Quote from: twohands!!! on May 22, 2024, 05:41:05 PMAnd if Derry qualify out of their group and win a preliminary quarter they will play one of the 3 group winners in the quarters. Likely to be Dublin, Kerry or Donegal. Looking very tough atm but I don't think you can say it's close to impossible after 1 season. There will be years where a team gets momentum through this route and wins Sam or gets to a final. Derry might also have a stronger squad come the prelim qf game after Mckinless's suspension is over and hopefully with Doherty, McEvoy, Murphy and maybe even Loughlin backQuote from: seafoid on May 21, 2024, 07:30:21 PMLast week Derry were 6/1 for Sam and Galway were 12/1
Today Derry are 12/1 and Galway are 9/1
Galway have put themselves in a great position to win the group now and that would likely have a massive impact on their chances of winning Sam.
Derry by contrast are very unlikely to top the group, so if they do get out of the group they will end up going the much much harder (close to impossible) preliminary quarter-final route.
The group isn't decided yet either. Kerry, Dublin and Derry all failed to win their first group game last year and they topped the group, albeit two of those results were draws.