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I don't have access to his medical progress but I suspect it would be nothing short of reckless to give Patrick minutes today and would imagine that it's a tactical bluff of a level only comparable to a game of peek-a-boo with an infant. StockholmGael (Donegal) - Posts: 135 - 04/06/2023 12:13:57 2483892 Link 0 |
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Fair play to Donegal today. Gave it a fantastic shot. Patton unbelievable with the kick outs. Gallen brilliant. Thank God they got the goal at end, they weren't 8 points worse. If they play like that vs Monaghan, they have a shot. Big Hugh gave Conor glass plenty attention. Only really disappointing thing was Jamie Brennan at 11, it didn't work. If he plays on that Donegal team it has to be corner forward. KerrymanStuckInDonegal (Kerry) - Posts: 269 - 04/06/2023 17:45:31 2483979 Link 0 |
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Good performance today we should keep O Rourke and Bradley in charge for next 2 seasons definte improvement highdropingball (Donegal) - Posts: 110 - 04/06/2023 17:56:22 2483982 Link 1 |
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Thanks lads for restoring a bit of pride in the jersey today, a pity Sean Patton didn't hit the long range frees and 45 Ciarán missed. It was great to have Paddy back, if we had Ryan and Langan we'd be hard beat. The only disappointing thing for me was we left a few scores behind us in the first 10mins. I'd rest guys the next day and take a chance on the knockout game against a 2nd place team. Ulsterchamps72 (Donegal) - Posts: 100 - 04/06/2023 18:16:10 2483992 Link 1 |
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Mac Cumhaill Pairc in bad shape at the minute, too many games on it, hopefully they can get a new pitch sorted somehow to take some of the games off it. joeteor (Donegal) - Posts: 228 - 04/06/2023 18:49:05 2483995 Link 0 |
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New on the threads here. Big improvement in today's performance. Left 4/5 scores out there today. Tiredness really affected the players towards the end which allows Derry backs to tear through which means we need more pace in the side. Nice to see deep lying forwards being used which creates more space up front. Getting 1-15 was good but our defense had got holes in it. Jamie Brennan has been poor. Not good enough. Bulletproof (Donegal) - Posts: 2 - 04/06/2023 18:59:55 2483998 Link 0 |
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McFadden had a shocker against Glass. Yeah he pushed and shoved him a bit when the ball wasn't near them but whenever Glass went and got involved in play, McFadden was nowhere near him. Running about 10 yards behind him. Glass had a big influence on the game. Mcfadden is miles off the level of a top inter County player
greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 585 - 04/06/2023 19:35:05 2484005 Link 0 |
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This is your first post and you straight away single out one player who in your opinion isn't good enough. Well done. Great start for you.
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1984 - 04/06/2023 20:07:06 2484020 Link 0 |
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Decent enough showing given all that's gone one. I've read a few times here about no decent underage teams coming through in Donegal yet we had a under 20 team narrowly beaten in an Ulster final in 2020 that were missing the injured Oisin Gallen and Conor O'Donnell. The talent is there in Donegal just need the right management in place. The options around midfield, the half back and forward lines in the county is incredible. People saying no defenders but much of that can be coached with the right management and mindset. While this year might be a write off the experience gained by the likes of Curran and McColgan will really stand to them and add in a fully fit Stephen McMenamin Donegal will not be lacking defensively. Gallen today showed what we've been missing just hope he stays fit. A few lads should be nowhere near the starting 15 and haven't been for a while adding to the need for strong leadership. I just hope the results of this review are out soon and the necessary steps are taken to get rid of who needs to be gone and the right foundations are put in place. panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2813 - 04/06/2023 20:41:07 2484029 Link 0 |
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Anytime I seen him he had his hands on knees, crouched over in an L shape as usual. How are they justifying playing lads with level of fitness. It's Championship, not the McKenna Cup! I wonder how long a division 4 team would keep playing a forward with Brennan's scoring returns. Not as long as we have, I don't think.
StockholmGael (Donegal) - Posts: 135 - 04/06/2023 21:04:20 2484036 Link 0 |
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Contrasting approaches to how the teams warmed up for the game, Donegal opted for two warm ups, the first commencing at 3:15pm. Derry didn't take to the field to 25mins later. Could this have made the difference late in the game? on such a warm day surely maintaining energy and spending less time in the sun would have made more sense. NewLad2021 (Donegal) - Posts: 7 - 04/06/2023 22:00:03 2484059 Link 1 |
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Derry probably did their first warm up out on the training pitch. No way they would have started a game with only that short warmup done
greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 585 - 04/06/2023 22:21:10 2484067 Link 0 |
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Sorry I haven't followed some unwritten protocol regarding first posts. Overall, thought that the team improved today but I can only give an opinion on what I see. Others have highlighted the poor showing of certain players. I'm not basing my assessment on Jamie based on this one game. I hope that in time I'm proved wrong.
Bulletproof (Donegal) - Posts: 2 - 05/06/2023 00:15:04 2484089 Link 0 |
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It was an encouraging display considering what has gone on this last few months, we are well capable of beating Monaghan to secure second spot in the group. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3063 - 05/06/2023 09:31:39 2484124 Link 0 |
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If we had five or six of these lads on the bench yesterday we could have won the game ! TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1194 - 05/06/2023 10:19:12 2484127 Link 0 |
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Derry did their 1st warm up on back pitch
PeterQ92 (Donegal) - Posts: 118 - 05/06/2023 12:19:52 2484152 Link 0 |
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Did Michael Murphy not retire??
totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1000 - 05/06/2023 17:06:35 2484193 Link 0 |
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It's a bit early to make that call. Wait and see what happens in next two matches but definite improvement.
Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 410 - 05/06/2023 20:57:16 2484225 Link 0 |
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No point in dwelling on players that don't want to play for the county team.......
Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 410 - 05/06/2023 21:00:46 2484227 Link 0 |
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Fitness and a lack of squad depth definitely told in the end yesterday. Of the players you mentioned, I would realistically hope to see McFadden-Ferry, R McHugh, Mogan, Morrison, Doherty, Langan, McGettigan & the two O'Donnells back in the fold. It's doubtful we'll see the others you mention for one reason or another. No harm to O'Rourke & Bradley, but I would expect to see a new management team in place, hopefully ahead of club championship. Get a structure, squad & conditioning program in place for the winter. Hit the ground running in the league 2024 with promotion back to Div 1 the immediate target. Absolutely achievable with the potential squad we could have in place. Just need the right foundations for our talented footballers to flourish. BTW I'm by no means saying we're All Ireland contenders or anything. But let's at least ensure we're giving our lads the best possible platform to succeed. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9530 - 05/06/2023 21:20:01 2484231 Link 1 |