Oisín McConville

coming back in as well, there was, that, that assured he was back, with Dublin, I thought today, and, I would associate that more, with Donegal, and yet, Donegal come up short, in that area, but,

there was a little period on 60, 58 to about the 60 second minute, neither team could score, and you're thinking the next team to get a score is probably going to win this, Dublin got it, but Donegal still, Michael Murphy kicked that two-pointer under pressure, great kick, you know, under that sort of pressure, and then you think, okay, well,

They'll get them in it.

You think of the depth of the squad that Donegal have and you think they'll come out and they'll be firing.

I don't know what it was about them since that Kerry game, but they just really haven't got to the pitch of it.

It does seem crazy because there was a stage where you think after the National League and then, okay, you think, okay, the down game is a blip for them.

But then they go down to Killarney and win.

And you think, right, that now we're going to see the real Donegal.

Now they're going to kick on.

But that just hasn't happened.

And if you were to say that, we've had many conversations from the league started on Sunday nights about how good Donegal have been, the strength and depth in the squad, the experience, the youth, the running power, the physique.

their ability to win ball in the middle, all of those things.

And yet, that never really materialised and hasn't really materialised consistently since they went to Killarney.

And I'm sure Jim McGuinness is wondering what has gone on.

I mean, I know this is really basic stuff, but doubling at six points off the bench, Donegal just three.

Dublin win the game by four points you know and that sounds simplistic but even little things like that make a massive difference and the things that were happening for them at the start of the year as far as personnel and you know bringing on subs and making a real difference that just hasn't as I say it hasn't materialized in the last number of weeks and

that was a dangerous game for them today but like you would think that if there was anything gonna reignite the fire or get the energy going it would have been a trip to crow park to play the dubs and as i say you know it just never like they weren't a million miles away they weren't you know a million miles off it but that just shows you you just have to be a small bit of it

basketball finished 7 points obviously it's worrying that he come off you know so like I don't know if it's if he tweaked his hamstring or what happened but he certainly was holding it a little bit when he went off and when you consider it right next week again you know it's Dublin today without Conor Callan don't win that game in my humble opinion

Don't humble about it.

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