Laois v Donegal

[INDIANA]

The whole Kevin Cassidy incident is finally coming back around and biting Jim on the ass. License to gloat granted.

You'll have to explain the connection between Kevin Cassidy and today's result.

I think its more to do with the general feeling in the GAA that he hung Cassidy out to dry to an extent.

[orangeman]

Venue is a bit of a concern. Only holds 9k so tickets will be tight, and there is only one bus and no trains back to Dublin after the game - a bus I'll have to skip if it goes to extra time! 

Why the small venue ?

Makes no sense.


Breffni anyone ?

[drici]

https://www.tickets.ie/event.aspx/tickets/gaa-football-all-ireland-qualifiers-rd-4-donegal-v-laois-pairc-sean-mac-diarmada-27-July-2013/B3PYG

Gone.

[Wildweasel74]

I thought they were going to sort out the qualifiers where the losing team in the ulster / connacht final had more than 6 day to prepare for the next game?

[macdanger2]

Yeah, the 6 day turnaround is a pure disaster. How 6 games in connacht can take nine weeks to play is beyond me

[Rossfan]

Where do the Bus Eireann buses stop in Carrick?

Sorry lads, I've never been. 

Is it far from the ground?

Bus Éireann stop is just over the Bridge on the smelly side. 10 minute walk to Páirc Sheáin from there.
That ground can hold around 13,000 . Has it been "health and safetyed" down to 9k or is it just ye Ulster bucks wanting a chip on th'oul showlder

[Mike Sheehy]

Laois are complete shite.

Donegal will win by 10 points plus

oh really ? how did your last brash prediction go ?

Derry will win this easy enough.
Cavan are nothing special at all, easy draw for Derry.

[macdanger2]

Donegal will be rattled but it's worth remembering that wexford hit 16 wides on Saturday evening and only lost by 2 points

[ck]

Carrick is a very poor venue choice. It's much closer to Donegal than Laois. Surely Mullingar, Croke park or even Longford would have been fairer.

Donegal by 5 points.

[Syferus]

Carrick is a very poor venue choice. It's much closer to Donegal than Laois. Surely Mullingar, Croke park or even Longford would have been fairer.

Donegal by 5 points.

The Hyde, boss. You Sligo lads still haven't forgiven us for 2010.

[J70]

Carrick is a very poor venue choice. It's much closer to Donegal than Laois. Surely Mullingar, Croke park or even Longford would have been fairer.

Donegal by 5 points.

Distance from Carrick on Shannon

Donegal Town - 118 km
Letterkenny - 165 km
Gweedore - 191 km
Carndonagh - 220 km

Portlaoise - 150 km
Durrow - 173 km
Mountmellick - 140 km

Much closer??

[Captain Obvious]

Carrick is a very poor venue choice. It's much closer to Donegal than Laois. Surely Mullingar, Croke park or even Longford would have been fairer.

Donegal by 5 points.

All leinster venues named. I dread to think how unfair you think it would be if Ulster venue was chosen.

[lawnseed]

a good game for Donegal, they are vunerable and laois may not have the power to put them away. had they got tyrone they'd be gone

[ck]

Carrick is a very poor venue choice. It's much closer to Donegal than Laois. Surely Mullingar, Croke park or even Longford would have been fairer.

Donegal by 5 points.

Distance from Carrick on Shannon

Donegal Town - 118 km
Letterkenny - 165 km
Gweedore - 191 km
Carndonagh - 220 km

Portlaoise - 150 km
Durrow - 173 km
Mountmellick - 140 km

Much closer??

Ah sure you can pull out a pile of towns to make a point if you want. The fact is that the closest part of Donegal to Carrick is much closer than the closest part of Laois. Longford or Roscommon would have been a much fairer venue for both counties!

[J70]

Carrick is a very poor venue choice. It's much closer to Donegal than Laois. Surely Mullingar, Croke park or even Longford would have been fairer.

Donegal by 5 points.

Distance from Carrick on Shannon

Donegal Town - 118 km
Letterkenny - 165 km
Gweedore - 191 km
Carndonagh - 220 km

Portlaoise - 150 km
Durrow - 173 km
Mountmellick - 140 km

Much closer??

Ah sure you can pull out a pile of towns to make a point if you want. The fact is that the closest part of Donegal to Carrick is much closer than the closest part of Laois. Longford or Roscommon would have been a much fairer venue for both counties!

Don't be an idiot. Donegal is a big county. Except for the relatively tiny area to the south of Donegal Town, the rest of the county is at a similar or further distance from Carrick on Shannon as the entire county of Laois. That the closest point is closer than Laois' closest point is irrelevant, at least in any sensible conversation.
Sure if you moved it somewhere else, Laois' closest point might be closer than Donegal's closest point!