Leinster Senior Football Championship 2025

Started by Shamrock Shore, March 27, 2025, 10:51:39 AM

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Shamrock Shore

It's almost on us.

(cue some Sky Sports whooshes)

Does anyone care?

We'll be hockeyed by Wicklow Sun week. Wicklow will then be ate by the Dubs in Aughrim.

I'm bored with it all.

Rossfan

Play the game and play it fairly
Play the game like Dermot Earley.

Blowitupref

The year that Dublin finally doesn't win/get caught on the hop in Leinster?  1/10 suggests not.  Louth,Kildare and Meath are all 14/1 to win the title.


Fixtures

April 5th
Wexford    V Laois    - Wexford Park    6.00pm

April 6th
Meath v Carlow    Pairc Tailteann    3.00pm
Longford V Wicklow Pearse Park    3.30pm

Quarter finals

April 12th

Kildare v Westmeath - St Conleths Park

April 13th

Carlow/Meath v Offaly -  Cullen Park/Pairc Tailteann

Longford/Wicklow v Dublin - Aughrim/Pearse Park

Louth v Wexford/Laois  -  St Conleths Park/Cullen Park


Semi finals 26th/27th of April

Offaly/Carlow/Meath  v Dublin/Longford/Wicklow
Kildare/Wesmeath v Louth/Wexford/Laois

Final 11th of May

Is the ref going to finally blow his whistle?... No, he's going to blow his nose

Wildweasel74

#3
Could they not give Dublin a first seeding bye to the Qualfiers, and run the Leinster championship with the rest lol.

Armagh18

Dublin obviously arent the team they were and the pack have improved. Still obviously a huge gap and the new rules could leave scores even more ugly.

You'd actually have a fairly competitive Leinster without Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Offaly, Meath, Westmeath all on a similar level, good work being done in Laois, Wexford and Wicklow.

If you put Dublin in Munster there'd be 4 provincial competitions where the winners would change most years!

Armagh18

Quote from: Wildweasel74 on March 27, 2025, 05:19:03 PMCoukd they not give Dublin a first seeding bye to the Qualfiers, and run the Leinster championship with the rest lol.
Hadnt seen your reply, that works too lol

ClubScene13

Quote from: Blowitupref on March 27, 2025, 01:59:45 PMThe year that Dublin finally doesn't win/get caught on the hop in Leinster?  1/10 suggests not.  Louth,Kildare and Meath are all 14/1 to win the title.



They've actually been 1/6 to win Leinster on BoyleSports for 2 months. I know that's still extremely extremely short but who is stopping them realistically. A risky but sound investment perhaps

Armagh18

Whats the craic with Carlow? Lads went on the beer in London so he left?

Captain Scarlet

Dublin are a monster in a pond Dublin have beatend everyone in this period.
Being a bit precious here, but not much is said of Munster where Kerry have won every title since 2010 bar one - with 2 All Irelands to show.

And Ulster may be competitive, but the Dubs have beaten many an Ulster Champ too.

But still there is no excuse for Meath and Kildare to be where they are. I would hope that things will gradually start to change, but it's too soon.

them mysterons are always killing me but im grand after a few days.sickenin aul dose all the same.

armaghniac

Quote from: Captain Scarlet on March 28, 2025, 03:44:49 PMDublin are a monster in a pond Dublin have beatend everyone in this period.
Being a bit precious here, but not much is said of Munster where Kerry have won every title since 2010 bar one - with 2 All Irelands to show.

Cork are useless, but Kerry do not have intrinsic advantage over them, they just try harder.
MAGA Make Armagh Great Again

Armagh18

Quote from: armaghniac on March 28, 2025, 06:12:03 PM
Quote from: Captain Scarlet on March 28, 2025, 03:44:49 PMDublin are a monster in a pond Dublin have beatend everyone in this period.
Being a bit precious here, but not much is said of Munster where Kerry have won every title since 2010 bar one - with 2 All Irelands to show.

Cork are useless, but Kerry do not have intrinsic advantage over them, they just try hardest.
Obviously the hurling is a factor too, but with the size of Cork theres got to be a serious untapped potential there if they can get it right.

Captain Scarlet

I hope that with the Dubs losing some aura at underage that teams like Kildare, Meath and Offaly have lads who have beaten them. But they still have serious players and an amazing structure.

I'd love if Kildare could finally topple them, but it may take time. Division 2 has a good few Leinster counties next year so hope it comes on in general.

The usual write-off this year mind.
them mysterons are always killing me but im grand after a few days.sickenin aul dose all the same.

Rossfan

Quote from: armaghniac on March 28, 2025, 06:12:03 PM
Quote from: Captain Scarlet on March 28, 2025, 03:44:49 PMDublin are a monster in a pond Dublin have beatend everyone in this period.
Being a bit precious here, but not much is said of Munster where Kerry have won every title since 2010 bar one - with 2 All Irelands to show.

Cork are useless, but Kerry do not have intrinsic advantage over them, they just try harder.

Cork footballers have a double inferiority complex - to the hurlers and to Kerry.

Not helped by 19,000 people rushing out of Páirc Uí Chaoimh after the hurling part of a double header.
Wouldn't do much for your self esteem!!
Play the game and play it fairly
Play the game like Dermot Earley.

Wildweasel74

What Kildare and Meath excuse with bigger populations than say teams like Roscommon, Monaghan, etc.

Rossfan

Do most of them live in big towns where "gah" isn't 'cool"??
Play the game and play it fairly
Play the game like Dermot Earley.