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

Good luck against the Kingdom, hopefully a good few of Yee travel.

If Galway are all cagey and reluctant to go at Dublin they'll be beaten easily even if they have the full team out which I can't see happening. We could trouble them but our record against Dublin is woeful.

Kerry are starting to motor well, I can't see Derry being able to hold them on a fast pitch. They're not what we thought they were earlier in the year.

I think Armagh will beat Roscommon fairly easily. Roscommon fell over the line against a Tyrone team which gave them the run of the pitch for 35mins and aren't even a good team when they do get going.

Donegal will have far too much for Louth but hopefully you'd like to see them giving it a good rattle. As long as they don't take a pasting I think they'll be happy enough with their year.

It was their first win in 12 years in Castlebar, don't know how you define ages.

My point stands. Dublin occupy the headspace of the Mayo players and supporters. The celebrations were manic that evening. Of course teams and supporters should celebrate, but avoiding relegation or winning the League title are really the only reasons to go wild in a League game.

I found it strange, the level of celebration, you are free to differ, that is what opinions are for.

1957 ALL IRELAND FOOTBALL FINAL.

LOUTH DEFEATED CORK

DERMOT O BRIEN THE BAND LEADER AND VOCALIST WAS THE LOUTH CAPTAIN

KERRY WERE BEATEN BY WATERFORD IN THE FIRST ROUND IN MUNSTER

I think it holds them back, that there are psychological issues that need addressing in the camp. Won't say any more on it, made my point.

Agree to a point, but Sligo are improving and seem to have good structures in place. However most years there is usually 2 tough games between the top 3 in Connacht. Injured players dont get the same chance to recover. There are probably 3 or 4 Dublin subs that would get into every team in the country so injuries much less of a concern.

Not Dublins fault, but the structure is completly flawed and provincials are worth nothing more than the same as winning the league. Attendnces at provincial games highlights this

As well Mayo and Monoghan lost to D1 teams, Tyrone lost to Roscommon a D1 team that was relegated beat Tytone a D1 team.

Louth beat Cork bother are D2 teams

Derry is a tough draw for Kerry but a challenge they will welcome. No point being in the championship for longer than necessary. Derry left the semi-final behind them last year.

The problem with the present system has nothing to do with a round Robin to be part of the competition.

The problem is that it's not a stand alone competition and the tier is too large. Every time we go to reorganise football vested interests basically te provincial councils are in play.

16 teams for a top tier in football are too many. 12 would be plenty and allow for two groups of six. Next for any competition to have meaning there has to be relegation as well as promotion or a championship cup in play.

The league is popular as teams are mostly at the same level or at least competitive with each other, the flaw in the league is two up two down in promotion relegation. As it guarantees a yoyo affect a lot of the time. Problem with 12 at top tier is how to manage tier or tiers below.

We basically need to lose the provinal championships, set up a senior football tier and promote the winner of the lesser tier and relegate a team out of the upper tier every year

Giving the preliminary quarter finalists a 2 week break would be good as they are already playing an extra match with only 1 weeks recovery, and are risking injuries anyway so it's enough of a punishment as such.

This is the answer to practically all of football's problems. I said as much in my own response to the football committee's survey. The only thing I disagree with you on is 12 teams is also too many for the top tier - for me it's 10 teams max. Dublin, Kerry, Mayo, Galway, Ross, Tyrone, Derry, Donegal, Armagh, +1 of Monaghan/Louth/Cork.

The provincials are everything that is wrong with football.

Then we will start the circus all over again. Complaints about teams training all year, and then getting only two or three games. The current format gives everyone at least four games. The Qualifiers left many with only two games. The format also provides extra games for the strong teams to sharpen up for the latter stages. Mini leagues are a well established format in sports.

But it is not without extreme jeopardy for those who fail to win their groups. Only going for two years, and it has been anything but predictable. Tyrone, Mayo, Monaghan and Cork were in the QF's in 2023, none of them made it in 2024. New on the scene, Donegal, Roscommon, Louth and Galway. The old reliables (if that is an appropriate phrase for Year 2), are Dublin, Kerry, Derry and Armagh.

There's an acceptance growing under the current format that three strikes and you should be out.

Now, if all teams have at least a qualifier spot, everyone has at least two bites at making the All-Ireland series. If both the All-Ireland 16 and the Tailteann 16 did go with a double elimination format, counties are more or less getting at least 4 games - at least two to make the All-Ireland and two at whichever level they qualify for.

If the Tailteann was split in two, it might be better. A Tailteann 8 and a Third Tier 8 in double elimination format. Both finals can be curtain raisers to All-Ireland semi-finals.

Where is the acceptance growing. As further tiered Tailteann finals being curtain raiser tp the AI finals there would not be enough tickets and the first two games would be before a half empty stadium.

The problem of integrating NY and Londan into the system. My own preference is moving Tailteann and other tiered finals out of CP.

Everyone now agrees that moving the Minor finals out of CP to appropriate sized stadia. If anything a finals weekend with the Tailteann final played on the Saturday in another stadiums

All we need is three tiers like in every other GAA competition except in intercounty football. Its not rocket science do exactly tge same as every other competition with teams relegated and promoted within the competition