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Replying To ModernMaharaja:  "its going to be Cork or Cavan from pot 4, we can't play Derry or Down as we've played them already"
We can play Derry or Down and we can also play Monaghan. The only teams being kept apart are the provincial finalists.

Teams who are due to meet in a provincial final (seeds 1 and 2) cannot be in the same group. However, teams who have already played each other earlier in this year's championships can be drawn to the same groups.

greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 624 - 29/04/2025 16:03:07    2605437

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Would prefer to avoid Ulster teams generally if we can

CCFabu (Donegal) - Posts: 158 - 29/04/2025 16:23:47    2605445

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Replying To CCFabu:  "Would prefer to avoid Ulster teams generally if we can"
Definitely. Although maybe not another trip to Cork! :P

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9738 - 29/04/2025 16:49:54    2605456

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Apparently no rule on counties meeting again in groups apart from two finalists and since draw is tomorrow it would be impossible to make draw with those stipulations in place.

It's a joke draw is made before 4 winners are known. Repeat ties should be avoided throughout championship wherever possible until semi finals.

I think at quarter final stage, they avoid group repeats and provisional finals so we should avoid Armagh again until at least an All Ireland semi final if we both happened to progress that far.

Seed 3 comes to Seed 1 so if we win Ulster we could be playing a Mayo, Tyrone or Dublin in Ballybofey.

Lose and we could be playing one of them away.

shaggykev (Donegal) - Posts: 312 - 29/04/2025 17:29:49    2605478

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "Definitely. Although maybe not another trip to Cork! :P"
A trip to Cork and only a week apart would not be ideal. Only having a week break between match one and two is not fair. With the draw before the provincials there could a situation where in would be better to lose the Ulster final if you're goal is the all Ireland. A draw of louth, Donegal, Roscommon and cavan would be a lot better than Donegal, mayo, Dublin .and Derry!

Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 802 - 29/04/2025 17:43:58    2605482

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Best of luck to the 20s. Over the years we've a poor enough record in under 20/21 ulster finals and probably not been at our best in some of the finals. I sometimes think that we need to be 4/5 points better than Tyrone to beat them by a point. Tyrone do seem to be good at getting themselves right for finals.

Hopefully preparation has gone well and team out go out and deliver at their best.

Best of luck to them all. It promises a lovely evening of weather and hopefully a big Donegal following will be able make it and support them.

Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 802 - 29/04/2025 17:53:09    2605490

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