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Ballinderry also in a bigger mess. When were they ever beaten by 10 never mind 15. Unheard of

Would love to see Jim back at donegal as it will expose him for what he is. A one trick pony who took a talented bunch of players and pushed them to the absolute extreme and managed to squeeze out an AI.

He probably shorted a few players career's with his extreme training but rode off into the sunset a hero after only a few years there. Now as a failed soccer manager he might be back.

Best case is he wins an ulster. Could be proven wrong but time will tell.

The bitterness of this post 😂😂😂😂
He put Tyrone in his box for sure.

Anyone at the Glen Lavey game .... are there none of the Downey family playing for them ... are they all with St Bridgets ??

and is McFaul injured ?

he was chb

Personally I thought 04 was never to be forgotten. Tyrone, All Ireland champs didn't score in the first half as we put you in our back pocket. You just lay down.

[Mfelt beating Slaughtneil seemed to be the only major shock?]

Very little chat on here on the group games. Thoughts?
Didn't get to any of them today but Mfelt beating Slaughtneil seemed to be the only major shock?
Good win for the city men v Kilrea.

Does that qualify as a shock? Lavey gave Glen a good rattle especially with a man sent off within 10 minutes in a completely senseless action. Hard to read much into these group games when so many teams will go through regardless

What tosh, only 8 teams out 14 go through to quarter finals. bottom two teams from each group play off to avoid relegation with two being relegated. The games I have seen have been competitive bar the two Dungiven games. Fair play to Steelestown at our expense unfortunately.

just seen that sorry, I meant to put McQuillians name into the post instead of Gough. And that was the pt, the absolute inconsistency in standards of what is a tackle or tackles resulting in cards.

As a Derry man, I can't say I am Goughs biggest fan, his inconsistency in booking players from how he treated McKaigue in the semi final for minimal contact on Cliford in particular really annoyed me. If McKaigue had of tackled Clifford in the same manner McCarthy hit a number of tackles he wouldn't have seen the last twenty minutes of the game. McKaigue will have watched yesterdays game and felt persecuted.

Derry naivety? You must think your a football genius. Perhaps the management figured the best way to beat Kerry was the tactics they employed. The tactics worked, players failed to take the chances they created. Dublin will have noted Derrys approach. You should to

Whilst I don't agree with Brolly on Chrissy, he has been middling the year in comparison to his previous three years, and to defend Chrissy his injuries prevented him from getting to the level he had been playing to before. It happens, u can't control injuries

She was a 100% diagnosed bipolar, a life long chronic manic depressive and most probably prescribed heavy anti psychotic medication. When people mention 'troubled' or 'unbalanced'  or 'beyond the pale' in an obit, cop on to yourselves.

I was taken aback at the news of her death, hard to credit she's gone and her smile is nomore.

thats my post to.

Lads I recall being at a meeting on behalf of my club at the time of the Games development strategy and divisional teams were very strongly part of it, whatever happened to it? It was promoted by the County Board, they haven't followed through on it.  I thought it was a excellent idea. Surely getting divisional teams into the senior league for a start and have their games on Wednesdays to allow junior and intermediate teams to play away in their own club league at weekends is a sensibly starting point. Its a decent pathway for developing and exposing players to a higher standard of football?

You want lads to train with their clubs twice a week & play a senior divisional game midweek and a junior / intermediate game at the weekend, along with two competing managers & the fixtures headache that would bring - a complete non runner.

No those 1/2 players from each club making up the divisional side don't need to train as much if they are getting extra matches. The whole idea is to be exposed to football matches at a higher level for a longer period i.e. senior league, with the outcome they become better players. Surely beats the shit out of training. If we apply hat model to this season it means they have games from mid April to the second week of July. What's not to like about it. I know at the meeting I was at the junior and intermediate clubs at that time were keen on the idea. Imagine a very promising 18 yr with potential coming through and getting exposed to that model for 4 successive seasons, by 22 the club itself would have a better player never mind his potential for stepping into the county squad. This model wouldn't be for 28-30 yr olds, is for exposing young players to a higher level of football for their development. The manager thing is not an issue if the club buys into it. The clubs manager does what he is told to do, he does not get to prevent a young players development. he will still have him for all his league games and will have full access to him for championship. Similiar to our existing county players now. Thats me thinking out loud. 

Lads I recall being at a meeting on behalf of my club at the time of the Games development strategy and divisional teams were very strongly part of it, whatever happened to it? It was promoted by the County Board, they haven't followed through on it.  I thought it was a excellent idea. Surely getting divisional teams into the senior league for a start and have their games on Wednesdays to allow junior and intermediate teams to play away in their own club league at weekends is a sensibly starting point. Its a decent pathway for developing and exposing players to a higher standard of football?

If Rogers doesn't get one it's a farce. Should have got one last year. McCluskey the other contender. McGuigan possibly. Can't see Mckinless despite his heroics last Sunday.

McKindless got MOM v Clare, and had another massive game V Kerry, both in Croke Park, him and McGuigan top of the list. Rogers was super last Sunday.

I despair at how many posters aren't clear that it was a foul, and a dangerous foul at that

I was in the bar Sunday evening for a bite, on the way home and was fortunate for a current senior county ref who has done senior championship games to call in. He had been at the game and the Sunday game was on the Telly. He said, and I will quote him 'absolutely a free and a minimum yellow card for rough play. Joe definitely had a good enough view to at least award a free out to Derry'
My reply was 'how does a ref at that level not know that when I did', his reply 'I don't think a free and further sanction should have been missed in that position with a clear view 20 yards away' he also said that was his view during the game, the replay on TV confirmed his analysis.

Shane Ryans hit on McGuigan was deliberate. Protecting himself my hole, he eyes him up & throws his back end into McGuigans head. Kerry are as dirty as you get anywhere. Really hope Dublin bate them.
That challenge could have broke McGuigans neck, GAA needs to get real about head high challenges. McGuigan was a sitting duck, Ryan a complete arse, with scant regard for player safety.

and a clown of a ref ignored what is a free and a yellow, at the cost of a point to Derry.