benjyyy
County: Donegal

I think maybe the words 'the last day' threw a few people...



It certainly did benjyyy, some of your fellow Donegal
posters have very cynical minds! I mean, as if I would
deliberately plant a double entendre in a post! ;)

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 21/06/2013 17:34:57    1412475

Good lad TheGateKeeper will have the flag ready to go for you ;)

MissDownFanatic (Down) - Posts: 411 - 21/06/2013 17:45:19    1412482

I can see Donegal really going for the jugular.

I'm sure Jim was releaved to beat Tyrone and happy with the character shown to silence the critics but he also very hard on the players in the last few weeks for the mistakes made. Thay have been training like dogs since the Tyrone game and the Down game is where he wants to correct those mistakes. So the notion that Donegal could be complacent going into this is out the window.

Donegal win by 5+

SeanieSense (Donegal) - Posts: 328 - 21/06/2013 17:58:57    1412493

Man it's good to be looking forward to an Ulster Semi Final with Down instead of staring down the barrel of the qualifiers like poor Tyrone. Still, they might get away with bullying a few southern counties in that part of the All Ireland Series seeing it didn't work with Donegal in Ulster.

Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1403 - 21/06/2013 18:00:58    1412494

GateKeeper, you should indeed head to Breffni Park on Sunday to support your county's Minors.

MourneArmy (Down) - Posts: 1787 - 21/06/2013 18:46:23    1412519

border gael county monaghan,i think u guys should worry about cavan,but remember if yous are lucky to beat cavan,DONEGAL WILL BE WAITING,NO DISRESPECT TO DOWN, DONEGAL WILL NOT BE STOPPED IN ULSTER, THE TEAM TO STOP US IN ULSTER SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE, WILL BE CAVAN, jimmy s winning matches,

mchugh11 (Donegal) - Posts: 242 - 21/06/2013 19:48:08    1412556

Donegal-abroad. The last team that sang that tune a few years back met them again in an AI semi final and I will let you get the fun of guessing " WHAT HAPPENED NEXT"????

border Gael (Monaghan) - Posts: 906 - 21/06/2013 19:50:00    1412558

Border Gael, support Monaghan and never mind blowing about Tyrone, they do enough garbling about themselves with someone else rowing in behind them! And I don't care what happened to some other team in some other year. Happily living in the here and now and supporting the best team in Ulstet is a good feeling I intend to embrace. Up Donegal!

Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1403 - 21/06/2013 20:45:50    1412582

Very hard to back against this Donegal team, but if Down can bring their traditional championship football with them, plus a bit of luck it's not a foregone conclusion by any means!

Hard to see it though.

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8744 - 21/06/2013 21:03:04    1412601

id like to think that down could win if they keep it tight stay with Donegal and close them off they might be in with a chance but the norm now with Donegal is they come out with speed in the 2nd half and pull away from there opponents they are a very fit team so that's a major factor taken these on and that's before a ball is even kicked .in saying all that its got all the makings of a cracking game Donegal for another crack at ulster and down to cause an upset.ive a feeling this might be a tighter game than people think...

Donegal by 2

dubbydave. (Dublin) - Posts: 3927 - 21/06/2013 21:35:03    1412628

JamesH
County: Mayo
Posts: 192

1412355 One of these days some team is going to have some good fortune and get a real head start on Donegal and how they react to unknown territory will be very interesting. For the sake of conjecture supposing Down got that fast start and shocked Donegal with a couple of early goals well then they'd be in with a real chance. Of course, on all known form and if Donegal continues in their controlled fashion they should win but as ever with Down you can always expect the unexpected.

They would probably react the same as any of the other top 3 or 4 sides who had gone behind by a large margin. Shutdown their defensive weakness and then start clawing back the scores. The problem is gaining a vast lead over a team with Donegal's defensive capabilities, while not leaving your backline exposed to their full forward line.

We aren't talking about simply beating Donegal here, I'm sure any one of the top 5 or 6 teams could come out on top of a tight encounter with them. Purely at opening a vast lead against them and making them chase it.
We are talking about opening up a vast lead, and making them chase it.

GaryMc82 (Derry) - Posts: 3026 - 21/06/2013 21:56:40    1412652

I dont understand the argument of wondering what would happen if Donegal were to fall behind early. Tyrone opened a 6-1 lead over them in the Ulster semi in 2011 and we managed to pull that back I wouldnt think its a particular wonderment or argument.

joeteor (Donegal) - Posts: 228 - 23/06/2013 11:04:47    1413123

I dont understand the argument of wondering what would happen if Donegal were to fall behind early. Tyrone opened a 6-1 lead over them in the Ulster semi in 2011 and we managed to pull that back I wouldnt think its a particular wonderment or argument.

joeteor (Donegal) - Posts: 228 - 23/06/2013 11:09:41    1413127

On the way from the hotel to the pitch now! Hoping but not expecting two down victories! An Dún Abú!

MissDownFanatic (Down) - Posts: 411 - 23/06/2013 11:37:43    1413135

Come on Down!

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 23/06/2013 13:55:22    1413201

MissDownFanatic
County: Down
Posts: 241

1413135 On the way from the hotel to the pitch now! Hoping but not expecting two down victories! An Dún Abú!
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Have my tae and sangwiches made just in case!

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 23/06/2013 14:01:18    1413204

The referee is ruining this game. He is far too whistle happy and is allowing for NO physicality whatsoever. He is also penalising Down for everything and allowing Donegal to get away with the same things, strange that? I firmly believe that Ulster Championship games should be refereed by Ulster referees; officials from outside the province DON'T understand the game and rivalries here.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9816 - 23/06/2013 14:25:46    1413215

Referee is getting worse; shocking poor.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9816 - 23/06/2013 14:29:45    1413219

Soft enough frees Donegal are gettin

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 23/06/2013 14:29:52    1413220

this ref must be the most biased i ever seen.hes giving donegal every thing.

kavvie (Clare) - Posts: 505 - 23/06/2013 14:31:17    1413223