Championship Draw 2008 - Official Thread

[Barney]

Nicky and the lads will be on at 7 on Network 2 doing the draw for next year.

Things to remember:

Football:

Munster - Cork and Kerry are seeded and cannot meet until the Final.

Connacht - Sligo begin in London, Leitrim are going to the Big Apple. Two of Mayo, Galway or Roscommon must meet in a  preliminary game.

Leinster - Dublin, Laois, Offaly and Wexford are all seeded and avoid the preliminary round.

Ulster - no restrictions.

Semi-Finals - Its Connacht v Munster and Leinster v Ulster.

Hurling:

Westmeath play in the Leinster Championship but not in the McCarthy Cup.

Winners of Munster and Leinster go straight to the All-Ireland semi-finals and cannot meet until an All-Ireland Final.

You're Summer will be mapped out shortly.

[Maguire01]

I'd heard about the Munster seeding, but what's the story with Connacht and Leinster?

[ziggysego]

It's my own opinion, but I think whatever team wins Ulster should be automatically seeded not to be drawn in the Preliminary round.

[Sandy Hill]

Munster - Cork and Kerry are seeded and cannot meet until the Final.

So Cork/Kerry play one "real" match and straight into the Quarter Finals; meanwhile back at the ranch in Ulster and Leinster................................

[Aghdavoyle]

It's my own opinion, but I think whatever team wins Ulster should be automatically seeded not to be drawn in the Preliminary round.

aye, its almost impossible to win it from the preliminary round...

[ziggysego]

It's my own opinion, but I think whatever team wins Ulster should be automatically seeded not to be drawn in the Preliminary round.

aye, its almost impossible to win it from the preliminary round...

Well Armagh proved that one wrong, but that's not the reason why I think that. To me the Preliminary round has always felt like a qualifier, so the defending Champions should automatically 'qualify'.

[Norf Tyrone]

Good idea Zig..

[Owenmoresider]

A - Limerick v Tipperary
B - Clare v Waterford

Semis
Kerry v B
Cork v A

Cork v Kerry looking possible. Thank you Waterford.

[Owenmoresider]

The Munster chairman says it's the previous year's finalists who are seeded - not strictly Cork v Kerry.

But of course that's effectively the same thing really.

[Owenmoresider]

Clare v Waterford (Thurles I imagine)

Semis
Cork v Tipperary (Pairc Uí Chaoimh AFAIK)
Limerick v CE/WD (Thurles if LK/WD, dunno re LK/CE)

Interesting fare ahead..

[Owenmoresider]

Cheeky Dubs v Westmeath
Offaly v Laois

Semis
Wexford v Dubs/WH
Kilkenny v LS/OY

[Owenmoresider]

Kildare v Wicklow
Meath v Carlow
Longford v Westmeath 

QF's
Laois v KE/WW
Wexford v MH/CW
Offaly v LD/WH
Cheeky Dubs v Louth

Semis
LS/KE/WW v WX/MH/CW
OY/LD/WH v Dubs/LH

[Louth Exile]

Jammy feckin Royals, getting Carlow again.

Bring on the Dubs!!!

[Owenmoresider]

Leitrim v NY
Connacht champions v London
Galway v Roscommon (Salthill)

Semis
Mayo v Sligo  (Castlebar)
Leitrim v Galway/Ros (if LM/GY in Salthill, if LM/RN in Carrick IIRC)

[Owenmoresider]

Antrim v Cavan

QF's
Prel winner v Armagh
Fermanagh v Monaghan
Donegal v Derry
Tyrone v Down

Semis
DL/DY v FH/MN
Armagh v TE/DN

BTW Marty - who's donal Murtagh?