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The draw shouldn't prohibit previous match ups imo. Every preliminary qfinal winner should have a 25% chance of drawing Dublin or Armagh, not a 50% chance, as was the case for some teams in today's draw. For example, it's daft to be rewarding Louth with a golden ticket to avoid Dublin in a qfinal, when it's almost inevitable that Louth will meet Dublin in Leinster every season now, such is the poverty in the volume of quality football teams in Leinster. Draw the teams fair and square from the 2 pots for the qfinal, and drop this fixation we have in the GAA with the avoidance of repeat fixtures. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4141 - 24/06/2024 09:02:01 2554236 Link
The bookies have the quarter finals down as easy wins for: Armagh 3/10 Dublin 1/4 Donegal 1/7 Kerry 1/3 Is there any point Roscommon, Galway, Louth and Derry turning up at all after their exertions at the weekend? Something wrong with the system when all four of these four teams are given little chance. I believe the Rossies might spring another surprise if they get their recovery right. letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 731 - 24/06/2024 09:17:01 2554242 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "The draw shouldn't prohibit previous match ups imo. Every preliminary qfinal winner should have a 25% chance of drawing Dublin or Armagh, not a 50% chance, as was the case for some teams in today's draw. For example, it's daft to be rewarding Louth with a golden ticket to avoid Dublin in a qfinal, when it's almost inevitable that Louth will meet Dublin in Leinster every season now, such is the poverty in the volume of quality football teams in Leinster. Draw the teams fair and square from the 2 pots for the qfinal, and drop this fixation we have in the GAA with the avoidance of repeat fixtures." Totally disagree. It's much fairer to keep repeats apart. Would have been very unfair on Louth to have to play Kerry or Dublin again. shaggykev (Donegal) - Posts: 326 - 24/06/2024 09:27:05 2554247 Link
Replying To letsgetgoing: "The bookies have the quarter finals down as easy wins for: Armagh 3/10 Dublin 1/4 Donegal 1/7 Kerry 1/3 Is there any point Roscommon, Galway, Louth and Derry turning up at all after their exertions at the weekend? Something wrong with the system when all four of these four teams are given little chance. I believe the Rossies might spring another surprise if they get their recovery right." Did my own pricing before I saw PP and I had Armagh 4/7, Dublin 1/2, Donegal 1/2, Kerry 4/7. Market is dominated by them and is small and restricted on stakes so prices offered invariably a bit off. The four seeded teams are favourites on form and extra week no doubt a benefit but those games, or some of them at least, be closer than some think, and a surprise or two not beyond possibilty. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3528 - 24/06/2024 09:32:08 2554254 Link
Two stand out ties obviously Dublin vs Galway and Derry vs Kerry. It would be great to see two upsets and blow the Championship wide open. Can't see it though. I am happy with drawing Kerry. The Dubs would be too hot too handle for us and Donegal are in our heads from earlier in the season. We should have beaten Kerry last year, the players felt they left it behind them. So it should give them added impetus to right that wrong. Kerry haven't really been tested this year- are they up to Championship speed? I ding see them as the 2/7 favourites the bookes have them as. Hopefully it's on Sunday. Jazzyjeff (Derry) - Posts: 212 - 24/06/2024 09:48:02 2554262 Link
Games can take on a life of their own with cards and who knows what. The Dubs and Donegal would be expected to advance, the other quarterfinals are not givens. We will see. Gaillimh Abu suckvalleypaddy (Galway) - Posts: 1736 - 24/06/2024 09:58:23 2554274 Link
Replying To Jazzyjeff: "Two stand out ties obviously Dublin vs Galway and Derry vs Kerry. It would be great to see two upsets and blow the Championship wide open. Can't see it though. I am happy with drawing Kerry. The Dubs would be too hot too handle for us and Donegal are in our heads from earlier in the season. We should have beaten Kerry last year, the players felt they left it behind them. So it should give them added impetus to right that wrong. Kerry haven't really been tested this year- are they up to Championship speed? I ding see them as the 2/7 favourites the bookes have them as. Hopefully it's on Sunday." Agree kerry may not be tested that could go either way however 2/7 odds maybe because not of disrespect but cause kerry have shown better form this year albeit not great sides and derry coming in after tough battle. It will be close either way but Ye beat Dublin early year too so but Kerry aren't far off dubai can see why you would prefer them possibly. But should be fascinating battle a test for both . Kerry are Kerry expect them to tun up tested or not so far usually mostly it doesn't affect them. Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 695 - 24/06/2024 10:07:31 2554282 Link
Paddypower knows the times and days it seems Saturday Armagh v roscommon 3.45pm Derry V kerry 6pm Sunday Donegal v louth 1.45pm Dublin v Galway 4pm Bookies dont get much wrong in fairness Whestofthewest (Clare) - Posts: 177 - 24/06/2024 10:12:57 2554285 Link
Replying To Whestofthewest: "Paddypower knows the times and days it seems Saturday Armagh v roscommon 3.45pm Derry V kerry 6pm Sunday Donegal v louth 1.45pm Dublin v Galway 4pm Bookies dont get much wrong in fairness" How the blazes do they have that info? Can't find it anywhere MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1000 - 24/06/2024 10:35:40 2554305 Link
Replying To Whestofthewest: "Paddypower knows the times and days it seems Saturday Armagh v roscommon 3.45pm Derry V kerry 6pm Sunday Donegal v louth 1.45pm Dublin v Galway 4pm Bookies dont get much wrong in fairness" I remember last year they had Derry vs Kerry in for the Saturday but it was played on the Sunday. So I wouldn't put too much currency on the bookies if you excuse the pun. Jazzyjeff (Derry) - Posts: 212 - 24/06/2024 10:39:10 2554308 Link
Complete guesswork....Boylesports have different time slots down and different order Fkd12 (Louth) - Posts: 196 - 24/06/2024 11:00:35 2554319 Link
Replying To Whestofthewest: "Paddypower knows the times and days it seems Saturday Armagh v roscommon 3.45pm Derry V kerry 6pm Sunday Donegal v louth 1.45pm Dublin v Galway 4pm Bookies dont get much wrong in fairness" Don't mess around with people's travel arrangements. letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 731 - 24/06/2024 11:11:05 2554326 Link
One thing is for sure is Dublin will play at 4pm on the Sunday. eslinchickenmaryland (Leitrim) - Posts: 274 - 24/06/2024 11:12:42 2554327 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Did my own pricing before I saw PP and I had Armagh 4/7, Dublin 1/2, Donegal 1/2, Kerry 4/7. Market is dominated by them and is small and restricted on stakes so prices offered invariably a bit off. The four seeded teams are favourites on form and extra week no doubt a benefit but those games, or some of them at least, be closer than some think, and a surprise or two not beyond possibilty." Just checked PP prices for quarters for the favourites Kerry are 2/5 Armagh 2/5 Dublin 3/10 Donegal 1/5 Dublin are still favourites for Sam at 13/8.Kerry second at 5/2 slipping a little from 2/1. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3918 - 24/06/2024 11:14:09 2554329 Link
If they gave the team that came through the preliminary quarter finals home advantage in the quarter finals it would help counteract the 6 or 7 day turn around and give a further lift to the provincial grounds. I don't expect much more than 40,000 in croke park for each of the double headers. boomerang (Mayo) - Posts: 51 - 24/06/2024 11:16:02 2554333 Link
I think it will be Dublin v Galway and Armagh v Roscommon on Saturday and Donegal v Louth and Derry v Kerry on Sunday. Louth surely cannot play Saturday and Derry on last Saturday night might buy them the extra days grace. I'd say though Galway would love one extra day too. Very unfair on Galway to have to face Dublin with a week turnaround time with their injuries piling up. A two week break and fresher legs would make for a better match. Fear is Dublin could steamroll them late on. shaggykev (Donegal) - Posts: 326 - 24/06/2024 11:16:47 2554335 Link
Attended Cork vs Louth yesterday, I think that was one of the worse games I've ever seen, Cork holding on the ball of 3 minutes at times in the game doing absolutely nothing to attempt to attack, got what they deserved. DuhallowRed (Cork) - Posts: 310 - 24/06/2024 11:18:14 2554338 Link
Replying To MachaireConnacht: "How the blazes do they have that info? Can't find it anywhere" They're just guessing. Just a hook to hang the pricing of the games on, BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3528 - 24/06/2024 11:23:19 2554343 Link
Replying To Whestofthewest: "Paddypower knows the times and days it seems Saturday Armagh v roscommon 3.45pm Derry V kerry 6pm Sunday Donegal v louth 1.45pm Dublin v Galway 4pm Bookies dont get much wrong in fairness" Eh, you obviously didn't see the results of most of the games at weekend. Quite a number of which went to underdog and which were under the bookies spreads: Derry, Rossies, Louth, and the spread on Dublin/Cork. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3528 - 24/06/2024 11:25:10 2554344 Link
No tickets on sale either so no times or days set. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3528 - 24/06/2024 11:27:09 2554347 Link