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Replying To CCFabu:  "I hope this doesn't come across as bitter but watching Cork yesterday really hammered home how poor we were in Ballybofey. That match is the big question for me this year. Dublin in Croke Park will always be a battle and they kept fighting last Sunday and were just beaten by the better team on the day.

But Cork at home we were cruising, to lose it like we did... who knows maybe we'd have been beaten out the gate this weekend anyway but there will be questions about that game in my mind for a long time."
Yeah it's annoying. We're a better side than them. What could have been.

eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 444 - 28/06/2026 16:49:45    2682460

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Replying To Jack L:  "The new rules do not suit Ulster teams as the last 2 weekends proved."
An ulster team got to the final in 2025 with the new rules

eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 444 - 28/06/2026 17:49:01    2682486

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Replying To eddieSize5Balls:  "An ulster team got to the final in 2025 with the new rules"
Got to the final and were mauled

Jack L (None) - Posts: 3233 - 28/06/2026 18:06:42    2682503

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Replying To farneygael3:  "You heading up Sunday"
I for one am glad I don't have to drive home from Dublin after watching my team mismanage a game as badly as that . An extra player for nearly the full game. So so poor. Just not at the level.

WeGoAgain (Donegal) - Posts: 214 - 28/06/2026 18:14:22    2682513

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Replying To CCFabu:  "I hope this doesn't come across as bitter but watching Cork yesterday really hammered home how poor we were in Ballybofey. That match is the big question for me this year. Dublin in Croke Park will always be a battle and they kept fighting last Sunday and were just beaten by the better team on the day.

But Cork at home we were cruising, to lose it like we did... who knows maybe we'd have been beaten out the gate this weekend anyway but there will be questions about that game in my mind for a long time."
If Cork had backed up their win after having two weeks to prepare, you might have thought they were finally on the way up. Instead, they reverted to being the Cork we've seen too often.

Regardless of what anyone says about style of play or changes to the backroom team, that was simply a very poor performance from Donegal. The players were well below their usual standards. Scoring just 1-13 was not a good return, and no home team in the All-Ireland series scored less. In front of around 16,000 Donegal supporters and only a few hundred Cork fans, it was hugely disappointing. Though in truth, based on that display, any of the teams playing this weekend would probably have beaten them.

I trust the players have had a few days to switch off and recharge. Now it's over to the club championship and hopefully it's a good one. And with a proper break, hopefully the county team can come back later in the year refreshed, reset, and ready to go again.

Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 1030 - 28/06/2026 18:50:02    2682541

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