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While I certainly won't be looking to book the Croke Park Hotel for the last weekend of July just yet, the victory over Clare has given us a small bit of encouragement. Beating Derry is a tall order, but a win over Monaghan is achievable I think. Langan is probably gone for the rest of the campaign but is there any word on Mogan and McBrearty? They would be two huge additions to this relatively inexperienced team. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9104 - 23/05/2023 11:52:50 2480829 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "While I certainly won't be looking to book the Croke Park Hotel for the last weekend of July just yet, the victory over Clare has given us a small bit of encouragement. Beating Derry is a tall order, but a win over Monaghan is achievable I think. Langan is probably gone for the rest of the campaign but is there any word on Mogan and McBrearty? They would be two huge additions to this relatively inexperienced team." According to Paddy Bradley Langan is out for the season.McBrearty might make Monaghan game and there is some hope that Mogan could play some part this year.Funny enough I think we have a better chance of beating Derry than Monaghan,we just never seem to be able to beat Monaghan.It would be important to at least get second in the group as you would have a home game against a third placed team. gunman (Donegal) - Posts: 1055 - 23/05/2023 15:06:05 2480951 Link
Replying To greenfan: "I would like to have a minor management that would allow players to play with a bit more freedom and express themselves. Not a management that leaves skillful players out of the team in favour of hard working more limited players. Plenty examples of that in recent years, good players who were left out, now thriving in club senior teams while the players picked ahead of them are nowhere to be seen." Ok, well I can understand your frustrations with that, I know its frustrating to see creative talented players not getting selected in favour of the more physical work horse type. However it does kind of work, I've seen Tyrone under Mickey Harte do this and Donegal under Jim McGuinness. In fairness I thought Barrett did a decent job with the Minors this year, I think Derry are on a different level at this time, but ultimately success at senior level is based on who collectively has the best 15 between ages 17 and 33-34, and Donegal have always did better in this regard. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1103 - 23/05/2023 17:42:36 2481033 Link
Tickets bought... I'll be in Rorysboys good books!! reckon we could be outnumbered by away fans sadly. Need to play like we did in the second half against Clare for the full 70 to be in with any sniff..... The big game is this weekend though in croker. Should be a close one but hopefully the hurlers can do it. Wife's from Wicklow so will never hear the end if they don't! Best of luck to Lancashire too. Lived there for a few years so be great if they could bring back some silverware thebronze14 (Donegal) - Posts: 41 - 23/05/2023 23:04:09 2481096 Link
Replying To greenfan: "this year's minor team are the first team to come thru the academy. The u20's weren't near the academy." from u19 down have come through the academy. Players born in 2004 have come through donegaldouble (Donegal) - Posts: 310 - 24/05/2023 12:08:45 2481201 Link
Replying To donegaldouble: "from u19 down have come through the academy. Players born in 2004 have come through" They were minors in the first year of the academy (2021) but didn't 'come through' the academy. They were coached by the existing, current minor management team. There was no academy when the 2004's were u14, u15 or u16 greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 460 - 24/05/2023 15:58:34 2481317 Link
Replying To donegaldouble: "from u19 down have come through the academy. Players born in 2004 have come through" The academy only started in 2021 and was only going for over a year before it blew up. At most players would have had a year and a half and a lot of that would have been spent having trials. I think it would need to be running for 4/5 years properly before it could be judged. Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1873 - 24/05/2023 16:17:38 2481330 Link
Replying To greenfan: "They were minors in the first year of the academy (2021) but didn't 'come through' the academy. They were coached by the existing, current minor management team. There was no academy when the 2004's were u14, u15 or u16" There were county development teams for U14,15,16 and minor for 2004's. All under the guidance of Karl. donegaldouble (Donegal) - Posts: 310 - 25/05/2023 10:11:15 2481441 Link
GAA Investigation report due next Wednesday 31st May I believe, should hopefully provide some clarity on what went on. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1103 - 25/05/2023 10:30:00 2481449 Link
Controversial Opinion: I'd take Mickey Harte. StockholmGael (Donegal) - Posts: 110 - 27/05/2023 06:15:55 2481842 Link
Replying To StockholmGael: "Controversial Opinion: I'd take Mickey Harte." Be a good man for sing song on the bus, but Lifford men are soccer heads. HEREBENJI (Donegal) - Posts: 421 - 28/05/2023 12:00:23 2482114 Link
Interesting to see both Mark McHugh & Odhran MacNiallais playing in goals for their clubs last night. Surely a short term thing, I doubt we'll see either in nets when Championship rolls around. But I wonder if clubs will start thinking along those lines. Rafferty (Armagh) and Lynch (Derry) are probably the two most high profile players currently operating in goals & both have contributed scores from play in Ulster. I have to admit I'm a bit old school & would prefer my goal keeper to be an actual goal keeper. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9104 - 28/05/2023 12:10:21 2482115 Link
Derry game has become more interesting in light of our win and their draw last night. Can we actually beat them? Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1319 - 28/05/2023 13:42:46 2482134 Link
Replying To Donegal_abroad: "Derry game has become more interesting in light of our win and their draw last night. Can we actually beat them?" Of course we can. Derry are no world beaters, they've fallen over the line in a couple ulster finals. greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 460 - 28/05/2023 19:09:13 2482274 Link
Replying To greenfan: "Of course we can. Derry are no world beaters, they've fallen over the line in a couple ulster finals." Still feel they're playing at a higher intensity than we are and are tactically astute. Battle hardened despite their close games of late against better opposition than we have beaten. But yeah, not maybe the foregone conclusion I felt it was 3 weeks ago. Maybe the confidence after the Clare win will drive us to another level, the extra week of rest over Derry is no harm either. Hopefully Ballybofey is buzzing! Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1319 - 28/05/2023 19:59:14 2482312 Link
Replying To Donegal_abroad: "Still feel they're playing at a higher intensity than we are and are tactically astute. Battle hardened despite their close games of late against better opposition than we have beaten. But yeah, not maybe the foregone conclusion I felt it was 3 weeks ago. Maybe the confidence after the Clare win will drive us to another level, the extra week of rest over Derry is no harm either. Hopefully Ballybofey is buzzing!" Yeah, 3 weeks ago I'd have said no way we could beat Derry. Hoping the Clare game was a turning point and not a false dawn.. hopefully the people come out to support the team. greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 460 - 28/05/2023 20:10:39 2482322 Link
Not a hope against Derry. The only blessing is Rory is gone. Derry will win by 8 plus unfortunately. They will lock down Gallan, Brennan and Thompson..that's our three scorers. You can't lose the players we have and seriously think we have a chance against a team we couldn't beat with our strongest panel the year previously. If Mogan and Langan were even fit, we'd have a punchers chance. We'll keep the game tight. Try and Slow it down. Will be the biggest victory Donegal have produced since our last Ulster championship win if we can get over the line in the scenario we find ourselves. Let's hope for a good turnout TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1135 - 28/05/2023 21:24:21 2482359 Link
I believe Gaoth Dobhair had no other option for goals? Odhran is carrying an injury I was told. Not sure on Mark. We can't be getting ahead of ourselves because we best Clare. Derry still are the top team Ulster tickets (Donegal) - Posts: 76 - 29/05/2023 09:07:08 2482446 Link
It's hard to see the current frail Donegal squad getting over a Derry team fancied as outsiders for the All Ireland since last season, I think a full strength Donegal squad could beat this Derry team and anyone else in Ulster, but its a bridge too far for this team. Great improvement against Clare, but I just can't see us staying with Derry over 70 minutes. However the win against Clare definitely gave me hope, It would probably be the shock of the year if we manage to win against Derry or Monaghan and make the last 12 or 8 of the All Ireland. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1103 - 29/05/2023 10:34:03 2482477 Link
Replying To Commodore: "GAA Investigation report due next Wednesday 31st May I believe, should hopefully provide some clarity on what went on." This Wednesday was the date originally provided for the report of investigation into Donegal academy to be released. Any idea what time that will be released? Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1103 - 29/05/2023 10:35:21 2482479 Link