51longago, unlikely. With all respect, if ye ever did win one ye wouldn't have a clue how to handle yourselves. If its anything like the cringeworthy buildup to the 2004 and 2006 final (to a lesser extent 2012, ye are learning) then it will be an insufferable few months. Not that I would begrudge ye one though.

ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1711 - 01/08/2013 13:16:18    1449739

Ger Loughnane did something similar with the Clare hurlers in the nineties with the 'world against us mentality'. One could argue that it worked to a point in that Clare won 2 all-irelands. Many feel though that Clare team actually underacheived. Still i feel it is all psychology and no better guy than McGuinness to orchestrate all this. Obviously it does not endear Donegal to the general footballing public but sure they won't care about that if they win the all-ireland this year. McGuinness knows Mayo are mentally very strong under Horan so this is orchestrated with the sole intention of unstabling the Mayo camp.

kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1988 - 01/08/2013 13:20:44    1449748

Jimmy, where did it all go wrong?

beal (Mayo) - Posts: 1388 - 01/08/2013 13:26:30    1449760

I hope that it will be a good game despite whats been thought about the game, nt so sure it will be.

Even if gallagher was partially right, its not the type of thing u would expect a manager to come out with.

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3852 - 01/08/2013 13:41:21    1449776

It strikes me as bizarre that the Donegal management still seem so preoccupied, publicly as well, with the Ulster Final defeat. Surely a team that lost their provincial final should be trying to look forward all the time and get the loss out of their system? Tyrone, for example, would have been entitled to feel hard done by after losing the 2005 Ulster Final to Armagh in contentious circumstances, but they looked ahead, regrouped and were positive about the challenges ahead. Donegal still seem extremely bitter about the defeat to Monaghan but I am baffled by their constant willingness to talk about it in public: it implies a sense of hysteria, and that their minds are still stuck in Clones two weeks ago, rather than focused on Croke Park on Sunday. When the draw was made, I was confident enough that Donegal would be able to eke out a win, but the bizarre utterances of their management indicate in my opinion that their heads are not right for the game, and Mayo should win.

Gabriel. (Down) - Posts: 412 - 01/08/2013 13:44:18    1449781

51longago
County: Mayo

I hope if we ever did manage to win an all Ireland that we would have the class not to carry ourselves in such a distasteful manner.

I can only imagine the state of Dublin city the day after a Mayo All Ireland victory. Coppers and Flannerys would never be the same!!

NavyNBlue (Dublin) - Posts: 1357 - 01/08/2013 13:50:39    1449790

God almighty. Did I miss something? Did James Horan go on some sort of scathing, slanderous rant about Donegal that I didn't read? What did he actually say that can be in any way perceived as offensive? The mind boggles. This is truly cringe. Donegal losing a lot of admirers this year.

MayoMark (Mayo) - Posts: 332 - 01/08/2013 13:54:30    1449796

Apparently the Donegal management team are being
interviewed this evening by Alex Jones of infowars.com,
this conspiracy is massive folks... massive! ;)

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 01/08/2013 14:02:21    1449808

01/08/2013 12:22:22
51longago
County: Mayo
Posts: 2764

1449634
Donegal have put illusion in collusion.

ha, good one!

bluedubstar (Dublin) - Posts: 835 - 01/08/2013 14:03:47    1449810

Surely these comments ,aside from the comical element of them, will do more to fire up mayo than anything James Horan can say. It would seem to me that Mc Guiness and Gallagher have over rated opinions of their own ability at gamesmanship.
It seems they are clutching at straws if they think that this will in any way influence officials to give their players more protection. Even I know that the whistle will not be blown until after the event.

derryman (Derry) - Posts: 3246 - 01/08/2013 14:13:12    1449820

Surely these comments ,aside from the comical element of them, will do more to fire up mayo than anything James Horan can say. It would seem to me that Mc Guiness and Gallagher have over rated opinions of their own ability at gamesmanship.
It seems they are clutching at straws if they think that this will in any way influence officials to give their players more protection. Even I know that the whistle will not be blown until after the incident.

derryman (Derry) - Posts: 3246 - 01/08/2013 14:13:33    1449823

Delighted this game is also on Sunday. Who knows how the mind games will work, but I expect to see a feisty encounter with a red card or two.

Donegal by 1.

fxhvg (Cavan) - Posts: 38 - 01/08/2013 14:14:55    1449825

Brings back memories of 2011 all this craic. Lot of back slapping going on from the "Anti McGuinness" brigade. Yet again Jim has managed to deflect all the attention off his players and directly onto himself. Call it what you want but if that is his intention, it's clearly working.

wile_man_sir (Donegal) - Posts: 150 - 01/08/2013 14:17:16    1449831

"I hope if we ever did manage to win an all Ireland that we would have the class not to carry ourselves in such a distasteful manner."

Ha!!

Laughable. I know my fair share of sound people from the Wesht. Whenever you do win it yez will be like wild goats for a month! And absolutely no harm in it!

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9825 - 01/08/2013 14:19:09    1449834

For coming out with that alone I hope Mayo hammer them thats just embarrasing for Donegal!

lilywhitemagic (Kildare) - Posts: 1693 - 01/08/2013 14:22:03    1449838

MayoMark
County: Mayo
Posts: 216

1449796
God almighty. Did I miss something? Did James Horan go on some sort of scathing, slanderous rant about Donegal that I didn't read? What did he actually say that can be in any way perceived as offensive? The mind boggles. This is truly cringe. Donegal losing a lot of admirers this year.

Losing admirers but dont think they give a crap , Management team have no class .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 01/08/2013 14:33:46    1449855

Rory Gallagher that Mayo offered advice to Monaghan on how to beat the All-Ireland champions when the counties met in a challenge match before the Ulster final. And this has led Gallagher to believe that the heavy challenge by Monaghan's Stephen Gollogly that forced Mark McHugh's early withdrawal, and which left the Kilcar man with concussion, a burst ear drum and a quad muscle injury, was pre-meditated.

"Maybe we suspect there was a bit of collusion between Monaghan and Mayo," Gallagher said in the Irish News.

"Bear in mind Lee Keegan's tackle on Mark McHugh at the start of last year's All-Ireland final. When Lee Keegan got booked, he came out and winked at a team-mate as if to say 'job done'. - See more at: http://hoganstand.com/donegal/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=197876#sthash.KVvD2xu8.dpuf

If Mc Hugh is not starting now; surely Mayo have the edge and "know" how to beat Donegal. As I said before its Mayo's to lose. They have Jim and Rory on the ropes already.

marvinberry (Donegal) - Posts: 39 - 01/08/2013 14:39:28    1449859

This is a bizarre one alright, could well have backfired whatever the intention.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 01/08/2013 14:41:45    1449861

This is getting silly now, soap-opera stuff, West-enders! ;)

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 01/08/2013 14:55:49    1449875

Lads, would you ever go out for a run or something. Ye are all way to pumped up..still 3 days away.

richw (Donegal) - Posts: 15 - 01/08/2013 14:57:54    1449882