lives to live too. From the list of names mentioned they are not any glaring omissions. Matt Henry & Josh Flynn are two lads that have impressed me in the past, especially as we are lacking pace and the ability to take a man on inside, but both have had their injury problems over the last few years so hopefully we will see them in the near future. It has taken Offaly 4 years to fully bring through some of theirs u20s from 2021, will Mickey Harte & Luke Bree are getting all the credit on here, it seems to me that Declan Kelly is the one that has nurtured and brought through those lads from underage to established seniors, hopefully we can do something similar in the future. I don't recall Luke Bree getting as many plaudits when he was coaching Leitrim last year.
Any word on club management teams, surely they are all sorted at this point?
Hoping for a dominant performance against Leitrim and we can go into Mayo game in optimistic form.
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Replying To laochragael: "Long time reader, first time poster! Unfortunately, I am currently living abroad so haven't seen the team play this year, I have been relying on radio commentary, articles and secondhand reports. I wish the GAA would provide a service like the league of Ireland where all league games are streamed and available to purchase. It wouldn't take much as all games are recorded now anyways and they could join up with local radio stations to provide commentary.
I don't get all the negativity surrounding the team, a poor start but they have recovered well and should finish the league with a win against Leitrim and finishing in mid-table. I didn't buy the national media as tipping Sligo as one of the favourites for promotion before the league. People were underestimating how big of a loss Sean Carrabine would be, our best player for the last 2-3 seasons and especially with the new rules, I felt he would have thrived even more. Look at players like Sean Bugler, dynamic/attacking half-forwards are nearly more potent than inside forwards in the new rules. He would have been 5 points plus in most games. Added to the fact the midfield has been a poor area for us for a number of years we were always going to struggle with no short kick-outs, but credit to the lads and management they have identified some issues and have clearly improved on them over the past few games.
Congratulations to Séan Taylor and Keelan Harte on getting on the club team of the year. I think Harte requires surgery on a long term injury so that's why he's not with the county setup. I think Kevin Banks was very unlucky to get a spot, it's a shame he is not with the county team but as another poster said previously, understandable giving his work commitments.
A lot of talk about the former u20s who haven't been given a shot. I think before you get called up into the senior team you have to be performing for your club first, regardless of what you have done at underage, lads mature and progress at different stages both physically and mentally. Some may not be ready for the commitment that senior county involves, and that is fair enough, they have their lives to live too. From the list of names mentioned they are not any glaring omissions. Matt Henry & Josh Flynn are two lads that have impressed me in the past, especially as we are lacking pace and the ability to take a man on inside, but both have had their injury problems over the last few years so hopefully we will see them in the near future. It has taken Offaly 4 years to fully bring through some of theirs u20s from 2021, will Mickey Harte & Luke Bree are getting all the credit on here, it seems to me that Declan Kelly is the one that has nurtured and brought through those lads from underage to established seniors, hopefully we can do something similar in the future. I don't recall Luke Bree getting as many plaudits when he was coaching Leitrim last year.
Any word on club management teams, surely they are all sorted at this point?
Hoping for a dominant performance against Leitrim and we can go into Mayo game in optimistic form." If you are following this page you will know that all negative stuff is from one person with several accounts. We are a Div 3 team and we need to improve a lot if we hope to get up a division. Flynn out with the crucible, rotten luck. Lots of rain here this weekend so pitch won't be great. We should win tomorrow but no complacency because things are not good in Leitrim.
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A pretty facile win today against a Leitrim on low ebb. Probably not much to take from it. Congrats to all for finishing the league very strongly and now momentum into championship.
Overall it does feel like a missed opportunity with the poor start and for me there was a lack of development of the squad. Today was a clear opportunity to blood some players but management stayed very conservative.
Next year Div3 will be stronger with Down and Westmeath coming down, and Wexford and limerick coming up. If McEntee stays on they need to sort out the preseason and start.
Some great football today on tg4. It was interesting to watch a div2 games then switch to div3 Clare and offaly. Big difference in physicality and direct running power. Some massive swings in most games probably due to wind.
Mayo up next for the seniors will show us alot.
Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1808 - 23/03/2025 16:40:47
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A grand polite nice mannerly game of football. It was a bit concerning how the nippy Leitrim corner forward Tom Prior gave us the run around on several occasions . Really nothing of note about the match, the scoreboard tells the story
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2052 - 23/03/2025 17:03:26
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Good to secure D3 and it's a positive Mayo are in the League final the week before we play them. Really could have done with a proper challenge from Leitrim to keep us sharp but a least the forwards got some shooting practice in and we should have full squad available for championship.
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Replying To MrUnderhill: "Good to secure D3 and it's a positive Mayo are in the League final the week before we play them. Really could have done with a proper challenge from Leitrim to keep us sharp but a least the forwards got some shooting practice in and we should have full squad available for championship." Why is that a good thing that we are in final ? We are concentrating on the connacht championship. Most likely we will play fringe players in the final . We won't let a repeat of 22 happen again!
S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 111 - 24/03/2025 13:56:11
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Replying To S1234: "Why is that a good thing that we are in final ? We are concentrating on the connacht championship. Most likely we will play fringe players in the final . We won't let a repeat of 22 happen again!" Because I love Mayo and want to see them win, why else.
MrUnderhill (Sligo) - Posts: 86 - 24/03/2025 16:26:22
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All the best to the Sligo u-20s tomorrow night against Roscommon in the Hyde. When minor we beat them by 4 pts in the Hyde so hoping for a similar result. Roscommon started very fast against Mayo last week and looked good and clinical but faded after that. I don't like having a bye in the 1st round but it is what it is. The game will be streamed. Anybody know how we are looking?
Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1808 - 25/03/2025 16:42:32
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Replying To S1234: "Why is that a good thing that we are in final ? We are concentrating on the connacht championship. Most likely we will play fringe players in the final . We won't let a repeat of 22 happen again!" Not a hope will Mayo under McStay will fringe players this final, it will be a full focus to win a national title and Sligo won't be thought about until Monday after the game.
Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 337 - 25/03/2025 18:41:33
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Replying To S1234: "Why is that a good thing that we are in final ? We are concentrating on the connacht championship. Most likely we will play fringe players in the final . We won't let a repeat of 22 happen again!" This made me laugh, little old Sligo more important than national title against Kerry. Fringe players in a final is good one.
Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1808 - 25/03/2025 21:05:39
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Eli Rooney not part of the Sligo U20 panel was he lost to soccer?
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Replying To Gaa_lover: "Eli Rooney not part of the Sligo U20 panel was he lost to soccer?" No he is injured. Huge loss for tonight but its not a long term injury. I am pretty sure his soccer days are behind him.
Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1808 - 26/03/2025 15:12:07
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Replying To Sligonian: "No he is injured. Huge loss for tonight but its not a long term injury. I am pretty sure his soccer days are behind him." Poor result this evening. Losing 2 of your better players in the 24 hours before the game doesn't help. Conor Walsh (who I believe broke his arm yesterday) absence was especially costly as we were destroyed in midfield. It's unlikely that we will progress to knockout stages now so it will be a short campaign.
Anto (Sligo) - Posts: 376 - 26/03/2025 21:54:54
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Replying To Anto: "Poor result this evening. Losing 2 of your better players in the 24 hours before the game doesn't help. Conor Walsh (who I believe broke his arm yesterday) absence was especially costly as we were destroyed in midfield. It's unlikely that we will progress to knockout stages now so it will be a short campaign." I fear that the progress that we have made over the last few years at this level will be eroded fairly fast. The Co Board wouldn't hold an U20 competition last year so that the U20 mgt could fully concentrate on this competition. Hopefully the 2 lads will make a full recovery .
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2052 - 27/03/2025 07:42:36
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Replying To Anto: "Poor result this evening. Losing 2 of your better players in the 24 hours before the game doesn't help. Conor Walsh (who I believe broke his arm yesterday) absence was especially costly as we were destroyed in midfield. It's unlikely that we will progress to knockout stages now so it will be a short campaign." I fear that the progress that we have made over the last few years at this level will be eroded fairly fast. The Co Board wouldn't hold an U20 competition last year so that the U20 mgt could fully concentrate on this competition. Hopefully the 2 lads will make a full recovery .
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Replying To eoinog: "I fear that the progress that we have made over the last few years at this level will be eroded fairly fast. The Co Board wouldn't hold an U20 competition last year so that the U20 mgt could fully concentrate on this competition. Hopefully the 2 lads will make a full recovery ." Eoinog, I've found myself agreeing with you on a number of issues recently but you're putting last nights result down to not having an U20 competition (most of these players would be ineligible this year in any case) is a bit of a stretch in my opinion. As you well know, I'm no admirer of the CCCCCCCCC, but it has never been taken too seriously in my viewing of it. Now, I'm open to being wrong on that. The Senior/Intermediate/Junior championships are surely the competitions that need to be watched.
In any case, a very disappointing performance but agree with the poster above on missing two big players. I believe we can compete, but we need everyone flying fit. We don't seem to have the depth in our minor, U20 or senior panels when we get a few injuries. I didn't make it to the game however so couldn't comment any further.
johncreilly (Sligo) - Posts: 151 - 27/03/2025 11:37:31
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