Monaghan v Down - Sat 29th July - Croke Park - 17:00

[PAULD123]

Maybe the Down fans will stay on and cheer Armagh in the next game, that would be a touching gesture of sporting solidarity, despite their own tribulations.

Maybe the Monaghan fans will, should we win, cheer on Kildare to get a crack at Tyrone? 

Sure it makes no odds. If Down win then we are not allowed to play Tyrone so Tyrone will play the winners of Armagh and KIldare. But if Monaghan win then Tyrone could play any of the three teams so there would be a draw to see who takes on Dublin and who takes on Tyrone.

Would it not still be the case that Kildare would not be allowed play Dublin, so Tyrone would get Monaghan?

D'oh!! yes of course that is correct.

[meatsy86]

So no flags bigger than A4 size allowed into Croke Park on Saturday for the matches. The next thing we'll be banned from wearing any county colours to matches. Absolute Joke GAA living in the dark ages.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/they-have-us-packed-in-like-animals-dublin-fans-lash-out-at-the-gaa-over-flag-ban-and-threaten-boycott-35970540.html

[seafoid]

Colm Keys says McManus is Monaghan's best ever forward

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/monaghan-and-rossies-continue-to-punch-above-their-weight-35975528.html$$

Is he better than Nudie ?

[omagh_gael]

Jaysus lads you are all very quiet. Worried about the trimming you'll get from either Tyrone or Dublin in the QF?

[Targetman]

Feckin right!!

[Fuzzman]

Monaghan will no doubt be hoping for a Armagh win on Saturday so they have a chance of avoiding the Dubs. They have been very unlucky in their quarterfinal draws over the past few years. I'd say they would have fancied their chances against Roscommon.

[straightred]

Monaghan will no doubt be hoping for a Armagh win on Saturday so they have a chance of avoiding the Dubs. They have been very unlucky in their quarterfinal draws over the past few years. I'd say they would have fancied their chances against Roscommon.

They have been. Their last 4 1/4s have been Kerry, Tyrone, Dublin and Tyrone. Nothing easy there. They need to get on with it though and beat Down first and then worry about the next day.

[GrandMasterFlash]

Jaysus lads you are all very quiet. Worried about the trimming you'll get from either Tyrone or Dublin in the QF?

I'm delighted with the quietness, to be honest. There was a bit much hyperbole before their last meeting which I think our boys might have believed..

R Beggan;
F Kelly, D Wylie, R Wylie;
C Walshe, N McAdam, K O'Connell;
K Hughes, D Hughes;
G Doogan, D Malone, S Carey;
O Duffy, J McCarron, C McManus.
Subs: C Forde, K Duffy, J Mealiff, B Greenan, V Corey, D Mone, D Ward, R McAnespie, T Kerr, C McCarthy, D Freeman.

http://www.monaghangaa.ie/2017/07/monaghan-panel-v-29717/

[Fuzzman]

Strong team.
See yis in the semi with Mayo and Galway in the other semi.

[Main Street]

I've only read one mention this week of the 'wide open spaces' of Croke Park and those 'wide open spaces' will supposedly favour Monaghan more than Down.

[GrandMasterFlash]

I've only read one mention this week of the 'wide open spaces' of Croke Park and those 'wide open spaces' will supposedly favour Monaghan more than Down.

Even though the playing area in Clones amongst other grounds is equal

The logic is up there with 'ah sure look, if it doesn't kill ya, it'll only make ya stronger'..

[Main Street]

🎵 "take us back to the wide open spaces,
      a place where we belong"

[Rossfan]

Monaghan will no doubt be hoping for a Armagh win on Saturday so they have a chance of avoiding the Dubs. They have been very unlucky in their quarterfinal draws over the past few years. I'd say they would have fancied their chances against Roscommon.

Different sections of the draw. We'd fancy our chances against all the B Qualifiers.

[Main Street]

Monaghan will no doubt be hoping for a Armagh win on Saturday so they have a chance of avoiding the Dubs. They have been very unlucky in their quarterfinal draws over the past few years. I'd say they would have fancied their chances against Roscommon.

Different sections of the draw. We'd fancy our chances against all the B Qualifiers.

[snoopdog]

Jaysus lads you are all very quiet. Worried about the trimming you'll get from either Tyrone or Dublin in the QF?

I'd say as long as Dublin give Tyrone a trimming in the semi we will all be happy enough.