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Glad you enjoyed yourself up in Gods own County'. Ref - The Killer drive ! Spare a thought for the Donegal faithful whom have been troopsing up and down that road this past number of yrs. Can be a nightmare drive alright at times but its never as bad if its been a good day for the team.On the other hand after a bad day its a bit of a slog alright! InishowenMan (Donegal) - Posts: 216 - 27/02/2017 20:25:32 1961821 Link 0 |
Great to see so many Dubs in Donegal . TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 27/02/2017 21:04:56 1961841 Link 0 |
Went along to this as an interested spectator yesterday, didn't think the game would go ahead when I saw groundsmen sweeping water off the pitch with yard brushes and certainly conditions were borderline. Overall a scrappy poor game that wasn't blessed with the greatest refereeing performance either, Dubs looked well out of their comfort zone and made some uncharacteristic mistakes/decisions but I was dissapointed Donegal didn't go for it more, seldom will they have such an opportunity to get a victory over the Dubs yet they didn't press forward enough in my view, O'Gara was doing good work and then got a stupid yellow for pulling a Donegal man down after Dublin had won back possession, such silly things take the gloss off O'Gara as a player and the Crumlin and Ballyboden Dubs behind me in the stand (who were all pure gents by the way, had great chat with them) let him know what they thought of his silliness. A fair result overall I suppose with Donegal certainly the happier with the draw but they have work to do going forward, the Dubs are the Dubs and it's going to take a fair performance to beat them in any game of any competition this year Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 27/02/2017 21:20:36 1961854 Link 0 |
Fair play... Such a refreshing and unbiased post. I agree a draw was a fair result. Murphy put in his best shift in a long time. The decision for the free was astounding but we got a soft one v Tyrone so it all balances out. Best of luck to Donegal for the rest of the season. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3738 - 27/02/2017 21:22:08 1961855 Link 0 |
It was a soft free but it was a free he pulled his jersey , watched Philly's reaction to Whelan to know if he pulled his jersey or not, he eats him out of it , if he didn't pull his jersey Philly wouldn't of said a thing to Whelan. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 27/02/2017 22:42:14 1961890 Link 0 |
I think it was probably a free. Soft but a free nonetheless. As others have said check out Philly's reaction. I don't think he would have chewed out his club mate for nothing. These things happen. Donegal deserved the draw. We got a fairly soft free at the start of the second half when Jack McCaffrey slipped over and Dean scored. I'm sure there were other frees, given and not given during the game, that were marginal calls. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13718 - 28/02/2017 08:18:51 1961920 Link 2 |
You fail to mention the square ball is it me or has nobody anywhere actually mentioned it was a clear square ball? Some people seem to think the square ball is no longer a time in football which is wrong. The time was amended not abolished. The player was in the square before the ball was passed there for its a free out. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 28/02/2017 11:55:24 1961998 Link 0 |
You fail to mention the square ball is it me or has nobody anywhere actually mentioned it was a clear square ball? Some people seem to think the square ball is no longer a time in football which is wrong. The time was amended not abolished. The player was in the square before the ball was passed there for its a free out. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 28/02/2017 12:33:31 1962019 Link 0 |
Will somebody please give Dublin the 2 points quick....
Al_Maguire (Donegal) - Posts: 246 - 28/02/2017 13:52:21 1962087 Link 1 |
We could have lost that one, and in the end should have won it jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 28/02/2017 13:52:31 1962088 Link 0 |
I admit I've only seen it the once but at the time I thought the ball never left the square after McGee fisted it across the goals? Need to watch it again. Think it was a tricky one from the officals to pick up in any event because the ball was bouncing about everywhere and it was hard to know at what stage McGee had drifted into the square.
Mobot (Donegal) - Posts: 459 - 28/02/2017 14:12:22 1962102 Link 0 |
You fail to mention the square ball is it me or has nobody anywhere actually mentioned it was a clear square ball? MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13718 - 28/02/2017 14:16:01 1962105 Link 1 |
Why because I point out that people seem to think the rule ain't in use anymore? plenty of talk about black cards and frees awarded near the end of game's but it was a very clear square ball and no pundit has even noticed it, that's more important than the result going forward as the rule clearly still exists yet by not being pointed out will in the media will refs and umpires decide to not even look for these offences anymore? hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 28/02/2017 16:13:13 1962171 Link 0 |
To be honest I spotted in play and that's kind of my point nobody else seems to even consider it anymore. the player who scored was the one had the shot saved, he then passed across the square the ball came off the post and back out where a player kicked the ball along the ground to the scorer who was standing in the square and moved a little left towards the ball and kicked it on the ground in. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 28/02/2017 16:27:02 1962184 Link 0 |
Had about twenty pints meself, in cosy Bonners for the weekend.Great county,great people and great craic. A draw a fair result too.
CaogaCuig (Dublin) - Posts: 63 - 28/02/2017 21:02:22 1962313 Link 1 |
Was fortunate to get a seat in the stand and enjoyed the banter between the witty Dublin fans and the welcoming, friendly home following. Curlew66 (Roscommon) - Posts: 507 - 01/03/2017 22:52:47 1962673 Link 3 |