The 2024 All Ireland Senior Football Championship (Sam Maguire Cup)

And this year would have eliminated Derry, Cork and Roscommon. Plus one of Louth, Meath or Monaghan. They should all get their chance at redemption. Last year three of the four third placed teams won their Preliminary QF's, so it definitely adds a lot of jeopardy for second placers.

Challenge game intensity in Longford yesterday, as Roscommon and Cavan shot the lights out in a low key, high scoring encounter played in front of a small crowd.

For Roscommon, Enda drove us on when needed, Daire Cregg continued to show flashes if his brilliance, but Brian Stack being moved to CHB was outstanding.

But if a tallest dwarf competition, can't see us doing much going forward into the 1/8 finals next week, but who knows.

Never been so 'meh' about the championship in a long time. This group format is too dragged out, I was far more inclined to watch the Euros yesterday than fork out the cost of GAAGO. The teams that have been eventually eliminated would have in all likelihood been knocked out anyway in any other format, nerra a shock.

Self-sabotaging and blind to the issues in the game. The bulk of both of the premier competitions has little to no jeopardy riding on it, and predictable outcomes most of the time. There is less hand-holding at under-8 level. The GAA is finished as a spectacle.

The championship is too dragged out, too many meaningless games, we know who'll qualify anyway, I'm gonna watch the Euros instead 😉😁 (because that's not a competition with too many teams, where one win will keep you alive on a group of 4, and the winner will likely come from 2 or 3 teams that you know who they are at the start!).

Not picking on you, but these big sporting organizations have become addicted to the more games/more tv/more tv revenue format, and it's counterproductive. GAA will pull back now a bit in the proposed new format, but every sport does it.

Often, less is more.

The GAAGO subs must be worth a lot.

They are willing to look at a number of options and have a vote. Nobody knows what will emerge new, if anything. It could be essentially back to the Qualifiers with most counties getting just two days out, one in their Province and one in Sam. Except a lot of them will not get into Sam, and will just get one more game in a knockout Tailteann?

None of which will make people go to games, if they won't go at present.

I haven't seen any of the Euros yet. There might be a few group games towards the end with something to play for, otherwise it's the Round of 16 onwards.

Current state of play:

Group winners: Donegal

Group runners-up: Tyrone

Third place: Derry, Roscommon and Cork.

I watched highlights of the Mayo Dublin 2017 final last night.What an occasion and what a game,we are a million miles from that now.

It's bonkers that the two best teams only have to win about 3 competitive games to win Sam.

TThe likes of Mayo,Galway,Donegal are balls to the wall for 6/7 games and can't compete with that,injuries and fatigue being the biggest issue.

The championship is broken,everybody knows it,I hope they can sort it out over the next year or 2.

Sport science and money killed the weaker teams, fermanagh 2008 and wexford 2008 were magical runs

I can never critcise a keeper wandering up slowly to take a kick. They are moaning about it in the Armagh/Galway game.

Because I remember roaring "take your time" to Cluxton back in 2011 for that last kick.

Taking a full minute to take those frees... Ludicrous. Hurson keeping Galway alive with soft frees. A poor spectacle.

He already said "game of chess" in a resigned sort of manner. Marty is definitely a "catch and kick" man.

I did a trial run of muting any game where Marty is commentating on tv recently. It has been a success and i don't envisage listening to any of his shyte talk going forward.

They are just after saying similar in studio now. But the only difference is that Lee Keegan seems "surprised". It is like he has never watched Armagh. How is he surprised?

To me that league final v Donegal was the real Armagh. No closing down, no energy, only passing done backwards and sideways. It surely has to come from the manager????