Donegal GAA Discussion Thread

Hope you're right. Heading to Dublin in the hope of still getting a ticket.

It’s like Christmas morning and being told you can’t open your presents until after dinner. You don’t know if it’s going to be the best present with everything you want or a bag of ashes.
They say you should enjoy these occasions, and I know that you should. They don’t come around often enough for us. However, I know what it means to us and the margins between despair and euphoria are wafer thin.
I expect McGonagle to start and to target Seanie O’Shea defensively. If he can consistently get past the first tackle he will set up the overloads we thrive on. We need to turn the Kerry half back line. As a unit they are playing well. Get them facing their own goal with our running. Every time I run through the game I get different scenarios.
The aristocrats against the upstarts. Bring it on.

just landed in Dublin, came up from Cork. Buzzing is not the word, barely slept last night.

Days like this just increase my pride in being from Donegal. I don’t get home much, but if we win I think I’ll head up home tonight!

No matter the result, it’s brilliant for the county, looking forward to meeting old friends and family before the match.

There is nothing like an All Ireland final day, safe travels to all to and from the match.

Tír Chonaill abú!!

It's a possession game so far and we're not winning enough possession. We have to get Jason or Hugh on to win more ball around the middle.

The best team won easily today. They look like more natural footballers. The Donegal players are constrained sometimes by the system. They are better than they showed today for sure.

Very disappointing performance today, bad shooting options when we were getting closer to them on the scoreboard, but Kerry were so clinical. The injury to Thompson didn’t help, could have chipped in with a two pointer otherwise. Still though, we’ve come a long way in 2 years, and it’s been a huge effort from the lads to get here in the first place. We’ll be back

Unlike 2014, I don't think there's any regrets today. Not good enough. Starting McGonagle fair enough,but questionable to drop Hugh given what unfolded. Anyway, hard to say if it would have made any difference. There was a lot more wrong.

A long hard year. Winning Ulster and going one better is a fantastic achievement but we know these opportunities are very rare.

i think the tactic of sitting back going zonal was criminal if donegal had gone man to man and doubled up on clifford fine , but allowing 2 minutes to go to waste like that at the end of the first half was crazy , and to only do the same in the second was stupid

when donegal pushed out in the last 5 minutes they forced 3 turnovers i think this is a game jimmy would love to have back

Hard to put the boot into this crew after the year we’ve gotten from them. Conor O Donnell improving game on game. Tactically, Jim got it wrong this time which is unusual but hard to know who was carrying knocks. Forced subs didn’t help, but super flat, and thought the lads from 2014 would have had a bit more fire. Outfoxed, and outplayed. We might have to unearth a trio of forwards for next year as can’t see Jamie, Paddy featuring going forward. Club scene is light in that regard, hopefully the minors have a some workable material.

We just weren't quick enough, guys. They came out of the blocks and hit us. The two pointers crucified us. We were so slow on kickouts, the slower game suited Kerry. We weren't beating them today and their goal at the end was a deserved capstone

I didn't want to go on Social Media all evening and read the tripe. I'm really really proud of Donegal and their achievements this year. Myself and my family have so many amazing memories of attending matches this season, that I am forever grateful for. For amateur footballers to give us that is just amazing, bravo.

The last 2 weeks have just been brillant in Donegal. The buzz and excitement for the children was superb.

I feel we can come back stronger next year, like we did from last year.

Kerry played great today, 39 All Irelands, wow. It must play into their pysche so much from young to old.

Special mention to Conor O'Donnell who played his socks off today. If Donegal had win, he would easily have been MOTM.

I will be cheering and welcoming you all home tomorrow Donegal.

Your players should have respected the parade. What they did breaking away from parade didn't do yourselves any favours before the game started. It showed weakness. To be honest Mcguinness isn't the tactical genius that everyone made him out to be either. Beaten by Kerry in two All Ireland finals now. Enough said. I hope Brolly sticks that in his pipe as well amd smokes it.

breaking away from the parade is a show of 'weakness' - I've heard it all now 🤣🤣

They have done that in almost every game, even a casual observer would have known that. But sure Kerry fans don't actually watch football until the final

I think yesterday definitely raised valid questions about McGuinness' tactical awareness.

Didn't make changes to address how easily they were getting beaten. And it was obvious from the 1st 5min that the system wasn't working. To stick with the same tactics to the final whistle?

And to watch a team thats in dire need of regaining possession and points simply stand off in a blanket defence and watch Kerry pass the ball around midfield baffled me. But hey, what do I know.