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I think Derry won't be far away alright, our side of the draw is harder to navigate, when ot comes to the big games Jim will play whoever suits the opposition best, Ryan is a safe pair of hands, always uses the ball well, maybe a substitute roll will be on the cards for him later on in the Championship, all depends on injuries etc too. If Michael is fully fit I can't see him being left on the bench in a big game, he's just too good to play minutes without him when you don't have to imo. He is getting into the best shape of his career almost from what I see, the man is a machine. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3737 - 07/03/2026 20:21:47 2660471 Link 0 |
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Your side of Ulster is def loaded, a run in Ulster would bring back that belief. The whole thing kinda fell apart in Derry after Rory Gallagher was forced out, I'm not wanting to get into that, but he had the full Derry panel buying into his message and plan and we was sure we could win Sam. Things just weren't the same under Mickey Harte, even though he started well with McKenna Cup and National league titles, Donegal exposed a weakness in Celtic Park that other big teams probably had identified already. Murphy can be hard to handle, but at his age, he has a higher risk of injury, so best not overdo it. McHugh is a safe pair of hands, but he can be managed. I would be more worried about the threat of Mogan or Roarty from deep, getting players to match them. Donegal have a serious squad, and Jimmy McGuinness is a brilliant football manager, this could be Donegal's year. GaryMc82 (Derry) - Posts: 3042 - 07/03/2026 21:23:07 2660476 Link 0 |
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I get with the All Ireland format now, winning Ulster isn't considered a benefit, but I'm not sharing the "Scrap the Provincials" narrative. Winning Ulster mean so much to the majority of players and Counties in Ulster, you can see that when Cavan, Derry, Donegal, Monaghan etc win titles, the crowds etc. Massive thing, it should be protected and ring fenced. Moving away from the Provincials probably benefits Kerry and Dublin most, as Munster and Leinster Championships had been neglected by the GAA for decades, while they are both in the top 2 or 3 funded Counties in Ireland, and they had zero competition at Provincial level most years. They now want to scrap the Provincials. GaryMc82 (Derry) - Posts: 3042 - 07/03/2026 22:15:32 2660480 Link 0 |