Rankings in Football - from Irish Independent

[dec]

http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=95&si=1739623&issue_id=14990

A fairly predictable list

1 Kerry
2 Tyrone
3 Armagh
4 Mayo
5 Dublin
6 Cork
7 Galway
8 Laois
9 Donegal
10 Derry
11 Offaly
12 Wexford
13 Fermanagh
14 Meath
15 Westmeath
16 Kildare
17 Down
18 Monaghan
19 Louth
20 Limerick
21 Roscommon
22 Cavan
23 Longford
24 Sligo
25 Leitrim
26 Clare
27 Tipperary
28 Antrim
29 Carlow
30 Wicklow
31 Waterford
32 London

[dubnut]

Looks about right.
And yes Tyrone fans, we know you had an injury plagued year!!!

[magpie seanie]

Is 24th not a bit harsh on us when you look at Westmeath at 15th!

[Mayo4Sam]

I would say 23th for longford is harsh.
And galway at 7th is too generous.
There are not many teams u would put below ye that are above ye seanie, with possibly the exception of down

[Croí na hÉireann]

Is 24th not a bit harsh on us when you look at Westmeath at 15th!

Is 15th not a bit harsh on us when you look at Galway at 7th???

[dubnut]

Is 24th not a bit harsh on us when you look at Westmeath at 15th!

They did make the 1/4 finals in fairness

[AN other]

Is 24th not a bit harsh on us when you look at Westmeath at 15th!

They did make the 1/4 finals in fairness

I think Seanie's still eating them sour grapes he was sampling during the summer! 

[Bogball XV]

Longford 23rd is a fcuk up, Sligo probably better than 24th too (as any Down man will tell you).

[ziggysego]

Looks about right.
And yes Tyrone fans, we know you had an injury plagued year!!!

Personally, I think we're a little high on that list. Top 5 maybe.

[AN other]

I don't think there's all that great a difference in standard between any of the teams outside the top 3/4 and bottom 6/7, and most in that middle territory could make a case to be higher up the list.

[dubnut]

I don't think there's all that great a difference in standard between any of the teams outside the top 3/4 and bottom 6/7, and most in that middle territory could make a case to be higher up the list.

True, its an impossible task except for maybe the very top and very bottom

[ildanach]

the ranking is based on Martin Breheny's opinion rather than performance in this years league and championship. The performance table has Kerry, Mayo, Dublin and Armagh as the top 4. If Tyrone had not the injuries they would be definately higher than 10th (in truth probably 2nd). So all in all it is a fairly accurate however. Cork are a team i think could be in the reckoning next year too.

[FermPundit]

13th is respectable but surely we should be higher in the rankings than Derry and Wexford??

How are these rankings arrived at?

[GalwayBayBoy]

How are these rankings arrived at?

Out of the depths of Martin Breheny's skull.

Just his own opinion. No reason to get worked up about them IMO.

Apart from the top 4 or 5 teams in the country the next 15 after that could all beat each other on any given day so you could stick them in any order really.

[FermPundit]

yep, very true