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This is from the master fixture list on the GAA's website. Provincial winner qualifies foR the All Ireland QF. All-Ireland Senior Football Qualifier Eligible Counties The following Counties shall be eligible to participate in the All- Ireland Championship Qualifiers: a) The National League Divisions 1 and 2 Counties excluding the four Provincial Championship Winners in the Competition Year. b) Any League Division 3 or 4 County (including New York) that has qualified for its Provincial Championship Final in the Competition Year. Note The compositions of the Divisions of the National League will be on the basis of the outcomes, including those of Promotion and Relegation, determined in the National League in the current Competition Year. Thus, the two counties promoted from Division Three in the competition year will be eligible for Tier 1, and the two counties relegated from Division Two in the competition year will be eligible for Tier 2, unless otherwise provided for above. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9108 - 11/01/2022 15:15:22 2394539 Link 0 |
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There is Qualifiers for Division 1 and 2 teams Tailtean Cup for 3 and 4. FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2763 - 11/01/2022 15:17:15 2394540 Link 0 |
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The games really will come thick and fast this year. At the end of this month it's straight into the League. There are a couple of gap weeks during the league as can be seen below. At the conclusion of the league there is a break of a month until our Ulster opener against Armagh. Then the Ulster Championship will be concluded before the end of May. There will no longer be any of these big gaps between Championship games as in previous years. Fixtures 2022: NFL Mayo vs Donegal - 30/01/2022 @ 13:45 Donegal vs Kildare - 06/02/2022 @ 14:30 Kerry vs Donegal - 20/02/2022 @ 13:45 Donegal vs Tyrone - 26/02/2022 @19:30 Donegal vs Monaghan - 13/03/2022 @13:45 Dublin vs Donegal - 20/03/2022 @ 15:45 Donegal vs Armagh - 27/03/2022 @ 13:45 Ulster Championship QF: Donegal vs Armagh - 24/04/2022 SF: Antrim/Cavan vs Donegal/Armagh - 08/05/2022 Final: TBC vs TBC - 29/05/2022 All Ireland: QFs - Weekend of June 25th/26th SFs - Weekend of July 9th/10th Final - July 24th Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9108 - 11/01/2022 16:07:18 2394546 Link 0 |
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I see fibre broadband is being installed in mccumhaill Park and it will rectify the streming issues. It's a pity they didn't know someone who could have laid a of bit cable before now!! Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 687 - 11/01/2022 19:04:46 2394563 Link 0 |
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There are three reasons why I think we failed to progress from 2018/2019. 1. Management still don't know their best starting team, particularly their best back six, and sometimes opt for players based on their name power rather than fitness or physicality. Its important to get match ups right, like consider physicality of opposition. 2. Tactically we seem soft, our defenders are never tight to their men, this is due to coaching. Our half back line was sacrificed in order to facilitate Ryan McHugh and Peadar Mogan as running wing backs. However this leaves our full back line badly exposed. 3. Analyzing the wrong Stats: I believe the stat team are identifying or focusing on the wrong stats, which is maybe misleading the Management team. A player could run up, down and across the pitch all day long at high intensity, but his contribution might be quite poor depending on his role that day. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1106 - 12/01/2022 11:19:33 2394601 Link 0 |
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Its difficult for debutants to show their worth in a game full of newcomers and most are only getting limited time on the field and struggle to settle in. I think Donegal need more pre-season matches than what McKenna Cup offers, as I don't think the NFL really offers enough time now to test out new players and systems properly. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1106 - 12/01/2022 11:22:47 2394604 Link 0 |
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Its difficult for debutants to show their worth in a game full of newcomers and most are only getting limited time on the field and struggle to settle in. I think Donegal need more pre-season matches than what McKenna Cup offers, as I don't think the NFL really offers enough time now to test out new players and systems properly."]Every county in Ireland could make the same complaint about the NFL or any pre season games for that mater. I think the time is there and we just have to get on with it now. The reality is that the field has caught up with us in ulster. Monaghan and Tyrone will be very strong this year. Derry and Armagh have parity with us. Cavan will be on the rebound from last year. Fermanagh, Antrim and Down are not at the same level as the 6 aforementioned counties. My point is that basically, we are going to get it tight to win a single game, never mind 2 back to back, regardless of our best efforts. Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 12/01/2022 12:31:46 2394612 Link 0 |
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Maybe it's time for Michael Murphy to take over the show as player/manager after this season, he is made for the job, I think Bonner has done his best and we'll see how it goes this year, or maybe we go outside and get a young hungry manager in with no club ties of favs within the county, start with a clean slate and shake the whole thing up. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2737 - 12/01/2022 18:29:34 2394669 Link 0 |
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I get it its the Cavan game that grates. However in fairness to Declan he has identified how we needed to change of playing style and done it. He also put any ego aside and got in Stephen Rochford who if you ask anyone in the know is one of the most highly thought of coaches in the country and was an exciting addition at the time. It just didn't make sense to get rid of the management after the Cavan game with the short turnaround and all the covid nonsense. I do agree that maybe it was time for a change this year but it didn't happen which is fair enough as we lost to the All Ireland champions in a game I think we might've won were it not for the red card. Ironically people are calling for us to be more defensive when it was the opposite when Bonner took over. Again he has gone out and tried to change things in terms of bringing in new voices while retaining Rochford which was important.
panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2779 - 13/01/2022 12:36:50 2394729 Link 0 |
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It would be great to see how our lads would perform in Croke Park in an All Ireland quarter final. If memory serves me right, the last time we played there in the Championship was the drawn Kerry game in 2019? Our younger lads certainly didn't look out of place that day. Winning a tight quarter final at HQ could be the making of this current crop. But they need to clear a few hurdles first obviously. Difficult but Achievable Targets for 2022: Retain Div 1 status Beat Armagh at home Beat Cavan in SF well (avenge 2020) Beat Tyrone in Ulster Final (obviously no easy feat, but we know that we can beat them on our day) Win QF Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9108 - 13/01/2022 15:07:49 2394764 Link 0 |
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I think he should start by managing a club first and get some experience.
Rolo2010 (Donegal) - Posts: 738 - 13/01/2022 16:12:43 2394789 Link 0 |
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I think he is managing or was managing the team at LYIT, don't think Murph is lacking in the experience dept, think he is a natural born leader too which is a great quality to have. anyway I'll hope for the best now in 2022, I agree Rochford was a great addition, surprised he hasn't been poached away for the No.1 job in some other county. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2737 - 13/01/2022 18:34:42 2394809 Link 0 |
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Yeah I think if Galway don't make a good fidt things this year Padhraic Joyce will get the road & I'd imagine Rochford would be a strong candidate to replace him given his success with Corofin in the past.
Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9108 - 14/01/2022 09:50:33 2394838 Link 0 |
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When bonner goes gave the job to rochford. There's nobody in my view better than him. We're fooling ourselves if we think they are he could have left and taken the Galway job a few years ago but he has shown loyalty to Donegal by staying, bonner has to be praised for inticing him in and keeping him till now. rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2389 - 14/01/2022 11:25:24 2394858 Link 0 |
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Maxi Curran and Francie Friel in charge of LYIT this year.
panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2779 - 14/01/2022 12:33:12 2394872 Link 0 |
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I'd agree with that. To be honest retaining division one status and getting to an AI semi final (minimum) be it through Ulster or the qualifier route would be my hopes for the season. Thanks for the feedback last weekend especially on McColgan who is certainly one to keep an eye on. Did I read he is under 20 this year again? If so keep him there. As I live down the country I went to the Sigerson Cup game Tuesday night with my Donegal cap on. Meath have a great facility in Dunganny just outside Trim which isn't too far from where I am based. It was an impressive sight seeing their various county set ups been put through their paces. The takeaway points I had from the Sigerson game was firstly the physique and conditioning of the Donegal lads. I haven't seen any inter county football in the flesh in the last couple years especially underage. You can tick off conditioning as an excuse in the future so shout out to those in charge of the S & C work been done. LYIT were blessed to win this. They were probably marginally the better team in the first half but went in down at HT conceding scores largely of their own creation especially the goal. They never looked like coming back in the second half that was well managed by Carlow who probably in hindsight regret not kicking on more when the opportunity was there. LYIT were very systematic in their play with lots of over and back stuff with very little in terms of off the cuff play or flair where the inside forward line might not have been there. Mogan was far and away the best player on the pitch. Jason played well too but it was difficult to pick out individuals in what wasn't a great watch in terms of quality football. Little disappointed with Conor O'Donnell. Got a couple of nice scores but also some poor wides and he'll have been relieved they dug out a win as he was at fault for the goal giving away the ball cheaply. panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2779 - 14/01/2022 12:57:39 2394875 Link 0 |
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Thanks for update on match. I'd much rather read this than posts that want to focus on changing management after first match of the season. It's great to see work going on at lyit on football, it's a great bridging competition. Even for say non intercounty footballers it's a great opportunity to have an outlet beyond their club. The freshers probably even more so in that regard. Pity about the last minute goal conceded by them in their match. Mogan also stood out in the sigerson match a few years ago against carlow. He's real pace and covers some amount of ground, though think sometimes curtailed a little by being very left sided. I wonder does conor o'donnell need a little time to adapt. It's a big jump from junior club to both sigerson and intercounty. I also wonder sometimes do posters here watch the senior club football in donegal. It can be pretty depressing stuff at the the high end of senior championship. It's very defensive and safety first, over and back holding on to the ball, little risk taking with precious very little man on man marking. Bonner certainly moved donegal away from that and it's a much better watch. You could easily make an argument that for donegal to be more successful they need to play more of the defensive game. Players are much more used to it from club games and will adapt quicker to it. It also won't expose the lack of man marking defenders. I don't want to go back to that but if club football doesn't want to be a bit more positive then I fear donegal will have to revert to this. I really hope st eunans as county champions will push on this year to play more positive as they'll set the benchmark but I'm not sure. Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 687 - 15/01/2022 11:36:26 2395002 Link 0 |
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Results for today. Rolo2010 (Donegal) - Posts: 738 - 15/01/2022 15:28:55 2395046 Link 0 |
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Good run out today against Antrim, sounded like the lack of match sharpness at this time of year is really what kept Antrim in it, such as the conceding a goal with Patton inside the goal line. Not expecting superb flowing football at this time of year, its about getting new blood in and seeing who puts their hand up for a possible National League chance. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1106 - 15/01/2022 21:49:58 2395114 Link 0 |
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Ward works in DSC Gym in Milford he must have put in some work there over the winter. He has up to now got a bad deal by management. He is well worth his place on the team, he is very fast and always makes good use of the ball, my opinion he is best suited to right half back. jacktheboy (Donegal) - Posts: 404 - 16/01/2022 09:57:48 2395121 Link 0 |