All Ireland Quarter Finals

thegoth

Does anyone know where the All Ireland Quater finals will be played. Is it usuall Croke Park ? The match that I am interested in is Sligo's ?

AdrianII

definetly be in croke park, all the 1/4 finals do be

i think it will be in about a 3 or 4 weeks time, as two more rounds of qualifiers have to be played yet.

thegoth

Thanks for the prompt reply. Dam it anyway. It is on Sat Aug 4th

bennyc

I would imagine double headers in HQ but the dubs will fill the place so it could depend on the draw. the last time you played the reply in Navan cause we (Donegal) had a reply v Dublin the same day and our game was a sell out. Living in Sligo i remember the Sligo fans very disappointed at the venue and rightly so.

Good result yesterday I went down to see the home comming last night it will do the world of good for Sligo GAA.

Benedict XVI

The QF involving Sligo is scheduled for August 4th in Croke pArk, which is supposed to be a double header with the QF involving the Ulster Champions

The Kerry and Leinster Champion QFs are scheduled for August 11th but this may change as in Dublin win Leinster their QF will be a stand alone game.

Since 2002 all QFs are at Croke Park. This was to give all provincial winners the chance to play at Croke Park, as was the case in pre back door days when provincial winners went straight to the semis

Flukey

The Hurling ones are often outside Croke Park, but the football ones will be there. Two double headers normally. Usually a good two days in Croke Park. I'll be there.

Clareman

I can't remember the last quarter final that Clare played outside of Croke Park. with 4 Munster teams looking like being in 1 of them (CE/Lk & TY/WD) they might have a double header in Thurlas, or even better, in Limerick

Flukey

Far more likely to be Thurles, or they may do 2 there and 2 in Croke Park.

Old_-_School

As part of the deal with 10 year ticket scheme the semi-finals have to be played in Croke, but not the 1/4 finals.
Kerry v Dublin was in Thurles in 2001.
I can't imagine potential 1/4 finals like Donegal v Sligo or Cork v Kerry being played in Croke Park.

Benedict XVI

Old_-_School wrote:

As part of the deal with 10 year ticket scheme the semi-finals have to be played in Croke, but not the 1/4 finals.
Kerry v Dublin was in Thurles in 2001.
I can't imagine potential 1/4 finals like Donegal v Sligo or Cork v Kerry being played in Croke Park.

Since 2002 they have played all quarters in CP. In 2001, the first year of quarter finals, I don't think any were played there

Of course they will play the above games there, probably as part of a double header, why wouldn't they ?

Should Sligo be denied a trip to Croke Park as Connaught Champions ?

beats26

I found out that the hurling qualifiers are as follows:

The GAA have the following posted:

22nd Guinness Hurling Championship Quarter Finals (2) - Thurles
Cill Chainnigh v Team 2 in Group 1A
Loch Garmanv Winner in Group 1B

29th Guinness Hurling Championship Quarter Finals (2) - Croker
Port Láirge v Team 2 in Group 1B
Luimneach v Winner in Group 1A

I am delighted the waterford match is on in croker to be honest because living in dublin but from waterford originally, croker much handier to travel to.

It looks likely that its going to be limerick vs cork and waterford vs tipp in croker that weekend should be 2 good matches.
Tickets also should be easy to come by id say there will be 40,000 max at it

Erin Go Brath

If your correct with the fixtures dates, and the playoffs go as expected this weekend *, the QF lineup should be:

22nd Guinness Hurling Championship Quarter Finals (2) - Thurles
Cill Chainnigh v Gaillimh
Loch Garman v Corcaigh

29th Guinness Hurling Championship Quarter Finals (2) - Croker
Port Láirge v Tiobraid Árann
Luimneach v An Clar


* Depends on Cork beating Tipp, Clare drawing or beating Laois, Galway beating Antrim

beats26

Ya erin you are right with that, sorry about that, i made a bit of a mix up. The dates and venues for the matches are definately correct though!

Mossy Monk

What would Waterford need to do to avoid a trip to Croke Park for the quarter finals?

Please tell me they can.

beats26

Sorry but waterford cannot avoid a trip to croker, they will defo be playing in croker nothing can stop it, has been decided by the GAA, the matches on the 22nd are in thurles and the other 2 quarters finals on the 29th are on in croker and it has been decided that waterford are playing on the 29th.

marco_polo

Erin Go Brath wrote:

If your correct with the fixtures dates, and the playoffs go as expected this weekend *, the QF lineup should be:

22nd Guinness Hurling Championship Quarter Finals (2) - Thurles
Cill Chainnigh v Gaillimh
Loch Garman v Corcaigh

29th Guinness Hurling Championship Quarter Finals (2) - Croker
Port Láirge v Tiobraid Árann
Luimneach v An Clar


* Depends on Cork beating Tipp, Clare drawing or beating Laois, Galway beating Antrim

So let me get this straight, the four Munster teams are playing their quarter finals in Leinster and the two leinster teams are playing their quarter finals in Munster? GAA logic :rolleyes:

kevmy

marco_polo wrote:

So let me get this straight, the four Munster teams are playing their quarter finals in Leinster and the two leinster teams are playing their quarter finals in Munster? GAA logic :rolleyes:

GAA can't help it that Leinster is so sh1te. You have 5 Munster teams and 1 Connacht you are all closer to Thurles and Kilkenny are only down the road from Thurles as well.

finbarrk

Its a disaster that the Clare v Limerick game is in Dublin though, the Gaelic Grounds would have suited everyone.

tonc76

Erin Go Brath wrote:

If your correct with the fixtures dates, and the playoffs go as expected this weekend *, the QF lineup should be:

22nd Guinness Hurling Championship Quarter Finals (2) - Thurles
Cill Chainnigh v Gaillimh
Loch Garman v Corcaigh

29th Guinness Hurling Championship Quarter Finals (2) - Croker
Port Láirge v Tiobraid Árann
Luimneach v An Clar


* Depends on Cork beating Tipp, Clare drawing or beating Laois, Galway beating Antrim

Where did you get the info that games on 22nd were in Thurles and 29th in Dublin?

From www.gaa.ie

22nd Guinness Hurling Championship Quarter Finals (2)
Cill Chainnigh v Team 2 in Group 1A
Loch Garman v Winner in Group 1B
(Venues & Times To Be Confirmed on Monday 16/07/07)

29th Guinness Hurling Championship Quarter Finals (2)
Port Láirge v Team 2 in Group 1B
Luimneach v Winner in Group 1A
(Venues & Times To Be Confirmed on Monday 16/07/07)

The "(Venues & Times To Be Confirmed on Monday 16/07/07)" has been added recently - wasn't there this morning.

Mossy Monk

beats26 wrote:

Sorry but waterford cannot avoid a trip to croker, they will defo be playing in croker nothing can stop it, has been decided by the GAA, the matches on the 22nd are in thurles and the other 2 quarters finals on the 29th are on in croker and it has been decided that waterford are playing on the 29th.

**** it.

Erin Go Brath

@tonc:

I've no confirmation that 2 QF's are in Thurles, and 2 in Croker. I'm going on beats post earlier. Do you have a link beats? I haven't been able to find one either tonc The GAA website I wouldn't take as gospel anyway. Last week they were building up to the Tipp v Waterford Munster Final.


@marco:

I agree with your sentiments. If anything the 4 Munster teams should play in Thurles, rather than Croker. Makes sense.

beats26

Hi, one of the guys in work today got it on the website www.anfearrua.com. Anyway i think it is right in a way having KK playing in thurles because they played all there matches in leinster and waterford have played all there matches in thurles thats why the GAA trying to put some of them in croker. Also if the matches are in thurles it will be next to impossible to get tickets with 4 counties being there.

That is the main reason why i think it is a better option to go with croker. It was the same last year as well though KK played there quater final in thurles and waterford played there quarters in croker against tipp.

Daysha

Ok so say, somehow, Tipp managed to beat Cork, Waterford will be playing in Cork in a 1/4 full Croke Park rather than a capacity crowd in Semple Stadium. Thats just crazy. I can understand the GAA not wanting a Tipp Waterford match in Thurles though. They shouldnt be giving home advantage when it comes to the All Ireland. Tbh the most logical way the GAA should have gone about it would've been to wait until all 4 quarter final matches are confirmed, then chose the dates and venues that suited the matches. Its a pity the word "logic" doesn't enter into the GAAs vocabulary

killbillvol2

According to the GAA website the venues and times for the hurling QFs won't be confirmed until next Monday. Now I'm no big fan of the GAA but criticising them for a decision they haven't made yet is a bit much.

Jeebus

The tickets for the match on the 29th are on www.ticketmaster.ie, but not for the 22nd so it looks to be true.

FFS, I was hoping the Wexford and Kilkenny matches would be on in Croker

Daysha

It was a risky situation for the GAA to put themselves in. If Limerick beat Waterford or Wexford beat Kilkenny, why in their right mind would either Cork or Tipp want to win tonight, knowing the loser would on paper get the easier draw? Could've been a total farce then

fricatus

So... Waterford to play Cork in the quarter-finals... the rivalry continues! They'll be dying to beat the Déise after the Munster semi final, but I can't see that happening if Cork play like they did tonight against Tipp.

Jeebus

Wexford vs Tipp
Kilkenny vs Galway

Both in Croker, Sunday 22nd.

Unless Tipp get it delayed, which I cant see the GAA doing. Ticeads on sale tomorrow ?

Daysha

Waterford vs Cork HAS to be in Semple Stadium, it would make a huge difference to the match

Jeebus

Tipp cant play in Thurles again.

Score, looks like I'm off to Croker next weekend.

Flukey

There are due to be two games next Sunday and two the following Sunday.

Sunday July 22nd:
Kilkenny v Galway and Wexford v Tipperary

Sunday July 29th:
Cork v Waterford and Clare v Limerick.

Venues and times to be decided on Monday. Presumably Croke Park and Thurles.

beats26

I think that it would be madness to have the waterford cork and limerick vs clare in thurles because waterford and cork alone would easily sell out thurles.

So for that reason alone i think that the first lot of quarters will be in thurles and the others on the 29th will be in croker, but the decision will be made for sure tomorrow by the GAA.
I know that it in the first quarters if it is in thurles tipp would have home advantage but i still feel there is good chance it could be there anyway.

What ye think?, also i think the GAA championship setup is a total farce, cork having lost twice and waterford not having lost at all but we still end up playing cork again, its just going to have to be changed.

beats26

Also was just looking at the ticketmaster website and i know the GAA havn't made the decision of venues yet but found the below:

Sun 22/07/07 Gaa - Guinness All Ireland Hurling Quarter Final Semple Stadium
Co Tipperary, IE

Sun 29/07/07 Gaa - Guinness All Ireland Hurling Championship Croke Park
Dublin, IE

If this is the way it means that the tipp quarter final on the 22nd will be in thurles and the waterford cork quater final will be in croker.

Mushy

Anyone any full clarification on which day Tipp will be playing? Was surprised to say the least when they beat Cork, so glad they playing Wexford now. And its definatley next weekend yeah? If its in Thurles, need train tickets, if its in Dublin, should be able to get the day off work for it. This is gonna be awkward.

beats26

The Tipp match is definately on sunday 22nd, it will be decided for definate tomorrow whether it will be on in thurles or croker by the GAA but my guess is that it will be thurles because that it what everyone keeps telling me.

Mushy

Obviously with two matches, it should sell out Semple. When do tickets go on sale on Ticketmaster. Cant see it anywhere on the site. Tomorrow at 9 I guess, yeah?

Daysha

No way should Tipp be allowed play at home for an All Ireland quarter final!! Next weeks games should be in Croker, then maybe Clare vs Limerick in Thurles Saturday night and Waterford Cork in the same venue the next day

Daysha

AI Semi Final draw:

Waterford/Cork vs. Limerick/Clare
Kilkenny/Galway vs. Wexford/Tipperary

Mossy Monk

deise59 wrote:

then maybe Clare vs Limerick in Thurles Saturday night and Waterford Cork in the same venue the next day

Sounds good.

Daysha

Well so much for that. Both days double headers in Croke.

Mossy Monk

Wise decision by the GAA :rolleyes:

MisterAnarchy

Typical Idiotic scheduling by the GAA.
They have no respect for the fans,none at all.
Dragging 4 Munster teams half way up the country for matches that could be played in Cork and Tipp.
Could have sold out both matches seperately .
Idiots.:mad:

beats26

Its not stupidity its a good decision by the GAA to have 2 double headers in croker. It would have been madness to have the games in cork or thurles, the venues not big enough to cope with 4 counties each day. The GAA didn't really have much of a choice in the matter. Well im happy anyway its in croker and im a waterford supporter but that is probaly because im living in dublin. woo hoo!!, Up the Deise

Mossy Monk

beats26 wrote:

Its not stupidity its a good decision by the GAA to have 2 double headers in croker. It would have been madness to have the games in cork or thurles, the venues not big enough to cope with 4 counties each day.

No one suggested having all matches on at the one venue. Why not put the all Munster matches at least on in Munster. Very poor decision by the GAA.

blackbelt

Heres the answer all in a nut-shell.Credit Hoganstand.com


Quarter-final draw explained
17 July 2007


An open draw for the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals will take place on the 29th July with the provincial champions set to meet the four third round qualifier winners.

In a change to the last two years, the pairings for the All-Ireland quarter-finals are not preordained along provincial lines. In 2005 and ’06, beaten provincial finalists were kept on the same side of the draw as the county which won the provincial final, meaning that there was no need for a quarter-final draw to take place.

This year a draw will take place with the provincial champions (Sligo, Kerry, Dublin and Tyrone) in one bowl and third round qualifier winners (Galway or Meath, Cork or Louth, Laois or Derry, and Monaghan or Donegal) in the other.

The draw is open with only one exception; teams that met in provincial finals cannot play one another again at the quarter-final stage. If the four beaten provincial finalists all win their round three qualifiers, they will not be allowed to be drawn against the teams from their own province.

However, teams that met earlier than the provincial final can be drawn together again. Should Meath and Donegal win their qualifier games then repeats of their games with Dublin and Tyrone respectively are a possibility.

The semi-final games are already set out with the Connacht and Ulster champions on one side of the draw and Munster and Leinster winners in the other half. Thus if the four provincial finalists won their quarter-final games, the semi-final pairings would Sligo v Tyrone and Kerry v Dublin.

K-9

Was just going to ask but blackbelt answered it.

Really should we keep the provincial pairings alive at semi final stage?