alexandersuper, i doubt you were actually at the match. the player dismissed was carrying the ball, was hacked by the mccools player and did nothing more than throw his stick back. having marked this player i can tell you honestly he likes to try to rough house his opponents but if he is on the recieving end, he hides. tell me honestly do players like that contribute in any way to the advancement of donegal hurling.

neo (Donegal) - Posts: 20 - 22/09/2008 22:38:47    105104

was at the mc cools and setanta match too and the setanta player in question should not have been sent off, the mc cools player as soon as he came on started hacking damien browne and doing evrything to him to get him to react but hedidnt so he moved on to dwyer, all that happened was a slight swing of the arm back to try an get him off his back but some how the inisowen ref saw it different??..on the final itself it will be very tight but i think setanta will be again to strong for burt, they have a mixture of youth and experience all over the pitch that will blend nicely for them to beat a burt team for the second year running!!

thejudge01 (Donegal) - Posts: 19 - 23/09/2008 11:45:48    105402

Well it all seems to be pointing to a setanta success. they have to be hot favourites.sure burt have no good players do they.they won't be that hungry this year.they are a tired old team.setanta have all advantages over the pitch. dwyer no real loss to them anyway..burt have to be big underdogs?first time in nearly 20 years..be interestin t see how they react...there not goin great tho..

padjo (Donegal) - Posts: 7 - 23/09/2008 13:25:21    105548

WELL DONE SETANTA.... Is this the start of the 9/10 in a row???

Mickey Collins (Donegal) - Posts: 48 - 28/09/2008 23:20:41    109776

Thought the hurling final was a great advert for donegal hurling. To give burt their dues they really put it up to setanta in the first half but the setanta team have really come of age. They didnt panic, they continued to play in a composed and controlled manner and when the important scores were needed they produced. Burt played about as well as they are capable of but this setanta team are a little bit special. They seem to have leaders all over the pitch and when their backs were against the wall they restricted burt to just one point from play in the second half. I believe they will be great representatives in ulster and stand a very real chance of progressing to the all ireland seies if they can get past the antrim champions this sunday.

neo (Donegal) - Posts: 20 - 30/09/2008 11:22:40    110899

Fantastic win Setanta, over the moon to hear it!!

Jeasus I was at the semi final too, thought some of the Setanta play was very sloppy then, esp the trying and failing to pick up the ball at every chance.

I'm sure P Campbell had them well wound up for the final. Well done again.

As for the sending off in the semi, he took the bait from the hacker 19 alright.

I also wish young Porter the best with the arm, he had played a great composed game that day.

Smile while your swinging in Ulster lads.

Helicopter (Overseas) - Posts: 108 - 01/10/2008 02:34:21    111604

Would the result have been different if the suspension wasnt lifted?

Norman (Donegal) - Posts: 382 - 02/10/2008 19:38:29    112923

excuses me nero i was at the match and i was at fence right infront. absolute joke that he was allowed play the final

alexandersuper (Donegal) - Posts: 4 - 02/10/2008 20:41:08    112950

So Dwyer "did nothing more than throw his stick back"... so the ref was right after all then!
Dont think it wold have made a difference in the final if he didnt play .. it was a superb disciplined performance from Setanta against a dirty enough Burt team...

redshoes (Donegal) - Posts: 14 - 03/10/2008 15:18:25    113401

Alexander, i presume you either have never played the game at any significant level or were so pressed against the fence the wiring blocked your view. It was a joke however that the player who couldnt hit water if he fell out of a boat let alone a sliotar, didnt even recieve a yellow card despite repeated dirty fouls in his short spell on the field. When confronted after the match the same player said he was only doing the job he was told to. I can honestly say that no setanta officials sent a player out to do a job on young massy or trout. Get some true hurlers in your team, ditch the dirty players and maybe we ll see an all finn valley final ( if you can see through the fence).

neo (Donegal) - Posts: 20 - 03/10/2008 19:03:30    113543

Just to let the helicopter know setanta won their ulster semi final today and progress to the ulster final for the second year running. They meet the winners of lisbellaw and mullahoran.

neo (Donegal) - Posts: 20 - 12/10/2008 22:55:05    117652

Cheers for that Neo sir.

I want a full report of the final too sir..

Best of luck Setanta, pull hard.

Remember to smile while your swinging lads.

No1 overseas fan!

Helicopter (Overseas) - Posts: 108 - 15/10/2008 23:19:44    120016

underage in this county is not good.. i play with setanta under 16's and live in killybegs.. i'm not happy that the under 16 championship has not been completed.. we're supposed to be playin burt tomorrow in da county semi final.. this is the 2nd week in a row i've been told this.. it was called off last week due to burt not having the numbers.. but i think its stupid that its being played this time of year at all.. after the long summer where barely any games were played.. it will more than likely drag on into the month of november before the final is eventually played!

Good luck to da senior lads in the ulster final.. bring it home this year lads!

jamsey (Donegal) - Posts: 8 - 17/10/2008 17:16:25    121530

burt match today was called off.. they once again couldn't get enough players.. i travelled a 2 hour round trip ta find out it was off wen it was up.. we go straight ta da final now which fingers crossed will be next week

jamsey (Donegal) - Posts: 8 - 18/10/2008 22:40:43    121892

good lick to setanta this sunday when they take on lisbellaw in the ulster junior hurling club championship final in ballyshannon!! hope everyone comes along and supports you's for all the hard work all year!! lets hope we'll be seeing an ulster championship title back in killygordon and crossroads this sunday evening!! 1 game then from croke park!! SETANTA ABU......

thejudge01 (Donegal) - Posts: 19 - 30/10/2008 12:49:12    129783

Best of luck indeed Setanta. Hopefully a big turnout for you.

Big smiles and bigger swings.

C'mon Neo ..

No 1 overseas fan.

Helicopter (Overseas) - Posts: 108 - 31/10/2008 02:58:00    130500

I'll not wish you all GOOD LUCK Sunday Setanta - as you'll not need it!

Do yourselves proud - from all in Brussels.

bottler (Dublin) - Posts: 37 - 31/10/2008 13:29:21    130885

good luck setanta from all in monaghan

yous will have no bother in bringing the cup home

thechosen.hurl (Monaghan) - Posts: 34 - 31/10/2008 17:51:07    131196

all the best to setanta today..lets bring the title back to killygordon and the cross!!!

thejudge01 (Donegal) - Posts: 19 - 02/11/2008 11:26:59    131722

Anyone know todays result ?

bottler (Dublin) - Posts: 37 - 02/11/2008 17:16:54    131891