Football qualifier route 2018

[AZOffaly]

First named teams at home unless a D1/2 team playing D3/D4? If so,

Derry v Kildare - Derry
Meath v Tyrone - Tyrone
London v Louth - London
Wicklow v Cavan - Cavan
Offaly v Antrim - Who knows
Limerick v Mayo - Mayo
Westmeath v Armagh - Westmeath
Wexford v Waterford - Wexford

[Farrandeelin]

First named teams at home unless a D1/2 team playing D3/D4?

That's it.

[sid waddell]

Tyrone should brush Meath aside. Meath is no longer a serious football county.

Easy start for Mayo - just what they needed.

There doesn't look to be too much for those teams to fear from the teams who will enter the draw in Round 2, with Tipperary, Clare, Down and Fermanagh likely to be the pick of the bunch.

[seafoid]

Interesting:

My tuppence:

Derry vs Kildare  Kildare
Meath v Tyrone    Tyrone
Louth v London    London
Wicklow v Cavan  Cavan
Offaly v Antrim      Offaly
Mayo v Limerick     Mayo
Westmeath v Armagh  Armagh
Wexford v Waterford   Wexford

Winners play losing provincial semi finalists.

Longford travel agents reporting huge demand for weekends away the weekend of the round 1 matches.

[Hound]

What's the TV coverage likely to be for this - just one live?

Derry v Kildare the pick of the round for me. Very hard to call.
Westmeath v Armagh also hard to call. And Meath v Tyrone is the other game I'd like to see, even though not a whole heap of doubt about how it would go, but Meath might have a kick in them yet.

[Owen Brannigan]

Probable winners i: v probable beaten semi finalists

Derry vs Kildare        Kildare                     leitrim
Meath v Tyrone         Tyrone                     sligo
Louth v London          London                  fermanagh
Wicklow v Cavan        Cavan                    down
Offaly v Antrim             Offaly                    tipperary
Mayo v Limerick           Mayo                    clare
Westmeath v Armagh  Armagh                laois
Wexford  v waterford      wexford             longford

Double clairvoyance here!

[Captain Obvious]

Unless I missed it I don't think any round 1 game is down to be televised?

Westmeath again for Armagh needed a late goal to finish them off last year. I recall Tyrone only sneaking past Meath a few years ago. Good draw for London to get a win. Handy for Cavan. Two bald men fighting over a comb will be Offaly v Antrim and Wexford v Waterford, how lucky are Mayo in these draws? Derry well capable of beating Kildare at home.

[From the Bunker]

Unless I missed it I don't think any round 1 game is down to be televised?

Westmeath again for Armagh needed a late goal to finish them off last year. I recall Tyrone only sneaking past Meath a few years ago. Good draw for London to get a win. Handy for Cavan. Two bald men fighting over a comb will be Offaly v Antrim and Wexford v Waterford, how lucky are Mayo in these draws? Derry well capable of beating Kildare at home.

In fairness Mayo had an 75% chance of being lucky. The GAA need Mayo attendance wise. Should they go out before the Super 8, it will be a disaster for Headquarters. Super 8 was put in place to milk money from Mayo and Dublin (and maybe Tyrone) Supporters.

[omagh_gael]

Do it for '96 boys!!

[illdecide]

What's the dates for these games

[seafoid]

What's the dates for these games

9 and 10 of June

[Owen Brannigan]

Unless I missed it I don't think any round 1 game is down to be televised?

Derry well capable of beating Kildare at home.

Kildare boys in danger of a nosebleed by having to go so far north.

[Wildweasel74]

What date these games on??

[Cunny Funt]

Unless I missed it I don't think any round 1 game is down to be televised?

Westmeath again for Armagh needed a late goal to finish them off last year. I recall Tyrone only sneaking past Meath a few years ago. Good draw for London to get a win. Handy for Cavan. Two bald men fighting over a comb will be Offaly v Antrim and Wexford v Waterford, how lucky are Mayo in these draws? Derry well capable of beating Kildare at home.

In fairness Mayo had an 75% chance of being lucky. The GAA need Mayo attendance wise. Should they go out before the Super 8, it will be a disaster for Headquarters. Super 8 was put in place to milk money from Mayo and Dublin (and maybe Tyrone) Supporters.

Wicklow,Waterford and Limerick the three worse teams in the draw and Mayo got one of them without a doubt lucky in these draws. Super 8s was indeed brought to make money as All Ireland quarter finals attendances have been falling.

[BennyCake]

First named teams at home unless a D1/2 team playing D3/D4? If so,

Derry v Kildare - Derry
Meath v Tyrone - Tyrone
London v Louth - London
Wicklow v Cavan - Cavan
Offaly v Antrim - Who knows
Limerick v Mayo - Mayo
Westmeath v Armagh - Westmeath
Wexford v Waterford - Wexford

Don't let our performance v Fermanagh fool you. We'll be coming out of Mullingar with a win.