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Can anyone spoil the expected Donegal v Dublin date?

This weekend on Off The Ball Donegal v Armagh is our full commentary game on Saturday with S...



Can anyone spoil the expected...
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Can anyone spoil the expected Donegal v Dublin date?

This weekend on Off The Ball Donegal v Armagh is our full commentary game on Saturday with Sean Cavanagh, Billy Joe Padden, Colm 'Wooly' Parkinson and Dave McIntyre analysing and relaying the action.

We will also have a Donegal v Armagh flavoured Saturday Panel from Croke Park with Brendan Devenney, Oisin McConville and John Fogarty of the Examiner.

Monaghan and Dublin are also in action in the other quarter final and tonight Dublin All Ireland winner Jason Sherlock and ex-Donegal forward Brendan Devenney joined Ger and Wooly to preview the final last-8 games of this year's All Ireland Football Championship.

Listen to the full preview with the lads via the podcast player below which also has a bit of boot nostalgia:

Donegal v Armagh

The opening quarter-final on Saturday is the All-Ulster clash and Devenney believes that Armagh are a "work in progress" and Wooly agrees that they are a "year or two behind Donegal's progression at the defensive system". 

"Armagh are beating all the teams they should be beating and they're losing to the teams they should be losing to. That's why I can't see anything past a Donegal win," said Colm.

He also feels that Armagh have "almost plagiarised Donegal's style almost to the letter of the law" in terms of the way their defenders are attacking randomly. 

Sherlock believes that the Orchard County showed enough against Meath to suggest that they can pull up a few trees during this Saturday's clash. He also believes that people are judging Donegal on two years ago, even though he acknowledged the 2012 champions as favourites.

Devenney also think it is a positive that Donegal appear not to have peaked yet and thinks the Ulster final win will set his county up for a good run. 

 

Dublin v Monaghan

Monaghan's Conor McManus celebrates after the qualifier win over Meath on Saturday ©INPHO/Donall Farmer

This is the first Championship meeting between these sides in 93 years. While the novelty will be enticing, it will also be interesting to see how Dublin fare against a defensive setup, given that they may face a similar style in Donegal should Jim McGuinness' side progress in the other quarter-final.

Sherlock thinks Dublin are at a stage where they will accept whatever is thrown at them and will have the belief to get through the challenge Monaghan will pose. 

Wooly expects the Farney County to put two sweepers back to try and stymie Dublin's potent diagonal balls, while Devenney believes it is vital Monaghan try and stay in the game as long as possible to give themselves any chance of emerging past the reigning champions.

Listen to the full quarter-final preview via the podcast.

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