Donegal GAA Discussion Thread

Don2012

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

He's a tube tbh. Chats drivel.

Rory is always roaring and shouting anyway, so that encounter with Frankie is hardly news.

Players are taking matters into their own hands! They all know how crap Rory is.

Nidgeweasel

7pm, Sligo town.

Don2012

harpsman wrote: »

Hate the New Jersey's home and away. The green band is horrible. Liked the last one. Was Brazilesque

Yes was alot nicer. Loved the Donegal creameries sponsorship to. Never warmed to KN group sponsorship.

Don2012

Don2012 wrote: »

Yes was alot nicer. Loved the Donegal creameries sponsorship to. Never warmed to KN group sponsorship.

Though I thought the goalkeepers jersey was nicer again I must say!

harpsman

intellectual dosser wrote: »

Following on about what I said this morning about supporters having to travel long distances, 7pm would be a joke.

Ah shure they'll survive. 7pm on a Summers evening in Sligo? They should be home by noon Tuesday if they dont get caught in a sandstorm or blizzard.

harpsman

Don2012 wrote: »

Yes was alot nicer. Loved the Donegal creameries sponsorship to. Never warmed to KN group sponsorship.

Would gladly wear home or away of that design, not a huge fan of gaa goalkeeper jerseys

dog_pig

harpsman wrote: »

Would gladly wear home or away of that design, not a huge fan of gaa goalkeeper jerseys

This surely is the nicest jersey Donegal has ever had?

If anyone knows where I could source one new it'd be much appreciated.

BonnieSituation

dog_pig wrote: »

This surely is the nicest jersey Donegal has ever had?

If anyone knows where I could source one new it'd be much appreciated.

Definitely was a fine shirt. Partial to your 1992 era one as well.

You'd be doing well now to get it given it was 2013-2015.

O'Neill's factory shop in Walkinstown is worth a shout. But if there are any there it'll likely be XXXXL or something insane like that.

Nidgeweasel

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Definitely was a fine shirt. Partial to your 1992 era one as well.

You'd be doing well now to get it given it was 2013-2015.

O'Neill's factory shop in Walkinstown is worth a shout. But if there are any there it'll likely be XXXXL or something insane like that.

I am sure we are all a medium 'player fit' bunch on the Donegal board!

Don2012

dog_pig wrote: »

This surely is the nicest jersey Donegal has ever had?

If anyone knows where I could source one new it'd be much appreciated.

Have came across Donegal jerseys on eBay, might be worth a try.

doc_17

Does anyone know why Killybegs aren't playing any league games? I know they are being made to play without Hugh and Eoghan Ban. But surely they will lose the points by not fielding?

Nidgeweasel

Saturday... big game. Especially given that Roscommon may await us in the quarter final.

Triboro

What actually wud be the path if Donegal were to beat Galway?

ArnoldJRimmer

Triboro wrote: »

What actually wud be the path if Donegal were to beat Galway?

If both Donegal and Mayo win, I think there will be a draw to decide who gets Kerry and who gets Roscommon. If Cork win, Donegal definitely playing Kerry

dog_pig

https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0718/891132-charlie-redmond/

Moron?

ArnoldJRimmer

I'm just wondering if we will ever live in a world again where there isn't some Dub somewhere b!tching about the injustices they have to put up with.

Anyway, I'll just leave this here. Around the 1:17 mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjVqfexPNf4

overshoot

dog_pig wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0718/891132-charlie-redmond/

Moron?

no need for the question mark

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

"These players are fighting tooth and nail to give Diarmuid Connolly a chance to get back to Croke Park, albeit in a semi-final or a final if we can get there."

Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? But funnily enough, he might just be onto something. Jim Gavin is having to figure out new ways to fill his players with the drive and determination to succeed again this year. How do you do that with players who have 3 or 4 All-Irelands in their back pocket? Create a siege mentality. They're all against us. Culchies v the Dubs. Blah blah blah. Charlie Redmond has definitely bought into it, or so it would seem.

Nidgeweasel

dog_pig wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0718/891132-charlie-redmond/

Moron?

Clouster.

Syferus

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

"These players are fighting tooth and nail to give Diarmuid Connolly a chance to get back to Croke Park, albeit in a semi-final or a final if we can get there."

Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? But funnily enough, he might just be onto something. Jim Gavin is having to figure out new ways to fill his players with the drive and determination to succeed again this year. How do you do that with players who have 3 or 4 All-Irelands in their back pocket? Create a siege mentality. They're all against us. Culchies v the Dubs. Blah blah blah. Charlie Redmond has definitely bought into it, or so it would seem.

There's few things someone like Charlie Redmond wouldn't buy into.

Stoner

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

. Culchies v the Dubs. Blah blah blah. Charlie Redmond has definitely bought into it, or so it would seem.

Well if nobody opened their mouth about it including Jimmy we'd have nothing to talk about.

Nidgeweasel

Stoner wrote: »

Well if nobody opened their mouth about it including Jimmy we'd have nothing to talk about.

Other than splitting Dublin in two.

harpsman

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

Other than splitting Dublin in two.

Will happen eventually. When Croke Park started pumping a fortune into Dublin GAA to fend off the foreign sports they didnt really consider the consequences of creating a superpower- Leinster Championship destroyed and loss of morale in other Leinster counties. Kildare may be competitive for a while like they were for a couple of years under McGeeney but they'll be steamrollered again by the juggernaut.

Theres 4 county councils in Dublin cos its population is too big to have only one. Likewise the population is too big for one football team.
Anyway it will actually be better for Dublin when it happens- both Dublin teams will still be among the best in the country, they might have to work a bit harder for their Leinster titles- a Dublin derby would be great fun for everyone.

Rant over

charlie14

harpsman wrote: »

Will happen eventually. When Croke Park started pumping a fortune into Dublin GAA to fend off the foreign sports they didnt really consider the consequences of creating a superpower- Leinster Championship destroyed and loss of morale in other Leinster counties. Kildare may be competitive for a while like they were for a couple of years under McGeeney but they'll be steamrollered again by the juggernaut.

Theres 4 county councils in Dublin cos its population is too big to have only one. Likewise the population is too big for one football team.
Anyway it will actually be better for Dublin when it happens- both Dublin teams will still be among the best in the country, they might have to work a bit harder for their Leinster titles- a Dublin derby would be great fun for everyone.

Rant over

When you consider all the tinkering with rules and the moaning anytime Ulster counties are having a bit of success, if one of them like Dublin are now, was going for a 4th. Senior AI in 5 years (5 out of 5 if Jim hadn`t put a stop to their gallop), it would have had to field two County Senior football teams for the last 3 years.

Stoner

Nidgeweasel wrote:

Other than splitting Dublin in two.

Or a B Championship

charlie14

Stoner wrote: »

Or a B Championship

Which would leave one game in the Leinster championship.

On this years showing Dublin v Kildare.

For a few years prior, there would have been no Leinster championship.

Stoner

Nidgeweasel wrote:

Other than splitting Dublin in two.

Or how poor the Leinster championship is.

Redsoxfan

Donegal v Galway.

Possibly Karl Lacey's chance to equal Christy Toye's Championship appearances record. Hopefully he gets the chance to break it but to be Christy's equal in anything is to be respected.

Still no idea where we are at. Last game I saw myself was Tyrone and we were awful in every respect. I watched the Longford game on Facebook and to be honest there was no improvement, just a drop off in the standard of the opposition. Not seen anything of the Meath game but it seems to have been an improvement which is welcome.

I also missed the Connacht Final so can only go on the reports which are in our favour. I have watched Galway on TV twice this year and they are not that great. Granted, they might not need to be to beat us, but we have a great opportunity as at least we have managed to rebuild after have the snot beaten out of us, this is their first game after humiliation.

We are still on a hiding to nothing. If we win on Saturday, Kerry will probably hammer us at some stage. I'm not looking forward to this or looking for this to happen, so hope I'm wrong and that IF we do get to Croke Park we will be competitive.

fullstop

harpsman wrote: »

Leinster Championship destroyed and loss of morale in other Leinster counties.

This is a fairly relevant point. I work with a lad from another Leinster county, always a starter for the county when in the panel...he pulled out of the panel last year and when i asked why..."what's the point training all winter to get hammered by Dublin".

Ceist_Beag

It's a meeting of two teams who, for me, look better on paper than their performances this year to date in the championship. Galway looked very good for about 40 minutes against Mayo. They did a lot of things that impressed. Their aggression, discipline, tackling, and quick movement of the ball, aligned with the fact they have a lot of big men left me thinking this was a team who should be aiming at least for a semi final spot this year. However they barely held on against Mayo in the end and were abysmal against Roscommon so it's hard to know what to expect on Saturday.
Our lads seem to be improving after the beating from Tyrone, mainly due to some of the senior lads leading by example. I don't see us as a cohesive unit so I expect we will be relying on the main men again on Saturday. It's hard to know what's best for the young lads at this stage. The more games they get in the championship the better for their development, but as with RSF meeting Kerry in Croker would seriously worry me. That said, another win on Saturday might bring them together a bit more so here's hoping!