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Reaction: Players And Fans Were Fuming At Donegal's Tactics Versus Dublin

Reaction: Players And Fans Were Fuming At Donegal's Tactics Versus Dublin
Gavan Casey
By Gavan Casey
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In a week where we lost a sporting goliath in Johan Cruyff, it was a moment of Total Gaelic Football from Philly McMahon which put a rubber stamp on a tempestuous affair in Croke Park.

Dublin overcame Donegal 1-10 to 0-7 on Saturday evening in a game that you could describe as a the sequel to their infamous league fixture with Derry last year; Michael Murphy saw red and James McCarthy followed him down the tunnel after the Donegal man's mistimed challenge caused a scuffle, but it was a game blighted - aesthetically, at least - by Donegal's so-called blanket defence.

Though some will argue defending isn't a crime, players, pundits and fans alike - both in Croke Park and watching from their sofas - delivered a unanimously damning verdict on the game as a spectacle, as the Dubs power on and Donegal head north with more questions than answers.

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Ballymun's James McCarthy might yet find himself in hotter water as tv replays seem to show him planting his hand near Martin McElhinney's eye during the scuffle that saw him sent off.

The result leaves the Ulsterman in fourth position in Division 1A, having played a game more than both Cork in Monaghan. Dublin remain top of the table with 12 points.

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