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How can you measure it against the rest of them Gavin? Hardly no it's supposed as an unbelievable achievement Like I've enjoyed this season probably more than More than most personally. I think I think the whole the group itself sort of jailed and Really a great experience. There's a lot of highs Some lows but a lot of tests that we've passed with playing colors and I think overall I'd say it's probably an achievement way. It's maybe the best season we've ever had, you know There was a lot of games that came and quick succession towards then Were you in a way nervy about them at all because in the mix of all that you'd lost out a league Cup final to want to be united We did that would that was probably the major disappointment in the season It was probably our lowest point in terms of performance wise I just felt we were leggy and dead. We had so many games from from Christmas on that We're all sort of must-won because of points dropped in a league area on the season And then obviously all the cup games and cup runs I think them was you know a must-won situation, which is very difficult to keep going to the well and keep Keep players no digging deep and digging deep them in Obviously with a lot of injuries and a lot of stuff we got to attend with but I can't I can't say Speak high enough of the players in the management group Because they kept going there and they kept answering all the questions that we're throwing at them And obviously bar that final against Bonnie. You think every other occasion we were excellent, you know Yeah Normally now you there's a break for a couple of months come August time We'll be talking local soccer again in the Ulster senior league that may not be the case Come August of this year Gavin. Where exactly is the future now of the of the Ulster senior leagues as mean you're speaking here It's up on the earth a minute Obviously, there's a lot of document and all the FAA are on talks at the minute with the clubs and and with the junior leagues I think we'll know more in the next week or so about that. There's also serious talks at the minute as far as nobody in the FAA and the FAA and a possible northwest senior league Which I think would be would be fantastic We'll create an eight eight to ten team senior league between north and south No cross border sort of thing and I think if that's the way we need to go. That's the way we need to go obviously Obviously, we'd like a senior league to stay. I think personally from my own point of view and and Anybody that's on football, I think do want the senior league to stay So I think we all need to get our heads together and make that happen whatever and whichever form of text Yeah, if that is going to be the case does it mean that the junior leagues have to come on board with it? I Think it's in the Saturday night I think if you look at the football structure and pyramids all over the world There is promotion relegation It's I think I think the term junior and intermediate and senior needs to be sort of forgot about and I think we need To all look like we've sixty seven the clubs in the county, you know And the senior league is the top top level of clubs So I think any club and any players that know they're worth their salt should be one day play at the top level Or whether we call it the don't it gonna go senior league do we call it the you know Whatever we call it whatever it is as long as the top teams and top players are Get to that level like it doesn't really matter, you know And like the sixty seven the club should be all working and pulling together to To have to have a permanent system and have a promotion relegation system within it, you know with it It just makes sense. No, it doesn't There's no or sort of right and wrong answer there that just does make sense So when will you have a clear supposed direction of where you should go and Gavin? When do you expect that? I? Think we know in the next couple of weeks after I know that the talks are well on going with Northern clubs and I know the FA here in the county next week. So To meet dollar clubs and represent them So I think I think after next week or so we should we should have a clear picture where we're at, you know We'll wait to see what happens there on that front in the next couple of weeks You guys are getting better downtime now at Cockhill Celtic, but Even before if there is a league to take place next year There's gonna be a big cup game for you because the first round draws been met for the FAA Senior cup and the 10 time in a row also senior league champions Cockhill Celtic drawn at home to first division side Bray wonders what was your thoughts on Tuesday afternoon Gavin when the draw was made and now came bright? Oh We're absolutely delighted with that draw first and foremost you'd leave love a home draw and a Competition in any competition and we got that Then then you're looking at looking at the big name and a big club and from the League of Ireland and obviously Bray Bray are that so they've been great history and pedigree in the competition and they're doing quite well this year So there'll be a lot of household names in our squad and we'd be looking forward and it is one game for You know There's a possibility that you could prove an upset probably the biggest hand-drawn for us as to the fact that it's out of season But I'm Bray are in season But look we can't really ask for much more than that than that time luck is brilliant for the club again What'd you make of the draws for fun harps in Derry City? Were they favorable enough for harps against a Lentz to senior legs kill barric United and Derry City also? Cup taking on half-lone Yeah, I'll be delighted with that home draw against the lower league opposition They can't really ask for more not harps harps would obviously like to home draw away They left the senior league team at the minute the way harps are at. It's probably not ideal It could definitely as a potential to be a real banana skin for them But look again you expect the League of Ireland club because they're in season They have a bit of an upper hand, but look at it as a tricky type of Just before we talk about harps and Derry this weekend I'm thinking here Gavin as we're talking you've got a big cup game to prepare for now before the season gets underway And it's in the month of July How do you go about preparing a squad where there's still so much up in the air in relation to the the future of the Ulster senior league where cock Hill are gonna be playing next year How do you try to encourage players to come into your fold preparing for a cup game? But you don't actually know if there's gonna be a league or not yet I will look will certainly be in some sort of league like we'll have football we'd be like a car Call as a club and as a senior team will be playing summer. There's no through the bidet So we'll be preparing for that no matter what Like obviously it makes it more difficult because you'll have all our clubs and all our managers No calling our players and trying to sign them and say look well everything's up on the air And you don't know where you're gonna be at and stuff like that So that's not ideal But our main aim is for us to keep that squad of spoken word ready if we can keep that false because that's what they are Then then we don't really add the other way lot because we've a very very good squad very youthful squad of a good age group That will be our main aim If we do that we'll be happy enough if we add anything up that Even better, but that is definitely makes it more difficult because you've all our all our clubs sort of When you're saying all the clubs that take it to mean senior clubs gap I wouldn't say see if I don't mind senior jobs like a flicks on our very side here come there are players like that We will open our foot clubs in the north on the same sort of levels and stuff like that, you know We left a content with a lot of that soil, but the likes of harps and dairy and cool range of stuff They got looking for our players with though we would like that, you know and Gavin Just looking ahead into this weekend involving hearts obviously harps It's a bit you don't really know where they're exactly at good result and treat a not the result They want it against Kerry shipped a hammering against Galway long for the way if bishops get this coming Friday night They'll be looking to get some sort of positive something positive out of this game before the break. Yeah Yeah, they certainly will look the last game before the break is Supposed to some part of it to get some sort of positive result of the last week or so fairly disappointing It seems to me that perhaps they really they result, you know And they sort of the shipping goals far too far too often for anybody like and and that doesn't help confidence And they ship a couple of big heavy defeats against it against the more of the top teams in league Which which is quite disappointing the first and foremost You want to sort of set up when they're down there not to concede and nothing to see that it goes They seem to be doing that Too regularly, you know, so going on the long for game is a any result It's all a bit they'll take a positive for the two week break Has there been anything over the last couple of weeks from a harps point of view that's that's given sort of any race of hope there I'm maybe confidence that that you can look at there Kevin Well, there's obviously the 3d game away It's the three-nil victory away from home against anybody that makes a result and I watched the game that night next It did very well that they definitely with a better side, you know got the colds the right time So forget but then Playing carry at home and not the score Majorly disappointing and worry and then then the fact you go to go again and concede six No, after the season seven on waterford and then four against that flown at home It's it's it's sort of it's worrying that the sort of once it wants to go behind the sort of Though they're shipping too many goals, you know So it's very difficult to get at this point to see the little halfway in terms of fixtures But it's very difficult to see Judd's improvement on the team at this point, you know Will it be difficult for Dave Rogers to to call upon players to join harps and the transfer wonder given the position at the run at the minute Look, I don't that will be in terms of what he requires. You need to experience players. There's no absolute no doubt about that Find the red experience players I'm not too sure budgetary wise where they're at as well and where they aim as the season So, yeah, I think it'll be a lot of players that they've signed there on more long-term contracts at the minute So unless they probably move players on I think you could be much of the same for the rest of the season I would thought yeah, let's go to the Premier Division Derry City taking on Bohemians on Friday night Derry back at home the the form for Derry hasn't been good over the last couple of games and Bohemians they can provide stiff opposition for the Kennedy stripes more double in opposition and Derry It's again that they'll want something out if they don't want to be in the wrong end of the result again, so they don't Absolutely not. Look, it's probably Friday night was Worst result of the season away to St. Pat's the last four one, which is no huge. You do this appointment for them Apparently they picked up a few engines again Which which again is this point once they were they were getting the squad back together But the resulting in struggle last week and then and then away to Pat's is to majorly this point results And it's allowing Shamrock over how to put a bit of a gap between themselves and bulls So it adds a lot more significant to Friday night game before the break that Either Derry or bulls no get the three points is to stay on the coattails of Shamrock rovers at this point Yeah, and rovers have a game against UCD you would expect rovers to To to take victory in that game, but it could be a case of them extending their advantage at the top You would have thought so like you would have thought there's too much of a gap and quality between UCD and Shamrock rovers But they would definitely get the three points, but then again is football and you never know But I think I think from Derry's perspective I think they need to beat bulls and stay there because I think I think there's bluffing and Performances over the last few weeks is a short term thing I think Derry if there's too much quality for for it to continue and and I think the only team that can release a Challenge to Shamrock rovers at this point Have they found themselves maybe Gavin under a wee bit more pressure this year than last year because there wasn't as much expectation with them I would agree so luckily there's absolutely no doubt about it They spent heavily they've signed a very very strong squad and I suppose really there's nothing on the cup and the figure factor of that there's This season as a big big chance to actually give the league a real push And I think everybody and the group and supporters and on the outside thought the same So I think that does add a pressure and add pressure from every game as well and even see when they don't get the positive result Though that there's a lot of maybe negative comments too quickly for it as well You know all right then Gavin listen. We appreciate you taking the call Thanks for joining us on the score tonight and enjoy the rest of the holidays No bar. Thanks very much. Thank you. There you go. That's cock hill a Celtic manager Gavin Collins speaking to me this week on our League of Ireland chat by the way fun harps are on the road at Bishop gate Against Longford Town and Friday night. It starts at 745 will have live updates from that game with Denise Oh Flaher days harps look to go into the break and a positive note one other fixture this coming weekend Well, it's actually several fixtures this coming weekend to watch out for on the international front because the region's cup starts The Republic of Ireland amateurs tomorrow night Friday two dunagall players are involved in the squad Cock hill Celtics Lee McColgan and Bonagie United's Jack Park are in Spain with Ireland kicking off on Friday against the host Galicia that kicks off at 8 o'clock. There's also matches against Bavaria of Germany on Sunday and then a Zeneca Do Bosch off Bosnia and Herzegovina next Tuesday I think that pronounced that correctly, but it was a couple of days ahead for the Irish amateurs And we wish the the dunagall men Lee and Jack all the best representing their country over the coming days Just before we take a commercial break We do of course know that the the big news this week is in relation to the crook park review in the document That was released late last night to the county board and to the clubs at the county board and the clubs have been siphoning through that Very detailed and lengthy document will not be talking about the review here tonight But the county board will be responding to the review in a due course. 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She's sitting off camera So she is and Gary McD and a man that has won three dr. McGuire's with Glenn Swally We'll be giving us some reaction to the draw as well So I think we're ready to go gentlemen and we're gonna begin with the senior C football championship Now there is nine teams in the senior C championship Malin have been added today So it means there will be a group of five teams and a group of four teams The nine teams are Terman Dunlowe Glen Finn Glen Swally Neve Connell Sean McCool's Petticoat a Rubelle Shannon and Malin one to nine are the nine teams that will go in to the the bag for this draw As I said, there will be two groups group A and group B Now there's gonna be five teams in group A and four teams in group B So that means that the the fixture. Yeah, go ahead Frankie. Yeah, you put in the first nine balls into the bag So There's going to be a change to the fixture setup and that will be confirmed by the CCC tomorrow following the addition of that fifth team and To group a the first team in each group then later in the championship having played each other will progress through to the semi-finals The two quarterfinal pairing shall be the second group a versus the third and group B and second and group B versus a third in Group a the winners V to the quarterfinals and the two group winners will be drawn randomly to decide the semi-final parents But by the time we get to that stage off the competition, they will of course be a lot of football played Okay, then this the way it's going to work We're going to draw and fall in positions one in group a followed by one in Group B and so on until those respective positions are filled in each group So the first team out in group A We're going to have David McLoone And the number is two and done low is the first team in a grip a Next out. We're going to have the first team in a grip B So going into grip B is number three and that is Glenn fun Back to grip a again In the senior C football championship Number eight, which is a Rua Bali Shannon will be in a grip a the second team in Group B Ball number one and that is Terman Back to group a again the third team in grip a in the senior championship is number five and that is a knief Connell the third team in grip B number nine and Is Malin the fourth team in group a? Is number seven that is pedigal and back into group B the fourth and last team in group B There's going to be number four and that is Glenn Swally And the fifth and final team in group a of the senior C and that's going to be number six And that is the local club here Sean McColles so just to confirm the groups in the senior C Football championship the five team group a is made up of Dunlop a Rua Bali Shannon Leave Connell pedico and McColles well group B Glenn Finn Terman Malin and Glenn Swally just to confirm once again that there will be a change now To the fixture structure with the fifth team added into group a and the CCC will confirm in the the coming days What the the new format will be fixture wise with the addition of that team? So we're just getting the balls back into the bag again for our next draw here in the Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Donegal Club championships and up next. We've got the junior a football championship There is 12 clubs in the junior a competition So there will be two groups group a will have six clubs and group B will have six clubs The draw will follow the same format It will be position one filled in group a followed by position one in group B And so on until all positions are filled in each group the the knockout format later on the first team in each group She'll progress to the semi-finals the two quarter-final pairings She'll be second and group a against third and group B and second and B against third and a the winners of each quarter Final and the two group winners will be drawn randomly to decide the semi-final pairing So two groups of six and we'll get the draw underway now for the junior a football championship go ahead David First team out in group A is number seven and that is the Narasa Club First team in group B Number three is need where a convoy Back to group A number 12 is need Connell group B now is Number 11 and that is Robert Emmits Onto a grip a once again number 10 is need Patrick Lifford and the third team in Group B number six on the list is Neve column kill Back into grip a fourth team and grip a is number five and that is the violence in units fourth team and grip B is Number nine and that is Neve Alton team number five and grip a off the junior a football championship is Number eight which is need Podrick ish Gehen and Muff the two new party clubs and The same group group a back into grip B the fifth team in group B is number two and that is Karen Donna The last team in group a and the junior a championship Is number four or us And the last of the 12 teams will follow last spot in group B number one and that is One on public mobile So the group a and group B are now filled for the junior a football championship Just to recap group a norasa need Connell the podrick Lifford St. Unions the podrick Muff and or us while grip B as the borough convoy Robert Emmits need column kill the vaulton Karen Donna and Maville so that is the junior a football championship. We're gonna move that swiftly along into the junior B championship On the next stage of the Michael Murphy Donegall Club Championship draws and again there is eight teams in the junior B championship just to confirm who those teams are Number one will be Karen Donna number two St. Mary's convoy three or us for the violence in Unions five need Podrick ish Gehen Muff Six need Alton seven Robert Emmits and they've Patrick Lifford will be number eight So there's gonna be two groups of four The draw again will be done in a position one under group a followed by one in a group B And the knockout stage later on the year the first team from each group again She'll progress to the semi-finals and again the two quarter finals shall be the second and group a against third and group B And second and group B against third and a grip a each of the quarter finals and the two group winners Will be drawn randomly to decide the semi-final pairings So once again eight teams in we're gonna start with group a first team out and David McClune German of the CCC One once again be pulling the balls out of the bag number seven is Robert Emmits the first team into group a Moving into group B number six is Neve Alton second team in group a is Number two St. Mary's convoy Group B the second team number three is Oris Third team in group a number four St. Unions The third team in group B of the junior B championship number one is Karen Donna the last team in group a number five Neve Podrick Eschkehen Muff And the eighth and last team and the junior B is number eight and that is Neve Podrick in Lifford So just to recap the junior B football championship the Michael Murphy sports junior B football championship draw for 2023 group a Robert Emmits St. Mary's convoy St. Unions and the Podrick Muff while in group B Neve Alton Oris Karen Donna and the Podrick Lifford are in that group in relation to the fixtures in group one It will be Robert Emmits against Mary's convoy and St. Unions against the Podrick Muff while in group B It will be Neve Alton against Oris and Karen Donna against Neve Podrick Lifford before we go for a quick commercial break Just let us recap on the the junior a Football a championship in group a Narossa, Neve Connell, Neve Podrick Lifford, St. Unions, Neve Podrick Muff and Oris while group B is made up of Neve Ora convoy Robert Emmits Neve Callum Kill, Neve Alton, Karen Donna and Maville the opening round fixtures in the junior a football championship will see Narossa against Neve Connell, Neve Podrick Lifford will play St. Unions and the Podrick Muff will take on Oris while in group B It's St. Mary's of convoy against Robert Emmits Neve Callum Kill will play Neve Alton and Karen Donna will play Maville in the opening round fixtures in the junior a Championship and also in the C the senior C football championship nine teams There's one group of five and one group of four group A is done low a real ball is Shannon Neve Connell and Pettico while I'm sorry Sean McCool's is the fifth team actually in there in group B Glenn Finn Terman Mallon and Glenn Swally and once again just to confirm the CCC will confirm the fixture structure For the C football championship in the coming days after the addition of the ninth team So if you're tuned your way to the Heinen radio this afternoon It's the score live from the Villa Rose Hotel in Bali buffet for the Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Donegal Club championship We're going for a quick commercial break when we return we still have the draws for the intermediate and senior football championships to come Sport on Highland is brought to you by Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure letter Kenny with premium running footwear from top brands like Aziz New Balance Brooks Adidas and Under Armour see Michael Murphy sports.ie This girl I was seeing for a while that I put shots of her up online shots. 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Sixth and fourth v. Fifth the winners of each quarter final will be drawn randomly to decide the semi Final pairings and in relation to relegation in the intermediate championship The bottom four clubs will play off over two rounds to decide the club to be relegated Relegation round one will be ninth against 12th and 10th against 11th with round two the losing clubs from round one Shall play and the losing club in that playoff will be into the junior championship for next year so Frankie and David if you want to put the the 12 balls into The bag and we'll start the draw for the 2023 Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Donegal Intermediate Football Championship here this evening And again, it's the formats the first We're going to fill each group one to six on the way down And David McLoone is chairman of the ccc and if you're watching online We're with the draw life you and Highland social channels out first is Number 12 and that is Nadun of Downing's the first team out In group A and the intermediates We go to grip B competing in group B this year team number seven that is shown club Mallon Moving back to group A the second team in group A of the intermediate championship Team number eight is Neve Breed The second team in group B Number four is Burt Back to group A team three in group A team number nine Neve Colombo is in group A third team in group B Number three is Red Hughes move back to group A fourth team in Team number six is Fana Giles Home of the PRO sitting in front of us Number 11 is The Murat lower Rosses They are in group B Two more spots in each group to fill Number two is Terman into group A number five Sorry position five is actually number five. So Bunkrana are going in to grip B The last team in group A Number one, which will be Bondor and what a group group A is in the intermediate championship and the last spot in group B Is number 10 letter Kinney Gales So just to recap On the intermediate championship draw here in Donegal group A a lot of the big guns are grouped together Downings, Neve Breed, Neve Colombo, Fana Gales, Terman and Bondorin And in group B, it's Malin, Burt, Red Hughes and the Murat lower Rosses, Bunkrana and Letter Kinney Gales Gary McDade who has won a Dr. McGuire with Glenn Swilly on a number of occasions It joins us here in the Villa Rose this afternoon this evening Gary what a group group A is some of the some of the big guns mixed together Yeah, I could see the sweat in your brow. She's looking at Terman in there as well Um, you know Terman when he came down two years ago and you can see how hard it was for them to get back up and Bondorin of course came down last year. So he's the two teams relegated in the last two years both in group A Team that up with Downings who are absolutely flying in division one at the minute I've taken a lot of big scalps. So they have um, they got a draw over in Kilkar Got a victory in Guido as well So Neve Colombo intermediate beating finalists last year I mean, you would nearly say that possibly the four the four best teams in for the intermediate are throwing in to the group right away And Fiona Shields will not be one bit happy that fan are in that group and along with Neve Breed Look on the other group. Everyone's going to everyone's going to fancy the chances You're probably looking at Maln being in division one and again almost like Downings having having a super start to the season So they are But Bunkrana up at the upper end of division two as well I think um, they might have only ever lost one or none during the year So they are sure probably looking at Bunkrana and Maln there as the two Favors to battle it out for the top spot in the group and then any fellow teams are going to fancy their chances You know to finish third and fourth to get through and make that top eight Yeah, what a draw for the intermediate championship just to confirm and and the grips it's going to be round one Downings will play Bondorin The second team out was Neve Breed. They will take on Terman And the opening game also in group A will be Neve Colomba against Fannett Gales while in group B Maln will play letter Kenny Gales Burt will take on Bunkrana and red Hughes will play Men from lower Rosses and they've more in their opening match in Group B But there'll be a lot of interest for sure in in group A of the championship Just one notice before we go for another quick commercial break Donegal GA and association with the Alzheimer's Society are honored to host Sporting memories sporting memories uses the power of sport to bring together people Especially those living with dementia and their families this informal event will allow the guests the opportunity to meet former stars and see match programs To relive great games from the past the event will be featuring Donegal GA special guests from yesteryears and that event is taking place on Saturday June 24th from 2 to 4 p.m. In the Mount Derrigal Hotel in letter Kenny Okay, another quick break I know they're all written away here in the Valle Ross Hotel and people listening in for the big senior draw That is next after these Gear your club up for the season with the great range of footballs and training equipment from names like O'Neill's Murphy's precision and mitre at michael murphy sports and leisure sponsors of sport on highland radio See michael murphy sports dot ie with a high digital online skills course You'll feel a real difference. 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Well, that's the seniors will do that in a second Once again recapping on the intermediate groups in grip bay its downings neve breed neve columbia fanate gales termin and bondoren So called grip of death in the intermediates in grip b malin burt red hues nevorab on krana and letterkinny gales So the final draw is for the senior football championship and just like the intermediate the senior football championship The senior reserve b will mur the senior draw and there are 16 teams In the senior championship and they will be drawn into two groups Now the the draw format is going to change slightly here for the seniors The first eight clubs drawn out of the bag will be in grip a and the second eight drawn out will be in grip b Each club in group a will have a home against a grip b randomly drawn in round one The round two draw will also take place tonight and in round two grip b clubs will have home advantage And will be randomly drawn against a group a club Except with the provision that there is not a repeat fixture from round one Round three and four will take place in august and september after round two and three Matches have been or after round two round one and two rather fixtures have been completed respectively so there's going to be points awarded on two points for a one and one for a draw The clubs in position one to four who finish at the end of the four rounds will go directly Into the quarter finals and then this is the change to the format from last year Those teams that are positioned five right through to 12 will play off with each other in a preliminary round A quarter final with the winners then making it through to the last date So it will be the fifth place team against the twelfth place team six three 11th seven three 10 And it be nine the winners of that will go through with the four group winners to the quarter finals And the quarter final draw will be done randomly the winners of each quarter final Will then be drawn randomly to decide the semi-final pairings The winners of the semi-finals will be playing in the 2023 donigal senior championship final just to confirm the relegation Relegation involves the bottom four clubs and they'll play over two rounds round one will be 13 against 16 And 14 versus 15 with round two being made up of the losing clubs And that will be the relegation final and whoever loses there will be dropping to the intermediate championship So that is the the format. So before we do rounds one and two of the championship We have to find out who will be playing in the respective groups and the 16 teams that are going into the bag for the draw Number one will be a rua bali shannon. Number two is our draw Three is milford four kill char five clohenilly six guidor seven glenn fin eight glenn swally nine neve connell 10 killie bags 11 four masters 12 saint unans 13 saint michael's 14 saint knolls 15 done low And 16 the host club here for the draw tonight Sean mccow's So then all 16 teams are in the bag And we will now proceed with the first eight teams out to fill the positions in group a slash pull a So the first team out And the pull a Is number eight and it's gary's home club glenn swally will be In pull a second team in pull a is number three And that is milford also In pull a off the senior championship Number seven is going to be glenn fin like darby on the white in that group fourth team in pull a number four Is kill char The fifth team into pull a Is number six and number six is guidor Six team in is number 11 four masters Are in pull a in the senior championship two more places to fill in pull a number 10 Is killie bags and the final the eighth and final spot in pull a Is number 12 and that is saint unions So pull a is going to be made up off glenn swally milford glenn fin kill char guidor four masters killie bags and saint unions And that now means that the remaining teams who are in The the bag will make up the Next pull which is which is pull a so we'll just run through Who the who the remaining teams are we'll take them out of the bag and put them into the pool? Number 16 is sean mccool's also in Pull B 13 is saint michael's next in the pool number two Which is our draft fourth team in pull B Number nine the defending champions need Connell Are in pull B number 15 Is done low and pull B Three more places to fill Number one is a rua bali shannan More places in pull B for the senior championship 14 is saint knolls and the last Took him out of the bag should be number five and that is clochan ealy So pull B Just to recap those pools in the in the senior championship before we do rounds one and two And we get the balls into the respective bags and pull a glen swilley milford glen fun Kilkear we door four masters killy bags and last year's beating finalists saint unance and pull B sean mccool's saint michael's our draft neve connell Done low a rua bali shannan saint knolls and clochan ealy before we do round ones and round two I suppose everybody was wondering what saint unance and neve connell be in the same group But that's not the case gary and it's very much that these two sides could Could meet in any of the rounds the opening rounds. Yeah, you know It was over the last lock of years ocean We've had the big four and three of them are in the one group neve connell. I managed to avoid them all Uh being in group B, but of course that means that they can play the three of those In uh In the group stages they can play they can draw kilkear. They can draw gwee door They can draw saint unions. So kilkear agree to our new ones We're very much happy to be in the same side that they can't draw each other But listen, there's rows there's question marks over is there still a still a big four and both Time will tell now as the season goes on and as anyone else maybe ventured into anybody five six seven eight Have they ventured into but you know, it's going to be interesting Going ahead, you would think, you know, the new format. I think it's brilliant the way that we have Eighth Or sorry 9th 10th 11th and 12th now coming into it because those teams the last lock of years were out of it They were gone as soon as the knockout game started. So it's almost like the all island series the way it's gone Now it's like a preliminary game to get into the quarterfinals. So really good format. So ccc deserve a lot of credit to that to me Games teams need games for development championship games, especially and that's what any team is moving forward in the right direction They want to play championship games and you know, therefore everyone has a knockout game, which is excellent Yeah, okay, just to confirm david that we're going to do rounds one and round two here And uh, we're going to pull out of uh pull a bag first and then pull pull b Okay, then so uh deminus or sorry david is going to take the home team pull a and uh fiona is going to Have the bag for pull b So then we'll go for round one of the michael murphy sports and leisure don't even go senior football championship And into pull a first of all and the team number eight. So glenn swilly We'll be at home and now we move to bag number two And the number is two. So glenn swilly will meet ardra in round one of the senior championship Okay, we're just to confirm the numbers Okay, yeah, just to confirm that we're we're sticking to the same numbers that are on the sheet the numbers that we called out at the start Not the actual positions that they're that they're that they're in the group. So The first number out was number eight, which was glenn swilly there team number eight And they're going to go on team number two Who is is ardra? Okay, so that's the first fixture So on your sheets for the people who are here in the audience The next home team from pull a Will be team number 11 Which is four masters and four masters will be at home It's a number one a ruah bali shannon So a big huge darby in the uh in the south of the county in the opening round back We go now to pull a home advantage in round one of the championship Number 12 is st. Unions last year's beaten finalists Unable to go on Number 14, which is st. Naul's So st. Unions against st. Naul's in round one The fourth fixture now in round one From pull a with home advantage drawn by david team number seven, which is glenn fin glenn fin will be at home To number 13 to st. Michaels next home tie Number four calcare will be at home at towny In the opening round and they will play host to team number five in number five is clohanele Making the trip to towny Three more first round fixtures to fill team number three is mulford will be at home In the opening game and they are going to From pull b you on team number 15, which has done low Two more fixtures in round one the next home team out of the Out of the hat is team number 10. That's kelly bags and they will be at home to Number nine the defending champions need connell to start things off In 2023 in the senior championship Just one more fixture in round one to complete and that is going to be number six who is guidore And guidore are going to be playing host To number 16 and that is sean mcculls So just a recap on round one Of the michael murphy sports in alaysia donny gols senior of football at championship And round one it will be glenn swally against our draw Four masters will be playing a rua ballie shannon and a massive darby St. Unions will host a st. Nalls st. Michaels will be making the trip to glenn fin And towny calcare will be hosting Claude annealy milford also have a home tie against done low The defending champions need connell will start their campaign on the road as they make the short trip to kelly bags My guidore will host sean mcculls in the opening round We are also going to do the second round draw for the championship and there's a the change here Is the pool b teams will now have home advantage in round two with the pool a teams being away from home. So We're just going to get the balls back into the the respective bags again and We're just confirming and getting the balls back into the the proper bags for the second part of this draw And we apologize to trudy back at the station. We've overrun our time, but we'll not be too long here Trudy we're coming to the closing stages of the championship draw So what we have now is the pool b teams who will be at home. So we're going to go pull b and then pull a and this time david is You're going to be home again. So david's going to pick the home team. So it's pool b this time. So go ahead david So 14 Is going to be st. Nalls at home in round two And they will be at home two team number eight Is glenn swilly the next team out at home from pool b 16 Sean mccool's We'll be playing just over the fence here in mccool park and bali buffet and they're hosting team 10 Which is killie bags the next home team in round two Number nine is need connell dr. McGuire holders will be taken on team 12 which is St. Unions Without a doubt the tie off the round That they repeated the final last year need connell Hosting the st. Unions in round two of the championship Our dra are going to have a home fixture in round two as well They will be taken on team number seven, which is glenn fin The fifth fixture in round two of the championship team number one Is a rua bali shannon and they will be playing host to number six That is guidore so we have three fixtures to fulfill number 15 is dunlow And dunlow will be taken on team number 11 And that is four masters two remaining fixtures Round two From pool b having home advantage in round two It was 13 st. Michaels And st. Michaels are going to play number team four, which is calcare and last remaining fixture In round two Is going to be number five claughanilly And claughanilly will be playing team number three Which is milford So it was straightforward enough with the round two draw We didn't have to alter it any because there was no repeat fixtures from round one But the round two Draw for the championship is st. Naus against glenn swally mccools will be playing killie bags Neve connell to go on st. Unions are drab play glenn fin A rua bali shannon against guidore dunlow against four masters and st. Michaels against calcare with claughanilly at home at Two milford and in round one glenn swally against our drab four masters play a rua bali shannon St. Unions to go on st. Naus glenn fin place at michael's kill char up against claughanilly milford against dunlow killie bags play neve connell anguidore against shon mccools. There is what? 16 fixtures there gary mcdade. There's no doubt what the standout one is the repeat of last year's final Neve connell against st. Unions in round two. Yeah, you know i thought When we did the round one fixtures, there was a high chance of glenn. Neve connell would have been pulled out against one of the dollar three, but it didn't happen I couldn't believe anyone happened round two and what What a game like it's going to be a repeat of the final and after the controversy and everything went on as well You know, there's no love lost between the two clubs So it's definitely going to be tasty and could be there's going to be a sell out that day And you know, it'll probably be a standalone fixture. So it will Probably looking there at calcare having to go to the bridge as well Like so michael's have a good record in the championship over the last number of years I know they've lost a few players. So they have in the meantime and no michael langan etc So, you know, it'll be interesting if they can get some of those lads back, you know, you would fancy that It'll be difficult for calcare to go to Go all the way down to the bridge as well, you know considering the injuries that they have them in it Yeah, okay. Listen gary many. Thanks for your input tonight here at the draw many Thanks to the gales who've joined us in the room and to the the assembled media as well Who are here and joined us for the the draw for 2023 and not forgetting our county board members as well David mcclund chairman of ccc frankie doughty assistant treasurer and fiona shillis pierrow as well That is it from the the villa rose hotel here in ballet buffet That is it from the draw for the 2023 michael murphy sports and leisure dunigal club championships Everyone knows who they're now being paired with and who they will be playing when club football resumes in the month Of august enjoy the rest of your thursday enjoy the sun next sport on highlanders tomorrow morning after the 8 30 news Have a very good evening Port on highland is brought to you by michael murphy sports and leisure letter kenny with premium running footwear from top brands like asex New balance brooks adidas and under armor. See michael murphy sports.ie