NFL Division 1 2025

Started by Blowitupref, January 15, 2025, 04:10:17 PM

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Mario

Personally i can't see Armagh falling off a cliff. They've a big squad and i'm sure there are a lot men that had bit part roles last year that will be looking to push on. As always they will be very hard to beat. Confidence can have a big impact too, they were always the nearly men, not anymore.

tbrick18

Quote from: Mario on January 16, 2025, 11:12:57 AMPersonally i can't see Armagh falling off a cliff. They've a big squad and i'm sure there are a lot men that had bit part roles last year that will be looking to push on. As always they will be very hard to beat. Confidence can have a big impact too, they were always the nearly men, not anymore.

Confidence is key for them I think.
They had that reputation as nearly men as you say, chokers even when it came to penalties. The mental weakness seemed to be their issue. Who knows now, they might have the confidence to push on.
I do think their only objective in the league will be to retain Div 1 status, so I could see them experimenting a little bit or using fringe players.

Rossfan

Seems the normal aim in Div 1 is to stay up.
It becomes a bit of a slow bicycle for teams once that's achieved.
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

illdecide

It's really difficult to make predictions unless you're in the know, we'll all prob know the in's and out's of our own Counties but we'll not know what's happening elsewhere. We can only go on what we know from last year and then throw the new rules into place and it's a lottery, what County will be best suited to new rules?.

I think Armagh might just stay in Div 1 just as it's been a short winter for them for obvious reasons. If Galway can get their main men fit and still have the hunger for it then they could be the team to beat. Derry and Tyrone with new managers is hard to know what to expect. Kerry and Dublin will always carry the fav tags and Donegal with our Jimmy will be no doubt knocking on the door, as for Mayo...your guess is as good as mine.

League winners - Kerry
Relegated - Mayo and Tyrone/Derry/Armagh
I can swim a little but i can't fly an inch

armaghniac

Armagh have difficult away games in Salthill, Tralee and Ballybofey. But they have 4 games at home and can get enough points to avoid relegation in a well attended Athletic Grounds.
MAGA Make Armagh Great Again

Captain Obvious

Quote from: Rossfan on January 16, 2025, 11:32:24 AMSeems the normal aim in Div 1 is to stay up.
It becomes a bit of a slow bicycle for teams once that's achieved.
Well summed up however a pity as the GAA if serious about it should have two competitions made important and the league is the best format competition they have.

lurganblue

The new rules leaves me not having a clue what to think here (some would say sure there's no change there  :P     )

Home games for Armagh will be massive.

One thing i'll be interested to see, is the goalkeeping situation.  Does Blaine Hughes lose out to Ethan, to allow him to be the extra man in attack? Hughes was outstanding last year and I dont want to detract from that. The rule changes have just presented an opportunity that Geezer may try to exploit, and I think Ethan might suit that better.

bennydorano

I've no idea what to expect with the NFL this year apart from fully expecting to see as much terrible football under the new rules as I would have under the old rules.

 
The sideshows with Armagh over the Autumn will hardly help matters, so I wouldn't expect to see much ambition other than trying to stay in D1 and that will certainly be no easy ask.  Christ knows who is going to win it and who is going to go down, could be absolutely anybody. Whoever wins the league will probably win it by accident.

maddog

Quote from: lurganblue on January 17, 2025, 09:36:51 AMThe new rules leaves me not having a clue what to think here (some would say sure there's no change there  :P     )

Home games for Armagh will be massive.

One thing i'll be interested to see, is the goalkeeping situation.  Does Blaine Hughes lose out to Ethan, to allow him to be the extra man in attack? Hughes was outstanding last year and I dont want to detract from that. The rule changes have just presented an opportunity that Geezer may try to exploit, and I think Ethan might suit that better.

Ethan has serious kick from distance. Maybe a case for trying him as outfield player for the 2 pointers?

Captain Obvious

Games RTÉ will be showing live.

Saturday 25 January – Galway v Armagh, Salthill, 5.15pm

Saturday 1 February –: Armagh v Tyrone, Athletic Grounds, 6.00pm

Saturday 15 February –  Kerry v Dubin, Tralee, 7.30pm

Saturday 1 March – Armagh v Dubin, Athletic Grounds, 7.35pm

Saturday 15 March – Kerry V Armagh, Tralee, 5.30pm

ClubScene13

Quote from: Captain Obvious on January 17, 2025, 03:17:19 PMGames RTÉ will be showing live.

Saturday 25 January – Galway v Armagh, Salthill, 5.15pm

Saturday 1 February –: Armagh v Tyrone, Athletic Grounds, 6.00pm

Saturday 15 February –  Kerry v Dubin, Tralee, 7.30pm

Saturday 1 March – Armagh v Dubin, Athletic Grounds, 7.35pm

Saturday 15 March – Kerry V Armagh, Tralee, 5.30pm

Armagh getting the United treatment here

tbrick18

Quote from: ClubScene13 on January 17, 2025, 04:07:51 PM
Quote from: Captain Obvious on January 17, 2025, 03:17:19 PMGames RTÉ will be showing live.

Saturday 25 January – Galway v Armagh, Salthill, 5.15pm

Saturday 1 February –: Armagh v Tyrone, Athletic Grounds, 6.00pm

Saturday 15 February –  Kerry v Dubin, Tralee, 7.30pm

Saturday 1 March – Armagh v Dubin, Athletic Grounds, 7.35pm

Saturday 15 March – Kerry V Armagh, Tralee, 5.30pm

Armagh getting the United treatment here

They're just trying to make sure the Buckfast Brigade stay at home  ;D  ;)

Armagh18

Quote from: tbrick18 on January 17, 2025, 04:51:04 PM
Quote from: ClubScene13 on January 17, 2025, 04:07:51 PM
Quote from: Captain Obvious on January 17, 2025, 03:17:19 PMGames RTÉ will be showing live.

Saturday 25 January – Galway v Armagh, Salthill, 5.15pm

Saturday 1 February –: Armagh v Tyrone, Athletic Grounds, 6.00pm

Saturday 15 February –  Kerry v Dubin, Tralee, 7.30pm

Saturday 1 March – Armagh v Dubin, Athletic Grounds, 7.35pm

Saturday 15 March – Kerry V Armagh, Tralee, 5.30pm

Armagh getting the United treatment here

They're just trying to make sure the Buckfast Brigade stay at home  ;D  ;)
The bucky boys don't like the cowl, normally dont see them til an Ulster final lol

dec

Quote from: Captain Obvious on January 17, 2025, 03:17:19 PMGames RTÉ will be showing live.

Saturday 25 January – Galway v Armagh, Salthill, 5.15pm
Saturday 1 February –: Armagh v Tyrone, Athletic Grounds, 6.00pm
Saturday 15 February –  Kerry v Dubin, Tralee, 7.30pm
Saturday 1 March – Armagh v Dubin, Athletic Grounds, 7.35pm
Saturday 15 March – Kerry V Armagh, Tralee, 5.30pm
Should make my GAAGO overseas subscription worthwhile.

thewobbler

RTE seem to have relegated Mayo from their staple, and replaced them with Armagh.