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it is all one big joke

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as someone has pointed out the 4 winners of the final qualifier can meet any of the provincial winners, at semi stage it will be leinster v munster, conn v ulster.

for the qualifiers i would guess mon v don will be at breffni and i just go for donegal.

galway meath probably at either mullingar or tullamore, and a toss up.

derry laois at either navan or roscommon. most will fancy derry, i would nor dismiss laois as they have the measure of derry on recent outing and for all the merit of the two recent derry wins, no one fancies them to make a serious impact on the championship.

cork and louth will be at portlaois or newbridge. cork will win and they appear to have received the perfect draw and of the 8 teams in the qualifiers look the most serious championship contenders.         

when al fayed starts to panic by christmas sanchez will be out the door and the new manager will get rid of most of these 2nd raters from our wee country. truth be told this squad that sanchez has assembled would not get out of the championship. along with wigan they are cast iron certs for relegation. i reckon one or no away wins all season and no more than 2 home wins before christmas.

wigan and derby certs to drop and then fulham, sunderland, man city and birmingham for the last spot.

last season a number of managers fell on their sword before the conclusion of the term.
looking good for the bullet before may 2008 will be, sammy lee, law sanchez, the guy at wigan(some nobody), ericsson may jump ship early, and then either wenger or morinho may depart if they win no sliverware. i reckon a minimum of 6 will lose their jobs. 

thank you for your reply loneshark,

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the second round of the qualifiers is another open draw so pat daly wikipedia is incorrect

Taken on the performances in todays two games i am afraid to say that Wexford would have to rated a poor 4th in Leinster. Kilkenny Laois was a real battle for more than 50 minutes when the strength in depth of the Kilkenny bench helped them edge ahead in the closing stages. Dublin dominated against Wexford, one score from play was a sorry stat for the yellowbellies. If today was a guide then counties like Dublin and Laois are starting to bridge the gap with Kilkenny at underage level.
My best guess is that Kilkenny with the game under their belt will beat Dublin more comfortably than they did Laois today. Dublin will have the advantage of the minor backdoor system if needed and this will help Dublin hurling for the future. 

 A few years ago I noted divergent opinions between price compilers in certain senior championship matches, unfortunately this appears to be no longer the case and the option of choice for the punter has died as you odds compilers are at a pain not to be out of line with each other.

           

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