NFL Division 2 - 2021

[Solo_run]

Westmeath have had about 5 goal scoring opportunities and missed them all. Too obsessed with creating goal chances when they could have brought the game back to a point.

[Solo_run]

WM could have levelled but went for goal and now Down has just taken a 2 point lead.

[Blowitupref]

Semi final line up draw required for home advantage.

Kildare v Meath
Clare v Mayo

Relegation play offs

Westmeath v Cork
Down v Laois

[Farrandeelin]

Cork and Down at home due to having no home games in the group stages, in the relegation battles.

PS, only heard the first 5 minutes and the last 5 minutes of the Mayo game yesterday due to visitors. 

[Rossfan]

Not much punishment for breaking Covid regulations.....getting the vital games at home!!

[BennyCake]

Why would Msyo and Clare even bother fielding? Sure there's no final anyway.

[Rossfan]

For Promotion!

[Captain Obvious]

Why would Msyo and Clare even bother fielding? Sure there's no final anyway.

its a promotion decider. Was no finals last year either. Team that finished top won the league 2nd got promotion.

[Godsown]

Not much punishment for breaking Covid regulations.....getting the vital games at home!!

The reason they get home game is because they had less designated home games in group stage. Even if they had not been caught breaking the rules they would only have had 1 game at home as per draw. This was the rules at the outset.
The difference between Down Dublin, Cork and  Monaghan and 28 other counties is they got caught and the others who were flouting regulations didn't .
The four got their punishment and served it. Why should it be altered now to suit someone else's agenda.
Breaking the regulations was wrong but not only for those caught. The hypocrisy surrounding this is shocking

[Farrandeelin]

Clare at home to Mayo.

[BennyCake]

For Promotion!

[BennyCake]

Not much punishment for breaking Covid regulations.....getting the vital games at home!!

The reason they get home game is because they had less designated home games in group stage. Even if they had not been caught breaking the rules they would only have had 1 game at home as per draw. This was the rules at the outset.
The difference between Down Dublin, Cork and  Monaghan and 28 other counties is they got caught and the others who were flouting regulations didn't .
The four got their punishment and served it. Why should it be altered now to suit someone else's agenda.
Breaking the regulations was wrong but not only for those caught. The hypocrisy surrounding this is shocking

Half the teams get 4 home games normally in the nfl and half only get 3 home games. Nobody complains then. What's different now?

[Captain Scarlet]

Kildare v Meath Sunday, June 13th 2pm in Newbridge it seems.

200 fans allowed if I am right?

[6th sam]

Not much punishment for breaking Covid regulations.....getting the vital games at home!!

The round Robin and playoff home venue allocation confers advantages but the GAA had to come up with a fair formula for a truncated season . Ironically , given the break this Sunday before the playoffs, a full league of 7 games without playoffs would only have added two weeks to the truncated round Robin with playoffs solution .
I'd be slow to criticise fixture makers because they had to try to provide clarity and fairness in an unpredictable environment.
Tbf Rossfan, Down have already been punished by getting no home games to date, even after the playoff Laois will have had more home games than Down this year

[BennyCake]

All semis and playoffs should be neutral venues.

The home/away ratio of games are uneven every year in NFL.  The slate should have been wiped clean after the mini leagues.

And taking Tyrone to Kerry is madness. They could go all that way, and win, yet not get to play in a league final!