All Ireland Championship 2025.

[joemamas]

I'm still scarred by 2019 when we went down to Castlebar as warm favourites for the third game in the Super 8s and got (fairly) bullied all over the field, with only a Murphy tour de force keeping us within touching distance.

I was at it and got absolutely soaked.
That was a very strong, physical and mature Mayo team.
We also got a fortuitous goal before half time as a shot for a point fell well short and Cillian O Connor did what he did for a decade+ for Mayo.
I will be shocked if Donegal do not win by at least 5-6 pts.
They are physically where Mayo were back then.
Would love a draw.

[AustinPowers]

Mayo  need to get a draw at least to survive , so that might  very well bring out the  best in them

Tyrone likely will beat Cavan , so  that will mean   an extra  game for Donegal.  This Mayo game, a playoff and  a possible QF three weeks in a row   will hopefully be too much  for them to  deal with. So,  hopefully that'll be the end of  them.

Dublin and Galway will  have to deal with a similar schedule, so  hopefully that will  curtail their influence as well.

[Rossfan]

Meath vs Kerry in Tullamore wins the silly decision competition

Roscommon-Cork in Portlaoise is worse!

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A quick run up the M8 for the Cork players and management.
There won't be any Cork supporters as it's only football.

[seafoid]

Meath vs Kerry in Tullamore wins the silly decision competition

Roscommon-Cork in Portlaoise is worse!

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A quick run up the M8 for the Cork players and management.
There won't be any Cork supporters as it's only football.

Cork football is played west of Cork City, often far west. There is no motorway in Bantry.

[omagh_gael]

Around a 3.5 hour drive from North Doengal to Roscommon. That's some tour compared to the majority of Mayoites

[Rossfan]

Celtic Park in Derry is the only County Ground that isn't hours from Carndonagh!
Doesn't matter how far West Cork is from anywhere, they still wouldn't bring anyone!

[larryin89]

Around a 3.5 hour drive from North Doengal to Roscommon. That's some tour compared to the majority of Mayoites

Where is the alternative for those in north Donegal ?

Achill to Roscommon is over two hrs

Blacksod to Roscommon is near 2 1/2 hrs

Mayo isn't just ballagh and ballyhaunis ya know

[AustinPowers]

Around a 3.5 hour drive from North Doengal to Roscommon. That's some tour compared to the majority of Mayoites

Where is the alternative for those in north Donegal ?

Achill to Roscommon is over two hrs

Blacksod to Roscommon is near 2 1/2 hrs

Mayo isn't just ballagh and ballyhaunis ya know

I thought that  was Roscommon?

*Runs away*

[thewobbler]

Around a 3.5 hour drive from North Doengal to Roscommon. That's some tour compared to the majority of Mayoites

Is it not a 2.5 hour drive from north Donegal to just about anywhere?

I'm sure the Belmullet folk know all about this kind of inconvenience too.

At least they've nice weather in those places lol.

[AustinPowers]

Around a 3.5 hour drive from North Doengal to Roscommon. That's some tour compared to the majority of Mayoites

Is it not a 2.5 hour drive from north Donegal to just about anywhere?

I'm sure the Belmullet folk know all about this kind of inconvenience too.

At least they've nice weather in those places lol.

Apparently it's  just over 2  hours drive from Malin Head  to Bundoran. And you haven't even left  county Donegal.

So anywhere for a  neutral match is a long  way for  Donegal folk. Especially Inishowen folk

[StephenC]

Mayo folk are delighted with the venue (as they should be). A short drive from their main population centres and a venue that they are intimately familiar with as underage and senior players.

There's an understaendable frustration for Donegal supporters. We were dragged to Castlebar to play Galway in a qualifier in 2003 and it feels like the county is always at the rough end of these decisions. Hopefully we'll get a similar result to 2003. Up Donegal.

[From the Bunker]

Hyde Park for Mayo is like The Gaelic Grounds for Kerry circa 2014.

[tiempo]

Mayo folk are delighted with the venue (as they should be). A short drive from their main population centres and a venue that they are intimately familiar with as underage and senior players.

There's an understaendable frustration for Donegal supporters. We were dragged to Castlebar to play Galway in a qualifier in 2003 and it feels like the county is always at the rough end of these decisions. Hopefully we'll get a similar result to 2003. Up Donegal.

Will Jim send the gophers down 4 or 5 hours ahead of the convoy to set the hotel room temperatures? This decision and a thousand just like it will more than likely determine the outcome

[Blowitupref]

The time to drive from each counties main ground to the selected venue

Kerry - Killarney to O'Connor Park 2hr 51 minutes   
Meath  -  Navan to O'Connor Park  1hr 5 minutes

Roscommon - Hyde Park to O'Moore Park  1 hr 21 minutes   
Cork  - Pairc Ui Chaoimh to O'Moore park 1 hr 42 minutes

Armagh - Athletic grounds to Breffni park 1hr 7 minutes
Galway,  Pearse Stadium to Breffni park  2hrs

Derry  Celtic Park  to Páirc Esler 1hr 55 minutes
Dublin Croke Park to Pairc Esler  1hr 5 minutes

Donegal ballybofey to Hyde park 2hr 17 minutes
Mayo, HacHale Park to Hyde Park  1hr  14 minutes

Tyrone Healy Park to Brewster Park  40 minutes
Cavan, Breffni park to Brewster park  44 minutes

Louth Drogheda to O'Moore park  1hr 26 minutes
Clare, Cusack Park to O'Moore Park, 1hr 34 minutes

Monaghan Clones to Athletic Grounds 41 minutes
Down, Newry to Athletic Grounds  26 minutes

[Aristo 60]

Well if that doesn't tell the rest of yiz that it's Down's year, I don't know what will!