Championship draw 2017

[rrhf]

Seeding hmmm. For over 100 years both Kerry and Dublin have been in the easier half of the draw seeding with a small s.

[tippabu]

Awaiting tipp kerry semi final in munster.....the new pairc opening in cork, they wont be able risk not having a cork kerry final!!!!

Are Tipp and Kerry not seeded because they got to the Munster Final?

We are seeded in that we get byes to the semi but its an open draw there

[An Watcher]

Don't like going over old ground but I'm this case I will.  It's farcical that Ulster teams are dreading possible away trips to Ballybofey, Omagh or Clones which could be your opening 3 games! 
Meanwhile Kerry could field a reserve team and reach the last 12.
So as one side of the country prepare for their opening games in May the others don't really start til July.
That's my moan over for this morning!

[tippabu]

Don't like going over old ground but I'm this case I will.  It's farcical that Ulster teams are dreading possible away trips to Ballybofey, Omagh or Clones which could be your opening 3 games! 
Meanwhile Kerry could field a reserve team and reach the last 12.
So as one side of the country prepare for their opening games in May the others don't really start til July.
That's my moan over for this morning!

This shite again....why not leinster or connaught? Tipp and clare both beat galway and roscommon handy in games that mattered this year, leinster isnt exactly the most competitive of provinces either yet munster is the one that always gets singled out

[Rossfan]

Don't like going over old ground but I'm this case I will.  It's farcical that Ulster teams are dreading possible away trips to Ballybofey, Omagh or Clones which could be your opening 3 games! 
Meanwhile Kerry could field a reserve team and reach the last 12.
So as one side of the country prepare for their opening games in May the others don't really start til July.
That's my moan over for this morning!

What are your proposals to change this?
Abolish the Ulster slugfest?

[An Watcher]

I'm sure there are flaws in this but how about the Munster n connacht teams playing an extra round before the next stage.  For example Munster champions play a game before the all Ireland quarters while beaten finalists have 2 games to get to the quarters.  At least the champions should have 3 games before the quarters.
There are enough teams in Leinster so difficult to add in more games.  The obvious one is making the dubs play outside croker.

[BennyCake]

Open draw. Full stop.

[Il Bomber Destro]

I think we will draw Monaghan.

Hopefully there will be a bit more challenge for Donegal, Tyrone and Monaghan next year, there were a few trimmings in the Championship last year which is uncommon in Ulster. The likes of Derry and Armagh can be very competitive in Ulster if they get their houses in order, I saw a list of the players not committing for Derry last year, I know the apathy to the county team in Derry is generally bad but they can't afford to be losing guys like SL McGoldrick, Danny Heavron, McFaul, McAntamney, Holly and Emmett Bradley - is it Barton? Cavan and Fermanagh will probably be capable of one big shock but they'll likely need to beat two of Monaghan/Tyrone/Donegal which is hard to see.

Down and Antrim barely warrant a mention, without meaning to be disrespectful.

My predicted draw

Prelim
Down v Armagh

QF
Tyrone v Monaghan
Cavan v Antrim
Fermanagh v Derry
Donegal v Down/Armagh

[tippabu]

Muster will be......

Cork v Waterford
Limerick v Clare

semis

Kerry v Tipp
Cork v Clare

[BennyCake]

Won't matter who we draw. It'll be a short summer. Down away I prefer though. I like it there.

[Farrandeelin]

Galway and Leitrim would be away if Mayo get them?

[Aristo 60]

Won't matter who we draw. It'll be a short summer. Down away I prefer though. I like it there.

Yeah the seats are better in Newry

[ONeill]

For a bit of freshness, would like Antrim, Armagh, Down or Fermanagh.

[Rossfan]

Like watching paint dry and talk about waffle to drag it out....

[Rossfan]

Who's playing who in "Compromised nonsense" ,where and when???