Kildare v Donegal

[J70]

Don't think a thread has been started on this one yet:

Donegal team

1.  Paul Durcan
2.  Karl Lacey
3.  Néil Mc Gee
4.  Niall Mc Cready
5.  Kevin Cassidy ( Capt)
6.  Éamonn Mc Gee
7.  Frank Mc Glynn
8.  Neil Gallagher
9.  Kevin Rafferty
10.Christy Toye
11.Martin Mc Elhinney
12.Brian Roper
13.Colm Mc Fadden
14.Ryan Bradley
15.David Walsh

Debut for Martin McElhinney, return to action for Niall McCready.

[An Lark]

The Kildare team is as follows:

1.     Thomas Corley (Moorefield)
2.     Emmett Bolton (Eadestown)
3.     Kevin O'Neill (Moorefield) 
4.     Morgan O'Flaherty (Carbury)   
5.     Anthony Rainbow (Suncroft)   
6.     Andrew McLoughlin (Ellistown)   
7.     Gary White (Sarsfields) 
8.     Killian Brennan (Suncroft)   
9.     Ronan Sweeney (Moorefield)
10.   Alan Smith (Sarsfields)   
11.   Pádraig O'Neill (St. Laurences)   
12.   John Doyle (Allenwood)   
13.   James Kavanagh (Ballymore)     
14.   Pádraig Mullarkey (Round Towers)   
15.   Ken Donnelly (Ellistown)   

From RTE.ie
Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has made a number of changes to his starting line up ahead of Sunday's Allianz NFL Divison 1 tie with Donegal.

Padraig O'Neill returns from a long injury absence and starts at full forward, but work commitments rule Dermot Early out.

Alan Smith is named in the forwards having scored 1-7 for the county's under 21s against Meath last weekend, while Ronan Sweeney switches from the forwards to partner Killian Brennan at midfield.

Tom Corley replaces Enda Murphy in goal.

[armaghniac]

If Kildare are winning towards the end they should pack the square to prevent yet another flukey last minute Donegal goal.

[J70]

If Kildare are winning towards the end they should pack the square to prevent yet another flukey last minute Donegal goal.

Whatever about Brosnan's o.g., there was nothing flukey about McGee's goal.

[Uladh]

It was woeful goalkeeping

[J70]

It was woeful goalkeeping

Perhaps, but if that's the standard you're going to have to write off quite a few wins by various teams over the years as flukey wins down to woeful goalkeeping. I think Donegal have even lost the odd game due to woeful forward play or woeful midfielders.

[Uladh]

you got your win in the ulster championship last year cos of woeful goalkeeping too!

[J70]

you got your win in the ulster championship last year cos of woeful goalkeeping too!

And in the Ulster final in 2002 Donegal never quite recovered from Tony Blake's first minute gift! I can think of a few more goalkeeping errors at important times in Donegal-Armagh games over the past few years.