There was just 8,654 at last weekend’s Allianz FL Division 3 and 4 finals, ensuring that Croke Park was quiet and cavernous all evening.

Roscommon manager Nigel Dineen hailed his sides "unreal" performance as they booked a place in the Cadbury All-Ireland Under 21 Football Final following a hard-earned one-point win over Cork at O'Moore Park this afternoon.

Roscommon 4-10 Mayo 1-08

Galway 1-17 Roscommon 2-11 AET

CONNACHT U21 FC FINAL:

Nigel Dineen is being earmarked as the likely replacement for Des Newton, who resigned as Roscommon senior football manager last night.

Dublin manager Jim Gavin praised his side's composure as they dug deep to deliver the capital's second Cadbury All-Ireland Under-21 Football title in three years.

An assured Dublin side turned on the afterburners at just the right time to see off a difficult Roscommon challenge and win the county’s second U-21 All-Ireland crown in three years.

Dublin boss Jim Gavin believes several of his All-Ireland winning U21 players are ready to make the step up to the county’s senior panel.

There’s nothing put on about Nigel Dineen’s fighting talk.

Roscommon U21 boss Nigel Dineen believes Dublin’s loss is the Rossies’ gain as Fingallians’ Donal Keane faces his native county on Sunday.

Saturday mightn’t have been an afternoon for purists in Pearse Park, but there was enough pluck about Roscommon’s display to ensure they will contest an All Ireland U21 final for the first time since 1982.

Roscommon 2-7 Cavan 2-2

Donal Smith’s 45th minute penalty helped Roscommon extinguish Sligo’s challenge in Saturday’s Connacht U21 final at Dr Hyde Park.

Roscommon 1-13 Sligo 0-8

A commanding second-half performance from Roscommon put pre-match favourites Mayo to the sword under lights at Kiltoom on Wednesday night.

Former inter-county player Des Newton was ratified as the new manager of the Roscommon senior footballers last night, succeeding the departed Fergal O'Donnell.

ROSCOMMON boss Fergal O’Donnell believes a drop in club football standards has contributed to their dreadful record at senior inter-county level in recent seasons.

IT WAS the fairytale story of the 2007 season but not everyone was overjoyed by the pictures of Eamonn O’Hara waving the Nestor Cup about in joyous celebration in one of the Dr Hyde Park dressing rooms.

Preview: Dublin v Roscommon

Charlestown Sarsfields (Mayo) 1-9 Castlerea St. Kevin's (Roscommon) 0-11 (AET)

Tourlestrane (Sligo) 1-6 Castlerea St Kevin's (Roscommon) 1-12

Frankie Dolan may be eyeing up an AIB Connacht club title with Roscommon champions St Brigid's this Sunday, but the fiery forward could be forgiven for having his mind on other things.

In the wake of Val Daly's surprising resignation as Roscommon manager, the Connacht men will have a new management team in charge for tomorrow's Tommy Murphy Cup quarter-final against London.

Roscommon ace attacker Frankie Dolan has been axed from the county's panel for disciplinary reasons.

ROSCOMMON’S hopes of success this season have suffered a serious setback with the news that key forward Frankie Dolan has been dropped from Tommy Carr’s panel for disciplinary reasons.

Dublin 1-14 Roscommon 0-13

Jason Sherlock sparkled as Dublin booked their place in the All-Ireland Football Championship quarter-finals.

Tommy Carr faces his former charges at Croke Park today in the final round of the All-Ireland football qualifiers.

Roscommon manager Tommy Carr has made sweeping changes to his side for tomorrow's All-Ireland qualifier tussle with Dublin at Croke Park.

ROSCOMMON manager Tommy Carr has surprisingly omitted star forward Frankie Dolan from his team for tomorrow's All-Ireland football qualifier against Dublin at Croke Park.

The creative brilliance of Kieran McDonald, fused with Conor Mortimer's sublime finishing, provided the potent mix which inspired Mayo to a first Connacht Football Championship title since 1999.

Sligo 1-15 Roscommon 2-16 (after extra-time)

Roscommon 1-10 Sligo 0-13

13-man Donegal came from behind against Monaghan to maintain their 100% Division 2A record - winning out 3-06 to 1-11 at Ballyshannon - but Roscommon will head into the three-week break topping the pile on points difference after their 2-12 to 2-07 defeat of London at Ruislip.

Páidí O Se's Kerry marched on at Croke Park with a five-point win over Roscommon, when it looked as if their march might have breached double figures at times.

Roscommon 1-18, Kildare 0-19 (after extra time)

Roscommon 2-9

ALL-IRELAND football champions Armagh are taking no chances with Waterford in their qualifier by naming a near full-strength side for the long trip to Walsh Park on Sunday.

NIGEL DINEEN has been ruled out of the Roscommon team for Saturday’s Bank of Ireland All-Ireland qualifying game with Cork at Dr Hyde Park.

Galway 0-12 Roscommon 0-8

SO, who is next for the chop? Two of the provincial football champions fell at the first hurdle last weekend and now it is Galway’s turn to defend their Connacht title tomorrow.

Roscommon boss Tommy Carr has left two vacancies on his team to face Galway in the Connacht SFC on Sunday.