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Looks like TG4 showing Kildare v Louth live.
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Armaghball
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Kildare with nothing to play for but pride. Are there no more meaningful games that could be shown? I know Louth need to win obviously to be certain of staying up.
Berfaboy77
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Would have thought they would have shown Down v Clare . Winners takes all!
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Not sure why but I think Div 2 are the only games on Sat. Div 1, 3 + 4 are all on Sunday,
Diarmi
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I think a lot of people are jumping the gun thinking that Derry will be in the Ulster final. They might well be but they have to get past Donegal first and then most likely Tyrone or Monaghan.
There tends to be a lot of contradictions in football, we talk about how Kerry and Dublin don't need to peak until the quarter finals and this is a positive thing but then also say you can't beat competitive games so I'm not sure which is true. This year Derry will have played all the top teams in the league and will then need to beat some of the best teams in the country to get to an Ulster final whereas we can get to the same stage by playing a much lower standard of opposition. You would imagine we will be the fresher team by that stage and maybe that could be enough to give us the extra edge required?????
There tends to be a lot of contradictions in football, we talk about how Kerry and Dublin don't need to peak until the quarter finals and this is a positive thing but then also say you can't beat competitive games so I'm not sure which is true. This year Derry will have played all the top teams in the league and will then need to beat some of the best teams in the country to get to an Ulster final whereas we can get to the same stage by playing a much lower standard of opposition. You would imagine we will be the fresher team by that stage and maybe that could be enough to give us the extra edge required?????
No its just division 2 games on saturday and both the teams battling relegation are being shown, fermanagh on the iplayer too
Armaghball
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Hard to know. We could end up coming in undercooked having not played any good teams (maybe that happened last year?) or we could come in fresher, who knows.
Obviously only the league but from what we’ve seen so far you’d have to make Derry favourites against those 3.
I agree - Donegal / Tyrone v Derry. Anything can happen. Derry be favs alright but no shock if they were beat.
Armaghniac
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Derry might be 2/1 favourites against those teams, but there is only an even money chance of beating both of them.
JoeH
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It's a league semi final
Championship is what matters to them
DOUGIE
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Just booked it, 7 euros, couldn't beat it
Muckser
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That's a bit of a walk what about 30.mins. is it that hard to park at?
They have lads like Glass with the mentality they've shown the last few years to move from all ireland club final losses and wins straight into intercounty league the following week. Hard to see them complaining about the schedule. They don't even really have many key players over 30, I think rodgers is under it then the rest are younger than him. McKaigue looked worse for wear last year, think he's the only one they really have to worry about.
Kerry & Dublin can afford to not peak until later in the season because they have players, coaches & backroom staff with packed trophy cabinets and bags of experience of playing in finals. It's a totally different psychological position to a Derry or Armagh who will be the first in a generation to even play in a final.
Armaghniac
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The hurling semi final between Limerick and Tipp last year had 11800 in Limerick. In this case the Cork venue is only used as Thurles is closed. Kilkenny city to Thurles is 40 mins, but it is 2 hours to Cork, so that might not encourage a crowd.
Armaghniac
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A special to Cork, coming back after the game, would have been a good idea. But public transport in Ireland does not concern itself with such things.
Sean Og
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DOUGIE
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I could do with the walk, just reading up on the parking,they advise to park in the city and walk in.
The Dark Knight
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Just putting this up for sheer depth
2 players for every position and you could argue about everyone, we haven’t had headaches like this ever. Exceptional talent there
2 players for every position and you could argue about everyone, we haven’t had headaches like this ever. Exceptional talent there
- Ethan Rafferty / Blaine Hughes
- Aaron McKay / Paddy Burns
- Ciaran Higgins / Barry McCambridge
- Conor O’Neill / Peter McGrane
- Greg McCabe / Joe McElroy
- Aidan Forker / Conaire Mackin
- Ciaran Mackin / Callum Cumiskey
- Jarlath Og Burns / Niall Grimley
- Ben Crealey / Shane McPartlan
- Stefan Campbell / Ross McQuillian
- Rory Grugan / Tiernan Kelly
- Jason Duffy / Oisin Conaty
- Conor Turbitt / Cian McConville
- Rian O’Neill / Oisin O’Neill
- Andrew Murnin / Aidan Nugent