eddie73 wrote: » I dont know the permutations, but last year, Kerry ended up bizarrely playing Clare in the quarter finals having already played them in the munster semi finals. I dont fully understand the logic of all of this. I think that if Ross and Cork are the runners up then it is a straight draw between them and Mayo and Donegal for round 4 Quarter finals are then open drawn again (if Cork and Ross win, they avoid the provincial team that beat them). The best way of avoiding a situation where a team that cant meet another team because of previous fixture meeting would be to take the team out of the bowl at the very start of the draw and have the winning provincial team in question alone in the other bowl. When the successful pairing happens, then put all the balls back in and proceed. The difficulty here is that it is too logical.
ArnoldJRimmer wrote: » Definitely Galway next day out, and assuming Mayo beat Cork, a draw for the quarter finals should we make it throughhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship 'In the fourth round of the qualifiers, the four winning teams from round 3 play the four beaten provincial finalists. Round 4 draw rules do not allow two teams that have played each other in a provincial match to meet again if such a pairing can be avoided. The four winners of these matches play the provincial champions in the All-Ireland quarter-finals.' 'The four provincial champions play the four winners from round 4 of the qualifiers. Draw rules - 1: Two teams who met in a provincial final cannot meet again 2: If one of the provincial champions has already met one of the qualifiers in an earlier match then those two teams cannot be drawn together if such a pairing can be avoided.'
doc_17 wrote: » Plenty of places that'll be able to accomadatw that game. Sligo, Breffni, Castlebar all options. I'd play it in Sligo!
charlie14 wrote: » Seeing as it has to be a neutral venue, could the powers that be perhaps decide to have it neither in Ulster or Connacht and go for a Leinster venue ?
seligehgit wrote: » Doubt it,I don't believe there is any stipulation whereby the venue has to be in a neutral province. I still wouldn't be surprised if it's played in Castlebar.
Brego888 wrote: » So Galway on the weekend of the 22nd/23rd. Croke park double header with Cork and Mayo probably would have made sense but bloody U2 are playing that weekend!
FrKurtFahrt wrote: » Well, in all fairness to the powers that be, they can't have known there might be 2 play-off games to be played that week-end. Seriously, tying up Croke Park at this time of the year is shocking.
charlie14 wrote: » Actually come to think of it, Didn`t Donegal play Galway in the qualifiers in Sligo 2009 ?Not sure what the capacity of Markievicz is these days though.
seligehgit wrote: » 18,558. I thought it was much less.
Nidgeweasel wrote: » Sligo will be grand for this. When is throw in/venue confirmed?
Ceist_Beag wrote: » SO back to Saturday evening then, would anyone there care to do up a report? Listening on the radio a couple of observations in which I'd be interested in getting the view of those who were actually there. 1. The experienced (can't call them old as most of them are young lads!) heads once again pulled us through. Murphy, Ryan, Paddy. It also soungs like young Jason McGee had a decent match. Did anyone else play well? 2. Eoin McHugh doesn't deserve a start the next day. He just hasn't performed all year for us and for me isn't good enough. 3. Hugh McFadden still ain't the answer. 4. Maxi once again - just stay at home please you clown. 5. Martin McElhinney definitely should start the next day. 6. Having been brought off at half time against Longford, then again early in the second half on Saturday and based on what Charlie14 said about half time on Saturday it sounds like there is some tension between Rory and Frank - might there be more to this? 7. Some of the point scoring on Saturday looked every bit as good on tv last night as they sounded on the radio on Saturday. It's lovely to see Murphy beat the leather off the ball from 50 out and manage to steer it over the bar at the same time and the winner from Paddy was brilliant. Galway the next day will be tough as Galway are a much better team than they showed yesterday and there is bound to be a reaction from them. We're carrying a few lads and we don't have the bench we used to so once again we'll be relying on the usual few to do the job. We're getting by in spite of the sideline, not because of them this summer.
Don2012 wrote: » Hasn't been confirmed as of yet. 22nd/23rd July should be a good match.
harpsman wrote: » According to Conan on the Wooly podcast Frank and Rory were having a bit of a screaming match in the Tyrone game as well.
Ceist_Beag wrote: » Confirmed in Markievicz Park, Sligo on Saturday 22nd. Time not confirmed but most likely will be 7pm.
intellectual dosser wrote: » Following on about what I said this morning about supporters having to travel long distances, 7pm would be a joke.
BonnieSituation wrote: » Where you reading that?
Ceist_Beag wrote: » Official Donegal GAA posted it on twitter with a link to the Donegal Democrat.
