Football Championship 2026 (Mod Note in OP)

Brutal post. There’s a lot of ill will against Jimmy McGuinness I guess so you’re trying to get a dig in.

I’m not from Donegal and Dublin were good value for the win today. Should have got it done easily in normal time too.

I’m not sure there was an aura around Jim McGuinness ever. Maybe in 2012. You’d need a strong agenda not to see he’s a great manager. Donegal are no football power house. Never have been.

They’ve won 2 all Irelands. He played in the team that won their first and managed the side that won their second.

They’ve won Ulster 12 times. He played on one of those and managed for 5 of them.

For Donegal he’s made them competitive. They aren’t a Dublin or Kerry. The pile on when they/he loses is hilarious. An all time great and would most counties would love to have him. Well beaten today and a couple of times this year. Will be interesting to see if he goes again next year .

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You’re just jealous of Murphy’s fighting skills.

😂🤣

I thought Dublin outplayed them by a mile tbh. And it a performance that would have ousted most who are left.

Just watching Mayo v Meath highlights now.

As a Galway man I say fair play Mayo.

Meath paid the price for their dirty streak.. it's not the 80s anymore lads..

Agree with all. A lot of the hate around him is so boring, some of it borders on weird obsession.

I had a lot of respect for him.

He realized after 2011 that defensive football would not work and came out in 2012 playing a much more expansive game that along with his ability to get total by in from players resulted in a massive All Ireland campaign.

But then he faded, he was not able to beat a less than generational Kerry team in 2014.

He came back in 2025 and everybody was expecting this tactical master class in the All Ireland final and he got it spectacularly wrong.

And here he is out of the All Ireland before the quarter final after failing to beat Dublin and Cork.

I heard him on the radio complaining about the schedule.

Had you beaten Cork Jimmy you would have had a week off.

I don't care about the 6 million Ulster titles he won, it's not relevant on the national stage .

In 2012 they caught lightning in a bottle and that was it.

After 2012 you have to look and realize he didn't achieve much.

After 2012 Stephen Rochford of Mayo has the same record in All Ireland's as him.

And speaking of Mayo, the sole All Ireland he won was in a final v Mayo, renowned All Ireland final failures.

He might have done a lot for Donegal the county, but at a national level, very ordinary.

HIs pride certainly hurt watching the after match interviews. To play 4 championship games lose 3 to Cork,Down at home and today against Dublin who lost to Westmeath,Louth and wanted the game in Parnell Park is really odd form and especially when the one win was by 10 points in Killarney.

For the record

Donegal 1993 to 2010 no All-Ireland semi-final appearances.

Under him term 1
2011 All-Ireland semi-finalists
2012 All-Ireland winners
2013 All-Ireland Quarter-finalists
2014 All-Ireland Finalists

2015 to 2023 no All-Ireland semi-final appearances.

2nd term
2024 All-Ireland semi-finalists
2025 All-Ireland Finalists
2026 round 12 exit
2027 ???

Galway v Dublin

Cork v Mayo

Tyrone v Kerry

Louth v Monaghan

You should have gone to the league final if you wanted your trip to Croke Park

Louth and Monaghan both saying yes, got the worst/best team/draw.