I first bought into the project watching Glen in the Ulster Club last year. Glass, Bradley and Doherty were most impressive. Although they didnt win Ulster, they won the hearts and minds.
Then what rubberstamped it for me was watching Slaughtneil up close in the Club Hurling semi final. The McKaigues and Shane McGuigan timbering the fuck out of Pauric Mahony and Dessie Hutchinson was something else. Brendan Rogers up front tearing the Ballygunner backline a new one. Their athleticism and mentality was unreal.
I remember coming away thinking these boys are granite.
They have been absolutely military like all year. They remind me a bit of Jogi Loew’s Germany at the 2014 Association Football World Cup.
I saw Galway play Armagh last week and they are a fine team. Finnerty and these fellas are great players but theres only going to be one winner here. Derry by about 10 points. Apologies @Lazarus
I’m going for Derry and Kerry to both win by 2. There’s a lovely unknown about this Derry team in that we still don’t have a clear gauge as to how good they are. That 4-11 to 0-12 defeat to Galway in the league when they lowered the blade still niggles a bit. Might be slightly short of scores if Shane McGuigan and veteran Benny Heron get shut down but Rory has them so well drilled at this stage that he’s probably predicted every eventuality. They have the All-Ireland minors of 2020 to filter in too to sustain this progress.
Galway will win this they might be vulnerable at the back but they have 6 scoring forwards I’d give give them a right chance against either Kerry or Dublin in the final
I just hope this new Derry side can do the great Eamonn Colemans Derry teams justice. The new bandwagoners might not know who he is but he was one of the greatest men that ever got involved with Gaelic Football. Beloved by all four corners of Ireland
That inside forward line of Finnerty, Comer and Walsh is something else. Grand mix of panache and physicality. Mad to think Shane Walsh is 29 already. Big chance for him to fully showcase his repertoire of skills in HQ.
