 So it's time to look forward to the Ulster senior football championship clash this coming Sunday Where of course don't I go start the campaign on the road it down against on the road to Park ester rather against down Don't I go manager Declan Bonner joins us Declan. How you doing? Welcome to the airways of Highland once again Thanks, Arshen. Yeah, looking forward to the week ahead Yeah, championship swinging into action Declan this weekend. First of all in the entry fronts Could you tell us who's available and who's not? Yeah, no, listen, we're not we've got most of the walk and wounded back at the stage And we still have a couple of sessions to go watching and you know, as we know in the past ending can happen So we have a training this evening and then again on Thursday. So yeah, hopefully get the lad through that But at the minute probably maybe us she Sorry or McNailish And he picked up that injury against Dublin. I think the rest are okay for for selection Yeah, so we're McNailish out with that soft tissue entry Declan Against Dublin. What's the sort of duration of time of him that long as long as you're gonna be out for if you's already get a championship run go I know listen, that's what any matter listen, it's it's not and that's just minor But this is fact of the game to comment very fairly quickly, you know, you know We normally after a national league campaign you'd have five or six weeks ready for champions But that's not the case this this year and you know, he'll not be out that long We're looking forward just to get and get over the line ocean at the weekend when I look past the new real on Sunday And you know, we just look forward to make sure that we can get over the line and get into our final Yeah championship, of course the main focus you got as far as a league semi-final from your point of view Declan What what did you get out of the league ahead of championship? What was the positives on there for you? Yeah, listen, it's you know the check the league again, you know I've said in the past was kind of a mini also championship with her own arm on and herself so my point of view It was just good to get Really our target was to remain in the vision one football for next season. I think it's important Especially with a lot of new lives that they're playing the vision one football And once we got over the line against our mark our attention really turned the championship off that there But yeah, that's not pretty a lot of competitive games. It's not about and we use a lot of players We use the region and 30 players trade a nice league campaign, which was which was important for us We did pick up a number of injuries along the way that's part of parcel But as I say most those guys are back training now and ready for ready for Champions of this weekend. Yeah, I know you don't don't like them back to Declan But obviously there was huge disappointment with that championship defeat last year at the hands of Cabin it was an off day for Donnie Gaul and I think it's fair to say We can't have another off day this weekend because we could find ourselves and bother again No, this is the challenge of football. It's not good football and that's it You just have to perform on the day and I say just matter how you get over the line as long as you get over the line That's that's the important thing and that's you know, that's where we're looking at and they say we're gearing towards that Yeah, naturally enough was just fine. No doubt about it No point hiding and saying that most of what it was hugely is fine leaving our mall last November after getting beaten also fine, but as I say the lads have reacted well throughout the Come back in after the lockdown and you know, they've trained really really well probably like every other team in the country a lot of picking up a lot of injuries along the way, but as I say We have them back on on the pitch now and that's key for us going into a championship And you know, I say we need to be at the levels next Sunday to beat the down team It's very difficult to beat them during and that have great chance of pedigree, you know Yeah, what sort of threats to down possess that because I'm I'm sure you've been doing the homework on them so you have I listen mean there's nothing that's unknown now at this stage and your party talents I've seen all our games as we have seen all of the down games That's the one thing about down that they're always dangerous. It's definitely dangerous going forward in real Score power score and threat to score 219 in their last league match against Leeson You don't want to unfairly Kevin MacLean and Keelan Mooney, Barry O'Hagan being there all really good footballer scoring So they've a really mean that they're a good side to know that a bit of the 10 of us to football And we're going to be ready for this battle. What's just going to be next Sunday and then you're a yeah It was interesting to see the way the league was panning out Declan and all these high scoring games That were that were taking place when it comes to championship Will they be will they be tighter affairs on on the scoreboards or do you expect that to suppose the way the Football's gone now this year that will continue in the championship Well, that's most awesome the way games go on. It's been it's been fairly open football. There's no doubt about that there It's been a lot of emphasis on attack. We're not we're now into not quite football. It's getting that balance, right? We'll still continue to attack but we've got to get our balance right between attacking the fence That's what we'll continue to work towards and I'm sure every other team in the in the country is the exact same But I think football is gone. It's been fairly open. Yeah I think you want to see a lot more apps on attack. No doubt about it But as if come champions of football that will it be as open as the National League probably not ocean but you know We still try and play attack and football We're getting that balance right between attacking the fence Did you manage to try out everything you wanted to try during the league? Declan was with the way you'd set your team up and and how you're playing the game or come championship But we see something different from Donegal at all Listen you're always working you're always evolving and you know We did try to say we used early players looking at individuals trying to get lads up to speed and Looking at different ways and I've improved and we continue to do that ocean and say will there be any major surprises coming next Next weekend probably not both teams will know each other fairly well So it's just about us really playing for 75-80 minutes As long as that game lasts next weekend and just being consistent around that and that's who we're looking for Yeah, the earlier start time doesn't bother you does it one o'clock starting Sunday No, not really out of our control ocean, so there's not much we can do without there We just get on with it and just make sure the lads are ready and I think it will be Yeah, well listen Declan one thing for sure You will be home a wee bit earlier on a way with the earlier start time But listen that the best luck Declan this coming weekend in the championship opening the next time we speak Fingers crossed we'll be looking forward to a quarter-final Okay, listen, thank you