Kerry v Donegal

[BluestackBoy]

Fine open game, won't have any bearing on the rest of the year though.

Donegal would need to beat Tyrone to have any chance of staying up, but neither team will want to show their hand too much before meeting in the Ulster Championship.

To be honest I don't think Donegal would be that bothered if they went down, Div 2 didn't slow them up too much last year.

[twohands!!!]

Fine open game, won't have any bearing on the rest of the year though.

Donegal would need to beat Tyrone to have any chance of staying up, but neither team will want to show their hand too much before meeting in the Ulster Championship.

To be honest I don't think Donegal would be that bothered if they went down, Div 2 didn't slow them up too much last year.

The thing is that last year they were promoted out of Division 2 at a canter; a far better reference is what happened in 2013 when they got relegated - especially when you look at the record of other teams who got relegated from Division 1 in the same year's championship.

[BluestackBoy]

Fine open game, won't have any bearing on the rest of the year though.

Donegal would need to beat Tyrone to have any chance of staying up, but neither team will want to show their hand too much before meeting in the Ulster Championship.

To be honest I don't think Donegal would be that bothered if they went down, Div 2 didn't slow them up too much last year.

The thing is that last year they were promoted out of Division 2 at a canter; a far better reference is what happened in 2013 when they got relegated - especially when you look at the record of other teams who got relegated from Division 1 in the same year's championship.

2013 wasn't down that much down to being relegated, it had far more to do with injures & the unavailability of players for training.

The former is in the hands of the gods & the latter has been addressed with the postponement of the club championships till after the county championship is over.

[twohands!!!]

Fine open game, won't have any bearing on the rest of the year though.

Donegal would need to beat Tyrone to have any chance of staying up, but neither team will want to show their hand too much before meeting in the Ulster Championship.

To be honest I don't think Donegal would be that bothered if they went down, Div 2 didn't slow them up too much last year.

The thing is that last year they were promoted out of Division 2 at a canter; a far better reference is what happened in 2013 when they got relegated - especially when you look at the record of other teams who got relegated from Division 1 in the same year's championship.

2013 wasn't down that much down to being relegated, it had far more to do with injures & the unavailability of players for training.

The former is in the hands of the gods & the latter has been addressed with the postponement of the club championships till after the county championship is over.

The fact remains that sides that get relegated from Division 1 generally tend to have an awful championship in the year that they get relegated.

Maybe Donegal will manage to buck that trend but given how the Ulster championship draw went,I would be extremely surprised.

In terms of the management Gallagher in his first year in charge surely won't want to be the manager who gets the team who lost the All-Ireland only last September relegated to Division 2, while for Harte whose term is up this year, it will surely kill any notions of him extending his term.

[5 Sams]

Moran is really showing last year wasn't a flash in the pan. After two serious injuries he is showing now that he is the best midfielder in Ireland. Buckley was superb...serious amount of work.

[BluestackBoy]

Moran is really showing last year wasn't a flash in the pan. After two serious injuries he is showing now that he is the best midfielder in Ireland. Buckley was superb...serious amount of work.

Moran is a fine player, but mid March is a bit soon to be crowning anyone the best midfielder in Ireland.

A lot of players are only starting to come into their own at this time of year. If he is still lording it in September then fair enough, but until then.....

[5 Sams]

Moran is really showing last year wasn't a flash in the pan. After two serious injuries he is showing now that he is the best midfielder in Ireland. Buckley was superb...serious amount of work.

Moran is a fine player, but mid March is a bit soon to be crowning anyone the best midfielder in Ireland.

A lot of players are only starting to come into their own at this time of year. If he is still lording it in September then fair enough, but until then.....

He was lording it in August and September last year as well. That's my point...he is just consolidating it now.