Donegal GAA Discussion Thread

When Jim came back it was moment's like the next fortnight we dreamt about. The excitement, the chats with friends and neighbours, the scramble for tickets but most of all the pride in being from Donegal.

In the next two weeks we will be over analysed to death. We will hear umpteen theories about how we will win, or lose, the game. Everyone will become an expert on kick outs and transitions. We will have to listen to the David Clifford conundrum as well as theories about his big brother. There will be the inevitable "injury scare" where rumours will grow legs. 2014 will be revisited and replayed and all trees cut down around Killarney.

Ultimately the game will be decided by a moment of brilliance, or heaven forbid a mistake, a poor refereeing decision or a previously unseen weakness in a team's tactical set up.

I do know I would not want anyone else in charge of our team or any other squad of players. They are a team that represent in a manner we can all be proud of. They are great ambassadors for our county. Bring it on because in Jim we trust.

That to me was one of the most pleasing outcomes. They had been going well around midfield in previous games, esoecially against Galway, and I thought it was an area where they could hurt us. Fair play to Hughie again, a man I was harsh enough on in the past, that he yet again made an absolute nuisance of himself in midfield breaking every ball they fired into the area. Even when Conor Gray came in for Menton the plan never changed and Jason McGee only came in for Hughie when he had ran himself into the ground. Very unlucky not to get a goal as well.

Two other aspects that I liked. We were still blocking and tackling like our lives depended on it with the game well in the bag with young Roarty copperfastened young player of the year.

The other was in the last few game we are doing what we did in Jim`s first reign. Burning the opposition off in the third quarter.

that cork team were exceptional and should probably have got more than one all Ireland, remember the hammering they gave us in the 2009 Qf and thinking we aren’t near this level… 3 years later… the gulf to Meath kind of reminded me of it too

id Be worried about our slow starts, Meath missed a lot of chances and I wouldn’t like to be chasing Kerry. We tended to start slower in Jim’s first era too, until the final…

Still very strange feeling to win a semi final like that, it’s only the 4th time we have and a record win

Roarty surely on for YPOTY, could see him nominated for the full award too were we to win.

we have bits to work on but the draw has been kind post Ulster and the groups. Still feel Jim has plenty of cards to show, unlike 2014 where the tank had to be emptied to beat Dublin

the hunt for tickets begins, it’s a good problem to have!

Is it just me, or did anyone else feel his performance in last years semis was questionable?

Hopefully a good omen. We have played Kerry three times in Championship with the one victory in ‘12 in white en route to Sam. Not such a good day in the home colours two years later.

Jimmy’s swinging tickets.