National Forum

Donegal GAA thread

(Oldest Posts First) - Go To The Latest Post


Replying To WanPintWin:  "This is an exact quote from you:

'It's not about exact distance. How many times do i have to say it? It was never going to be in Cavan as Donegal played there the previous game. Absolutely everyone knew that'

This has nothing to do with Dublin or Croke Park. You repeated a few times that Donegal-Mayo couldn't be in Breffni, as Donegal had played their previous game there. That's complete nonsense, as shown by the fact that Mayo played their last two group games in the Hyde last year.

You either made an error or made that up, and also stated that 'everyone knew' this. Nobody knew it, as it's not the case at all.
I've literally quoted you saying something which has been proven not to be true. It's not about getting one up on anyone, but it's hard to take anyone seriously if they can't even acknowledge something as obvious as this."
The word behind the scenes was Hyde or Croker. I posted it here a couple of weeks ago. Debate the finer details if you want.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8434 - 06/06/2025 12:57:36    2615315

Link

Replying To Ulsterchamps72:  "Trolling is what you do, permanently on our thread with half the facts. Log into the Mayo blog like a good lad."
Name the times I was wrong with my information about what was going on in Donegal?

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8434 - 06/06/2025 13:11:37    2615318

Link

wonder will any discussion about what might happen at the chosen venue break out at any stage or are you all just gonna go round and round sniping at one another?

CCFabu (Donegal) - Posts: 201 - 06/06/2025 14:07:16    2615336

Link

Replying To TheFlaker:  "Name the times I was wrong with my information about what was going on in Donegal?"
Here is a fact, you appear to have an opinion on everything. You have nearly eight and half thousand posts. Have you have you no life outside of this forum? I bet your on the Mayo blog forum too, probably another few thousand posts.

Ulsterchamps72 (Donegal) - Posts: 127 - 06/06/2025 14:10:03    2615337

Link

Replying To CCFabu:  "wonder will any discussion about what might happen at the chosen venue break out at any stage or are you all just gonna go round and round sniping at one another?"
Donegal favourites and rightly so. Depends if Mayo can raise the level again. But Donegal are well warned.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8434 - 06/06/2025 14:42:54    2615342

Link

Replying To CCFabu:  "wonder will any discussion about what might happen at the chosen venue break out at any stage or are you all just gonna go round and round sniping at one another?"
Word is that Caolán McGonagle is out for the rest of the season, and if rumours are to be believed, Jason McGee is finished completely and won't make a comeback from his injury. I'm also told that apart from his ankle woes that Shaun Patton requires shoulder surgery, but I'm sure that'll wait till the off season. Haven't heard anything about Niall O'Donnells injury, hopefully it's not too bad.

But the good news is that it appears that other injuries are clearing up, and the likes of Eoghan Ban has two good games under his belt. And both Peadar Mogan and Caolán McColgan got the full 70 against Cavan without showing any ill effects.

I feel if we have a first half performance against Mayo like the 2nd half performance against Cavan, then I can't see us being held.

SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 798 - 06/06/2025 14:48:22    2615344

Link

Replying To TheFlaker:  "The word behind the scenes was Hyde or Croker. I posted it here a couple of weeks ago. Debate the finer details if you want."
The finer detail is you said Cavan was non-runner from the start as Donegal had already played there. You repeated it again as if it was fact.
There's no debating it, it's there in black and white.
The actual fact is, that wasn't a factor at all and there is no such restriction. You should have realised that given you were at both Mayo games last year. The issue isn't the venue here, but you were caught out making something up and won't acknowledge it despite it being literally spelled out to you. It says a lot about a person's credibility.
Word behind the scenes or anything else has nothing to do with it.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2362 - 06/06/2025 15:45:02    2615364

Link

Replying To WanPintWin:  "The finer detail is you said Cavan was non-runner from the start as Donegal had already played there. You repeated it again as if it was fact.
There's no debating it, it's there in black and white.
The actual fact is, that wasn't a factor at all and there is no such restriction. You should have realised that given you were at both Mayo games last year. The issue isn't the venue here, but you were caught out making something up and won't acknowledge it despite it being literally spelled out to you. It says a lot about a person's credibility.
Word behind the scenes or anything else has nothing to do with it."
Ok I was wrong? Will that make it stop? Also ignore my whole Dublin point. No problem. Jesus.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8434 - 06/06/2025 16:23:38    2615378

Link

Replying To SouthOfTheGap:  "Word is that Caolán McGonagle is out for the rest of the season, and if rumours are to be believed, Jason McGee is finished completely and won't make a comeback from his injury. I'm also told that apart from his ankle woes that Shaun Patton requires shoulder surgery, but I'm sure that'll wait till the off season. Haven't heard anything about Niall O'Donnells injury, hopefully it's not too bad.

But the good news is that it appears that other injuries are clearing up, and the likes of Eoghan Ban has two good games under his belt. And both Peadar Mogan and Caolán McColgan got the full 70 against Cavan without showing any ill effects.

I feel if we have a first half performance against Mayo like the 2nd half performance against Cavan, then I can't see us being held."
yes the word I'm hearing on Jason is really not good, you never know what can happen of course but think best to leave him to his rehab and hopefully I'm eating my words sooner than later

McGonagle is a very big loss for the season if that is the case. I think that Eoghan Bán being back will be a huge help particularly against Mayo but I think the centre of our defence has been exposed quite a few times without McGonagle so I would be very worried going forward without him.

CCFabu (Donegal) - Posts: 201 - 06/06/2025 18:00:06    2615402

Link

Replying To CCFabu:  "wonder will any discussion about what might happen at the chosen venue break out at any stage or are you all just gonna go round and round sniping at one another?"
Personally feel we have more fires to put out than they do if we really click like the last day. I feel if we can negate O'Donoghue, Paddy Durcan and maybe Shea, it goes a long way to beating Mayo. Easier said than done of course. If we can continue the spread of scorers, we have a good shot at it. It's vital that the likes of Conor O'Donnell, Shane O'Donnell and others contribute as they did against Cavan, very talented players. We can't be too reliant on Murphy and Langan or we become easier to cancel out. That all round threat is why we won Ulster, why we beat a very good Armagh team and if we bring that on Sunday week, I do fancy us by 3-6 points. If we are down the levels like the Tyrone game, we will lose.

Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 06/06/2025 20:29:57    2615420

Link

Replying To CCFabu:  "yes the word I'm hearing on Jason is really not good, you never know what can happen of course but think best to leave him to his rehab and hopefully I'm eating my words sooner than later

McGonagle is a very big loss for the season if that is the case. I think that Eoghan Bán being back will be a huge help particularly against Mayo but I think the centre of our defence has been exposed quite a few times without McGonagle so I would be very worried going forward without him."
I hope it's not true about Jason, would be such a loss for himself and the county in he's finished,
Anyway it is what it is as they say nowadays and we'll give it our best shot, hopefully we get the job done in Roscommon without picking up any injuries.
Mayo have a big goal threat, the high ball into O'Shea and the runs through us without the power of McGonagle there to stop them will need to be managed well.
I think we have the shooters to do enough damage if they are on form, we can't afford another off day like we had against Tyrone.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3220 - 06/06/2025 22:06:57    2615428

Link

Replying To TheFlaker:  "Your fellow level headed Donegal posters didn't feel that way when I was giving the actual facts around the academy. I don't troll. And never insult Donegal or make jokes about them or the people. Remember that."
You were always on the money to be fair.

panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2870 - 06/06/2025 22:59:45    2615436

Link

Replying To TheFlaker:  "Ok I was wrong? Will that make it stop? Also ignore my whole Dublin point. No problem. Jesus."
That's a good first step. It was like pulling teeth, but I'll give dues. Fair play.
I've no idea what the Dublin point is. I wasn't in that conversation. My point was that Galway-Armagh should be in the Hyde and Donegal-Mayo in Cavan.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2362 - 06/06/2025 23:38:23    2615440

Link

Replying To Donegal_abroad:  "Personally feel we have more fires to put out than they do if we really click like the last day. I feel if we can negate O'Donoghue, Paddy Durcan and maybe Shea, it goes a long way to beating Mayo. Easier said than done of course. If we can continue the spread of scorers, we have a good shot at it. It's vital that the likes of Conor O'Donnell, Shane O'Donnell and others contribute as they did against Cavan, very talented players. We can't be too reliant on Murphy and Langan or we become easier to cancel out. That all round threat is why we won Ulster, why we beat a very good Armagh team and if we bring that on Sunday week, I do fancy us by 3-6 points. If we are down the levels like the Tyrone game, we will lose."
I suppose apart from the Tyrone match donegal have had a good overall scoring threat and as you say you need that to continue for mayo. In old money donegal scored 3.25 last week. The only 2 pointer was Murphys first score. I guess when the two point is really on you go for it but it's not something to force either and overall think teams are better playing what's in front of them. The wind last week was a help in the first half but its diagonal nature knocked a few cavan efforts offline. I believe galway were a bit of a victim of forcing the 2 pointers too much last week.

Notwithstanding some of thd injuries I thonk the team needs this break. From the start of the league (in Feb for donegal) I reckon they've played 13 of 18 weekends with 7 of away matches probably requiring overnight stays it heightens the asks even more. Compared to years ago its gone to a different level altogether. Anyhow hopefully they've gathered some oxygen into the lungs and rested the limbs and will be all set for next week.

Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 854 - 07/06/2025 11:09:14    2615463

Link

Replying To WanPintWin:  "That's a good first step. It was like pulling teeth, but I'll give dues. Fair play.
I've no idea what the Dublin point is. I wasn't in that conversation. My point was that Galway-Armagh should be in the Hyde and Donegal-Mayo in Cavan."
One of the prerequisites for the neutral games is I've been told a team can't play their neutral game in a venue they have just played in. So that ruled out Cavan because Donegal played there last week. Don't be shooting the messenger but that's what I've been told.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11623 - 07/06/2025 12:47:06    2615481

Link

Replying To yew_tree:  "One of the prerequisites for the neutral games is I've been told a team can't play their neutral game in a venue they have just played in. So that ruled out Cavan because Donegal played there last week. Don't be shooting the messenger but that's what I've been told."
I hate to go back to this, bust I've a small query on that statement? Mayo played Roscommon and Dublin in The Hyde last year. Please send us the reference for that change this year. I heard and I was chatting someone don't count. We need the exact reference as I believe it doesn't exist.

Ulsterchamps72 (Donegal) - Posts: 127 - 07/06/2025 14:05:58    2615494

Link

Replying To Ulsterchamps72:  "I hate to go back to this, bust I've a small query on that statement? Mayo played Roscommon and Dublin in The Hyde last year. Please send us the reference for that change this year. I heard and I was chatting someone don't count. We need the exact reference as I believe it doesn't exist."
Please send us the historical facts on Ballagh and what happened when the boundaries were redrawn. And what you heard or was chatting to someone doesn't count.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8434 - 07/06/2025 15:15:45    2615507

Link