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Really looking forward to this game I'm assuming it will be in Clones, we will have revenge on our minds to exorcise the ghosts of 2020, both sets of fans will bring great colour and atmosphere, hope the suns shining for it and their is a huge turnout of support, it's great to be back in an Ulster semi final and to have the fans back in. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2754 - 26/04/2022 13:35:00 2413328 Link 1 |
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Bookies have Donegal 1/5 which sounds about right. They playing at a way higher level than us . We need everything to go right for us on the day and everything to go wrong for Donegal to have a chance.
Breffni1969 (Cavan) - Posts: 510 - 26/04/2022 14:18:33 2413348 Link 0 |
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Yes I can't wait for this one either. We need to forget about what happened in 2020 and concentrate on this game and its own merits. Mickey Graham is a shrewd manager and Cavan have got some great players. I wouldn't pay a blind bit of heed to where they operate in the league. Graham is old school and knows that the good GAA people of Cavan will forgive league status with a right good cut at the Ulster Championship. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9147 - 26/04/2022 15:10:13 2413366 Link 0 |
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Do you really belive that Breffni? Next thing you'll be giving us your Iban or your Revolut, looking for a small bet. Although Donegal are rightly favourites, we all know that it will be far from plain sailing. Looking forward to a great occasion, always plenty of craic with the Cavan supporters.
SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 585 - 26/04/2022 15:23:42 2413368 Link 0 |
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For sure we should forget about league position, Cavan have some great players, great tradition, some very big men and a shrewd manager, a dangerous team to meet unless you have the mind focused and get the performance right as we know they are well capable of winning this so I'm sure we will ignore any bit of an Béal Bocht from Mickey Graham. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2754 - 26/04/2022 15:26:25 2413370 Link 0 |
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Need to stop fluting about in defence with the ball, a few times in the second half on Sunday we got badly turned over and a better team would have hit the onion bag and punished us. peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 805 - 26/04/2022 15:26:45 2413371 Link 1 |
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Think this will be a cracker alright. Last time out, we had no fans in November 2020, so great to see fans will be there and likely to be Clones on a good day in a few weeks time. Can imagine that Donegal won't be so dismissive this time and will take Cavan seriously, which the team, fans, and media certainly did not back in 2020. The odds look shorter than then (Donegal 1/5 now and 1/10 then) which is probably about right too. Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2391 - 26/04/2022 15:56:38 2413381 Link 1 |
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I can't see anything other than a 10+ point hammering here for Donegal. I'll say it as it is!
MurphBalls (Donegal) - Posts: 178 - 26/04/2022 16:18:20 2413389 Link 1 |
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2022 Division 4 against Division 1, no pressure on Cavan, go out, enjoy the occasion, play a bit of football and see what happens. No pre match issues around this game for Donegal, the pressure is on them though as it's a game they should win. sam1884 (UK) - Posts: 999 - 26/04/2022 16:36:50 2413395 Link 0 |
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Delighted you said that. You lot all said the same last time and look what happened. Bring on that mentality!
Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2391 - 26/04/2022 16:42:07 2413397 Link 0 |
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We been playing Div 4. Scraped past London , Yes beat a poor ish Antrim team. Donegal play at a higher level and faster pace than us. I don't honestly think we have the pace to handle lads like McHugh , Mogan etc. Murphy is probably one of the greatest players ever to play the game still retains remarkable fitness and ability on the ball. Yes it's the Ulster Championship and anything can happen. But I'd like both teams to play well strange as that may sound . Because that would give us a proper insight into where we are . That to me is more important than a fluke win catching Donegal on an off day. Although that would be nice too!! Breffni1969 (Cavan) - Posts: 510 - 26/04/2022 16:44:36 2413400 Link 0 |
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remember where that attitude got you last time lol!!!!! I've been talking to a few of my Donegal friends since Sunday and I'm surprised at their attitude towards Cavan. very dismissive. we're in for a ''tanking'' apparently. but anyway, regarding this game you'd be a fool to look past Donegal to be straight about it. but unlike Armagh Cavan have a keeper with a good kickout, possession winners and defenders that will engage in the tackle, Armagh basically filled spaced Sunday and either couldn't or wouldn't tackle. I doubt Cavan will do that. there's a lot to be played for on Cavan's side, arguably higher stakes and as someone else said, they've done it before......so there's a chance, I think it'll be a real championship game. in two weeks time will Donegal be all Ireland contenders or will Cavan continue to be fluky or dare i say it ''a decent team'' we'll see. theweanling (Cavan) - Posts: 414 - 26/04/2022 16:45:10 2413401 Link 0 |
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the sleeping giants are back and we love to read posts like this. Take Murphy and McHugh out of donegal and they are bang average. That is what we plan to do.
foxes_denn (Cavan) - Posts: 129 - 26/04/2022 17:02:28 2413404 Link 0 |
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I think most Donegal fans see this contest for the complex task it is, against a championship team with a wily manager.Cavan rightly won't fear us after 2020. Similarly, if Donegal have any aspirations of silverware they should be capable of navigating this without major issues. Donegal's build up to the Armagh game was subdued and focused and I feel it'll be very similar this time again. Once bitten twice shy! Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1321 - 26/04/2022 17:18:49 2413409 Link 1 |
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Took Cavan for granted in 2020. They taught Donegal a lesson that day when we had an eye on meeting Dublin in AI semi final. fielder (Donegal) - Posts: 137 - 26/04/2022 17:57:31 2413420 Link 0 |
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What makes you think that. Could you explain your reasoning.
rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2410 - 26/04/2022 18:26:16 2413429 Link 0 |
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The venues & times for the 2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi Finals have been confirmed: greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 473 - 26/04/2022 19:59:59 2413453 Link 1 |
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Again, I really hope Donegal think the League is the be all and end all that you think it is. League is different, and we've a manager who simply didn't target it. We reached 2 Ulster finals, winning one, on the back of successive relegations. We've been consistently good in Championship under this manager. Like by any measure, the team Cavan are in Championship is not a Division 4 team. Sure didn't we beat Antrim out the gate and they were challenging for Division 3 promotion? Come off it. Stop acting like the League is the gauge here. It's really not
Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2391 - 26/04/2022 21:04:01 2413462 Link 0 |
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You'll find on this thread that posts like that are pretty rare if you've read through them. To be fair that's like saying if you took Clifford and Sean O Se out of Kerry they would be bang average. We have plenty of good footballers throughout that team and we owe you, so I'm looking forward to it!
Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1321 - 26/04/2022 21:37:42 2413470 Link 0 |
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Because Donegal are a better side! What happened in 2020 was a complete long shot and shock. The game was played in a small narrow pitch and Cavan got their tactics right on the day. They didn't pressure Patton's kickouts. However, they applied pressure on the player receiving the ball from the kickout. I can't see Donegal being caught again. Let's be honest here, but could you pick 3 players from the Cavan team that would start on the Donegal team? The style of Football that Donegal play isn't pretty and in my opinion is holding them back because this style of football might not beat the top teams whereas playing teams in the lower divisions, this style of football will almost always prevail. So, my reasoning is mostly because I think Donegal is a far more superior team than Cavan. Go back to 2019, the last time these teams played a summer football match. Donegal didn't get out of gear 2. Well this will be the same outcome. Someone mentioned this is what we want Donegal fans to be thinking but I'm sure the players and management are more focused on the task at hand than us fans. They won't take Cavan for as granted as they did in 2020 as it's one game at a time at this point in time whereas before it was a packed season during Novemeber/December time. It's a completely different prospect meeting Donegal this time. MurphBalls (Donegal) - Posts: 178 - 27/04/2022 09:01:12 2413485 Link 0 |