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Series amount of negativity on here, the reality is there is a serious gap between the top 2-4 teams in the county and the rest. And them teams have to close that gap some way. What are they meant to do, play open expansive football and get beat by 20 points. Is that exciting, a team getting hammered.
Do I like the old days where it was every team went man v man, yes of course I do. But teams years ago were a lot more even. Killybegs, glen, ardara, four masters, ballyshannon and several others.
My main problem is the coaching around the county, guys who never kicked a ball thinking they are mourino because they have a coaching badge.
Coaching teams to death about possession, possession, possession. I was down at the Naomh Conaill game and had a discussion, and we realised that no one takes on a man anymore, for fear of losing possession and get roared at.
If we want to fix the problem, we need to start with changing what these coaching courses are teaching.
Never mind structure of competitions.
But all football was not great years ago either and there was plenty of poor games also.

The keeper (Donegal) - Posts: 711 - 08/09/2024 22:06:57    2568997

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Don't think anyone would've predicted St. Michaels to top the table on maximum points before the championship, only makes the loss of Langan even worse for them. With home advantage in a QF though they should still be confident of making a semi final.

NPadraigAbu (Donegal) - Posts: 85 - 08/09/2024 23:14:03    2569003

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Replying To NPadraigAbu:  "Don't think anyone would've predicted St. Michaels to top the table on maximum points before the championship, only makes the loss of Langan even worse for them. With home advantage in a QF though they should still be confident of making a semi final."
Yet they are still 25/1 with the bookies!!!
But Michael Langan will be a huge loss if the news articles about him being abroad are true. If Naomh Conaill and Eunans were to meet before the final, you just wouldn't know what could happen. It reminds me of 2016, when the raging out favourites of Naomh Conaill and Kilcar had a shoot out in McCumhaill Park in the semi final, and then Glenswilly shut them down in the Final.

SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 716 - 09/09/2024 09:27:10    2569025

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Replying To The keeper:  "Series amount of negativity on here, the reality is there is a serious gap between the top 2-4 teams in the county and the rest. And them teams have to close that gap some way. What are they meant to do, play open expansive football and get beat by 20 points. Is that exciting, a team getting hammered.
Do I like the old days where it was every team went man v man, yes of course I do. But teams years ago were a lot more even. Killybegs, glen, ardara, four masters, ballyshannon and several others.
My main problem is the coaching around the county, guys who never kicked a ball thinking they are mourino because they have a coaching badge.
Coaching teams to death about possession, possession, possession. I was down at the Naomh Conaill game and had a discussion, and we realised that no one takes on a man anymore, for fear of losing possession and get roared at.
If we want to fix the problem, we need to start with changing what these coaching courses are teaching.
Never mind structure of competitions.
But all football was not great years ago either and there was plenty of poor games also."
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but are you only noticing that now? About players not taking people on anymore? You are right, it's naive to go out and play any different. But that's why it's I. Such an awful state. Our club championship really stints at times in terms of its quality.

ThroughTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 54 - 09/09/2024 09:28:55    2569026

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Replying To NPadraigAbu:  "Don't think anyone would've predicted St. Michaels to top the table on maximum points before the championship, only makes the loss of Langan even worse for them. With home advantage in a QF though they should still be confident of making a semi final."
If it's like last year, the quarters are an open draw and the games are neutral

donegalgael-12 (Donegal) - Posts: 11 - 09/09/2024 10:07:28    2569031

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Made two games at the weekend. Unfortunately was at Ardara versus Four Masters which was painful on the eyes albeit the conditions were extremely poor to be fair to the players
Kilcar were very impressive although against a weak Cloughaneely team. They are very defensive but a Few lads looking sharp and big Jason Campbell home from Australia is a huge boost. Was up and down all day very solid in the air few nice link ups with mcbrearty and got a well deserved goal. I mentioned at the start of the year about possibly bringing him into the donegal setup and would echo this after Galway exposed our weaknesses in the air. I like Ciaran McGinley too. Kilcar won't be far away. Blake mcgarvey impressed on the cloughaneely side but felt sorry for them

Jimsam12 (Donegal) - Posts: 19 - 09/09/2024 10:26:38    2569036

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Dunno if its true or not, but heard at the weekend that Downings are going to Sligo this week for training, apparently a coach from Galway has been brought in to work with them ahead of the prelim quarter final. If its true, then the world has gone completely mad.

greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 584 - 09/09/2024 10:30:28    2569037

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Replying To greenfan:  "Dunno if its true or not, but heard at the weekend that Downings are going to Sligo this week for training, apparently a coach from Galway has been brought in to work with them ahead of the prelim quarter final. If its true, then the world has gone completely mad."
Heard that too.. some rugby guy to help with their tackling.. southern hemisphere fella.. bundee or something?? Planned for weeks, always thought they were goona make the business end..

South&Proud (Donegal) - Posts: 2 - 09/09/2024 12:13:53    2569058

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Replying To donegalgael-12:  "If it's like last year, the quarters are an open draw and the games are neutral"
Was under the impression they'd get a home QF, wouldve been huge for Michael's because I don't think I know of a pitch that influences the result as much

NPadraigAbu (Donegal) - Posts: 85 - 09/09/2024 13:10:25    2569074

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Replying To ThroughTheGap:  "I don't mean to be disrespectful, but are you only noticing that now? About players not taking people on anymore? You are right, it's naive to go out and play any different. But that's why it's I. Such an awful state. Our club championship really stints at times in terms of its quality."
My main point was although it might not have been clear, is that changing the structure will not solve anything. There have been several different structures used already. It needs to start with the coaching or rule changes.
Until then we have what we have and just have to live with it.
The league is even worse, glorified friendlies with no intensity.
But I still hold hope for the championship when it comes to knockout stage.
Naomh Conaill and Eunans are obviously favourites, however kilcar and Glenswilly are quietly going about there business and definitely could catch a side out on there day.
So let's be positive and it's not all doom and gloom.

The keeper (Donegal) - Posts: 711 - 09/09/2024 18:39:46    2569147

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Replying To The keeper:  "My main point was although it might not have been clear, is that changing the structure will not solve anything. There have been several different structures used already. It needs to start with the coaching or rule changes.
Until then we have what we have and just have to live with it.
The league is even worse, glorified friendlies with no intensity.
But I still hold hope for the championship when it comes to knockout stage.
Naomh Conaill and Eunans are obviously favourites, however kilcar and Glenswilly are quietly going about there business and definitely could catch a side out on there day.
So let's be positive and it's not all doom and gloom."
The style of play and the structures are two separate parts of the same problem.

I agree about the need to coach a better style of football from underage but in reality when county teams and top club sides are successful playing the current style the lesser managers will try and copy that style

The need for changing the structures is to allow clubs be in competitions where they can compete and have hope regardless of what style of play is in use the current league structure has too big a gap between the top and bottom teams in the divisions.

My club lined out for their last championship game yesterday against Robert Emmets and we really struggled to get a team out we were well beaten by a good young Emmets team but in my opinion it would have been better to have done what Emmets, Pettigo, Lifford and Moville done and not have played this dead rubber to end our season on a complete low.

Whateveryourhavingyourself (Donegal) - Posts: 59 - 09/09/2024 21:17:43    2569163

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Replying To Whateveryourhavingyourself:  "The style of play and the structures are two separate parts of the same problem.

I agree about the need to coach a better style of football from underage but in reality when county teams and top club sides are successful playing the current style the lesser managers will try and copy that style

The need for changing the structures is to allow clubs be in competitions where they can compete and have hope regardless of what style of play is in use the current league structure has too big a gap between the top and bottom teams in the divisions.

My club lined out for their last championship game yesterday against Robert Emmets and we really struggled to get a team out we were well beaten by a good young Emmets team but in my opinion it would have been better to have done what Emmets, Pettigo, Lifford and Moville done and not have played this dead rubber to end our season on a complete low."
Is farmer back playing with you?

peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1066 - 10/09/2024 08:05:00    2569193

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "Is farmer back playing with you?"
Is Joe back playing with you??

Whateveryourhavingyourself (Donegal) - Posts: 59 - 10/09/2024 09:26:49    2569202

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Did anyone read CJ Molloy's interview with the Donegal Democrat? Some interesting comments from him:

''I think we have Eunan's in the next round. I think Ardara have been hard done by. The first game we played I believe there were two players that played against us who shouldn't have played. One of them, the goalkeeper, didn't play the following week against Killybegs and the Co Board put their hands up and said, 'nothing we can do about it lads, keep it moving'," said CJ Molloy.

"And then there was another player who supposedly played in America. I have a really hard time with that, especially myself being from New York and the amount of times I have been asked to play over there and I never did because I knew the rules and the consequences for my club, Ardara.

"But it seems it's different rules for different folks."

What are people's thoughts on this? Seems MacCumhaills have been quite lucky to escape next to no punishment for this.

dgcrusader (Donegal) - Posts: 46 - 10/09/2024 09:51:06    2569207

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Replying To Whateveryourhavingyourself:  "Is Joe back playing with you??"
Who is Joe when he's at home?

Maybe my question was too complicated for you. Let me simplify.

A Michael Lynch was named at corner forward for Naomh Colmcille in the report from Sunday's game. Was this farmer? Or perhaps there is another Michael Lynch playing for Naomh Colmcille.

peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1066 - 10/09/2024 09:52:29    2569208

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "Who is Joe when he's at home?

Maybe my question was too complicated for you. Let me simplify.

A Michael Lynch was named at corner forward for Naomh Colmcille in the report from Sunday's game. Was this farmer? Or perhaps there is another Michael Lynch playing for Naomh Colmcille."
I knew it wasn't hard to rattle the cage.

There are a lot of Lynch families in our area and even simple old me knows that Michael isn't an uncommon name in Donegal so what do you think yourself.

How did your A v B game go on Sunday were the two Newton lads there.

Whateveryourhavingyourself (Donegal) - Posts: 59 - 10/09/2024 10:08:21    2569217

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "Who is Joe when he's at home?

Maybe my question was too complicated for you. Let me simplify.

A Michael Lynch was named at corner forward for Naomh Colmcille in the report from Sunday's game. Was this farmer? Or perhaps there is another Michael Lynch playing for Naomh Colmcille."
I knew it wasn't hard to rattle the cage.

There are a lot of Lynch families in our area and even simple old me knows that Michael isn't an uncommon name in Donegal so what do you think yourself.

How did your A v B game go on Sunday were the two Newton lads there.

Whateveryourhavingyourself (Donegal) - Posts: 59 - 10/09/2024 10:16:45    2569222

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Replying To Whateveryourhavingyourself:  "I knew it wasn't hard to rattle the cage.

There are a lot of Lynch families in our area and even simple old me knows that Michael isn't an uncommon name in Donegal so what do you think yourself.

How did your A v B game go on Sunday were the two Newton lads there."
Lad I have no idea what you're on about. But if you feel 'rattling the cage' of an anonymous poster on an online forum brings you a sense of achievement then work away.

Again, all I asked was a simple question. Not because I am from Convoy but because if he was back in the county he could be back in contention as a GK option for Donegal. He actually done quite well in London during the summer.

And instead of taking aim at Convoy, maybe look closer to home. Fair enough two of your lads transferred there. Understandable you feel aggrieved. But Farmer left to go to Gweedore, Devenney to Eunans. Ask why all these players are leaving? And what club is the common denominator.

Have yourself a good day, hopefully you'll rattle another cage or three and you'll go to bed a happy man.

peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1066 - 10/09/2024 10:30:01    2569223

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Replying To dgcrusader:  "Did anyone read CJ Molloy's interview with the Donegal Democrat? Some interesting comments from him:

''I think we have Eunan's in the next round. I think Ardara have been hard done by. The first game we played I believe there were two players that played against us who shouldn't have played. One of them, the goalkeeper, didn't play the following week against Killybegs and the Co Board put their hands up and said, 'nothing we can do about it lads, keep it moving'," said CJ Molloy.

"And then there was another player who supposedly played in America. I have a really hard time with that, especially myself being from New York and the amount of times I have been asked to play over there and I never did because I knew the rules and the consequences for my club, Ardara.

"But it seems it's different rules for different folks."

What are people's thoughts on this? Seems MacCumhaills have been quite lucky to escape next to no punishment for this."
They've lost their best non county player for 48 weeks. If that's next to no punishment then I'd like to know what you think should happen to them and the player? Even though MacCumhaills themselves did nothing wrong, they have to do without him for the year.

ThroughTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 54 - 10/09/2024 18:53:56    2569306

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Replying To dgcrusader:  "Did anyone read CJ Molloy's interview with the Donegal Democrat? Some interesting comments from him:

''I think we have Eunan's in the next round. I think Ardara have been hard done by. The first game we played I believe there were two players that played against us who shouldn't have played. One of them, the goalkeeper, didn't play the following week against Killybegs and the Co Board put their hands up and said, 'nothing we can do about it lads, keep it moving'," said CJ Molloy.

"And then there was another player who supposedly played in America. I have a really hard time with that, especially myself being from New York and the amount of times I have been asked to play over there and I never did because I knew the rules and the consequences for my club, Ardara.

"But it seems it's different rules for different folks."

What are people's thoughts on this? Seems MacCumhaills have been quite lucky to escape next to no punishment for this."
Well if ardara thought maccumhaills breached rules they should have objected, they chose not to, time to shut up then!

totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 998 - 10/09/2024 20:47:09    2569314

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