Dick Clerkin

There was a period when that game was really in the balance in the second half.

There was only a point or two between the teams.

It could have went either way.

You were watching and feeling Donegal are just going to edge this now.

They're going to get a bit of a foothold.

Down have had their moment, but they're not going to last.

Donegal's experience are coming through.

And it was a bit of a 10-minute period.

I think to watch the game back...

That there was a load of kick-outs out on the stand saying that every time it seemed to be coming down to either Murdoch or he was breaking it or it was going to a down player.

And they were just keeping that momentum going, whereas normally Donegal are winning their fair share of those and the pressure was coming on.

And then they just got the score.

not having Michael Langan, not having prepared for that.

And the other players ultimately not stepping up in his place.

And that's probably the biggest concern for Jim McGinnis.

We talked about his depth.

We talked about his experience, his structure, not having someone to step up.

Because you're going to have to deal with injuries.

You're going to have to deal with players.

We felt that Donegal had depth to replace most players.