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Savagely entertaining game from these two counties, and while I'll always have a soft spot for Donegal having worked there and with a lose family connection, who could deny Mayo the tie? Mayo are never beaten till the final whistle goes, and they showed that today. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 25/01/2020 23:21:59 2262347 Link 1 |
Well said, you would think by all press and social media that the only game on last night was Dublin v Kerry...makes me sick how everyone focus on Dublin and Kerry RoryGall35 (Donegal) - Posts: 167 - 26/01/2020 10:11:33 2262406 Link 1 |
It's a bit of a reverse of what happened v yourselves in the FDB game Festy, so good to snatch something at the death. Donegal will have more regrets, especially the period coming up to half time when they missed a lot of decent chances. Murphy's contribution was huge. I was keeping an eye on the other game too... wasn't surprised at the strength of the Kerry team, since they wanted to lay down a marker, but was taken aback at the 15 the Dubs put out... I was expecting a more diluted line-up. Can't see either of these teams dropping many points given they both seem to have eyes on the silverware. Galway should take the points later... certainly I expect ye'll put up a winning score. Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 26/01/2020 12:18:29 2262447 Link 0 |
Great game for the neutral with the usual drama Mayo inevitably bring. Disappointing from a Donegal perspective given the first half dominance was not fully capitalised on. The final result should have been beyond doubt even with the goal at the end. Fair play to Mayo for ramping up the intensity in the second half and making a real game of it. A little worrying that in those circumstances there was an over reliance on Michael Murphy though to be fair Ban showed what we had missed in the latter stages of the super eights. In fairness the game at Croker was also a cracker especially the first half. panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2782 - 26/01/2020 12:40:24 2262454 Link 0 |
Very entertaining game of football ,shame this game and the Dublin Kerry game were on the same time. Galwayjoe86 (Galway) - Posts: 258 - 26/01/2020 13:51:03 2262482 Link 2 |
Too be fair both teams had Debutantes and many inexperienced players out there .. Always going to happen. BeJasus (UK) - Posts: 383 - 26/01/2020 15:14:38 2262500 Link 0 |
Yeah a very enjoyable game for sure, high scoring for a first round game although there was plenty of sloppy mistakes too which seemed natural in the early season. Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1321 - 26/01/2020 15:35:13 2262505 Link 0 |
After all the negativity about Mayo it was good to see them back. Well done Donegal too. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2519 - 26/01/2020 21:02:23 2262658 Link 1 |
We scrapped over the finish line, but got there in the end. Nerve wracking stuff. Interesting take on the DvsK game Perry. I wonder if both teams sent out strong sides given the symbolism involved: first game since the AI final, in Crocker, laying down the gauntlet etc etc. how they approach subsequent games will tell a lot. I'll say this, if D and K want to obsess over each other while ignoring the rest of us mere mortals, I won't have any complaints. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 26/01/2020 21:20:58 2262671 Link 0 |
Noticed in first half that a lot of Mayo players were loosing their footing and falling even when they were not being tackled. They obviously had the wrong boots on for the condition of the pitch. Surely the Manager or Ciaran McDonald should have seen this during the warm up and got them to change their boots. Small things like this are the difference in tight games. culmore (None) - Posts: 1398 - 27/01/2020 10:00:46 2262792 Link 0 |
Very decent start to the league, considering the tough, windy conditions and the amount of starters both teams had missing. Mayo were definitely blessed to escape from Ballybofey with a point considering the amount of scorable wides Donegal kicked. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 27/01/2020 10:10:14 2262794 Link 0 |