‘I’m glad they might have shut a few people up for a while’ — Burke
Roscommon senior football manager, Davy Burke, during this evening's victory against Cavan at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Saturday evening. Picture: INPHO/John McVitty
Davy Burke has praised his players for silencing their critics in the aftermath of Saturday evening’s rip-roaring 3-20 to 1-20 victory against Cavan.
Roscommon won their first match since beating Monaghan in the fourth round of the Division One Football League in February, and the Roscommon manager felt that the defeats either side of that victory had fuelled too many rumours for his liking.
“We scored 1-15 the last day (against Mayo) and 3-20 today. We’re slowly getting there. Hopefully, it’s on the way.
“It’s more about the win. We just wanted any kind of win. It’s 16 weeks since we beat Monaghan. That’s a long time ago.
“You hear a lot of rubbish about what’s going on in the camp. So I’m delighted for the players. They stood together. If they were listening to outside stuff, we’d all be gone home long ago. The players stood strong, trained hard, and, ultimately, got their reward.
“It’s not a bad team. I know a lot of ye boys mightn’t think that. I’m glad they might have shut a few people up for a while. Let’s see what happens on Monday morning (in the draw).
“It’s a seven-day turnaround. We’ll get them into ice baths, into the sea — wherever we can get them over the weekend. We’ll get our draw and go from there. Are we not as good as any of the teams in the draw? Of course, we are,” he felt.
