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According to Donegal GAA, no tickets left for general sale.

Should be a good atmosphere in a packed out Clones. Hopefully they serve up a fitting match.

I dont buy this Donegal BS (esp M.Murphy), that Donegal are only few months into their plan.

Many of these players were around in previous successful regimes.

Well we didn't have much of a plan last year. The plan was so lacking that a number of first choice players simply decided it would be a good time to take a year out, while the rest eventually became so disillusioned that they asked poor Paddy Carr, the only man willing to take the job on after the depressing end to Bonner's term, to step down.

One thing is clear: if Jim McGuinness hadn't answered the call, Donegal would NOT be in an Ulster final this year.

My club at home is sold out and taking no more orders.

Don't t think it will be 5:1 Armagh like in the 2022 qualifier.

Free on Apple pods like other BBC productions

To me, Niblock is not praising his own work per se, more the individual they're interviewing and their story.

Each to their own. I find him a superb interviewer and the people they showcase almost always with an interesting story to tell.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz looks good. Out on Sky Atlantic on Thursday.
Off work for a week or 2 here and need a good series to watch. Rome any use? Only 2 seasons.

Rome is excellent.

A few Irish actors in it too.

Why do they do the draw for this before the provincial finals?

It's a good question.  Some teams might now be thinking a loss wouldn't be the end of the world, so it takes the edge off things.

I'm pretty sure both Donegal and Armagh will want to avoid the group with the winners of Mayo/Galway and Derry!

Mayo and Galway are certainly in a tough position. The loser will get Dublin, Ros and Cavan; the winner the aforementioned group with Derry, Donegal/Armagh and Westmeath.

Armagh beat Galway and Westmeath last year and drew with Derry. That would do again.
In any case, teams can reach the preliminary QFs by kicking the weakest team and then you see who you get there, although the sequence of games can banjax you with injuries etc.

Beating Monaghan last year did us zero favours as by finishing second, we ended up getting a hammering from a third place qualifier Tyrone!

Whereas Monaghan ended up with much easier game against Kildare and made the AI semi after the shoot out against yourselves.

Why do they do the draw for this before the provincial finals?

It's a good question.  Some teams might now be thinking a loss wouldn't be the end of the world, so it takes the edge off things.

I'm pretty sure both Donegal and Armagh will want to avoid the group with the winners of Mayo/Galway and Derry!

Mayo and Galway are certainly in a tough position. The loser will get Dublin, Ros and Cavan; the winner the aforementioned group with Derry, Donegal/Armagh and Westmeath.

So Dublin v Mayo/Galway losers will NOT be in Croke Park?

Gaelic Grounds?
Clones?

It definitely won't be in Parnell Park, so maybe a neutral venue like Croke Park.

You may joke, but they've used that logic before!

So Dublin v Mayo/Galway losers will NOT be in Croke Park?

Gaelic Grounds?
Clones?

Will the Dubs get two home matches?

Is there an argument to say the loser of Mayo/Galway would be at an advantage in the group stages?

Rossies and Cavan are no gimmes.

Big added incentive for Donegal and Armagh to win the Ulster final now!

FFS 

Derry or Tyrone again!

Is that Top 4 secure for Liverpool now after Spurs losing?

It looks like it. Unless Spurs win their 5 remaining games by a 20 goal difference and Liverpool lose their 3 remaining games

Stranger things have happened....

considering one of those 5 is Man City it would have to be very very strange

It's gone from winning the quadruple to worrying about finishing top 4.  

Given their collapse in form, it's not an unreasonable worry!

Luckily, their form for most of the season was so good that it's a pretty remote possibility that they'd miss out.