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Replying To Whyme923: "haha certainly none. After listening to DL Debate and Donegal sport hub you really wonder what the pundits and supporters expect when you really think of it? Are lads who have done 10months training including maybe over 100 gym sessions etc... go out and play open football that we all want to see because we want to see it or are they going out to play a system that gives them the best chance of winning and reaching qtr/semi/finals?" Therein lies the issue, if they spent less time in the gym and more in the field kicking the ball we might have better more interesting spectacles. As a man once said to me "You can't kick a kettle bell over the bar". peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1036 - 04/10/2024 09:27:00 2572994 Link
Replying To peiledoir20: "Therein lies the issue, if they spent less time in the gym and more in the field kicking the ball we might have better more interesting spectacles. As a man once said to me "You can't kick a kettle bell over the bar"." This would be a valid point if we were still in the 70's SpidersWeb97 (Donegal) - Posts: 7 - 04/10/2024 11:29:04 2573013 Link
Replying To SpidersWeb97: "This would be a valid point if we were still in the 70's" People often say the quality in the 70s wasn't good. Is it any better nowadays? Players might be fitter and a lot better conditioned but 2 yard handpasses to a teammate is hardly riveting fare. Fair enough there was plenty of stray kick passes in the 70s but at least there was a kick pass. They're like hens teeth nowadays. And it's turning people away from attending games. peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1036 - 04/10/2024 12:21:04 2573019 Link
Rumours going around that God may be back for one more year... RoryGall35 (Donegal) - Posts: 186 - 04/10/2024 17:05:44 2573077 Link
Replying To peiledoir20: "People often say the quality in the 70s wasn't good. Is it any better nowadays? Players might be fitter and a lot better conditioned but 2 yard handpasses to a teammate is hardly riveting fare. Fair enough there was plenty of stray kick passes in the 70s but at least there was a kick pass. They're like hens teeth nowadays. And it's turning people away from attending games." players up until the late 90s couldnt kick the ball off the ground for the most part I mean just watch the 1992 games, some terrible kicking, especially the semi against Mayo Manus was the only good striker of the ball in that team I would say the quality is by far better now, and I dont get the obsession with kick passes. The game is not as bad as people make out eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 87 - 04/10/2024 22:58:59 2573104 Link
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "players up until the late 90s couldnt kick the ball off the ground for the most part I mean just watch the 1992 games, some terrible kicking, especially the semi against Mayo Manus was the only good striker of the ball in that team I would say the quality is by far better now, and I dont get the obsession with kick passes. The game is not as bad as people make out" What. players cudnt kick the ball off the ground. What about Martin mc Hugh. Declan bonner. Marty Carlin all brilliant kickers. You obviously didn't see much football in them days so I don't know how you can really comment on it. As for today's football it's an absolute borefest .. rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2563 - 06/10/2024 08:19:28 2573213 Link
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "players up until the late 90s couldnt kick the ball off the ground for the most part I mean just watch the 1992 games, some terrible kicking, especially the semi against Mayo Manus was the only good striker of the ball in that team I would say the quality is by far better now, and I dont get the obsession with kick passes. The game is not as bad as people make out" You obviously weren't born when McHugh kicked one off the ground from about 60m in Breffini in 92. peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1036 - 06/10/2024 15:16:03 2573261 Link
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "players up until the late 90s couldnt kick the ball off the ground for the most part I mean just watch the 1992 games, some terrible kicking, especially the semi against Mayo Manus was the only good striker of the ball in that team I would say the quality is by far better now, and I dont get the obsession with kick passes. The game is not as bad as people make out" Clearly you never saw Martin McHugh kicking greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 579 - 06/10/2024 18:51:54 2573301 Link
Replying To greenfan: "Clearly you never saw Martin McHugh kicking" Not to mention players like Charlie Redmond, Derek Duggan, Maurice Sheridan, Anthony Tohill, Ross Carr etc Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9518 - 06/10/2024 20:28:26 2573335 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Not to mention players like Charlie Redmond, Derek Duggan, Maurice Sheridan, Anthony Tohill, Ross Carr etc" Oh & Maurice Fitz casually kicking points from the ground with his "wrong" left foot in the 97 final v Mayo :D Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9518 - 06/10/2024 21:08:00 2573354 Link
Enjoyable weekend of club finals, Termon much too good in the Intermediate, Jamie Grant was excellent for them. Their reserves were also very good in their win over Burt. In the Junior, I was surprised at how easy Muff had it in the final, Caolan McColgan was quality and Kevin Lynch was a handful at full forward. The game of the weekend was the Junior B final between Convoy and Carn. A really great and exciting game of football, I thought Carn were going to win it in the end after roaring back into the game. Hats off to the No.14 for Convoy, carried his team through that final, think he scored 2-5/6 of his team's 3-8. Roll on next weekend's finals now! dgcrusader (Donegal) - Posts: 43 - 07/10/2024 10:31:30 2573414 Link
Replying To SpidersWeb97: "Heard some mad rumours at work this morning. Word is that Rory Gallagher is back speaking with Mcguiness and there is potential for training sessions apperances with Donegal this year. To back this up he was in taking a session with St Eunans over the weekend, training behind closed doors must be a few pound involved to get him down." When was the Eunans training session? If it was on Saturday Rory wasn't involved. I watched Corduff V Inniskeen in the Monaghan Championship on Saturday evening on Clubber. Rory was on the sideline for Corduff. They were beaten, so he's probably finished with them now for the year. I wouldn't expect Rory back with Donegal, he's a sponsorship no go area. Derry County Board quickly found that out. SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 704 - 07/10/2024 14:50:00 2573475 Link
Replying To dgcrusader: "Enjoyable weekend of club finals, Termon much too good in the Intermediate, Jamie Grant was excellent for them. Their reserves were also very good in their win over Burt. In the Junior, I was surprised at how easy Muff had it in the final, Caolan McColgan was quality and Kevin Lynch was a handful at full forward. The game of the weekend was the Junior B final between Convoy and Carn. A really great and exciting game of football, I thought Carn were going to win it in the end after roaring back into the game. Hats off to the No.14 for Convoy, carried his team through that final, think he scored 2-5/6 of his team's 3-8. Roll on next weekend's finals now!" The Junior final was decided after about 10 minutes, Naomh Padraig blew carn away and Carn looked shell shocked and were unable to recover. Some great long range points for Naomh Padraig and the ball into Lynch at full forward for the 1st goal was a thing of beauty, the finish was very good also. dats_rite (Australia) - Posts: 12 - 07/10/2024 14:53:13 2573476 Link
Naomh Padraig are a club doing things well. Good underage set up, didn't they win a minor A championship a few years back? I assume a lot of those lads are still involved and they're reaping the benefits. A good solid league campaign in Div 2 followed by a comprehensive Junior Championship win. Well done to all involved. Termon sounded like they had things well in control as well. They will be competitive enough back up in Senior I would say if they can build on this. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9518 - 07/10/2024 16:27:43 2573491 Link
Best thing I saw at the weekend games was the father of the Muff player who died recently leading the team in the parade carrying his son's jersey. Everyone associated with Naomh Padraig should be really proud of everything their club has done recently to honour his memory including their victory in the final yesterday. It's what GAA clubs are all about, the heart and soul of the community. greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 579 - 07/10/2024 22:07:07 2573549 Link
Replying To greenfan: "Best thing I saw at the weekend games was the father of the Muff player who died recently leading the team in the parade carrying his son's jersey. Everyone associated with Naomh Padraig should be really proud of everything their club has done recently to honour his memory including their victory in the final yesterday. It's what GAA clubs are all about, the heart and soul of the community." Well said. Too often we get caught up chatting about tactics, management, players, this & that. The GAA is a pillar of the community up & down the country. There are countless instances when local GAA club members have rallied around those in times of need. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9518 - 07/10/2024 22:55:51 2573559 Link
Replying To rorysboys: "What. players cudnt kick the ball off the ground. What about Martin mc Hugh. Declan bonner. Marty Carlin all brilliant kickers. You obviously didn't see much football in them days so I don't know how you can really comment on it. As for today's football it's an absolute borefest .." how many attempts did they need to hit one? Jesus the semi against mayo and the final itself has some terrible shooting Manus Boyle and Declan were by far the best shooters on that team. I'd rather watch todays game then the hit and hope and no skill of the 90s or before. eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 87 - 07/10/2024 23:47:33 2573566 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Not to mention players like Charlie Redmond, Derek Duggan, Maurice Sheridan, Anthony Tohill, Ross Carr etc" you listed some of the greats, i am simply referring to the other county player back then, sure, each county had maybe 2-3 great players who could hit a score off the ground or from distance out of their hands, but most couldnt especially in the early 90s eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 87 - 08/10/2024 00:03:21 2573567 Link
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "you listed some of the greats, i am simply referring to the other county player back then, sure, each county had maybe 2-3 great players who could hit a score off the ground or from distance out of their hands, but most couldnt especially in the early 90s" Yeah I take your point but the game is a lot different nowadays. Full backs and corner backs were defenders in those days, they weren't expected to be able to kick scores or even kick pass. The midfielder was there to contest kick outs, win ball and give it to the forwards. The "possession is king" mantra in today's game was non-existant back then. Back then the ball went forward as fast as possible and it was up to the forwards to battle for it and win it. Was that better than today's game? The stats men of today would probably need a long lie down if they operated in the 90s. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I suppose. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9518 - 08/10/2024 08:41:08 2573587 Link
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "how many attempts did they need to hit one? Jesus the semi against mayo and the final itself has some terrible shooting Manus Boyle and Declan were by far the best shooters on that team. I'd rather watch todays game then the hit and hope and no skill of the 90s or before." At least we called them Footballers in them days. It's athletes that managers wants now. I would love to see some of these athletes take a good honest hit from Rambo or molloy.. when men were men rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2563 - 08/10/2024 08:42:13 2573588 Link