Tyrone
Hope - Successfully defend title. McShane and McKenna get a good run at it in the starting 15. Canavan too.
Expectation: Hijacked by Derry. Good run in qualifiers. Semi-final defeat. McGeary and Meyler burn out.
Mayo
Hope - I hope we get to another Final.
Expectation - I expect us to get to another final.
Fermanagh
Hope - Promotion from division 3 and then ambush the noisy neighbours in Brewster
Expectation - Would think promotion is a realistic expectation and then not to get a tanking by Tyrone in the Ulster championship
Hope - Promotion to Div 1 and beat Tyrone
Expectation - I think we'll get promoted but beating Tyrone might be a bridge too far... as a great man once said "I would LOVE IT IF WE BEAT THEM!!!"
Hopes: promotion from Division 2, Connacht title, to end up in an All-Ireland semi-final by accident or design would be fantastic.
Worst case scenario (always a possibility- more often than not, an ounce of expectation converts to a ton of disappointment!!): Relegation, annihilation in Connacht.
Expectation: something in between. Decent u20 team in the making again, so to stay competitive at minor and 20s, and to hopefully see a few of last years 20s getting league experience would be good.
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Hope - Promotion to Div 1 and beat Tyrone
Expectation - I think we'll get promoted but beating Tyrone might be a bridge too far... as a great man once said "I would LOVE IT IF WE BEAT THEM!!!"
Living. Rent. Free. 8)
Galway
Fuballers : would be great if they could bate Mayo.
Realistically, what's another year?
Hurlers : Shefflin should put smacht on them . They need more young talent for a tilt at an all Ireland in 3/4 years.
Longer term hurlers (5) to surpass fuballers (9) in terms of all Irelands.
Dublin football
Hope: to make it one-in-a-row
Expectation: team building will prevent us from making it through to the sharp end of the championship
Armagh- Hope to finish top half Division 1 and either win Ulster or get to AISF or both. Tighten up defensively and see the young lads coming through click in attack.
Expect- Stay in Division 1, Ulster final or a close game against Donegal and good run in qualifiers.
LAOIS
HOPE - Build through the league, stabilise in McCarthy Cup and take a scalp along the way.
EXPECTATION - Survive in both the League and Championship with tense relegation play off victories with a real possibility of losing one or both of these playoffs.
Hope
Promotion, Connacht Title, reach AI semi final. Also at least 1 Connacht underage Title.
Expectation
With a load of new players being tried out staying in D2. Lose Connacht Final and 50/50 if we make Qtr Finals. Competitive in Connacht Minor and U20.
Donegal
Hope: Unearth a tight-marking back or two, win Ulster, make an AI semi for once
Expectation: Still loose at the back, losing Ulster finalists and AI quarter finalists at best (I'm a pessimist realist!)
League: hope/expect to survive in Div 1 again
Derry Hope to win Christy Ring
Expectation- won't as we won't get our best hurlers out
Tipperary
Hurling
Expectation To win Liam McCarthy as we expect to every year
Hope
That the dog eat dog nature of a round robin Munster Championship dents Limerick
Football
Get out of Division 4
Hope
That with the likes of Quinlivan not committing,we don't nose dive even further
Tyrone
Hope - obviously winning back to back titles for the first time would be nice.
Expectation - lose an all ireland semi final to an invigorated and hungry Dublin.
Galway
Hope:
That the evidence in front of our eyes in 2021 isn't as bad as it looks and Galway can have a huge turnaround that includes promotion and a Connacht title. Free hit after that.
Expectation:
League will tell a lot and you'd have to be worried enough, relegation and the Tailteann Cup should be unthinkable but games still have to be won. Div 2 was an absolute dogfight to get out of before and will be no different this time. If Galway don't do it at the first time of asking then we're in serious bother.
Mayo rightly will be warm favourites to win Connacht first round match, hard to envision Galway beating a Mayo team at full tilt and if there's no Connacht title in 2022 then it's the road for this management setup. The bullish All Ireland prediction looks farcical at this stage.
On that, there are no positive vibes about the setup, only concerning rumours. Will players that 100% should be on the panel and in some cases 100% starting on the 15 be involved? If not then why not?
Cooke heading abroad after one year back isn't a great sign. Of course, professional obligations and rightly prioritising the career should be the main reasons but if he thought there was any chance of Galway doing something this year...
Long story short on expectations, at least beat someone else other than Roscommon FFS.
Quote from: seafoid on December 22, 2021, 07:41:18 AM
Longer term hurlers (5) to surpass fuballers (9) in terms of all Irelands.
Mightn't be the worst shout in the world and that's taking into account how flaky the hurlers are. Paul Bellew has talked a good game and there was a lot of merit in his
Galway GAA: The Future document that was released prior to him getting the chairperson role, but at the end of the day he's another hurling man.
Where's the long term plan for the footballers to even get back to the big one never mind to win it? It doesn't exit. As an ordinary punter on the outside looking in I don't know what the football board are at, if one semi-final in 20 f**king years isn't ringing the alarm bells what are they waiting for? There's plenty of Mayo football people laughing at the ineptitude and it's hard to say they are wrong.
Tipp
Hope - Win Div 4 , win Munster final !
Expectation - We should come out of Div 4 , reaching a Munster Final is realistic considering the Draw . We are down a couple of Players from last year but still some really good quality there !
Antrim
Hope: football promotion to division 2 and beat Cavan in ulster.
Reality: mid table in division 3 and a good performance against Cavan.
Hurling:
Hope: win joe McDonagh and stay in division 1.
Reality: both a tough ask. One of two maybe.
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Tyrone
Hope - obviously winning back to back titles for the first time would be nice.
Expectation - lose an all ireland semi final to an invigorated and hungry Dublin.
Connacht v Ulster semi final next year. Are you expecting one of Tyrone, Dublin not to win the provincial title in 2022?
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Dublin football
Hope: to make it one-in-a-row
Expectation: team building will prevent us from making it through to the sharp end of the championship
Hope: Dessie abandons the keep ball and lets the players play. Midfield and forward line good enough to challenge, even if the back line isn't what it was. Would like to see an attacking Dublin tested against the champions.
Expectation:Semi final defeat, with a reprise of last season's dirge-ball. Dessie to step down thereafter.
Would wish Mayo win an All Ireland, think these losses are even getting to me.
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Tyrone
Hope - obviously winning back to back titles for the first time would be nice.
Expectation - lose an all ireland semi final to an invigorated and hungry Dublin.
Connacht v Ulster semi final next year. Are you expecting one of Tyrone, Dublin not to win the provincial title in 2022?
Go on Blowitup put up your own county's hopes v expectations!
Kerry:
Expectation (same as every year): Win it all.
Nothing else matters.
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Quote from: RedHand88 on December 22, 2021, 08:16:04 PM
Tyrone
Hope - obviously winning back to back titles for the first time would be nice.
Expectation - lose an all ireland semi final to an invigorated and hungry Dublin.
Connacht v Ulster semi final next year. Are you expecting one of Tyrone, Dublin not to win the provincial title in 2022?
Yes Kildare will win Leinster.
Hope: win Div 4 league and make an Ulster Final. Bring through some new players, especially forwards, that look comfortable in ulster championship.
Expectation: Promotion to Div 3, win Div 4 league title, beat Antrim in Ulster.
Armagh
Hope to: Find an entire full back line to stand any chance of consolidating our place in Division 1 or beating Donegal in the championship.
Expect- the above not to come to fruition - Agonisingly lose out on Div1 on status, gallantly lose to Donegal by 3/4
Mayo
Hope: Win All-Ireland
Expectation: Get to the final and lose it, even if it's against Kilkenny, Warwickshire or the New York Knicks. And there's only flipping five of them. Sigh.
Down
Hope - get into the mix for promotion from D2, introduce some of our u20 prospects and stay well away from the Tailteann Cup. On a good day, we are capable of putting it up to Monaghan in the championship.
Expectation - a dogfight at the wrong end of D2. The bookies suggest that we may be marginally stronger than Clare and Offaly but it is likely to be a tight finish. If the Monaghan USC game goes to form, regrouping will be difficult.
Roscommon
Hope: promotion to Div 1, win Connacht and make an All-Ireland semi, win All-Ireland U20, win Connacht minor
Expectation: Retain Div 2 status but miss promotion, win Connacht senior thanks to a good draw, fall just short of winning an underage title
Kildare
Hope: Retain Div 1 status, reach Leinster Senior Final and AI Semi-final! U20s to win Leinster and reach AI final!
Expectation: Relegation from Div 1 on 5 points, lose Leinster semi-final to Dublin after extra-time, reach AI quarter-finals though! 20s lose Leinster final to Meath!
Hurlers to win Christy Ring again (Hurling team of the year to watch).
Tyrone
Hope: Complete the second leg of three in a row Sam Maguires.
Expectation: Michael Murphy hands us our asses in Ulster Final.
Alt Hope: That the surgeons and doctors who provide the excellent treatment of major sporting injuries, acknowledge the work of Windmill St. Patricks in providing the patients on which they honed their skills.
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Kildare
Hope: Retain Div 1 status, reach Leinster Senior Final and AI Semi-final! U20s to win Leinster and reach AI final!
Expectation: Relegation from Div 1 on 5 points, lose Leinster semi-final to Dublin after extra-time, reach AI quarter-finals though! 20s lose Leinster final to Meath!
Hurlers to win Christy Ring again (Hurling team of the year to watch).
Staying in Division 1 and a decent show v the Dubs in the Leinster Final would be great.
In reality I think we are for the drop and will take a beating from the Dubs, but you would hope there is a rebound somewhere in the season.
Armagh.
Hopes - To win Ulster and do well in Division 1.
Expectations - I expect to remain in division 1 and see how the year goes from there. We dont have the defence to be truly competitive unless we see some huge progression in the league.
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Galway
Hope:
That the evidence in front of our eyes in 2021 isn't as bad as it looks and Galway can have a huge turnaround that includes promotion and a Connacht title. Free hit after that.
Expectation:
League will tell a lot and you'd have to be worried enough, relegation and the Tailteann Cup should be unthinkable but games still have to be won. Div 2 was an absolute dogfight to get out of before and will be no different this time. If Galway don't do it at the first time of asking then we're in serious bother.
Mayo rightly will be warm favourites to win Connacht first round match, hard to envision Galway beating a Mayo team at full tilt and if there's no Connacht title in 2022 then it's the road for this management setup. The bullish All Ireland prediction looks farcical at this stage.
On that, there are no positive vibes about the setup, only concerning rumours. Will players that 100% should be on the panel and in some cases 100% starting on the 15 be involved? If not then why not?
Cooke heading abroad after one year back isn't a great sign. Of course, professional obligations and rightly prioritising the career should be the main reasons but if he thought there was any chance of Galway doing something this year...
Long story short on expectations, at least beat someone else other than Roscommon FFS.
Quote from: seafoid on December 22, 2021, 07:41:18 AM
Longer term hurlers (5) to surpass fuballers (9) in terms of all Irelands.
Mightn't be the worst shout in the world and that's taking into account how flaky the hurlers are. Paul Bellew has talked a good game and there was a lot of merit in his Galway GAA: The Future document that was released prior to him getting the chairperson role, but at the end of the day he's another hurling man.
Where's the long term plan for the footballers to even get back to the big one never mind to win it? It doesn't exit. As an ordinary punter on the outside looking in I don't know what the football board are at, if one semi-final in 20 f**king years isn't ringing the alarm bells what are they waiting for? There's plenty of Mayo football people laughing at the ineptitude and it's hard to say they are wrong.
I don't believe there is a football board in place, Kevin Clancy has served his five year term, and Mary Judge is now the county vice chairperson. To put it bluntly its time for some ordinary punters to step up now.
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Tyrone
Hope: Complete the second leg of three in a row Sam Maguires.
Expectation: Michael Murphy hands us our asses in Ulster Final.
Alt Hope: That the surgeons and doctors who provide the excellent treatment of major sporting injuries, acknowledge the work of Windmill St. Patricks in providing the patients on which they honed their skills.
Haha!!
Derry
Hope: Promotion to Division 1. Ulster.
Expectation: Just about stay in Division 2. Beat by Tyrone.
We've the nucleus of a good young team if they can stick at it for another year or two. I'd love us to be able to challenge in Division 1 again and be challenging for Ulster titles in the next few years.
Armagh
Hopes - Have a capable defensive unit. We really lack in this department but if we somehow manage to find one I would like our chances of staying in D1 and at least an Ulster final. However, based on previous seasons management seem to have a "F**k it! it is all about attack" approach.
Expectations - We will either drop of stay up in D1 by the skin of our teeth. I expect Donegal to have improved their defence this season (Armagh haven't in previous seasons so don't expect it to happen this season) and will decide the winner.
Mayo
Hope: Win Sam
Expectation: Not to happen.
Laois (football)
Hope - Promoted back to Division 2 and at least three decent championship games.
Expectation - Barely survive in Division 3, beat Wicklow and lose Leinster quarter final.
General discussion around what each teams expectations are for the latter stages of the year. Alternatively what would consider to success for your team.
For tyrone success I would say would be staying in Div 1 (looking difficult) winning ulster and reaching an AI semi finals. Tyrone don't tend to do well after winning an AI but it would be good for them to get to a semi final. Think the stars aligned for them last year.
Teams seem more evenly match with tyrone, mayo, Dublin and Kerry all more than capable of beating each other.
Monaghan can pose teams problems. With Donegal it's hard to know but I don't think they are progressing as they should have. Armagh seem to be on up at the early stages.
Dublin. Not get relegated. Make the AIF.
There definitely was a hope vs expectations thread for this. I'm expecting to stay in D1 and at the bare minimum run Dongeal close in Ballybofey. Expecting an AIQF appearance.
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=30183.30
Stay up in division one and get to an Ulster final or All Ireland semi final.
Armagh are on a positive upward trajectory and I think they will beat Donegal and get to an Ulster final. There they would face either Tyrone, Derry or Monaghan and I think that would be a 50/50 match. There is no real outstanding team in the country at the minute and I think if the cards fell right with the draw then they could make an AI semi final. They could just as easily go out at the last 12 stage however.
Armagh have had good games for years, but their consistency has been a problem.
Quote from: Rossfan on February 16, 2022, 08:54:11 AM
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=30183.30
Cheers.i had thought there was a thread about the league but not the championship overall.
For Armagh to stay in div 1 and get to an Ulster Final/AI quarter final. If we do that it will be progress.
For Armagh, stay in Division 1 and make it to Croke Park in the Championship. Croker suits Armagh's style of play well and once there, nothing to lose.
Merged the two threads on the same topic.
Quote from: Ball Hopper on December 25, 2021, 01:10:45 AM
Kerry:
Expectation (same as every year): Win it all.
Nothing else matters.
The only correct prediction.
Quote from: screenexile on December 21, 2021, 10:59:34 PM
Hope - Promotion to Div 1 and beat Tyrone
Expectation - I think we'll get promoted but beating Tyrone might be a bridge too far... as a great man once said "I would LOVE IT IF WE BEAT THEM!!!"
It was even better than I thought it would be!!!
Missed out on promotion though. I look forward to renewing the rivalry in 2023
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Kerry:
Expectation (same as every year): Win it all.
Nothing else matters.
The only correct prediction.
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Quote from: armaghniac on February 16, 2022, 10:06:45 AM
Armagh have had good games for years, but their consistency has been a problem.
Still there as seen with the two championship games against Donegal.
I think it's fair to say that Derry exceeded everyone's hopes this year.
Expectation for me would have been to cement the div 2 status and give tyrone a game of it in first round.
We came within a poor refereeing decision of making Div 1 and won ulster for the first time in over 2 decades, then making it as far as AISF.
A great year of progress for Derry exceeding all expectations.
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Armagh.
Hopes - To win Ulster and do well in Division 1.
Expectations - I expect to remain in division 1 and see how the year goes from there. We dont have the defence to be truly competitive unless we see some huge progression in the league.
Got half of my hopes anyway. There was some huge progression in the league and i think our squad actually found belief in themselves at the top table. My only real expectation was to remain in Div1.
I'd expect Ulster next year.
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Armagh.
Hopes - To win Ulster and do well in Division 1.
Expectations - I expect to remain in division 1 and see how the year goes from there. We dont have the defence to be truly competitive unless we see some huge progression in the league.
Got half of my hopes anyway. There was some huge progression in the league and i think our squad actually found belief in themselves at the top table. My only real expectation was to remain in Div1.
I'd expect Ulster next year.
Think our defence improved a helluva lot, Greg McCabe settled at 6 could be key next year
Quote from: J70 on December 22, 2021, 05:33:20 PM
Donegal
Hope: Unearth a tight-marking back or two, win Ulster, make an AI semi for once
Expectation: Still loose at the back, losing Ulster finalists and AI quarter finalists at best (I'm a pessimist realist!)
League: hope/expect to survive in Div 1 again
Close enough call.. unfortunately!
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Armagh.
Hopes - To win Ulster and do well in Division 1.
Expectations - I expect to remain in division 1 and see how the year goes from there. We dont have the defence to be truly competitive unless we see some huge progression in the league.
Got half of my hopes anyway. There was some huge progression in the league and i think our squad actually found belief in themselves at the top table. My only real expectation was to remain in Div1.
I'd expect Ulster next year.
Think our defence improved a helluva lot, Greg McCabe settled at 6 could be key next year
Yeah it certainly did. I certainly didnt see McCabe stepping forward as a quality 6 or Jarly Óg as a very effective half back.
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Armagh.
Hopes - To win Ulster and do well in Division 1.
Expectations - I expect to remain in division 1 and see how the year goes from there. We dont have the defence to be truly competitive unless we see some huge progression in the league.
Got half of my hopes anyway. There was some huge progression in the league and i think our squad actually found belief in themselves at the top table. My only real expectation was to remain in Div1.
I'd expect Ulster next year.
Think our defence improved a helluva lot, Greg McCabe settled at 6 could be key next year
Yeah it certainly did. I certainly didnt see McCabe stepping forward as a quality 6 or Jarly Óg as a very effective half back.
Did you predict Ethan Rafferty as a goalie? I didn't see that one coming.
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Armagh.
Hopes - To win Ulster and do well in Division 1.
Expectations - I expect to remain in division 1 and see how the year goes from there. We dont have the defence to be truly competitive unless we see some huge progression in the league.
Got half of my hopes anyway. There was some huge progression in the league and i think our squad actually found belief in themselves at the top table. My only real expectation was to remain in Div1.
I'd expect Ulster next year.
Think our defence improved a helluva lot, Greg McCabe settled at 6 could be key next year
Yeah it certainly did. I certainly didnt see McCabe stepping forward as a quality 6 or Jarly Óg as a very effective half back.
Did you predict Ethan Rafferty as a goalie? I didn't see that one coming.
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Quote from: Rossfan on December 22, 2021, 05:02:36 PM
Hope
Promotion, Connacht Title, reach AI semi final. Also at least 1 Connacht underage Title.
Expectation
With a load of new players being tried out staying in D2. Lose Connacht Final and 50/50 if we make Qtr Finals. Competitive in Connacht Minor and U20.
1 out of 4 "Hopes"
1 exceeded expectation, 1 "achieved", 3 failed.
So a poor year overall :-\
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Quote from: Rossfan on December 22, 2021, 05:02:36 PM
Hope
Promotion, Connacht Title, reach AI semi final. Also at least 1 Connacht underage Title.
Expectation
With a load of new players being tried out staying in D2. Lose Connacht Final and 50/50 if we make Qtr Finals. Competitive in Connacht Minor and U20.
1 out of 4 "Hopes"
1 exceeded expectation, 1 "achieved", 3 failed.
So a poor year overall :-\
It's the hopes that kill you.
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Quote from: Rossfan on December 22, 2021, 05:02:36 PM
Hope
Promotion, Connacht Title, reach AI semi final. Also at least 1 Connacht underage Title.
Expectation
With a load of new players being tried out staying in D2. Lose Connacht Final and 50/50 if we make Qtr Finals. Competitive in Connacht Minor and U20.
1 out of 4 "Hopes"
1 exceeded expectation, 1 "achieved", 3 failed.
So a poor year overall :-\
Losing to Clare .#Jaysus.
Have to stay up next year
No sign of the new Junior McManus.
2022 should see us being hounded by referees, metally and [physically tired after the 21 exertions, loads of players sent off, anti Tyrone negative commentary and too much partying leaving teams like Armagh and Derry half a chance which they may exploit as a one off...leading to a return of formidable powers in 2023.
Dublin's hopes for 2023 will greatly improve with the news that Paul Mannion & Jack McCaffrey will rejoin Dublin squad.