eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1997 - 12/04/2024 22:36:47    2537586

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 434 - 12/04/2024 22:45:45    2537591

Big week for Sligo Football.

U20s winner takes all against Mayo on Wednesday

U17s play a highly rated Leitrim team on Friday

Seniors play Galway on Saturday

How are we feeling about them all?

Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1742 - 16/04/2024 15:22:07    2538360

Sligostyle (Sligo) - Posts: 7 - 16/04/2024 15:41:39    2538365

For me I just find it very hard to accept the u20s not being in the top 3 in Connacht this year. I see Marren back starting and I just get the feeling he will deliver a big performance tomorrow and continue where he left off the last day. With everything on the line I would be surprised if we don't win tomorrow. I just can't see us continuing to play so poorly.

Leitrim are highly rated at u17, I saw them against Sligo in the u16 last year. It was a high scoring draw in Carrick with us missing a penalty. Leitrim were missing 4 of their best players that were with the u17s last year. Our team looked behind in work done and I've seen a huge improvement from last year so clearly good work has gone in. Fair play to Henry and his team. I would hope they see a few team selection improvements from the last day. This won't be easy but if we can bring the same intensity as the last day we can definitely win this one.

The seniors have the biggest task. Galway are weaker than last year but I was impressed with Galway against London. Their accuracy was elite even though it is weaker opposition. I know Galway have injuries but they looked very sharp. Our wide count against Leitrim was atrocious and chances wont be as plentiful the next day so our lads will be under pressure. I don't know what I would be happy with. A win would be amazing but I hate any sort of morale victories. For me this will really show McEntee and Keane tenure, we have them at home, they are missing a fair few players. Can McEntee get the the tactics and match ups right? He didn't last year with awful tactic and selections with the Tierney -10pts match up being a clearcut example. No Tierney this year thankfully. I am looking forward to really seeing where we are at. Some players played scared too and that needs to stop and hopefully the muscle memory will kick to the level that will be required. Obviously Canice and Alan are big additions from last year for us. I'd like to see us being competitive for 50 to 60 mins minimum and at least show belief and intensity for most of the match.

Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1742 - 16/04/2024 16:32:30    2538375

I genuinely believe if we can get a win tonight we will make the connaught final. We have only shown glimpses so far but hopefully tonight is the night it finally clicks. They will be delighted to have this opportunity as going into injury time against Leitrim it looked certain our season was over.

Sligostyle (Sligo) - Posts: 7 - 17/04/2024 11:10:51    2538540

Three big games in the next few days. Meat Loaf had a song 2 out of 3 ain't bad. I would settle for that. I give out senior team no chance against Galway. They are a Div 1 outfit and held on to that status despite a lot of injuries. While I would love a victory I don't want to play for Sam. A good performance would keep me happy and we can concentrate on the Tailteann Cup . The minor's had a great result against Galway last week, we need to keep on progressing at this level, unfortunately last year was poor so the aim had to be a semifinal at least. I have zero interest in winning the Shield. That brings us to the game this evening. My heart says Sligo but my head won't agree with that. We are very lucky to still be in the competition , I don't think we deserved anything from the Roscommon or Leitrim game. I hope I am wrong but playing Mayo in Castlebar is too much for a team that's playing poorly.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1997 - 17/04/2024 17:32:48    2538674

It took them a while but that's more like the team we know.

Only 2 points separated top from bottom in the end, what a brilliant competition so far and credit to all teams.

muscles (Sligo) - Posts: 466 - 17/04/2024 20:20:34    2538710

That was a fantastic win by Sligo U20s 14 - 9 after being 7-3 down at HT. Totally dominated the 2nd half and consumed Mayo completely. The intensity was great to watch. So much heart in this team. There were a lot of mistakes but beating Mayo in Castlebar feels great and hopefully that 2nd half is the catalyst. We play Galway next week in a neutral venue. Winners play Roscommon in final. Keep it lit.

Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1742 - 17/04/2024 20:22:23    2538711

Just something that may go unnoticed is Sligo Ladies, the minors beat Galway 4-13 to 3-4 tonight in the Connacht Championship. Fair play to all involved. Some great results at underage the last few years.

Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1742 - 17/04/2024 21:22:21    2538717

Outstanding second half performance. Huge momentum going into the Galway game. Our bench is starting to look stronger now too.

Sligostyle (Sligo) - Posts: 7 - 17/04/2024 21:31:36    2538721

Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1742 - 17/04/2024 21:37:32    2538723

The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 3926 - 17/04/2024 21:41:55    2538725

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 284 - 17/04/2024 21:45:30    2538727

Shane Walsh starting for Galway. Named at 11. I am hoping Mullen picks him up. Hard to see him being 100% match fit so hopefully he can be contained. Comer named on the bench. He will probably come on if they are in trouble.

Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1742 - 18/04/2024 21:49:43    2538932

Will be an interesting game tonight, it finished level last year when they played in Fr Manning Cup with Leitrim going on to narrowly lose the final. Sligo have the benefit of a game under their belt so hopefully some lessons learned from last week might see Sligo just get over the line but this will be close game.

Galway will beat us well, it's just a question of how big the score is. If we can keep the score down and put in a decent performance and bring some positivity into Tailteann Cup, we should be looking at at least making the semi finals.

muscles (Sligo) - Posts: 466 - 19/04/2024 11:26:09    2538995

Hope Galway don't turn up tomorrow. Really wouldn't know how to set up against them. Do we play for damage limitation or do we just have a go ? I really enjoy following this Sligo team and hope they can give all tomorrow and move on from the game... whether in CF or TC. I'd love to see us give the TC a right go this year. It would be another positive step in our development. Sligeach abu

SligoScot (Sligo) - Posts: 42 - 19/04/2024 13:11:27    2539021

I am delighted to have got the U20 prediction wrong. Sometimes we curse the fact that we don't have any luck. This team are certainly pulling every last ounce of luck out of the pot. Terrible first half where we should have been beaten out the gate and then in the second half a completely transformation where we sucked the life out of Mayo. Three years in a row we have beaten Mayo in 3 different venues, 2 of those venues on Mayo soil. I see both teams are named for tomorrow. I don't pass any heed of team selections anymore. If you had 2 broken legs the mgt might still decide to name you on these dummy team's. I'm certain that we will not play as selected. We will have at least 2 changes. That's a strong Galway side even if Walsh or Comer don't play.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1997 - 19/04/2024 15:43:53    2539072

galwayman2 (Galway) - Posts: 1291 - 19/04/2024 16:08:02    2539079

Sligo minors 0-9 Leitrim minors 0-8, massive win. There are a lot of good players on this team, they show great intensity. It was edge of the seat stuff and tight the whole way through. The only reason it was tight was because of the bad wides by us. Our shot selection and execution was poor at times. Must have had 15+ wides. We were dominant in a lot of areas and deserved to win. Showed great character at 8-7 down. Some great last gasp blocks and turnovers. Our interplay is very good. If we can just find our accuracy it would push us on. Fair play to all.

Sligonian (Sligo) - Posts: 1742 - 19/04/2024 20:11:24    2539118