 What a weekend it was in GA in the county and we will look to round it all up. We usually have a dip across Ulster but there's been too much happening in Donegal this weekend and we're looking now at the junior finalists we have sorted. We have the intermediate finalists and we're down to the last four in our senior championship and as well in the ladies championship titles have been given out and we're going to hear shortly from Maria DeVenny who was at the senior finals with Termin once again Reign Supreme and also a milestone for the rising ladies of Dunlowe GA. They have been crowned junior A championship watch out for those Dunlowe ladies. They are on the rise. After Maria's round up we'll look back at a pack weekend of action in the junior intermediate and senior championships. I'll be joined by Gary McDade and the Donegal News man of knowledge Ryan Ferry. He's in the studio ready to come on and give us their views on what was an unbelievable weekend of club action in Donegal. But first of all my sister Maria was in McCool Park yesterday and here is what she made of the final Termin champs again. Maria DeVenny you were in McCool Park yesterday to watch the Titans the two teams that are I think far ahead of everybody else in Donegal, Termin and Glen Fun face off in another big final. What did you make of the fair Maria? It was a bit of a snow burner. We were getting our updates probably three each at halftime but it caught fire in the second half. Yeah. Yeah. As you said that these two teams know each other so well they've been in so many county finals over the years and coming into the into this game both teams kind of similar as you said they've been on this on this platform for a number of years because both teams are doing it well. They're blending in new players all the time every year and then the nice mixture of the young with the experience club and county girls that's in there that have loads of experience in these big days. So yeah slow burner. It was three points apiece defensive structures were definitely on top at the start in the first half especially a big running game but with both sets of teams really run the ball a lot of the time. Unfortunately you'd see when there was packed defences that final pass at crucial times for both teams went astray and it cost them Glen Fun probably were hoping to be ahead at halftime breading because the kick six wide versus Termin's two and as I said they went in three apiece. I was just actually I was talking to some of the Termin supporters there actually I met them in letter Kenny as they were on their way back to celebrate a couple of families and that they were saying they were very lucky early on that Glen Fun didn't take their chances because he could have built up a reasonable lead that would have left them in a very controlling position. Yeah totally totally breading and that's what he's saying and I took time in that way a bit longer to come into the game. Now Termin's full forward there Kira McGarvey like she kept them in there. She was running it at Glen Fun and she won her freeze. She scored two of the freeze in the first half with Jody McFadden number 11 scoring the third but Glen Fun, Khan Guthrie was their main target woman up front and you know Emory Marshall Emory Galler was marking her from Termin but Karen was showing well for the ball and it kicked a lovely first point as trademark Guthrie we would have seen in the county as well but they did miss a few chances which normally would have went over the bar there in the first half and you know as I said when you looked at it with possession of football and the amount of attacks Glen Fun should have went ahead should have been ahead by a few more scores in that half but as you know it's a game off two halves and goals once matches and no more so in ladies final day and that's what happened in the second half. To me the big change in point brand is Termin we're able to bring in Evelyn McGinley who would play in the county set up a full back fantastic player and Rasha McAfee came out from midfield or come out from the nets into the full forward line but she played kind of a roving roll all over the place supporting the team and they did make a big impact in that second half Evelyn got on a lot of ball set up a few of the scores as well so just those two big strong players coming in into the actual playing field did make a difference to Termin and as I said goals one matches funny you know the running game it was too long it was a long kick into Cary McGarvey who won the ball on the on the side on the stadium side and Jesus Bridge kicked a lovely crossfield ball 40 yards over to Glen Fun defenders into the test of Shannon McLaughlin who's having a great game as well and it was only the back of the net then as Sharon Collin and Letts for Termin are for them found it no chance beautiful goal and just too long kicks and that it was a goal and that really set up term and then to go on and push on to win the game Emily it's funny you're highlighting that because it's something that I'm watching big you know in club football here in Donegal is the ability of teams to kick pass the ball and you just represent you just well you know reference that pivotal goal of Termin's two lovely kick passes opening up the play yeah do you think Maria you mentioned Guthrie there in terms of you know the star of Glen Fun but obviously you know Karen has been you know the star for so long and it's your names out today is there a new way of coming through Maria in terms of talent to see in there because these two teams do set the tone for us in terms of club football in Donegal is it like almost as if they were so good for so long there has to be a bit of a changing of the guard if you like with with with very young girls coming through to take the places of these household names yeah Bretton totally I mean again Karen Guthrie had three points today Katie Herron the other most senior player three points so you only had one more score from Abby McGannigan who had a very good first half there for Glen Fun there's still your main target women and they still were the people that put the scores on the board today but you see you see younger players coming in today would have helped a lot of them you know a lot of them was maybe their first county county final starting they would have taken a lot of lessons from today and you know same as Termin few young players coming in there too again that mixture is is so important and that's the reason why they have been where they've been for this long long periods of time like again Termin, Kair McGarvey, Sean McLaughlin, Joanie McFadden there they had a massive game today for for Termin again great stalwarts and and really really were a big part of Termin's win today Kair McGarvey scored one four playing full forward for Termin so you know even though we say this I was the the game before with Dunlowe and Dianne's Dunlowe were fairly you know had a good one there today and in the junior and you know our winning are coming in the minors and under 16s I wanted so you would maybe see even Dunlowe next year the year after um taking their their place up there as well but yeah I think looking at both Termin and Glen Fun you still have that good mix you might um say again it's Cup football these likes of Katie and Karen and all them playing Cup for another couple of years they definitely have it on them you've seen that there for today so it's just again bleeding it and are blending that in the younger players through giving them the confidence giving them the confidence to go kick scores um and hopefully both teams are able to do that to to remain where they are yeah Maria it's been some so I suppose that you know last year extra time you know we separate the two sides Termin coming through it was extra time the year before uh you know Glen Fun coming through you know the year before Glen Fun one out of his Termin again you know going back right back to 2019 and both of these teams have have been in every final even Moville have been in there in the mix as well going right back now for for 10 years either of these sides have been in the final and most of those finalists have been against themselves Maria do you get a sense overall with the tactics there outside LaTalent coming through as the tactics at Donegal has been playing do you think it's feeding in they say the county players because we've seen that with Donegal in terms of what's happening the club football here from the the success that they had there was a lot of adopting of the county tactics and the clubs do you think that's what's happening in this game because this night was the game there yesterday in in Falkara you know we had five goals in the first 16 minutes now that was unusual I'm not saying that happens every day but the more and more I see a lot of club stuff particularly when it comes to those top two teams it's very very tactical and I presume that the reason that their games aren't as tactical is because they can overwhelm the opposition do you think that's coming down from county the the the clearance are saying this is how you need to play and it's it's a wee bit maybe regressive around the skills of the game yeah look they're all fair points Brandon and and I definitely would agree with so many of these these two teams have county players on them like on both sets sides so they would bring that professionalism that's standard to the to the club training all the time as well and you've a lot of strong club players and both of these have been with their club for many years but like as you said the you know the defensive setup on both sides you know they dropped a lot of people back that's where that's where the score was so low it was very difficult to get a shot in and again that would have possibly came from county if they just knew to drop back there was always you know two or three sweeping anytime um any the other opposition were on the attack in front just naturally all people got behind the ball and also you know there was a high press there was a short kick outs and high press up there again um tournament we're a bit fortunate there because Glenn fan did really push up and you would have seen the county a lot of the running of the ball you see it here and I just hope or wish you seen the the when a good long accurate kick ball what it does it takes out that defensive and it's it's a player's taken on other players as well you would hope to see that more of that because I know playing the defender that you know you've a long ball and it's one on one then you know the score can be in very easily compared to running the ball constantly and lying the opposition to drop so many players back so you know that's where the goal came from lovely long ball into uh Kiera Mcgarvey she looked up and placed a cross field ball right into the chest of as I said Shannon back the net and that was the difference so that goal just pivoted tournament to go ahead but you know and you see in the second half a little bit more long kicking you know Karen Gotti was making some runs in long ball and again you know that is the difference and you'd hope to see more of that because uh that's what you're seeing um some of the stronger county player or teams doing is is trying to offset this defensive structure by a quick long ball into really strong targets so you'd hope you'd want to see our teams doing a wee bit more of that yeah it's progressive football Maria on this and thanks very much hey you you're doing updates today at the game it's an awkward time to do you get that so so well done that it's there's something I'm I swear I never thought that something that would be so difficult of them doing it myself but there's something very weird about the updates there the pressure is odd pressure is on oh my goodness nice so many things are happening I was going to keep the seat warm from O'Donnell she had the weekend off but I'll be glad to hand it back would not look tournament well deserving that second half today to take the Donna Donion Boil Cup and you know they were they were fitting champions at the end there and look no doubt they'll be back next year again they're they're serious outside our field our team and I have no doubt that these two teams will be just keep keep going what they're doing and I'll be back in the in the fall next year again magic Maria listen I'm sure they did a huge night in the lagoon last night I'm sure Johnny McCaffer them well looked after I would say there's a few horse poises yeah today good luck to them Ray of course good luck to him and also also thank you for joining us this evening Maria Da Vinay of course she's Da Vinay on the GA pitch she's Maria Kelly off at Maria thanks as ever I bring just before I go any day that you want to see your club championship as a special day and a huge achievement but I just also want to recognize the person's name attached to that cup which is Donna Donion Boil who was an unbelievable player back in the time back in her day and Donna were I'm sure was looking down as the defences won out many occasions today as she was a a terrific defender for four masters and for the county team she was a wonderful beautiful person and I think it just was extra special when her name is attached to that cup and I'm sure Turner look after it now for the forthcoming year but I just wanted to acknowledge that Britain and thank you yeah nice furnish to that Maria very nice indeed and our best wishes to Brendan and her family folks listen that was the senior final wrapped up of course you see the junior eight on low 111 to Downing's five points a big title for them Tarone await both these teams and all start out we're going to wrap up the weekend's action Ryan Ferri is here in studio Ryan how are you lad good to be here Brad good to see you the silver fox has landed on himself Gary McDade yes Brandon is that distress is in Judith's college watching the glennons already maybe he carries it well he carries it well glad I'm really looking forward to wrapping up this championship it was a phenomenal weekend we're going to get there just after this break um enter the virgin media playhouse and unleash our best office it's time to play with our 100 euro gift voucher to spend your way when you choose full fiber 500 meg broadband for just 39 euro a month for 12 months and no activation fee so switch today at virgin media dot i virgin media it's playtime TNC's applies to virgin media dot ie subject to location and availability new customers only 12 month contract 500 meg broadband 70 euro thereafter end october 11th 2023 this view green car Marshawn, his feudate, and his doing-go-lare of the Hickor, they all swine around their fad at gov.ie slash forestry. That's all for today. The DL Debate with Sister Sarah's Ladder-Canny, serving food you'll love till 9pm daily in Sarah's Kitchen. And there's free admission entertainment every weekend. Yes, welcome back to a star-studded studio here. We have Joe Dexton, my left-producing, as ever, with Gary McDade and of course, Ryan Ferry. Let's get straight on that, because there's a lot of stuff to cover and time is off and the enemy in this show. And there's no other place to start but the Darlal Park. Saturday, Glenn McClells. We've had 114, Gary. It's normally enough to win a lot of matches. Considered 117 and at the heart of that, once again, was the only, one and only, Oshin Gallin. What did you make of the game? I know you were saying 114, or 114. I was just looking at the scores the weekend, for even looking at that there, like McClells had 117, Goudour had 514, Ardraff 311, Malin 1114, Narassa 214, Naive Connell 47. Union's probably more impressive, 111 in 30 minutes. You know, so the scoring of the championship over the weekend was really, really good and hopefully you'll be glad to hear football might be back so it is. I was seeing Ryan just before he came in, he was up, there's a lovely positive vibe to the game because the last years in club football it got entrenched and now we're seeing between Jim's appointment and all the stuff of last year which wasn't club stuff but there was this terrible feeling hanging over it and it's all lifting now, it's all going one direction. Gary, and teams look like they're playing a lot of front foot football. Yeah, listen, you won the game. We put the ball over the bar and suppose there's nobody better in the county right now than Oshin Gallin that you talked about there. They give a performance of the ages so he did. Like the 1-9, I still can't believe the two we put for anyone who was there at the weekends and anyone who was at Mustaday. Two underneath the stands shooting under the road. I think one of them was a sideline ball and the other one was a free but they're practically from the same position and he nailed the two of them over the bar. Crucial stages of the game where they needed the scores to really kind of push on. John Gale said last weekend on your show he'll leave the game with lots of marks on him. From a Glen Swally point of view he didn't and that led to him getting the 1-9. It was very on Glen Swally like performance in that sense that if you look at flipping around the other side Copper got his jersey tore off him so he didn't listen to you have to do what you've got to do and championship and everyone expects these things to happen. Deeply disappointing, it's going to be a long winter in the Glen brand on 30th September the season ended. There was progression this year though Gary we're not feeling that there was... 100% you know like over the last four years there's been huge progression since probably boners come in there's a whole new team in there and I think a lot of people were even more sick this evening after the draw when the two big hitters drew each other you know one and two Glentys and St Dunans and you know it even left another sour taste in the mouth so it did and you know... Yeah what potency could have been? It was such a loose game so it was at the weekend as you said the score in there like you know when Dachical Day didn't start a lot of people were wondering about that I went to the game on Saturday night over with yourself and Convin and everyone was asking me how come he didn't start and at that stage people thought he was injured but I've since found out he wasn't injured so he's probably our top scorer outside of Michael Murphy and championship you know and it was a loose game and he probably would have nailed four or five in that and he came on in the 42nd minute I think it was around that there so it wasn't he you know he still nailed a point it possibly could have got another one as well some of the players didn't see him at that stage but you know fair play to McCool's after handed to them they had their homework done Joe Bradley Walsh probably was marked out in the first half Young Ray Kelly did a brilliant job with him I saw the McCool's management I remember she ended the lower boys in the press they made a change they shouted to Joe Bradley late in the first half to come out humming humming far over inside of that stage to come out and that change then forced Glenn Swinder a re-jig made Jake Kelly go back in I can't remember who they put back inside then Ryan might remember because he was commenting in the game but Joe Bradley seemed in the second half he came into the game he wasn't in the game in the first half because Jake had him out of the game and I'm not sure it was a musk communication where everybody seemed to have a lot of space on the pitch in the second half and he was a big influence as well as Young Keegan I thought Keegan was fantastic him and Jack Geller had a brilliant game everything Jack did Keegan did it equally as well putting the centre half forward and centre half back positions he's been a player who's showed well for them the championship in the last few years and listen Holden Oschengalen easier said than done I said before the game everyone's asked me will you do it will you do it and I said we need to hold Oschengalen to five points which is even a ridiculous statement that you need to hold someone to five points but that's how good he is it's Clifford territory I know it's club football we're talking about but I'm just saying that Ryan it's not what we say about Clifford hold him to a few points you're not going to stop him that's where Oschengalen is now in terms of what he's doing he's doing it we can be good and as Gary was saying he's doing it from all over the pitch and you can't stop somebody shooting from the sideline and McCool's six teenagers you know in this team they're a game away from making the county final you know it's been a brilliant brilliant season for them so far yeah six teenagers and Cain Mulligan was in the 120 squad this year as well so you know he might still be a teenager I'm not sure but you know they have done fantastic and I don't know now was Oschengalen watching you back in the day Brendan when you were picking them over from the sideline there might have been a very odd one I could probably get a ten minute clips package and get them in 30 seconds I doubt if he was watching me I was just watching them there in terms of his general play he seems to have a bit of everything and me Bradley Walsh you know and the two of them are well able to one their own ball there's such a handful for anybody because a lot of teams will only have one player like that you know if you have two players that are mobile that can kick scores and can one ball you know you have a serious focal point to go on the match but it's not even just how does his work rate off the ball I think it's fantastic you know closing people down and forcing turnovers high up the field and you know he's mad for everything and you know football when we talked about style you know down through the years and how many forwards love to get the ball on the loop and you know push a man off and curl over he likes the ball kicked into him it's brilliant like it's great to watch it and he is fantastic now I would the biggest prize for me was maybe just how effective you know pretty much all of McCool's forwards was I thought Conor McGinty got on a lot of ball I thought Jamie Keegan got on a lot of ball Joe Bradley Walsh in the second half obviously Ashing and it glents Willie down through the years we're great at negating players and to me a lot of their forwards had a big say on the game and they really got into it and I thought Joe Boyle did a very good job on Keven Marley in the middle of the field and you know yeah Sean Martin had a great game and I think there's an undercurrent here I'm really enjoying the championship I think we stumbled upon a format that works quite well but the one thing I would say and just from speaking to people all around the county young people are leaving there's a lot of young players around the county and clubs that are leaving and heading off to Australia or wherever and you know there's talk that glents Willie are going to lose a couple too I'm not sure if that's going to happen a lot of teams you know this might be the last dance on it like for some of them one real good blast I'm not saying that's going to be the case for glents Willie it scares me when you say things like that because I'm always thinking you realise how much clubs rely on certain individuals and then you're obviously trying to temper that by them experiencing life it's such a difficult balance to get when you do have somebody who wants to go on and travel for a while in the case of the likes of Key and Mulligan there for Ghidor and you know you just look it's such a hard thing for a club to get over as much as we're all into our gay football and we love it and we're all in the championship and you know if you've got something on at these weekends it's nearly a torture on you because you want to be out at the games but people have to live their lives too you know maybe it's a I thought you were going to say we're all in their forties maybe it's a it's a deeper debate or a deeper debate than gay football maybe it's about what's in the country for young people and all kinds of things from cost of accommodation that's it price of a pint he lives on the big farm on the ground there but you know from the weekends I thought it was phenomenal here in Highland the coverage of the games you were all involved in them too it was phenomenal stuff and I was over at Ghidor obviously our drag game who now are opposing McCools and you know after seeing Saturday night guys with yourself and Convoy this made what five scores at half time there's 22 scores in this game and you know with good interviews from lads there are loads of interviews up on the sites and Convoy after the game very kindly spoke to us he was a bit devastated but what a game of football you know 5-14 at a 3-11 and looking at Ghidor they scored 9 points 10 points in the two games against Glowley they almost had 30 points it was a crazy game I know Gary from a tactical perspective you'd be looking going right what's going on here boys but I mean in terms of entertainment I mean it's a long time since I've seen anything like it I would say 3-11 happens again because Francie's style of football wouldn't be used to that high scores so he wouldn't probably kill me for saying that now but listen it must have been phenomenal like obviously I wasn't there I was over working the hour game in Funtra at the time but you know if I was great over now Brynn I'd be on the phone to Australia so I would I'd be making a couple of phone calls because there's a couple of lads out there like CK and Mulligan that they lost 4 or 5 this year now well the other guys I don't think it'd be reasonable but whatever I don't think he's travelling but listen it might be a bit of a nasty taking back but well listen it'd be a great do you bring him up Dr McGuire my titles are not handed out too often they have a super chance to get to a final right now it's the draw I said yesterday we all sheen after the game it's the draw both Ghidor and McCool's would have wanted for themselves to avoid the other big two Brynn whoever one's in the final they must take a life of their own you know that as well as anyone it doesn't matter who's favourites it doesn't really count on those days and listen no doubt the likes of Ron McNeill is in France and them and McGee and Neil McGee will be on the phone to these lads yeah no doubt no doubt is right that is an intriguing match I think in many ways there's a real intrigue outside you know everybody's looking at the Union's and Eve Connell games that's a game I desperately want to see yesterday we bought us five we're on about 25 5 year olds in Lurgy Brack Farm that's what took me up on Saturday I was really sorry I missed that match but seeing Union's and a Rua guy we were over at the game Ryan you know it was such a strange match I was saying you know we all know with my old Donald come on change I mean what a player to be able to come on he was absolutely on fire you know along with his brother Sheehan you know they were absolutely phenomenal second half you know but I would say just around John how a Rua set up and they were just set up defensively because I'd heard all this defence defence when they broke they broke with pace and purpose by doling inside target man they kick past the ball as well and Union's in the first half really played in their hands they didn't squeeze up in the kick out and then they half you know had players up the pitch I couldn't understand what they were they weren't dropping in the shape and they were kicking around them and in many ways they're progressing but really come up short then in terms of the five ways at halftime and really you just seen that quality when it came down there particularly from Niall and Sheehan in the second half kicking points and the rest of the team was lifted from that so maybe a bit of a wake up call for Union's before they play Dave Connell because it'll be a similar type of set up to that game yeah definitely it was great to see Niall and Donald kicking points like that like and you know he didn't play for Donny Gaul this year and you know not the people forgot what he can do but like it was a real reminder of his quality at the last time but yeah like I couldn't understand why Union's and still don't understand why Union's were standing off the Aeroa kick out in the first half because in the second half when they pushed up and they forced them long I think maybe Aeroa won one break maybe two they did so well you know so they show them too much respect you know like I know people are quite critical of Aeroa's set up and you know that's fair enough but like to me it had a look to have Union's rattled for a little while and you know you know Aeroa probably don't have the quality of forwards that some of the other teams do have like but we're right in that match that won what like we Union was six up and cruising at that stage Gary and me were just like it's time ticking down but the brilliance of Gilly football is that you know won won but I was just thinking Gary if you think back to that period where Aeroa were there was a lot of dominance in terms of creating chances if they were at a minute and a half time four or five up Union's maybe pegged up back a couple of points up let's say Aeroa had won one then you could be looking at a very different tale here and in many ways Aeroa would be kicking himself when you're on top you gotta make the most of that and they missed too many chances in the first half I they did you know and Gary goes back to what I mean you were going to say in the radio David Dolan for the first ten months stayed inside they had that outlet of a kick pass they were doing really well causing Union's problems it was an outlet for them on the counter attack we know they're a counter attacking team they liked the pace but it was too much for them Ryan it was a one day night the stormy running with that one trying to run the ball there were so many on forced errors in the first half in both teams it was nearly like the three weeks had away but it was telling the fact because both teams were very rusty in that first half but for some reason the Paul David Dolan out of fall forward after about ten months and made him run the ball as well it was the wrong call to make you know full pattern obviously going off injured as well Nathan Boyle not able to start of course after getting injured in the Dolan Park so you know a lot of wee things just didn't go their way you were on about St. Dunan's then and Ryan's on about respect I would agree with what Ryan's saying you know they probably are showing maybe other teams about too much respect because to me they're probably the best panel of players in the county they can go at teams and destroy them like the way they destroy they ruin the second half like as I said you won eleven and thirty months of football if you want to even be more impressed from the forty first minute to the sixty fourth minute okay which is what twenty three minutes they had one nine and they really went after it really went after it like lead I have to say lead by now at all I mean it was just phenomenal when he came off the off the bench he was aggressive he was on it he was on his game I thought the unit's attitude in the second half was what Eru's attitude was in the first half was complete the flip so it was both teams had attitude they didn't just match it up for the for the full sixty minutes you know unit's certainly played with the handbrake on the first half they did the same in Glentes so they did when they played Neve Connell in the group in the group stage first half conceded the kick out pushed up second half and you know did much better in the kick out as Ryan said I think they only lost maybe two off the Eru kick out they could have absolutely blew that Eru team out of the water and started I think if they wanted to you know get in now to is it the thing that I know you're a manager now you're heading out is it good that maybe you've had that kind of half to red out that type of play because you're going to know against you know the champions and the team that you're expected to beat and we know this is going to go down the wire if units had it maybe had a better first half and blew them away second half would they have thought we're in a better place and maybe there is a good thing you know speaking from your own experience as a manager that you learn these things in a game like that to take into a tougher opposition yeah it's probably from looking after the team this week you've someone to beat the team with that first half performance you know that they can't start like that against Glentes because you know Glentes if they get ahead of you they're very hard to claw back if you get ahead of them they always work the way back under the game I mean there were four down half time the last day there were five down against units when they played in the group game there were six down against the Glen but they worked the way back under Ceruri Kavna we'll be happy to have that there you know that he can't let Glentes get ahead of them this weekend I think yeah that's interesting Gary sorry Brian I'm just looking at Neve Connell's what Calcare I said was that your head left you're going to get me bothering Tony your neighbors your neighbors decided your pressure last night blame the editor the editor was right listen you know you're looking again people saying have Calcare enough to give him again or speak to some of the Calcare people during the week they didn't think so lose a couple of players from last year they felt they were weakened going into this match and it was something about Neve Connell and even I was listening to Gary and Ash and obviously they were coming over no three points down breeze and they're back coming on the second half Neve Connell are a second half team so they've proved that's where the one in the games are and they turned up the screw once again Gary is that another warning shot across the bowies to St Unions that no matter what happens in that first half there's going to be a big finish from us yeah and it's an interesting one Brian like even Martin Reagan alluded to it after the match because it was in Fintra and there's always a breeze in Fintra Neve Connell were preparing you know for a game of two halves and I felt that probably Calcare needed to have the breeze in the second half that they needed to keep it tight in the first half and making a dog fight and in the second half that maybe they would be able to get you know McBrady on the loop or whatever and get their scores you know they keep some nice scores in the first half but it took them 20 minutes to really get get into it like you know and but yeah as you mentioned like Andrew McLean is a huge huge loss to them you know Jason Campbell big tough fellow went away to Australia you know Calcare big losses just what you've been to a few months ago right those losses you know and like if people have been keeping an eye on the development squads and the minor squads 120 squads last couple of years Calcare you know haven't been heavily represented in those teams like you know they have that golden generation and those boys are now in their late 20s you know early 30s and you know it's going to be tough for them like you know and like I really got the sense yesterday that that Neve Connell were looking to finish them like you know they were really going for goals like there was there was one of the goals I think was the first one Brandon McDowell got and it could quite easily pop it over the bar but he was going to rattle the net and maybe that is to make sure he keeps his place for the you know break my life you know what that just reminds me of Carl Jusam Maloy had one of 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If he's not available this weekend, Brandon is a big warrior, they took him off again. That's a huge kudos to St Judens. Obviously not happy with the red card accident, see the answer, but I saw him and the kill-car keeper, Kevin Campbell, both from straight reds. They'll definitely appeal it from listening to Regan afterwards. Yeah, and of course, long-term absentee Owen McGirigan. Martin was saying few tired bodies out there. I would say that game was a bit tougher on them than the Unans won, but listen, they won't be making any excuses without Gary, and it's going to go down to the wire again, no matter what happens, I think at the weekend, it's going to go down to the wire because you're going to have to see similar battles that we have, particularly, I think, more so something around last year's game. And all the year before, I don't think Neve Connell really turned up as a team. I think last year, Unans probably didn't, but because of the way Neve Connell played, Unans probably stayed in the game. So I think this year, it'll be more evening out. Is that what you're feeling? It's a very hard game to call. Neve Connell will keep you in the game. So they always do, and that's a big thing. Unans can look at this weekend, whereas Unans actually have the ability to blow all their teams out of the water. But they seem to, you know, they're playing with a lot of respect for all our teams and playing, some people heard someone say today, they're nearly playing with the handbrake on for a while till they kind of feel their way into the game. But my concern, I was saying to Unans tonight, from a Unans point of view, is that you're nearly letting all our teams work their way too much into the game. Players want the opposition to get on the ball and build in confidence, you know. Neve Connell has the way to tie up players and put them out of the game. I mean, Paddy McBride was top scorer for Kilkar coming under this year. They held him to two points, one from play, you know, at the weekend. They held Kilkar even more impressive to five shots in the second half. Because I was doing it, they had two scores. Ryan and Paddy got a score. Kilkar two wide and I think they'd one drop short. So that's what they held him to. I know they were against a breeze, but, you know, Kilkar or Neve Connell had a much more prolific effect on the scoreboard in the first half. So they had, I know they only scored three, but they were definitely up in that half of the thing. And Ryan was on about wanting to finish Kilkar. You know, it looked late on as if Kilkar threw on the 12 quite early. And I would agree with Ryan, they did try to finish them. You know, they went after the goals time after time. And the Brent McDowell was a great example. And there's all opportunities, well to put it over the bar, but they didn't go for it. And, you know, I was on with the three week break. There was no sign of rusting as in this game. I thought the handling, the skill level, probably conditions were a bit more suitable. There's no driving one day rain. So there wasn't like there wasn't Saturday night, which was probably harder in the Rua and St. Union's game. You know, Paddy was double marked. They had their homework done. They had Jason on them, Anthony sweeping in front of them in the first half. Then they left Jason on his own the second half. Now, looking back at Kilkar, they had a huge breeze in the first half. And not once did the keeper drive the ball long. Played every short. The majority amount to the keeper's left. Ryan McHugh picked up a long way to carry the ball. It's draining, you know, to carry the ball like that. Then the second half as well. Mark McHugh, of course, didn't start for them. He was a big outlet for them all year, coming out of the earlier stages of the challenge, coming out of goals and creating that extra man. Not having him apparently picked up a knock in some Michael's game, but listening. He looked all right when he came on then. It's just, you know, with Kilkar, like the glance, a long water for them. It's funny, yeah, because you always look at teams thinking, why don't you vary it? You know, if you play anything one-dimensional, I always think you're leaving yourself open. But certainly, listen, folks, fantastic stuff. I'm really looking forward to these semifinals at the weekend. Now, we have our final parents in the intermediate. Downing's 2-8, Termin' 1-8. Mallen marching into the final as well. 1-14 to 1-7 against Fannett after extra time. The intermediate championship, we're always saying, we've had unpredictable downings for a start-up and down this season, Gary, but here they are, they're in the final. Yeah, like, you know, they've done very well downings, you know, and, you know, it's only a couple of years since they're back up in intermediate from junior. And there were yo-yo in between, you know, the lower echelons of intermediate and junior for a long time, but they seem to have caught it really together. And, you know, both games went extra time, you know, it shows you how tight it is, and, you know, downings found a way to win the game, you know, and probably what was most impressive was their main man, you know, Lorcan Connor, Johnny McGrawley, Keeley McGrawley, probably didn't have a huge say on it, and they still found a way to win, you know, Kevin Gooch-Dawherty got a goal right at the end, and, you know... Is there a resolve here at this stage of the championship, Brian, that's the key. You know, it's something that you're looking. You need that wee bit of backbone. And if you win a game and it gets a wee bit, you know, ugly or awkward, you need to have players that's going to keep the ball and work the score at the right time. Yeah, and, like, probably from looking at Terriman, you know, probably they're losing a lot of their tight games, you know, even going back to the 12-21 final this year, and, you know, a couple of family games in the group that don't seem to be coming out on the right side of them. You know, but downings, you know, with the SP Barrett in there coaching them, you know, I know they were doing a lot of hard running throughout the season. They were in good shape. They were able to finish the game strong. You know, they've got the two bosses in midfield driving them on. Ron Gallagher had a great game at the back. Kevin Dawherty had a great game at the back. And, you know, to find their way to get the result, and you've got to hand it to them in the first 100 minute final in 30 years. And, you know, they had a cracker against Mallen in the Division II League final last season on a wonderful summer's evening in the Donald Park. Like, the ground will not be as hard in two weeks' time, but I don't think there'll be much between these teams again. Yeah, yeah. And Gary Mallen, you know, again, guys, on the fitness, the downings and the finish. So Mallen, they're finishing games very strongly all season. So that's going to set this up for a real ding-dong. And again, Fannett, who was a bit of a story of the under-media champions of knownness, expecting them to potentially make a final, you know, went the extra time. But again, as Gary was saying, or as Ryan was saying there, Mallen, the finish, you know, they pull away late on in games, or they find a way to come back. And they match, as I've seen them earlier in the season, against Bon Kralin. They did it again at the weekend. And rightly so, after last season, you know, they didn't win a game in the championship, and they were coming in, you know, with a bit between their teeth and here they are in the final. Yeah. And just even to go back to the downings game, there was one player I thought stood out, I saw Ryan give them one of the match today in the paper as well. I just thought he stood out so much was young Ronan Gallar. I thought he was outstanding. He really put his hand up for a senior under-county jersey. I thought watching the weekend. And no doubt, I'll say, we'll be part of Jim's plans. He can be injury prone. I think he must the quarter-final. But he's a good lad. I actually was lucky enough to work with my boss, and he's super-attitude. So he has played, then he got a minor, played under 20. And what he did at the weekend, he just blocked that middle and he got the ball time after time and ran it up the field. And as penalty, oh, my God, Bryn, you'd be proud of it. He just rattled her top corner and had off the crossbar and went in, so it had brilliant, at a crucial stage of the game. And I was talking to people afterwards, then afterwards, he said he'd probably give the best exhibition of my mark and junior. Maybe Ryan told me, I can't remember, of against Oshin Gallan in a league game earlier in the year, 1v1 on his own and did as good as anyone. And how difficult that is, we all know after the weekend. Back to the Malin game, you know, Fanat, I was saying to Oshin on the radio at the weekend because he was coming on with the update. I says, Fanat won this, it'll be the story of the season. They will be the story of the season. They were going into the last group game trying to stay out of the relegation. So they didn't, or so they were, they managed to turn that round. Turnover Terman, who were top, going for top position, really had, through their season, made to give them a wild, hard quarter final in after that. But they were excellent again, you know, and they were leading that game for a long time. They probably had a disappointing league, but by God, they had a super championship. Now, the big thing is, can you follow it up in the second year? From a Malin point of view, they just ran away with it next to their time. You know, always looking at Malin, to me, they should be, they have the players to be a senior club. But, you know, the players seem to let them down a lot, to let the club down a lot, because they're always tipping them back over and back. Is it Glen A or Glen Gad or some of them teams down there? They'll be fiddling about with the soccer. But, you know, it must be really frustrating from the GA people in Malin, that they know that they have the players to be a senior club, and those players show it again the weekend, know that they can do that there. So, if they could get them together and just get them to come up to the football for the season. Quit the footer, and you heard it, quit the footer and about with soccer. You're right, why didn't somebody say it to me years ago? Gary, there's a little bit of international management who's out in Boston or whatever. That's another player we're going to lose. We're going to lose, Gary. He's going to be in Dubai or somewhere coaching. But you've got to look at it like, that's done, they call junior soccer. Like, these boys are playing senior, senior club football. It's a balancing act. Again, the soccer is big, and then they show them. We get that. That's not big enough. Again, looking at that there, that's an unusual league. You know, that's not even a Donegal County league. Ryan, pick a winner for me in this final. Give me a name. And... Intermediate. And the intermediate? Yeah. God, I'll not be popular down or away, but maybe down down his way. I think Malin might do it. In a word, Gary. Well, listen... That's not a word. The Malin boys, I know Paul Martin and all them there, PM will be really hoping for Malin. I think they're the players to want it. Both them and Downeynes have played division one football this year. I'm going to go for Downeynes. Going for Downeynes, there you are, boys. Listen, juniors as well. We have Narasa and Maval. What a final that is going to prove to be as well. Two teams shooting the lights out, and indeed Maval going through. And Penalty makes it as Neve Patrick Muff. And Narasa coming through against Convoy 3-14 to 2-9. Hanlon was in some form for Narasa. Some Hanlon's too. Unbelievable. What a forward line they have. Yeah, they're doing fantastic. Narasa were on the way out there a couple of years ago, and they've really galvanised it together. They've got a couple of men in, and maybe they didn't win a lot of friends for that, Bren, but you do what you do to survive, and you've got to hand it to them, and they're through to the junior final now, and they will be hard-beaten at the final. Yeah, it's indeed 2-7 for Hanlon there, of course. That's a tough one to call. Gary, two teams that have played phenomenal stuff this year, Maval, and Narasa, how do you call that one? Yeah, probably Narasa were the form team in the league, and they had that form the whole way through championship. Whereas Maval were up and down, probably had a disappointing league, when they was chanting some of the Maval people. During the week, they were under 13s. We were up in our club playing under 13s, and I was chanting a few, and they weren't holding too much, hoping on to play Neve Patrick Muff at the weekend. They nearly thought that Neve Patrick might pop him from talking to supporters there, even so. It definitely was probably a bit of a shock, so it was, and, of course, the keeper being the hero of the game, I think you see, of two or three penalties. At the moment, it's hard to look past Narasa. Go Narasa, are you levelling with that? I think, yeah, I think Narasa will do it. There you go. That's the experts, as ever, lads. Thanks so much for rounding that up this evening. Thanks to Joe Dex for producing. Lads, of course, Maria de Venet for earlier inputs. Stay tuned for Jimmy and Paul. They're coming home with the Monday night sessions. I'll speak to you all next week.