Quote from: screenexile on Today at 12:07:33 AMGood idea that why not toss for a home venue in Semi Finals?!On a related note, is the first time Celtic park has been used as a venue for a non-Derry championship game? I can't recall any other occasion anyway.
Quote from: rrhf on April 25, 2024, 03:09:36 PMQuote from: Armagh18 on April 22, 2024, 09:19:50 PMI Watched Donegal back last night. To say they blew Derry off the field is an understatement. Probably the biggest shock in football since they bate the dubs in 2014 and yer man was at the helm then also. Mc Guinness takes a lot of flak but I think he is a strategic genius and he has rebuilt Donegal again. Can they win the all Ireland. Id put them ahead of Derry at the moment who will now suffer from an inferiority complex with the teams who beat them, as they always do..Quote from: OgraAnDun on April 22, 2024, 09:10:22 PMDonegal have to be favourites for Ulster and serious All Ireland contenders after that performance at the weekend.Quote from: Armagh18 on April 22, 2024, 08:39:03 PMQuote from: OgraAnDun on April 22, 2024, 08:21:26 PMArmagh must be worth an each way bet. Likely to be top seeds having had some warm up matches to try systems/squad before the Ulster final against a jaded Donegal or Tyrone. They'll probably not have a better chance of making a semi or a final for a while.
In all seriousness, bar drawing Dublin I'd be very disappointed if we don't make a semi final. Donegal, Tyrone, Kerry, Derry, Galway, Mayo all very good teams but have their flaws, time we pushed on, sick of hard luck stories at the qf stage.
You have a serious chance of making top seed and then a 66% chance of drawing Clare or Louth/Kildare as 2nd seed in your group. Avoid the preliminary quarter final thereafter and you're set up to beat the hard luck stories!
Quote from: NAG1 on April 24, 2024, 02:22:07 PMQuote from: johnnycool on April 24, 2024, 01:57:37 PMSome in Cork now questioning the value Horgan and Lehane bring to the team.
Pat Ryan under a bit of pressure this weekend
Can understand the level of criticism of the Manager but to call out two players who are just there because they are picked is a bit much.
Obviously no younger talent bursting down the door to take their place.
I am no fan of Cork either.
Quote from: imtommygunn on April 21, 2024, 09:38:04 PMSome interesting results in the Joe mcdonagh. Wouldn't have expected Kerry to beat Westmeath or Laois to beat Offaly.