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All Ireland Quarter final set.

Saturday June 8th

Derry v Dublin,Breffni Park, 1pm

Longford v Armagh, Breffni Park, 3pm

Mayo v Cork, Cusack Park, Ennis, 4.30pm

Kerry v Roscommon, Cusack Park, Ennis 6.30pm

All games will be streamed live on TG4 YouTube.

[U17 is Ultra development grade and players and management would want as many games as possible.]

now have to enter a Tier 2 competition that no one wants to be in for potentially the next 3 weeks. Make it make sense.

U17 is Ultra development grade and players and management would want as many games as possible.

Any idea when the Quarter Finals fixtures will be announced?

On next weekend June 8th/9th now that's poor by HQ to not have venues and throw in times already set.

Tyrone have played 9 games, enough for them to see where they are at and play a number of players in different positions and roles. The next 3 weeks is overkill and not one member of squad or management want to be involved in it.

Based on? and at U16/15 level these players have played more than 9 games.  Does be a few HQ ran competitions they play in with B sections also.

now have to enter a Tier 2 competition that no one wants to be in for potentially the next 3 weeks. Make it make sense.

U17 is Ultra development grade and players and management would want as many games as possible.

Any idea when the Quarter Finals fixtures will be announced?

On next weekend June 8th/9th now that's poor by HQ to not have venues and throw in times already set.

One change for Mayo. Diarmuid O'Connor out injured, Aidan O'Shea restored to starting team after he was on the bench against Cavan.

Colm Reape (Knockmore)
Jack Coyne (Ballyhaunis)
David McBrien (Ballaghaderreen)
Donnacha McHugh (Castlebar Mitchels)
Stephen Coen (Hollymount Carramore)
Sam Callinan (Ballina Stephenites)
Eoghan McLaughlin (Westport)
Jack Carney (Kilmeena)
Matthew Ruane (Breaffy)
Darren McHale (Knockmore)
Ryan O'Donoghue (Béal an Mhuirthead)
Jordan Flynn (Crossmolina Deel Rovers)
Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy)
Tommy Conroy (The Neale)
Cillian O'Connor (Ballintubber)

SUBS:

Rob Hennelly (Raheny) Fergal Boland (Aghamore) Diarmuid Duffy (Ballinrobe) Enda Hession (Garrymore)
Conor Loftus (Crossmolina Deel Rovers) Conor McStay (Ballina Stephenites) Eoin O'Donoghue (Béal an Mhuirthead)
Pádraig O'Hora (Ballina Stephenites) Michael Plunkett (Ballintubber) Paul Towey (Charlestown Sarsfields) Bob Tuohy (Castlebar Mitchels)



Roscommon going with the same team that started against Dublin, risky with a 7 day turnaround? Ben O'Carroll ruled out through injury is a blow.

Conor Carroll (Oranmore Maree)
David Murray (Padraig Pearses)
Brian Stack (St Brigids)
Niall Higgins (Elphin)
Niall Daly (Padraig Pearses)
Robbie Dolan (St Brigids)
Eoin McCormack (St Dominics)
Enda Smith (Boyle)
Tadhg O'Rourke (Tulsk)
Dylan Ruane (Michael Glaveys)
Donie Smith (Boyle)
Ciaran Lennon (Clann na nGael)
Conor Cox (Eire OG)
Daire Cregg (Boyle)
Diarmuid Murtagh (St Faithleachs)

Subs - Colm Lavin (Eire OG) Patrick Gavin (Clann na nGael) Shane Cunnane (St Brigids) Ruaidhri Fallon (St Brigids) Ronan Daly (Padraig Pearses) Cian Connolly (Roscommon Gaels) Ultan Harney (Clann na NGael) Keith Doyle (St Dominics) Conor Hussey (Michael Glaveys) Adam McDermott (Castlerea) Conor Hand (St Brigids)

Hard to find out much info up here but rumour is both Comer and Finnerty are out.
Have heard conflicting reports as to how serious each injury is so who knows.

Comer in particular would be a huge loss for Galway - he's one of those players you love to watch playing.

We just don't seem to perform at all when Comer is not there.
He is the absolute key man in this team.

Yes Galway a different team with or without Comer. Finnertys form in the last few games was probably the best and most consistent he's played for Galway seniors.

Olympiacos the first Greek club to win a European trophy. 

Tier 2 Quarter finals this weekend

Saturday

Louth v Cavan 1pm
Galway v Kildare 2pm
Sligo v Donegal 2pm

Sunday
Tyrone v Wexford 6pm

Tier 3 Semi finals on Saturday

Westmeath v Laois 12:30pm
Down v Leitrim 1pm

Outright odds to win the Tailteann Cup

Down 13/8
Kildare 5/2
Sligo 9/2
Fermanagh 7/1
Antrim 12/1
Laois 14/1
Leitrim 30/1
Wexford 33/1
Limerick 50/1
Wicklow 50/1
Carlow 66/1

The rest 100/1 or more.

Donegal are the only unbeaten team in league and championship this year. P12 W11 D1  F225  A164

Donegal last year after 12 league and championship games.  W3 D1 L8  F154 A206

Dublin are levels ahead of the others for obvious reasons and GAA refuses to address that.

Aside from that supporters are being short changed, the GAA ticketing system is a shambles and prices are ridiculous with so many games. 25 quid to stand in a terrace with no cover in a meaningless group match with no jeopardy, poor football and for many your county has little chance to even compete. GAA Go thing also an issue.

Most people want knockout football, with teams playing others of a similar level at reasonable ticket prices and ability to pay cash at the gate. The groups are a joke.

Paying cash at the gate is a non starter. For obvious reasons the entire world is moving away from physical cash, and the GAA should be no different.

And yet when one walks inside any GAA stadium you can use cash to buy food,drink and a program. 

Enzo Maresca the new Chelsea manager.  He was Leicester City manager this year winning the championship.

Swift return to the Premier League for Southampton after they beat Leeds 1-0 in the championship play off this evening.

What did the Roscommon player get a black card for? It looked like he was pulled down by the Dublin player

Was coming together of two players I don't think it was even yellow card offence never mind a black card. Not the first time that ref Derek O'Mahoney has handed out odd black card.

From the Hill it was clear that after the ball was played the Roscommon player extended his arm across the Dublin player's chest to prevent him following the play. They then tangled and ended up on the ground. It was a clear black card.

Needs to be deliberate body collide for it to be deemed a black which IMO wasn't the case in that incident. 

That's the end of Shefflin! Galway out of the Championship in May!

Hard to see him manager of Galway next year, results business and Galway greatly underachieved this year.

Hard luck Armagh. Don't see Derry winning any All Ireland tbh, very easily nullified today by a team they beat by 17 pts a few weeks ago. Then again it's hard to know how the provinces measure up and if they'll give Derry the free reign to do what they like.

From what I've seen and similar to U20 this year Ulster appears to be the strongest province of the four.