Brolly warns of Donegal shock

GAA pundit Joe Brolly believes the Donegal footballers will “shock the world in the next six weeks”.

The Ulster champions face Cork in tomorrow’s first All-Ireland SFC semi-final and the Derry legend is convinced manager Jimmy McGuinness has developed an incredible side capable of claiming ultimate honours.

In his Derry Journal column, Brolly wrote: “The recent transformation of Gaelic football simply underlines the point it is no longer the best footballers who win, but the team with the most enlightened training systems and tactics. Colm O’Rourke, the grand old man of Irish punditry, used to repeat the mantra ad nauseam “the team with the best footballers will win.” So he backed Kerry in ’03, ’05 and ’08. He doesn’t say that any longer. Who, for example, could argue the Dubs have better individual footballers than the rest? Brolly revealed he attended a Donegal training sessions last year and was impressed.