Opening shot – Donegal deserve better

Patrick McBrearty’s heroics against Cork didn’t get enough credit according to John Hughes

In his Opening Shot column this week, John Hughes argues that the Dublin-based TV and press are showing an obvious bias to non Ulster counties.

The pundits have heralded the success of Tipperary, while at the same time shown little respect to Donegal’s achievements.

“Tipperary and Galway, like many of their southern colleagues are playing football surely, but it’s not football at the very highest level. Any team can play football when they’re let.

“Donegal are winning games, and losing games for that matter, playing football of the very highest quality. Yet they are getting no credit for that whatsoever.”

And he goes on to ask if Donegal do get further, will they start getting that credit.

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