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Replying To farneygael3: "named as captain and told not allowed to play by higher up. Id question the 20s management on decision to name captain. looks terrible on the sqad" You got your answer last night? Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 887 - 26/03/2026 08:06:45 2663257 Link
Replying To winatallcost: "Surprised Roarty started tonight. Thought he would be a certainty to start on Sean O' Shea on Sunday but not so sure now." He only played 10 mins on Sunday. With no suspect to the 20s last night, he could coast at that level. He's one of the most energetic players in the country. I think he'll be alright. peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1521 - 26/03/2026 08:16:08 2663260 Link
Replying To NPadraigAbu: "Pádraig Mac Giolla Bhríde didn't play for the u20s tonight I believe, I wonder does that indicate he will start on Sunday" Who knows. Mccaughan has a boomer of a long kick out by the way. Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 987 - 26/03/2026 09:28:04 2663267 Link
Replying To themaddog: "Not anymore, they're not." They never were, fabs will be and are Derry, this under 20 team of theirs is made up from 23 minor and 24 minor all Ireland winners, Donegal next fabs after them I'd say, Monaghan got to an all Ireland final in 23 but didn't have a good minor team the year after Liftball (Armagh) - Posts: 59 - 26/03/2026 11:58:20 2663297 Link
Replying To Scenicparish: "You got your answer last night?" The point of the post has been missed! farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 595 - 26/03/2026 12:59:40 2663316 Link
Replying To themaddog: "Not anymore, they're not." As others have already pointed out they were never favs, it was always Derry. Still have the opportunity to get to a quarter final so not over yet. Remember Donegal beat Tyrone convincingly in the group stages last year only for Tyrone to reverse the result in the Ulster final and follow up with the All Ireland. panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2917 - 26/03/2026 13:33:52 2663324 Link
Good win for the under twenties last night especially after an unexpected tight tussle with Fermanagh in the previous round. Tough to get a win against a fancied Monaghan side especially away. It was made harder with some of the players missing. Great to see Roarty play the full game with them. I didn't see him come in with the squad off the bus and was thinking he was pulled again. Looks like the Derry game will decide who goes straight through to the semi finals. Nothing wrong with a home quarter final but Tyrone losing last night could potentially see them as an opponent which would not be ideal. panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2917 - 26/03/2026 13:41:36 2663325 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "The point of the post has been missed!" What point was exactly missed? Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 887 - 26/03/2026 14:30:44 2663341 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "The point of the post has been missed!" Point??? Answers on a postcard lads... totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1201 - 26/03/2026 21:18:32 2663392 Link
Replying To totalrecall: "Point??? Answers on a postcard lads..." No point in arguing with that lad, he'll drag you down to his level, and then beat you with experience. SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 904 - 27/03/2026 10:13:52 2663440 Link
The local club leagues start this weekend, anyone any predictions? I'll go (Probably me totally wrong but anyway) : Div 1: Winners = St Eunan's Relegated = Ballyshannon and Naomh Muire Div 2: Winners = Ardara Promoted = Downings Relegated = Burt and Carndonagh Div 3: Winners = St Naul's Promoted = Letterkenny Gaels dgcrusader (Donegal) - Posts: 167 - 27/03/2026 13:55:37 2663481 Link
Div 1: Winners = St Eunan's Relegated = St. Michaels and Naomh Muire Div 2: Winners = Naomh Columba Promoted = Buncrana Relegated = Burt and Fanad Gaels Div 3: Winners = Letterkenny Gaels Promoted = St. Nauls peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1521 - 27/03/2026 15:22:37 2663502 Link
Replying To SouthOfTheGap: "No point in arguing with that lad, he'll drag you down to his level, and then beat you with experience." Fair enough! totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1201 - 27/03/2026 16:35:01 2663515 Link
Oh dear. Not so good for Lacey and co farneygael3 (Monaghan) - Posts: 595 - 28/03/2026 15:06:11 2663601 Link
Any word on the Donegal starting team yet for tomorrow? Particularly worried if Brendan McCole or Gavin Mulreany are carrying anything serious from that last game that might keep them out longer-term? Kerry have named a fairly strong starting lineup, which was to be expected, and while I expect Kerry to win tomorrow, hoping if Mulreany and McCole are fit, we can at least compete with them and test things out without giving them fodder to work on for the next 3 months or so. If anyone thinks Jim is going down there tomorrow to get one over on Kerry or show them he has learned from last year, I'm talking the likes of Colm Wooly Parkinson and Roy Curtis, then they will be proven wrong. He will want to compete, but not to give Kerry the fodder to work on any potential weakness for the next 3 months. He will want to learn and have Donegal then work on attacking those weaknesses for the next 3 months, while also working on our own weaknesses that Kerry will expose tomorrow. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1680 - 28/03/2026 17:25:49 2663618 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "Oh dear. Not so good for Lacey and co" Very unlucky today to lose 2-09 to 0-12 to Derry, but they will bounce back, good learnings and good belief to be taken from that game. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1680 - 28/03/2026 17:27:27 2663619 Link
The GAA's estimated attendance for tomorrow is 35-40k. Surprised at that! They listed it here and this page is usually accurate. https://crokepark.ie/communityinfo CusackStand92 (Dublin) - Posts: 15 - 28/03/2026 20:35:20 2663646 Link
Is there any interest at all in your hurlers performance today? Donegal played really well. Victory was stolen from them at the death. You have a nice hurlers in wing back, number 7, Gavin Browne. He got a peach of a goal. Wicklowman (Wicklow) - Posts: 1151 - 28/03/2026 20:55:53 2663649 Link
Replying To farneygael3: "Oh dear. Not so good for Lacey and co" Posting about a minor league game your county wasn't even involved in really is something NPadraigAbu (Donegal) - Posts: 118 - 28/03/2026 21:54:18 2663656 Link
Replying To Wicklowman: "Is there any interest at all in your hurlers performance today? Donegal played really well. Victory was stolen from them at the death. You have a nice hurlers in wing back, number 7, Gavin Browne. He got a peach of a goal." It is crtainly a lot better supported in the last 10 years or so than previously, but still probably limited to a few small pockets. There wouldnt be a huge crossover of players, especially in the strong football areas. But a lot of good work being done in those areas, and the likes of our manager Mickey McCann couldn't possibly give any more for the cause. But it wouldnt be an easy job. Any day we are competing against a county like Wicklow, that touches a traditional hurling county we are doing really well. But the next step is huge. Would Wicklow have players playing club hurling in traditional counties? SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 904 - 28/03/2026 21:55:04 2663657 Link