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No. i didn't directly blame anyone.
I would say however that any of the games I've been to or watched I have not seen lack of effort.

So all is Ok!Phewww!!!!

Good youth development will be key going forward yes. But you look at how Fermanagh have progressed in 3 years. That is not down to youth development and they have a small pick. So it has to be down to the correct training methods and strategy and also the best players available playing and also the players fully buying in and giving their all. Also the idea that Down club football is poor I  think is not true. We have had teams regularly competing well in provincial competitions at intermediate and senior. However all that being said we must  continue to support the lads through the hard times too. We can't give off at lads who are giving  4/5 sessions a week to play county. I have no doubt they are committed to the cause.

So the players are blameless? And it's just Eamon Burns and his backroom team are the problem?

 The Ralph McTell / The Furey Brothers song comes to mind for the match at the weekend.

Fixtures to run every week basically from start of league in april until early august, unless you get a run in championship. four months of competitive football for div three and four, slightly longer for div 1 & 2. no break for july fortnight, 8 months off season. who seriously thinks this is a good idea?

The clubs will all have to vote for/against this but before this happens on Thursday night what do you think would be a better plan?

Forget this Club Down/ Mourne Academy nonsense until we stop paying out £120K a year

That's exactly why we need CD to work .Too much wine on board there Raven.

Not too many Down supporters in Armagh tonight. "Late developer?"? The lad is doing much better than our so called developed players.

 Nice to get a win especially when we are missing so many.

I enjoyed his recent interview with Kevin Cassidy before Christmas in The Gaelic Life.
Insightful and thought-provoking to say the least.

maybe an exception alright.

 I am fed up reading tripe from Benny Coulter.Bad enough weekly in the Democrat but he now seeems to be in the Irish News a lot saying what Down needs.    Down really needs him to walk away and let the current players at it without his frequent words of wisdom.

Downpatrick was a terrible choice of venue for a January game.

Grass banks and and exposed location.

County board will no doubt say they have fulfil a certain number of fixtures in their nominated second ground. Sorry lads, find another second ground if it's for winter fixtures.

Sure why don't we have the 2nd ground up the hill in Ballyholland? Haven't been to Downpatrick since we played them a few years ago in the League but it's January and I thought the
ground,the parking,etc were grand except some got their feet wet. OMG.

Good to see a few new faces involved. Looking forward to seeing how big Cathal Magee gets on. Any idea if many Down boys involved with the universities?

Queens: John O'Hare, Donal McKeever, Ciaran McCartan, Anthony Doherty, Aaron Morgan, Marty Clarke, Aaron Clements, Aiden Fegan, Ciaran Harney, Conor McGrady

UUJ: Damien McKeown, Niall Madine, Sean McGonigle and Kory Golgan.

That's what's printed in the Irish News anyway.

Do St Marys players not count?

Why bring it up on a discussion board then?

As I said lighten up.

Does that surprise you Sam?
We are the last to let the supporters know what is going on
Surely will all the full time staff we should be on top of all this at this stage?
Maybe we don't want to show our hand?

Lighten up smurfy,I wasn't looking for a witchhunt just would have liked to see who's about the panel.

 All other 8 counties have their McKenna Cup panels listed in the Irish News today but no Down panel.

He's talking about ladies football!

  That's not for this Board.