DIVISION 1 Division 1 is arguably as tough as it can get with the way promotion and relegation worked out. 4 provincial winners, the All Ireland winners, defending league winners, Mayo and Tyrone. It's going to be some challenge to retain Division 1 status. The last two All Ireland winners then have come from Division 2! DIVISION 2 Roscommon and Monaghan will be looking to bounce back. Cork and Meath will want to be careful. The big battle will be avoiding relegation and probably missing out on the All-Ireland groups. DIVISION 3 Clare have a favourable path to a Munster final. All others will probably have to win Division 3 to qualify for the All-Ireland. DIVISION 4 Tipperary or Waterford didn't challenge last year. Waterford beat Tipperary in the Munster quarter final. A good result for them to be fair. Limerick might be in the middle of a Leinster battle for promotion.
Replying To legendzxix: "DIVISION 1 Division 1 is arguably as tough as it can get with the way promotion and relegation worked out. 4 provincial winners, the All Ireland winners, defending league winners, Mayo and Tyrone. It's going to be some challenge to retain Division 1 status. The last two All Ireland winners then have come from Division 2! DIVISION 2 Roscommon and Monaghan will be looking to bounce back. Cork and Meath will want to be careful. The big battle will be avoiding relegation and probably missing out on the All-Ireland groups. DIVISION 3 Clare have a favourable path to a Munster final. All others will probably have to win Division 3 to qualify for the All-Ireland. DIVISION 4 Tipperary or Waterford didn't challenge last year. Waterford beat Tipperary in the Munster quarter final. A good result for them to be fair. Limerick might be in the middle of a Leinster battle for promotion."
League should be good. It usually is. Tbh it's been far better than the Championship overall for a good many years now. Hoping we can win div 4, but I expect it will be the usual dogfight. We definitely are capable, but then again so are nearly everyone else, impossible to predict.
Division 1 - would think Donegal will go well. Dublin and Armagh maybe to struggle, Dublin player availability and Armagh with hangover Division 2 - Roscommon and Cork should be winning it, Louth wont be far off, hard to know how Monaghan will go. Division 3 - Clare and KIldare should be pushing for promotion, Sligo as well. Division 4 - no one really stands out, even between a few teams, Limerick, Wicklow, Longford, Tipp, Wexford would all fancy there chances.
League is always a good competition and no one can argue with the final standings. There will be even more interest this year with the new rules, and the rules will dominate the league, and will affect the final standings, which teams they suit more, which teams can figure them out the quickest. I think the final standings wont be a true reflection like other years, but it will be still as interesting or even more interesting. The poor referees are going to have an awful time with all the new rules.
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Dublin will have to take a big gamble on getting a team up to speed for the championship so be among more likely to be in danger of the drop."
Think so also tbh. I think there is a real chance of that happening.
As for Div 2 - what is going on with Cork football....??? 7 players have stepped away. https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/334652
I think Leinster could be a lot more competitive than Munster this year in Football.