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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.

Its funny old game as they say.

Roll reversals for Utd and Liverpool this season and last

Slot will have some playing issues to contend with, will he be bringing his own staff or will there be some continuity with current coaching staff?

Apparently most, if not all, of Klopp's staff are leaving with him.

It's basically a given these days that each manager comes with trusted staff as a package deal.

For example, Ancelotti's son has been his right hand man for years now.

Armagh and Donegal have played 140+ minutes of football this season with a single point separating them.

Yes, it's clear that it's Donegal's to lose.

I know the game was scrubbed but the McKenna cup did happen

Did Armagh not play their U-20s in that game?

Zero relevance.

I would expect those odds to even out closer to the game. Armagh well worth a bet at those.

Rian O'Neill is definitely the stand-out player on both sides.

It would be nice if Eoghan Ban was back for us, but no word on his status recently.

Armagh and Donegal have played 140+ minutes of football this season with a single point separating them.

Yes, it's clear that it's Donegal's to lose.