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 […]
By Michael McMullan IF Ulster champions Donegal are to keep their hands on the Anglo Celt Cup, they must travel the hard route. They have been drawn in the preliminary round and face their neighbours Derry on Sunday. The prize for the winners is a quarter-final clash with a Monaghan team who’ve gained momentum on […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL put the Anglo Celt Cup on the line on Sunday in Ballybofey (2pm) and manager Jim McGuinness has named his side. He hands a championship debut to Naomh Conaill clubmate Finbarr Roarty in defence with Aaron Doherty listed to start for the first time, having came on against Mayo in the […]
LIKE the Little Red Hen, Jimmy doesn’t need any help. But unlike the Little Red Hen, he doesn’t ask for it. I watched them training once in 2011, shortly before their All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin and was amazed that, apart from the goalies, he took the entire session himself. The drills, the running, the talks […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL selector Colm McFadden has walked the walk in the Ulster Championships white heat and shines a light on the cut and thrust of the coming weeks. Having been a scoring ace, he is now on the other side of the line. Donegal are the reigning champions and have been faced with […]
