Rossies reach new level

ROSCOMMON boss Fergie O’Donnell had to be a happy, albeit drenched, man leaving Carrick-on-Shannon yesterday.

Last year’s Connacht title established a baseline in terms of championship performance, and the clinical demolition of Leitrim yesterday illustrated that the team has moved onto a new level.

Not that beating a poor Leitrim side proves a whole pile, rather it was the way in which Roscommon are continuing to play to their strengths. They never allowed Leitrim a suggestion of a foothold.