FERMANAGH V DOWN Preliminary Round USFC

[imagine]

 The Overachievers  v Underachievers
1st Round v more underachievers
Semi-final v Messers/Nonachievers
Final v A BIG GUN.
Easy

[western exile]

Am I wrong?   But it seems that Down have been in the Preliminary round more times than any other county in the last few years.  And is it not a statistic often quoted that no county has ever won Ulster when starting from the Preliminary round?

[ziggysego]

Armagh won it a few years ago.

[armaghniac]

Class teams like Armagh and Cavan have won Ulster from the preliminary round, can't see it happening next year though.

[western exile]

Class teams like Armagh and Cavan have won Ulster from the preliminary round, can't see it happening next year though.

When did Cavan do it?  I thought that that recent one by Armagh was the first time.

[pintsofguinness]

Fermanagh by 10 points

[western exile]

So who was in the preliminary round this century?
2009  Fermanagh v. Down
2008  Antrim v. Cavan
2007  Cavan v. Down
2006  Down v. Cavan
2005  Armagh v. Fermanagh  (Armagh win championship)
2004  Tyrone v. Derry
2003  Monaghan v. Armagh
2002  Donegal  v. Cavan
2001  Donegal v. Fermanagh
2000  Monaghan v. Fermanagh

In the last 4 years Down and Cavan have been there 3 times each !!

In the last decade.....
Cavan 4
Fermanagh 4
Down 3
Monaghan 2
Armagh 2
Donegal 2
Tyrone 1
Derry 1
Antrim 1

[armaghniac]

When did Cavan do it?

1945 I think

References to Armagh being the first were generally lazy.

[western exile]

When did Cavan do it?

1945 I think

References to Armagh being the first were generally lazy.

Spot on armaghniac     http://www.rte.ie/sport/2005/0723/armagh.html

[Down Gael]

The team that cant score v the team that cant defend. Then Cavan in the next round.

[bridgegael]

i know its a long way away,  but would any of ya's hazard a guess as to what date this match will be on??

[cavanmaniac]

The team that cant score v the team that cant defend. Then Cavan in the next round.

So it's the team that can't score v the team that can't defend, playing in the next round against the the team that simply just can't.

[sammymaguire]

bad draw for Fermanagh in my eyes. need to win 3 games to reach an Ulster Final, never mind win it. never happened before and unless we can come across a prodigy of a full forward in the next 6 months we'll struggle. after last year it would be awful to go into the back door in one of the first weekends of the new championship season.

[Down Gael]

i know its a long way away,  but would any of ya's hazard a guess as to what date this match will be on??

10th or 17th of May would be my guess.


My only concern is who do Down meet in the Ulster Semi  Final?

[Lazer]

I dont agree with the format of preliminary round.

It worked out relatively ok this year as ulster champions or last years preliminary round teams arent in.

The draw for the preliminary should be made excluding the above 3 teams, this year being, Antrim, Cavan and Armagh.

Although saying that, i looked forward to the Down Cavan matches, the championship started early for us and they were usually quit entertaining!

Down to win Ulster this year (the only team i can't see us beating is Fermanagh as we're likely to underestimate them and go out and not play like we did against Wexford)

Good Luck Down.

Would love to see a Down, Derry Ulster final!