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Donegal are best team we played so far, hopefully a meeting down the line joeblogs10 (Dublin) - Posts: 104 - 11/02/2018 08:16:40 2075628 Link 0 |
One scenario i can see unfolding this year in championship is Donegal beating Dublin in All Ireland quarters or semis....then Mayo or Kerry winning All Ireland (preferably Mayo). Dublin's best player yesterday in my opinion was James Small.....teak tough, good footballer and tackler. Not much will get past him, and he brings steel to Dublin's defence. Rockies (Cork) - Posts: 947 - 11/02/2018 10:02:10 2075661 Link 0 |
Bogey team??? Donegal havnt beaten Dublin since 2014.....4 years and 7 games later!!!
jacktheDub (Dublin) - Posts: 944 - 11/02/2018 10:28:42 2075676 Link 1 |
I'm not sure what constitutes a "bogey team" for you Rockies but if the sides meet later this year and Donegal win, well ,good luck to them because they will earn it. There's quiet a bit to go though before that scenario could play out. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 11/02/2018 10:40:55 2075680 Link 1 |
Just watched the game again & the tackle by John Small on Ryan McHugh was both deliberate, highly dangerous & could have caused serious injury. MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 11/02/2018 10:59:09 2075686 Link 2 |
When you say Dublin didn't get out of second gear in the second half it was because they weren't allowed to & were definiately feeling the pressure as shown by Small's assault on McHugh. The same could be said about the first half where Donegal didn't get out of second gear but the game changed when Murph took over from Paddy on frees & missed two simple chances. Dublin are a great side but we will take a lot from this. Donegal are in transition with a lot of young lads coming through & this game will be a big help. MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 11/02/2018 11:06:24 2075692 Link 0 |
Donegal missed easy frees and dublin missed easy frees, so it didn't have a big outcome on the game, both teams got a decent run out thats all the managers would have wanted, now dublin are looking for another league title and donegal could be facing relegation after giving us three fantastic games, its great seeing donegal playing so well hipster (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 11/02/2018 11:32:04 2075706 Link 1 |
A bit like Murphy closed fist punch to Fenton jaw last year that should have been a red. Incidents can be picked out and dissected in any game to suit ones agenda.
jacktheDub (Dublin) - Posts: 944 - 11/02/2018 11:55:31 2075717 Link 4 |
Decent enough win for dublin..but fair play to donegal for going out and having a go.about time they started kicking the ball about about and playing without fear.some decent players on that donegal side who showed lastnite when there allowed play with a bit of freedom what can be done.by far dublins best test yet.. GGdub (Dublin) - Posts: 260 - 11/02/2018 12:02:40 2075719 Link 0 |
Another good win for Dublin...You could see Donegal had more done in the 3rd quarter of the game great position to be in after 3 games when every other team has more physical work done. The way Dublin closed out the game with 4 excellent point's shows this team just doesn't know when to quit. All in all excellent start to league with new faces like Howard, Basquel, Small getting game time. Feel Dubs are only getting better. Roll on rest of year. jacktheDub (Dublin) - Posts: 944 - 11/02/2018 12:05:05 2075723 Link 0 |
What's the "agenda"? It's a league match in February. Small should of been sent off. Dublin play with 14 and he misses the next game. Then agenda is over. Hardly some sort of conspiracy.
SamandLiamSoon (Galway) - Posts: 584 - 11/02/2018 13:04:50 2075753 Link 2 |
No "agenda" involved & not excusing anything from any other game. Just saying if the ref saw it & I have to assume he did since he gave a card, I am surprised as to how he thought it merited a yellow & not a red. MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 11/02/2018 13:22:24 2075763 Link 0 |
I was at the game so I haven't seen it but it is simple really. If it justified a red then he should have got one. That's not an agenda or a conspiracy but an application of the rules. Just because you're paranoid it doesn't mean that everyone is out to get you !
footballfirst (Dublin) - Posts: 48 - 11/02/2018 13:23:08 2075764 Link 2 |
Christ, it's hard to get a bit of credit on HS these days!! .So the only reason Donegal came strong was that they had more training done? No chance that it might have been because they sorted themselves out at half time? For the record it wasn't just the 3rd quarter, there was only two points in it going into injury time. Look, Donegal are a distance behind this great Dublin team & Bonner is learning about his team with every passing game. However I saw enough last night to convince me that we are on the right path & will be competitive this year which will do me just fine. MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 11/02/2018 13:35:40 2075767 Link 0 |
Childish reply. Small should have gone. End of. Surely you aren't disagreeing with that are you?
kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 11/02/2018 13:37:38 2075769 Link 0 |
It's odd one for Donegal thus far. 3 defeats but from what I've seen there are lots of positives to be taken. Regardless of what happens in the league an Ulster title is there to be shot at imo. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13692 - 11/02/2018 13:44:09 2075772 Link 1 |
Common sense assessment. Your username says a lot.
kildare73 (Kildare) - Posts: 854 - 11/02/2018 13:44:27 2075773 Link 0 |
You can tell by what he/she posts that there no more than 16 years old, would not worry yourself about it. Anyone seeing the elbow knows it should have been red but ref didn't see it so we move on. Great game tho credit to both teams. Yourjoking (USA) - Posts: 699 - 11/02/2018 13:48:20 2075776 Link 0 |
I don't know Dublin were trying to do tactically in the 2nd half. Often had 14 men in their own half and kept playing it sideways and backwards when there were plenty of options to move it forward quickly. Cant remember who it was but they butchered a sideline ball on the Hogan stand side by playing a stupid back pass that led directly to a donegal score. Dublin overwhelm teams by going at them. Sitting back doesn't suit them at all. Donegal should be good enough to stay up but they'll probably need 3 wins - or 2 and a draw I would think. That won't be easy footballfirst (Dublin) - Posts: 48 - 11/02/2018 13:55:01 2075780 Link 0 |
Good performance from a Donegal point of view and great to see us having a go. We are starting games very slowly. Dublin are a a different level from us at the moment but at least we are competing well. Green_Gold (Donegal) - Posts: 1870 - 11/02/2018 14:41:48 2075789 Link 0 |