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Listen: Declan Bonner on taking Donegal to ‘the next level’ for 2019

written by Chris McNulty November 21, 2018
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Declan Bonner is already eyeing up 2019 with real optimism – and says his Donegal side must reach ‘the next level’.

Although Donegal are Ulster champions, Bonner was disappointed with his side’s failure to advance from their Super 8s group and will aim to win promotion from Division 2 next year, following their relegation in 2018.

“Against top teams, we came so close without beating them,” Bonner noted.

“We want to make sure that if we get the opportunity again that we can win those games.

“There is a gap, no doubt about it. We have to work extremely hard as a group. Is it achievable? Yeah, definitely. One of the challenges is to close that gap.

“We have every faith to take it to the next level. We have to improve now, we have to move on and we have to go to the next level.”

Donegal are due back in collective training in early December and will have former Mayo manager Stephen Rochford in the group this time.

Rochford guided Mayo to two All-Ireland finals and has been recruited as Donegal’s head coach for 2019.

“Once he stepped aside in Mayo, that became an option,” Bonner said.

“I met with him a number of days after that. He’s an excellent coach and he’s an exciting addition to Donegal. He’d have seen a lot of Donegal over the years.

“He knows what’s there and he’s excited, too. We hope to bring it to another level. We need to step it up.”

Listen to the full interview below …

Listen: Declan Bonner on taking Donegal to ‘the next level’ for 2019 was last modified: November 21st, 2018 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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