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Replying To rossy15:  "Will he face a 12 week ban ?
I'm fairly sure ger Brennan was just sticking up for his players too !!"
What exactly did he do in your eyes?

Genuine question.

peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1613 - 23/05/2026 17:37:59    2674804

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Replying To rossy15:  "Will he face a 12 week ban ?
I'm fairly sure ger Brennan was just sticking up for his players too !!"
Did he manhandle the opposition backroom team? I'm 100 per cent sure that's what Ger Brennan was suspended for?

Al_Maguire (Donegal) - Posts: 341 - 23/05/2026 17:40:05    2674805

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "Kerry supporters showing their class with the booing of an all time great and deserting their own team with 10 minutes to go."
There was good reason for it. Murphy shouldn't have been eligible after that league final

MunsterFan (Kerry) - Posts: 11 - 23/05/2026 17:55:18    2674808

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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "Statement win for Donegal and the ten point margin didn't flatter them. Very much back on course after falling off the bike v Down.

As for Kerry they were too fired up after their heavy league final loss and totally lost the rag, once Michael Burns was correctly sent off it was game lost and David Clifford was lucky to avoid red."
Burns absolutely deserved to go. He'll be lucky to get another Championship game for Kerry - this year at least. Cop on about Clifford. No chance that was a red. Ger a bit real.
It's a disappointing loss but first half showed Kerry are going to be close with Donegal. Lots of players coming back. The issue will be match fitness. I'd count 7 definite starters missing from the lineup at the start of the game - Shane Ryan, Paul Murphy, Tom O'Sullivan, Gavin White, Brian O Beaglaioch, Joe O Connor, Sean O Shea - and Paudie Clifford is low on minutes too. That's the engine room. The good thing is a few of them got a run out, but add the red card to that list and it was always going to be tough.

MunsterFan (Kerry) - Posts: 11 - 23/05/2026 18:02:39    2674811

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Congratulations to Donegal.Great display today and hats off to them.

CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 4151 - 23/05/2026 18:06:58    2674812

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Replying To rossy15:  "Will he face a 12 week ban ?
I'm fairly sure ger Brennan was just sticking up for his players too !!"
A 12 week ban for what? If he physically interfered with one of the Kerry players or management team, then he will get a ban like Brennan. If he didn't, then there shouldn't be any punishment.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2817 - 23/05/2026 18:07:25    2674813

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Round 1 - 2025 away wins: Tyrone over Donegal, Dublin over Galway and Cavan over Mayo. Wounded animals after provincial knockout are dangerous. The extra time to prepare and being able to scout finals in full knowledge of the next opponent is a bizarre reward for provincial knockout. Today's result in Killarney was no surprise. I was saying during the club championships that there were going to be a few counties in contention. While the vast majority disagreed at the time, that's not the case now.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9742 - 23/05/2026 18:08:14    2674814

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Replying To MunsterFan:  "There was good reason for it. Murphy shouldn't have been eligible after that league final"
And who's fault was that - Murphy or the linesman? Murphy was hardly going to send himself off.

Paidí was right with his comments.

If you want to boo, follow another sport. It's embarrassing and incredibly classless.

peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1613 - 23/05/2026 18:33:24    2674818

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