Roscommon take time to get it right

Roscommon 4-16 Sligo 2-13: The shocked look on the faces of the Roscommon supporters, who made up most of the 8,338 attendance at Hyde Park, at half-time told its own story. They were watching a nightmare from this time last year unfolding in front of them, history repeating itself in front of their eyes.

Roscommon’s shock loss to Sligo in the Connacht semi-final last summer was a huge blow to the development of this team but they regrouped under new management and supposedly came back stronger.

The jitters in New York raised a few questions, the worries were eased with the win over Leitrim, and the ship, it seemed, was steadied for a right crack at five-in-a-row champions Mayo.