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Benfica!!!!

Weird end to their game. The keeper scoring was class, but it looked for the previous five minutes like they didn't realize they needed another goal. No urgency whatsoever!

I think for a long time they had no chance of getting through no matter how many goals they scored; I think it was just the way results were going near the end.

They obviously knew at the  end when they sent the keeper up despite winning 3-2.

Sure, but the commentators were going on about it for quite a while before the free, yet it didn't look like Benfica themselves knew. Mourinho sent the keeper up, but had he just found out with injury time basically up?

Looked that way. Didn't Mourinho make a defensive substitute to protect the lead as his last sub.

Very hard to keep an eye on a live table without getting distracted but I suppose you would probably have a guy designated for that.

Incredible drama regardless.

Sligo man2 - I have just edited my post there on page 1- thanks for organising

Benfica!!!!

Weird end to their game. The keeper scoring was class, but it looked for the previous five minutes like they didn't realize they needed another goal. No urgency whatsoever!

I think for a long time they had no chance of getting through no matter how many goals they scored; I think it was just the way results were going near the end.

They obviously knew at the  end when they sent the keeper up despite winning 3-2.

Limerick V Down. - Down by 4.5 - Down
Armagh V Galway - Armagh by 1.5 - Galway
Derry V Tyrone - Tyrone by 1.5 - Tyrone
Kildare V Offaly - Kildare by 3.5 - Kildare
Wexford V Laois - Wexford by 0.5 - Wexford
Carlow v Wicklow - Wicklow by 3.5 - Carlow
Leitrim V Waterford - Leitrim by 3.5 - Leitrim
Longford v London - Longford by 2.5 - Longford
Donegal v Kerry - Kerry by 0.5 - Donegal
Mayo V Dublin - Mayo by 1.5 - Mayo
Louth v Cork - Cork by 0.5 - Cork
Roscommon v Monaghan - Roscommon by 2.5 - Roscommon
Clare v Westmeath - Westmeath by 1.5 - Clare
Sligo V Fermanagh - Sligo by 2.5 - Sligo
Tipp V Antrim - Tipp by 0.5 - Antrim
Cavan v Meath - Meath by 2.5 - Meath

Big kick in the balls for Cavan.Seems like defeat from jaws of victory.

BTW - why am I seeing things on Tik Tok over one of their players?

There was a message going around of a shall we say descriptive voice message he sent to a young girl about what activities he wanted to partake in with her.

Did you not see the video? I thought I'd seen it all but nope

Video? Jaysus no not sure I want to, that voice message was plenty lol

Surely the video was fake though was it not?

You're not telling me that Kerry clubs getting all the soft decisions from refereees has extended to county as well?

This weekends predictions;

Wicklow v Leitrim - Wicklow by 7
Antrim v Carlow - Antrim by 4
London v Tipperary - Tipp by 4
Waterford v Longford - Longford by 2

This weekends predictions;

Down v Clare - Down by 5
Laois v Limerick - Limerick by 2
Fermanagh v Wexford - Fermanagh by 2
Westmeath v Sligo - Westmeath by 2

This weekends predictions

Meath v Derry - Meath by 2
Tyrone v Kildare - Tyrone by 7
Cork v Cavan - Cork by 9
Offaly v Louth - Louth by 5

This weekends predictions

Monaghan v Armagh - Monaghan by 2
Kerry v Roscommon - Kerry by 8
Dublin  v Donegal - Dublin by 2
Galway v Mayo - Mayo by 5

Ideal prep for Monaghan for their 1st league game vs a seriously depleted Armagh team.

They'll have had 2 extra games.

Armagh i'd say nailed on to go down. ~20 lads unavailable of AI squad?

A predicted Armagh starting 15 from one of the podcasts...doesn't look weak at all despite so many players out. Gotta remember that retired players don't count as "missing":

Hughes
McGrane
McKay
McCormack
McQuillan
Kelly
Jarly Og
Callum O'Neill
Crealey
Conaty
McConville
McElroy
Turbitt
Oisin O'Neill
Murnin

Experienced subs then would be the likes of McCabe, Duffy (maybe), Rafferty. The rest of the bench made up of newcomers and young lads.

Decent enough starting 15 no doubt but lacking impact off the bench with Soupy gone and missing that bit of star quality that Rian and Grugan bring. Hopefully have enough there to get a result in Clones, relegation a fair possibility if we're beat. Hoping at least one of Crealey and Duffy are fit or we are light at midfield.

Wheres Mcmullan?

3 of opening round games covered

Sat Jan 24
5pm: Dublin v Donegal - TG4 TV


Sun Jan 25
1.45pm: Galway v Mayo - TG4 TV
2pm: Kerry v Roscommon (F) - TG4 app live, TV deferred (5.30pm)
 

Armagh Monaghan is on BBC iplayer also.

There must be no thought into tv scheuling out the games.

Tyrone Kildare clashing with Dublin Donegal. People left with no game to watch at 7 oclock then.

Armagh Monaghan clashing with Galway Mayo. No game to watch at 4 oclock then.

A small bit of using the head and joined up thinking could have left us with 2 full games to watch both days.

Not everybody is a hurling fan.

Niblock said BBC iplayer have Tyrone v Kildare this Saturday as well.

Don't see Meath v Derry down for any coverage, even though TG4 are showing the Dublin-Donegal game which follows it in Croker

Meath v Derry be a great game too.

Lots of cracking games to look forward to this weekend.

Could Tom O'Sullivan realistically play as a forward.

He's brilliant in scoring positions.

Can see Cavan struggling badly and reckon Cork might give us the run around first day out.