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Derry 5/1 is some price. They're not that bad and I don't think we're that much better than them. I think we should win but , just about. Agree that Monaghan will be tough if we get through but we should be beating them! eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 103 - 01/04/2025 06:03:47 2599857 Link
Replying To Donegal_abroad: "Still recall fans hitting me on the back at that game in the seats behind me when Mayo scored some of their goals. I got up and left before I took the law into my own hands. Then outside a train station I had a heavy older lad roar at me waving his fists about the Mayo win, I reminded him they usually can't finish the deal in finals and he started roaring all sorts of expletives at me. The whole ordeal was fairly shocking that day. Compared to Galway supporters last year who I found first class." Every county has clowns including your own Don't be painting us all with the same brush . Why do you think we get so annoyed at other counties such as yourselves in that case? Cause of abuse thrown left right and center at us even if we loose win or draw . Donegal fans give mayo fans plenty of abuse to! Was not our day on Sunday but we were saving energy for Sligo . In fairness there must have been about 15,000 there nearly all mayo so at least we actually travel and support our team despite stupid comments like this one. Hilarious that you say Galway fans are first class that made me laugh cheers ... S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 115 - 01/04/2025 07:45:02 2599860 Link
Derry are a good outfit alright, and they'll not be lying down to us. I just think it'd be a big ask for them to turn things around and beat us in Ballybofey in such a short period of time. McCluskey and McKinless are definitely out as far as I know. Rogers, Tohill and McFaul are doubtful as well I think. That's a serious amount of quality to be missing. Paddy McBrearty and Eoghan Ban are our two major absentees, and the game will come probably be too soon for Jason McGee I'd guess. The bookies are never too far off. I think it could be one of those games that will be tight going for about an hour, but the team with more options and legs on the bench will pull away. I think that team will be us and we'll win it by about 4 or 5 points. The u20s will get a proper test this Wednesday night. They've been impressive so far but the standard of opposition wasn't as good as what they'll get this week. It would be great if our underage teams could finally get the better of the likes of Tyrone. We've been on the wrong side of some tight games the last few years. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9698 - 01/04/2025 08:45:08 2599870 Link
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "Derry 5/1 is some price. They're not that bad and I don't think we're that much better than them. I think we should win but , just about. Agree that Monaghan will be tough if we get through but we should be beating them!" Considering the amount of absentees Derry will have, I'd expect us to win quite comfortably. Once we had enough points to stay up, McGuinness sole focus has been on this game and this game only, look at the teams we have put ever since. We have rotated to keep everyone as fit and fresh as possible for this Sunday. I'd expect a a big performance and here's hoping! dgcrusader (Donegal) - Posts: 76 - 01/04/2025 11:39:29 2599906 Link
Replying To Donegal_abroad: "Still recall fans hitting me on the back at that game in the seats behind me when Mayo scored some of their goals. I got up and left before I took the law into my own hands. Then outside a train station I had a heavy older lad roar at me waving his fists about the Mayo win, I reminded him they usually can't finish the deal in finals and he started roaring all sorts of expletives at me. The whole ordeal was fairly shocking that day. Compared to Galway supporters last year who I found first class." I recall Galway men kicking the back of my seat during the Derry Galway semi final in 2001 PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 262 - 01/04/2025 15:17:27 2599959 Link
What injury has Paddy? eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 103 - 01/04/2025 18:39:32 2600011 Link
Replying To PattyONeill: "I recall Galway men kicking the back of my seat during the Derry Galway semi final in 2001" That's because you wouldn't sit down for the whole game. The kids behind you couldn't see anything. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2263 - 01/04/2025 20:10:28 2600018 Link