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Replying To KYTitletown:  "They are in the same boat as ourselves, too old, lack of energy and no depth on the bench to change a game. I mean they brought on Thompson after he put in a huge shift what does that say about the others?"
Says more about the manager than it does about the players.
Yesterday was bitterly disappointing but the fact is that Tyrone wanted it more than Donegal which is understandable.
If we had Mickey Harte & Tyrone had Rory Gallagher I would lay big money we would have won.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 18/07/2016 17:37:29    1885760

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Replying To MuckrossHead:  "Says more about the manager than it does about the players.
Yesterday was bitterly disappointing but the fact is that Tyrone wanted it more than Donegal which is understandable.
If we had Mickey Harte & Tyrone had Rory Gallagher I would lay big money we would have won."
Did anybody count the total amount of Injury time played in both half?

GaryMc82 (Derry) - Posts: 3017 - 18/07/2016 21:08:37    1885885

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We definitely need a new management team, it's not fair on the players or supporters as things stand, horses lead by donkeys.

TirChonaillabu2 (Donegal) - Posts: 344 - 19/07/2016 07:00:27    1885996

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Replying To TirChonaillabu2:  "We definitely need a new management team, it's not fair on the players or supporters as things stand, horses lead by donkeys."
Definitely agree. Rory is not the answer and is not up to the job. I do feel if we still had Jim or even a higher calibre manager than Rory we would be sitting here with 5 out of 6 Ulster titles. We cant close out games due to his stupid tactics and inept management. I have an awful fear though that the man has an ego and because of this he wont step down. He is denying a top team the chance to fulfill their potential and win honours and denying our county the opportunity to enjoy success when we actually have a good side. I just think he is too blinkered to do the decent and right thing and leave his post.

DL4SAM (Donegal) - Posts: 19 - 19/07/2016 11:03:22    1886096

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I've given him the benefit of the doubt but after Sunday I feel it's one we may have left behind. Last year was unfortunate. You just can't legislate for good players missing chances like we did so I would excuse him for that. But on Sunday I felt the opportunity was there to put the foot to Tyrone's throat early second half and he bottled it with his tactics. It certainly looked like the plan was to hold possession at all costs, never risk losing it and hope to eek out a win by a couple of points. We needed more variety to our attack and it never looked like materialising. It's not as if Tyrone's plan was a mystery either - every man and his dog knew they'd set up like they did. Which is why it was all the more puzzling that we didn't have a plan B.

I think Cork will provide a good opportunity to experiment a little. They can't do the defensive set up well so they'll be more open. I think it's an ideal chance to finally play Murph at FF. He clearly isn't fit enough for the roving role. Play him inside with Paddy and give them some decent long diagonal ball to work with.

By all accounts it's not footballing ability that's restricting Leo's game time either. An absolute travesty he wasn't introduced on Sunday. If ever a game need his physicality and direct running it was mid second half. He would have at least attempted to break Tyrone's defensive lines. Possibly would have won some scoreable frees or been able to lay off ball to runners. Madness that he's not involved and it wouldn't surprise me if we don't see him in a county jersey again til Rory is gone.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9155 - 19/07/2016 11:36:36    1886131

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