I've a feeling that Jim is trying to engineer around Kerry what he did with Tyrone in his previous reign as manager. Beat Kerry everytime we meet them, and it'll be a serious shot in the arm to the belief of the group. A hard ask, of course. Especially off a defeat to Down. My big fear is McGuinness's public comments over the years about winning Ulster is a requirement for them to win Sam. Now, he has to convince the group this isn't true, and it's not. We've been jaded, physically and mentally by the closing stages of the Ireland so many times, not to mention the injuries due to the relentless physical gauntlets of the Ulster Championship. Kerry currently are in walking wounded mode with injuries, and that would not have bothered them as they wouldn't have been expecting to play us so soon, and they'll be primed to peak later. A great opportunity to spook them psychologically further. We'll need Langan back, and we'll need Tommo back if we want Sam, as well as Patton. Down ran at us, just like Roscomman ran at us in the league and showed were flailing in disarray when teams do, and teams will have taken note. This won't get fixed this year, so the only antidote is outscoring the opposition, and we were poor the last day in that regard. Great to see Oisin make his mark on the scoreboard. We really need him sharp, and to shoot the lights out consistently. I'd say we'll win in Killarney. Love the Kerry fans. Great bunch, and always great company regardless of the result.

StockholmGael (Donegal) - Posts: 151 - 12/05/2026 23:00:54    2672699