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Replying To legendzxix:  "An impressive win by Westmeath yesterday. Fully deserved. Thought Monaghan might have caused another upset but not to be.
Standalone provincial finals have stood on their own feet. Why can't the provincial championships as a whole stand on their own feet.."
Are you a Bot?
You seem to just give it a few days and start all over again. Its getting tiresome now.

Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 417 - 19/05/2026 08:50:57    2674048

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Replying To yew_tree:  "The provincial seeding should be outlawed. It's ridiculous in my opinion."
Totally unfair on all other Counties in Munster outside of Kerry and Cork.

Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 949 - 19/05/2026 12:52:39    2674115

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "You might be better asking yourself why a team of Dublins standing had no Plan B on their kick outs in the final. Got wiped out around the middle and yet kept kicking it out there.

And all this under the watchful eye of one of the best keepers of all team who is part of the backroom team.

Genuinely, can you explain that one?"
For the same reason that Donegal had no plan B in last year's All Ireland Final. The manager is incabable of coming up with a plan B on short notice ala 2013 Ulster Final and 2014 All Ireland Final.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1064 - 19/05/2026 13:01:53    2674121

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Replying To Scenicparish:  "Because Kerry and Cork have a huge advantage in that they are seeded every year to get to a Munster final and therefore guaranteed a home tie in the first match of the AI Series."
Yeah agreed, it's ridiculous.

Cork beat Waterford and Tipperary to reach a Munster final, their reward is a home game vs Meath which might just be the factor that tips them over the line. The power of home advantage can't be understated. Similarly Galway beat Leitrim to guarantee home advantage

I'm okay with the provincial winners being seeded home advantage, to win a provincial you probably to earn it (outside of Munster), so home advantage is a justified reward. Westmeath beat Meath, Kildare and Dublin, absolutely deserved.

Cabbagepatch1667 (Meath) - Posts: 143 - 19/05/2026 13:18:26    2674127

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Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "For the same reason that Donegal had no plan B in last year's All Ireland Final. The manager is incabable of coming up with a plan B on short notice ala 2013 Ulster Final and 2014 All Ireland Final."
We actually did sort out kickouts for the second half as it happens. Kerry were just too far ahead at that stage to claw them back.

He also managed a plan b against Monaghan last year in the QF. Do you remember that game? The one where yous were up 7 at halftime?

peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1609 - 19/05/2026 13:21:48    2674130

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Replying To Cabbagepatch1667:  "Yeah agreed, it's ridiculous.

Cork beat Waterford and Tipperary to reach a Munster final, their reward is a home game vs Meath which might just be the factor that tips them over the line. The power of home advantage can't be understated. Similarly Galway beat Leitrim to guarantee home advantage

I'm okay with the provincial winners being seeded home advantage, to win a provincial you probably to earn it (outside of Munster), so home advantage is a justified reward. Westmeath beat Meath, Kildare and Dublin, absolutely deserved."
Before you rope Galway/Connacht in - Sligo were on the Galway side of the draw, they are a Div 3 team (same as Westmeath). Its not Galways fault Sligo got beat by Leitrim.

Cork also beat Limerick who were relegated to Div 4.

The actual difference is 2 of Galway, Mayo and Roscommon will draw each other in the qfinal next year (because Leitrim are in London and Sligo are in NY) and possibly draw the other in the semi to reach a Provincial final.

Cork will avoid Kerry in a semi or qfinal forever.

The Connacht draw next year is a 25% chance of a Sligo v Leitrim semi final and the winner being seeded in the all ireland series, despite neither of them having any chance of winning the tailteann cup anytime soon.

If Munster go back to an open draw - you could get a situation where Cork play Kerry in a qfinal and waterford, Limerick and Tipp all are on the other side of the draw.

If Munster and Connacht play out that way - you could have 2 div 4 teams seeded in the All ireland series and 2 Div 2 teams excluded from the Sam Maguire - whatever way you dress it up - its wrong

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1823 - 19/05/2026 14:24:10    2674148

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