ulster semi final tyrone v donegal

[omagh_gael]

I really can't see how a similar team can line out against Longford. Donegal would have been torn to shreds by Tyrone two/three years ago. The lads just couldn't do the things they were able to do a couple of years ago. I honestly am glad we didn't win today, the limelight of an ulster final and the possibility of a heavy defeat by Derry would have been a disaster.

Best we can hope for is a decent run through the qualifiers and give some of the younger lads a run out. The next 3-5 years depend on these lads being given the chance. They're learning nothing on the bench.

The 02/05/08 lads have been Tyrone's greatest servants and provided us with so much joy but it really does look like some of their time is up.

[tbrick18]

It was a dire game to watch from a neutral point of view.
Both teams were poor today IMO and Donegal won it on fitness.

That lad who just came on and hit mcmahon was lucky to stay on the field. McFadden should have had a penalty. Hughes cant have any complaints IMO, was def 2 yellows.

Not much else to say....I'd rather have had tryone in the final but wasnt to be.
Donegal are bad for the game playing like that but they'll keep doing it as long as they keep winning.

[ONeill]

I'd never seen this before - one two occasions in the first half, the Tyrone corner back won the ball and the Donegal players en masse retreated (some running backwards) allowing the Tyrone players to move forward almost as far as they wanted in their own half without any challenge whatsover. It was pretty mad to watch sometimes.

Enjoy the craic with the Donegal fans beforehand - a good natured bunch.

[orangeman]

Great to see theirs no bitter Tyrone fans about here today did yous all miss swift putting the elbow into the donegal man's face in the first half should of been shown the line

Is that the one where the Donegal man lay down looking to get Swift sent off and the ref went over and told the Donegal man to get up again ?

[Groucho]

Too many fat arses on Tyrone team

[donegal lad]

Great to see theirs no bitter Tyrone fans about here today did yous all miss swift putting the elbow into the donegal man's face in the first half should of been shown the line

Is that the one where the Donegal man lay down looking to get Swift sent off and the ref went over and told the Donegal man to get up again ?

No its the one that was off the ball and the ref did nothing about it even a Tyrone supporters beside me said he was lucky to stay on the pitch

[omagh_gael]

Too many fat arses on Tyrone team

That's all the medals in their back pockets

[sandwiches_in_the_boot]

I see the DUP's Mid Ulster MLA Ian McCrea was happy with Donegal's win. He posted the following a few hours ago on his twitter account:

Great to see Tyrone beat in the Ulster semi's today hope Donegal beat Londonderry in the final to keep the celebrations out of Mid Ulster.

http://twitter.com/ianmccreamla/status/85027054407520257

[Mike Sheehy]

Donegal were a disgrace today with the cynical fouls, the time wasting, the yapping. A referee with balls would have shown 3 Donegal men the road before mcLoone even came on.

Puke football of the highest order and hopefully the thrashing they deserve is around the next corner.

Tyrone threw that game away, even against 16 men.

christ, this is hilarious 

[hsthompson]

He should know Tyrone don't celebrate Ulster wins any more so it wouldn't have been an issue.

[Minder]

I thought Harte had ended his dispute with RTE.

[TY14ED]

Same old spiteful nonsense from radda-why is it that u cant bring yourself to provide some of your intelligent critical analysis of other Tyrone players? Lazy posts as always on an easy target (your favourite easy target). Give us break man

[ONeill]

I thought that, frees aside, Peter Harte had a decent game and was pick of the half forwards. Donnelly was rather non-existent today and thought he should've been called ashore before O'Neill. Sean kept trying as did Jordan and Ricey but as with Dooher, Davy Harte and Hub, they kept simply running into that mass of Donegal bodies. As expected, Donegal were prepared to foul Tyrone just outside their scoring range and it worked. I was surprised Sean or Penrose didn't take those last couple of frees.

About 1-3 of Donegal's 2-6 came from a Tyrone error 30 seconds earlier.

[J70]

Donegal were a disgrace today with the cynical fouls, the time wasting, the yapping. A referee with balls would have shown 3 Donegal men the road before mcLoone even came on.

Puke football of the highest order and hopefully the thrashing they deserve is around the next corner.

Tyrone threw that game away, even against 16 men.

christ, this is hilarious 

As is the "16 men" complaint.

[J70]

I thought that, frees aside, Peter Harte had a decent game and was pick of the half forwards. Donnelly was rather non-existent today and thought he should've been called ashore before O'Neill. Sean kept trying as did Jordan and Ricey but as with Dooher, Davy Harte and Hub, they kept simply running into that mass of Donegal bodies. As expected, Donegal were prepared to foul Tyrone just outside their scoring range and it worked. I was surprised Sean or Penrose didn't take those last couple of frees.

About 1-3 of Donegal's 2-6 came from a Tyrone error 30 seconds earlier.

I was also surprised, but delighted that they continued with Harte. Are Cavanagh or Penrose not (normally) reliable kickers too? Or did they not want them?