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Replying To THE EXTRAMAN: "You can call it what you want but Eunans failure to make in progress in ulster is a failure for such a large club. It's easy to say it's bitterness which it is not by the way I would love to see donegal teams going latter stages and winning ulsters and competing in all irelands. But the hard question is why eunans who everyone would agree have the most rescources in donegal fail so badly." I think the problem is the standard of football in Donegal . Eunans won the county championship without having to be at their best in most games. Their first half display against Naomh Conaill was probably the only time they hit top gear. greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 577 - 03/11/2024 14:54:41 2578111 Link
Replying To RoryGall35: "I am absolutely gutted and disappointed about last night as a st Eunans man..but one thing from last night if jim doesn't pick Conor Morrison for county I don't know what he has to do..he was outstanding last night..one of the best players on the park" Commentator said last night that Morriston is based in Amsterdam and had been commuting back for games. Is this a long term situation, could be an obstacle to him returning to County panel. HEREBENJI (Donegal) - Posts: 431 - 03/11/2024 18:10:28 2578176 Link
Well gweedoire won ulster and NC have gotten to two finals and were beat by a point by last years All Ireland winners so I don't think the standard is a big issue. Some good individual performances in eunans jersey which bode well for county next year. But as a team eunans seem to lack that bit of togetherness to progress THE EXTRAMAN (Donegal) - Posts: 554 - 03/11/2024 18:14:13 2578178 Link
Well gweedoire won ulster and NC have gotten to two finals and were beat by a point by last years All Ireland winners so I don't think the standard is a big issue. Some good individual performances in eunans jersey which bode well for county next year. But as a team eunans seem to lack that bit of togetherness to progress THE EXTRAMAN (Donegal) - Posts: 554 - 03/11/2024 18:30:47 2578182 Link
The u21 'A' championship is shaping up to be a good contest, some good teams and plenty of tight games. I did notice that Four Masters gave St. Eunans an almighty tanking although I'm not sure if perhaps there was a few senior players that sat that game out or something else that caused such an apparent gulf in quality. NPadraigAbu (Donegal) - Posts: 83 - 03/11/2024 20:02:14 2578206 Link
Replying To NPadraigAbu: "The u21 'A' championship is shaping up to be a good contest, some good teams and plenty of tight games. I did notice that Four Masters gave St. Eunans an almighty tanking although I'm not sure if perhaps there was a few senior players that sat that game out or something else that caused such an apparent gulf in quality." It's simple... They're a far better team. greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 577 - 03/11/2024 20:41:08 2578214 Link
Replying To NPadraigAbu: "The u21 'A' championship is shaping up to be a good contest, some good teams and plenty of tight games. I did notice that Four Masters gave St. Eunans an almighty tanking although I'm not sure if perhaps there was a few senior players that sat that game out or something else that caused such an apparent gulf in quality." Under 21s seems wide open this year. Gaoth dobhair favourites again had a good win away in Buncrana today. Bit of a surprise maybe Ballyshannon beating Glenswilly but Jack Gallagher is the in form forward in the county at the moment. 2nd highest scorer in the senior championship in a very poor Ballyshannon side and I see he got 9 points today. Only 18/19. Surely has to be on the radar for 20s or seniors at this stage. TomRiddle (Donegal) - Posts: 6 - 03/11/2024 21:55:56 2578231 Link
Replying To letterkennyGuy: "100% correct. Most likely a bitter comment from a fellow county man! Eunans controlled the game in the second half and should have seen the game out without doubt! They can hold their heads high but tonight will be hard to take. That's football" Does anyone know why Niall O'D didn't start. I heard it was because McGeehin was flying In training TomRiddle (Donegal) - Posts: 6 - 03/11/2024 22:10:49 2578236 Link
Replying To HEREBENJI: "Commentator said last night that Morriston is based in Amsterdam and had been commuting back for games. Is this a long term situation, could be an obstacle to him returning to County panel." Is he not the one age as Stephen McBrearty and the likes? He's become a good club football after all the injury problems over the years, but I don't think there's any sense in hyping him up for county panel. Id say he's delighted to have just finally settled back into senior club football. SurelyToGod (Donegal) - Posts: 437 - 04/11/2024 00:33:58 2578248 Link
Replying To THE EXTRAMAN: "Well gweedoire won ulster and NC have gotten to two finals and were beat by a point by last years All Ireland winners so I don't think the standard is a big issue. Some good individual performances in eunans jersey which bode well for county next year. But as a team eunans seem to lack that bit of togetherness to progress" I'd agree the margins tend to be very tight. The Donegal senior club sides have been very competitive to the top teams club teams in recent years but always seem to leave close games behind them. Unfortunately you don't win games by winning the possession stats. Patton gave Eunans incredible platforms last night and their defence largely kept Errigal quiet but not having a cushion they should have had in injury time made the poor turnovers more costly. panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2812 - 04/11/2024 00:35:38 2578249 Link
Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin, Muff, had a good win against the Antrim Champions on Saturday in Letterkenny. Concerning to see Caolan McColgan coming off before half time with an injury. Hopefully it isn't too serious and he is back for the Semi Final in a couple of weeks. dats_rite (Australia) - Posts: 12 - 04/11/2024 11:11:00 2578291 Link
Replying To TomRiddle: "Does anyone know why Niall O'D didn't start. I heard it was because McGeehin was flying In training" He was just back from 2 weeks holidays greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 577 - 04/11/2024 11:31:42 2578295 Link
You'd think though that Niall O'D should still have started? He wouldn't have been able to take a holiday all year. Did they really shout themselves in the foot? ThroughTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 44 - 04/11/2024 13:21:38 2578323 Link
Replying To NPadraigAbu: "The u21 'A' championship is shaping up to be a good contest, some good teams and plenty of tight games. I did notice that Four Masters gave St. Eunans an almighty tanking although I'm not sure if perhaps there was a few senior players that sat that game out or something else that caused such an apparent gulf in quality." Ciaran Moore would have been a big loss to Eunans at U21 level. Probably a few more played Sat evening. Mad that the U21s was fixed for the morning after the Ulster Club Championship. Newman21 (Donegal) - Posts: 42 - 04/11/2024 15:14:13 2578344 Link
See Declan bonner win another championship at the weekend. I would say it's rare to win two championships in successive years in different counties, anyone know was it done before.. rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2563 - 04/11/2024 15:37:50 2578351 Link
Replying To rorysboys: "See Declan bonner win another championship at the weekend. I would say it's rare to win two championships in successive years in different counties, anyone know was it done before.." Managers move around that much nowadays it most likely has been done before although I wouldn't have any names to hand. peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1030 - 04/11/2024 16:20:04 2578361 Link
Replying To peiledoir20: "Managers move around that much nowadays it most likely has been done before although I wouldn't have any names to hand." Be interesting to get a few names. rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2563 - 04/11/2024 16:37:24 2578365 Link
I'm hearing Rory Kavanagh has been put forward for the Derry job. Looks like not many wanting it SpidersWeb97 (Donegal) - Posts: 7 - 04/11/2024 17:02:23 2578369 Link
That must be some side Masters have. 73pts in 3 games. EP (Donegal) - Posts: 79 - 04/11/2024 23:08:43 2578412 Link
Replying To rorysboys: "See Declan bonner win another championship at the weekend. I would say it's rare to win two championships in successive years in different counties, anyone know was it done before.." Would he be interested in the Derry job? gunman (Donegal) - Posts: 1126 - 05/11/2024 11:06:22 2578434 Link