Congratulations to Donegal! If anyone is interested in watching some video footage from Wednesday night's Cadbury Ulster U21 Final, including match footage, trophy presentation and post match interviews with Cadbury Hero of the Match and Donegal captain Michael Murphy, Donegal midfielder Kevin Mulhern and the victorious manager Jim McGuinness, click on the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/U21GAAFootball?ref=ts#!/U21GAAFootball?ref=ts

CadburyGAA (Dublin) - Posts: 80 - 08/04/2010 15:14:31    611836

Well done to all concerned. Interesting to hear Jim Mc Guinness say that they pick players firstly based on character and then they try give them the skills. That way when things are going against them he doesn't have anybody dragging the team down. Maybe the senior management team should take a similar approach.

Future looks good, 11 of the players that played last nite are underage again next year. Peter Boyle, Eamon Doherty, Thomas Mc Kinley, Conor Classon, Danny Curran, Daniel Mc Laughlin, Mark Mc Hugh, Dermot Molloy, Anton Mc Fadden, Sean O Kennedy and Peter Mc Nelis.

Murt (Donegal) - Posts: 252 - 08/04/2010 16:58:10    612052

thing is now,we need to keep these boys together now and blend den in2 the senior squad to bring succes at senior level,any1 agree

jonjoe89 (Donegal) - Posts: 85 - 08/04/2010 17:09:38    612078

Well done to Jim, the backroom team and especially the players. Just want to give a quick mention of the last Donegal team to win an Ulster U-21 and maybe a reminder that Underage success doesn't automatically lead to Senior glory.
Here's the team that won the last Ulster U-21, after a replay, in 1995:

1. D. Nash (Milford)
2. N. McCready (Aodh Ruadh)
3. E. O'Donnell (Aodh Ruadh)
4. S. McEwan (St. Eunans)
5. P. McGinley (Killybegs)
6. D. Clarke (Bundoran)
7. D. McNamara (Bundoran)
8. D. Diver (Ardara)
9. J. Ruane (Bundoran)
10. B. Ward (Aodh Ruadh)
11. M. Coll (Gaoth Dobhair)
12. P. Gillespie (N. Columba)
13. A. Sweeney (Dungloe)
14. D. Buggy (Aodh Ruadh)
15. B. Roper (Aodh Ruadh)
Subs used: A. McFadden (Cloughaneely) and A. McGrath (Aodh Ruadh).
P. McTeague (Downings) and A. McFadden played in first game while S. Boyce (Cloughaneely) and S. McClafferty (Downings) came on as subs.


Only 2 of those players won a Senior Medal with Donegal.


Congratulations again on last night boys, and good luck in the future.

donegal_insider (Donegal) - Posts: 584 - 08/04/2010 19:03:17    612265

yes but why didnt more than just 2 of them wina senior medal,the onli thing im saying is that the county board has te regonisze that there is a team there with the lads in the senior set up already who are overage and the mionr team they need 2 keep these lads interested in football!what happnd 2 all of the 1995 team??

jonjoe89 (Donegal) - Posts: 85 - 08/04/2010 19:16:16    612278

Some of them played for Donegal and did well. Some of them became good club players but never made the step up to County. Some of them just drifted away from the scene altogether. There's some great players on this years U-21 team and they need to be brought on bit by bit and not thrown in at the deep end. In my opinion: McLoone and Murphy should be on Senior first 15. Maybe Mulhern, Curran and Peter McGee on panel and I would be inclined to leave it at that. Eamonn Doherty, Paddy McGrath, Dermot Molloy, Antoin McFadden, Thomas McKinley, and Mark McHugh are definitely players for the future i.e. next year and not to be rushed this year, but i'm sure if you'd asked someone in 95, they'd have picked at least half a dozen players to go on and make the county jersey theirs too.

donegal_insider (Donegal) - Posts: 584 - 08/04/2010 19:47:05    612307

great win but i would not take tipp lightly, did they not beat kerry to win theirs??

hoganstandfan (Donegal) - Posts: 34 - 08/04/2010 20:07:49    612334

Well done Donegal U.21's on your deserved victory. Hope you go on and win it now as it would be nice to see. Best of Luck !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 08/04/2010 20:46:34    612379

well done lads, ye played to your strengths and have a fresh mobile physical team, hopefully ye can go on and win it, murphys goal said it all about the undoubted talent he is, first time i seen him play in the flesh, fine baller.

milhouse (Cavan) - Posts: 469 - 08/04/2010 21:25:58    612437

Does anyone know where the game will be played???

good_man_agnes (Donegal) - Posts: 1 - 09/04/2010 16:49:28    613033

Not too sure about Kelly at midfield for Sunday. Thought one of the U21 men should have been given a chance around the middle as even before a ball is throw in, you can guarentee he wont be at the races. I hope im wrong though.

Would be nice to see Kavanagh or Toye back on the bench even just for a morale boost. Well done to U21s by the way. Really lifted the spirits!!

heyboy (Donegal) - Posts: 121 - 09/04/2010 17:20:55    613096