[quote=“The Runt”]Hey, I take offence to that
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Sorry runty, of course I should include Limerick in that, Richie alone being passed out outside the Dav is testament to that.
“We got 5 and Dan got none!”
Freeman hasnt gotten off, thats Monaghan fucked for me. Lorry onto Armagh.
I’m looking at a nice little treble of:
Armagh 4/5
Limerick +8 evens
Tipperary 11/8
Pays out @ about 15/2
Is that lately?
Have we anyone from Donegal on here who might give us the lowdown - than manus lad?
[quote=“KIB man”]Is that lately?
Have we anyone from Donegal on here who might give us the lowdown - than manus lad?[/QUOTE]
Yes it’s being reported today.
DONEGAL football boss John Joe Doherty has booted Ciaran Bonner and Neil Gallagher off the county panel for a breach of discipline ahead of Saturdays All-Ireland qualifier against Carlow in Ballybofey.
The thorny issue of indiscipline has overshadowed Donegals championship campaigns in recent years, and after their shock Ulster SFC defeat to Antrim last month, this latest setback will hamper their ability to revive their campaign. Doherty confirmed both players had been dropped but refused to comment any further other than to say he had taken the act for a breach of discipline.
Both players played against Antrim in the Ulster championship opener, and while midfielder Gallagher was struggling with a hamstring injury and was rated extremely doubtful for Saturdays match, Bonner was expected to start.
It is understood that Doherty informed the players of his decision on Tuesday afternoon and they were not at training that night. The omission of Gallagher and Bonner are part of five changes Doherty has made to his starting XV ahead of their clash with Carlow.
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/snojmhidkf/rss2/#ixzz0K5hc4UNE&C
HOME ADVANTAGE for the second round of the All-Ireland football qualifiers will be decided by the toss of a coin, following Sunday evening’s draw in Croke Park. While home advantage for this Saturday’s first round of matches was based on the first team drawn from the bowl, the second round draw will consist of two bowls – the eight first round winners in one bowl and the eight beaten provincial semi-finalists in the other.
Therefore, the GAA’s Central Competition Control Committee (CCCC) will toss a coin to determine which of those teams gets home advantage when they meet on Monday to confirm the throw-in times and venues for the eight second round games, which are all due to be played on Saturday week, July 11th.
Whichever team does win the toss is automatically entitled to home advantage, provided the CCCC deem their home ground is suitable for the fixture.
All eight first round games go ahead this Saturday: Donegal against Carlow, Monaghan against Armagh, Meath against Waterford, Wicklow against Fermanagh, Wexford against Offaly, Louth against Tipperary, Down against London, and Leitrim against Longford.
The usual period of extra-time will also be played if necessary, and provided replays are avoided, these eight first-round winners will then face off against one of the eight teams beaten in the provincial semi-finals: Kerry and Clare, from Munster; Roscommon and Sligo, from Connacht; Derry and Cavan, from Ulster; and Laois and Westmeath, from Leinster.
The draw itself will take place on TV3 shortly after 6pm on Sunday, following their live coverage of the Leinster senior hurling final between Dublin and Kilkenny.
If a first replay is required the draw will go ahead as scheduled, but with the second round game affected postponed until the following Saturday.
The GAA has also finalised admission prices for all of this weekend’s first round qualifiers, with entry to the stands, like last year, costing €20, while admission to terraces has been reduced by €5 to €10.
A further effort to maintain the positive attendance figures for the remainder of the championship saw the GAA yesterday launch a new range of ticket packages to cover the closing stages of both the football and hurling championship.
Six deals – five of which are new – are being offered which are aimed at allowing followers of football and hurling to combine quarter-final and semi-final games. The Hurling Heaven, package priced at €90, includes tickets for one hurling quarter- final and two semi-finals. The Football Feast offers fans tickets for two football quarter-final days and both semi-finals, and costs €99. That works out at less than €25 per match and, on last year’s ticket prices, offers savings of €35 and €60 respectively.
Other offers include a quarter and semi-final package covering one quarter-final and a semi-final, costing €65, and a Dual Deal for the quarter-final and semi-final stages of both the football and hurling championships priced at €175.There are also Club Pass and Group Pass offers.
The packages were announced by GAA president Christy Cooney at the opening of the new Ticket Shop on Lower Dorset St in Dublin, close to Croke Park.
“We have been very happy with attendances at our games to date this year,” said Cooney, “but we have said all along that in these challenging times we would continue to review our ticketing arrangements in an effort to offer our members and followers value for money . . .
“We have attempted to cater for different types of GAA supporters by offering combined football and hurling deals and a variety of options and we are confident followers of our games will take up deals that will provide excellent live entertainment at an affordable price.”
[quote=“KIB man”]Is that lately?
Have we anyone from Donegal on here who might give us the lowdown - than manus lad?[/QUOTE]
Only an idiot would put money on Donegal.
That is all.
[quote=“manusboyle”]Only an idiot would put money on Donegal.
That is all.[/QUOTE]
Spoken like a man who’s seen it all before. Will never the aftermath of the drawn AI 1/4 final drawn game with Dublin when they nearly all to a man went on the batter after it and never showed up the following week. An enigma is how I would describe Donegal since the mid 90’s.
An Enigma??? Christ thats something thats facinating and interesting, and something of mystery.
Donegal footballers are a bunch of lazy moaning pissheads who want the GAA to go out and find a job for them, nothing enigmatic about that.
[quote=“caoimhaoin”]An Enigma??? Christ thats something thats facinating and interesting, and something of mystery.
Donegal footballers are a bunch of lazy moaning pissheads who want the GAA to go out and find a job for them, nothing enigmatic about that.[/QUOTE]
Well you can phrase it that way if you like too
you have been getting it from every angle this week MBB, what did you do?
People like to tear down their heroes pukey. I do my own thing.
I think there is a lot of resentment towards you and your meteoric rise into the top two posters on TFK, while everybody’s hero and favourite poster has been knocked down a notch to number three…
Don’t blame them either
[quote=“The Puke”]I think there is a lot of resentment towards you and your meteoric rise into the top two posters on TFK, while everybody’s hero and favourite poster has been knocked down a notch to number three…
Don’t blame them either[/QUOTE]
I noticed that handover happened the other day, but felt it best not mention it. You’re a busy man these days pukey, so I believe it will be a short lived handover of power.
You have to add my posts with Imported Admin’s posts because that’s just a legacy issue from a software transfer a while back. Not sure where that leaves me but I expect ye are battling for bronze.
you would have just over 14,000 if that is the case…
Fuck it down to fourth place…
Not long til the big 10k for yourself rocko. With Bando hitting 20k, you about to hit 10k, and flano pukey and myself hitting the 10k’s surely its time to rethink the punditry list again?
[quote=“manusboyle”]Only an idiot would put money on Donegal.
That is all.[/QUOTE]
Cheers, dropping two very decent first team players a few days before the first game isnt a great sign alright.
Armagh at 66/1 the value bet so for the qualifier runner. Will be laying them once they get to Croker though.
TIPPERARY S. F. V LOUTH
The Tipperary team to play Louth in the first round of the All-Ireland Qualifiers shows four changes from the team that lost to Limerick in the May Munster Senior Football championship.
Both Ciaran McDonald and Robbie Costigan return after injury while Kevin Mulryan gains a starting position at midfield. However the main talking point will be the introduction of Matthew O’Donnell to goal in place of Paul Fitzgerald.
O’Donnell, from Killenaule and current U-21 dual sub-keeper, has been a regular sub-keeper with the senior side for the past two seasons. He played in round seven of this year’s Allianz National Football league clash against Longford.
Apart from Paul Fitzgerald, theres Conor Morrissey, Brian Jones and James Tierney who had to make way.
The Tipp team is as follows:
Matthew O’Donnell
(Killenaule).
Paddy Codd (Killenaule)
Ciaran McDonald (Aherlow)
Christopher Higgins (Galtee Rovers) Captain
Christopher Aylward
(Clonmel Og)
Hugh Coghlan (St. Vincents)
Robbie Costigan (Cahir)
George Hannigan
(Shannon Rovers)
Kevin Mulryan (J. K. Brackens)
Sean Carey
(Moyle Rovers)
Philip Austin (Borrisokane)
Brian Fox (Eire Og-Annacarty)
Brian Mulvihill
(Moyle Rovers)
Brian Coen (Fethard)
Barry Grogan (Aherlow)
Is the centre back playing with Vincents in Dublin Mullach?