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I don't agree with people taking pot shots at the young lads playing for Donegal yesterday. It was a great match for 15 minutes and could have gone either way at that stage.. Then Tyrone stepped up a gear and I think any team would have got it hard to live with that performance yesterday. It sure was the white heat of championship football and I have no doubt that they learned a valuable lesson yesterday and they will be the better for it. Everyone has to learn and you can only develop your skills from experience. Good luck to them in the qualifiers. I think that they will do very well. border Gael (Monaghan) - Posts: 893 - 19/06/2017 23:08:07 2002230 Link 2 |
I would agree that Gough did a good job. Kept the play moving and wasn't looking for the limelight himself Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 20/06/2017 00:53:39 2002269 Link 0 |
Ryan McHugh - not in his peak form this year yet but definitely an A-list footballer. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9073 - 20/06/2017 01:48:40 2002270 Link 0 |
I wouldn't worry about other counties looking to take a shot at Donegal after a defeat, Its more of a compliment that your county has been successful and are a top tier side. When they start being nice to you is when you should start to worry. Sunday was a bad defeat for Donegal, the young lads will learn a lot from it, about the pace and intensity of championship football, I've no doubt they will bounce back from it. I've noticed a few Donegal posters saying that Gallagher needs to wind his neck in etc and get the best players in the county playing for their county. What's that all about, has there been a fallout with certain players? duke_raul (Tyrone) - Posts: 993 - 20/06/2017 03:01:00 2002271 Link 0 |
I wouldn't read too much into it. Donegal never got going and pretty much everything went right for Tyrone; once one of those teams got a few points in front, it was always going to be incredibly difficult for the chasing team. Sometimes that happens, and there's no point in over-analysing it. Unlikely that Tyrone will win by as much in their next game, and, provided Donegal's younger lads can get their heads right, I'd tip them to do well next time out. Comments about Donegal management far-fetched; young players need time. Best of luck to Donegal anyway, always my second team to support. essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 20/06/2017 08:46:31 2002305 Link 2 |
Certainly not used to losing? Jesus who do you think you are, yous have lost plenty over the last 20 years! Media goes from one extreme to the other. Donegal aren't that bad, Tyrone aren't that good. Donegal a team in major transition with talented players coming through and continuing to come through. They are in exactly the same spot as tyrone were a few years ago. sunday would have been hard to take, but we have been there. The true fans will continue to turn out. As for tyrone we are not there until we beat one of the big boys in croke park. Great performance though, definitely the best since 2008 redhanddefender (Tyrone) - Posts: 913 - 20/06/2017 10:03:35 2002345 Link 0 |
The comments about management are not far fetched and not a recent development either. The identity of players has changed but ultimately the management has not evolved and are tactically stagnant for the last 3 years. Some of the young players introduced should really have been more integrated than before this year.
panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2771 - 20/06/2017 10:24:59 2002360 Link 0 |
Agree - not a massive fan of him but have to say he did very well and allowed the game to flow - usually non-Ulster refs are whistle happy and ruin these games but he did a very good job.
IrishGael3 (USA) - Posts: 1092 - 20/06/2017 10:38:01 2002373 Link 0 |
Open secret regarding RG and Leo McLoone anyway. I don't think there was any falling out with MacNiallis I just think he wanted a break from county this year but I may be wrong.
JoeSoap (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 20/06/2017 10:56:54 2002386 Link 0 |
Lockjaw if you think any of those guys would make the Dublin or Kerry Teams you are seriously deluded. 1. McBreaty - Couldn't make the Donegal Team v Antrim , never mind a Dublin 15. 2. McHugh - Too small and suited only to an outdated sweeper role which the top teams no longer play. Didn't feature in the game v Tyrone. 3. McGee - Too many disciplinary problems and given an absolute career ending run around by Tyrone on Sunday. Thanks for proving my point. spiritof1991 (Down) - Posts: 693 - 20/06/2017 12:30:50 2002454 Link 0 |
If your point was about you knowing very little about Gaelic football, then you have certainly proved your point.
benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1422 - 20/06/2017 12:56:00 2002477 Link 4 |
You may want to re-read the responses. Paddy McBrearty had been injured in the lead up to the Antrim game. I believe the thinking was that we'd have enough to overcome Antrim without him and so it proved. He came on and kicked 1-2 in his cameo. So to suggest that he was dropped, or otherwise is facetious in the extreme. Ryan McHugh is a former young player of the year, an All Star and has regularly been a thorn in the side of this current great Dublin team. Admittedly his form has been a bit below his own high standards so far this year but he is a class footballer nonetheless. I didn't mention Neil McGee. But he has been the best full back in Ireland for the best part of the last decade. Kieran Gillespie is the heir and I believe he will go on to be an outstanding full back for Donegal in the years to come. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9073 - 20/06/2017 13:09:02 2002489 Link 2 |
Does one result change everything. Donegal were tipped by most pundits last week O'Se, Brolly, O'Rourke, Cooper etc and the reasons for this were sound enough. A lot of Northern Ireland pundits on the championship predicated Donegal would be the best Ulster team suited to compete on the All-Ireland stage. What has changed? Mayo even though they lost to Galway I suspect will also still have a big part to play. From Tyrone's point of view this was a great performance and result against a very good team and should be a big boost to their ambitions. Byanthon (Tyrone) - Posts: 1780 - 20/06/2017 13:19:13 2002496 Link 0 |
Seen that one coming a mile off. Next game will be tougher with Monaghan after they win.
GameOfTyrones (Tyrone) - Posts: 469 - 20/06/2017 13:22:02 2002499 Link 1 |
Can still see Donegal making the semi finals now that they will be on the same side of the draw as Kerry and Galway / Roscommon in the QF. ulster83 (Tyrone) - Posts: 114 - 20/06/2017 13:37:12 2002520 Link 1 |
Donegal didn't show up on Sunday, and ultimately apart from boosting Tyrone's confidence, it did Tyrone no favours ahead of a potential stiff test against Monaghan and bigger teams down the road. Can you see Monaghan stand off the Tyrone attackers in the same way Donegal did on Sunday? Not a hope. What we seen was a very poor Donegal performance on the day versus a very good Tyrone on the day, perhaps not a true reflection of where either side are really at. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1090 - 20/06/2017 15:10:25 2002582 Link 0 |
Donegal did show up. They showed up and got beat. This should have been posted on the cliches thread that somebody has started. They played very poorly but they were there. I suspect Rory Gallagher is not feeling the love from his squad. A few years ago donegal players would have literally died on the pitch for Jimmy. They showed up,but with no passion.
seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 20/06/2017 17:31:10 2002673 Link 0 |
I hope that this year doesn't shape up the same way as 2007. Exactly 10 years ago almost to the day, tyrone and Dooher wiped us out in clones on a hot sunday. We clawed our way back through the back door against Leitrim and Westmeath only to be hammered by Monaghan in Omagh once the hype machine started to tick over in Donegal again. Tyrone went on to lose to Meath in the all ireland quarter final. Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 20/06/2017 18:46:08 2002713 Link 0 |
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Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9073 - 20/06/2017 18:46:33 2002714 Link 0 |