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Replying To gunman:  "The way the provincial draws are this year the real winners are Kerry,Cork,Galway and Meath who have handy runs to their respective finals.There is real jeporady for Donegal,Armagh,Tyrone,Dublin,Louth,Mayo and Roscommon.Not reaching the final could have serious consequences for the season."
Think munster seeded to keep cork and Kerry apart, so ideal format for them.

Expertinall (UK) - Posts: 21 - 11/04/2026 15:59:55    2665760

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Replying To suckvalleypaddy:  "For me it's dead even between Armagh, Kerry and Donegal at this moment in time. Other potential contenders have bits and pieces to sort out."
What has Armagh got to be contenders over your own Galway. For me Armagh have lots to sort out themselves. Shooting efficiency needs improving and work to do defensively

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3897 - 11/04/2026 19:46:03    2665802

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Replying To legendzxix:  "Unbeaten provincial winners should be able to avoid each other until the All Ireland semi finals. It's the part of the new championship structure I dislike. It just takes a simple tweak to fix:
There already can't be a repeat of provincial finals. Unbeaten provincial winners should be kept apart in Round 2A. One small tweak like that would keep unbeaten provincial winners apart until the semi finals.
Like other matters, it might take Donegal v Roscommon and Kerry v Dublin in Round 2A from these predictions for such a change to be made. I know there's some desire for the championship to be a blunt instrument but having unbeaten provincial winners clash before All Ireland semi finals is wrong."
You want Kerry to have a handy run as always to an All Ireland semi final.
You afraid ye might have to start training a bit earlier?

Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 898 - 11/04/2026 19:58:58    2665807

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Replying To Scenicparish:  "You want Kerry to have a handy run as always to an All Ireland semi final.
You afraid ye might have to start training a bit earlier?"
It is very bizarre that there cannot be repeat final pairings but such a simple rule to permit provincial winners avoiding each other in Round 2A is seen as controversial. Unbeaten provincial winners should have a pathway to the semi finals that doesn't involve other provincial winners.
Good wins for Mayo and Laois today. Been such a bad year for Offaly. With their attitude towards the Tailteann Cup, hard to see them rescuing anything from this year.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9625 - 11/04/2026 20:26:49    2665810

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Tyrone to beat Armagh tomorrow then home to watch another Irishman wear the green jacket.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2622 - 11/04/2026 20:46:08    2665812

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