Sam Maguire 2024 Group 1 - Galway, Armagh, Derry, Westmeath

[Armagh18]

When will the date and venue be decided for Armagh Galway game ?

Today apparently.

[illdecide]

A lot of sense talked in the last few pages...Armagh are decent and can be better when they're on the front foot like Sunday, they need to go after teams early and if they can get a few pts of a lead then they can build on that. Derry were really poor on Sunday and not in a good place atm so it's really difficult to compare that performance from Armagh. Galway will be a different test and should Armagfh win that game then we can hope for a kind quarter final draw and see where that takes us. A Galway defeat gives us a home draw against a 3rd place team which is still positive. For me the Galway game next tells us more of where we're at.
Stefan didn't have his best game v Derry and may not keep his place. However, KMcG has proved to be quite loyal so you never know. Oisin O'Neill has quality but it's clear on the eye test that he wouldn't have the mobility and athleticism of the midfielders currently playing and I think the last 10-15mins of a game will suit him better, one thing though about him he's a quality footballer and if he can get fitter and sharper he'll def get more game time.

[Manning18]

Agreed tbrick18, that's exactly how I see it ... winning at a canter against a Derry team not up for the fight is one thing, backing it up the next day would be confirmation that Armagh are undisputedly trending upwards in the pecking order.  But that is exactly the opportunity that McGeeney and Armagh want to have, and no better team to square up to than Galway.

There was one penalty between Armagh winning Ulster and the actual result. They have a lot going for them. They also lost the qf on penalties in 2022. They have the class.

We're 4 penalty shootouts away from back to back Ulsters and all ireland semis. Sicken yer fecking hole but we'd all 4 games won and managed to snap a draw from the jaws of victory every time.

Another narrative would be:

Derry were in control for most of the Ulster Final and had Rogers fisted attempt had gone over, for a 3pt lead, instead hitting the post in the 65 minute, Derry would've been home and hosed.

Galway were 6pts up going into injury time and Gleeson had two brain farts. Even with that Walsh(?) hit a cross field pass that was never on, had he taken it into the corner it was game over as well.

True but then against Derry Grugan missed a mark that he'd score 9/10 times, Rian missed a handy free and we gifted them a goal.

Galway fair enough but we did get a bullshit red card that day and it ain't our problem they'd a keeper in with a high ball allergy.

The first time ive ever heard someone call that a BS red card. Red no question. McCabe was actually on a yellow if i recall correctly, albiet Coldrick gave a straight red

https://www.balls.ie/gaa/greg-mccabe-red-card-armagh-galway-514660

Armagh went back to 15 anyway after FT because of that stupid quirk in the rulebook (now removed). And then got the considerable benefit of Sean Kelly getting phantomly sent off along with Nugent.

Its not a game Armagh left behind anyway. Absolute freak occurrence that game finished level

[tonto1888]

When will the date and venue be decided for Armagh Galway game ?

Today apparently.

Sligo. Time and date TBC

[screenexile]

Watched the game back there and was wondering should nipping an opposition player be a red or yellow card offence?

[illdecide]

Watched the game back there and was wondering should nipping an opposition player be a red or yellow card offence?

Neither, should just be a bit of craic.

[cornetto]

Galway v Armagh, Avantcard Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, 4pm
Westmeath v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni Park, 4pm

[highorlow]

Galway v Armagh, Avantcard Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, 4pm
Westmeath v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni Park, 4pm

Its in Sligo I heard not Leitrim...

[Truthsayer]

Galway v Armagh, Avantcard Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, 4pm
Westmeath v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni Park, 4pm

Westmeath v Derry. ?

[Captain Obvious]

Galway v Armagh, Avantcard Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, 4pm
Westmeath v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni Park, 4pm

Are you stuck in 2023?

[David McKeown]

Galway v Armagh, Avantcard Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, 4pm
Westmeath v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni Park, 4pm

Its in Sligo I heard not Leitrim...

In Connacht again, doesn't strike me as particularly fair but there you go

[Rossfan]

No pitch in Carrick these days.

[illdecide]

Markievicz Park, Sligo

[armaghniac]

Galway v Armagh, Avantcard Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, 4pm
Westmeath v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni Park, 4pm

At least Tony Fearon's famous hotel booking only missed by a week, but the wrong year is well out.

I live in Dublin, Sligo is about as far away as you could put this game.

[Manning18]

Galway v Armagh, Avantcard Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, 4pm
Westmeath v Tyrone, Kingspan Breffni Park, 4pm

Its in Sligo I heard not Leitrim...

In Connacht again, doesn't strike me as particularly fair but there you go

Galway have played their twice in a decade and were deplorable their last outing there. Can't see it as much of an advantage. Equal driving time from both counties, although doesn't leave much public transport options

Where would you have played it?