Donegal are being joked around by GAA calendar – but Jim McGuinness will use it as fuel in All-Ireland clash vs Monaghan
DONEGAL are being joked around after getting a six-day turnaround for their All-Ireland quarter-final.
The Ulster champions are facing into a third
Championship
game in 14 days. They should've been on the Sunday bill for this weekend's quarter-finals.
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But the short hop between games has irked Donegal — and rightly so.
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But rest assured, boss Jim McGuinness will use it to
fire
them up.
The Glenties man will further harness the siege mentality that he created within the group when their final SFC group game against Mayo was fixed for Dr Hyde Park.
They feel top brass are out to get them but they'll use their fury against Monaghan, that's for sure.
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Donegal manager Jim McGuinness during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship preliminary quarter-final against Louth
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