NFL Division 1 2024

[seafoid]

Strange competition.
The main aim of all the teams is avoiding relegation.
Does anyone really want to reach the Final?
A kind of a slow bicycle race...

MGHU won it last year and what good did it do them ?
Maybe a bit of silverware might appeal to Galway or Ros but in the big picture peaking for April is not advisable.

[weareros]

A lot will depend on the approach Kerry take to the league or what players available.
I think last year the cliffords and Sean O'Shea were missing in the early parts of the league.
Tyrone even beat them! 

For Derry, if we can retain Div1 status that will be a win.
We'll need some early wins as teams will get stronger as the league goes on (but then everyone will be targeting early wins so there's nothing insightful there).

For what it's worth, I'd currently rate the teams in this order but you can never rule Tyrone/Monaghan out and Derry could also really struggle with tough games early in the year, though hopefully not:

1. Kerry
2. Dublin
3. Galway
4. Derry
5. Mayo
6. Roscommon
7. Tyrone
8. Monaghan

O'Shea and Cliffords all played against Tyrone in the league last year

Fossa won their All-Ireland on Jan 15th and Kerry's first league game was two weeks later and Clifford's did not play. Tyrone game was March. This year the club All-Ireland is one week before league starts so you'd imagine Derry and Ros will give those players some break. Knowing some of those players, they will still be eager to play. Right thing would be to give them a break.

[trailer]

Just came in here to get away from the crazy Armagh c***ts on the McKenna cup thread.

[tbrick18]

Just came in here to get away from the crazy Armagh c***ts on the McKenna cup thread.

  

[larryin89]

A lot will depend on the approach Kerry take to the league or what players available.
I think last year the cliffords and Sean O'Shea were missing in the early parts of the league.
Tyrone even beat them! 

For Derry, if we can retain Div1 status that will be a win.
We'll need some early wins as teams will get stronger as the league goes on (but then everyone will be targeting early wins so there's nothing insightful there).

For what it's worth, I'd currently rate the teams in this order but you can never rule Tyrone/Monaghan out and Derry could also really struggle with tough games early in the year, though hopefully not:

1. Kerry
2. Dublin
3. Galway
4. Derry
5. Mayo
6. Roscommon
7. Tyrone
8. Monaghan

Poor aul Mayo , even when we go to their backyard and knock them out of the championship , beat them in a league final in croke park and were still considered inferior to the aristocrats/fancy dans

[Tubberman]

A lot will depend on the approach Kerry take to the league or what players available.
I think last year the cliffords and Sean O'Shea were missing in the early parts of the league.
Tyrone even beat them! 

For Derry, if we can retain Div1 status that will be a win.
We'll need some early wins as teams will get stronger as the league goes on (but then everyone will be targeting early wins so there's nothing insightful there).

For what it's worth, I'd currently rate the teams in this order but you can never rule Tyrone/Monaghan out and Derry could also really struggle with tough games early in the year, though hopefully not:

1. Kerry
2. Dublin
3. Galway
4. Derry
5. Mayo
6. Roscommon
7. Tyrone
8. Monaghan

Poor aul Mayo , even when we go to their backyard and knock them out of the championship , beat them in a league final in croke park and were still considered inferior to the aristocrats/fancy dans

Always been the way. Sure Colm O'Rourke tipped Galway the day we beat them by 90 points (or something like that), when Andy Moran came off the bench after his cruciate to get the 4th goal.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

A lot will depend on the approach Kerry take to the league or what players available.
I think last year the cliffords and Sean O'Shea were missing in the early parts of the league.
Tyrone even beat them! 

For Derry, if we can retain Div1 status that will be a win.
We'll need some early wins as teams will get stronger as the league goes on (but then everyone will be targeting early wins so there's nothing insightful there).

For what it's worth, I'd currently rate the teams in this order but you can never rule Tyrone/Monaghan out and Derry could also really struggle with tough games early in the year, though hopefully not:

1. Kerry
2. Dublin
3. Galway
4. Derry
5. Mayo
6. Roscommon
7. Tyrone
8. Monaghan

Poor aul Mayo , even when we go to their backyard and knock them out of the championship , beat them in a league final in croke park and were still considered inferior to the aristocrats/fancy dans

Always been the way. Sure Colm O'Rourke tipped Galway the day we beat them by 90 points (or something like that), when Andy Moran came off the bench after his cruciate to get the 4th goal.

When you have 9 All Irelands to 3 that tends to be the way I'm guessing.

[From the Bunker]

A lot will depend on the approach Kerry take to the league or what players available.
I think last year the cliffords and Sean O'Shea were missing in the early parts of the league.
Tyrone even beat them! 

For Derry, if we can retain Div1 status that will be a win.
We'll need some early wins as teams will get stronger as the league goes on (but then everyone will be targeting early wins so there's nothing insightful there).

For what it's worth, I'd currently rate the teams in this order but you can never rule Tyrone/Monaghan out and Derry could also really struggle with tough games early in the year, though hopefully not:

1. Kerry
2. Dublin
3. Galway
4. Derry
5. Mayo
6. Roscommon
7. Tyrone
8. Monaghan

Poor aul Mayo , even when we go to their backyard and knock them out of the championship , beat them in a league final in croke park and were still considered inferior to the aristocrats/fancy dans

Always been the way. Sure Colm O'Rourke tipped Galway the day we beat them by 90 points (or something like that), when Andy Moran came off the bench after his cruciate to get the 4th goal.

When you have 9 All Irelands to 3 that tends to be the way I'm guessing.

Colm's not the brightest when it comes to numbers, the Celtic Tiger proved that.

[Manning18]

A lot will depend on the approach Kerry take to the league or what players available.
I think last year the cliffords and Sean O'Shea were missing in the early parts of the league.
Tyrone even beat them! 

For Derry, if we can retain Div1 status that will be a win.
We'll need some early wins as teams will get stronger as the league goes on (but then everyone will be targeting early wins so there's nothing insightful there).

For what it's worth, I'd currently rate the teams in this order but you can never rule Tyrone/Monaghan out and Derry could also really struggle with tough games early in the year, though hopefully not:

1. Kerry
2. Dublin
3. Galway
4. Derry
5. Mayo
6. Roscommon
7. Tyrone
8. Monaghan

Poor aul Mayo , even when we go to their backyard and knock them out of the championship , beat them in a league final in croke park and were still considered inferior to the aristocrats/fancy dans

Getting humiliated by about 35 points by Dublin a week later probably knocked ye back down a bit.

But sure if you're that confident that yer better than a non injury ridden Galway side then there's 7/4 available on Mayo winning Connacht Larry. You could keep yourself in cans of Bulmers for the summer, maybe even a fresh pair of bootcut denim

You'll be outsiders in Salthill in 3 weeks also. Maybe a chance to top up the Nokia for a few months there $€£

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Mayo get on their high horse very quick but let's not forget Galway are operating off half a county.

A near 50 50 split between hurling and football and a strong rugby and soccer presence

Meanwhile Mayo have football only to concentrate on and getting the turf home by mid July.

[From the Bunker]

Mayo get on their high horse very quick but let's not forget Galway are operating off half a county.

A near 50 50 split between hurling and football and a strong rugby and soccer presence

Meanwhile Mayo have football only to concentrate on and getting the turf home by mid July.

Galway's population is 277,737.
Mayo's Population is 137,970.

So going on about advantages starts primarily there.

[Manning18]

Mayo get on their high horse very quick but let's not forget Galway are operating off half a county.

A near 50 50 split between hurling and football and a strong rugby and soccer presence

Meanwhile Mayo have football only to concentrate on and getting the turf home by mid July.

Galway's population is 277,737.
Mayo's Population is 137,970.

So going on about advantages starts primarily there.

There's more registered footballers in Mayo by a decent distance so that puts the population nonsense on its arse from the beginning.

There's technically the same amount of football clubs but a good portion of those token tag-ons to hurling clubs.

Sure don't half of Mayo people live in Galway in anycase?

Despite this the respective Gaelic football history of each county is fairly stark in its difference

[From the Bunker]

Mayo get on their high horse very quick but let's not forget Galway are operating off half a county.

A near 50 50 split between hurling and football and a strong rugby and soccer presence

Meanwhile Mayo have football only to concentrate on and getting the turf home by mid July.

Galway's population is 277,737.
Mayo's Population is 137,970.

So going on about advantages starts primarily there.

Mayo get on their high horse very quick but let's not forget Galway are operating off half a county.

A near 50 50 split between hurling and football and a strong rugby and soccer presence

Meanwhile Mayo have football only to concentrate on and getting the turf home by mid July.

Galway's population is 277,737.
Mayo's Population is 137,970.

So going on about advantages starts primarily there.

There's more registered footballers in Mayo by a decent distance so that puts the population nonsense on its arse from the beginning.

There's technically the same amount of football clubs but a good portion of those token tag-ons to hurling clubs.

Sure don't half of Mayo people live in Galway in anycase?

Despite this the respective Gaelic football history of each county is fairly stark in its difference

Both counties are as flaky as f+++! Both always think they are better than they really are.
That said it was nice to put Galway on their Arse twice last year. As for injuries, I thought only Mayo people use lame excuses like that when they lose.

[seafoid]

at Christmas 1952

A lot will depend on the approach Kerry take to the league or what players available.
I think last year the cliffords and Sean O'Shea were missing in the early parts of the league.
Tyrone even beat them! 

For Derry, if we can retain Div1 status that will be a win.
We'll need some early wins as teams will get stronger as the league goes on (but then everyone will be targeting early wins so there's nothing insightful there).

For what it's worth, I'd currently rate the teams in this order but you can never rule Tyrone/Monaghan out and Derry could also really struggle with tough games early in the year, though hopefully not:

1. Kerry
2. Dublin
3. Galway
4. Derry
5. Mayo
6. Roscommon
7. Tyrone
8. Monaghan

Poor aul Mayo , even when we go to their backyard and knock them out of the championship , beat them in a league final in croke park and were still considered inferior to the aristocrats/fancy dans

Always been the way. Sure Colm O'Rourke tipped Galway the day we beat them by 90 points (or something like that), when Andy Moran came off the bench after his cruciate to get the 4th goal.

When you have 9 All Irelands to 3 that tends to be the way I'm guessing.


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A lot will depend on the approach Kerry take to the league or what players available.
I think last year the cliffords and Sean O'Shea were missing in the early parts of the league.
Tyrone even beat them! 

For Derry, if we can retain Div1 status that will be a win.
We'll need some early wins as teams will get stronger as the league goes on (but then everyone will be targeting early wins so there's nothing insightful there).

For what it's worth, I'd currently rate the teams in this order but you can never rule Tyrone/Monaghan out and Derry could also really struggle with tough games early in the year, though hopefully not:

1. Kerry
2. Dublin
3. Galway
4. Derry
5. Mayo
6. Roscommon
7. Tyrone
8. Monaghan

Poor aul Mayo , even when we go to their backyard and knock them out of the championship , beat them in a league final in croke park and were still considered inferior to the aristocrats/fancy dans

Always been the way. Sure Colm O'Rourke tipped Galway the day we beat them by 90 points (or something like that), when Andy Moran came off the bench after his cruciate to get the 4th goal.

When you have 9 All Irelands to 3 that tends to be the way I'm guessing.

At Christmas 1951 Galway and Mayo had 3 all Irelands each.

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