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Hello and welcome to The Championship live from St

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Tiernach's Park, Tyrone against Donegal coming up shortly. The

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throwing has been delayed because the under 21 hurling final has gone

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into extra time. They are into the extra period. When that finishes,

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we will have the senior football match, the semi-final. Could this

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be the day went Tyrone and Armagh's stranglehold on the Anglo Celt Cup

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is finally broken. Jarlath Burns and Martin is to are here to find

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out. -- Martn McHugh. I read a text from someone who said that the

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Donegal team looks so focused. If you look at the time rowing team,

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you have players who are 30, 31, 35, 31, 30, 31. And if you look at the

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other side of the spectrum, Donegal, had players 22, 20, 22, 17. That is

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incredibly young to be going out against an experienced Tyrone team.

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The question is, are Tyrone to experienced and up Donegal to pin

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experienced? That is why this is such an in -- absorbing game.

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think when you listen to all this, this is when Tyrone are really

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dangerous. This team have been written off and that is when they

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prove everybody wrong. They have won so many All Ireland and All-

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Stars. Maybe some of them have changed jobs within the team. A

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couple them are running parts of coaching are doing things they did

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not do at the start. With the heat and the conditions are probably

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will help Donegal. One thing we forget with Donegal, the nucleus of

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the team, and the best team in the Donegal team, our players that have

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failed in the past. Can Jim McGuiness get them to another level

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and in that belief in them? There are players that have been there

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and have not got over the line so the question is can Jim McGuiness

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take them over the line? It is a big test for both teams and we will

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know a lot more at the end of this match. Jim McGuiness is a great

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manager. Lesson one of the new manager, can be sure team that

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everybody hates you read is out to get you, and you'll get an extra

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10%. He has done that from the word go. He will be saying to them it is

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Ulster against the rest. Mickey Harte got it going as well. People

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have been saying it is a disgrace that the game was not at Clones.

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The first Test is to come into play as though everybody hates you and

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Jim McGuiness has caught on that one. We will explore some of the

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love-hate Questions a bit later on. The start is delayed and told

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3:40pm because but hurling has gone into extra time. In fact, we are

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hearing now that the throw in his 3:55pm. In the meantime, at the

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draw for the second round off the All Ireland qualifiers is this

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evening. Let us remind you of the results from Saturday in case you

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The big a shock of the day was London losing to fair manner. --

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took Fermanagh. They could win for There was a clamour tea towards the

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end at the match for cloud. -- Clare. With Danny Hughes back and

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the rest of the team becoming more settled it will be a different

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proposition. Either that or else they should they had just been very

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poor, poor against Armagh. Ordinarily the London result would

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be a massive shock but there was a feeling this weekend that it might

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happen. Yes. I expected Fermanagh to be good enough to go over and

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when it. You look at Fermanagh, it is a small county and there are 10

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or 11 football players that are not even on the panel. If the -- in

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2008 they should have won the too championship. It is hard to believe

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that they have gone down to that there. It will be a long road back

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for them but they have to work hard and get ready for the National

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League and try to get out of Division four. The big thing is how

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well they were beaten. They were hammered -- Hammett. I was talking

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to Fermanagh people and they said it was terrible. They were ahead at

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half time 9-1. This was the first time that the London team have put

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in the work. He chose you that it has paid off. A lot of things have

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combined their. They were lucky in that they got that Fermanagh team,

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and the general feeling was it would have been better if Fermanagh

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had beaten Hama. The other think is the economy. An awful lot of

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emigration and a lot of great footballers over in London at the

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moment. Those circumstances, you would not want to belittle the

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fabulous victory for London. I have had tax from people live in London

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and they are delighted. Why did people walk away from the Fermanagh

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panel? People were saying that they were very well looked after but

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with the economy being tied perhaps things were not so good. If they

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did it for that reason, that is wrong. We all trained under

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different managers and different situations and you have to play

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fewer county and have pride in playing for them. Antrim have

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steadied the ship again. Not too long ago we used to be boasting

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about 17th left at the last 16 stage but Fermanagh went out and

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Monaghan went out. And Cavan as well. It just shows that Ulster is

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not consistently strong as it thinks. At the bottom end of Ulster

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there is a tale beginning to emerge. If they did not get over the line,

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perhaps they were not good enough. When the manager came in the whole

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thing was breaking up. So perhaps they thought that bounty could not

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get them over the line and another manager could. It has not happened

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and it is important they make the right decisions. Alex Ferguson was

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left long enough to make it with Manchester United. I think for both

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managers, at the wrong call was made at Monaghan. The draw for

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round two of the qualifiers will be made this evening around teatime.

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Armagh and the losers of today's semi-final will be in that draw.

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Donegal entire range is the main fare but the throat in it is

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delayed until 3:55pm because the Donegal are one point ahead in the

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hurling game, I don't know that is an omen. It is a delay for the

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players and the manager, how will it affect them? It will have a

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slight impact but it is the same for both sides. Both sides are well

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prepared. I met the Donegal side than they went out for a practice

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and they are well settled. I don't think it will have any great effect.

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It will be the same for both. do you see it going, a lot of

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optimism in Donegal after the 2 victory so far. We have yet to

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express ourselves fully but there is a potentiality there in Donegal

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and under not Jim McGuiness it is reaching its climax. In saying that,

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I would have to say that with Tyrone one never knows how good

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they are until they get on the pitch. By and large, I would say

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that the freshness and physical strength of Donegal may just

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carried the strength. A you were almost drowned out by Tyrone

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scoring in the hurling game. Are Tyrone still the team to beat?

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always a team to beat. Mickey Harte has a way with the players. They do

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their training in house and we will never know until I hit the pitch

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exactly where they are. They played a 14 man Monaghan team in difficult

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conditions but Donegal are well up for this game and with the

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potentiality of the score in forwards they will be difficult to

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beat. That must be a great source of optimism for any Donegal fan,

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the likes of McFadden, at Murphy, you know you're going to get scores.

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Without dead. But Tyrone are wily characters. In saying that, it will

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be very hard because of the physical strength and power in

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Donegal. We have a very hard- working half forward line as long

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as we do not drift too far down the pitch so that we lose touch with

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the inside forwards. That will be important. The midfield battle

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should prove very interesting. bit of team news. They looked to be

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one change bump each side. Frank McGlynn looks to be coming in

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emplaced off Marty Boyle. And Owen Brian sounds pretty optimistic and

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fancied for Donegal. He is a very optimistic fellow. But also here,

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at the semi-final, there is a 1999 fealty the Donegal set up. In this

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championship so far they have not been tested yet. They have not been

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behind it and have not had to come back from diversity. They have not

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gone down to an early goal. All of those things. To date they will

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probably face the trials and tribulations and there are lot of

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questions to be answered and we will find out an awful lot about

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both teams. It may be the end of an era for Tyrone but I think there's

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For the first 20 minutes it was dreadful. If they start as poorly

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as that far but but the way the play defensively, they run them. I

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would say that both teams will play with a sweeper. It will be

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interesting to see what Tyrone do. Micky Harte will say right, let's

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Donegal run at us. Allah than to do that. The tactical battle is going

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to be important. -- allow them to do that. We look at the records of

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the last two years. They coasted through Ulster. They have not gone

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away, but this will tell us are -- a lot about them.

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Maybe we should get a Tyrone perspective. Describing the game

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will be the former Tyrone captain, You have experienced it before.

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Will it be upsetting? It is the worst place for players

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to be. They will be stuck in the dressing room. The time goes very

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slowly in there. It is disappointing, and what it will do

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for those in experienced players, and, or have a lot of them, it is

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very unnerving for them. -- and Donegall Quay have a lot of them.

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It is not a nice day to be in there. A few of them had gone out to watch

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the hurling. They will have been timed to be out on the field. It is

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just a waiting game for both sides. I remember a final game. We world

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jumping about, nervous tension and whatnot. Stevie was reading a novel

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of some description. It gives him more time to read the book.

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We are hearing of changes in both sides. Penrose is suffering with

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influenza. We expect going Mulligan instead. -- Arena Mulligan.

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A lot of people were surprised. He is in great shape and has performed

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well. Such is the competition within the Tyrone team at the

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moment, and regarding Penrose, I would be disappointed for him. He

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is an unsung hero. His tenacity off the ball is something else. The

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amount of time t turns over defences.

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You're telling me that Tyrone is up for this. This is no shock.

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They are up for it for a couple of reasons. Donegall Quay turned them

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over in the League Cup. --, call it All the hype and build-up is about

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Tyrone have always been able to rise to the challenge. They are for

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the challenge. It has got the makings of a cracker.

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OK, Peter, thank you very much. It is back to you boys in the studio.

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We will be back for, too late on. There has been a delay here because

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the hurling final has gone into extra time. Tyrone are leading that

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game at the end of the first period of extra-time. But they are still

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playing. Most of the had few problems in identifying last week's

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And no, it is not Mr Sidebottom. If you know the answer, you can post

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of guesses to our Facebook and Twitter pages. So far, just one

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correct guess this weekend. The correct guess this weekend. The

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answer will be revealed this answer will be revealed this

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evening on the bottom address. So, good luck with that. We will

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give you the answer later. What sort of difficulty will this delay

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pose for Jim McGuinness and Micky Harte? We are in the era where they

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have precision timing. That has to be moved around.

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I just think the big thing is your pre-match lunch as well. You have

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it three RS before the game. The two teams will have eaten at 4:30pm.

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They have been badly treated. They have been prepared. The Donegal

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team even troubled last night to prepare. The county board said they

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would do that. So we all have to think about it. We had to allow for

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this game to go into extra-time. They should have allowed for this.

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The crowd have to get to the game early. The game to start at the

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right time. That is at -- an These are two developing her

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encounters. They are back level again. It is a close game. --

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developing hurling counties. I came to watch this game as much as to

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watch the other game. It is great. Whenever this game is over,

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incorrect time, there were not many people in the stadium. But I agree

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people in the stadium. But I agree with Martin that from the

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perspective of the players in the changing room, even if there's a

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ten-minute delay, at that stage, you have thought about nothing for

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the last six months, and then, another 30 minutes in the changing

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another 30 minutes in the changing rooms.

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There's are the result. Donegal have won.

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A great performance. They did well to come back and it is a great

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result. There a lot of -- there are a lot of people doing good work in

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Other clubs are now starting to develop. It is good for Donegal.

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We will come back to the football later on. Donegal won the Under 21

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shield by one point. Let's turn to the second game here today, Donegal

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against Tyrone. We can hear from two men who formed a key part in

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underage football, enjoying many successes. To backroom team men.

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Peter, you have been in the dressing room. A lot of nervous

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energy in there. As the game got tighter, we realise

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things might be put back. I would not say they are used to it, but

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they have adjusted their time. You have a lot of never at -- nervous

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energy in there. What are the players doing in

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there? Day had a tutorial in what to do. -

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- they had. They just have to listen to the experts in the studio

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and learn what to do. Peter Canavan is up there. Raymond,

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you have been in the situation we have played against a lot of these

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-- players at underage level. Are you surprised that quickly they

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have moved up to senior level? They have the physique to play at

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this level. Michael has been on the radar for many years. He is in

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there now for two to three years in the seniors. This year, they have

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really showed that they are coming to the level where everybody

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expects them to be competing in semi-finals and finals year in,

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year out. But being from Tyrone, I expect them to have the experience

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on the field. Donegal have just come out. You

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spoke about experience. How big a factor is that going to be? I lot

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of Donegal players will not be used to this situation. -- a lot.

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They will be trying to talk to the fellas, keep them calm. As Peter

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said, the delay, it will not faze the Tyrone players. They would come

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out here, they have been in a tear so many times. Today, the weather

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is going to be warm. I think experience is going to tell. To

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count at -- Donegal's plan, I feel tired and have the ability to do it.

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Will the game be won or lost? They have a lot of got that many

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good players. Hopefully they will Thank you very much. All the sea at

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we have been talking about the rain on championship days. -- all this

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year. Today it is lovely and sunny. Tyrone are in their familiar red

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jerseys. It is familiar today for the defending champions, and Mr

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Mulligan starts. We confirm the teams in a moment. But, Mark, let's

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teams in a moment. But, Mark, let's look at the Donegal team who are

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going to try to unseat the champions. A late change. Frankie

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I think he will go to centre half. I was thinking during the week, the

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forward line was at one time the most important. Now they are

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It is interesting here. You look at the bans on the hands of Donegal.

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Orders on them? I think the game plan is on them.

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- what is on them? It is just different things. It

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shows you the amount of work that has gone into it. That is it there

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on the left hand. There are times when you go wrong in the game, you

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I thought the initials meant you had to go to see the doctor! John

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Morrison was into that psychological thing. He used to go

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before gains and Han people a piece of paper with their targets on it.

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-- before games and hand people. What it comes down to his leaders.

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What he make of the team? Cavanagh is important but he has scored only

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nine from frees. McGuigan is another scorer. If you are losing

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out a man who has scored one-29, it is a pit captain the team. -- a big

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Penrose lies to move out and come back in, his Mulligan going to go

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A lot of questions over this Tyrone team. They will be answered today.

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But Penrose is a massive loss for his scoring. The average last year

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was one-13, the average this year it is 1-14. I think whoever scores

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around 20 points at the end will win this game. It is interesting

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that they showed Mickey Harte there. He can read a football match, he is

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a brilliant tactician. That is what he is good at, he is brilliant at

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tactics. He normally gets his game- plan right. A lot of managers did

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not. But it Murphy does come out, will he be followed? That is one of

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several fascinating duels. Mickey Harte has built a reputation as one

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of the most successful bosses in Gaelic football but it does give a

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portion of that credit to his The players think for themselves on

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the field and you never see them get the message out on to the field.

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Is it the player's ability to think on their feet? Our first

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involvement together in football was in 1991. Donegal beat us in

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that Ulster final in 1991. It was not until the end of the 2004-2005

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season that we got together in management terms. Anybody feel

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nervous or under pressure? A little bit? Tony Donnelly's passion is

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undeniable, whether it is working with the main team or with children.

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When I started I said to Mickey why what these players who have

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achieved so much, what would they put up with will listen to me? But

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he gives everybody that belief. We are very aware of the one vice, it

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is part of the team talk, there are a lot of demarcation lines here,

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there and everywhere. And I suppose my key is the immovable object.

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They do take time to socialise. I will go over to Mickey Harte's and

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I enjoyed a wonderful spaghetti bolognese! We have our own family

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commitments but we do enjoy each other's company away from football.

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One of the game's Mister nice guys. So is this man, but in a different

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way. He is an in-your-face manager where as Donnelly and Mickey Harte

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are more passive. Both teams playing full-blooded games of

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football against each other. And I would say there are thousands of

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coaches who love watching to see what they are doing and building it

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into their own training regimes back at home. But definitely an

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excellent up and coming management team between Jim McGuiness or

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Gallagher. It you had to pick one particular area where this game

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will hinge, is at the Donegal full- forward line or is it further out

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field? The Donegal forward line, it is no good if they don't get the

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ball to them. Last week, Armagh lost the battle in that area. They

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did not play with the sweeper and could not get up the field. The

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tactical battle will be very interesting. I was watching time

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bring to the warm-up and they always kick from the day. They get

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the ball in care. They do that and take the right option on the field.

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It is a hot day, a different kind of day. I think if Donegal stay

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with Pie rowing until well into half-time that could make a

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difference. Will tie rowing be able to break the Donegal defence down,

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especially in the first 20 minutes -- Tyrone has to mark it they are

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able to do that, then they can come at them. The one thing that Donegal

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would worry about his they have not got a fully settled midfield. It

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can be any one of McElhinney, Rafferty and Gallagher. They have

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not really settled on it. The substitutes can be brought on to

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give you that impetus in the last 20 minutes off the game. I think

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they have lost that impetus from the Tyrone change because Penrose

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is not there and Mulligan is on from the start. We have a bit of

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sunshine, warm, humid weather and the smell of grass and all that

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kind of hyperbole! I think Mulligan is a great footballer and could

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have a big bearing on this game. There is the parade. In a word,

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Donegal wartime Wren? I think Tyrone has one last big campaign

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and I think this is it. We talk about Donegal having a hunger but

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Tyrone has the bigger hunger. I think they will want to win it for

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Mickey Harte. My heart says Donegal but my head says Tyrone. To fork

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dive Rhone in the studio -- two for tight rein in the studio. Your

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commentary team is Martin McHugh 2007. Mulligan has been sprung from

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the bench to replace Martin Penrose. We are told that Penrose has had

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flu all week. Printed Alex, are you worried about Mickey Harte dipping

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Mulligan? This is a team that so many people have labelled as having

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too many players over the hill. That is the challenge. There is no

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doubt about the quality and the experience but do they have the

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legs and a hunger? McMahon is back after that broken jaw in a club

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game and it is good to see him back. The expectation is that he may be

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the man took Marshall Michael Murphy. I was with Mickey Harte at

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the new centre of excellence on Friday and he is full of focus. The

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one criticism that has been made of him, and the difficult -- has been

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that he is too loyal to the old fellows. Looking down through the

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tight rein team I think there are more married men than there are in

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the rest of the combined teams within a Ulster. There are 10 or 11

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of them, but that reflects the fact that they have been there and done

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that. Yes. I sought Mrs Gormley outside. I think they are going to

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be tested. It is very hot and warm here today. We are being told in

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training that these players have been flying in training and that

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fitness is not a problem. They are definitely going to be tested today.

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draws the rendition to a close. At we look at the shot from behind the

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town Col. We both noted that Jim McGuiness took a full physical part

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in the warm-up. I have not seen that before, both management

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underline. This would have been something that was pre-planned.

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Just looking at club match UPS and Gormley has gone straight on to

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McFadden. -- at the player match your old partner knows what the

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Post Staff. Barry fluid movement up front. It was Harte that made a D

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cup run to crate that bit of space. third delay. If you are joining as

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late, there was the Lake because of his less favoured foot.

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Donegal are getting in behind the ball very quickly. Then there were

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12 behind the ball in their road 45. road to come at them? -- will

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It is kickable, is it? It is. Ryan Bradley had no need to fight the

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gone wide. Peter Harte, first wider. We expect another big game today.

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He took a bit of stick in the last game. Once again, we are looking

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will be a free kick. I thought he should have offloaded as he was

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about to possibly go himself. Possibly the wrong option from Sean

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Cavanagh. My reaction was the same as yours.

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I thought that Mulligan, he was one on one. The Donegal defender was

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cynical, but it was the right thing to do. It was a goalscoring

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opportunity. It is a yellow card. I'm not sure who it went too. Sean

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Cavanagh sticks it over the top. There was definitely a yellow card

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yellow-card. The camera angle does not give us... Should he have gone

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little wild. Donegal yet to make an impression, Peter. A Labour build

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Donegal, they were quick to get men behind the ball.

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for him to do but to give the ball Cute and clever, incisive and

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clinical. It is all Tyrone. Much too easy from a Donegal point

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before. Donegal Carte of four to give him that much space.

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That will have worked on the training field. -- Donegal can't

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Micky Harte will be delighted with that choice. Tyrone will be happy

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always going to favour the keeper. Good awareness by Paul Durcan.

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over this year. It was a fair hit. It is the first time from Donegal

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that they mean business. Jim McGuinness will want to see more of

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that. Let's go pitch-side to Thomas.

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Philip Jordan was picking up Michael Murphy. It does not look as

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if Maddie is picking up Jordan. -- points in 2007, its Tyrone's fourth

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there but they are happy to get the ball thrown out to the 45.

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Anthony Thompson, that is, who required treatment. As we look at

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the fans, we have some indication of the longevity of the players'

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snuffed out. I suppose that was the reason the ball was put in high.

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Both McFadden and Murphy, the ball could have gone anywhere, but again

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tender years. He is a good one. An excellent strike on the counter

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attack. I don't know who intercepted the board. But against

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the breeze, that is an excellent strike.

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Marc Faber spotted McBrearty. -- Thomas on the pitch, he will give

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you an indication. It is a stock -- sticky day when a lot of hydration

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Durcan is a rate. I do think that with three against two, that was

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selfish. I'm not so sure. It would have been

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a great score. Donegal well on the the pickle. It was a great pass,

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player. But that is two consecutive why it plays from Tyrone.

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approach work here is excellent. A low-scoring affair, we are at the

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attempting with his right foot. And the referee blows for over carrying.

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It is helter-skelter but the end product is sometimes lacking from

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both teams. The standard has dropped. You would not put that

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down to just to the heat and the conditions. Both teams are becoming

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wasteful and the approach play is becoming slightly laboured.

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Donnelly did well to retrieve the went wide. Tyrone should be further

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ahead. They should. Whether it is the long wait before the game, but

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the Donegal players do look lethargic. I would not have

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imagined at Jim McGuiness would have said take things easy here,

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we're going to save ourselves during the first half. There is

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that lack of energy that is surprising me with regard to

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Donegal. Tyrone at this stage should really be five or six points

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up. Especially around midfield they are winning a lot of ball but they

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are not putting it over the bar. Brian Dooher his head into the side

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line. It is bad blood substitution for Tyrone. Dooher has a gash

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administered, or at least the had no right to get as second time

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Donegal are inviting Tighe rain to come unto them and the difficulty

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is they did that with Cavan, but now they are being punished for

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sitting back. The ball was played in in front of McBrearty and he was

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in pole position to win it but there was great anticipation --

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anticipation and speed by Swift to Tyrone and this could be the man.

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Donegal will definitely be wanting Michael Hegarty to get his hand on

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possession but they have been guilty occasionally a kicking

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It seemed a little bit harsh. are three Tyrone men in there, all

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going for a third consecutive Ulster final. They lasted it in the

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late 1990s, when the man to my left with his left foot. The time round

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fans are shaking easy, easy. -- Tyrone. You do not like to hear

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that, but it is easy. These so- called older men, it is them who

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appear to have the hunger and hour mark and the return for

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was just about to pull the trigger. Thompson appears to have taken it

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in the face. He got a hand to it and the boot of Cavanagh connected

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with the side of his head. Nothing welcomed the respite. If you were

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Donegal, what would you be doing? They were criticised last week for

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not making moves quick enough and Donegal are struggling big time.

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Tyrone are so dominant. They have got to be changes to the midfield

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area. From a defensive point of view, there is no point getting

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players behind the ball when they are not picking up anyone and there

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are too many occasions when Donegal had the players back there but they

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are still leaving space for tight rein. Donegal to a degree perhaps

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have been duped having turned time rain over in the league and camp

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league and another for The Championship. -- peaking. Today,

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Tyrone look like the younger, fresher team and Donegal do not

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Tyrone were very kickable. They could be out of sight here. In

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terms of possession and hunger, there is a golf at the moment. But,

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them with as many married men and as many men allegedly over the hill

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is scratching his head. He took that catch well but there was not a

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lot to distract Cassidy. And then Murphy loses his footing. It is not

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his day and it is not Donegal's day. Tyrone in complete control. But

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five points is not insurmountable Tyrone. It is total football, and

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the scoring opportunity. At last, at long last, 32nd minute and a

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second point for Donegal. But the workload they are having to put in

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to land the scores is phenomenal. It puts four between them, though.

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Tyrone were experimenting and they gave it away. Far too casual. That

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was an easy score from aable point of view.

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horses for Ulster. Good to see the referee working with a smile on his

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Championship. Seems like a long time ago. As we get to the half-

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time whistle, this will put just three between them. Donegal have

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played themselves back into contention.

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I imagine Mickey would-be furious with them. They were so superior in

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the first half. Once again, the score has come from Tyrone giving

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the ball away. McGuinness will be thinking, we can't play any worse

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in the second half. Donegal definitely can improve in the

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tackling error. Tyrone have played all the football. Donegal have held

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for Tyrone. He fluffed his lines last time from here. This will be

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an opportunity may -- to make on both parts. Oh, a great block.

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He was denied by sheer aggression and persistence to deprive what

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would have been in a goal and which would have roped in to their core.

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between them, Peter, and there could have been so much more.

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This is the turning point in the game. What a counter attack. This

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Thompson has been their best defender. Donegal go in, despite

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defender. Donegal go in, despite playing below par, they are going

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in only two points down. We have much to discuss and talk

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about. It is to Thomas Kane. Thank you. I am joined by the

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Donegal management team. You must be happy enough.

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A slow start to the game, and along the lines of the last two games. As

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the game picked up, the boys started to believe in themselves.

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We're back in the game. We are happy enough.

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Tyrone dominated possession for long periods. How are you going to

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stop that happening in the second period?

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It is to be expected, a bit of nervousness. It took a while to get

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into the game. Andy Thomson epitomise the character of the team.

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-- Andy Thompson epitomised. We will be ready for the second half.

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We know we have a battle on our hands.

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The block could have get you in the game.

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Those are the ones that win and lose matches. We are happy enough.

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It was not the greatest art. It took us a while to get going.

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Do you think the delayed three in affected you? You are sitting in

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the dressing room for 25 minutes. It is very warm in there. You are

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prepared mentally from the first thing you wake up in the morning.

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To be sitting there for 25 minutes is hard to take. Thankfully, we are

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in a good position. We are happy enough at this stage. We came back

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into it well. Mark, thank you very much. He

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mentioned the heat down here. It is It is never straightforward. It

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took about a quarter of an hour for Donegal to realise the match had

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started. Tiger may be blistering start. Mr Mulligan PUP took over

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the bar and they ran -- Mr Mulligan popped it over the bar and they ran

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looked busy. It took a seventeen- year-old to get Donegal off the

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mark. Slowly and surely, they came back into it. They have not played

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well but they have clawed the gap back, largely thanks to those cords

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and some key moments at the back. and some key moments at the back.

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Mr Anthony Thompson, take a Bogue. -- take a Bogue.

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It did not look good for Donegal. They are going to have to improve

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in the second half. Tyrone maybe had too much possession. The big

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thing, Sean Cavanagh was controlling the match. He has gone

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out of the match in the last 10 minutes. Donegal got one point in

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the first 28 minutes. It is interesting the way they play,

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Tyrone. They are not kicking in a florid point. I'm disappointed in

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Tyrone. They have had enough possession to put the game away.

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We worried about Donegal early on. What has struck you in the first

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half? It is attritional and messy. Why

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wouldn't it be with the type of tactics that both teams are

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playing? They are very defensive. When you see a defensive strategy,

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there is always a lot of long-range attempts. They have had six or

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seven, wide from range. -- six or seven gone wide. We have not seen

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much flowing play. One thing to say about Donegal - individually they

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about Donegal - individually they are extremely talented. This is an

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example. Look at the number of people around him. This is how you

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beat it. A nice pass and then suddenly look up and a long range

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over the bar. That is how you beat the defence. You are not always

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going to have the right man on the ball. Here is another example. One

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thing I would say about Donegal, they have two of -- or three of the

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best forwards. Unless you have more scoring than Tyrone, they are going

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scoring than Tyrone, they are going home into the draw.

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We will talk about why Donegal are not firing up front. But you

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mentioned Sean Cavanagh a few moments ago. He was causing

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problems. He picked up a booking. He had one

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thing on his mind. If he... It is a good booking to give away. He is on

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the ground, he picks up the ball and he runs free. He did not go out

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and he runs free. He did not go out of the game. Just see him here. You

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have to man-mark him. He was a bit player for them. It is interesting

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to watch the way that Tyrone of to watch the way that Tyrone of

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playing, getting up the wings. That is the right tactic. But their

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finishing has been disappointing. Sometimes they have taken the wrong

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option. They have had 70% of the play.

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Should they give Donegal some credit? We have spoken about how

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good they are changing their tactics.

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This is the chance that they had. He gives the ball away and he

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doesn't stop. Kevin Cassidy, suddenly that is the kind of point

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that will lift a team. However, let's talk about Michael Murphy. He

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started with Philip Jordan, then he moved out, then he moved in with

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McFadden. Now he is on his own. The ball goes in, he breaks it, there's

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no crime in breaking it, but there's nobody there. Tyrone had

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the fitness to run at the team, and that is where Donegal are going

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wrong. What is the rationale of starting

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Michael Murphy at forward? They felt that maybe Jordan and

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Harte were not strong. The one thing I would say, if Donegal has

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said to themselves, let allowed to run the ball and their legs will

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get to them later. It looked that way out there. If you play one

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player back, don't play the other back as well. Michael Hegarty has

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made a difference. He is going to be a playmaker, which you need on

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the field with the way that Donegal play. The second half is going to

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be very interesting. Micky Harte is going to say, we have had the

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possession, let's keep it going. That is all he can say. They didn't

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We can hear from one of the Tyrone players. Donegal went in at half-

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time feeling lucky that they were down two.. How will the Tyrone

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players be feeling? I think they will not be very happy. We are

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moving ball but is seen to be our mistakes they gave them the chance

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to get back in. I'm sure 15 Ellis will not be happy at the minute.

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She each areas of room all over the pitch in that first period. The is,

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but it seems to be more in defence. If we can move the ball a bit

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earlier, the space is there, and the same the other way. When the

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ball is moved quick there is space for both teams. So much talk about

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Murphy before the game. Joe has come back and done very well, to is

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his first competitive game back. He has shown that he still has the

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touch. We are just keeping the thing tight at the back.

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dominated possession and had so much scoring opportunity. What will

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Mickey Harte say to them at half- time? I think he will be to move

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the ball quicker because we are laboured. If we can move the ball

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quicker and get the boys attacking with pace there a chance is there

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to be taken. You were in the dressing room before the match,

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what was that like experiencing that delay? I have spoken to one of

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the Donegal team, but from the perspective of a player, what was

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it like? It was tough. We had started to warm up and then we got

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it warned that it had been delayed. So we had to step back a bit and

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the heat was serious. It is a hot and humid day. But thankfully, we

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have held it all right. We have to keep going in the second half and

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see how things go. The good news from the Tyrone perspective is that

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he expects to be back for the final if they mated. Tyrone have six

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points on the board and their average in the last two or three

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years has been one-14 or 1-18. Why have they not sport as much? I

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spoke to gym before the match. They have missed three frees. That would

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have left them nine points up at half-time. Already, the picture

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left by the ability of Martin Penrose to score frees has created

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the cap. If you're just joining us here and wondering why this match

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is not further along, there was a 25 minute delayed because the

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curtain raiser, hurling's Under 21 Shield final went to extra time. It

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was an exciting finish and Donegal won it. There was the presentation

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to the captain. 4-16, 23-18. A big boost for Donegal hurling today at

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under 21 level. At half-time, and we have been watching a very

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entertaining game by a group of disability footballers from

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counties Tyrone and Monaghan. This is part of the active communities

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programme, making sure that everybody gets an up opportunity to

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play. I'm not sure if Tyrone or Monaghan won but they entertained

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the crowd to run the half-time interval. Let this if you were

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quick reminder of the mystery guest. Can you identify this well-known

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If you think you know who that is, you can post your guests to power

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Facebook and Twitter pages. The answer will be revealed on the

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website later this evening. The birth went to Tyrone before the

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start of the cane, but given what we saw, either of you going to swap

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fences? No, I still think Tyrone of the better side. It has been a poor

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first half football wise. We know from games in the past that Tyrone

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were beaten, the year after they won the All Ireland, they were

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beaten by Derry he got a lot of players behind the ball. And Laois

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did the same, getting a lot of players behind the ball. That is

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the tactics. Maybe they are saying this is the way to play Tyrone. He

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let them have the ball and the new crowd them out. He did not look as

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though it was working for Donegal but they are still in the game. It

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depends on Tyrone, of the legs still there? There was a two point

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turnaround where the ball was not put over the bar and they scored at

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the other end. The finishing of Tyrone has been poor. The one

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consequence of the blanket defence is that they have to go from long

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range. It looks fabulous and sometimes it looks terrible. It is

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hard to control against the wind. There is a good breeze. The other

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thing is that the two men in the middle have not been getting on the

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ball. In many respects, the Donegal defence tactic has been working the

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they have to go down and scored their vote to win this game and a

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pink with the wind they might go and absorb as though much and row

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with fresh legs in the second half and put the game took time round.

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Twice I've watched Tyrone building and there was no Donegal man on

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them but the minute the ball crossed the halfway line, there

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were many meant there. The game that Donegal are playing is a hard

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game to play. You need a fit this level because you are having to

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beat players and carried the ball and then you have to get back up

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the field and be in support. Long range points, not all the players

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are capable of it. Tyrone need to get those players on the ball and

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play to their strengths. A Gaelic footballer that you see in space,

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when you have the ball, to make the right option. Early on, Donegal

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were not doing that but later on dated. I still think it is Tyrone's

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came. I do not think they will miss as many chances. But a time when

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nobody on the Donegal team was really matching up, there was

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superb play at centre forward, coming back. You have been far too

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cosy today for my liking! Let us go back to the second half. Derry are

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watching with interest. That has between them. It is first blood

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Donegal in the first half and Tyrone have gone 11 minutes without

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a score. This is going to be a real The test for Tyrone. And that is

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late. He will be spoken to and it treatment. Soap McHugh joins

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Kavanagh on a yellow. This is the incident. It is careless. He had no

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need there are two of three Donegal defenders around him. I am sure Jim

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McGuiness has been coaching them about running and shepherding. It

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has left Tyrone a good scoring opportunity. This is one man that

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Tyrone will be certainly turning to 26th minute. That came from the

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boot of O'Neill. Eight heart will take this one off the ground. We

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have seen them -- seen him land these time and again. That is a

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test of his character because there is a bit of pressure. He missed one

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on Cavanagh there. And the referee has blown. The tempo has lifted.

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would like to know what sort of studs Murphy is wearing because

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every time he gets it he has slipped. Perhaps the wrong choice

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running of Tyrone at Donegal his creating frees. It is the been

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disciplined of Donegal that is costing them. -- the lack of

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discipline. It is noticeable that the build-up play of Tyrone has got

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much lower as the game has gone on. In the first five or 10 minutes

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they were moving the ball much quicker. They are still creating

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chances and you would expect Harte four. Peter, early doors, but the

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wide count is worrying. Very worrying. Tyrone have had twice the

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possession that Donegal have had. So did the then is going to be key.

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Tyrone. It goes the way of Rina missing around too much.

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We have got a great overview here in the commentary box, and the lack

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of movement from Donegal is gone wide, I think. Two between

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them. The right option? Initially when he had the ball he

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had some yards on them. But again, greater. They are trailing. It

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might well be their game plan to allow Tyrone to run themselves out.

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You would expect Donegal to show their own game, they should be

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fitter. The interesting thing isable have not been able to do

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that. -- the interesting thing is Donegal have not been able to do

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awkwardly. The referee has gone in. I am not sure what he is going to

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do. He broke his jaw in a tussle off the ball in a club game. What

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did you see there? I think he thought that was fifty-

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fifty, but his reactions were so is his only defence. You have seen

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red for that at times. -- ire on have been sent off for that.

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Jim McMahon is just recovering from He is about to be introduced. No

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word he is going to replace. Big Joe has taken the gumshield out.

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He is not a man who is too easily bothered, but it is right that he

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gets the treatment. You wouldn't want anything happening to that

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tour again. He was wired up for a long time, only able to consume

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soup or food which was put through the food processor. Sir, Martin

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Penrose is about to be introduced. He was able to participate in the

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warm-up. He is a good man to bring in for the last 25 minutes. I hope

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he is OK to play. He is one player who is full of energy, and his

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tackling and work-rate off the ball is something else.

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That is Karl Lacey and Brian That is not good to see. -- taken

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aside. You don't want to see players red-carded. He has been

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dealt with by the referee. It is done and dusted.

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That is a serious blow to Tyrone. Leo McLoone can definitely count

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himself lucky. It was 50-50, and I know he is not that type of player,

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but he is lucky to be on the pitch. One by the replaces another. -- one

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is a formidable full-back. He is up against one of the best players in

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proximity of the game adds to the What price a replay? There will be

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no extra time. That is why the game and the beauty was, there was no

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rhythmic inside. They have had so many bodies back

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there that it has been hard to get the ball to him. That is typical of

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thought about pulling the trigger. -- not bad and there is still on

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been a penalty shout. That is a in the ascendant! It was well

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worked. But pretty cut inside, and it was always going to be an

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opportunity. -- McBrearty cut did not have to break his stride.

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It was a good finish. I think it came off the back side of

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McMenamin! We have a drama. It O'Neill come out or will it be

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taken short? Would you be telling them to kick for the post or to

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work in short? I think Peter Harte kicked one over from just outside

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the 45 so I would give him another go. It is a scoring opportunity.

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This could be a key moment in the was a lot of distance there and it

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was going to compromise him because of the effort he would have to put

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him but will Tyrone rued the missed chances? That is why did No. 8. --

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the referee is reaching for the book. Hughes is not one of the

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players already under yellow. It is a second yellow for Tyrone and a

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O'Neill is dispossessed. The and Donegal players were annoyed with

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of the blind man. -- of the sprung, I would imagine. Did any to

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be looking to the bench at this second yellow! And he has gone.

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Kevin Hughes has gone. Technically, he raised an arm. My initial

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feeling is, that is a little bit harsh. You get back to the fact

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that McMenamin had to leave the field of play for what was an

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infinitely worse tackle which only received a yellow. This should be a

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turning point to say, let us roll what over time has to be added on.

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McGuigan is about to be sprung from the bench. And Donegal as well,

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McLoone, who is on a yellow, so maybe that is no bad thing to take

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Donegal defences and the system They are the meanest defence in the

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for player of the match. That just did not curled for him. You cannot

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the end came, is it the end for card. No real need for it. He is

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slowing the played down. But once Peter Harte has been taking the

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frees and is entitled to take it. If O'Neill had been on the pitch he

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would be the player to take it. This is a very important kick.

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There has been something said. Jim short! Could this be Donegal's day?

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And due to his frustration he is about to pick up the yellow card.

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There have been two defining moments for me. One came late in

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the second half when O'Neill sought I eat goal denied. That is the

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other one. On such moments, the think both sets of players are

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pretty much out on their feet. It has been an absorbing contest.

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Donegal have stuck to their took, and for all that there is no

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return. Good play by McMenamin. Showing the leadership that is

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needed at this stage. Once again it was McHugh, who has handled a

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fierce amount of ball for Donegal. He was the last man bag and

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prevented it from being an easy is time. There is plenty of time.

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Tyrone market chances if they compose themselves. -- will get two

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blown for over carrying. controversial decision. Very

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controversial. Jim McGuiness has a look of disbelief. We are into

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hunger. Strong running from Cavanagh. It was his surging run

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net! It is over! It must be! Donegal with the three-point

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cushion. There was a hint of a foul. Tyrone, a point is no good for them

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knows exactly what he was doing. They are going to have to go for

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goal. dusted. Donegal had delivered. Give

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me 10 seconds to summarise it, Peter.

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Probably not the best game you're either going to say. But the

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younger lads had the courage and For the first time since 1998,

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neither Armagh or Tyrone will win the Anglo Cup. We are out of time.

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