Football Qualifiers 2014

[Syferus]

I am completely lost here. How does the draw work after round 1? Is A/B forgot about and an open draw with losing semi finalists or will losing semi finalists be only allowed to play against teams from their original group e.g. if Monaghan lose to Armagh they'll have to play against a winner from group B?

Can Roscommon get Tyrone in Hyde Park again?

Of course. You only get second year home advantage if you play R1 games in successive years and you played away the first year. Tyrone went to Tullamore in R1 last year so they get Louth in Omagh these year. They get no advantage in R2.

[armaghniac]

I am completely lost here. How does the draw work after round 1? Is A/B forgot about and an open draw with losing semi finalists or will losing semi finalists be only allowed to play against teams from their original group e.g. if Monaghan lose to Armagh they'll have to play against a winner from group B?

Can Roscommon get Tyrone in Hyde Park again?

Of course. You only get second year home advantage if you play R1 games in successive years and you played away the first year. Tyrone went to Tullamore in R1 last year do they get Louth in Onagh these year. They get no advantage in R2.

What happens if they get Monaghan after Armagh remove them from the Ulster championship?

[Rossfan]

Don't Monaghan get home advantage then as a result of winning the Provincial game?.

I presume if we're drawn away to one of the 6 Co teams ( please God not Tyrone again ) the game won't be played till Sunday 13th due to all the floots parading?

[laoislad]

Good draws for all the Ulster sides they should all progress to round two.

Should be a stroll in the Park for all the Ulster Counties involved

Well done.

[joemamas]

Can anybody please give an update as to who will be in pot A and B for next rounds.

Thanks in advance

[commonman]

As far as I recall:

Pot A

Limerick/Laois/Longford/Wicklow  V Sligo/Antrim/Tipp and Wex (or Dub)


Pot B

TY/LH, WH/CN, WD/CW, DN/LM  V Roscommon, Clare, Armagh or Monaghan, Meath or Kildare

[Dinny Breen]

As far as I recall:

Pot A

Limerick/Laois/Longford/Wicklow  V Sligo/Antrim/Tipp and Wex (or Dub)


Pot B

TY/LH, WH/CN, WD/CW, DN/LM  V Roscommon, Clare, Armagh or Monaghan, Meath or Kildare

Wow! Some difference between Pot A and Pot B on both sides.  Laois are the only team in Division 1 or 2 in Pot A.

[Syferus]

As far as I recall:

Pot A

Limerick/Laois/Longford/Wicklow  V Sligo/Antrim/Tipp and Wex (or Dub)


Pot B

TY/LH, WH/CN, WD/CW, DN/LM  V Roscommon, Clare, Armagh or Monaghan, Meath or Kildare

Wow! Some difference between Pot A and Pot B on both sides.  Laois are the only team in Division 1 or 2 in Pot A.

The new system is working brilliantly in so many ways. Sligo lost their semi-final two weeks after us and they will play their next game a week before we do.

This shite has made the whole system even worse.

[commonman]

As far as I recall:

Pot A

Limerick/Laois/Longford/Wicklow  V Sligo/Antrim/Tipp and Wex (or Dub)


Pot B

TY/LH, WH/CN, WD/CW, DN/LM  V Roscommon, Clare, Armagh or Monaghan, Meath or Kildare

Wow! Some difference between Pot A and Pot B on both sides.  Laois are the only team in Division 1 or 2 in Pot A.

Yes there's a massive discrepancy, that continues all the way to the Quarter Finals. If i'm reading it correctly the two teams to emerge from Pot A play the Connacht and munster final losers and the two winners of those matches play the Connacht and munster winners. Mayo Galway Kerry Cork will all be fancying their chances of a last 8 appearance with the possibility of meeting a major power in the last 12 very much reduced. The other side much more of a lottery.

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

Further light shone here: Hoganstand.com analysis of the imbalance

[Dinny Breen]

So if Kildare manage to get to a Leinster final and lose they face a f**k hard last 12 game and if they win that they face a 50/50 chance of playing Dublin again. I despair I really do.

[omagh_gael]

So if Kildare manage to get to a Leinster final and lose they face a f**k hard last 12 game and if they win that they face a 50/50 chance of playing Dublin again. I despair I really do.

It's a ball of shite. Adds absolutely nothing to the qualifier system  Where did this idea come from? Anyone aware of who raised the motion at congress? Was the FRC involved?

[Syferus]

So if Kildare manage to get to a Leinster final and lose they face a f**k hard last 12 game and if they win that they face a 50/50 chance of playing Dublin again. I despair I really do.

I assume that the usual no provincial final repeats applies so Kildare would have a zero percent chance of meeting Dublin in an AIQF.

[Dinny Breen]

So if Kildare manage to get to a Leinster final and lose they face a f**k hard last 12 game and if they win that they face a 50/50 chance of playing Dublin again. I despair I really do.

I assume that the usual no provincial final repeats applies so Kildare would have a zero percent chance of meeting Dublin in an AIQF.

You would expect but I didn't that caveat anywhere.

[omagh_gael]

So if Kildare manage to get to a Leinster final and lose they face a f**k hard last 12 game and if they win that they face a 50/50 chance of playing Dublin again. I despair I really do.

I assume that the usual no provincial final repeats applies so Kildare would have a zero percent chance of meeting Dublin in an AIQF.

You would expect but I didn't that caveat anywhere.

There will be no restriction on provincial rematches in Rounds 1 and 2, but it will apply from there on.

So I'd presume this also applies to AI QFs?