Burke reveals Rossies’ injury situation ahead of new season
Niall Daly is expected to miss Sunday week's opening Division Two League game against Down at King and Moffatt Dr. Hyde Park. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie
Roscommon senior football manager, Davy Burke, has revealed that his team have no major injuries to contend with ahead of the new season, which officially gets underway against Down at King and Moffatt Dr. Hyde Park on Sunday week.
Pádraig Pearses player, Niall Daly, has returned to training following a foot problem but is unlikely to feature against the Mourne men, while Ben O’Carroll, who has recovered from the Gilmore’s Groin injury that ruled him out of most of 2024, will be eased back gently into action.
“Niall Daly probably won’t be available, first round anyway. We’d hope to have him available very quickly after that. But he’s back in training with us, he’s just working through that knock (plantar fasciitis) he had. We’ve nothing else, just run-of-the-mill stuff.
“Ben (O’Carroll) is back in with us but we’ll be very much managing his load. He’s just returning after a long-term injury that required surgery. We’ll be monitoring him closely. It will be a case of ‘slowly slowly’ with him, but what an exciting player to have back with us.
“It’s the strongest panel I’ve had, definitely. There are no club distractions, there are a number of lads returning to the panel, even though it’s going to take them some time to adjust to playing at this level again.
“So it would strike me as the strongest panel I’ve had in my three years. It does feel watching training that there’s an increase in the quality around the place. For all the hard work and best attitude in the world, there’s no substitute for quality,” he pointed out.
