Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1321 - 08/06/2019 22:08:41    2191910

That's what you get for playing Pat and Joe football lol. Tyrone defence was nonexistent. No plan b when the trad football wasn't working. Donegal fouled with impunity in their defence and body checked all day long and played a total blanket and fully deserved the win. Neither team even close to an AI.

essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 08/06/2019 22:28:07    2191917

They've blistering pace all over their team it's huge in today's game.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 08/06/2019 22:30:40    2191921

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 08/06/2019 22:32:06    2191923

Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1321 - 08/06/2019 22:35:53    2191927

an open letter to the tyrone players who took to the field today.
This applies to all of you except for Cathal McShane and Michael Cassidy.
What we witnessed today was complete and total capitulaation. In fact if Donegal had won by FOURTEEN points it would not have flattered them. Michael Murphy could afford to kick 3 placed balls wide and at the same time it didn't bother him because he knew there was no fight in his opponents. McBrearty must have thought he was playing against a club junior b defence such was the ease in which he was tapping the ball over the bar.
Many of you never even managed to put in a decent tackle much less get stuck in to your opponents. Many of you spent your time during the game wandering aimlessly around the middle of the field in an attempt to make it look as if you wanted the ball, but in actual fact you had no desire to get on the ball.
About seven of you should now seriously consider whether you are fit to wear the red hand jersey again, and actually should now request to leave the panel, so that players who really want to compete and fight for the ball can actually represent the county with honour. In short you were all a disgrace to the jersey.

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 08/06/2019 22:43:13    2191934

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 08/06/2019 22:44:49    2191935

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 08/06/2019 22:47:32    2191937

Very disappointed with Tyrone today because I felt they were really going to challenge the Dubs this year. Donegal coasted through the game and could have won by far more. Fermanagh provided a much stiffer test which is amazing. The behaviour of one of the Tyrone backs towards the end of the game was disgraceful and can not be simply put down to frustration.

neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 08/06/2019 22:57:52    2191943

Congratulations to Donegal on a fantastic performance. Really like the look of them and they are starting to show some of their undoubted potential. Really good big physical players as well but they all look comfortable on the ball. Can carry and run the ball very well too. Tyrone will be a team to avoid in the qualifiers but always felt outside of Ulster Donegal have the better forwards to trouble the big guns. That should be them in the Super 8s now. Would be a massive shock if Armagh or us were to pip them in the final. Also have to give a big shout-out to Breffni today. Pitch looked fantastic and have to say it's a great venue for big games like this.

Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 08/06/2019 23:45:09    2191956

Delighted with the win today and really we should have won by much more. We need to push on now and win Ulster which won't be easy.
Harte has questions to answer in his team selection. Mc Aliskey and Sludden should surely have started and couldn't believe Cassidy didn't start.
Fair play to Bonner, Eoin Mc Hugh and Niall O Donnell started and played well. Jamie Brennan is becoming a real top class player. If he was a Dub or from Kerry they would be waxing lyrical about him.

Tir Conaill Abu (Donegal) - Posts: 1671 - 09/06/2019 00:03:49    2191962

Bonner and Co went with the brave call of starting 2 further attackers in Niall O Donnell and Eoin Mc Hugh before throw in while Tyrone dropped 3 attacking minded players more or less for more defensive minded options.

Along with Eoin and Niall, Add in Brennan, MM, Mc Brearty, Thomson, Langan, Ryan Mc Hugh, Eoghan Ban and we went for the win from the off today.

Tyrone were expecting a cagey affair, and had no answers today..another day might be a different story as both teams are close. Hard luck Tyrone.

Found it funny in the warm ups watching the size difference in teams. Ryan, Eoin, Niall, Brennan, Mc Grath, Ban, all small guys compared to the other team but all great ball players.

The attacking play was special today, we defended when we needed to but left 4 up at times in the second half even when the gap went back to 5 in the closing stages.

Well done to Mc Brearty who is getting back to his best. 3rd gear today. Imagine him in 5th.

TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1142 - 09/06/2019 00:48:03    2191971

Congratulations to donegal today on a brilliant result. I thought their game management was excellent and those two catches by Murphy and Thompson at the end were the sign of a team in total control. They kept tyrone at arms length during their purple patches at the beginning of the second half and pushed on then when they wanted to consolidate their lead. Huge credit to the donegal management on their tactical approach by starting Eoin mc Hugh on the wing and bringing Brennan another mobile fast player out to wing forward. This effectively nullified Tyrone's known pace around the middle of the pitch and when that was gone they had no answers. Donegal had a number of top quality skilled footballers on show today. Murphy as usual, Brennan and mc brearty. Credit also to mc hugh and Langan for huge Workmanlike performances

theweanling (Cavan) - Posts: 414 - 09/06/2019 00:54:14    2191974

panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2782 - 09/06/2019 00:55:56    2191975

panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2782 - 09/06/2019 01:02:03    2191978

I've posted already but don't see it on here so here goes.
Well done to Donegal,they outplayed Tyrone all over the field from start to finish and once they got their noses a certain distance in front they never looked like they were gonna be anything other than easy winners on the day. Tyrone need to regroup and think about tactical changes when the game isn't goin their way.
Tiernan Mc Cann was wrong to do what he did. Very dangerous and unsporting behaviour. He needs to ask some questions of himself as this type of action cannot be tolerated. If he is punished after the fact then he has only himself to blame. Not to mitigate what he's done but it's been done by others before him so we don't need any posters on here trying to make it out to be any worse than what's gone on before,and what will undoubtedly happen again. No need to make it about Tyrone either as I've seen it plenty from other county's players but won't name names as we've all discussed those incidents on here at the times they happened through the years.

seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 09/06/2019 07:02:12    2191999

Congrats to Donegal on their win . The better team won. They wanted it more for sure. Tyrone couldn't be arsed when confronted with the high energy and deep mass defending of huge fit Donegal men . Could be Micky's last year . Maybe it's time

Game2Halves (Tyrone) - Posts: 265 - 09/06/2019 08:07:15    2192009

catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 09/06/2019 08:41:33    2192015

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 09/06/2019 09:42:36    2192040

mayotyroneman (Tyrone) - Posts: 1821 - 09/06/2019 09:47:19    2192043