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Replying To Farney1990:  "Really does promise to be.

One of the most enjoyable competitions in the GAA.

If glen and kilcoo meet could be an epic.."
Well done Glen, As i pointed out in previous post , nothing handy in Ulster, Different Gravy

germac (Down) - Posts: 535 - 21/11/2021 15:11:03    2390168

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Nothing in that today between St Eunans and Watty Grahams. The Maghera men will be relieved to get through it after being behind for most of the game. Some poor decision making in the final minutes cost St Eunans dearly as well as some harsh calls throughout the game from the ref towards them. Watty Grahams will be all the better for the tight win. Be interesting to see how far they go now. Couldn't believe the hype all week about them and St Eunans being written off.

Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1321 - 21/11/2021 15:43:33    2390172

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Well done Glen. Dug it out. 50/50 game could have went either way. Both teams left chances behind them. Taking nothing away from the Derry championship, I think Derry people can see how difficult it is to win Donegal now considering this was a Eunans team who lost to Kilcar in the group stage, a kilcar team who got hockey by Glenties in the semi final, a glenties team who just got by Gaoith Donhair in the quarter.

TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1142 - 21/11/2021 16:11:25    2390177

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All the talk about Glen?! They were damn damn lucky in what was a terrible game. The ref must have been reading the papers aswell about this all conquering Derry team because he made sure they got the rub of the green, any 50/50s seemed to go Glens way, a penalty (although not converted) that was a joke!
Anyway, they've progressed but as far as world beaters go?? I'm yet to be convinced.
Next round should see just how good they are. Going in hot favourites against a Scotstown team who I've seen kill teams off after 15mins of football.

Blueblood4life (Monaghan) - Posts: 200 - 21/11/2021 18:16:40    2390192

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Eunans left it behind them missed a lot of chances that cost them in the end.Darragh Mulgrew should be given a go at senior level imo.

neutral (None) - Posts: 358 - 21/11/2021 18:22:33    2390194

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Replying To Blueblood4life:  "All the talk about Glen?! They were damn damn lucky in what was a terrible game. The ref must have been reading the papers aswell about this all conquering Derry team because he made sure they got the rub of the green, any 50/50s seemed to go Glens way, a penalty (although not converted) that was a joke!
Anyway, they've progressed but as far as world beaters go?? I'm yet to be convinced.
Next round should see just how good they are. Going in hot favourites against a Scotstown team who I've seen kill teams off after 15mins of football."
They certainly won't be going in as hot favourites against Scotstown. Will be nothing in it and I'm sure everyone knows that. After that performance I'd be fairly sure that Scotstown beat them in 2 weeks.

HB245 (Monaghan) - Posts: 206 - 21/11/2021 18:48:17    2390201

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I kept my powder dry on this thread all week as I wanted to see what way the cards would fall, before commenting. There was some amount of slabbering done in relation to Glen. Our lads were written off completely, in fact the talk was that Glen would be All-Ireland contenders, they may yet be, we will see, but not on that performance today.

I was unable to travel home for the game, so had to make do with the online stream and I've watched it back a second time since. Our lads left that game behind them today, with the missed frees and the error at the end to gift Glen a tap over for the winning score. The penalty decision was a disgraceful decision and emblematic of the referee's performance, where he favoured the Derry men throughout.

I'm not one for moaning at ref's in general as it's a thankless task and I try to remain objective when accessing a performance, however, today our lads found it much harder to get frees awarded to them than their Derry counterparts.

What was even worse than the penalty decision was the referee's decision to not award a free when Niall O'Donnell was clearly fouled towards the end of the game in front of the goals, that would have ensured extra time and we would have had our full 15 back on the pitch.

I'm disappointed with the result, but even more so with the perceived injustices. Anyway, we'll take the Dr. Maguire this year as no one gave us much of a chance in that either....... with the narrative there being how the unbeatable Glenties team were marching towards 3 in a row and we gave them a schooling in the final. So, roll on next year and the coming years with this excellent young talented team we have. They will only improve with age and experience.

Best of luck to Glen for the rest of the championship. I wasn't overly impressed with them today, but our lads made it a battle for them, like nothing they had experienced whilst hammering all comers in Derry. This may be the spark that ignites them for Ulster. Scotstown will be a very tough proposition in the next round though.

LetterkennyMan (Donegal) - Posts: 393 - 21/11/2021 19:06:37    2390205

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Replying To TheRock2121:  "Well done Glen. Dug it out. 50/50 game could have went either way. Both teams left chances behind them. Taking nothing away from the Derry championship, I think Derry people can see how difficult it is to win Donegal now considering this was a Eunans team who lost to Kilcar in the group stage, a kilcar team who got hockey by Glenties in the semi final, a glenties team who just got by Gaoith Donhair in the quarter."
....and a Glenties team that got destroyed by St. Eunans in the final.........

LetterkennyMan (Donegal) - Posts: 393 - 21/11/2021 19:08:30    2390207

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Replying To Saynothing:  "Dromore could come in under the radar, haven't the same scoring threat up front as Errigal or Trillick but will take beating. Scotstown still the team to beat."
Coalisland had no scoring threat once O'Hagan went off and Dromore had a handy enough final. Also, sad to say, no Tyrone club team ever takes the provincial that seriously. I know for a fact that there's been a LOT of celebrating in Dromore this last while : )
Understandable - but not the approach of a team that is 100% serious about Ulster.
Tyrone is so hard to win that whoever wins it feels genuinely that they have achieved all they want to achieve that year, and anything else is a bonus. You need to be playing in Ulster a couple of times at least in a 2 or 3 year period before you start to wise up about it and show it some respect.
Until such time as one or two teams in Tyrone get head and shoulders above the rest, such that they can get a run of county titles, you won't see any Tyrone team doing much in Ulster.

essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 21/11/2021 19:27:53    2390209

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Eunans remind me now of their neighbours out in 'the Glen' with der defensive approach.

ryan (Donegal) - Posts: 725 - 21/11/2021 20:08:59    2390224

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Replying To ryan:  "Eunans remind me now of their neighbours out in 'the Glen' with der defensive approach."
Take it easy on those lemons Ryan. They are very bitter,

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2757 - 21/11/2021 20:31:55    2390229

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Hard to feel sorry for Eunans as that game was there for the winning if they only had thrown the shackles off and tried to win it instead of trying to hold onto the ball all game and down to the corner and then back, etc... There is no doubt that Rory and the management team had a fantastic day on the line for the county final but where was the adventure today. Definitely didn't' get the rub of the green from the ref but they didn't try to win it they just tried to not lose it. We have to change that mindset or what's the whole point? Wrong way to go. Good luck to the Derry champions going forward.

MickyMick (Donegal) - Posts: 11 - 21/11/2021 20:51:39    2390235

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Replying To LetterkennyMan:  "....and a Glenties team that got destroyed by St. Eunans in the final........."
Yes my point wasn't anti St Eunans. Just showing how competitive the county is.

TheRock2121 (Donegal) - Posts: 1142 - 21/11/2021 21:08:47    2390238

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Replying To essmac:  "Coalisland had no scoring threat once O'Hagan went off and Dromore had a handy enough final. Also, sad to say, no Tyrone club team ever takes the provincial that seriously. I know for a fact that there's been a LOT of celebrating in Dromore this last while : )
Understandable - but not the approach of a team that is 100% serious about Ulster.
Tyrone is so hard to win that whoever wins it feels genuinely that they have achieved all they want to achieve that year, and anything else is a bonus. You need to be playing in Ulster a couple of times at least in a 2 or 3 year period before you start to wise up about it and show it some respect.
Until such time as one or two teams in Tyrone get head and shoulders above the rest, such that they can get a run of county titles, you won't see any Tyrone team doing much in Ulster."
Correct, think that's why Cross were so successful, got playing in Ulster year after year.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2017 - 21/11/2021 21:29:10    2390240

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When a team drops a forward for an extra defender you can smell the fear seeping out of them.

AudiMan (Donegal) - Posts: 648 - 22/11/2021 08:24:38    2390251

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Replying To AudiMan:  "When a team drops a forward for an extra defender you can smell the fear seeping out of them."
That forward you reference was injured and unavailable for yesterday's game, but don't let that get in the way of a good slabber.......

LetterkennyMan (Donegal) - Posts: 393 - 22/11/2021 10:07:07    2390270

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Hard luck to st eunans they put up a brave fight and we're worthy Donegal representatives. I just can't understand fellow Donegal so called gaa people having a go at eunans now. So many bitter people about it would make you cringe the same mentality is there against bonner and the county team. It's a small minority may I add. Rory and his backroom team have done a fantastic job and hopefully one day he'll manage Donegal. Yesterday s game came down to small margins, Niall o donnell looked to be fouled late on but Hurson didn't gave it no surprise there.

rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2410 - 22/11/2021 10:57:33    2390276

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Replying To LetterkennyMan:  "That forward you reference was injured and unavailable for yesterday's game, but don't let that get in the way of a good slabber......."
That forward, who has started every Eunans game the last 2/3 years and who got a goal in the county final, came on as a sub in the 58th minute.

ryan (Donegal) - Posts: 725 - 22/11/2021 10:59:09    2390277

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Big win for Sean McDermotts over Cookstown Fr. Rocks on Saturday in the Ulster Junior. They now play Belleek from Armagh. There's usually a gulf in class between junior in Monaghan compared to Armagh , so i expect another comfortable win for The Sean's . I wouldn't be surprised if the following in the footsteps of the 14 other monaghan clubs that have reached 14 out of last 19 ulster junior finals. It a pity Aughnamullen didn't get their chance last year.
Scotstown and Donaghmoye should have enough to get over Derry boys also.

latefortraining (Monaghan) - Posts: 99 - 22/11/2021 11:08:35    2390280

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Replying To LetterkennyMan:  "That forward you reference was injured and unavailable for yesterday's game, but don't let that get in the way of a good slabber......."
You need to have a re-think. From County Final day, Mc Geehin was dropped and Parke came in. He then came on as a sub which doesn't tie up at all with your excuses.

AudiMan (Donegal) - Posts: 648 - 22/11/2021 11:25:58    2390284

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