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Replying To greenfan: "I was very disappointed with Gallen this year, he should relish playing alongside Murphy, learning from him and watching how he goes about his work every night in training. Gallen needs to step up next year and show he's really the top forward we all think he is, and not just a guy who had one good year." Oisin Gallen had been carrying ankle injuries since last year, from which he has had various setbacks. He has stepped up to the plate at times, we know he can do it at the top level, he just isn't getting a consistent run at it and his form has suffered. I thought Niall O'Donnell might finally step up, he has the potential to be on a different level, but for years now he seems to just lack the drive and hunger and rumour is that he won't be in the squad next season. Our starting inside forward line in 2025 should have been Niall O'Donnell, Oisin Gallen and Conor O'Donnell, with Murphy & McBrearty as bench options. But we were forced to rely on the old hands, we need younger players to step up and claim it, like Conor O'Donnell has done. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1512 - 31/10/2025 22:12:47 2642437 Link
League provisional fixtures out, good draw for Donegal even if Four away, away fixtures ard the easier ones with top teams coming here jacktheboy (Donegal) - Posts: 514 - 01/11/2025 12:57:37 2642492 Link
Replying To jacktheboy: "League provisional fixtures out, good draw for Donegal even if Four away, away fixtures ard the easier ones with top teams coming here" Ballybofey not available could have an impact, our record in Letterkenny isn't nearly as good as in Ballybofey greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 751 - 02/11/2025 17:54:08 2642679 Link
18 new players identified from the Club Championships. Paul O'Hare and Conor McGinty are two of them. Any other names? peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1375 - 02/11/2025 19:04:03 2642691 Link
Replying To peiledoir20: "18 new players identified from the Club Championships. Paul O'Hare and Conor McGinty are two of them. Any other names?" Yes it's good to hear that they're having a look at a lot of new players. Even if only one or two emerge as potential starters it should be beneficial. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 10109 - 03/11/2025 09:06:40 2642746 Link
How are Naomh Columba and Naomh Conaill fixed for their respective provincial ties this weekend? Carndonagh were a wee bit unlucky last weekend. Hopefully our intermediate and senior champions can progress. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 10109 - 04/11/2025 14:23:46 2642993 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "How are Naomh Columba and Naomh Conaill fixed for their respective provincial ties this weekend? Carndonagh were a wee bit unlucky last weekend. Hopefully our intermediate and senior champions can progress." I was shocked to see that Conor O'Donnell was kept scoreless in that game as he had been scoring for fun all year in club and county games. He must have been very well marshalled by Emyvale? peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1375 - 04/11/2025 14:52:53 2643000 Link
Replying To peiledoir20: "I was shocked to see that Conor O'Donnell was kept scoreless in that game as he had been scoring for fun all year in club and county games. He must have been very well marshalled by Emyvale?" Yeah from the sounds of things Emyvale did a good job in curtailing his influence, although he was fouled for a number of frees. The decision at the end to award Emyvale a free was harsh enough by all accounts. Carndonagh had managed a good turnover deep in injury time with the scores level, but the ref punished a "thrown" pass as they began their counter attack out of defence. The Monaghan lad dispatached the free and that was that. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 10109 - 04/11/2025 16:47:07 2643025 Link
Big game this weekend for the Glenties, hopefully they can push on. Been around the county the past 2/3 weeks and chatting to different people in different parishes when delivering and a few words going about that down a few men from last year squads that have been mentioned here, word that the Monaghan based player is one of them. Any new additions floating about yet? Championship top scorer isn't 1 of the new 18 anyway. Whyme923 (Donegal) - Posts: 119 - 06/11/2025 14:20:43 2643279 Link