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Alot of childish talk on here from different county's. The way I look at it it's good that people are talking about donegal, it shows that we're getting noticed. There's very little between the two teams. Both are capable of beating each other. It's imperative now that we keep everyone fit. Patton was limping after the game as was murphy hopefully nothing too serious. . Hoping we top the group to gave us a bit of breathing space I think we will. Tyrone will pose questions next day out hopefully weather stays good cause it should be a fantastic spectacle in front of another full house. The big question is will Tyrone travel in numbers. They probably won't but we'll fill it anyway to welcome the Anglo celt winners home

rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2615 - 12/05/2025 11:44:36    2608746

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What a wonderful victory. 12 different scorers by my count. Great to get the few goals and also a few long kicks inside - this will keep opposition thinking and removes our little bit of predictability at times.
It is no harm people from other counties on having a debate, but since catching up on the posts this morning, people like the westmeath and mayo posters on here seriously need to get a life, pathetic stuff and wonder if their partners, friends etc know how they spend their time online?
Armagh poster comical - says he has no problem with murphy yet goes on to list a pile of stuff that murphy did that seems to have upset him lol.
Roll on Ballybofey in 12/13 days as the lads return as the 2025 and back to back ULSTER CHAMPIONS AGAIN!!

NORTHMEN (Donegal) - Posts: 17 - 12/05/2025 11:49:20    2608751

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A fantastic contest and my heart rate and blood pressure has finally settled down a bit, so delighted for the team and supporters and for Michael to come back in and win another Anglo Celt, he is such a class act on and off the field. I think if we'd had him back last year we'd have been very close to lifting another Sam as well.
What more can you say about Jim? we are all so lucky we got him back on board, fantastic times to be a Donegal supporter, roll on the All Ireland series and see where it takes us.
Commiserations to Armagh and their supporters, if they hadn't won Sam last year then Saturdays loss would have been all the tougher to take,
the vast vast majority of Armagh fans are sound imo, you'll always get loudmouths supporters in every counties following, usually they are bandwagoners but not always.
The scrap at the end was ridiculous and dangerous with fans in the middle of it too, it should not have happened,
Armagh have form as we all know for this behaviour, there needs to be a really close look taken at them at this stage, it's become a bad habit with them.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3185 - 12/05/2025 12:02:31    2608756

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What a brilliant game on Saturday - fair play to Donegal, a class team. Wishing you well for the rest of season and what an occasion it would be if we crossed swords at a later date. We both have very tricky groups to navigate in the meantime starting with huge first round games.
On the other stuff - it's been going on for years but now it's all caught on camera phones etc. The goading was wrong (heard rumours about what that player was shouting), the response from our players was definitely wrong an inexcusable. The garage stuff, again wrong, but I've been seeing that stuff for a lifetime here and there - not unique to any particular county just drink-in wit-out stuff. I'd say there's a few vids from yesterday's Leinster final doing the rounds but they won't see the light of day.
Let's focus on the good stuff and let authorities etc deal with any misdemeanors.

sam2024 (Armagh) - Posts: 43 - 12/05/2025 12:03:44    2608757

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Replying To Commodore:  "Thats nonsence. Donegal players had family, friends and club members in the Gerry Arthur stand behind the Armagh dugout, any justification for Armagh squad players running onto the pitch to assault (punch) a celebrating Donegal player seconds after the final whistle is nonsense, especially when he was about 10-15 ft in from the sideline.

The GAA needs to take a hard unbiased look at the behaviour of that Armagh GAA squad in recent years, collectively they have been involved in more brawls than anyone with a range of opposition teams including Donegal, Tyrone, Dublin etc. Yet they always seem to get away with it at disciplinary reviews."
That's rubbish, he wasn't gesticulating towards his family members unless he dislikes his family, he was goading the opposition, come uppance delivered. Bet he's hoping they avoid Armagh in rest of competition

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2152 - 12/05/2025 12:11:21    2608761

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Replying To Dualstar22:  "And what would you say about the 2 donegal supporters with flares in their hands in the middle of a crowded pitch. Identify them and ban them also!"
I think my post about Donegal fans would indicate that I do not want to see any of that carry on at games. Would have no problem with bans for that. I'm not sure how I gave you the impression that it was OK?

The flares seem to be used regularly now in LOI and in Scotland and are a nuisance. It's a pity we're talking nonsense after what was one of Donegal's greatest ever performances.

I think Stephen McMenamin deserves a mention for his role in the last 5 mins, wouldn't be known as a ball player but did really well when under pressure and his tackle was excellent at the end of extra time. Shows the value of strength in depth, the same with Niall O'Donnell.

ballboy101 (Donegal) - Posts: 230 - 12/05/2025 12:29:05    2608772

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "That's rubbish, he wasn't gesticulating towards his family members unless he dislikes his family, he was goading the opposition, come uppance delivered. Bet he's hoping they avoid Armagh in rest of competition"
Aye because he'd be known for avoiding confrontation alright! From what I seen the Armagh boys didn't manage to do much to him despite the numbers advantage.

It's great that your clutching your rosary beads in Westmeath though.

ballboy101 (Donegal) - Posts: 230 - 12/05/2025 12:31:35    2608774

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "That's rubbish, he wasn't gesticulating towards his family members unless he dislikes his family, he was goading the opposition, come uppance delivered. Bet he's hoping they avoid Armagh in rest of competition"
If a player is being goaded during a game you'd tell him or her it's probably because they're getting the upper hand, ignore the goading and keep on doing what they're doing. If you react and hit the player doing the goading get you deserve to be sent off and a ban, they're looking for you to react like that. Armagh should have ignored the man goading them but it's not easy to do when emotions are high. Absolute lack of sportsmanship from Donegal man but an excessive reaction from Armagh man. Ban them both for one game. This auld internet craic of Armagh/Donegal supporters are 'all' like that is pure madness. Great people going to matches everywhere and painting the county from the behaviour of a tiny few is just lazy clickbaiting dusguised as journalism.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7978 - 12/05/2025 12:38:42    2608778

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "That's rubbish, he wasn't gesticulating towards his family members unless he dislikes his family, he was goading the opposition, come uppance delivered. Bet he's hoping they avoid Armagh in rest of competition"
This is the same Armagh team that caused brawls in challenge matches with Dublin at the Athletics Ground, with Tyrone in Athletics ground, with Donegal in Letterkenny 2022 and in Croke Park Galway in 2023, they have a growing track record of instigating that type of behaviour and yet the GAA and Ulster GAA in particular seem to always turn a blind eye, as do a lot of sports journalists.

I'd say the first Armagh player who ran onto the pitch first will be wanting to avoid Donegal for the remainder of the year, two clear punches and Donegal player didn't flinch, he needed intervention of 6 other Armagh players to take the Donegal player down.

Its poor discipline by the Armagh squad on a regular basis that seems to always go unpunished.

Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1340 - 12/05/2025 12:40:09    2608780

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Goading is one thing but a punch is another and should be dealt with. Of course teams celebrate on winning a trophy and by hell its annoying when your on the loosing end. We have seen loads of incidents of Goading in our game and for someone to suddenly say its not on is the pot calling the kettle black. Any goading is a lack of respect no matter the level

On the game itself it was super and a thumbs up for the new rules again. Its great that midfield has become a complete melting pot in relation to possession. I think Donegal have adapted better to the rules compared to Armagh who are still a bit hesitant on the ball.

Jim has won it with a complete defensive setup already. It would be some mark of a manager to change that on its head and win it the complete opposite way

ponger (Cavan) - Posts: 554 - 12/05/2025 12:46:15    2608783

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "That's rubbish, he wasn't gesticulating towards his family members unless he dislikes his family, he was goading the opposition, come uppance delivered. Bet he's hoping they avoid Armagh in rest of competition"
Move on, please.

NORTHMEN (Donegal) - Posts: 17 - 12/05/2025 12:49:55    2608784

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Replying To sam2024:  "What a brilliant game on Saturday - fair play to Donegal, a class team. Wishing you well for the rest of season and what an occasion it would be if we crossed swords at a later date. We both have very tricky groups to navigate in the meantime starting with huge first round games.
On the other stuff - it's been going on for years but now it's all caught on camera phones etc. The goading was wrong (heard rumours about what that player was shouting), the response from our players was definitely wrong an inexcusable. The garage stuff, again wrong, but I've been seeing that stuff for a lifetime here and there - not unique to any particular county just drink-in wit-out stuff. I'd say there's a few vids from yesterday's Leinster final doing the rounds but they won't see the light of day.
Let's focus on the good stuff and let authorities etc deal with any misdemeanors."
It was a brilliant game, so entertaining and such intensity and competitiveness.

If that Donegal player shouted something at the Armagh bench to stir things, I would never condone that and that should be punished, that kind of **** isn't welcome in Gaelic games, god knows our players and fans have lost enough Ulster finals to appreciate how hard those days are when on the wrong end of the result.

I had heard the Donegal player in question had friends or club mates in the Gerry Arthur behind the Armagh squad and his cheering was misinterpreted by the Armagh squad and that is how it kicked off, but its difficult to be sure without clearer footage.

As for the Centra brawl, that was disgraceful scenes, all caught on CCTV and the shop owners will certainly be pressing charges. I agree that we unfortunately do see this type of stuff from time to time, its not exclusive to GAA fans either.

Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1340 - 12/05/2025 13:00:41    2608793

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Replying To ponger:  "Goading is one thing but a punch is another and should be dealt with. Of course teams celebrate on winning a trophy and by hell its annoying when your on the loosing end. We have seen loads of incidents of Goading in our game and for someone to suddenly say its not on is the pot calling the kettle black. Any goading is a lack of respect no matter the level

On the game itself it was super and a thumbs up for the new rules again. Its great that midfield has become a complete melting pot in relation to possession. I think Donegal have adapted better to the rules compared to Armagh who are still a bit hesitant on the ball.

Jim has won it with a complete defensive setup already. It would be some mark of a manager to change that on its head and win it the complete opposite way"
I agree on goading, there is no place for that in our Sport, Donegal players and fans have been on the wrong end of Ulster finals results enough times in recent years and I would be seriously ****** if one of our players conducted himself in that way. I heard it was possibly a misunderstanding, but at this point its hard to know.

I wouldn't say there is much between the two teams this year, I was impressed with how Armagh have regrouped after winning the All Ireland last season, that can sometimes knock teams off track. Last season I thought Armagh were the better team for most of that final, but this year was different, Donegal sitting back in the last 15 minutes of normal time skewed the stats a little in Armagh's favour, but it was a balanced game.

I think Donegal and Armagh are definitely very much in the All Ireland Contenders list along with Kerry, Galway, Mayo and I think maybe Dublin, Tyrone and Monaghan could still make a big run. I wasn't sure before the final of where Donegal were at, because they seemed to be playing in lower gears for many games.

Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1340 - 12/05/2025 13:10:03    2608799

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Replying To Scenicparish:  "Awful lot of rough stuff? Your going to have to explain yourself with an accusation like that ?"
If you watch the games without blinkers on you will see.Its self explanatory really.

brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 69 - 12/05/2025 13:17:52    2608806

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "Armagh have been at it for years, then when it's done to them they take the law into their own hands?"
Pathetic comment.Go away and listen to danny o Donnell. Donegal are no angels.They try fool refs with their soft wee girls voices but are no shrinking voilets on the field.

brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 69 - 12/05/2025 13:21:35    2608808

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Replying To S1234:  "It's not on . Be respectful say hard luck to opposition doesn't take much for a bit of respect & class . Which clearly Donegal lacked at that moment .
See Donegal players will have suspensions coming rightly so to .

Donegal supporters surrounding the fight and egging on their player with flares was not a great look either tbh .

The Armagh player was right to stand up for himself and his team who in all honesty looked the better team ."
Nail on head

brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 69 - 12/05/2025 13:24:14    2608810

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Replying To Sportsfanatic90:  "What a silly post. Murphy is a generational player and is more influential than the likes of con and/ or cliffs.
You have to commit to tackles and if you don't like so many players nowadays you're just filling space which is fine too but it's not the same thing. If Murphy didn't commit he wouldn't have got a hand in to turn over the ball on armaghs no 3 when they where at the halfway line that led to a Donegal score. Some times players get these tackles wrong and pick up a tick or a yellow but refs and the watching public know when malice is intended and that is something Murphy doesn't do. Great player.

Both great teams and I have a feeling will meet again, with riain back Armagh will be that more dangerous and I would fancy them.

Hoping it's an Ulster winner again this year, something about them up there, football is everything"
I will admit Murphy is a great player but he uses a closed fist most of the time when tackling and gets a free pass from refs.

brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 69 - 12/05/2025 13:26:25    2608813

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Replying To Commodore:  "This is the same Armagh team that caused brawls in challenge matches with Dublin at the Athletics Ground, with Tyrone in Athletics ground, with Donegal in Letterkenny 2022 and in Croke Park Galway in 2023, they have a growing track record of instigating that type of behaviour and yet the GAA and Ulster GAA in particular seem to always turn a blind eye, as do a lot of sports journalists.

I'd say the first Armagh player who ran onto the pitch first will be wanting to avoid Donegal for the remainder of the year, two clear punches and Donegal player didn't flinch, he needed intervention of 6 other Armagh players to take the Donegal player down.

Its poor discipline by the Armagh squad on a regular basis that seems to always go unpunished."
You forgot the championship game in Cavan in the Athletic grounds when they started a row in the pre match parade! The Donegal doctor in 2014. I could go on. It all boils down to small man syndrome.

If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck...

The GAA need to come down hard on them but I won't hold my breath. Can't see too many emails being sent on this one somehow.

peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1198 - 12/05/2025 13:26:59    2608815

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Replying To brayballer:  "Nail on head"
Another poster from a county with nothing to play for coming out of the woodwork . Jeez, the Tailteann cup must be really boring this year since you're all so interested in Donegal.

greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 633 - 12/05/2025 13:29:49    2608819

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "This is it. Armagh ones losing the run of themselves at a bit of goading is the height of irony. McQuillan was giving Patton plenty at one stage after he scored a point. Then Forker pointing his finger at McGuinness after the game. He's the worst culprit of the lot when it comes to giving it the big one.

Huge congratulations to the Donegal players and management. I honestly thought the momentum was with Armagh going into extra time. Fair play to Niall O'Donnell. He isn't getting as much action as he'd probably like, but he was coolness personified in extra time.

I'm hoping that we didn't pick up any injuries and that it was just cramp which forced a lot of men off. An exciting All Ireland series now awaits!"
Donegal have plenty of mouthpieces themselves Lockjaw.Donegal are as innocent as you think

brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 69 - 12/05/2025 13:30:11    2608820

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