Gildea: ‘Donegal victims of their own success’


BY DÁIRE BONNAR DONEGAL legend John Gildea believes the Donegal fans have become accustomed to winning and the current team are a victim of the success of previous county teams. Last weekend, Donegal lost in the first round of the championship for the first time since 2010. They had been in 10 of the last […]


Donegal football at a crossroads – Gildea


By Frank Craig John Gildea says that Donegal football has some big decisions to make in the next number of weeks – and they’re ones they simply must get right. County chairman Mick McGrath is scheduled to sit down with senior boss Declan Bonner on Wednesday to gauge his intentions moving forward. A narrow loss […]

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A Land of Giants now around the Donegal middle – Gildea


By Frank Craig John Gildea is regarded as one of Donegal’s finest ever middle men. But the former Naomh Conaill fetcher says the vertical muscle currently putting itself so impressively about around the middle third for Donegal is better than it’s ever been. Advertisement Because of the way football has evolved tactically, Donegal are now […]