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Division One: Armagh v Galway Mayo v Dublin Donegal v Kerry Roscommon v Monaghan D1. Three top 7 clashes. Tough away day to Donegal. All four games could go either way. Division Two: Kildare v Offaly Derry v Tyrone Louth v Cork Cavan v Meath D2. Three top 14 clashes. Can Kildare follow up their draw away to Tyrone and break into the top 14? Offaly need to bounce back with a win, as do all who lost on the opening day. All four D2 games can also go either way. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9398 - 30/01/2026 07:55:46 2653983 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Division One: Armagh v Galway Mayo v Dublin Donegal v Kerry Roscommon v Monaghan D1. Three top 7 clashes. Tough away day to Donegal. All four games could go either way. Division Two: Kildare v Offaly Derry v Tyrone Louth v Cork Cavan v Meath D2. Three top 14 clashes. Can Kildare follow up their draw away to Tyrone and break into the top 14? Offaly need to bounce back with a win, as do all who lost on the opening day. All four D2 games can also go either way." The League is definitely the best competition in Football. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18193 - 30/01/2026 09:02:26 2653986 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Division One: Armagh v Galway Mayo v Dublin Donegal v Kerry Roscommon v Monaghan D1. Three top 7 clashes. Tough away day to Donegal. All four games could go either way. Division Two: Kildare v Offaly Derry v Tyrone Louth v Cork Cavan v Meath D2. Three top 14 clashes. Can Kildare follow up their draw away to Tyrone and break into the top 14? Offaly need to bounce back with a win, as do all who lost on the opening day. All four D2 games can also go either way." Would you say the top 7 are all contenders... MayoDan (Mayo) - Posts: 508 - 30/01/2026 09:43:00 2653999 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Division One: Armagh v Galway Mayo v Dublin Donegal v Kerry Roscommon v Monaghan D1. Three top 7 clashes. Tough away day to Donegal. All four games could go either way. Division Two: Kildare v Offaly Derry v Tyrone Louth v Cork Cavan v Meath D2. Three top 14 clashes. Can Kildare follow up their draw away to Tyrone and break into the top 14? Offaly need to bounce back with a win, as do all who lost on the opening day. All four D2 games can also go either way." Donegal will lay down a marker . S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 750 - 30/01/2026 09:43:59 2654001 Link
Top 7 or 14. There will be different opinions on it. The top 7 in Division 1 last year seemed to have opened a bit of a gap. Anyone in the top 14 on their day can land a punch. Down outside of that were impressive. Can Meath challenge the top 7 consistently off the back of 3 big wins last year? Beating Derry was a good start. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9398 - 30/01/2026 10:30:24 2654013 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Top 7 or 14. There will be different opinions on it. The top 7 in Division 1 last year seemed to have opened a bit of a gap. Anyone in the top 14 on their day can land a punch. Down outside of that were impressive. Can Meath challenge the top 7 consistently off the back of 3 big wins last year? Beating Derry was a good start." Top 7, top 14, top 21, top 28. No qualms about it. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2717 - 30/01/2026 11:53:04 2654037 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "Top 7 or 14. There will be different opinions on it. The top 7 in Division 1 last year seemed to have opened a bit of a gap. Anyone in the top 14 on their day can land a punch. Down outside of that were impressive. Can Meath challenge the top 7 consistently off the back of 3 big wins last year? Beating Derry was a good start." Westmeath were very competitive in div2, drew with Roscommon, and there was less than the kick of a ball between them and Louth, Cork, Down and Meath. Lost to Cavan by 4, and scored 2-21 against Monaghan. Down finished with a better score difference than Louth, but finished 7th on head to head. Division 2 as a whole was very competitive. Overall though there is still a top 1, then a second tier of 3 or 4 counties, then a next tier of 3 or 4. Don't know what you are talking about with your 7 or 14 stuff. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18193 - 30/01/2026 14:18:32 2654055 Link
An important win for Derry over Tyrone to end their long winless run. Should be an interesting promotion battle simmering in D2. Offaly off to a difficult start. Wexford and Down are off to a flying start in D3. Kildare staying in D2 could open the door for two D3 finalists to qualify for the championship. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9398 - 01/02/2026 07:46:11 2654251 Link
Donegal and Mayo could win handy today. The Dubs in transition and Kerry in heavy training. The dubs score difference might take a hammering. kerryforsam26 (Kerry) - Posts: 23 - 01/02/2026 12:51:26 2654282 Link
Lads watch out for Tomas Kennedy edge of the square for kerry. Will be better than Donaghy..Has all the attributes. kerryforsam26 (Kerry) - Posts: 23 - 01/02/2026 12:52:53 2654283 Link
long trip to Ballyshannon for Donegal fans, very unfair, I'd say Jim is outraged. Maybe the Coast Guard could ferry fans from the other end of the county. maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1256 - 01/02/2026 14:23:47 2654297 Link
The 2 pt free needs gone. Absolute joke. eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 276 - 01/02/2026 14:57:36 2654300 Link
Good win for Donegal today.Very strong around centre field.Looking forwars to Donegal v Mayo clash. CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 4104 - 01/02/2026 15:40:57 2654311 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "An important win for Derry over Tyrone to end their long winless run. Should be an interesting promotion battle simmering in D2. Offaly off to a difficult start. Wexford and Down are off to a flying start in D3. Kildare staying in D2 could open the door for two D3 finalists to qualify for the championship." Westmeath very good win in Ennis mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1917 - 01/02/2026 15:46:19 2654313 Link
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "The 2 pt free needs gone. Absolute joke." Oshra was good all rpund maybe does but its same for everyone ye won and still moaning nothing cintriversial this week not hugr fan but fouling would increae stop 2pt from play so Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1169 - 01/02/2026 16:05:47 2654321 Link
Lads is the rule not supposed to be solo and go as opposed to go and then solo? Every player just goes and solos it afterwards, which gives you a massive advantage in that you either get away before the defender can react, or run into the player in front of you to force dissent. Cabbagepatch1667 (Meath) - Posts: 114 - 01/02/2026 16:39:25 2654334 Link
Replying To kerryforsam26: "Lads watch out for Tomas Kennedy edge of the square for kerry. Will be better than Donaghy..Has all the attributes." Did he score today? I see David Clifford was rested a pity Jack O'Connor didn't do the same with us. The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4265 - 01/02/2026 17:20:37 2654347 Link
Donegal got the crucial scores. No qualms about today's result. Cavan and Meath served up a great game. Division 2 football rightfully given the prime time Sunday live game. More on the line in Division 2. Promotion from Division 2 could be a 4 or 5 way battle. Thought Cavan won it. Great response by Meath. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9398 - 01/02/2026 18:00:01 2654365 Link
Replying To kerryforsam26: "Donegal and Mayo could win handy today. The Dubs in transition and Kerry in heavy training. The dubs score difference might take a hammering." Heavy training? Kerry don't need to start training until May Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 827 - 01/02/2026 18:01:59 2654366 Link
Replying To mickcunningham: "Westmeath very good win in Ennis" Absolutely! Clare and Limerick are in trouble. Wexford, Down and Westmeath set to battle for promotion, and potentially championship football. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9398 - 01/02/2026 18:59:59 2654390 Link