Donegal dig deep in trench warfare

Donegal 0-16 Cork 1-11

Just as they absorbed a first All-Ireland final appearance in 20 years, they were given the opportunity to applaud Karl Lacey as he accepted an acknowledgement from the Donegal County Board on making a terrific 100th appearance for the county.

Backtrack to late June 2010 when Colm McFadden was presented the crystal for the same achievement on Crossmaglen’s Oliver Plunketts pitch. After a nine-point embarrassment against Armagh in that first round qualifier and with the team’s small following having vacated the area, he looked like he wanted the world to swallow him whole.