DONEGAL are being joked around after getting a six-day turnaround for their All-Ireland quarter-final.
The Ulster champions are facing into a third Championship game in 14 days. They should’ve been on the Sunday bill for this weekend’s quarter-finals.
Galway were rightly given a week to recover from their preliminary quarter-final win over Down but Donegal were not.
Kerry have been granted a healthy eight-day gap between their victory over Cavan on Saturday and Sunday’s crunch last-eight clash with Armagh.
But the short hop between games has irked Donegal — and rightly so.
The county board issued a statement on Monday saying as much after their request for a Sunday slot fell on deaf ears.
But rest assured, boss Jim McGuinness will use it to fire them up.
The Glenties man will further harness the siege mentality that he created within the group when their final SFC group game against Mayo was fixed for Dr Hyde Park.
They feel top brass are out to get them but they’ll use their fury against Monaghan, that’s for sure.
