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[Reminds me of Derry in 1993, when Tohill ploughed through the muck]

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Another "it's their time", "greater need" analysis.

Which I think is fair enough, but it's pressure.

Reminds me of Derry in 1993, when Tohill ploughed through the muck and the Donegal backs to drag them to the title and AI shot they felt they'd fail to grab the previous year, which is why I am a little worried about men like Rian O'Neill being particularly driven!

Will never know how big Tohill stayed on his feet throughout the game, men bouncing off him while all around him, both Derry and Donegal men were sliding and slipping all around him. Still the best individual performance I've ever seen.
Philly McMahon would have given the MotM to someone else if he was Co commentator 

I hope he's not on tv on Sunday.

Very boring. 

It's a military exercise now I've heard of clubs mapping out housing estates and hitting an area 2-3 times to make sure they get everyone.

An Antrim club appeared 3 nights in Ballinascreen the week before last... they've been raving about how well they've been received. To be fair our people would be good at supporting any GAA draw and we get plenty of visitors because of that.

I know you feel bad not buying but we're all grown men and women if we don't want to buy a ticket we don't have to!!

It's a military exercise now I've heard of clubs mapping out housing estates and hitting an area 2-3 times to make sure they get everyone.

An Antrim club appeared 3 nights in Ballinascreen the week before last... they've been raving about how well they've been received. To be fair our people would be good at supporting any GAA draw and we get plenty of visitors because of that.

I know you feel bad not buying but we're all grown men and women if we don't want to buy a ticket we don't have to!!

I'd always buy a ticket.

It's a hard job and we'll all have to sell at some stage.

Tickets seem to be back in fashion. For a while it was all corporate gigs for the fundraising.   

You are thinking of Ben O'Connor

Ok. Thanks.

[I think Ben Cunningham would have easily started this year but for inju]

They're a frustrating outfit are Cork. They'll probably give this a good rattle and ultimately lose by a couple - then beat Tipp when the pressure is off - leaving another 6 months of chatter of being not that far away.

The best of the U20 All Ireland winning teams need ushered in ASAP - it needs done even if it meant a dip for a year or two. The current players in that team that are 30+ have had more than enough chances. In fairness I think Ben Cunningham would have easily started this year but for injury. Other than Joyce and Connolly not many have made an impact.

They've never been that terrible over the years but clearly never close to winning the big prizes either. The appetite is still there from the public down there as seen by attendance expected on Saturday night. I think they are good for the game when they're motoring well.

Is he playing rugby?

Had boys there yesterday selling, they reckon they have 400k gathered up so far. Surely not?

Some work in that.  Fair play.

They must be at it a while and a good few teams of sellers out. These things are well organised.

I remember the day of the £100 ticket. 

The draw was really kind to Armagh this year.

Best chance of winning it.

The money that Dublin get isn't an issue for me.

In a lot of sports,teams have more money, resources and supporters etc. than other teams.

It's the use of Croke Park which, to me, gives them a huge advantage. More than anything else.

I see the ex-England player, Mike Browne, was sent off recently for a head challenge.

He then started to swear at the referee.

He is suspended for two weeks.

As part of this process, he has to give a presentation on the values of the game. This will be then used for educational purposes and help demonstrate that behaviour like this will not be tolerated in rugby.

No messing there by the rugby lads.

GAA HQ should take a good look at this. 

Not sure which three is right for this but it seems pretty appropriate, does Linfield normally have such a colourful array of flags for their games are is it just because they were playing a "Catholic team"?

They were sent packing regardless.

3rd goal, to finish it off, was great.

Was that not a dodgy penalty for Waterford against Tipp?

Should it not have been re-taken?

What was the referee at?

A win next week would pretty much put it to bed.

Very much so.

Great to see a lad with south Derry connections playing mid-field for Galway. 

Going back to Jim Mc Guinness.

What I like about him is he always tries to bring Donegal people and community into it.  A sense of the team is doing this for Donegal and Donegal people, wherever in the world they are.

He always talks about giving their people a lift etc. and then he said e.g. V Tyrone in the last 5 mins, the Donegal crowd gave the players a lift. So he's trying to build a connection.

I never hear too many other managers saying this type of stuff about boosting the county - maybe because they're outside managers. I don't know.

I think in a way, the OO marching in these towns and villages is people don't care any more. No major flashpoints now apart from the interfaces and urban areas. 

Nationalism has won. It's all about the demographics now and that has swung hugely in the past 5 years and in 10 years say, it'll be massive.

These parades are more to be pitied than laughed at. They know their place now in the small rual areas, especially west of the Bann. A tiddly wee band with a few old men in bowler hats marching behind.

A sad sight.