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Davy Burke enjoying bounce with Roscommon but Damien Comer injury a concern for Joyce

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Roscommon manager Davy Burke says he's enjoying the start of his reign with Roscommon, but he won't be getting carried away with their bright start to the Allianz League.After beginning with a victory over Tyrone last weekend, the Rossies came from behind to see off Connacht rivals Galway by a point at Salthill this afternoon.It means that with two rounds of the seven now complete, they are the only side with a 100% winning record."We're obviously getting a good bounce out of them, they're going well," Burke said on RTÉ's Sunday Sport after the game."I must be getting this first-year manager bounce that they talk about.

The lads are brilliant, turning up every night and working hard."Roscommon were four points down midway through the second half but they didn't give up, and they reeled in Galway before Richard Hughes landed their winner deep into added time."Similar to last week our bench was good and made a big impact," Burke added."The game has gone to about 80 minutes now, so I'm never too worried if you're three or four down with 15 minutes to go, or if we're three or four up with 15 to go I don't get too excited."Roscommon have been something of a yo-yo team over the last decade, suffering relegation from Division 1 in 2021, 2019 and 2017.Many pundits were suggesting that they'd be in the mix for the drop once more but, despite their bright start, Burke isn't looking too far ahead."We're far from safe [yet].

We're going to need six points to stay up. We're going out to prepare and win every game. We're not going to win every game; if anyone thinks we're going to win seven from seven then they're delusional."I want to make sure we're competitive and I think we are.

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