Cork v Donegal Semi Final

[ross4life]

Game of the year. Superb display by Donegal especially in that 2nd half huge turnaround from the 2009 game between the two, shows what a great manager can do for a team.

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Cork must be sick of the sight of green and gold in Croke park.

[EC Unique]

Well done Donegal. Winners of a great game. Good luck in the final. 

[Captain Obvious]

many a good team won only 1 all ireland, quite a few poor teams managed to squeeze 1 too

Cork should have won more.


Anyway if Mayo can beat the Dubs they must be in with a chance.

Cork were lucky to win the one they won. Other years they were beaten by better sides. Second year in a row Cork were beaten by a team that stood up to them and to be honest Cork are overrated.

Well done to Donegal they should be good enough to repeat 1992.

[cadence]

I'd say that was pretty impressive. Scoreline doesn't reflect how dominant we were.

[Ard-Rí]

Fair play to Donegal, I never saw it coming despite all the talk and build up. I was sure Cork would bring far more to the table but even so, who can stop Donegal now?

[ardchieftain]

Thoroughly enjoyed the game, well done Donegal. Who can stop them now?

[Tubberman]

Donegal were superb. A great performance. Their intensity and fitness seem to be on a different level to almost everyone else. It's very hard to see Dublin or Mayo beating them to be honest.

[Jinxy]

Dublin might.
Mayo won't.

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

Sheer relentless intensity, allied with some sublime skill (despite some very eligible sides). Shoo-ins now, Brolly was right. 

[Don Johnson]

Who got the first yellow card?

Never mind: Aidan Walsh

[bucko]

Had thought Cork would win it based on the fact that on paper they had more quality on the pitch. I didn't think they would get as badly beaten in midfield as they did, Neil Gallagher absolutely dominated around the middle, Alan O'Connor could've gone long before he did. Why Counihan didn't put O'Neill or Murphy in was baffling, even just to break the ball as Gallagher and Kavanagh were winning some amount of primary possession. The defensive frailty of the Cork backline when they are constantly put on the back foot was shown today, previously their midfielders ability to control around the middle normally gave their backs a level of protection that today was missing. Donegal will be bloody hard to beat in the final!

[Wildweasel74]

Did think Cork would win but not really surprised Donegal won handy at the finish. I think a team would need to be 5Pt's up on them at half time as the shift they seem to put in the 2nd half of games is impressive. Cork aren't really over rated, but Cantry is gone (Shields to no.6) kissane and O`Leary cant actually defend, Have some talented forwards but need 3 or 4 real leaders, they have none outside of canty and that's the reason he is still played. I think if one of the top managers was over them i think they would be hard to beat. When players are struggling you take them off not wait to the game has gone away from you. Ryan Bradley is one of donegals better footballers and he was took of very early, even though he done little wrong, but Walsh went on to have a great game. McGuiness has shown that's he the brightest young manager in the game. Donegal play a way better game that's last year, but he also knows his teams limitations and plays in away to bring the best out of his team. Cork teams have never really played tactics even when playing Kerry and try to depend on their players ability. the reality with football these days, is tactics, fitness, managerial ability, will wear/close down more talented opposition hence levelling the playing field. That's not to say Donegal don't have great players, they do, Lacey,McGee, Murphy, McFadden are class. But other county teams would have more players of this quality IE:Kerry and therefore tactics win games now not class. Hope Donegal win though, i was there 20yrs ago in croke park when they brought it home first time round.

[MaigheoAbu]

Fair play to Donegal, well deserved winners! A great performance from them throughout the game,the fitness & intensity from the Donegal players seemed to be on a totally different level compared to Cork!As a Mayo supporter,if  we beat dublin next week which I hope we do, it will very hard to see us beating such a quality Donegal side!

[Orchardman]

fairly happy with my 3 point win prediction, really that should have been a 10 point hammering. Very surprised at the amount of pundits tipping cork. Donegal weren't bein written off, they have gone past that stage now, but an awful lot of people couldnt see past cork winning, why? To me it was more a case of finding it hard to see donegal getting beaten, and cork dropped the heads early on today.

Dublin or mayo will give them a hell of a game though