Donegal GAA Discussion Thread

Redsoxfan · 03-02-2019 8:40pm

Missed the game, but caught it on Highland. Good to get the win in whatever circumstances although doesn't sound like it was much better than the performance in Ennis?

Anyway, the way this division is panning out so far means that a win in Thurles next weekend leaves us in a great position with plenty of reinforcements to arrive, although the rumours continue about who may or may not be back from the County champions.....

Nidgeweasel · 04-02-2019 10:53am

We were very poor. I won't get into tactics or whatever but our basic skills were so far off what they needed to be. Lost count of the amount of unforced turnovers and sloppy handling throughout the evening.

We were a beaten docket were it not for the fortuitous goal and fair play to big Campbell for following it up, he showed plenty of drive all evening.

Ended up being a quite exciting finale after that and forgot about the previous hour of garbage. Was almost a championship type feel to it coming down injury time.

We've plenty of work to be getting on with anyway. If we can get a result in Semple Stadium we're in a really strong position with 3 home games left and our better players due back.

charlie14 · 04-02-2019 2:56pm

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

We were very poor. I won't get into tactics or whatever but our basic skills were so far off what they needed to be. Lost count of the amount of unforced turnovers and sloppy handling throughout the evening.

We were a beaten docket were it not for the fortuitous goal and fair play to big Campbell for following it up, he showed plenty of drive all evening.

Ended up being a quite exciting finale after that and forgot about the previous hour of garbage. Was almost a championship type feel to it coming down injury time.

We've plenty of work to be getting on with anyway. If we can get a result in Semple Stadium we're in a really strong position with 3 home games leftand our better players due back.

I would be inclined to look at it as 2 away, 2home and O`Donnell Park at best a neutral venue.

Redsoxfan · 04-02-2019 11:55pm

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

We were a beaten docket were it not for the fortuitous goal and fair play to big Campbell for following it up, he showed plenty of drive all evening.

Was it McGonagle rather than Campbell?

Glenman · 05-02-2019 10:34am

Is Anthony Thompson in the Donegal squad this year?

Nidgeweasel · 05-02-2019 2:38pm

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Was it McGonagle rather than Campbell?

Yes. Apologies, I’m forever mixing those two up.

Alvin Holler · 06-02-2019 10:49am

Glenman wrote: »

Is Anthony Thompson in the Donegal squad this year?

I doubt it although I can't remember him retiring. He was fairly off the pace last year and there are better younger options available.

squareball1988 · 06-02-2019 2:28pm

charlie14 wrote: »

I would be inclined to look at it as 2 away, 2home and O`Donnell Park at best a neutral venue.

hear hear

Redsoxfan · 06-02-2019 11:11pm

Leo closing in on 100 games.

Give him the weekend off in Thurles.

Play him in Letterkenny. Sub him on or off.

Let whatever crowd is there give him a standing ovation. Make sure thon charlatan knows it.

Give Paddy the 100th in Thurles. At least I'll be there.

Nidgeweasel · 07-02-2019 11:54am

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Leo closing in on 100 games.

Give him the weekend off in Thurles.

Play him in Letterkenny. Sub him on or off.

Let whatever crowd is there give him a standing ovation. Make sure thon charlatan knows it.

Give Paddy the 100th in Thurles. At least I'll be there.

If Leo doesn't play in Thurles he'll hit 99 against vomit in LK.

Redsoxfan · 07-02-2019 12:17pm

Nidgeweasel wrote:

If Leo doesn't play in Thurles he'll hit 99 against vomit in LK.

Aye. I read Peter Campbell wrong.

He should play in both games so.

Alvin Holler · 10-02-2019 8:30am

So regardless of the result today, our next game versus Fermanagh in Letterkenny will be a top of the table clash!

We should get another win today. It would be nice if we created a few goal chances but hopefully we can be a bit more consistent than the first two games.

Triboro · 10-02-2019 12:44pm

The team named for today at all?

Stoner · 10-02-2019 12:57pm

Is it on the TV ?

ProudDUB · 10-02-2019 1:02pm

Stoner wrote: »

Is it on the TV ?

No.

This is today's telly schedule on TG4

Allianz Football League
Monaghan v Galway – LIVE @ 1.30pm
Roscommon v Tyrone – DEFERRED @ 3.45pm
Clare v Cork – DEFERRED @ 5.15pm

Stoner · 10-02-2019 1:54pm

Sound, I saw that in the TV thread afterwards, handy enough.

Would that Murphy Sports Streaming channel show the Donegal game I wonder.

I'll have a look

Ceist_Beag · 10-02-2019 3:45pm

Three up at half time, should be more, Jamie missed penalty. Pitch is brutal, players slipping everywhere. Thompson and Langan impressed at times and good to see Eoghan Ban strolling up the pitch, he looks class on the ball. Overall though I think we're playing well within ourselves, Tipperary are poor.

retalivity · 10-02-2019 4:40pm

jesus, what happened in the second half?

doc_17 · 10-02-2019 4:55pm

We were awful in ennis and Ballybofey. This was coming

charlie14 · 10-02-2019 5:00pm

It was bad enough not being able to score goals without giving them away cheap

Ceist_Beag · 10-02-2019 5:01pm

That's as bad as I've seen us in a long time, brutal second half. Let's be honest, Tipperary are very poor and how we contrived to lose that I don't know! I don't like to judge a lad on one showing but Brendan McCole was hopeless today.

Redsoxfan · 10-02-2019 6:39pm

Pure ****e.

Triboro · 10-02-2019 6:57pm

Way too casual, took Tipp too lightly.

Nidgeweasel · 10-02-2019 7:00pm

That 2nd half was nothing short of a disgrace.

Worst we’ve been in a long, long time. That was the nightmarish Donegal of old rearing it’s ugly head.

squareball1988 · 10-02-2019 8:19pm

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Pure ****e.

Not your usual level of loquaciousness. But sometimes less words are enough.

downthemiddle · 10-02-2019 8:34pm

Ceist_Beag wrote: »

That's as bad as I've seen us in a long time, brutal second half. Let's be honest, Tipperary are very poor and how we contrived to lose that I don't know! I don't like to judge a lad on one showing but Brendan McCole was hopeless today.

I think you are being unfair on young McCole. Sweeney is a fine player and he kept him to a point. The problems were further out the field with our half back line and midfielders not picking up the runners. We also defended poorly letting the ball carrier cut back inside far too often.
Despite that we controlled the game for the best part of an hour despite never getting out of third gear. We were cruising to a victory until the horror show of the second and third goals, this was despite the missed penalty and a soft goal conceeded from their first attack.
I'm not as despondant as some others about today. If we had closed out the game playing like that we would have learnt nothing. I expect us to respond accordingly and the young lads to learn a valuable lesson from today.
However, it's Letterkenny next.

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-02-2019 8:36pm

Hi, not sure if anyone will know but if your hurlers were down to play in Letterkenny, where exactly would that be?

Alvin Holler · 10-02-2019 9:09pm

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

Hi, not sure if anyone will know but if your hurlers were down to play in Letterkenny, where exactly would that be?

O'Donnell Park. St Eunans home ground.

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-02-2019 9:09pm

Alvin Holler wrote: »

O'Donnell Park. St Eunans home ground.

Sound, thanks.

Redsoxfan · 10-02-2019 10:02pm

downthemiddle wrote: »

I'm not as despondant as some others about today. If we had closed out the game playing like that we would have learnt nothing. I expect us to respond accordingly and the young lads to learn a valuable lesson from today.
However, it's Letterkenny next.

Fair enough. But it's not like the warning signs weren't there in the previous two games. If it takes an embarrassing loss like that to make a point to some of these players, well, so be it. And there is no shame in losing away to Tipperary, but to lose in that manner, is embarrassing. 3 points in the 2nd half? Awful. And there are now even more serious concerns about our defence. Fair enough, no Neil McGee or Frank McGlynn, but neither of those are likely to be around next year, and you would wonder how much impact they will have this year as it is.

Wtf Hugh McFadden and then Eoin McHugh were at I don't know. McHugh was so bad - it's was already heart in the mouth stuff when he collected the kick out where he did, but to do what he did next....I don't know.

Why was Ryan McHugh shaping up as if to take the penalty only for Brennan to step up?

Niall O'Donnell showed well and did some good things. Two bad efforts with his left in the first half.

I didn't think McCole did that badly either. Our problems defending go way deeper.

Langan and Jason McGee are too lightweight.

Physical conditioning and fitness in general looks way off what it needs to be. That can be built up of course, and I sure hope it's being worked on.

Declan dare not lose the next game. I suspect we will see Murphy and Frank McGlynn back. Where is Paddy McGrath? We need a bit of experience to tackle what muck we will have to play against in thon place.

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