AFTER the Ulster final last year, Jimmy McGuinness stood on an articulated trailer in the centre of Donegal town and told the throngs, “There is only one thing left for us to win, and we are going to go after that with everything we have.” Since then, a panel of players that looked very ordinary […]
Ulster SFC Quarter-Final Monaghan v DonegaL Sunday, Clones, 2pm By Michael McMullan DONEGAL are All-Ireland champions. Monaghan hadn’t lifted the Anglo Celt Cup since 1988. A frenzy versus a famine. It’s Ulster final day 2013. Monaghan had just won the minor title minutes earlier. David Coldrick throws in the ball. Darren Hughes kicks a diagonal […]
By Michael McMullan JIM McGuinness has only lost one Ulster Championship game as Donegal manager, their 2013 final against Sunday’s opponents Monaghan. After their opening-day round win over Derry, the Tir Chonaill County may be stronger still with some players possibly back in contention as they try and avoid the Farney hoodoo. Michael Langan just […]
Monaghan manager Gabriel Bannigan has been impressed by the efforts of his squad and management team to date. He spoke with Michael McMullan ahead of Sunday’s clash with Donegal GABRIEL Bannigan has another Monaghan session in the bank. It’s time for home. Like all his interviews, there is positivity. You can sense a camp growing on […]
AFTER the Ulster final last year, Jimmy McGuinness stood on an articulated trailer in the centre of Donegal town and told the throngs,”There is only one thing left for us to win, and we are going to go after that with everything we have.” Since then, a panel of players that looked very ordinary before […]
WHEN Jim McGuinness was with Donegal in his first tenure they placed a lot of stock on the third quarter of games. They would have come out of the blocks all guns blazing at the start of the second half and gave everything they had. Suddenly they had scored maybe 1-4 or 1-5 on the […]
With Antrim aiming to cause a major shock against Armagh on Saturday, Niall McCoy looks at some big surprises involving Ulster teams since the turn of the Millennium 2000: Antrim 0-13 Down 1-7 ANTRIM fans haven’t had too many summers to enjoy in recent years, but before their 2009 march to the Ulster final, there […]
By Shaun Casey WHAT a difference a year makes. When these teams paired off in the first round of the Ulster Championship 12 months ago at Celtic Park, Donegal were the plucky underdogs and Derry were the bookies’ favourites. Sure, with Jim McGuinness back in the dugout, Donegal always had that puncher’s chance, but Derry were […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL selector Colm McFadden is looking beyond Derry’s injury problems going into this weekend’s Ulster Championship. The former attacking ace is part of the management team under his brother-in-law Jim McGuinness and stresses their side need to be fully zoned in when they hit Ballybofey on Sunday. The reigning champions are favourites […]
Donegal put their Ulster title on the line against Derry on Sunday. Shane O’Donnell has developed into one of their key players. He spoke with Michael McMullan… ONE of the regrets lingering in the winter’s inner thoughts of Jim McGuinnes was having to rob Peter to pay Paul. The dynamic Shane O’Donnell was caught in […]
