All-Ireland Series Sam Maguire 2026

[bennydorano]

I dont really bother with Armagh specific ones. (Sideline eye probably the Armagh go to, could be some I'm not aware of).  My favs - OTB with Tommy, Indo with Pat & Dick, RTE Pod - especially when Fenton is on, Gaa Social too. Beyond the 45 is okish.

[Armagh18]

I dont really bother with Armagh specific ones. (Sideline eye probably the Armagh go to, could be sone I'm not aware of).  My favs - OTB with Tommy, Indo with Pat & Dick, RTE Pod - especially when Fenton is on, Gaa Social too. Beyond the 45 is okish.

Inside game, although haven't listened to many episodes, lad Creaney from Lurgan does it I think, was good enough listen any time I had it on. Beyond the 45 is good I think, Mugsy is a laugh would be some value to go on the beer with. Pat and Dick are alright when they're not constantly yapping about something.

[AustinPowers]

Dunno why I posted this on  the Armagh Louth thread earlier ....


Kerry by 10 - over as a  contest early second half

Monaghan by 1 AET - Beggan with  a late winning free

Meath by 1 AET - Mayo to  find yet another way to lose a  close battle

Dublin by 3 - Murphy to get sent off , and  sail off into  the sunset

[johnnycool]

Is this now full on knock out football?

no more backdoors etc

[Armagh18]

Is this now full on knock out football?

no more backdoors etc

Yep. Here we go!

[Orior]

Do I sense some Armagh lads are struggling with fate and possibly a sense of injustice?  Would it have something to do with a recent cruel loss, a cnt of a draw and their homely neighbors?

Don't think there's any sense of injustice, Louth deservedly beat them and they have got a tough draw in the next round.  By not doing their job they ran the risk of Kerry in Killarney and being out 3 weeks in a row. 

I expected to beat Louth but felt that the Kerry game would come sooner rather than later and expected it to be in Croker at quarter final stage. 

I was more referring to the old horse Orior,
"Monaghan v Westmeath. Lucky Monaghan bollixes by 3"
.

Well yes, but to be fair, I'd rather win the Ulster Championship than leave the AI Championship with nothing.

[Wildweasel74]

That would be correct, only 1 team win a all-Ireland, there no build up to games, run off week by week, all-ireland championship games should be 2 weeks between each. When the earliest club championship? Derry league already at R11 out 15 for club footballers already. What the different extending fball another 2/3 weeks. Sure GAA scoring the biggest own goal with little on Rte while they show 3/4 games od soccer a day to all hours. Why cant full gaa games be run through the nite for coverage like the soccer.

[Main Street]

Do I sense some Armagh lads are struggling with fate and possibly a sense of injustice?  Would it have something to do with a recent cruel loss, a cnt of a draw and their homely neighbors?

Don't think there's any sense of injustice, Louth deservedly beat them and they have got a tough draw in the next round.  By not doing their job they ran the risk of Kerry in Killarney and being out 3 weeks in a row. 

I expected to beat Louth but felt that the Kerry game would come sooner rather than later and expected it to be in Croker at quarter final stage. 

I was more referring to the old horse Orior,
"Monaghan v Westmeath. Lucky Monaghan bollixes by 3"
.

Well yes, but to be fair, I'd rather win the Ulster Championship than leave the AI Championship with nothing.

I had forgotten about that one, the Ulster championship title

[Captain Obvious]

The Monaghan heads with short term memory loss another trait to add to their collection?

[Blowitupref]

I can't see Westmeath/Tyrone/Dublin/Mayo/Monaghan getting further than a QF. Certainly not AI contenders anyway in my view.

If Tyrone drew Monaghan/Westmeath/Dublin/ Meath I'd be very disappointed if we didn't get through to the semi final and it wouldn't be a massive surprise either to see them beat Donegal or Armagh given we'll have the weeks rest. I don't think we have a chance v Kerry at any stage we may play them.

Really?
 Actually of all the quarter final possibilities from a Meath point of view I'd take Tyrone above all the other possibilities. Apart from Kildare worst team we played in league. I mean woeful. And at one stage during early rounds was looking like ye were heading to TC . So on that basis I can't see how you could be happy to meet Meath should we get over mayo. Now on other hand Meath would be very happy to play Tyrone. As I think it would be a guaranteed semi final spot

Wouldn't judge any team on what happened in the league when it's now June and knock out championship football

Have they improved that much ?  I mean they were awful in croke park. Meath hardly broke a sweat beating them. I'll admit I haven't seen much of them at all since. Only that they were worried they might not make the top 16 with down etc. so what has been their improvement?

I can't see Westmeath/Tyrone/Dublin/Mayo/Monaghan getting further than a QF. Certainly not AI contenders anyway in my view.

If Tyrone drew Monaghan/Westmeath/Dublin/ Meath I'd be very disappointed if we didn't get through to the semi final and it wouldn't be a massive surprise either to see them beat Donegal or Armagh given we'll have the weeks rest. I don't think we have a chance v Kerry at any stage we may play them.

Really? 
Actually of all the quarter final possibilities from a Meath point of view I'd take Tyrone above all the other possibilities. Apart from Kildare worst team we played in league. I mean woeful. And at one stage during early rounds was looking like ye were heading to TC . So on that basis I can't see how you could be happy to meet Meath should we get over mayo. Now on other hand Meath would be very happy to play Tyrone. As I think it would be a guaranteed semi final spot

Yeah really. If you're still using league form as a barometer 3 months later then I am not sure what to say to that and you must be new to this sport. We also couldn't have been that 'woeful' in the league game as Meath were hanging on in the end.

I thought you might have learned a lesson from last season when you were constantly bigging Meath up when in reality they only won one big game last year and got pumped by 20 points in an All Ireland Semi Final.

Hanging on ? We emptied the bench as game was well and truly over. Not just using league. I'd rate Tyrone as the worst team currently in quarters. And I feel everyone who wins this weekend would want to draw them

Yes Tyrone are roughly back to the same level right now as last summer when they reached the last 4.