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Kerry are going to be very hard to beat in the final, Clifford is unreal, seriously talented team with the fire in their bellies to win it this year.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3338 - 12/07/2025 18:35:31    2625106

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "Really hope that when all is said and done that we do get great support for the lads on Sunday. Meath will likely outnumber us, so we really need to make ourselves heard encouraging the lads. I think it's vital that we start well and not be giving a talented Meath team any opportunity to seize the initiative.

It was funny trying to explain to my young kids that this doesn't just happen all the time. They've been spoiled with sucecss since Jim came back. Forget 2026 and whatever else is down the line. We need to strike now when the iron is hot."
Good man lockjaw. Agree completely. See how many times the players called out their supporters in the post match. It really.matters. given the messing with the tickets Donegal will.dominare the first three rows and we need to roar them.kn tomorrow. Up Donegal.....

Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 902 - 12/07/2025 19:22:34    2625123

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "Kerry are going to be very hard to beat in the final, Clifford is unreal, seriously talented team with the fire in their bellies to win it this year."
We don't worry about Kerry as we have to overcome Meath which will not be easy. You only worry about your next match and nothing further.

Donegalabroad (Donegal) - Posts: 15 - 12/07/2025 19:28:09    2625124

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "Kerry are going to be very hard to beat in the final, Clifford is unreal, seriously talented team with the fire in their bellies to win it this year."
Ah we'll not worry about Kerry this evening. Small matter of a Meath team to take care off first....

Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 664 - 12/07/2025 19:39:25    2625132

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Replying To Donegalabroad:  "We don't worry about Kerry as we have to overcome Meath which will not be easy. You only worry about your next match and nothing further."
He didn't say who Kerry would be playing in the Final. Just said that Kerry would be hard beat in that Final.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2519 - 12/07/2025 19:39:34    2625133

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Replying To endgame:  "He didn't say who Kerry would be playing in the Final. Just said that Kerry would be hard beat in that Final."
It was a fair comment.

Must say I'm quite depressed after that game. Barely a sheet of cigarette paper between ourselves, Armagh and Tyrone and Kerry have just embarrassed both of them.

Whether it's ourselves or Meath in the final, either team will be big underdogs now the sleeping giant has awoken.

That coupled with my nerves building for tomorrow.
And to add insult to injury, the house is like an oven with the heat so won't sleep a bloody wink ;)

shaggykev (Donegal) - Posts: 393 - 12/07/2025 20:08:46    2625142

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Replying To endgame:  "He didn't say who Kerry would be playing in the Final. Just said that Kerry would be hard beat in that Final."
Well spotted, yes of course whether it's Meath or ourselves Kerry are going to be very hard to beat on the form they showed against Armagh and again today,
talent is one thing they have in abundance but they also have that fire in the belly as I said, think they are stung by the criticism they get at home more than anything else, Jack O'Connor has won the All Ireland every year he won the league I think I read, the omens aren't good tbh.
If we do win tomorrow we def owe them one from 2014 I think, hope it's a bit cooler tomorrow anyway, it will test the fitness big time.
Donegal by 2 PG.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3338 - 12/07/2025 21:30:43    2625160

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Replying To shaggykev:  "It was a fair comment.

Must say I'm quite depressed after that game. Barely a sheet of cigarette paper between ourselves, Armagh and Tyrone and Kerry have just embarrassed both of them.

Whether it's ourselves or Meath in the final, either team will be big underdogs now the sleeping giant has awoken.

That coupled with my nerves building for tomorrow.
And to add insult to injury, the house is like an oven with the heat so won't sleep a bloody wink ;)"
Kerry will rightly be favourites against either Meath or ourselves but the final will be far from a foregone conclusion. Kerry have a squad of talented players and I think above all else they thrive on confidence. Once they got into their groove against Armagh they never lost it, although Armagh for their part helped them greatly by failing to vary the kickout.

Today, Tyrone did very well against Kerry in midfield. They suffocated them in the first 10 minutes. But for some sheer individual brilliance from David Clifford, Kerry were in danger of letting Tyrone out into a commanding lead. Kerry finished the half stronger and rightly went in in front, but from a Tyrone perspective the wides and shot selection in the second half were absolutely horrendous. In my opinion Kerry weren't carving through Tyrone, but the difference was they kept the scores ticking as Tyrones accuracy abandoned them. In particular there were 2 point efforts from Teague, McKernan and Donnelly which were frankly pitiful. The icing on the cake was the two pointer which was taken back for a free, which Morgan took short and McGeary made a plash of.

Kerry looked strong today without being obscenely good. The irony is I think if you swap Tyrone out for Armagh today, Armagh have the forwards to have kept Kerry more honest in the third quarter.

Kerry are stacked with talent and have shown obvious potential but I wouldn't write an obituary for the remaining semi finalists yet.

papa_pump (Donegal) - Posts: 81 - 12/07/2025 22:22:31    2625173

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