First quite interesting, and unique, Pre-Season tie.

**nigel-harps1954** · 19/11/2012, 7:25 PM

Barry Molloy, Ruaidhiri Higgins, Stephen McLaughlin and Mark Farren all to line out for McHughs Harps select against the Donegal team.

**oldfan** · 21/11/2012, 6:24 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Will Donegal gah be charging �200 to bring the cup along? I hear that's the norm for Sam to make an appearance

I wonder what currency we'll be using when Sligo are bringing Sam to the Showgrounds

**sligoman** · 21/11/2012, 8:38 PM

Originally Posted by oldfan

I wonder what currency we'll be using when Sligo are bringing Sam to the Showgrounds

Is that meant to be an insult? There's little I hate more than gah and I love seeing Sligo gah fail so you're saying it to the wrong person.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 21/11/2012, 9:11 PM

The Gah team were invited to parade the Connaught Trophy in the Showgrounds whenever Sligo won it last but the Gah committee refused the offer.

**redobit** · 23/11/2012, 1:49 PM

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

The Gah team were invited to parade the Connaught Trophy in the Showgrounds whenever Sligo won it last but the Gah committee refused the offer.

... which was on the back of Rovers busing the whole squad and geting them tickets to the game to support the County team in a final. There was no support for us the years after from the Gah at any of our Cup Finals either or an invitation to parade to cup at any Gah game either.

Oldred, you picked the wrong crowd to use the Gah as jibe Im afraid.

**nigel-harps1954** · 23/11/2012, 5:12 PM

This match is on tonight for anyone available to go. Only €10 entry. Apparently a big crowd expected.

**oldfan** · 28/11/2012, 3:31 PM

Originally Posted by redobit

... which was on the back of Rovers busing the whole squad and geting them tickets to the game to support the County team in a final. There was no support for us the years after from the Gah at any of our Cup Finals either or an invitation to parade to cup at any Gah game either.

Oldred, you picked the wrong crowd to use the Gah as jibe Im afraid.

I know ye've got a big bandwagon these days but i'm not any kind of red old or otherwise.
Old black and blue maybe - only a wheelbarrow needed these days

Seems sporting ecuminism not too obvious up Sligo way - the "ban" and "garrison" mentalities still rule ok - esp the chap who says Sligo GAA won the "Connaught" cup

**Dodge** · 28/11/2012, 3:37 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

This match is on tonight for anyone available to go. Only €10 entry. Apparently a big crowd expected.

What kind of crowd turned up?

**GCdfc** · 28/11/2012, 3:47 PM

Who won?

**nigel-harps1954** · 28/11/2012, 4:12 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

What kind of crowd turned up?

On an absolutely awful night, just around 1,000 I was told, can't remember the exact figure.

Originally Posted by GCdfc

Who won?

1-1 in the football over 35 minutes. Donegal team went 1-0 up with a sublime free kick. Only about 6 of the All-Ireland winning starting team played. Apparently the county board tried to block the game from going ahead.

It was Donegal 2-7 - 1-8 Harps in the Gaelic match. Harps lads gave a great account of themselves and James Gallagher made about 5 absolutely world class saves in goal.

A lot of old team mates and all of last seasons squad played.

I'll probably leave a few out, but what I can remember the past players were:

James Gallagher, Packie Mailey, Jonathon Minnock, Shane Bradley and Mark Forker.

Former Derry team mates Mark Farren and Ruaihdiri Higgins also played.