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Listen: Gary Duffy says Roberts injury put minors on back foot

written by Chris McNulty June 22, 2019
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DONEGAL MINOR boss Gary Duffy felt his house collapsed when corner stone Daithi Roberts was removed before throw-in.

The Gaoth Dobhair goalkeeper picked up an injury in the warm-up, which forced his departure from the action before it could even begin.

Donegal bowed out of the Ulster MFC after a 5-10 to 2-11 loss to Monaghan – who saw Liam McDonald grab a hat-trick – last night in Enniskillen.

“It’s disappointing,” Duffy said afterwards.

“Losing Daithi Roberts, our influential goalkeeper, he’ll go on and play senior football for Donegal. He’s an exceptional player and our strategy is built around him.

“To lose him, it’s not an excuse, but it put us on the back foot. If you concede so many goals, you’ll be punished for it.”

Donegal, for whom Carlos O’Reilly scored 2-4, led by four points late in the first-half, but Monaghan hit goals either side of the interval to take a real command of the tie.

Duffy said: “We should have been three or four ahead, but it didn’t happen. It’s a game of what-ifs, but the scoreline doesn’t reflect that.”

Listen to the full interview below …

Listen: Gary Duffy says Roberts injury put minors on back foot was last modified: June 22nd, 2019 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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