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Replying To Commodore: "Nah, I'd say the best biscuits have been eaten from that tin. Personally I suspect Jim needs young energetic coaches, like Termon's Michael Boyle, although he is still in London most likely. Not to question or cause friction, more so to freshen things up in training and float different perspectives. Jim won't bring in people from other Counties who might benefit from his insights or practices." Jim is always keen on the pride of place and likes to keep things Donegal. It got me thinking after replying to a Dublin poster about how often managers win an All-Ireland in their first season. Since the turn of the century you've had Joe Kernan, Mickey Harte, Jack O'Connor (somehow managing it three separate times), Pat O'Shea, Jim Gavin, Dessie Farrell, and Brian Dooher/Fergal Logan all doing it. It's a remarkable statistic. And this year, three of the four All-Ireland semi-finalists are managed by first-year managers. It seems the obvious conclusion is that counties should sack their manager every year... Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 1031 - 29/06/2026 20:39:51 2683043 Link
A lot of talk recently about new rules suiting good forwards when they get good ball. Thats true, but one thing that's been overlooked is the fact that the 4 teams in the semis have defenders who have nullidied really good forwards on the opposing teams. We dont have that, we have attacking players playing as defenders. We must find a few proper defenders. greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 795 - 29/06/2026 22:24:43 2683077 Link
Replying To Commodore: "Nah, I'd say the best biscuits have been eaten from that tin. Personally I suspect Jim needs young energetic coaches, like Termon's Michael Boyle, although he is still in London most likely. Not to question or cause friction, more so to freshen things up in training and float different perspectives. Jim won't bring in people from other Counties who might benefit from his insights or practices." Could he not bring Murphy and Lacey in to his backroom team? Maybe Murphy would be a yes man but I think Karl would definitely challenge Jim more. Maybe that's not what he wants. I hope he just comes out and tells us if he staying or not soon. Don't want this to drag too long. eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 447 - 30/06/2026 05:23:20 2683104 Link
Replying To greenfan: "A lot of talk recently about new rules suiting good forwards when they get good ball. Thats true, but one thing that's been overlooked is the fact that the 4 teams in the semis have defenders who have nullidied really good forwards on the opposing teams. We dont have that, we have attacking players playing as defenders. We must find a few proper defenders." Saying it all along. We need a few good man marking defenders. With the new rules its vital. rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2695 - 30/06/2026 11:23:55 2683134 Link
Replying To rorysboys: "Saying it all along. We need a few good man marking defenders. With the new rules its vital." Defence isn't the problem. eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 447 - 30/06/2026 15:11:29 2683206 Link