All Ireland Championship 2025.

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APM

Galway shouldn't stand for a 6 day turnaround and you would never hear the end of McGuinness' moaning if they put Donegal / Monaghan on the Saturday.

Schkite

Love being writ off already and the draw only made. You'd swear Donegal put 30 on us in Ulster ffs

naka

Quote from: Schkite on June 23, 2025, 09:26:51 AMLove being writ off already and the draw only made. You'd swear Donegal put 30 on us in Ulster ffs
As an Armagh man would love Monaghan to beat Donegal

APM

Quote from: Schkite on June 23, 2025, 09:26:51 AMLove being writ off already and the draw only made. You'd swear Donegal put 30 on us in Ulster ffs

Fancy Monaghan to turn over Donegal. Donegal the best team in the last three games at protecting the goal, but Monaghan won't get caught like Louth carrying the ball into the tackle inside the arc and will shoot from distance.

rodney trotter

Quote from: tiempo on June 22, 2025, 08:27:14 PM
Quote from: rodney trotter on June 22, 2025, 11:22:30 AM
Quote from: tiempo on June 22, 2025, 11:16:30 AMCavan persisted in entering the Leinster Junior Championship when Ulster mothballed the competition, there's an issue of identity in Cavan, weak free state mentality, as pointed out above, spending a bomb redeveloping a stadium for others to use as a neutral venue

Thats nonsense about playing in the Leinster junior. It was to give young players a chance after playing U21. The competition was a help for a few years. Cavan made the all ireland quarter final in 2013. A few players would have been involved with the juniors the year before.

Antrim play in Leinster hurling, but that must be ok because they are from the 6 counties?

Cavan bet Fermanagh and London in the qualifiers to reach a quarter final, some run
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Quote from: tiempo on June 22, 2025, 08:27:14 PM
Quote from: rodney trotter on June 22, 2025, 11:22:30 AM
Quote from: tiempo on June 22, 2025, 11:16:30 AMCavan persisted in entering the Leinster Junior Championship when Ulster mothballed the competition, there's an issue of identity in Cavan, weak free state mentality, as pointed out above, spending a bomb redeveloping a stadium for others to use as a neutral venue

Thats nonsense about playing in the Leinster junior. It was to give young players a chance after playing U21. The competition was a help for a few years. Cavan made the all ireland quarter final in 2013. A few players would have been involved with the juniors the year before.

Antrim play in Leinster hurling, but that must be ok because they are from the 6 counties?

Cavan bet Fermanagh and London in the qualifiers to reach a quarter final, some run

And Derry in Derry. But leave that out anyway.

SouthOfThe Bann

Quote from: APM on June 23, 2025, 09:32:38 AM
Quote from: Schkite on June 23, 2025, 09:26:51 AMLove being writ off already and the draw only made. You'd swear Donegal put 30 on us in Ulster ffs

Fancy Monaghan to turn over Donegal. Donegal the best team in the last three games at protecting the goal, but Monaghan won't get caught like Louth carrying the ball into the tackle inside the arc and will shoot from distance.

Monaghan have the potential to turn over Donegal for sure especially if the Donegal of the 1st half yesterday turn up.

Donegal were very impressive in the last 20 minutes yesterday but Louth were a beaten docket.

4 intriguing games. What a championship.

Brilliant weekend of football ahead.

straightred

Quote from: APM on June 23, 2025, 09:32:38 AM
Quote from: Schkite on June 23, 2025, 09:26:51 AMLove being writ off already and the draw only made. You'd swear Donegal put 30 on us in Ulster ffs

Fancy Monaghan to turn over Donegal. Donegal the best team in the last three games at protecting the goal, but Monaghan won't get caught like Louth carrying the ball into the tackle inside the arc and will shoot from distance.

Agree. Monaghan have had a handy run but you can only play whats in front of you and they beat them all. That bit of extra freshness in the legs might well be the difference. Think Armagh and Dublin should come though but wouldn't be surprised if Meath gave Galway a good scare. Galway should still probably have enough though

Captain Obvious

Quote from: mup on June 23, 2025, 08:57:47 AMCan't call three of those games. Galway will beat Meath even with their injuries.

Three Ulster teams should reach the last four and lucky Galway will find a way to fall over the line.

Armagh18

Quote from: straightred on June 23, 2025, 09:19:24 AM
Quote from: omagh_gael on June 23, 2025, 08:58:50 AMPretty much nailed on it'll be:

Saturday

Galway v Meath
Dublin v Tyrone

Sunday

Donegal v monaghan
Armagh v Kerry

Jimmy whinging matches will get his way, the 6 day turnaround should have to be sucked up and accepted for finishing 2nd or 3rd in the group.

Leaving the whinging out it this is easy to sort out. Play the Dublin and Kerry games on Saturday and the other 2 on the Sunday. Galway and Donegal should both get 7 days or neither should get it. I doubt that any combination of 2 matches will sell out anyway so the crowd argument doesn't come into it
If Armagh and Dublin games were on together you'd imagine a sell out be close?

Schkite

All 4 games have the potential to be crackers I think (or at least close games!). Alot of people joking about Meath here because of a certain poster, but I think they'll fancy their chances against Galway. Still feel like some are overlooking the benefit of that additional weeks rest, and Galway haven't been able to coast through any of these games in recent weeks - that schedule will catch up on you eventually.

Armagh18

Quote from: Captain Obvious on June 23, 2025, 09:43:44 AM
Quote from: mup on June 23, 2025, 08:57:47 AMCan't call three of those games. Galway will beat Meath even with their injuries.

Three Ulster teams should reach the last four and lucky Galway will find a way to fall over the line.
Can't call any of those games to be honest.

Armagh18

Quote from: Schkite on June 23, 2025, 09:45:17 AMAll 4 games have the potential to be crackers I think (or at least close games!). Alot of people joking about Meath here because of a certain poster, but I think they'll fancy their chances against Galway. Still feel like some are overlooking the benefit of that additional weeks rest, and Galway haven't been able to coast through any of these games in recent weeks - that schedule will catch up on you eventually.
Yeah Galway have had to be all out or close to it now 2 weeks in a row, can't be easy on the bodies especially with their injury record. Kerry were lucky enough in that they didn't turn up one week then the opposition didn't turn up the next so should be well rested. O'Connor is a loss though.

APM

Quote from: Captain Obvious on June 23, 2025, 09:43:44 AM
Quote from: mup on June 23, 2025, 08:57:47 AMCan't call three of those games. Galway will beat Meath even with their injuries.

Three Ulster teams should reach the last four and lucky Galway will find a way to fall over the line.

Is this not a game too far for Galway?Think the extra games have suited Kerry But Galway needed a handy game last week and they had another battle to the end. Meath are still a bit of an unknown quantity but if any other of the remaining teams won all their group games and beat Kerry & the Dubs in the championship, they'd be definite favourites.

Armagh v Kerry boils down to Armagh limiting Clifford's influence and the way they are defending I wouldn't count on it. If they can win midfield and cut off the supply, that's half the job done, but defensively Armagh don't look as balanced as they did last year with McKay out.


seafoid

Quote from: Dunneroyal on June 23, 2025, 09:07:55 AM
Quote from: mup on June 23, 2025, 08:57:47 AMCan't call three of those games. Galway will beat Meath even with their injuries.
haha. Always trust a flour bag to moan. Enjoy the tc final. Although limerick likely winners
Down then Meath. The group stage had better opposition. We had to beat Armagh. Meath are in a different league (division)

Gael80

Quote from: Armagh18 on June 23, 2025, 09:44:35 AM
Quote from: straightred on June 23, 2025, 09:19:24 AM
Quote from: omagh_gael on June 23, 2025, 08:58:50 AMPretty much nailed on it'll be:

Saturday

Galway v Meath
Dublin v Tyrone

Sunday

Donegal v monaghan
Armagh v Kerry

Jimmy whinging matches will get his way, the 6 day turnaround should have to be sucked up and accepted for finishing 2nd or 3rd in the group.

Leaving the whinging out it this is easy to sort out. Play the Dublin and Kerry games on Saturday and the other 2 on the Sunday. Galway and Donegal should both get 7 days or neither should get it. I doubt that any combination of 2 matches will sell out anyway so the crowd argument doesn't come into it
If Armagh and Dublin games were on together you'd imagine a sell out be close?

Yes. For Sunday though Galway and Donegal brought 60 thousand to Croke Park last season. Add Meath's Leinster Final crowd and it could challenge the Saturday attendance if the Armagh and Dublin games are together.