Former Tyrone goalkeeper Pascal McConnell feels that Roscommon are favourites for Sunday’s showdown in the Hyde, but acknowledges that a written-off Tyrone “seem to come up trumps somewhere along the line”. 

There was enough in Tyrone's display against Armagh to suggest that they could catch form yet this year.

The game will be broadcast on GAA+.

There will be familiar foes coming to the Hyde

As a provincial finalists, Roscommon will have home advantage in the opening round

He is no stranger to big games involving Roscommon

The Rossies hit the game's last three points in injury time to earn a fortunate draw 

Two goals before half time swung the pendulum in the Ulster champions' favour

After being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour four years ago, Adam Reddington has become the life and the soul of this year's Roscommon minor football panel

The GAA confirmed the date, time and venue on Monday afternoon

Roscommon Masters captain, Ian Kilbride, is looking forward to a great battle against Tyrone

Roscommon will meet Tyrone in Saturday's final at Kingspan Breffni, Cavan

The vice-captain limped out of the action during the dying embers of Saturday evening's famous victory against Tyrone

It was a box that this current group of Roscommon players desperately wanted to tick.

Fixture details for all four preliminary quarter-finals have been released this afternoon.

Kerry will meet Tyrone in Portlaoise

Roscommon U-20 football manager, Noel Dunning, has made one change to his starting 15 for tomorrow's (Saturday) EirGrid All-Ireland semi-final against Ulster champions, Tyrone, at Kingspan Breffni (throw-in at 5 p. m. ).

If Division One of the Allianz National Football League were seeking a second sponsor, how about Gillette for the upcoming campaign.

Last year's vice-captain Tadhg O'Rourke has returned from injury to make the match-day 26.

Roscommon are likely to be without a number of key players for their opening Allianz Division One League game against Tyrone on Sunday week.