As we all know, further debate on who will win the football All-Ireland is pointless. So its time to raise a glass to Donegal and highlight some amazing Donegal facts.....
- Daniel and Majella O'Donnell have confirmed they will have cups of tea on the stage in Letterkenny for the Donegal team when they bring Sam home (or should that be Donegal town, or is it Ballyshannon, or Bundoran ......... ?)
- Shay Given resigned from the Irish soccer team to ensure he would be available in the hope that Jim McGuinness would call him up as 3rd choice keeper
- Packie Bonner has offered to serve as kit man.
- A delegation of Killybegs fishermen have offered the Donegal county board a million euro if the players will come out fishing on a fleet of boats for a day between now and Christmas. All the fish in the sea will automatically jump into the ships nets cos they will know that resistance is futile and that the result is a foregone conclusion.
- A bunch of Bundoran surfers are to start a charity surf on the Friday before the game leaving Bundoran at 3pm and arriving in Dublin the following evening just in time for a Rory Gallagher tribute concert in college green that kicks off the celebrations the night before the game.
- Donegal county council will commence a large scale reclamation project whenever the celebrations have died down where they will reclaim Lough Swilly from the Sea and create 300 All-weather pitches to host Donegals 1st of 10 GAA centres of excellence. This will ensure domination for decades to come
- Pearse Doherty has confirmed he will start giving the proportion of his salary above the standard industrial wage to the Donegal team holiday fund rather than to the SF party. It is hoped that the €4 million fund required for a space trip for the panel can be raised within 30 minutes of the launch of the fund at the college green tribute concert.
Any others ?
Should Donegal win pilgrims in Lough Derg will be given free condoms and free bottles of Buckfast for the last night of their pilgrimage.
It will stop raining in Donegal for the duration of this years All-Ireland match between Donegal and Mayo.
Donegal drivers going to and coming from dublin for the weekend of the match have promised to obey all speed limits at all times on the trip.
The Donegal players are not married and don't have girlfriends. The sheep in their gardens is only to keep the grass short.
(They havent time to mow it cos McGuinness has them training 8 hours per day)
Overcome by the brilliance of the Greatest Team Of All Time, Sherlock Holmes has left 221B Baker Street and taken up permanent residence in room above Nancy's bar in Ardara. This is just so that he can call himself Holmes of Donegal.
The Jimmy from Senegal/Donegal Song is the worst All Ireland song I've heard.
Fact.
(well maybe more of an opinion)
Bibi Baskin wants to be buried up to her balls in Bibi Baskin.
The most famous Donegal person of all time in the UK is Bernard McHugh. He now works as a stripper.
(http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/211982_100001772124888_7685718_n.jpg)
legendary Donegal footballer Martin McHugh (father of current star Mark McHugh) has never predicted Donegal to win a championship game this year, in fact Mark believes he'd even back Antrim to beat Donegal if they'd met this year!
Shocking altogether.
Donegal strippers are pigeon-chested.
Quote from: johnneycool on September 05, 2012, 11:32:51 AM
legendary Donegal footballer Martin McHugh (son of current star Mark McHugh) has never predicted Donegal to win a championship game this year, in fact Mark believes he'd even back Antrim to beat Donegal if they'd met this year!
Shocking altogether.
They have also done something to the ageing process it seems ;)
Daniel O'Donnell is allergic to tea.
Quote from: the Deel Rover on September 05, 2012, 11:56:08 AM
Quote from: johnneycool on September 05, 2012, 11:32:51 AM
legendary Donegal footballer Martin McHugh (son of current star Mark McHugh) has never predicted Donegal to win a championship game this year, in fact Mark believes he'd even back Antrim to beat Donegal if they'd met this year!
Shocking altogether.
They have also done something to the ageing process it seems ;)
ha, Ha, a bit like yer one in Coronation street who's son who's just arrived out of the blue looks about a year younger!!
ASDA have promised to build a big shap in Lifford to stop Donegal wans havin to head to the North for their groceries IF Donegal win the All Ireland.
They have stated that a 200ft statue of Jim McGuinness will be placed on top of the store with his back to Strabane akin to thon big statue in Brazil.
Chuck Norris was first to puke when he trained with Donegal.
Larry Reilly said he had never seen better players.
Quote from: LeoMc on September 05, 2012, 01:36:09 PM
Chuck Norris was first to puke when he trained with Donegal.
Larry Reilly said he had never seen better players.
lmao ;D ;D
i shagged two mayo wimmin' wan night. no shit. and they reckoned they had never seen... never mind.
The hoors have yet to lose an All-Ireland final. :-\
Quote from: Farrandeelin on September 05, 2012, 10:00:13 PM
The hoors have yet to lose an All-Ireland final. :-\
They had an easy run that year though, had a walk over in the AI Semi-Final.
Donegal (1-0) and Limerick (2-0) are the only counties with a 100% record in All-Ireland senior football finals.
Serious amount of Mayo jerseys floating around Limerick at the minute.
Mayo (3-9) and Armagh (1-3) have the joint worse wins-to-finals ratio. Big chance for Mayo to grab a bit of glory and forge ahead here.
Quote from: ONeill on September 06, 2012, 12:01:09 AM
Serious amount of Mayo jerseys floating around Limerick at the minute.
f**k all colour here in Mayo. I could swear people are taking them down rather than putting them up.
Jim McGuinnes once picked up a golf club, it was his 1st time to play golf and as witnessed by 15 Donegal Players and reported in the Donegal News — shot a smooth 38-under-par round of 34, including 11 holes-in-one.
And never again played the game.
what goes up the road, and down the road, and never touches the road?
donegal county council.
Quote from: cadence on September 06, 2012, 07:21:51 AM
what goes up the road, and down the road, and never touches the road?
donegal county council.
I like it ...
Quote from: ONeill on September 06, 2012, 12:01:09 AM
Donegal (1-0) and Limerick (2-0) are the only counties with a 100% record in All-Ireland senior football finals.
Serious amount of Mayo jerseys floating around Limerick at the minute.
Mayo (3-9) and Armagh (1-3) have the joint worse wins-to-finals ratio. Big chance for Mayo to grab a bit of glory and forge ahead here.
what are you doing in Limerick?
Horn Head is a stone carving of a sleeping Jimmy mc Guinness.
Quote from: ONeill on September 06, 2012, 12:01:09 AM
Donegal (1-0) and Limerick (2-0) are the only counties with a 100% record in All-Ireland senior football finals.
Serious amount of Mayo jerseys floating around Limerick at the minute.
Mayo (3-9) and Armagh (1-3) have the joint worse wins-to-finals ratio. Big chance for Mayo to grab a bit of glory and forge ahead here.
Armagh have played in 4 finals
They would have a 2nd title if it wasnt from a near neighbour from accross the blackwater doing a Jurgan Klinsmann impression
An eejit will always look an eejit
Jim McGuinness had to go to more than one university as he outsmarted all the professors and lecturers in no time.
Quote from: ONeill on September 06, 2012, 12:01:09 AM
Donegal (1-0) and Limerick (2-0) are the only counties with a 100% record in All-Ireland senior football finals.
Serious amount of Mayo jerseys floating around Limerick at the minute.
Mayo (3-9) and Armagh (1-3) have the joint worse wins-to-finals ratio. Big chance for Mayo to grab a bit of glory and forge ahead here.
What are you on about? Laois, London, Monaghan, Waterford, Clare and Antrim have worse records with wins-to-finals ratio of 0.
Quote from: Muchachos on September 06, 2012, 06:47:37 AM
Jim McGuinnes once picked up a golf club, it was his 1st time to play golf and as witnessed by 15 Donegal Players and reported in the Donegal News — shot a smooth 38-under-par round of 34, including 11 holes-in-one.
And never again played the game.
Jim Jung Il!
Quote from: blanketattack on September 06, 2012, 05:58:49 PM
What are you on about? Laois, London, Monaghan, Waterford, Clare and Antrim have worse records with wins-to-finals ratio of 0.
This is the Incredible Donegal facts thread. You're in the wrong place.
Quote from: ONeill on September 06, 2012, 06:40:19 PM
Quote from: blanketattack on September 06, 2012, 05:58:49 PM
What are you on about? Laois, London, Monaghan, Waterford, Clare and Antrim have worse records with wins-to-finals ratio of 0.
This is the Incredible Donegal facts thread. You're in the wrong place.
Ditto.
Quote from: ONeill on September 06, 2012, 12:01:09 AM
Mayo (3-9) and Armagh (1-3) have the joint worse wins-to-finals ratio. Big chance for Mayo to grab a bit of glory and forge ahead here.
Quote from: ONeill on September 06, 2012, 06:40:19 PM
Quote from: blanketattack on September 06, 2012, 05:58:49 PM
What are you on about? Laois, London, Monaghan, Waterford, Clare and Antrim have worse records with wins-to-finals ratio of 0.
This is the Incredible Donegal facts thread. You're in the wrong place.
This is September, whats a Tyrone man still doing talking about football ;D Looks like you're in the wrong place ;)
The Tory Party in Britain, aka The Conservative and Unionist Party, is not named after Tory Island off the coast of Donegal, which is popular belief.
The word 'Tory' in this context is from old Irish 'tóraidhe' which means 'robbers'.
*having worn a Kerry style jersey for years, Donegal first wore its predominantly yellow jersey in the 1992 All Ireland semi final v Mayo.
* that jersey claimed to be "Magee Tailored". It wasn't. It was made by O Neills
* speaking of manufacturers, should Donegal win, will they be the first non-O'Neills jersey wearing team of the modern era to win Sam? (excluding Kerry's Sneaky Adidas jersey in the 1980s.)
An anagram of Donegal is el gonad. Balls.
Donegal wore the gold jersey in the 60s and 70s too. Went back to the green with the gold hoop in the late 70s and wore it until the '92 AI semi.
Rossnowlagh LOL has offered its services to lead the parade of the team for its "Welcome Home" party.
Im pretty sure Kerry won an AI with Adidas jersey in the 90s, I think I had one, lovely jersey.
Despite claims that "Donegal don't do panic" Jimmy McGuiness has had a large panic room with no access to the outside world built just outside Glenties and has moved the entire Donegal panel into it to protect them from the hype in the County.
The opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan were based upon a leaked video of an early morning Donegal training session on Rossknowlough.
Quote from: LeoMc on September 19, 2012, 08:25:04 AM
The opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan were based upon a leaked video of an early morning Donegal training session on Rossknowlough.
well that's what happens when you decide to train on the saturday before the 12th of July in your full Donegal kit in Rossnowlagh.
Quote from: Shamrock Shore on September 07, 2012, 11:54:59 AM
The Tory Party in Britain, aka The Conservative and Unionist Party, is not named after Tory Island off the coast of Donegal, which is popular belief.
The word 'Tory' in this context is from old Irish 'tóraidhe' which means 'robbers'.
so it just named after donegal people then
Larry Reilly only scored 1 point against Donegal in 2002 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/1983228.stm