ardmhacha (Armagh) - Posts: 172 - 29/05/2022 18:18:32    2420819

Brilliant Derry - well done!!! Delighted for Derry GAA.

ardmhacha (Armagh) - Posts: 172 - 29/05/2022 18:19:07    2420820

Awful game of football. Donegal need a complete rethink and overhaul of coaching. Well done to Derry and this will likely be the high point of their year. Dublin or Kerry for Sam.

Rolo2010 (Donegal) - Posts: 738 - 29/05/2022 18:21:17    2420822

Very poor affair. We can't blame the players as they are carrying out their managers orders toa tee. It really is a horrible style of football to watch. Club teams in my own county play similar and you would be fit to tear your hair out at times watching it.

LslashersFanatic (Longford) - Posts: 22 - 29/05/2022 18:21:39    2420823

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9701 - 29/05/2022 18:42:59    2420829

Well done Derry the better team won. Unless Bonnar wins the all ireland he will have to be replaced, for all the talent we have under achieved for years

ulsterrules (Donegal) - Posts: 259 - 29/05/2022 18:46:13    2420831

Congrats to Derry and Gallagher a great victory. Never warmed to Gallagher for his antics on the sideline but he really showed he is one of the best coaches around today the way he managed that game and how spirited and motivated his Derry side were today and whole of championship. In his interview afterwards he acknowledged they planned to get Rogers to take on murphy and ended man of the match. His response as well telling interviewer he'd won his ulsters before as part of mgmt team in donegal showed a winners mentality. Donegal got right back into game but not for first time under bonner were too risk adverse when the finishing line neared.

seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1799 - 29/05/2022 18:47:11    2420833

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 29/05/2022 18:48:51    2420834

bbc said it was a great game, r t e said it was boring

Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2841 - 29/05/2022 19:04:34    2420839

what aloadof rubbish, will someone tell Donegal management its football they are suposed to play.

jacktheboy (Donegal) - Posts: 405 - 29/05/2022 19:04:55    2420840

Comhghairdeas Doire.

Great to see a team that hasn't won in awhile take the glory.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 29/05/2022 19:14:00    2420843

Congratulations Derry and RG better team on the day and in Ulster this year, answered every question today, well deserved

mhunicean_abu (Monaghan) - Posts: 1044 - 29/05/2022 19:16:17    2420847

I certainly fancied them for this and they didn't disappoint, well done Derry.

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8589 - 29/05/2022 19:30:22    2420851

The big factor coming into the game was Donegal's reliance on handpassing the ball into the scoring zone, running at an opposition player and then throwing themselves to the ground, for their reliable free takers to kick points throughout the game.

When this happened in the 8th minute and a referee gave a free out to the shock of Donegal players it was obvious a referee had his homework done or as he is an Ulster referee maybe knew of the tactic.

At that stage I thought Derry have a great chance. To be fair it led Donegal to look for scores from play and they hit some great points, but without those usual easy scores were never going to pull away from Derry.

This allowed Derry to remain competitive and by extra time had a greater will to win and a greater all round fitness to become Ulster Champions. I think it's the end of this Donegal team, they've had a great decade and fair play to them but new teams are coming through Ulster and they're nowhere near the standard of Dublin or Kerry.

As for Derry the All Ireland is unlikely but they've just beaten three Division 1 teams so that gives a clue of their ability. They avoid Dublin or Kerry to the final so it wouldn't be a surprise if they end up in an All Ireland Final and then who knows. Congratulations to them.

sam1884 (UK) - Posts: 999 - 29/05/2022 19:36:02    2420854

seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1799 - 29/05/2022 19:39:03    2420855

Good luck to derry played with more conviction than us,every team deserves there day and we'd plenty this while so won't begrudge them.
Game as a spectacle is ruined with tactics unfortunately.

Tyrion (Donegal) - Posts: 160 - 29/05/2022 19:44:19    2420859

Congratulations Derry - deserving winners. Great to see the excitement on the pitch at the end. Enjoy the celebrations!

greysoil (Monaghan) - Posts: 965 - 29/05/2022 19:47:35    2420861

Huge congratulations to Derry who deserved it as they were willing to actually go for it. Dire encounter though.

SimonstownBack (Meath) - Posts: 143 - 29/05/2022 19:52:30    2420862

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 29/05/2022 19:56:18    2420866

I know it wasn't a pretty game to watch, but Marty Morrisssey complaining about fist passing, did he not watch football from 2015 until 2020 ?

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2012 - 29/05/2022 19:57:30    2420867