National Football League 2020

Bonniedog wrote: »

Good to see that the Plague hasn't impacted on your obsession

Parnell might have to do with fact that it can't hold home crowds for Dublin footballers? But you know that.

On more serious note, hard to see any county with championship ambitions fielding teams any stronger than for O'Byrne, McKenna etc. Good that they are going ahead all the same as it is in reality more important for a lot of counties to get promoted or avoid relegation than any hope of progressing in championship.

Sorry now but I'm not one who obsesses over Dublin, where they play and all that goes with it.
I've seen enough games Dublin v Mayo and Dublin v Kerry games in their five in a row run to realise that it's a very thin line between winning five in a row or just a single All Ireland.
I just noticed that they were back in Parnell and commented on it as it does get a lot of debate here.

Anyway on the league I'm guessing a team like Mayo who would have some level of championship interests would also be interested in helping their division one status alive.

Always_Running wrote: »

Dublin on the other hand will likely pick a 2nd string sides in their two remaining NFL ties and the same process for their first few Leinster championships matches.

Fielding a 2nd string team in a knockout championship match would be very risky

Anything can happen and Westmeath won't lie down

blowitupref wrote: »

Every NFL game to be streamed live.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/1009/1170474-gaago-reveals-details-of-major-allianz-league-coverage

Where does it say “every NFL game to be streamed live” ?

Always_Running wrote: »

https://www.gaago.ie/matches/live

Many of them are unavailable in Ireland though.

This Armagh Roscommon game is a tough watch.

blowitupref wrote: »

I thought it was enjoyable 2nd half. Best team won.

Result round up.

Dublin 1-20 Meath 0-18

Armagh 0-15 Roscommon 3-10

Cork 5-19 Louth 0-16,

Derry 2-14 Longford 0-12

Carlow 2-17 Sligo 2-15,

I posted that before half time. Second half was considerably better.

PTH2009 wrote: »

The final table for Division 4 will be interesting

from this round Waterford vs London is not taking place

but in the last round Antrim vs Waterford and London vs Carlow will not take place due to covid restrictions but Antrim and Carlow are fighting for promotion. If those 2 get full points due to Waterford/London conceding the game then it cause an issue

Where was it said that Antrim - Waterford wasn't taking place?

CrabRevolution wrote: »

Where was it said that Antrim - Waterford wasn't taking place?

Waterford aren't travelling up next weekend

https://waterford-news.ie/2020/10/15/national-football-leagues-resume-but-not-for-deise/

grbear wrote: »

Assuming it goes ahead, why is the Kerry-Donegal match being played at a different time to the rest of Division 1? Seems strange.

Only thing I can figure out is the length it is to travel for Donegal. Nothing else would make sense

grbear wrote: »

Assuming it goes ahead, why is the Kerry-Donegal match being played at a different time to the rest of Division 1? Seems strange.

It fixed since start of the year. GAA to an extent dose not need to have all final divisional match at the same time. Head to head results count first before scoring averages. Even if scoring averages come into play they tend to be very little that final game will.influence it by.

If Kerry win they are guaranteed the title of Dublin win and Kerry draw or lose the title is theirs. Galway need Kerry to lose and they will win to claim title. Donegal need to win and Dublin/ Galway draw to win title.

Scoring difference only comes into play if Dublin win and Kerry draw a or Galway/Dublin draw and Kerry lose.

grbear wrote: »

They were all supposed to be played at the same time back in spring so it just seems odd to have them at different times now.

Creates extra uncertainty around the Galway-Dublin match on Sunday. If Kerry win then why play the other game, it'd be a dead rubber. Longford have already said they won't be playing this week against Cork because it's a meaningless fixture. Seems unfair to potentially put Joyce and Farrell in a spot where they have to decide on Saturday night if they are going ahead with the match on Sunday.

I doubt Galway want to go into the championship on the back of the hammering they shipped to Mayo so I can't see them not wanting to fulfill the fixture if only to see what the players reaction is.

Waterford give Antrim a walk over in Division 4 so it changes everything there. Antrim go top, and wicklow who were top now drop to 5th. Their huge points gain in the game vs Antrim also gone so have to go to wexford and win to get promoted

https://twitter.com/AontroimGAA/status/1319378294526119961?s=09

Calling their bluff??

Billy Ocean wrote: »

https://twitter.com/AontroimGAA/status/1319378294526119961?s=09

Calling their bluff??

I don't see what's in it for Antrim TBH.

They run the (small, in this case) risk of dropping points if they play the match as opposed to having the points in the bag. They've no need to improve their score difference since getting a walkover will make them immune to score difference, whereas they'll need to win by 25 points to overtake Wexford. I don't get the impression it's much of a PR move as nobody blamed them for Waterford pulling out to begin with.

Maybe they really want to banish the ghosts of last weekend's tanking by Wicklow before the championship.

Two things to note from yesterday Limerick are Div 4 champions as they beat Wicklow in the head to head earlier in the year. Cavan are relegated as they lost to Clare in the head to head earlier in the year.

TG4 showing a meaningless game instead of Mayo v Tyrone !