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Playing Dublin in Croke Park is advantage Donegal this time round as it suits our game. We have bigger men in middle and more pace on flanks. I don't see this average Dublin outfit troubling us at all if I'm being honest. That of course is very much dependent on Donegal not being flat again!

As for Croke Park not being their home venue. A load of nonsense. Tell ya what - why don't you let Donegal warm up at the Hill 16 end and allow them have your usual dressing room. No? Thought not, Dublin practically own Croke Park and do as they like there taking every advantage they can. It won't be enough this weekend though.

PeterQ92 (Donegal) - Posts: 194 - 16/06/2026 10:33:41    2680102

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "Maybe you should have a KitKat? Bud.

This is all of Dublins making. Croke Park is now clearly far too big for them. Parnell Park will always be too small.

Why didn't they build a nice 25k stadium somewhere? Problem solved.

Call it the Coddle Memorial Stadium or something."
What about naming it "Pairc Ath Cliath - Home of the Six in a Row"?

TrueBlue35 (Dublin) - Posts: 352 - 16/06/2026 10:37:39    2680105

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Replying To TrueBlue35:  "What about naming it "Pairc Ath Cliath - Home of the Six in a Row"?"
Well that would be silly because they played almost all of their six in a row championship games in their de facto home ground, croke park. Nice perk if you can get it all the same.

WeGoAgain (Donegal) - Posts: 210 - 16/06/2026 12:07:39    2680142

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Replying To Saynothing:  "Dublin love Croke Park when they are going well and their fair weather supporters filling Croke Park. When things aren't going so well Croke Park is like a ghost town with only their real supporters there. Even the seats are in the Dublin colours. Nothing neutral about it."
Not that long ago that tyrone couldn't get 1500 to come out for a league game in healy park

totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1253 - 16/06/2026 13:35:28    2680166

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Replying To shaggykev:  "Listening to Brendan Devanney on highland, he was describing Donegal were too good for Cork in first half and seemed to be in 3rd gear. A few wides meant we should have been a lot further ahead.

Speaking to people at the game, I was told atmosphere was very flat throughout.

Donegal fans were just sitting back in expectation and players were going through motions.

It's like a battle broke out before we knew it and suddenly we could not up the intensity.

We were like a horse cruising on the bridle with Cork struggling to stay with us and then and suddenly Cork kicked for home and our jockey found he had no horse underneath him unable to battle."
Listening to Brendan Devenney on highland....Nuffield said , no harm to him but he gets very giddy when it comes to donegal

totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1253 - 16/06/2026 13:38:41    2680167

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