Ed Ricketts
Active Member
This time next week and the craic will have started all over again. Always liked this point in the season - last year's failures banished, fresh slate, and the delusions kicking into overdrive again.
Any buzz ahead of things throwing in? Any new names to watch out for - or will it be back to the tried and tested lads for Geezer's last hurrah? Any expectations of taking this competition seriously - it's the 30th (!) anniversary of our last win, so probably overdue? Does January take on a different complexion now we're a Division Two team - perhaps greater onus on getting moving earlier in the year and avoiding the league drop into the Tailteann?
Fixtures below. Fair play to anyone planning to hit Ballybofey at half 7 on a weeknight in January!
Round 1:
Wednesday 3rd January 7.30pm
Section A: Donegal v Armagh at Ballybofey
Section B: Cavan v Derry at Kingspan Breffni
Section C: Monaghan v Antrim at Castleblayney
Round 2:
Saturday 6th January 6pm
Section B: Derry v Down at Owenbeg
Sunday 7th January 1pm
Section A: Tyrone v Donegal at O'Neills Healy Park
Section C: Antrim v Fermanagh at Ahoghill/Portglenone TBC
Round 3:
Wednesday 10th January 7.30pm
Section A: Armagh v Tyrone at Box-It Athletic Grounds
Section B: Down v Cavan at Páirc Esler
Section C: Fermanagh v Monaghan at Brewster Park
Semi Finals 13th/14th January
Final 20th January
Any buzz ahead of things throwing in? Any new names to watch out for - or will it be back to the tried and tested lads for Geezer's last hurrah? Any expectations of taking this competition seriously - it's the 30th (!) anniversary of our last win, so probably overdue? Does January take on a different complexion now we're a Division Two team - perhaps greater onus on getting moving earlier in the year and avoiding the league drop into the Tailteann?
Fixtures below. Fair play to anyone planning to hit Ballybofey at half 7 on a weeknight in January!
Round 1:
Wednesday 3rd January 7.30pm
Section A: Donegal v Armagh at Ballybofey
Section B: Cavan v Derry at Kingspan Breffni
Section C: Monaghan v Antrim at Castleblayney
Round 2:
Saturday 6th January 6pm
Section B: Derry v Down at Owenbeg
Sunday 7th January 1pm
Section A: Tyrone v Donegal at O'Neills Healy Park
Section C: Antrim v Fermanagh at Ahoghill/Portglenone TBC
Round 3:
Wednesday 10th January 7.30pm
Section A: Armagh v Tyrone at Box-It Athletic Grounds
Section B: Down v Cavan at Páirc Esler
Section C: Fermanagh v Monaghan at Brewster Park
Semi Finals 13th/14th January
Final 20th January