What more could you ask for then some hyper-local rivalries like Louth-Meath, Tyrone-Derry, and the modern classic of Mayo and Dublin in a neutral venue?
Declan Bogue AS WE WAVE goodbye to the provincial championships, licking our chops at the hors d’oeuvres ahead of the fillet steak that is the All-Ireland championships, we take a look at some of the standout fixtures ahead in the Sweet Sixteens.Hard to believe, it’s now six years ago since the first time we had a look at a round robin format in the All-Ireland Gaelic football championship.
In the same stage last year, Clare lost all of their games — Donegal and Monaghan by five, and Derry by six — leaving the stage knowing that they hadn’t done themselves justice. Ballybofey has often been the graveyard of Tyrone ambitions ever since Jim McGuinness arrived on the scene. After knocking them out of Ulster, Tyrone will have motivation aplenty and will be expecting the likes of Peter Harte, Frank Burns and Conor Meyler back from injury.Well, Meath are in with the big boys now, and they will have to take what is coming to them.
Louth will and should take immense pride in their Leinster final performance and Ger Brennan is impressing already as a manager. This might be a thorny enough group for a few teams yet.By the time these two meet, Armagh will have gotten the show back on the road at home to Westmeath and you never know, they might have grown even closer in the face of the latest heartbreak.
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