I’ve jumped ship and had a nose into the Roscommon thread on another forum. I’d have to say the process is more intriguing that the battle for the top job in Downing St.
As an addendum, the list of candidates being touted is even more uninspiring and the expectations of the posters isn’t high. Tricky days ahead.
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True. They were at a very low ebb when Kevin Walsh came in there and he improved the situation. To use a common TFK phrase “he had them purring” in 2018 when they rattled Dublin in a league final and reached an all-Ireland semi-final. The 2016 debacle against Tipp in the all-ireland quarter-final was the really disappointing day in his tenure.
You could hardly watch Galway in the Connacht final this year or against Armagh or even Kerry in the final and say they were overly defensive. All those games were basically shoot-outs. They were a bit more cautious away to Mayo early on in the championship and especially in the semi-final against a very defensive counter attacking side like Derry.
I actually think Kevin Walsh might do OK with Cork given where they are at the moment. First thing is make yourself difficult to beat and that would be an improvement for Cork at this stage of their development.
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See Gary Matthews joins the Mayo ticket. Be all the funnier when they get bet when the keeper drops the ball in last minute of All Ireland final.
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Fair enough against Roscommon sounds stupid given the scoreline taught Galway were very defensive without the ball. Turned over and broke at pace with players that can do that and destroyed us. My opinion only. Galway good side with one the most talented squads in country.
Agree on Walsh would have took him over us
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How can you be offensive without the ball?
Press and attack the player with the ball.
You clown.
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Ooooh so defence…without the ball ahhhhh. Thanks for that buck. It was going to keep me awake 
Don’t trigger the Jim McGuinness fanboys
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They’ll have more standing on the line at training trying to justify their pay cheque than lads training.
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Not if you’re doing it in the opposition half or out around midfield.
The defensive shit is where you pack your whole team into a large area where 95% of shots are taken from.
That’s the very definition of being defensive.
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Agreed.
The comment was that Galway were found to be “very defensive without the ball”. A pretty lazy analysis. When you don’t have the ball you have to defend.
Whether it be in the “positive” offensive interpretation you define or the “negative” packing out the scoring zone, if you’re not in possession of the ball, you are by default defending.
I would disagree that Galway were negative in defence.
It’s mental the amount McStay is after bringing in.
Jokeshop.
Negative, negative, negative.
Paddy Carr taking the reins in Donegal. Aidan O’Rourke joining him as head of coaching…
Now for you. 
Davy Burke confirmed as the new Roscommon manager
I have a thread for him…