:00:45. > :00:51.Hello and welcome to The Championship live from St
:00:51. > :00:56.Tiernach's Park, Tyrone against Donegal coming up shortly. The
:00:57. > :01:05.throwing has been delayed because the under 21 hurling final has gone
:01:05. > :01:11.into extra time. They are into the extra period. When that finishes,
:01:11. > :01:18.we will have the senior football match, the semi-final. Could this
:01:18. > :01:22.be the day went Tyrone and Armagh's stranglehold on the Anglo Celt Cup
:01:22. > :01:31.is finally broken. Jarlath Burns and Martin is to are here to find
:01:32. > :01:38.out. -- Martn McHugh. I read a text from someone who said that the
:01:38. > :01:48.Donegal team looks so focused. If you look at the time rowing team,
:01:48. > :01:50.
:01:50. > :02:00.you have players who are 30, 31, 35, 31, 30, 31. And if you look at the
:02:00. > :02:07.
:02:07. > :02:12.other side of the spectrum, Donegal, had players 22, 20, 22, 17. That is
:02:12. > :02:18.incredibly young to be going out against an experienced Tyrone team.
:02:18. > :02:28.The question is, are Tyrone to experienced and up Donegal to pin
:02:28. > :02:32.experienced? That is why this is such an in -- absorbing game.
:02:32. > :02:36.think when you listen to all this, this is when Tyrone are really
:02:36. > :02:44.dangerous. This team have been written off and that is when they
:02:45. > :02:51.prove everybody wrong. They have won so many All Ireland and All-
:02:52. > :02:55.Stars. Maybe some of them have changed jobs within the team. A
:02:55. > :03:00.couple them are running parts of coaching are doing things they did
:03:00. > :03:05.not do at the start. With the heat and the conditions are probably
:03:05. > :03:10.will help Donegal. One thing we forget with Donegal, the nucleus of
:03:10. > :03:15.the team, and the best team in the Donegal team, our players that have
:03:15. > :03:24.failed in the past. Can Jim McGuiness get them to another level
:03:25. > :03:28.and in that belief in them? There are players that have been there
:03:28. > :03:33.and have not got over the line so the question is can Jim McGuiness
:03:33. > :03:39.take them over the line? It is a big test for both teams and we will
:03:39. > :03:43.know a lot more at the end of this match. Jim McGuiness is a great
:03:43. > :03:46.manager. Lesson one of the new manager, can be sure team that
:03:46. > :03:53.everybody hates you read is out to get you, and you'll get an extra
:03:53. > :04:00.10%. He has done that from the word go. He will be saying to them it is
:04:00. > :04:07.Ulster against the rest. Mickey Harte got it going as well. People
:04:08. > :04:11.have been saying it is a disgrace that the game was not at Clones.
:04:11. > :04:16.The first Test is to come into play as though everybody hates you and
:04:16. > :04:23.Jim McGuiness has caught on that one. We will explore some of the
:04:23. > :04:29.love-hate Questions a bit later on. The start is delayed and told
:04:29. > :04:38.3:40pm because but hurling has gone into extra time. In fact, we are
:04:38. > :04:46.hearing now that the throw in his 3:55pm. In the meantime, at the
:04:46. > :04:51.draw for the second round off the All Ireland qualifiers is this
:04:51. > :05:01.evening. Let us remind you of the results from Saturday in case you
:05:01. > :05:06.
:05:06. > :05:16.The big a shock of the day was London losing to fair manner. --
:05:16. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :05:36.took Fermanagh. They could win for There was a clamour tea towards the
:05:36. > :05:41.
:05:41. > :05:45.end at the match for cloud. -- Clare. With Danny Hughes back and
:05:45. > :05:50.the rest of the team becoming more settled it will be a different
:05:50. > :05:58.proposition. Either that or else they should they had just been very
:05:58. > :06:02.poor, poor against Armagh. Ordinarily the London result would
:06:02. > :06:08.be a massive shock but there was a feeling this weekend that it might
:06:08. > :06:16.happen. Yes. I expected Fermanagh to be good enough to go over and
:06:16. > :06:26.when it. You look at Fermanagh, it is a small county and there are 10
:06:26. > :06:26.
:06:26. > :06:31.or 11 football players that are not even on the panel. If the -- in
:06:31. > :06:35.2008 they should have won the too championship. It is hard to believe
:06:35. > :06:38.that they have gone down to that there. It will be a long road back
:06:38. > :06:44.for them but they have to work hard and get ready for the National
:06:44. > :06:49.League and try to get out of Division four. The big thing is how
:06:49. > :06:57.well they were beaten. They were hammered -- Hammett. I was talking
:06:58. > :07:04.to Fermanagh people and they said it was terrible. They were ahead at
:07:04. > :07:11.half time 9-1. This was the first time that the London team have put
:07:11. > :07:21.in the work. He chose you that it has paid off. A lot of things have
:07:21. > :07:22.
:07:22. > :07:25.combined their. They were lucky in that they got that Fermanagh team,
:07:25. > :07:32.and the general feeling was it would have been better if Fermanagh
:07:32. > :07:35.had beaten Hama. The other think is the economy. An awful lot of
:07:35. > :07:41.emigration and a lot of great footballers over in London at the
:07:41. > :07:44.moment. Those circumstances, you would not want to belittle the
:07:44. > :07:51.fabulous victory for London. I have had tax from people live in London
:07:51. > :07:58.and they are delighted. Why did people walk away from the Fermanagh
:07:58. > :08:02.panel? People were saying that they were very well looked after but
:08:02. > :08:08.with the economy being tied perhaps things were not so good. If they
:08:08. > :08:10.did it for that reason, that is wrong. We all trained under
:08:10. > :08:16.different managers and different situations and you have to play
:08:16. > :08:25.fewer county and have pride in playing for them. Antrim have
:08:25. > :08:31.steadied the ship again. Not too long ago we used to be boasting
:08:31. > :08:39.about 17th left at the last 16 stage but Fermanagh went out and
:08:39. > :08:46.Monaghan went out. And Cavan as well. It just shows that Ulster is
:08:46. > :08:56.not consistently strong as it thinks. At the bottom end of Ulster
:08:56. > :09:00.
:09:00. > :09:07.there is a tale beginning to emerge. If they did not get over the line,
:09:07. > :09:11.perhaps they were not good enough. When the manager came in the whole
:09:11. > :09:15.thing was breaking up. So perhaps they thought that bounty could not
:09:15. > :09:19.get them over the line and another manager could. It has not happened
:09:19. > :09:25.and it is important they make the right decisions. Alex Ferguson was
:09:25. > :09:33.left long enough to make it with Manchester United. I think for both
:09:33. > :09:39.managers, at the wrong call was made at Monaghan. The draw for
:09:39. > :09:46.round two of the qualifiers will be made this evening around teatime.
:09:46. > :09:50.Armagh and the losers of today's semi-final will be in that draw.
:09:50. > :10:00.Donegal entire range is the main fare but the throat in it is
:10:00. > :10:06.
:10:06. > :10:10.delayed until 3:55pm because the Donegal are one point ahead in the
:10:10. > :10:14.hurling game, I don't know that is an omen. It is a delay for the
:10:14. > :10:19.players and the manager, how will it affect them? It will have a
:10:19. > :10:23.slight impact but it is the same for both sides. Both sides are well
:10:23. > :10:27.prepared. I met the Donegal side than they went out for a practice
:10:27. > :10:32.and they are well settled. I don't think it will have any great effect.
:10:32. > :10:37.It will be the same for both. do you see it going, a lot of
:10:37. > :10:41.optimism in Donegal after the 2 victory so far. We have yet to
:10:41. > :10:49.express ourselves fully but there is a potentiality there in Donegal
:10:49. > :10:56.and under not Jim McGuiness it is reaching its climax. In saying that,
:10:56. > :11:02.I would have to say that with Tyrone one never knows how good
:11:02. > :11:06.they are until they get on the pitch. By and large, I would say
:11:06. > :11:09.that the freshness and physical strength of Donegal may just
:11:09. > :11:15.carried the strength. A you were almost drowned out by Tyrone
:11:15. > :11:20.scoring in the hurling game. Are Tyrone still the team to beat?
:11:20. > :11:24.always a team to beat. Mickey Harte has a way with the players. They do
:11:24. > :11:31.their training in house and we will never know until I hit the pitch
:11:31. > :11:35.exactly where they are. They played a 14 man Monaghan team in difficult
:11:35. > :11:38.conditions but Donegal are well up for this game and with the
:11:38. > :11:44.potentiality of the score in forwards they will be difficult to
:11:44. > :11:52.beat. That must be a great source of optimism for any Donegal fan,
:11:52. > :12:01.the likes of McFadden, at Murphy, you know you're going to get scores.
:12:01. > :12:07.Without dead. But Tyrone are wily characters. In saying that, it will
:12:07. > :12:11.be very hard because of the physical strength and power in
:12:11. > :12:15.Donegal. We have a very hard- working half forward line as long
:12:15. > :12:19.as we do not drift too far down the pitch so that we lose touch with
:12:20. > :12:28.the inside forwards. That will be important. The midfield battle
:12:28. > :12:34.should prove very interesting. bit of team news. They looked to be
:12:34. > :12:44.one change bump each side. Frank McGlynn looks to be coming in
:12:44. > :12:47.
:12:47. > :12:56.emplaced off Marty Boyle. And Owen Brian sounds pretty optimistic and
:12:56. > :13:02.fancied for Donegal. He is a very optimistic fellow. But also here,
:13:03. > :13:07.at the semi-final, there is a 1999 fealty the Donegal set up. In this
:13:07. > :13:14.championship so far they have not been tested yet. They have not been
:13:14. > :13:19.behind it and have not had to come back from diversity. They have not
:13:19. > :13:23.gone down to an early goal. All of those things. To date they will
:13:23. > :13:27.probably face the trials and tribulations and there are lot of
:13:27. > :13:32.questions to be answered and we will find out an awful lot about
:13:32. > :13:42.both teams. It may be the end of an era for Tyrone but I think there's
:13:42. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:52.For the first 20 minutes it was dreadful. If they start as poorly
:13:52. > :13:55.as that far but but the way the play defensively, they run them. I
:13:55. > :14:05.would say that both teams will play with a sweeper. It will be
:14:05. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :14:17.interesting to see what Tyrone do. Micky Harte will say right, let's
:14:17. > :14:27.Donegal run at us. Allah than to do that. The tactical battle is going
:14:27. > :14:29.
:14:29. > :14:35.to be important. -- allow them to do that. We look at the records of
:14:35. > :14:40.the last two years. They coasted through Ulster. They have not gone
:14:40. > :14:46.away, but this will tell us are -- a lot about them.
:14:46. > :14:56.Maybe we should get a Tyrone perspective. Describing the game
:14:56. > :15:00.
:15:00. > :15:04.will be the former Tyrone captain, You have experienced it before.
:15:04. > :15:08.Will it be upsetting? It is the worst place for players
:15:08. > :15:13.to be. They will be stuck in the dressing room. The time goes very
:15:13. > :15:17.slowly in there. It is disappointing, and what it will do
:15:17. > :15:23.for those in experienced players, and, or have a lot of them, it is
:15:23. > :15:29.very unnerving for them. -- and Donegall Quay have a lot of them.
:15:29. > :15:38.It is not a nice day to be in there. A few of them had gone out to watch
:15:38. > :15:48.the hurling. They will have been timed to be out on the field. It is
:15:48. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:54.just a waiting game for both sides. I remember a final game. We world
:15:54. > :15:58.jumping about, nervous tension and whatnot. Stevie was reading a novel
:15:58. > :16:02.of some description. It gives him more time to read the book.
:16:02. > :16:12.We are hearing of changes in both sides. Penrose is suffering with
:16:12. > :16:22.influenza. We expect going Mulligan instead. -- Arena Mulligan.
:16:22. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:29.A lot of people were surprised. He is in great shape and has performed
:16:29. > :16:34.well. Such is the competition within the Tyrone team at the
:16:34. > :16:41.moment, and regarding Penrose, I would be disappointed for him. He
:16:41. > :16:47.is an unsung hero. His tenacity off the ball is something else. The
:16:47. > :16:53.amount of time t turns over defences.
:16:53. > :16:57.You're telling me that Tyrone is up for this. This is no shock.
:16:57. > :17:07.They are up for it for a couple of reasons. Donegall Quay turned them
:17:07. > :17:09.
:17:09. > :17:19.over in the League Cup. --, call it All the hype and build-up is about
:17:19. > :17:24.
:17:24. > :17:28.Tyrone have always been able to rise to the challenge. They are for
:17:28. > :17:38.the challenge. It has got the makings of a cracker.
:17:38. > :17:40.
:17:40. > :17:49.OK, Peter, thank you very much. It is back to you boys in the studio.
:17:49. > :17:53.We will be back for, too late on. There has been a delay here because
:17:53. > :17:59.the hurling final has gone into extra time. Tyrone are leading that
:17:59. > :18:07.game at the end of the first period of extra-time. But they are still
:18:07. > :18:17.playing. Most of the had few problems in identifying last week's
:18:17. > :18:53.
:18:53. > :19:01.And no, it is not Mr Sidebottom. If you know the answer, you can post
:19:01. > :19:02.of guesses to our Facebook and Twitter pages. So far, just one
:19:02. > :19:07.correct guess this weekend. The correct guess this weekend. The
:19:07. > :19:13.answer will be revealed this answer will be revealed this
:19:13. > :19:20.evening on the bottom address. So, good luck with that. We will
:19:20. > :19:25.give you the answer later. What sort of difficulty will this delay
:19:25. > :19:35.pose for Jim McGuinness and Micky Harte? We are in the era where they
:19:35. > :19:35.
:19:35. > :19:42.have precision timing. That has to be moved around.
:19:42. > :19:49.I just think the big thing is your pre-match lunch as well. You have
:19:49. > :19:59.it three RS before the game. The two teams will have eaten at 4:30pm.
:19:59. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:18.They have been badly treated. They have been prepared. The Donegal
:20:18. > :20:18.
:20:18. > :20:26.team even troubled last night to prepare. The county board said they
:20:26. > :20:32.would do that. So we all have to think about it. We had to allow for
:20:32. > :20:36.this game to go into extra-time. They should have allowed for this.
:20:36. > :20:46.The crowd have to get to the game early. The game to start at the
:20:46. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:56.right time. That is at -- an These are two developing her
:20:56. > :21:05.encounters. They are back level again. It is a close game. --
:21:05. > :21:15.developing hurling counties. I came to watch this game as much as to
:21:15. > :21:22.watch the other game. It is great. Whenever this game is over,
:21:22. > :21:25.incorrect time, there were not many people in the stadium. But I agree
:21:25. > :21:29.people in the stadium. But I agree with Martin that from the
:21:29. > :21:39.perspective of the players in the changing room, even if there's a
:21:39. > :21:43.
:21:43. > :21:47.ten-minute delay, at that stage, you have thought about nothing for
:21:47. > :21:49.the last six months, and then, another 30 minutes in the changing
:21:49. > :21:55.another 30 minutes in the changing rooms.
:21:55. > :22:00.There's are the result. Donegal have won.
:22:00. > :22:09.A great performance. They did well to come back and it is a great
:22:09. > :22:19.result. There a lot of -- there are a lot of people doing good work in
:22:19. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:33.Other clubs are now starting to develop. It is good for Donegal.
:22:33. > :22:42.We will come back to the football later on. Donegal won the Under 21
:22:42. > :22:47.shield by one point. Let's turn to the second game here today, Donegal
:22:47. > :22:54.against Tyrone. We can hear from two men who formed a key part in
:22:54. > :23:04.underage football, enjoying many successes. To backroom team men.
:23:04. > :23:05.
:23:05. > :23:14.Peter, you have been in the dressing room. A lot of nervous
:23:14. > :23:21.energy in there. As the game got tighter, we realise
:23:21. > :23:27.things might be put back. I would not say they are used to it, but
:23:27. > :23:31.they have adjusted their time. You have a lot of never at -- nervous
:23:31. > :23:38.energy in there. What are the players doing in
:23:38. > :23:44.there? Day had a tutorial in what to do. -
:23:44. > :23:52.- they had. They just have to listen to the experts in the studio
:23:52. > :23:56.and learn what to do. Peter Canavan is up there. Raymond,
:23:56. > :23:59.you have been in the situation we have played against a lot of these
:23:59. > :24:09.-- players at underage level. Are you surprised that quickly they
:24:09. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:16.have moved up to senior level? They have the physique to play at
:24:16. > :24:26.this level. Michael has been on the radar for many years. He is in
:24:26. > :24:26.
:24:26. > :24:31.there now for two to three years in the seniors. This year, they have
:24:31. > :24:35.really showed that they are coming to the level where everybody
:24:35. > :24:40.expects them to be competing in semi-finals and finals year in,
:24:40. > :24:46.year out. But being from Tyrone, I expect them to have the experience
:24:46. > :24:53.on the field. Donegal have just come out. You
:24:54. > :25:01.spoke about experience. How big a factor is that going to be? I lot
:25:02. > :25:09.of Donegal players will not be used to this situation. -- a lot.
:25:09. > :25:14.They will be trying to talk to the fellas, keep them calm. As Peter
:25:14. > :25:20.said, the delay, it will not faze the Tyrone players. They would come
:25:20. > :25:30.out here, they have been in a tear so many times. Today, the weather
:25:30. > :25:36.is going to be warm. I think experience is going to tell. To
:25:36. > :25:46.count at -- Donegal's plan, I feel tired and have the ability to do it.
:25:46. > :25:56.Will the game be won or lost? They have a lot of got that many
:25:56. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:02.good players. Hopefully they will Thank you very much. All the sea at
:26:02. > :26:11.we have been talking about the rain on championship days. -- all this
:26:11. > :26:19.year. Today it is lovely and sunny. Tyrone are in their familiar red
:26:19. > :26:25.jerseys. It is familiar today for the defending champions, and Mr
:26:25. > :26:27.Mulligan starts. We confirm the teams in a moment. But, Mark, let's
:26:27. > :26:31.teams in a moment. But, Mark, let's look at the Donegal team who are
:26:31. > :26:41.going to try to unseat the champions. A late change. Frankie
:26:41. > :27:10.
:27:10. > :27:16.I think he will go to centre half. I was thinking during the week, the
:27:16. > :27:26.forward line was at one time the most important. Now they are
:27:26. > :27:32.
:27:32. > :27:38.It is interesting here. You look at the bans on the hands of Donegal.
:27:38. > :27:46.Orders on them? I think the game plan is on them.
:27:46. > :27:54.- what is on them? It is just different things. It
:27:54. > :28:00.shows you the amount of work that has gone into it. That is it there
:28:00. > :28:10.on the left hand. There are times when you go wrong in the game, you
:28:10. > :28:18.
:28:18. > :28:22.I thought the initials meant you had to go to see the doctor! John
:28:22. > :28:26.Morrison was into that psychological thing. He used to go
:28:26. > :28:36.before gains and Han people a piece of paper with their targets on it.
:28:36. > :28:46.-- before games and hand people. What it comes down to his leaders.
:28:46. > :29:00.
:29:00. > :29:06.What he make of the team? Cavanagh is important but he has scored only
:29:06. > :29:16.nine from frees. McGuigan is another scorer. If you are losing
:29:16. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :29:28.out a man who has scored one-29, it is a pit captain the team. -- a big
:29:28. > :29:42.
:29:42. > :29:52.Penrose lies to move out and come back in, his Mulligan going to go
:29:52. > :30:03.
:30:03. > :30:09.A lot of questions over this Tyrone team. They will be answered today.
:30:09. > :30:19.But Penrose is a massive loss for his scoring. The average last year
:30:19. > :30:19.
:30:19. > :30:25.was one-13, the average this year it is 1-14. I think whoever scores
:30:25. > :30:31.around 20 points at the end will win this game. It is interesting
:30:31. > :30:39.that they showed Mickey Harte there. He can read a football match, he is
:30:40. > :30:45.a brilliant tactician. That is what he is good at, he is brilliant at
:30:45. > :30:55.tactics. He normally gets his game- plan right. A lot of managers did
:30:55. > :30:59.
:30:59. > :31:03.not. But it Murphy does come out, will he be followed? That is one of
:31:03. > :31:07.several fascinating duels. Mickey Harte has built a reputation as one
:31:07. > :31:17.of the most successful bosses in Gaelic football but it does give a
:31:17. > :31:20.
:31:20. > :31:24.portion of that credit to his The players think for themselves on
:31:24. > :31:32.the field and you never see them get the message out on to the field.
:31:32. > :31:40.Is it the player's ability to think on their feet? Our first
:31:41. > :31:48.involvement together in football was in 1991. Donegal beat us in
:31:48. > :31:56.that Ulster final in 1991. It was not until the end of the 2004-2005
:31:56. > :32:06.season that we got together in management terms. Anybody feel
:32:06. > :32:06.
:32:06. > :32:16.nervous or under pressure? A little bit? Tony Donnelly's passion is
:32:16. > :32:25.
:32:26. > :32:30.undeniable, whether it is working with the main team or with children.
:32:30. > :32:36.When I started I said to Mickey why what these players who have
:32:36. > :32:46.achieved so much, what would they put up with will listen to me? But
:32:46. > :32:50.
:32:51. > :32:58.he gives everybody that belief. We are very aware of the one vice, it
:32:58. > :33:08.is part of the team talk, there are a lot of demarcation lines here,
:33:08. > :33:11.
:33:11. > :33:21.there and everywhere. And I suppose my key is the immovable object.
:33:21. > :33:25.They do take time to socialise. I will go over to Mickey Harte's and
:33:25. > :33:35.I enjoyed a wonderful spaghetti bolognese! We have our own family
:33:35. > :33:36.
:33:36. > :33:41.commitments but we do enjoy each other's company away from football.
:33:41. > :33:50.One of the game's Mister nice guys. So is this man, but in a different
:33:50. > :33:57.way. He is an in-your-face manager where as Donnelly and Mickey Harte
:33:57. > :34:03.are more passive. Both teams playing full-blooded games of
:34:03. > :34:07.football against each other. And I would say there are thousands of
:34:07. > :34:14.coaches who love watching to see what they are doing and building it
:34:14. > :34:22.into their own training regimes back at home. But definitely an
:34:22. > :34:30.excellent up and coming management team between Jim McGuiness or
:34:30. > :34:34.Gallagher. It you had to pick one particular area where this game
:34:34. > :34:44.will hinge, is at the Donegal full- forward line or is it further out
:34:44. > :34:45.
:34:45. > :34:53.field? The Donegal forward line, it is no good if they don't get the
:34:53. > :35:00.ball to them. Last week, Armagh lost the battle in that area. They
:35:01. > :35:04.did not play with the sweeper and could not get up the field. The
:35:04. > :35:09.tactical battle will be very interesting. I was watching time
:35:09. > :35:15.bring to the warm-up and they always kick from the day. They get
:35:15. > :35:24.the ball in care. They do that and take the right option on the field.
:35:24. > :35:27.It is a hot day, a different kind of day. I think if Donegal stay
:35:27. > :35:36.with Pie rowing until well into half-time that could make a
:35:36. > :35:42.difference. Will tie rowing be able to break the Donegal defence down,
:35:42. > :35:47.especially in the first 20 minutes -- Tyrone has to mark it they are
:35:47. > :35:53.able to do that, then they can come at them. The one thing that Donegal
:35:53. > :36:02.would worry about his they have not got a fully settled midfield. It
:36:02. > :36:11.can be any one of McElhinney, Rafferty and Gallagher. They have
:36:11. > :36:21.not really settled on it. The substitutes can be brought on to
:36:21. > :36:22.
:36:22. > :36:29.give you that impetus in the last 20 minutes off the game. I think
:36:29. > :36:36.they have lost that impetus from the Tyrone change because Penrose
:36:36. > :36:41.is not there and Mulligan is on from the start. We have a bit of
:36:41. > :36:50.sunshine, warm, humid weather and the smell of grass and all that
:36:50. > :36:56.kind of hyperbole! I think Mulligan is a great footballer and could
:36:56. > :37:00.have a big bearing on this game. There is the parade. In a word,
:37:00. > :37:05.Donegal wartime Wren? I think Tyrone has one last big campaign
:37:05. > :37:11.and I think this is it. We talk about Donegal having a hunger but
:37:11. > :37:16.Tyrone has the bigger hunger. I think they will want to win it for
:37:16. > :37:24.Mickey Harte. My heart says Donegal but my head says Tyrone. To fork
:37:24. > :37:34.dive Rhone in the studio -- two for tight rein in the studio. Your
:37:34. > :37:51.
:37:51. > :37:58.commentary team is Martin McHugh 2007. Mulligan has been sprung from
:37:58. > :38:05.the bench to replace Martin Penrose. We are told that Penrose has had
:38:05. > :38:12.flu all week. Printed Alex, are you worried about Mickey Harte dipping
:38:12. > :38:18.Mulligan? This is a team that so many people have labelled as having
:38:18. > :38:22.too many players over the hill. That is the challenge. There is no
:38:22. > :38:32.doubt about the quality and the experience but do they have the
:38:32. > :38:33.
:38:33. > :38:39.legs and a hunger? McMahon is back after that broken jaw in a club
:38:39. > :38:45.game and it is good to see him back. The expectation is that he may be
:38:45. > :38:50.the man took Marshall Michael Murphy. I was with Mickey Harte at
:38:50. > :38:56.the new centre of excellence on Friday and he is full of focus. The
:38:56. > :39:01.one criticism that has been made of him, and the difficult -- has been
:39:01. > :39:04.that he is too loyal to the old fellows. Looking down through the
:39:04. > :39:09.tight rein team I think there are more married men than there are in
:39:09. > :39:13.the rest of the combined teams within a Ulster. There are 10 or 11
:39:13. > :39:23.of them, but that reflects the fact that they have been there and done
:39:23. > :39:26.
:39:26. > :39:33.that. Yes. I sought Mrs Gormley outside. I think they are going to
:39:33. > :39:36.be tested. It is very hot and warm here today. We are being told in
:39:36. > :39:46.training that these players have been flying in training and that
:39:46. > :39:47.
:39:47. > :39:57.fitness is not a problem. They are definitely going to be tested today.
:39:57. > :39:57.
:39:57. > :41:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:41:15. > :41:23.draws the rendition to a close. At we look at the shot from behind the
:41:23. > :41:27.town Col. We both noted that Jim McGuiness took a full physical part
:41:27. > :41:35.in the warm-up. I have not seen that before, both management
:41:35. > :41:40.underline. This would have been something that was pre-planned.
:41:40. > :41:50.Just looking at club match UPS and Gormley has gone straight on to
:41:50. > :41:50.
:41:50. > :42:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:42:33. > :42:38.McFadden. -- at the player match your old partner knows what the
:42:39. > :42:48.Post Staff. Barry fluid movement up front. It was Harte that made a D
:42:49. > :43:05.
:43:05. > :43:15.cup run to crate that bit of space. third delay. If you are joining as
:43:15. > :43:50.
:43:50. > :43:56.late, there was the Lake because of his less favoured foot.
:43:56. > :44:06.Donegal are getting in behind the ball very quickly. Then there were
:44:06. > :44:23.
:44:23. > :44:33.12 behind the ball in their road 45. road to come at them? -- will
:44:33. > :44:33.
:44:33. > :45:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:45:48. > :45:58.It is kickable, is it? It is. Ryan Bradley had no need to fight the
:45:58. > :46:19.
:46:19. > :46:25.gone wide. Peter Harte, first wider. We expect another big game today.
:46:25. > :46:35.He took a bit of stick in the last game. Once again, we are looking
:46:35. > :46:35.
:46:35. > :47:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:47:16. > :47:20.will be a free kick. I thought he should have offloaded as he was
:47:20. > :47:23.about to possibly go himself. Possibly the wrong option from Sean
:47:23. > :47:32.Cavanagh. My reaction was the same as yours.
:47:32. > :47:36.I thought that Mulligan, he was one on one. The Donegal defender was
:47:36. > :47:45.cynical, but it was the right thing to do. It was a goalscoring
:47:45. > :47:51.opportunity. It is a yellow card. I'm not sure who it went too. Sean
:47:51. > :48:01.Cavanagh sticks it over the top. There was definitely a yellow card
:48:01. > :48:12.
:48:12. > :48:22.yellow-card. The camera angle does not give us... Should he have gone
:48:22. > :49:00.
:49:00. > :49:10.little wild. Donegal yet to make an impression, Peter. A Labour build
:49:10. > :49:16.
:49:16. > :49:26.Donegal, they were quick to get men behind the ball.
:49:26. > :49:26.
:49:26. > :50:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:50:53. > :51:02.for him to do but to give the ball Cute and clever, incisive and
:51:02. > :51:12.clinical. It is all Tyrone. Much too easy from a Donegal point
:51:12. > :51:18.
:51:18. > :51:26.before. Donegal Carte of four to give him that much space.
:51:26. > :51:36.That will have worked on the training field. -- Donegal can't
:51:36. > :52:00.
:52:00. > :52:10.Micky Harte will be delighted with that choice. Tyrone will be happy
:52:10. > :52:37.
:52:37. > :52:47.always going to favour the keeper. Good awareness by Paul Durcan.
:52:47. > :52:47.
:52:47. > :53:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:53:29. > :53:36.over this year. It was a fair hit. It is the first time from Donegal
:53:36. > :53:43.that they mean business. Jim McGuinness will want to see more of
:53:43. > :53:48.that. Let's go pitch-side to Thomas.
:53:48. > :53:58.Philip Jordan was picking up Michael Murphy. It does not look as
:53:58. > :54:07.
:54:07. > :54:17.if Maddie is picking up Jordan. -- points in 2007, its Tyrone's fourth
:54:17. > :54:33.
:54:33. > :54:40.there but they are happy to get the ball thrown out to the 45.
:54:40. > :54:50.Anthony Thompson, that is, who required treatment. As we look at
:54:50. > :54:53.
:54:53. > :55:03.the fans, we have some indication of the longevity of the players'
:55:03. > :55:31.
:55:32. > :55:37.snuffed out. I suppose that was the reason the ball was put in high.
:55:37. > :55:47.Both McFadden and Murphy, the ball could have gone anywhere, but again
:55:47. > :56:22.
:56:22. > :56:26.tender years. He is a good one. An excellent strike on the counter
:56:26. > :56:36.attack. I don't know who intercepted the board. But against
:56:36. > :56:37.
:56:37. > :56:47.the breeze, that is an excellent strike.
:56:47. > :56:57.
:56:57. > :57:02.Marc Faber spotted McBrearty. -- Thomas on the pitch, he will give
:57:02. > :57:12.you an indication. It is a stock -- sticky day when a lot of hydration
:57:12. > :57:12.
:57:12. > :57:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:57:57. > :58:02.Durcan is a rate. I do think that with three against two, that was
:58:02. > :58:12.selfish. I'm not so sure. It would have been
:58:12. > :58:19.
:58:19. > :58:29.a great score. Donegal well on the the pickle. It was a great pass,
:58:29. > :59:00.
:59:00. > :59:10.player. But that is two consecutive why it plays from Tyrone.
:59:10. > :59:39.
:59:39. > :59:49.approach work here is excellent. A low-scoring affair, we are at the
:59:49. > :59:49.
:59:49. > :01:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:01:31. > :01:35.attempting with his right foot. And the referee blows for over carrying.
:01:35. > :01:41.It is helter-skelter but the end product is sometimes lacking from
:01:41. > :01:46.both teams. The standard has dropped. You would not put that
:01:46. > :01:51.down to just to the heat and the conditions. Both teams are becoming
:01:51. > :02:01.wasteful and the approach play is becoming slightly laboured.
:02:01. > :02:39.
:02:39. > :02:45.Donnelly did well to retrieve the went wide. Tyrone should be further
:02:45. > :02:49.ahead. They should. Whether it is the long wait before the game, but
:02:49. > :02:53.the Donegal players do look lethargic. I would not have
:02:53. > :02:57.imagined at Jim McGuiness would have said take things easy here,
:02:57. > :03:01.we're going to save ourselves during the first half. There is
:03:01. > :03:05.that lack of energy that is surprising me with regard to
:03:05. > :03:11.Donegal. Tyrone at this stage should really be five or six points
:03:11. > :03:18.up. Especially around midfield they are winning a lot of ball but they
:03:18. > :03:28.are not putting it over the bar. Brian Dooher his head into the side
:03:28. > :03:29.
:03:29. > :03:39.line. It is bad blood substitution for Tyrone. Dooher has a gash
:03:39. > :04:00.
:04:00. > :04:10.administered, or at least the had no right to get as second time
:04:10. > :04:10.
:04:10. > :04:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:04:55. > :04:59.Donegal are inviting Tighe rain to come unto them and the difficulty
:04:59. > :05:07.is they did that with Cavan, but now they are being punished for
:05:07. > :05:12.sitting back. The ball was played in in front of McBrearty and he was
:05:12. > :05:22.in pole position to win it but there was great anticipation --
:05:22. > :05:45.
:05:45. > :05:49.anticipation and speed by Swift to Tyrone and this could be the man.
:05:49. > :05:59.Donegal will definitely be wanting Michael Hegarty to get his hand on
:05:59. > :06:01.
:06:01. > :06:11.possession but they have been guilty occasionally a kicking
:06:11. > :06:50.
:06:50. > :07:00.It seemed a little bit harsh. are three Tyrone men in there, all
:07:00. > :07:26.
:07:26. > :07:36.going for a third consecutive Ulster final. They lasted it in the
:07:36. > :08:04.
:08:04. > :08:10.late 1990s, when the man to my left with his left foot. The time round
:08:10. > :08:20.fans are shaking easy, easy. -- Tyrone. You do not like to hear
:08:20. > :08:23.
:08:23. > :08:33.that, but it is easy. These so- called older men, it is them who
:08:33. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:46.appear to have the hunger and hour mark and the return for
:08:46. > :09:16.
:09:16. > :09:23.was just about to pull the trigger. Thompson appears to have taken it
:09:23. > :09:33.in the face. He got a hand to it and the boot of Cavanagh connected
:09:33. > :09:35.
:09:35. > :09:44.with the side of his head. Nothing welcomed the respite. If you were
:09:44. > :09:50.Donegal, what would you be doing? They were criticised last week for
:09:50. > :09:55.not making moves quick enough and Donegal are struggling big time.
:09:55. > :09:59.Tyrone are so dominant. They have got to be changes to the midfield
:10:00. > :10:03.area. From a defensive point of view, there is no point getting
:10:03. > :10:07.players behind the ball when they are not picking up anyone and there
:10:07. > :10:11.are too many occasions when Donegal had the players back there but they
:10:11. > :10:18.are still leaving space for tight rein. Donegal to a degree perhaps
:10:18. > :10:28.have been duped having turned time rain over in the league and camp
:10:28. > :10:48.
:10:48. > :10:53.league and another for The Championship. -- peaking. Today,
:10:53. > :11:03.Tyrone look like the younger, fresher team and Donegal do not
:11:03. > :11:06.
:11:06. > :11:12.Tyrone were very kickable. They could be out of sight here. In
:11:12. > :11:22.terms of possession and hunger, there is a golf at the moment. But,
:11:22. > :11:30.
:11:30. > :11:40.them with as many married men and as many men allegedly over the hill
:11:40. > :11:59.
:11:59. > :12:06.is scratching his head. He took that catch well but there was not a
:12:06. > :12:14.lot to distract Cassidy. And then Murphy loses his footing. It is not
:12:14. > :12:24.his day and it is not Donegal's day. Tyrone in complete control. But
:12:24. > :12:24.
:12:24. > :13:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:13:19. > :13:29.five points is not insurmountable Tyrone. It is total football, and
:13:29. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:47.the scoring opportunity. At last, at long last, 32nd minute and a
:13:47. > :13:57.second point for Donegal. But the workload they are having to put in
:13:57. > :14:05.to land the scores is phenomenal. It puts four between them, though.
:14:05. > :14:13.Tyrone were experimenting and they gave it away. Far too casual. That
:14:13. > :14:23.was an easy score from aable point of view.
:14:23. > :14:41.
:14:42. > :14:51.horses for Ulster. Good to see the referee working with a smile on his
:14:52. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :15:16.Championship. Seems like a long time ago. As we get to the half-
:15:16. > :15:21.time whistle, this will put just three between them. Donegal have
:15:21. > :15:28.played themselves back into contention.
:15:28. > :15:35.I imagine Mickey would-be furious with them. They were so superior in
:15:35. > :15:45.the first half. Once again, the score has come from Tyrone giving
:15:45. > :15:51.the ball away. McGuinness will be thinking, we can't play any worse
:15:51. > :16:01.in the second half. Donegal definitely can improve in the
:16:01. > :16:09.
:16:09. > :16:19.tackling error. Tyrone have played all the football. Donegal have held
:16:19. > :16:19.
:16:19. > :17:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:17:05. > :17:15.for Tyrone. He fluffed his lines last time from here. This will be
:17:15. > :17:15.
:17:15. > :18:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:18:14. > :18:19.an opportunity may -- to make on both parts. Oh, a great block.
:18:19. > :18:25.He was denied by sheer aggression and persistence to deprive what
:18:25. > :18:35.would have been in a goal and which would have roped in to their core.
:18:35. > :18:53.
:18:53. > :19:03.between them, Peter, and there could have been so much more.
:19:03. > :19:04.
:19:04. > :19:14.This is the turning point in the game. What a counter attack. This
:19:14. > :19:28.
:19:28. > :19:30.Thompson has been their best defender. Donegal go in, despite
:19:30. > :19:35.defender. Donegal go in, despite playing below par, they are going
:19:35. > :19:45.in only two points down. We have much to discuss and talk
:19:45. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:49.about. It is to Thomas Kane. Thank you. I am joined by the
:19:49. > :19:54.Donegal management team. You must be happy enough.
:19:54. > :19:58.A slow start to the game, and along the lines of the last two games. As
:19:58. > :20:02.the game picked up, the boys started to believe in themselves.
:20:02. > :20:06.We're back in the game. We are happy enough.
:20:06. > :20:09.Tyrone dominated possession for long periods. How are you going to
:20:09. > :20:14.stop that happening in the second period?
:20:14. > :20:20.It is to be expected, a bit of nervousness. It took a while to get
:20:20. > :20:26.into the game. Andy Thomson epitomise the character of the team.
:20:26. > :20:29.-- Andy Thompson epitomised. We will be ready for the second half.
:20:29. > :20:33.We know we have a battle on our hands.
:20:33. > :20:39.The block could have get you in the game.
:20:39. > :20:47.Those are the ones that win and lose matches. We are happy enough.
:20:47. > :20:51.It was not the greatest art. It took us a while to get going.
:20:51. > :20:56.Do you think the delayed three in affected you? You are sitting in
:20:56. > :20:59.the dressing room for 25 minutes. It is very warm in there. You are
:20:59. > :21:05.prepared mentally from the first thing you wake up in the morning.
:21:05. > :21:09.To be sitting there for 25 minutes is hard to take. Thankfully, we are
:21:09. > :21:14.in a good position. We are happy enough at this stage. We came back
:21:14. > :21:24.into it well. Mark, thank you very much. He
:21:24. > :21:30.
:21:30. > :21:34.mentioned the heat down here. It is It is never straightforward. It
:21:34. > :21:39.took about a quarter of an hour for Donegal to realise the match had
:21:39. > :21:46.started. Tiger may be blistering start. Mr Mulligan PUP took over
:21:46. > :21:56.the bar and they ran -- Mr Mulligan popped it over the bar and they ran
:21:56. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:09.looked busy. It took a seventeen- year-old to get Donegal off the
:22:09. > :22:13.mark. Slowly and surely, they came back into it. They have not played
:22:13. > :22:21.well but they have clawed the gap back, largely thanks to those cords
:22:21. > :22:24.and some key moments at the back. and some key moments at the back.
:22:24. > :22:34.Mr Anthony Thompson, take a Bogue. -- take a Bogue.
:22:34. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :22:49.It did not look good for Donegal. They are going to have to improve
:22:49. > :22:50.
:22:50. > :22:53.in the second half. Tyrone maybe had too much possession. The big
:22:53. > :23:03.thing, Sean Cavanagh was controlling the match. He has gone
:23:03. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:10.out of the match in the last 10 minutes. Donegal got one point in
:23:10. > :23:18.the first 28 minutes. It is interesting the way they play,
:23:19. > :23:23.Tyrone. They are not kicking in a florid point. I'm disappointed in
:23:23. > :23:28.Tyrone. They have had enough possession to put the game away.
:23:28. > :23:34.We worried about Donegal early on. What has struck you in the first
:23:35. > :23:38.half? It is attritional and messy. Why
:23:38. > :23:44.wouldn't it be with the type of tactics that both teams are
:23:44. > :23:51.playing? They are very defensive. When you see a defensive strategy,
:23:51. > :23:59.there is always a lot of long-range attempts. They have had six or
:23:59. > :24:04.seven, wide from range. -- six or seven gone wide. We have not seen
:24:04. > :24:06.much flowing play. One thing to say about Donegal - individually they
:24:06. > :24:12.about Donegal - individually they are extremely talented. This is an
:24:12. > :24:17.example. Look at the number of people around him. This is how you
:24:17. > :24:21.beat it. A nice pass and then suddenly look up and a long range
:24:21. > :24:31.over the bar. That is how you beat the defence. You are not always
:24:31. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:39.going to have the right man on the ball. Here is another example. One
:24:39. > :24:48.thing I would say about Donegal, they have two of -- or three of the
:24:48. > :24:51.best forwards. Unless you have more scoring than Tyrone, they are going
:24:51. > :24:55.scoring than Tyrone, they are going home into the draw.
:24:56. > :25:00.We will talk about why Donegal are not firing up front. But you
:25:00. > :25:06.mentioned Sean Cavanagh a few moments ago. He was causing
:25:06. > :25:15.problems. He picked up a booking. He had one
:25:15. > :25:21.thing on his mind. If he... It is a good booking to give away. He is on
:25:21. > :25:28.the ground, he picks up the ball and he runs free. He did not go out
:25:28. > :25:38.and he runs free. He did not go out of the game. Just see him here. You
:25:38. > :25:39.
:25:39. > :25:48.have to man-mark him. He was a bit player for them. It is interesting
:25:48. > :25:50.to watch the way that Tyrone of to watch the way that Tyrone of
:25:50. > :25:55.playing, getting up the wings. That is the right tactic. But their
:25:55. > :26:03.finishing has been disappointing. Sometimes they have taken the wrong
:26:03. > :26:07.option. They have had 70% of the play.
:26:07. > :26:15.Should they give Donegal some credit? We have spoken about how
:26:15. > :26:21.good they are changing their tactics.
:26:21. > :26:31.This is the chance that they had. He gives the ball away and he
:26:31. > :26:31.
:26:31. > :26:41.doesn't stop. Kevin Cassidy, suddenly that is the kind of point
:26:41. > :26:43.
:26:43. > :26:47.that will lift a team. However, let's talk about Michael Murphy. He
:26:47. > :26:55.started with Philip Jordan, then he moved out, then he moved in with
:26:55. > :27:05.McFadden. Now he is on his own. The ball goes in, he breaks it, there's
:27:05. > :27:11.
:27:11. > :27:16.no crime in breaking it, but there's nobody there. Tyrone had
:27:17. > :27:22.the fitness to run at the team, and that is where Donegal are going
:27:22. > :27:32.wrong. What is the rationale of starting
:27:32. > :27:32.
:27:32. > :27:42.Michael Murphy at forward? They felt that maybe Jordan and
:27:42. > :27:44.
:27:44. > :27:49.Harte were not strong. The one thing I would say, if Donegal has
:27:49. > :27:59.said to themselves, let allowed to run the ball and their legs will
:27:59. > :28:06.
:28:06. > :28:13.get to them later. It looked that way out there. If you play one
:28:13. > :28:17.player back, don't play the other back as well. Michael Hegarty has
:28:17. > :28:22.made a difference. He is going to be a playmaker, which you need on
:28:22. > :28:26.the field with the way that Donegal play. The second half is going to
:28:26. > :28:30.be very interesting. Micky Harte is going to say, we have had the
:28:30. > :28:40.possession, let's keep it going. That is all he can say. They didn't
:28:40. > :28:50.
:28:50. > :28:54.We can hear from one of the Tyrone players. Donegal went in at half-
:28:54. > :28:59.time feeling lucky that they were down two.. How will the Tyrone
:28:59. > :29:02.players be feeling? I think they will not be very happy. We are
:29:02. > :29:08.moving ball but is seen to be our mistakes they gave them the chance
:29:08. > :29:14.to get back in. I'm sure 15 Ellis will not be happy at the minute.
:29:14. > :29:18.She each areas of room all over the pitch in that first period. The is,
:29:18. > :29:22.but it seems to be more in defence. If we can move the ball a bit
:29:22. > :29:28.earlier, the space is there, and the same the other way. When the
:29:28. > :29:35.ball is moved quick there is space for both teams. So much talk about
:29:35. > :29:40.Murphy before the game. Joe has come back and done very well, to is
:29:40. > :29:44.his first competitive game back. He has shown that he still has the
:29:44. > :29:51.touch. We are just keeping the thing tight at the back.
:29:51. > :29:56.dominated possession and had so much scoring opportunity. What will
:29:56. > :30:00.Mickey Harte say to them at half- time? I think he will be to move
:30:00. > :30:04.the ball quicker because we are laboured. If we can move the ball
:30:04. > :30:08.quicker and get the boys attacking with pace there a chance is there
:30:08. > :30:14.to be taken. You were in the dressing room before the match,
:30:14. > :30:18.what was that like experiencing that delay? I have spoken to one of
:30:18. > :30:23.the Donegal team, but from the perspective of a player, what was
:30:23. > :30:27.it like? It was tough. We had started to warm up and then we got
:30:27. > :30:32.it warned that it had been delayed. So we had to step back a bit and
:30:32. > :30:36.the heat was serious. It is a hot and humid day. But thankfully, we
:30:36. > :30:42.have held it all right. We have to keep going in the second half and
:30:42. > :30:47.see how things go. The good news from the Tyrone perspective is that
:30:47. > :30:51.he expects to be back for the final if they mated. Tyrone have six
:30:51. > :31:00.points on the board and their average in the last two or three
:31:00. > :31:09.years has been one-14 or 1-18. Why have they not sport as much? I
:31:09. > :31:16.spoke to gym before the match. They have missed three frees. That would
:31:16. > :31:20.have left them nine points up at half-time. Already, the picture
:31:20. > :31:30.left by the ability of Martin Penrose to score frees has created
:31:30. > :31:34.the cap. If you're just joining us here and wondering why this match
:31:34. > :31:43.is not further along, there was a 25 minute delayed because the
:31:43. > :31:49.curtain raiser, hurling's Under 21 Shield final went to extra time. It
:31:49. > :31:59.was an exciting finish and Donegal won it. There was the presentation
:31:59. > :32:01.
:32:01. > :32:07.to the captain. 4-16, 23-18. A big boost for Donegal hurling today at
:32:07. > :32:12.under 21 level. At half-time, and we have been watching a very
:32:12. > :32:17.entertaining game by a group of disability footballers from
:32:17. > :32:21.counties Tyrone and Monaghan. This is part of the active communities
:32:21. > :32:27.programme, making sure that everybody gets an up opportunity to
:32:27. > :32:35.play. I'm not sure if Tyrone or Monaghan won but they entertained
:32:35. > :32:41.the crowd to run the half-time interval. Let this if you were
:32:41. > :32:51.quick reminder of the mystery guest. Can you identify this well-known
:32:51. > :33:19.
:33:19. > :33:26.If you think you know who that is, you can post your guests to power
:33:26. > :33:30.Facebook and Twitter pages. The answer will be revealed on the
:33:30. > :33:35.website later this evening. The birth went to Tyrone before the
:33:35. > :33:41.start of the cane, but given what we saw, either of you going to swap
:33:42. > :33:50.fences? No, I still think Tyrone of the better side. It has been a poor
:33:50. > :33:54.first half football wise. We know from games in the past that Tyrone
:33:54. > :34:02.were beaten, the year after they won the All Ireland, they were
:34:02. > :34:07.beaten by Derry he got a lot of players behind the ball. And Laois
:34:07. > :34:11.did the same, getting a lot of players behind the ball. That is
:34:11. > :34:15.the tactics. Maybe they are saying this is the way to play Tyrone. He
:34:15. > :34:19.let them have the ball and the new crowd them out. He did not look as
:34:19. > :34:29.though it was working for Donegal but they are still in the game. It
:34:29. > :34:33.
:34:33. > :34:36.depends on Tyrone, of the legs still there? There was a two point
:34:36. > :34:41.turnaround where the ball was not put over the bar and they scored at
:34:41. > :34:45.the other end. The finishing of Tyrone has been poor. The one
:34:45. > :34:50.consequence of the blanket defence is that they have to go from long
:34:50. > :34:55.range. It looks fabulous and sometimes it looks terrible. It is
:34:55. > :35:01.hard to control against the wind. There is a good breeze. The other
:35:01. > :35:06.thing is that the two men in the middle have not been getting on the
:35:06. > :35:10.ball. In many respects, the Donegal defence tactic has been working the
:35:10. > :35:14.they have to go down and scored their vote to win this game and a
:35:14. > :35:20.pink with the wind they might go and absorb as though much and row
:35:20. > :35:24.with fresh legs in the second half and put the game took time round.
:35:24. > :35:28.Twice I've watched Tyrone building and there was no Donegal man on
:35:28. > :35:36.them but the minute the ball crossed the halfway line, there
:35:36. > :35:40.were many meant there. The game that Donegal are playing is a hard
:35:40. > :35:43.game to play. You need a fit this level because you are having to
:35:43. > :35:53.beat players and carried the ball and then you have to get back up
:35:53. > :36:01.the field and be in support. Long range points, not all the players
:36:01. > :36:09.are capable of it. Tyrone need to get those players on the ball and
:36:09. > :36:14.play to their strengths. A Gaelic footballer that you see in space,
:36:14. > :36:20.when you have the ball, to make the right option. Early on, Donegal
:36:20. > :36:30.were not doing that but later on dated. I still think it is Tyrone's
:36:30. > :36:36.
:36:36. > :36:43.came. I do not think they will miss as many chances. But a time when
:36:43. > :36:50.nobody on the Donegal team was really matching up, there was
:36:50. > :36:57.superb play at centre forward, coming back. You have been far too
:36:57. > :37:07.cosy today for my liking! Let us go back to the second half. Derry are
:37:07. > :37:07.
:37:07. > :38:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:38:23. > :38:26.watching with interest. That has between them. It is first blood
:38:26. > :38:36.Donegal in the first half and Tyrone have gone 11 minutes without
:38:36. > :38:48.
:38:48. > :38:58.a score. This is going to be a real The test for Tyrone. And that is
:38:58. > :39:38.
:39:38. > :39:46.late. He will be spoken to and it treatment. Soap McHugh joins
:39:46. > :39:52.Kavanagh on a yellow. This is the incident. It is careless. He had no
:39:52. > :39:56.need there are two of three Donegal defenders around him. I am sure Jim
:39:56. > :40:04.McGuiness has been coaching them about running and shepherding. It
:40:04. > :40:14.has left Tyrone a good scoring opportunity. This is one man that
:40:14. > :40:19.
:40:19. > :40:24.Tyrone will be certainly turning to 26th minute. That came from the
:40:25. > :40:31.boot of O'Neill. Eight heart will take this one off the ground. We
:40:31. > :40:36.have seen them -- seen him land these time and again. That is a
:40:36. > :40:46.test of his character because there is a bit of pressure. He missed one
:40:46. > :40:46.
:40:46. > :41:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:41:59. > :42:03.on Cavanagh there. And the referee has blown. The tempo has lifted.
:42:03. > :42:08.would like to know what sort of studs Murphy is wearing because
:42:08. > :42:18.every time he gets it he has slipped. Perhaps the wrong choice
:42:18. > :42:46.
:42:46. > :42:51.running of Tyrone at Donegal his creating frees. It is the been
:42:51. > :42:58.disciplined of Donegal that is costing them. -- the lack of
:42:58. > :43:03.discipline. It is noticeable that the build-up play of Tyrone has got
:43:03. > :43:07.much lower as the game has gone on. In the first five or 10 minutes
:43:07. > :43:17.they were moving the ball much quicker. They are still creating
:43:17. > :43:40.
:43:40. > :43:50.chances and you would expect Harte four. Peter, early doors, but the
:43:50. > :43:52.
:43:52. > :44:02.wide count is worrying. Very worrying. Tyrone have had twice the
:44:02. > :44:12.possession that Donegal have had. So did the then is going to be key.
:44:12. > :44:12.
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:44:58. > :45:02.Tyrone. It goes the way of Rina missing around too much.
:45:02. > :45:12.We have got a great overview here in the commentary box, and the lack
:45:12. > :45:12.
:45:12. > :46:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:46:12. > :46:17.of movement from Donegal is gone wide, I think. Two between
:46:17. > :46:27.them. The right option? Initially when he had the ball he
:46:27. > :46:44.
:46:44. > :46:53.had some yards on them. But again, greater. They are trailing. It
:46:53. > :46:59.might well be their game plan to allow Tyrone to run themselves out.
:46:59. > :47:09.You would expect Donegal to show their own game, they should be
:47:09. > :47:11.
:47:11. > :47:18.fitter. The interesting thing isable have not been able to do
:47:18. > :47:28.that. -- the interesting thing is Donegal have not been able to do
:47:28. > :47:28.
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:48:18. > :48:25.awkwardly. The referee has gone in. I am not sure what he is going to
:48:25. > :48:32.do. He broke his jaw in a tussle off the ball in a club game. What
:48:32. > :48:42.did you see there? I think he thought that was fifty-
:48:42. > :48:54.
:48:54. > :49:04.fifty, but his reactions were so is his only defence. You have seen
:49:04. > :49:11.
:49:11. > :49:21.red for that at times. -- ire on have been sent off for that.
:49:21. > :49:29.
:49:29. > :49:39.Jim McMahon is just recovering from He is about to be introduced. No
:49:39. > :49:47.
:49:47. > :49:52.word he is going to replace. Big Joe has taken the gumshield out.
:49:52. > :49:57.He is not a man who is too easily bothered, but it is right that he
:49:57. > :50:02.gets the treatment. You wouldn't want anything happening to that
:50:02. > :50:12.tour again. He was wired up for a long time, only able to consume
:50:12. > :50:12.
:50:12. > :50:19.soup or food which was put through the food processor. Sir, Martin
:50:19. > :50:24.Penrose is about to be introduced. He was able to participate in the
:50:24. > :50:32.warm-up. He is a good man to bring in for the last 25 minutes. I hope
:50:32. > :50:42.he is OK to play. He is one player who is full of energy, and his
:50:42. > :50:47.
:50:47. > :50:57.tackling and work-rate off the ball is something else.
:50:57. > :51:03.
:51:03. > :51:13.That is Karl Lacey and Brian That is not good to see. -- taken
:51:13. > :51:14.
:51:14. > :51:21.aside. You don't want to see players red-carded. He has been
:51:22. > :51:31.dealt with by the referee. It is done and dusted.
:51:31. > :51:38.That is a serious blow to Tyrone. Leo McLoone can definitely count
:51:38. > :51:45.himself lucky. It was 50-50, and I know he is not that type of player,
:51:45. > :51:55.but he is lucky to be on the pitch. One by the replaces another. -- one
:51:55. > :52:03.
:52:03. > :52:13.is a formidable full-back. He is up against one of the best players in
:52:13. > :52:37.
:52:37. > :52:47.proximity of the game adds to the What price a replay? There will be
:52:47. > :53:21.
:53:21. > :53:29.no extra time. That is why the game and the beauty was, there was no
:53:29. > :53:36.rhythmic inside. They have had so many bodies back
:53:36. > :53:46.there that it has been hard to get the ball to him. That is typical of
:53:46. > :53:46.
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:55:16. > :55:26.thought about pulling the trigger. -- not bad and there is still on
:55:26. > :55:26.
:55:26. > :58:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:58:01. > :58:10.been a penalty shout. That is a in the ascendant! It was well
:58:10. > :58:20.worked. But pretty cut inside, and it was always going to be an
:58:20. > :58:27.
:58:27. > :58:34.opportunity. -- McBrearty cut did not have to break his stride.
:58:34. > :58:44.It was a good finish. I think it came off the back side of
:58:44. > :58:44.
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:59:34. > :59:40.McMenamin! We have a drama. It O'Neill come out or will it be
:59:40. > :59:47.taken short? Would you be telling them to kick for the post or to
:59:47. > :59:57.work in short? I think Peter Harte kicked one over from just outside
:59:57. > :59:57.
:59:57. > :00:07.the 45 so I would give him another go. It is a scoring opportunity.
:00:07. > :00:34.
:00:34. > :00:38.This could be a key moment in the was a lot of distance there and it
:00:38. > :00:48.was going to compromise him because of the effort he would have to put
:00:48. > :00:54.
:00:54. > :01:04.him but will Tyrone rued the missed chances? That is why did No. 8. --
:01:04. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:33.the referee is reaching for the book. Hughes is not one of the
:01:33. > :01:43.players already under yellow. It is a second yellow for Tyrone and a
:01:43. > :01:43.
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:02:42. > :02:52.O'Neill is dispossessed. The and Donegal players were annoyed with
:02:52. > :03:17.
:03:17. > :03:27.of the blind man. -- of the sprung, I would imagine. Did any to
:03:27. > :03:40.
:03:40. > :03:47.be looking to the bench at this second yellow! And he has gone.
:03:47. > :03:55.Kevin Hughes has gone. Technically, he raised an arm. My initial
:03:55. > :03:59.feeling is, that is a little bit harsh. You get back to the fact
:03:59. > :04:09.that McMenamin had to leave the field of play for what was an
:04:09. > :04:11.
:04:11. > :04:21.infinitely worse tackle which only received a yellow. This should be a
:04:21. > :04:45.
:04:45. > :04:55.turning point to say, let us roll what over time has to be added on.
:04:55. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :05:00.McGuigan is about to be sprung from the bench. And Donegal as well,
:05:00. > :05:10.McLoone, who is on a yellow, so maybe that is no bad thing to take
:05:10. > :05:10.
:05:10. > :06:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:06:05. > :06:15.Donegal defences and the system They are the meanest defence in the
:06:15. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:29.for player of the match. That just did not curled for him. You cannot
:06:29. > :06:29.
:06:29. > :07:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:07:15. > :07:25.the end came, is it the end for card. No real need for it. He is
:07:25. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:02.slowing the played down. But once Peter Harte has been taking the
:08:02. > :08:11.frees and is entitled to take it. If O'Neill had been on the pitch he
:08:11. > :08:21.would be the player to take it. This is a very important kick.
:08:21. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:51.There has been something said. Jim short! Could this be Donegal's day?
:08:51. > :08:56.And due to his frustration he is about to pick up the yellow card.
:08:56. > :09:01.There have been two defining moments for me. One came late in
:09:01. > :09:11.the second half when O'Neill sought I eat goal denied. That is the
:09:11. > :09:43.
:09:43. > :09:50.other one. On such moments, the think both sets of players are
:09:50. > :10:00.pretty much out on their feet. It has been an absorbing contest.
:10:00. > :10:36.
:10:36. > :10:44.Donegal have stuck to their took, and for all that there is no
:10:44. > :10:50.return. Good play by McMenamin. Showing the leadership that is
:10:50. > :10:54.needed at this stage. Once again it was McHugh, who has handled a
:10:54. > :11:04.fierce amount of ball for Donegal. He was the last man bag and
:11:04. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:22.prevented it from being an easy is time. There is plenty of time.
:11:22. > :11:32.Tyrone market chances if they compose themselves. -- will get two
:11:32. > :11:54.
:11:54. > :12:03.blown for over carrying. controversial decision. Very
:12:03. > :12:13.controversial. Jim McGuiness has a look of disbelief. We are into
:12:13. > :12:35.
:12:35. > :12:45.hunger. Strong running from Cavanagh. It was his surging run
:12:45. > :12:45.
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:14:17. > :14:27.net! It is over! It must be! Donegal with the three-point
:14:27. > :14:36.
:14:36. > :14:46.cushion. There was a hint of a foul. Tyrone, a point is no good for them
:14:46. > :15:16.
:15:16. > :15:26.knows exactly what he was doing. They are going to have to go for
:15:26. > :15:26.
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:16:20. > :16:24.goal. dusted. Donegal had delivered. Give
:16:24. > :16:31.me 10 seconds to summarise it, Peter.
:16:31. > :16:41.Probably not the best game you're either going to say. But the
:16:41. > :16:43.
:16:43. > :16:51.younger lads had the courage and For the first time since 1998,
:16:52. > :16:59.neither Armagh or Tyrone will win the Anglo Cup. We are out of time.