National Football League 2015

Sport
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Fixture list announced.

Division 1

Round 1 (31 January/1 February): Cork v Dublin, Donegal v Derry, Kerry v Mayo Tyrone v Monaghan

Round 2 (7/8 February): Derry v Kerry, Dublin v Donegal, Mayo v Tyrone; Monaghan v Cork

Round 3 (28 February/1 March): Donegal v Cork , Kerry v Dublin, Mayo v Monaghan, Tyrone v Derry

Round 4 (7/8 March): Cork v Kerry, Derry v Mayo, Donegal v Monaghan, Dublin v Tyrone

Round 5 (14/15 March): Kerry v Donegal, Mayo v Dublin, Monaghan v Derry, Tyrone v Cork

Round 6 (28/29 March): Cork v Mayo, Donegal v Tyrone, Dublin v Derry, Kerry v Monaghan

Round 7 (5 April): Derry v Cork, Mayo v Donegal, Monaghan v Dublin, Tyrone v Kerry

Final standings:

  1. Dublin 10
  2. Donegal 10
  3. Kerry 9
  4. Tyrone 7
  5. Mayo 7
  6. Monaghan 6
  7. Derry 5
  8. Cork 1

Nightmare draw for Cork, four long away trips to Ulster and home times to Kerry, Dublin and Mayo - should be a very competitive league.

Division 2

Round 1 (1 February): Galway v Meath, Kildare v Down, Roscommon v Cavan, Westmeath v Laois

Round 2 (7/8 February): Down v Roscommon, Laois v Cavan, Meath v Kildare, Westmeath v Galway

Round 3 (28 February/1 March): Cavan v Down, Galway v Laois, Kildare v Westmeath, Roscommon v Meath

Round 4 (7/8 March): Cavan v Kildare, Down v Galway, Laois v Roscommon, Meath v Westmeath

Round 5 (14/15 March): Galway v Cavan, Kildare v Roscommon, Meath v Laois, Westmeath v Down

Round 6 (28/29 March): Cavan v Westmeath, Down v Meath, Laois v Kildare, Roscommon v Galway

Round 7 (5 April): Down v Laois, Galway v Kildare, Meath v Cavan, Westmeath v Roscommon

Division 3

Round 1 (31 January/1 February): Armagh v Tipperary, Clare v Wexford, Fermanagh v Louth, Limerick v Sligo

Round 2 (7/8 February): Louth v Clare, Sligo v Fermanagh, Tipperary v Limerick, Wexford v Armagh

Round 3 (1 March): Clare v Sligo, Fermanagh v Tipperary, Limerick v Armagh, Louth v Wexford

Round 4 (7/8 March): Armagh v Fermanagh, Sligo v Louth, Tipperary v Clare, Wexford v Limerick

Round 5 (15 March): Clare v Armagh, Fermanagh v Limerick, Louth v Tipperary, Sligo v Wexford

Round 6 (28/29 March): Armagh v Louth, Limerick v Clare, Tipperary v Sligo, Wexford v Fermanagh

Round 7 (5 April): Clare v Fermanagh, Louth v Limerick, Sligo v Armagh, Tipperary v Wexford

Division 4

Round 1 (31 January/1 February): Antrim v Carlow , Leitrim v Longford, London v Offaly , Waterford v Wicklow

Round 2 (8 February): Carlow v London, Longford v Antrim, Offaly v Waterford, Wicklow v Leitrim

Round 3 (28 February/1 March): Leitrim v Antrim, London v Longford, Waterford v Carlow, Wicklow v Offaly

Round 4 (8 March): Antrim v London, Carlow v Wicklow, Longford v Waterford, Offaly v Leitrim

Round 5 (15 March): Leitrim v London, Offaly v Carlow, Waterford v Antrim, Wicklow v Longford

Round 6 (29 March): Antrim v Wicklow, Carlow v Leitrim, London v Waterford, Longford v Offaly

Round 7 (5 April): Carlow v Longford, Leitrim v Waterford, Offaly v Antrim, Wicklow v London

Down and Kildare to go up in Div 2 with Cavan and Westmeath going down.

Armagh and Tipp to go up in Div 3 with Sligo and Limerick going down.

Antirm and Wicklow to go up in Div 4

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Setanta Sports have announced that James Horan, Declan O’Sullivan, Aaron Kernan and Rory Kavanagh will be the new faces for their NFL coverage.

Great potential there and @Il Bomber Destro will be delighted to see 2 Ulster men involved

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[QUOTE=“thedancingbaby, post: 1077289, member: 48”]Setanta Sports have announced that James Horan, Declan O’Sullivan, Aaron Kernan and Rory Kavanagh will be the new faces for their NFL coverage.

Great potential there and @Il Bomber Destro will be delighted to see 2 Ulster men involved[/QUOTE]
Is Senan Connell gone!!! Don’t toy with my emotions like this…

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I would like to change my original prediction and predict Monaghan to be relegated with Cork. Think Mayo will really struggle last year as well.

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Is Senan not tied up with Rachel on Sky?

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Didn’t The Joe Show wipe his eye?

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Derry going to be missing a lot of regulars for the league campaign. Three first choice midfielders and first choice full back line are unavailable for now.

I see Donegal named the McHugh brothers for Saturday night’s game. They played extra time in Belfast on Wednesday night in snow so I’m not sure that’s the wisest choice.

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[QUOTE=“Il Bomber Destro, post: 1082863, member: 2533”]Derry going to be missing a lot of regulars for the league campaign. Three first choice midfielders and first choice full back line are unavailable for now.

I see Donegal named the McHugh brothers for Saturday night’s game. They played extra time in Belfast on Wednesday night in snow so I’m not sure that’s the wisest choice.[/QUOTE]
Team would most likely have been selected prior to that game. I’d suspect they’ll monitor them then closer to the time, usually the case at this time of year with the mickey mouse colleges competitions.

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The game would seem to be in jeopardy in any case.

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[QUOTE=“Il Bomber Destro, post: 1018727, member: 2533”]Fixture list announced.

Division 1

Round 1 (31 January/1 February): Cork v Dublin, Donegal v Derry, Kerry v Mayo Tyrone v Monaghan

Round 2 (7/8 February): Derry v Kerry, Dublin v Donegal, Mayo v Tyrone; Monaghan v Cork

Round 3 (28 February/1 March): Donegal v Cork , Kerry v Dublin, Mayo v Monaghan, Tyrone v Derry

Round 4 (7/8 March): Cork v Kerry, Derry v Mayo, Donegal v Monaghan, Dublin v Tyrone

Round 5 (14/15 March): Kerry v Donegal, Mayo v Dublin, Monaghan v Derry, Tyrone v Cork

Round 6 (28/29 March): Cork v Mayo, Donegal v Tyrone, Dublin v Derry, Kerry v Monaghan

Round 7 (5 April): Derry v Cork, Mayo v Donegal, Monaghan v Dublin, Tyrone v Kerry

Final standings:

  1. Dublin 10
  2. Donegal 10
  3. Kerry 9
  4. Tyrone 7
  5. Mayo 7
  6. Monaghan 6
  7. Derry 5
  8. Cork 1

Nightmare draw for Cork, four long away trips to Ulster and home times to Kerry, Dublin and Mayo - should be a very competitive league.

Division 2

Round 1 (1 February): Galway v Meath, Kildare v Down, Roscommon v Cavan, Westmeath v Laois

Round 2 (7/8 February): Down v Roscommon, Laois v Cavan, Meath v Kildare, Westmeath v Galway

Round 3 (28 February/1 March): Cavan v Down, Galway v Laois, Kildare v Westmeath, Roscommon v Meath

Round 4 (7/8 March): Cavan v Kildare, Down v Galway, Laois v Roscommon, Meath v Westmeath

Round 5 (14/15 March): Galway v Cavan, Kildare v Roscommon, Meath v Laois, Westmeath v Down

Round 6 (28/29 March): Cavan v Westmeath, Down v Meath, Laois v Kildare, Roscommon v Galway

Round 7 (5 April): Down v Laois, Galway v Kildare, Meath v Cavan, Westmeath v Roscommon

Division 3

Round 1 (31 January/1 February): Armagh v Tipperary, Clare v Wexford, Fermanagh v Louth, Limerick v Sligo

Round 2 (7/8 February): Louth v Clare, Sligo v Fermanagh, Tipperary v Limerick, Wexford v Armagh

Round 3 (1 March): Clare v Sligo, Fermanagh v Tipperary, Limerick v Armagh, Louth v Wexford

Round 4 (7/8 March): Armagh v Fermanagh, Sligo v Louth, Tipperary v Clare, Wexford v Limerick

Round 5 (15 March): Clare v Armagh, Fermanagh v Limerick, Louth v Tipperary, Sligo v Wexford

Round 6 (28/29 March): Armagh v Louth, Limerick v Clare, Tipperary v Sligo, Wexford v Fermanagh

Round 7 (5 April): Clare v Fermanagh, Louth v Limerick, Sligo v Armagh, Tipperary v Wexford

Division 4

Round 1 (31 January/1 February): Antrim v Carlow , Leitrim v Longford, London v Offaly , Waterford v Wicklow

Round 2 (8 February): Carlow v London, Longford v Antrim, Offaly v Waterford, Wicklow v Leitrim

Round 3 (28 February/1 March): Leitrim v Antrim, London v Longford, Waterford v Carlow, Wicklow v Offaly

Round 4 (8 March): Antrim v London, Carlow v Wicklow, Longford v Waterford, Offaly v Leitrim

Round 5 (15 March): Leitrim v London, Offaly v Carlow, Waterford v Antrim, Wicklow v Longford

Round 6 (29 March): Antrim v Wicklow, Carlow v Leitrim, London v Waterford, Longford v Offaly

Round 7 (5 April): Carlow v Longford, Leitrim v Waterford, Offaly v Antrim, Wicklow v London

Down and Kildare to go up in Div 2 with Cavan and Westmeath going down.

Armagh and Tipp to go up in Div 3 with Sligo and Limerick going down.

Antirm and Wicklow to go up in Div 4[/QUOTE]

Would agree with most of that but I think Roscommon will give Div 2 a rattle for promotion. Kildare should come out of it but Down have been hit by a few retirements and it will be between themselves and Roscommon for the second spot.

Div 3 looks the most clear cut but Waterford, led by thoroughly alright sort Tom McGlinchey, will be in the mix for promotion from the bottom tier.

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[QUOTE=“Elvis Brandenberg Kremmen, post: 1082875, member: 1624”]Would agree with most of that but I think Roscommon will give Div 2 a rattle for promotion. Kildare should come out of it but Down have been hit by a few retirements and it will be between themselves and Roscommon for the second spot.

Div 3 looks the most clear cut but Waterford, led by thoroughly alright sort Tom McGlinchey, will be in the mix for promotion from the bottom tier.[/QUOTE]

Division 2 will be Kildare and one of Galway, Meath, Down, Roscommon or Cavan. It really is a wide open division.

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Down and Cavan haven’t a hope.

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Down have a good chance.

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LAOIS: Graham Brody; Padraig McMahon, Mark Timmons, Robbie Kehoe; Conor Boyle, Gearoid Hanrahan, Darren Strong; John O’Loughlin, Brendan Quigley; James Finn, Donie Kingston, Billy Sheehan; Ross Munnelly, Evan O’Carroll, Niall Donoher

Quigley is back, Billy rolls on for another year, and Ross is at top of the right, we’ll roll over these cunts :clap:

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Why, cos they got a couple of lads back from Oz? One of whom is sick.

Don’t cod yourself.

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[QUOTE=“caoimhaoin, post: 1083026, member: 273”]Why, cos they got a couple of lads back from Oz? One of whom is sick.

Don’t cod yourself.[/QUOTE]

Why? Because they have a new manager and a host of fresh new players. They had a decent McKenna Cup and have a few important players to return from the universities like Mooney and the Johnstone brothers. You go ahead and completely dismiss them without even witnessing them but I won’t and Cavan are also more than capable of putting the results together.

I expect it to be a very close fought division as I don’t see much between the teams in terms of quality.

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[QUOTE=“myboyblue, post: 1082989, member: 180”]LAOIS: Graham Brody; Padraig McMahon, Mark Timmons, Robbie Kehoe; Conor Boyle, Gearoid Hanrahan, Darren Strong; John O’Loughlin, Brendan Quigley; James Finn, Donie Kingston, Billy Sheehan; Ross Munnelly, Evan O’Carroll, Niall Donoher

Quigley is back, Billy rolls on for another year, and Ross is at top of the right, we’ll roll over these cunts :clap:[/QUOTE]

What the fuck age is Sheehan? Is he not too busy cheerleading for Stacks to be inflicting us with another year of his headless antics?
Fucking hell.

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[QUOTE=“Kid Curry, post: 1083047, member: 1397”]What the fuck age is Sheehan? Is he not too busy cheerleading for Stacks to be inflicting us with another year of his headless antics?
Fucking hell.[/QUOTE]
Dwyer/Kearns/Dempsey/McNulty/O Flatartha can’t all be wrong :clap:

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[QUOTE=“Il Bomber Destro, post: 1083033, member: 2533”]Why? Because they have a new manager and a host of fresh new players. They had a decent McKenna Cup and have a few important players to return from the universities like Mooney and the Johnstone brothers. You go ahead and completely dismiss them without even witnessing them but I won’t and Cavan are also more than capable of putting the results together.
[/QUOTE]

Surely O’Brien is back too?

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Its actually a strong side, it really depends on what Dublin have. Costello and Rock seemed to be the forefront last week for them, i think Cork could handle them. Alot depends on who Dublin have fit. I’m starting to sway slightly to Cork now based on circumstances. Still have no faith in management, but lets hope they have learned and have adjusted and prove everyone wrong. McGuire is a very good prospect, but the loss of Kelly for a few games is massive, and for that reason i think the Dubs will have a bit more creativity than Cork and win a close game.

The Cork Senior Football Team to play Dublin on Sunday lines out as follows:

  1. Ken O’Halloran, Bishopstown

  2. Tomás Clancy, Fermoy

  3. Tom Clancy, Clonakilty

  4. James Loughrey, Mallow

  5. Jamie O’Sullivan, Bishopstown

  6. Eoin Cadogan, Douglas

  7. Brian O’Driscoll, Tadhg MacCarthaigh

  8. Fintan Goold, Macroom

  9. Ian Maguire, St. Finbarr’s

  10. Mark Collins, Castlehaven

  11. Donnacha O’Connor, Ballydesmond

  12. Colm O’Driscoll, Tadhg MacCarthaigh

  13. Colm O’Neill, Ballyclough

  14. Donal Óg Hodnett, O’Donovan Rossa

  15. Brian Hurley, Castlehaven

Subs:

  1. David Hanrahan, Douglas

  2. Conor Dorman, Bishopstown

  3. Daniel Hazel, O’Donovan Rossa

  4. Stephen O’Donoghue, Ballincollig

  5. Michael Cussen, Glanmire

  6. Paul Kerrigan, Nemo Rangers

  7. Luke Connolly, Nemo Rangers

  8. John Hayes, Carbery Rangers

  9. John O’Rourke, Carbery Rangers

  10. Barry O’Driscoll, Nemo Rangers

  11. Kevin O’Driscoll, Tadhg MacCarthaigh

James Loughrey and Brian Hurley start this game having fully recovered from recent injuries picked up in the McGrath Cup competition. Patrick Kelly and Daniel Goulding continue their recovery from injury and were not considered for this game.