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After the disappointing defeat of the champion of Ireland, Dublin, Donegal returned to the conquest of Roscommon at Hyde Park. After Roscommon's score of 18 points in Tyrone's hands, it was unclear how their players approached this match. They started well and it seemed like they were going to make it difficult for Donegal to win his first Super 8 win under his belt.
Donegal has taken the pace of the game and it is soon as usual with Michael Murphy, in charge of the show. Donegal never panicked and looked at ease once they took their pace.
Confidence seemed to leave the guys from Roscommon once Donegal had taken control; A brilliant result from Murphy, Odhran Mac Niallais and Ciaran Thompson doubled from a solid defense, the result was no doubt and as a show, apart from Murphy's performance, it was not the least. 39, one of the most memorable.
For many, it was one of those games, especially after last week's performances, which questions the format of the Super 8. See all these games together draws your attention to the difference between what some officials consider like free and what others do not see.
The Tyrone-Dublin game has never lived up to the rumors that the media had accumulated during the week, much talking about the Omagh battle that took place a few years ago .
Tyrone has never been as intense as Dublin counterparts. While Tyrone certainly showed that it was possible to open the All-Ireland, you always felt that Dublin had another level where they could go and they can now rest all their star players for the last match at home against Roscommon who will not have
Donegal and Tyrone, meanwhile, will play Ballybofey a win-win contest that will look more like a league match than to those who have it preceded.
In the other section, Monaghan had a great opportunity to reach this year's All-Ireland semifinal. Four points ahead of the injury time and they allowed Kerry to snatch a draw. It could be the elevator that Kerry needed to start his season.
Galway won a good victory at Kildare in Newbridge. Kildare will now have to play Kerry knowing he's no longer at the championship, which has always been the criticism of the current Super 8 format. What motivation has Kildare and Roscommon to go into these matches where he does not? There is nothing at stake?
Do we really expect these players to put their bodies on the line when their year is already done and dusted off?
It's something that will have to be watched for the sake of Gaelic football in the future, because at the moment it takes the mother of all the battered.
Galway will have to welcome Monaghan to Salthill in their final game. Monaghan goes into the game knowing that a draw will see them through. Galway, who already has a spot in the semifinal, knows that if he avoids defeat, he will not have to play Dublin before the final of Ireland. So, I doubt that Monaghan gets something easy when they visit the west.
Kerry, on the other hand, will not have the same test if Kildare had something to play; not the perfect finish for group one.
LIAM MILLER ISSUE
The bad response of those at Croke Park on the occasion of Liam Miller's match in Cork was another bad day for GAA's public relations department. What annoys many members of the Association is that when those running the show at Croke Park make these decisions, they affect and tarnish all those who are members of GAA clubs throughout the country.
As an organization, we can leave rock concerts. Kinds of entertainment take place in our gardens but for a charity match for someone who has already played hurling and Gaelic football for his local club, we say no.
We are told that it would take a rule change at Congress to let such games go ahead. It's the same Congress that does not allow the Association of Club Players, whose members are around 20,000, to talk about Congress.
Some might consider it an Old Boys Club or a closed shop. The cynic in me believes that's how it works. However, the optimist in me hopes that those who are in charge of looking after the good of our games see common sense and do what is right. We can let Ed Sheeran, the Rolling Stones and many others play in our stadiums, but we refuse one of ours. Sometimes you have to wonder what kind of country we live in.
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