| Attractive
league programme in the offing - 25/11/03
The proposed National Football League
fixture-list for 2004 is sure to whet the appetites of
football fans everywhere.
The fixture-list won’t be finalised until
later this week, but already managers and supporters alike
are planning ahead for what promises to be one of the
most exciting National Leagues yet. The new-look league
gets underway on February 1, but it could start a day
earlier for Cork and Westmeath if the GAC agrees to a
Saturday night floodlit clash at Pairc Ui Rinn.
This is one of the most attractive games
of the competition as it pits rival managers Billy Morgan
and Paidi O Se against one another. Incidentally, O Se
is due to lead Westmeath into battle against his former
charges Kerry on March 13 in Mullingar.
New Kerry manager Jack O’Connor will
kick-off his campaign with an away assignment against
Longford. The Kingdom must also travel to Cork and Tyrone
for their second and third round games respectively.
Arguably the most attractive opening
round tie is that between holders Tyrone and Dublin. The
game is scheduled for Parnell Park, but may yet have to
be switched to Croke Park given the huge interest that’s
likely to be shown by supporters.
The 2004 National Football League will
be played on the following dates: February 1, 8 and 15;
March 7, 13 and 20; April 4. Some games may be played
on the Saturday of the relevant weekend. Semi-finals on
April 10 and final on May 2.
Down will be playing in Division 2B
Rd 1:
Kildare v Derry;
Louth v Antrim;
Down v Tipperary;
Waterford v Wicklow.
Rd 2:
Antrim v Kildare;
Derry v Louth;
Wicklow v Down;
Tipperary v Waterford.
Rd 3:
Down v Derry;
Kildare v Tipperary;
Louth v Wicklow;
Waterford v Antrim.
Rd 4:
Wicklow v Kildare;
Derry v Waterford;
Tipperary v Louth;
Antrim v Down.
Rd 5:
Down v Waterford;
Tipperary v Wicklow;
Derry v Antrim;
Kildare v Louth.
Rd 6:
Louth v Down;
Waterford v Kildare;
Wicklow v Derry;
Antrim Tipperary.
Rd 7:
Tipperary v Derry;
Antrim v Wicklow;
Down v Kildare;
Louth v Waterford.
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