NFL Division Three 2024

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Results

Sligo 0-13 Offaly 1-10
Wicklow 0-9 Limerick 0-8 (Limerick relegated with that defeat)
Clare 0-15 Antrim 0-12 

Offaly are at home to limerick next day so you'd imagine they should be safe.
  The more interesting fixture is Antrim's home game against Wicklow. A (unlikely) loss for Antrim would see them relegated but you never know.
 
 

[Shamrock Shore]

Someone put out the Fáilte mat for the Flourbags?

[snoopdog]

Potential for Down Clare and Westmeath to all finish on 12 points. Massive game in Mullingar. Travelling in hope. Westmeath were very competitive in Sam last summer. Another year in Div 3 would be a killer for Down. As it would for both Westmeath and Clare.

[ardtole]

Bar the 2 teams ( Armagh and Donegal) that are likely to go up, I don't think the other div 2 teams are much better than Down, Westmeath and Clare.

Whoever goes up this year would be fairly confident of consolidating in div 2 next year, or prehaps be in the mix up for promotion, if they get 4 home games.

[Armagh18]

Yeah Westmeath a good team who were a kick of a ball from beating us and Tyrone last year in the group games. Down are improving and Clare were a solid division 2 team for a good few years and were unlucky to go down last year.

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Expected more from Down theyve been poor in this game.

Decision making has been shocking at times

[snoopdog]

Down were poor today. Afraid to take a shot. Westmeath scored some lovely points in the second half.
Clare in with a great chance next Sunday I  a winner takes all. Westmeath away to sligo who have only.pride to play for.

[Blowitupref]

Credit to Clare to be even in the race for promotion with such a big player turnover and losing a very good long term manager.

[bannside]

Thought the ref bottled out of giving a free in to Down to win it at the end. Great game though.

[yellowcard]

Down still look a distinctly average side. Alright running up big scores against mediocre opposition, expected a lot more from them.

[downtothecore]

Its div 3. All teams are distinctly average some more so than others as shown by the league table positions.

[Captain Scarlet]

Just checking in ahead of next year - hello from Kildare!

I'll be keeping an eye on things a bit more. I am worried that wheels that have come off, could stay off and we throw out the babby with the bath water and ditch all the experienced lads and end up with our U20s and a few more who could get a land.

At least we will have a new stadium for all our guests!

[Ciarrai_thuaidh]

Credit to Clare to be even in the race for promotion with such a big player turnover and losing a very good long term manager.

Massive credit to their players and management for being in contention and they got screwed by ref in Westmeath game which could have had them in driving seat for promotion.

They'll most likely be in a Munster final also as they'll surely beat Tipp/Waterford, so they've a lot of big games ahead. They are picking off a very small pool so they are a great bunch to be fair to them. That being said they'll be a bit out of their depth currently in Sam Maguire.

Down faltered a bit during this league on occasion, was hoping they'd really push on and be good contenders in Ulster. Might still do, we'll see.

[snoopdog]

Credit to Clare to be even in the race for promotion with such a big player turnover and losing a very good long term manager.

Massive credit to their players and management for being in contention and they got screwed by ref in Westmeath game which could have had them in driving seat for promotion.

They'll most likely be in a Munster final also as they'll surely beat Tipp/Waterford, so they've a lot of big games ahead. They are picking off a very small pool so they are a great bunch to be fair to them. That being said they'll be a bit out of their depth currently in Sam Maguire.

Down faltered a bit during this league on occasion, was hoping they'd really push on and be good contenders in Ulster. Might still do, we'll see.

Down won't contend in Ulster thus year. Been playing at too low a level for too long. If we get past Antrim we meet Armagh most likely again. They've been playing at a higher level for a while. Down need to get out of div 3 and into the Sam maguire. Another year in 3 and the teilteann will be a disaster.

[Wildweasel74]

Derry played 2 years in Division 3, actually Down beating them in Newry one night keep them there. But they improved vastly there after.