https://donegalgaa.ie/39963-2/

The Official Donegal Gaa account has posted just now that Paddy will undergo a fitness test on Sunday morning to see if he's fit to play.

As that is an Official County Board communicae, it looks like Paddy will be out for a long time.

SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 781 - 16/02/2023 21:07:23    2458594

Somebody telling lies there. From being out for the year to have a chance of playing next Sunday, doesn't add up.

rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2616 - 16/02/2023 21:56:05    2458598

KerrymanStuckInDonegal (Kerry) - Posts: 271 - 17/02/2023 13:11:05    2458668

naomh_conaill_4 (Donegal) - Posts: 502 - 17/02/2023 18:00:45    2458729

gunman (Donegal) - Posts: 1152 - 18/02/2023 10:47:37    2458788

How come so many players are injured season only starting they are complaining about burnout too many games but they seem to wreck themselves training

highdropingball (Donegal) - Posts: 111 - 18/02/2023 12:08:52    2458811

TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1208 - 18/02/2023 15:10:48    2458854

Just back from clones, very disappointed, a complete collapse in the last 25 minutes. I have some sympathy for Carr who seems to have inherited a s$$$show. Once again our defence had a good first half but we're overrun in the second half when m/f and half forward line collapsed. We seem to be caught in this time warp of lateral, ponderous, backward football which doesn't work.

I think we are now looking at division two football and Monaghan will probably be joining us as I think we lay down late on as a team and made them look better than they are. I know little about the current county executive but between the selection process to replace Bonner and the handling of the GAA academy mess, the optics are not good for Donegal GAA at the moment.

Hopefully Carr and the lads can turn it around in the next game

totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1063 - 19/02/2023 17:24:04    2459085

Ulsterchamps72 (Donegal) - Posts: 106 - 19/02/2023 17:45:03    2459099

If today was a 4 pointer, next week is a 6 pointer.

Although leading at half time today, we were very poor with what was a strong breeze. We were always going to be up against it in the 2nd half.

The positives - it was great to see Gallen, Ban and Langan back, and all 3 were good. We'll need them in the weeks ahead. Conor O'Donnell was good in spells. Again, Mogan was good when introduced.

The not so positive - I'd be very worried about our defence at the minute. McCole took another tanking today. He conceded at least 4 from play and marks to Jack McCarron, and another 2 to Conor McManus in his brief cameo. Neither are speed merchants. I can't understand how easily is being exposed, in what is essentially a fairly defensive formation. Our defenders weren't marauding forward leaving huge gaps.

Everything appeared to be off the cuff, there didn't appear to be great pattern to what we were at. It was slow and ponderous. If management are trying to put their own stamp on things, it hasn't appeared yet. More of the same.

Next week is huge.

SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 781 - 19/02/2023 18:02:08    2459112

Well done on the win today. Think you'll be joining us in Division Two next year all the same.

TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1208 - 19/02/2023 18:19:10    2459122

totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1063 - 19/02/2023 18:43:27    2459136

SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 781 - 19/02/2023 19:02:33    2459154

I didn't manage to get to Clones today as I was on the road but Martin McHugh was saying men went hiding in that second half? It didn't make good listening on Highland anyway with flashes of good play, it sounded like the Jamie Brennan goal chance that hit the bar was the turning point as we didn't get a score out of it and Monaghan went up and got a point to continue their dominance.

Very disappointing overall though great to see Gallen back especially

CCFabu (Donegal) - Posts: 180 - 19/02/2023 19:05:30    2459158

Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1203 - 19/02/2023 19:13:41    2459164

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3191 - 19/02/2023 19:23:25    2459170

Back from Clones, bit of a demoralising weekend, with performance today, 20s defeat and news on Paddy. Find it bizarre CB find time tweet out Thursday that Paddy undergo fitness test before game when it was well established he would be out for a while and news this evening that needs surgery so will be touch and go if ready for later in year. How does that help things-especially when couldn't take time to put out statement on Lacey and academy to acknowledge it and say trying to resolve it. Naming Ryan McHugh in program as 26 when it was stated no return date a few weeks ago fools no one. One thing I noticed going in was Club Monaghan fundraising drive when buying program buckets there and use game to raise funds around county team. They seem to do it well. We seemed to have drawn a line under house draw to pay for convoy and not using fundraising arms like club Tyrone, club Rossie and others generate for county teams and other projects. Only see club fundraising outside games in Ballybofey recently.

On field , thought Curran , Langan, Eoin ban and Mogan did well, good to see Oisin Gallen get game time - sharpness will come - hit few wides but glad he went for them. I was disappointed in first happy, we had wind and only 1 point up. We carrying into contact turnin ball over- prob to be expected with few on team still developing physically. Gave Beggan a lot of kickable frees. Patton didn't kick any ling, beggars first kick out in second they neatly got a goal with long over press. In second half we ran out of gas, there was a period of 3-4 successive kick outs where we kicked to hill side of field and Monaghan won and from being level we were 3 behind quickly and seemed to throw in towel. We nearly had a good goal but off bar. It's going to take 2-3 results more but I'd worry for us. Atmosphere round the whole CB not great. Not blame Paddy Carr as he has been dealt tough hand to play no MM, now no PMcB. It surely has to be time for clubs to be hauling the executive in and asking what is going on, what happened with debacle on appointment of manager, transparency on costs of academy and coaching and what is being done to sort it out. If it's left to end of year, it's too late.

DonegalDanny92 (Donegal) - Posts: 39 - 19/02/2023 19:31:11    2459176

Monaghan just had a bit too much come the last 20, but a lot of that was down to bringing back the experience of the likes of Darren Hughes, who still is vital to monaghan.
Depending what each counties trainings are like and where they are at could have a to to say in why we finished stronger.
Unfortunately, the days of Monaghan and Donegal being the stars of ulster are behind us, for now anyway.
Best of luck to Donegal for the rest of the league and beyond.

farneygael (Monaghan) - Posts: 300 - 19/02/2023 19:49:49    2459184

It has been a difficult year so far with the management team coming in late and so many players on the treatment table and also trying to blood new players.I travelled up the road to-day not with any great confidence given our record against Monaghan and the fact that we rarely win away in the league any year.Monaghan beat us 1-12 to 0-10 in McCool Park last year.It can be a bit pointless at times analysing league game given the up and down nature of performances but it is a bit worrying how poorly our big 3 midfielders are playing.It is still very important to do well in that central diamond.All home wins this weekend and if that unlikely scenario were to continue the league would end up with Ros on 10,Mayo 8,Arm 7,Gal 7 with Dgl,Mon,Tyr and Ker all on 6 with score difference coming in to play and we are in pretty bad shape in that regard.Somebody mentioned our bad record in Letterkenny but we did beat Armagh there last year in that big battle.By the way does anybody know what is the story with Ryan McHugh.He has been listed in the program for the 3 games.

gunman (Donegal) - Posts: 1152 - 19/02/2023 20:05:49    2459191

totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1063 - 19/02/2023 20:09:22    2459194