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Seen them play a couple of times and was speaking to a few at their semi final win over Longford. I was impressed when I seen them both times. They played a poor Westmeath team in dreadful conditions and put up quite a decent score despite leaving plenty behind them. Against Offaly they were very clinical when turning over Offaly in possession especially in the second half. It promises to be a decent game and very hard to gauge how good Dublin are given quality of opposition in Leinster and how they compare to the Ulster sides Donegal faced. I think Derry were a better team than either Offaly or certainly Westmeath. From reports of the Longford game I believe Longford done well and were in the game for the majority of the match but Dublin got the crucial scores at the crucial times. Much of the plaudits have gone to Con O'Callaghan who looks a good prospect but Aaaron Byrne was the player who caught my eye just as much.
panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2779 - 12/04/2017 15:23:37 1978834 Link 0 |
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Donegal requested the game be played a couple of days later but Dublin would not agree. 3 games in 10 days for Donegal now, crazy! letterkennyGuy (Donegal) - Posts: 153 - 12/04/2017 16:07:58 1978849 Link 1 |
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Donegal requested the game be played a couple of days later but Dublin would not agree. 3 games in 10 days for Donegal now, crazy! letterkennyGuy (Donegal) - Posts: 153 - 12/04/2017 16:19:17 1978851 Link 0 |
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If true Poor sportsmanship on our part Disappointing to hear that Donegal deserve to win off the back of that jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 12/04/2017 16:20:27 1978853 Link 0 |
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First I've heard of it besides which I don't think it's any big deal. These are young fellas who are raring to play football given that they are in a winning team that is going well. It should also be remembered that neither the Cavan or Derry games were dogfights with plenty opportunities to take fellas off before the end. Besides which if they weren't playing they would be training & I know which I would rather be doing. MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 12/04/2017 16:26:54 1978856 Link 1 |
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Yeah it's true enough alrite. It was on local radio today but that's the way it's gone now these days. I wouldn't blame Dublin really to be honest it's more croke park should have known to made the call in the first place. Anyhow (excuses aside haha) it should be a fantastic game. Really looking forward to it :) letterkennyGuy (Donegal) - Posts: 153 - 12/04/2017 16:32:59 1978861 Link 0 |
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The semi-final dates were set months and months ago but because of one nights rain in March people are looking to get it changed - no wonder there is a problem sticking to a fixtures master plan in the GAA. 3 games in 11 days is hardly heavy going anyway, especially when the first 2 were very one-sided affairs. Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 12/04/2017 18:14:29 1978880 Link 0 |
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Who's looking to get it changed, the Donegal county board?
Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 12/04/2017 22:30:54 1978953 Link 0 |
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Expect will see a Kerry/Donegal final. A repeat of the 2014 minor final. Kerry will beat Galway well. Donegal have the stronger team and Dublin over reliant on Con O'Callaghan Gael85 (Dublin) - Posts: 1433 - 15/04/2017 12:20:27 1979522 Link 0 |
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Ciaran Gillespie for Donegal is named at full back, back from injury. Excellent defender with senior experience last year. Be interesting to see will he actually start. Assume he is in to pick up Con O'Callaghan, a big threat himself Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1319 - 15/04/2017 14:12:28 1979549 Link 0 |
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I wouldn't be counting my chickens against Galway, they have great pedigree at this level and we don't have much experience at this level for a while. Going by the Donegal lads on here it's got to be a win for Donegal against Dublin you'd be thinking. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 15/04/2017 14:20:51 1979552 Link 0 |
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Wouldn't be any way mad confident of winning against Dublin. We have an excellent team but so have Dublin. It is Dublin after all! We have a great chance is how most Donegal people would probably feel
Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1319 - 15/04/2017 14:28:23 1979555 Link 0 |
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Feel sorry for Con O Callaghan but its a learning expierence for him..harsh black card.. tommy132 (Mayo) - Posts: 600 - 15/04/2017 14:37:06 1979557 Link 1 |
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Was looking forward to seeing con o'callaghan today. That black card was right out of the Dermo Connolly book of black cards. The_Fridge (Tyrone) - Posts: 2088 - 15/04/2017 14:37:53 1979558 Link 1 |
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What a bore. Black card is a joke ever ref has a different interpretation of it dubarra (Wicklow) - Posts: 541 - 15/04/2017 15:03:54 1979566 Link 0 |
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5-2. This Dublin team play more defensive than Donegal did in 2011. TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1139 - 15/04/2017 15:05:28 1979567 Link 0 |
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Dublin giving us a hell of a reality check benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1422 - 15/04/2017 15:07:19 1979569 Link 0 |
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this is terrible football rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 15/04/2017 15:09:23 1979571 Link 0 |
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Well done Dublin. Better team today. Gluck in final. Some vgood underage players in both teams. Disappointed we didn't perform but hard to break down a well organised 15 man defense TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1139 - 15/04/2017 15:47:00 1979576 Link 0 |
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Donegal looked tired and out of sorts in this match, but fixtures have been a bit crazy for them, but credit to Dublin, just can't stop this blue tide it seems. El_Torro (Tyrone) - Posts: 155 - 15/04/2017 15:49:37 1979578 Link 0 |