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Donegal have a hard road to glory this year
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ABOVE: Hugh McFadden of Donegal in action against Peter Turley of Down TOP: Ryan McHugh of Donegal leading the players on to the pitchPhoto by Oliver McVeigh/Sportsfile );
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Donegal s 2021 GAA season could last six or 16 weeks. Five games or 10 games. The first five games are guaranteed. The first four will only determine league position for 2022, but after that it is championship, win or bust, losing means season is over.
There was a time when it was always like this. For the last couple of decades there was a back door. But then Covid arrived and we were treated to championship football as it was in the last century in 2021.
Down Memory Lane: An Fear Beag from Kilcar
March 09, 2021
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 14-08-92
Bridging the gap between dressingroom theory and on-the-field football practice is what separates the match winners from the grafters. That what distinguishes players apart on the football field is commonly referred to as class. Donegal attacker Martin McHugh has long since been seen as the embodiment of elegance and for those west of the Shannon who haven t yet borne witness to the truth, Croke Park on Sunday next will speak volumes in support of such a claim. The Kilcar man is indeed a footballer par excellence. Always has been and will doubtless prove it once again to the thousands gathered at Headquarters to see the best Ireland s Western Seaboard title holders can offer this weekend.
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