She’s one of the best players to ever wear the Donegal jersey. But off it too, she brings so much leadership and encouragement. She didn’t kick a ball during the league but comes back in and delivers to that level right away. “What she’s done for Donegal over the years, she’s a legend. “That’s the kind of level she brings,” the Naomh Conaill girl explained. Unsurprisingly, Guthrie responded to that call with 1-4 in Donegal’s 1-6 to 0-4 win over the hosts.Ĭarr says her prolific teammate’s impact makes such a dent that she deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as another Donegal legend, Michael Murphy. Having slipped out of Division 1 of the NFL without a single point to their name, Donegal travelled to take on Cavan in their Ulster SFC opener looking extremely vulnerable.īoss Maxi Curran probably felt like he’d little or no choice but to turn to the team’s timeless talisman. The Glenfin club woman is into her 18th season as a senior inter-county footballer and her first appearance of the year last Sunday in Breffni Park coincided with the team securing its first victory of the 2023 campaign. Amy Boyle Carr has described Karen Guthrie’s influence on Donegal ladies football as unfathomable.
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