Alot of people getting excited for this one. Tradition, clones, monaghan ambushing donegal in the past, a resurgence of monahan this year all fueling those sentiments. However, facts are facts, donegal are superior around the middle by a good bit, and are comfortable up front with some excellent forwards. Bannigan has done a good job with monaghan and they are on the right path but I do feel donegal will have to much Sunday and will see it home.

222 (UK) - Posts: 841 - 18/04/2025 10:19:12    2602539

Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1178 - 18/04/2025 10:58:47    2602553

Performance is everything here, let's not be under any illusions, Donegal are serious candidates for an All Ireland, losing to them at this stage would not be the end of the world. However I believe if we attack hard for the full game we could very well cause an upset

Monaghan need to develop and build on their momentum and the game plan that they have progressed through the league

I heard one on a podcast advising that we put 11 behind the ball and our best chance to win was to win ugly. To hell with that s***, thank god we have moved on from this, and perhaps the media could do us all a favour and do the same.

Imagine pausing development over this past 3 weeks to revert to negative tactics in order to beat one team

Developing our own attacking game {plan} with the forward talent we have on and off the pitch, IS our best and only option of ultimate success IMO
Hard fast attacking football please on Sunday for the full 70 and if Donegal beat us after a continuation of our league form, then the best of luck to them

mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1064 - 18/04/2025 14:30:16    2602603

No Lavelle as expected. In fairness we will need him fully fit for other games later on. Anyone know story with Sean Jones is he injured as seems to have gone off panel which is bad luck as we aren't blessed with inside forwards.

seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1876 - 18/04/2025 15:26:08    2602615

Donegal been talked up everywhere in the media and probably rightly so but I do feel monaghan are quietly confident under it all there is plenty of experience in the team plus a few newbies which is good this is where we're at our most dangerous when we're written off and there backs are not particularly impressive and will foul there no 6 is not mobile and can be rounded pretty handy which could open up for plenty of scores watched donegal v galway in last years semi and donegal v derry 2 weeks ago and they can be very static at the back but there bench is strong and if monaghan are going to beat them the harm needs to be done before there bench is emptied as for langan mcgee and Thompson they don't have good engines and can drift in and out of matches which won't work on Sunday who would i rather meet on sunday tyrone or donegal and i would say donegal but they aren't all ireland favourites for nothing quietly confident and the pressure is on donegal

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 46 - 18/04/2025 15:55:02    2602616

Shelbourne1 (Monaghan) - Posts: 400 - 18/04/2025 17:53:42    2602632

I see donegals no 6 mcgonigle is injured and replaced which probably suits them as he wouldn't be fit to hold bannigan which is a good sign that monaghan is in mcguinness head his only defeat in ulster was v monaghan and David mccoldrick was the ref then as well in 2013 ulster final muineachain Abu

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 46 - 18/04/2025 18:36:55    2602639

Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 451 - 18/04/2025 20:17:36    2602649

Ye I do its called horses for courses obviously ya follow the gaa that much but ye it does happen regularly he got cleaned out v derry

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 46 - 18/04/2025 21:32:41    2602664