Donegal GAA Discussion Thread

Nidgeweasel

Drew Wylie has done his cruciate. That could be very significant for us.

eddie73

downthemiddle wrote: »

The two minor officials are still waiting to hear their fate.
Tyrone's behaviour around our minor team has been disgusting.
The original abuse was a line that should never be crossed. You then had Canavan going on radio and basically accusing Mícheal Carroll of telling lies about his dead father. Then a Tyrone official makes a claim that doesn't stand up when investigated.
Pathetic and totally unacceptable behaviour from a county that really needs to have a hard look at itself.

There are no winners in this topic. The less said about it from now on the better. Unfortunate but that is the best way. On a better note, a double header involving both minor and seniors in clones on sat week will be a great evening out. We should all make it for both games. The minors are really worth watching this year. Unbelievable scoring and teamwork on display.

Jayop

downthemiddle wrote: »

The two minor officials are still waiting to hear their fate.
Tyrone's behaviour around our minor team has been disgusting.
The original abuse was a line that should never be crossed. You then had Canavan going on radio and basically accusing Mícheal Carroll of telling lies about his dead father. Then a Tyrone official makes a claim that doesn't stand up when investigated.
Pathetic and totally unacceptable behaviour from a county that really needs to have a hard look at itself.

The only thing worse than a sore loser is a sore winner.

downthemiddle

Jayop wrote: »

The only thing worse than a sore loser is a sore winner.

I can think of plenty of worse things such as the abuse Mícheal Carroll got and the behaviour of Tyrone GAA since.
However you keep your head buried in the sand and pretend that the issues poisoning Tyrone GAA will go away.

downthemiddle

Apparently Michael Boyle is going travelling and won't be available for the rest of the summer.

Alvin Holler

Wonder who the 3rd choice keeper is? Rodgers was in goal for the 21s but he's with the minors.

Jayop

downthemiddle wrote: »

I can think of plenty of worse things such as the abuse Mícheal Carroll got and the behaviour of Tyrone GAA since.
However you keep your head buried in the sand and pretend that the issues poisoning Tyrone GAA will go away.

The only thing wrong in Tyrone football is a lack of good enough players and possibly a change in senior management.

If that lad was abused about his father then it's very wrong, but lets not pretend that that's an isolated incident and Tyrone are the only county with players who do it. It's very fashionable to blame all the ills of the game on Tyrone, from Donegal's crap style of play against Dublin a few years ago, to all the sleging, every fight in every game, defensive formations, cynical fouling, everything. It;s all blamed on Tyrone every time despite every county in the country being guilty at club and intercounty level.

downthemiddle

Jayop wrote: »

The only thing wrong in Tyrone football is a lack of good enough players and possibly a change in senior management.

If that lad was abused about his father then it's very wrong, but lets not pretend that that's an isolated incident and Tyrone are the only county with players who do it. It's very fashionable to blame all the ills of the game on Tyrone, from Donegal's crap style of play against Dublin a few years ago, to all the sleging, every fight in every game, defensive formations, cynical fouling, everything. It;s all blamed on Tyrone every time despite every county in the country being guilty at club and intercounty level.

Paranoia at its very best. You have an inflated sense of Tyrone's importance in the greater scheme of things if you honestly believe that. Nobody has said Tyrone are the only county at it, however their name crops up far more regularly than anybody else despite their pathetic denials and attempts to slur grieving teenagers.

Jayop

downthemiddle wrote: »

Paranoia at its very best. You have an inflated sense of Tyrone's importance in the greater scheme of things if you honestly believe that. Nobody has said Tyrone are the only county at it, however their name crops up far more regularly than anybody else despite their pathetic denials and attempts to slur grieving teenagers.

haha

Righto.

So the national outrage at Cavanagh last year was my paranoia?? If you think the Tyrone statement was an "attempt to slur grieving teenagers" then you really aren't worth talking to.

As a result of the investigation undertaken it would refute in the strongest possible terms that a comment was made by any of its players to a Donegal player regarding the death of his father in 2014. Tyrone GAA in no way condone 'sledging' and the managers and coaches of all our county teams, from Acadamh Thir Eoghain to Senior, actively discourage this practice.
Tyrone GAA congratulates both Donegal teams on their victories on Sunday in Ballybofey, wishing them well in the remainder of their 2015 campaigns and would express our deepest sympathies to the player on his loss.

What part of that was the slur and what part was pathetic? If they investigated and their player denied it then they have to take him at his word unless there's evidence to the contrary.

downthemiddle

Jayop wrote: »

haha

Righto.

So the national outrage at Cavanagh last year was my paranoia?? If you think the Tyrone statement was an "attempt to slur grieving teenagers" then you really aren't worth talking to.



What part of that was the slur and what part was pathetic? If they investigated and their player denied it then they have to take him at his word unless there's evidence to the contrary.

Do you believe that someone capable of saying such a thing would admit to it afterwards?

downthemiddle

Alvin Holler wrote: »

Wonder who the 3rd choice keeper is? Rodgers was in goal for the 21s but he's with the minors.

The McCumhaills keeper.

Jayop

downthemiddle wrote: »

Do you believe that someone capable of saying such a thing would admit to it afterwards?

Look, just keep it to the Tyrone sledging thread because this isn't the place for it.

Redsoxfan

downthemiddle wrote:

The McCumhaills keeper.

Really? Because in the League it was Mark Anthony McGinley from St Michaels.

downthemiddle

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Really? Because in the League it was Mark Anthony McGinley from St Michaels.

Apparently so

K-9

Jayop wrote: »

Look, just keep it to the Tyrone sledging thread because this isn't the place for it.

That would work if it only effected Tyrone!

gambeta_fc

downthemiddle wrote: »

The McCumhaills keeper.

Is Mark Anthony McGinley from St Michaels still involved also?

He was sub keeper for a game or two in the league when Papa was out. We were behind the bench in Castlebar. About twenty in minutes Rory was out on the line and gave a shout for "Mark, Anthony" to warm up. Keeper jogs down ready to throw some shapes, gets a puzzled look from Rory and realises Mark McHugh and Anthony Thompson are trotting down the steps behind him. Sheepish walk back up to the amusement of the rest of the bench.

Ignore ... seen your reply above ... need to type quicker!

Jayop

K-9 wrote: »

That would work if it only effected Tyrone!

Sorry, was trying to stop the Donegal thread getting cluttered with a conversation that's already going on in another thread which in this thread has turned primarily into a Tyrone conversation as opposed to one about the alleged incident.

downthemiddle

Jayop wrote: »

Sorry, was trying to stop the Donegal thread getting cluttered with a conversation that's already going on in another thread which in this thread has turned primarily into a Tyrone conversation as opposed to one about the alleged incident.

There was one post in umpteen pages until you hopped all over it like you were on the blob. Yet another lame excuse.

Jayop

downthemiddle wrote: »

There was one post in umpteen pages until you hopped all over it like you were on the blob. Yet another lame excuse.

And I was only referring to the conversation between myself and yourself which you seem incapable of having without remaining civil.

Is there really any need to descent to acting like a tool? I've not made excuses for anything.

downthemiddle

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Really? Because in the League it was Mark Anthony McGinley from St Michaels.

Could be the McCumhaills keeper is third choice with McGinley moving up.

Nidgeweasel

Michael Boyle's a great player and a very good lad. He's been involved a long time can't blame him for wanting to go travelling but the timing of this is abit odd. Why commit during the hard yards in winter only to leave during the summer?

Anyway, good luck to the lad if he is leaving.

Murt15

Declan Walsh back in the panel.

jjdonegal

Murt15 wrote: »

Declan Walsh back in the panel.

Definitely adds something in my opinion. Good to see it.

Ceist_Beag

Great news, good to have him back.

jjdonegal

http://m.bbc.com/sport/northern-ireland/33174860?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

James Kielt left Derry panel too. Limits their options a bit more which is good for us.

Nidgeweasel

Murt15 wrote: »

Declan Walsh back in the panel.

Great news. If we could get Leo back we'd be laughing.

Alvin Holler

Good to have him back but probably not going to make much of a difference, hard to see him getting any game time.

Nidgeweasel

Alvin Holler wrote: »

Good to have him back but probably not going to make much of a difference, hard to see him getting any game time.

That is true but he is, to me anyway, first reserve in defence.

Redsoxfan

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

That is true but he is, to me anyway, first reserve in defence.

Half back only. I still don't know why he didn't get game time during the league.

Alvin Holler

we all rate him because of those couple of performances in 2012 but the same thing happened him last year, didn't get much game time and luke keeney ended up ahead of him going into the championship.

i'd say thompson will be on the bench so he'll be the first sub in then probably doherty.