GAME ON…

An eye on April!

Trying to keep his team in Division 1 of the NFL will be uppermost in Davy Burke’s mind just now, but the new Roscommon manager is also focussed on a certain big championship date in April.

Speaking moments after Sunday’s win over Tyrone, Burke told the Roscommon People how he’s determined to arrive at a large and settled panel.

“I want to get new lads through and (also get) minutes into our senior players. By the end of the league I want 25/26 players who can play against Mayo on the 9th of April”.

How the Irish News saw it…

‘Three points up, with the wind at their backs and in their sails, Tyrone had victory in their grasp but Sunday was one that got away… they could regret it at the final reckoning of this nip-and-tuck division’ – The Irish News

One Sun pun…

‘My subs Burked a treat’ – headline in the Irish Sun on Monday

Ben or Niall?

Some media entities gave the man of the match award to the rampaging Niall Daly, while many more opted for flying debutant Ben O’Carroll. Here’s what popular website The42 had to say:

‘Ben O’Carroll’s goal deep into additional time sealed victory for Roscommon in Davy Burke’s first league game as manager. On his league debut, O’Carroll capped his 1-2 individual tally and man of the match performance with a 74th-minute goal in a 3-11 to 1-12 win against Tyrone’

Diarmuid Murtagh on the ball during last Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 match between Roscommon and Tyrone in Dr. Hyde Park.

Stat Attack

Wides: Roscommon 7 (2, first half); Tyrone 10 (5, first half)

Red cards: 0

Black cards: Roscommon 0; Tyrone 1 Cormac Munroe (59)

Yellow cards: Roscommon 1 (Daire Cregg); Tyrone 1 (Mattie Donnelly)

Man of the Match: Niall Daly (Roscommon)

Attendance: Approx. 4,750