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Replying To HandballRef:  "I think it will end up being a better system than the groups we've had for the last few years. The stakes are higher with every game. No dead rubbers. The Christy Ring / Nicky Rackard competitions followed something similar, not sure if they still do."
Hurling got rid of it.
Anyway win 2 games you're in the QFs, lose 2 and you're eliminated

Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 411 - 10/03/2026 19:18:30    2660844

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Replying To Seanfan:  "Hurling got rid of it.
Anyway win 2 games you're in the QFs, lose 2 and you're eliminated"
Is there provision for replays or is it all decided on the day?

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3751 - 10/03/2026 20:44:22    2660853

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Replying To HandballRef:  "I think it will end up being a better system than the groups we've had for the last few years. The stakes are higher with every game. No dead rubbers. The Christy Ring / Nicky Rackard competitions followed something similar, not sure if they still do."
The fact that provincial winners have no advantage over the team they beat in the final is a bit of an anomaly.

gunman (Donegal) - Posts: 1239 - 11/03/2026 09:54:23    2660877

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Replying To gunman:  "The fact that provincial winners have no advantage over the team they beat in the final is a bit of an anomaly."
100% right. There should be more of a reward for provincial winners.

HandballRef (Donegal) - Posts: 546 - 11/03/2026 12:01:47    2660908

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Down game confirmed for odonnell park, I don't think maccumhaill park was ever a real possibility this year. Letterkenny is a venue I don't like simply because other than the stand there is no proper terracing and this makes it harder to get a decent view. I wonder will season ticket holders get reserved seats or will it be the usual free for all queue up at 6 am to get a seat in the stand...

totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1187 - 11/03/2026 15:28:46    2660933

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Replying To totalrecall:  "Down game confirmed for odonnell park, I don't think maccumhaill park was ever a real possibility this year. Letterkenny is a venue I don't like simply because other than the stand there is no proper terracing and this makes it harder to get a decent view. I wonder will season ticket holders get reserved seats or will it be the usual free for all queue up at 6 am to get a seat in the stand..."
I'd rather we played Down in Ballyshannon if Mac Cumhaill Park isn't ready.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3751 - 11/03/2026 16:28:52    2660939

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "I'd rather we played Down in Ballyshannon if Mac Cumhaill Park isn't ready."
Ballyshannon shouldn't even be a County ground with the lack of a decent Stand. Great playing surface and well Stewarded but no Stand is a huge let down.

Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 872 - 11/03/2026 18:37:21    2660952

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Should be season tickets only in stand for Down game, will the stand even hold all season ticket holders from both cointies

jacktheboy (Donegal) - Posts: 538 - 11/03/2026 20:50:27    2660959

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Replying To jacktheboy:  "Should be season tickets only in stand for Down game, will the stand even hold all season ticket holders from both cointies"
Think it's about 2500 the stand holds and in or around 3000 donegal ST holders i heard somewhere. No STs for division 3 or 4 this year but if you factor in all the tickets that go to players and sponsors it's unlikely they'll assign seats.

WeGoAgain (Donegal) - Posts: 155 - 12/03/2026 09:49:54    2660981

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Replying To CCFabu:  "We can agree to disagree but I don't understand how my posts are "passionate" and "War and Peace" and your posts are just cool headed objective analysis is it? Waving away performances in the Ulster finals because it doesn't fit what you're saying. We're all passionate about Donegal football here, but you seem to want to put some other reason behind my opinion of Ryan other than the truth - I think he's one of our most important players and you don't leave that on the bench in my opinion.

I made no comment about whether you attend matches, you brought it up by questioning if I've "actually been to Donegal matches in recent seasons"

Anyway we won't agree on this and not much point going in circles"
"We can agree to disagree but I don't understand how my posts are "passionate" and "War and Peace" and your posts are just cool headed objective analysis is it?"

Look at your passionate long messages (lot of words i.e "War and Peace" reference), it feels like you had some kind of loyalty to the player. Like you claiming his intelligent play compensates for pace and athleticism, while I was countering that Kerry and Galway also have those intelligent game reading players with the pace and athleticism.

Waving away performances in the Ulster finals because it doesn't fit what you're saying.
Not true, Using a big performance against Armagh in an Ulster final as one example in the last 7 years is ok, but hardly conclusive and from memory a number of players could have got Man of the Match in those games. Likewise you ignored my point that if he is tracked at all, he goes missing. Big players are always tracked, and still manage to perform, thus my argument. You didn't seem to either get that or want to hear that. Thus why I think a bench role would be better.

I made no comment about whether you attend matches, you brought it up by questioning if I've "actually been to Donegal matches in recent seasons"
Yes, because your description of our tactics seemed outdated when talking about his role, like you aren't getting how we play now. I'm also a Season ticket holder, so no doubt we are always in the same sections, watching games from the same general viewpoint.


Anyway we won't agree on this and not much point going in circles
Fair enough, enough said, we don't need to agree, I'm sure the upcoming All Ireland series will either support your opinion or reinforce mine.

Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1655 - 12/03/2026 12:42:29    2661001

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As a non Season ticket holder I would be of the opinion the whole stand should be closed of and you can only gain entrance with a season ticket. They pay for the privilege therefore they deserve the privilege of a seat. It would only push people next year into getting a season ticket. If non season ticket holder get into the stand then the people who get in would have no incentive to get a season ticket and the season ticket holders would think what's the point.

naomh_conaill_4 (Donegal) - Posts: 518 - 12/03/2026 16:02:38    2661021

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Replying To Commodore:  ""We can agree to disagree but I don't understand how my posts are "passionate" and "War and Peace" and your posts are just cool headed objective analysis is it?"

Look at your passionate long messages (lot of words i.e "War and Peace" reference), it feels like you had some kind of loyalty to the player. Like you claiming his intelligent play compensates for pace and athleticism, while I was countering that Kerry and Galway also have those intelligent game reading players with the pace and athleticism.

Waving away performances in the Ulster finals because it doesn't fit what you're saying.
Not true, Using a big performance against Armagh in an Ulster final as one example in the last 7 years is ok, but hardly conclusive and from memory a number of players could have got Man of the Match in those games. Likewise you ignored my point that if he is tracked at all, he goes missing. Big players are always tracked, and still manage to perform, thus my argument. You didn't seem to either get that or want to hear that. Thus why I think a bench role would be better.

I made no comment about whether you attend matches, you brought it up by questioning if I've "actually been to Donegal matches in recent seasons"
Yes, because your description of our tactics seemed outdated when talking about his role, like you aren't getting how we play now. I'm also a Season ticket holder, so no doubt we are always in the same sections, watching games from the same general viewpoint.


Anyway we won't agree on this and not much point going in circles
Fair enough, enough said, we don't need to agree, I'm sure the upcoming All Ireland series will either support your opinion or reinforce mine."
Gowan our Tina the brown eyed girl

farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 556 - 12/03/2026 16:31:14    2661022

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Replying To naomh_conaill_4:  "As a non Season ticket holder I would be of the opinion the whole stand should be closed of and you can only gain entrance with a season ticket. They pay for the privilege therefore they deserve the privilege of a seat. It would only push people next year into getting a season ticket. If non season ticket holder get into the stand then the people who get in would have no incentive to get a season ticket and the season ticket holders would think what's the point."
Donegal and Down together have over 6'500 Season Ticket holders.....

Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 872 - 12/03/2026 16:35:25    2661023

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