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At intercounty level there's no need for two official refs on the pitch. We already have a ref and 2 intercounty refs as linesmen, have these in comunication and actually have a proper impact on decisions. That's 3 sets of intercounty refs eyes on the play which is more than enough

What's the standard of reffing like in Dublin. When was the last time there was a Dublin ref on the panel and at that it mustn't have been for a sustained time or high profile?

Two easy wins for tipp and Clare last night

Thought the square ball rule was scrapped??

I thought you couldn't be in the square when the ball is being passed but as soon as it's on the way you can be in there. May be wrong though

Not sure that goal should have been disallowed.

Looked clearcut square ball to me.

Yeah, same as that.

Can I book my place in this thread for 2020?

I'll book in too as long as there is free cancellation!!!

Hopefully we do our part today and whatever happens in Armagh happens and we can't control that.

Clare are the only team who have it in their own hands with a win. Tipp and cork must rely on cork and Clare respectively dropping points

How's things looking in Newbridge weatherwise ?

It's not a credible idea. It could only be put forward by people who have either never watched basketball or never watched gaelic football.

If this was brought into gaelic football, every single kickout would be uncontested. The team on the defence would bring every player back into their own 45m and try force their opponents to shoot long from distance. Rinse and repeat.

It would not only encourage a defensive set up, it would demand an ultra defensive set up.

I'm surprised it took only 4 posts before someone spoke sense and realised how much of a huge negative effect it would have. I'll be honest I only read the 1st 6 posts but it's mad how people think everything in the gaa is about Dublin.

This is not a cut at fermanagh, they are having a great year and all the best to them but for me how they are playing is atrocious in terms of a spectacle. If everyone played like this the game would be dead. Again I fully respect fermanagh and they've such a small pool of players and resources that they are doing what best for them and being very successful but this is an issue that nobody trys to fix if we want a better game to watch and take part in.

[Not only that, but they tightened up the rules so that there won't be another 'Newbridge or Nowhere' moment.]

Just been reading Cahair O'Kane's report of last weeks Congress which saw Dublin allowed two games at the QF stage.

Not only that, but they tightened up the rules so that there won't be another 'Newbridge or Nowhere' moment.

Congress is no longer fit for purpose as the GAA's Decision-making body. It's far from a democracy.

How so? Hadn't heard of this one.

Something about a "safety" ruling. Basically if they said Newbridge or anywhere isn't fit to host a game, it will be forced to go to elsewhere.

And what tragedy occurred last year in Newbridge I missed? Restricted capacity and added measures but was a great occasion?

Donegals motion was shite and purely anti Dublin. Dublin should not have two home games but the motion was wrong for me. We should scrap the "Croke park" weekend and have a neutral weekend instead, this will allow for games at Croke park too but also get Dublin out of Croke park and if for example Kerry and cork were to play in this round dragging them up to Croke park would be totally unnecessary

Was disappointed in Tipperary today. Most of their scores were frees and Armagh were in control for most of game. The sending of didn't help. To be fair to Jamie Clarke he made nothing of the punch in the ribs - the crowd reacted and it was right in front of linesman.

Didn't make it up but not surprised with the result. Very very surprised with the sending off, of Every one on the panel Brian fox is the last person who'd do something like this, he has no dirt at all about him but he did it and rightly sent off from what I've heard.

Saying it from the start of the league and missing the players we are missing we would struggle, quinlivan especially. The whole forward line relies on him so much to take attention and free up other players through the attention he receives and being the one who brings others into it. We haven't carried a threat all league in our forward play.

It's firmly between ourselves cork and Clare to go down now. Cork match next weekend is huge, looks like we will need to win these two and should be enough to stay up but we have to wait and see.

Ah will ya shtop.....we felt we owed ye one from 4 years ago or so, we robbed ye blind two years ago and ye beat us in the champ in thurles can we not just call it quits!!!

Quits so!  I think Sunday will be very tight, down to the wire stuff.  Armagh too inconsistent currently, not just from game to game, but within the same game with some nice football one minute to a WTF moment the next.  Should be a good game.

Quits for now but I hope after Sunday ye are talking about being robbed again!!

Interesting game is right, we have been solid but very unspectacular. Hard to know how each team will perform after no game last weekend. Not sure what to expect

What's the Tipp team looking like for Sunday? Should be a good game, weather looks good and should be tight. J Clarke is due back which helps with a bit more fire power, looking forward to it

This is a must win game for Armagh, if we can't win the home games then we're in trouble, 2 from 8 would not be a good place to be.  Not to forget we owe Tipp one from last game of the league 2 years ago :-)

Ah will ya shtop.....we felt we owed ye one from 4 years ago or so, we robbed ye blind two years ago and ye beat us in the champ in thurles can we not just call it quits!!!

Seriously though....funny league, we were awful against what I thought was a Meath team who were poor aswell that day but they appear better than I gave them credit for. Fermanagh awful game but you'll never have a nice game to watch against them, turns out the penalty in injury time they got for a foot black was the wrong call too so should have gotten the win. Donegal great result and needed but league throw a up funny round 3 results I think down beat roscommon at this stage last year and we see where both finished.

Armagh it's hard to make out where they are, we as you see from our team are struggling very much with injuries and lacking scoring power and the " right way of playing football" as we get branded with. We don't have the players to cope with 6/7 injuries but we have been solid so far. I'm still looking at the league in terms of avoiding relegation and it's been a huge success then have a real cut at the championship with quinlivan Kiely, Maher etc back

The campaign against the Donegal Motion has begun.

As I see it it's a shite motion. Am I correct in saying that they only want Dublin to not be allowed nominate Croke park as their home venue? Let's call it what it is, Croke park is Dublins home venue and they should play their home game there. What should be happening is scrapping the "Croke park round" and changing it to "neutral venue". If Galway were drawn to play Kerry they shouldn't be dragged up to Croke park, a game like that should be in limerick. Kerry Dublin as a neutral round should be in thurles not Dublin. Croke park may well suit best for alot of the games but venues should be true neutral ones that is fairest on supporters travelling to games

Good point on the road in Tipperary today for us.
This division is going to be very very tight.

Pretty awful game, both side were very poor. Looking like 2 of tipp, fermanagh, cork and Clare to go down, Clare probably to most impressive of the 4 so far.

Biased opinion of the game, neither team deserved to win or done enough to win. We missed two guilt edged goal chances that would have been hard to come back from. Fermanaghs shooting was nothing short of awful for the majority. Felt the ref got most calls right. Fermanagh player should have been sin binned I felt for a very cynical pull back when we were breaking. Our last free I thought was very soft. Penalty and our sin bin were the right calls in my opinion