2020/21 All Ireland Football Championship

[Cunny Funt]

I hope there is strong resistance to this by the Ulster counties.

Was there strong resistance before qualifiers came into play in 2001? A return to the do or die provincial championship games especially Tyrone v Donegal, Roscommon v Mayo and Cork v Kerry and the Ulster, Connacht finals will be a nostalgia trip and something many players and supporters will be looking forward to.

[From the Bunker]

Can't wait. There will be loads of flood light games! There will also be loads of flooded games!

[armaghniac]

The state of the pitches in Nov/Dec.
Totally different to now.

Sure they can play it anywhere there is a playable pitch, there will be no need for spectator accommodation.

But it isn't difficult to imagine some flare up of this disease, given that a lot of people seem to have given up any attempt to stop it. So you could be delayed a few weeks.

Are they going to stream these games?  People need to be able to watch at home, you can't  have people gathering in pubs and clubrooms.

[Eire90]

if the provincials were even teams like four eights it be ok but i do not like the unbalanced structure

[Eire90]

The Novelty here is having championship games under lights

[Eire90]

At least this is better than super 8s

[clarshack]

Tyrone and Donegal completely fcuked over in all this.

[Ball Hopper]

Tyrone and Donegal completely fcuked over in all this.

Time for a seeded draw in Ulster?

[armaghniac]

The Novelty here is having championship games under lights

For those us that get to see them.

[thewobbler]

Tyrone and Donegal completely fcuked over in all this.

Yeah imagine. Two counties who haven't got close to winning an AI in 12 and 6 years respectively are the big losers?

Did it ever cross your mind that I order to win an AI, Dublin have to be beaten? Everything else is a moot point

[Angelo]

Tyrone and Donegal completely fcuked over in all this.

Yeah imagine. Two counties who haven't got close to winning an AI in 12 and 6 years respectively are the big losers?

Did it ever cross your mind that I order to win an AI, Dublin have to be beaten? Everything else is a moot point

Quite a bizarre point to make when one of those counties (Donegal) are the only team to have beaten Dublin in Championship in the past 6 years.

Also bizarre when Tyrone and Donegal are 2 of just 5 teams who made All Ireland finals since 2011

Are you a little envious?

[Rossfan]

The state of the pitches in Nov/Dec.
Totally different to now.

Croke Park, the Hyde and other places with newly laid pitches should be grand.
And of course Prenty's Balloon will be available

[thewobbler]

Tyrone and Donegal completely fcuked over in all this.

Yeah imagine. Two counties who haven't got close to winning an AI in 12 and 6 years respectively are the big losers?

Did it ever cross your mind that I order to win an AI, Dublin have to be beaten? Everything else is a moot point

Quite a bizarre point to make when one of those counties (Donegal) are the only team to have beaten Dublin in Championship in the past 6 years.

Also bizarre when Tyrone and Donegal are 2 of just 5 teams who made All Ireland finals since 2011

Are you a little envious?

Not envious.

Curious as to why a championship draw could possibly be unfair on teams like Donegal and Tyrone, when on recent form they are also rans.


I don't care if the former beat Dublin once in the league, or the latter made a final a couple of years back. Neither has remotely looked like giving Dublin a game in the championship in the past 5 years. So whether they leave the championship in round 1 or the final makes no f**king odds.


(Donegal might have a  chance this year btw, and probably more so in a straight knockout format where killing Dublin once kills them for good. Tyrone have roughly the same chance of winning it as Leitrim).

[Cunny Funt]

If things was normal the super duper 8s would have started today.

[Eire90]

is all championship games on a saturday