Previous capitulation to Rebels was on Roscommon minds for trip to Cork

Cork manager John Cleary acknowledged that his side's chances of promotion to Division 1 are gone. 

NEW DIMENSION: Ben O'Carroll scored 1-3 for Roscommon against Cork. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

The upside to defeat is that it prompted a Roscommon reaction. Of course, Davy Burke would much prefer if such a performance as Saturday evening could be churned out on its own merits.

Roscommon lost their first game of 2025 the weekend before last. Lost comprehensively to Meath. The response was to whack Cork by 14 points.