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Need to win next week and then hope Louth get to Leinster final which is not unlikely. Then Down will get the final All Ireland spot.

Think this team needs to be playing in All Ireland series as that's the next step in their development and will help when it comes to next seasons league.

Thoughts todays performance was excellent, very strong all round the field, made much better decisions in final third instead of playing that extra pass that we are sometimes guilty of.

Disappointing for John McGovern was the only real negative for today but I am sure we will see more of him come championship.

What was the reasoning behind the substitution of John McGovern ? Was it solely down to his performance + black card ? He couldn't have been on the field of play for more than 15 mins so hard to make an impact in that space of time. I also see he took a knock to the head in his first involvement.

[would hardly cover his fuel for a return]

60p a mile would be cheap - would hardly cover his fuel for a return journey! Eoghan Byrne and Adam Lynch currently training with county panel. Ballykinlar is gettin it tough at the minute!!

Would 60p per mile cover a one way journey ? 😀😀

I personaly thought Dabs was brilliant today

Thought he had good game as well.

Watch the game lads please. No matter how bad he is everyone just sees him touch the ball twice and their mind thinks he was class - Kicked a good point - was out muscled for the ball time and time again particularly by Darren Hughes and was missing in the last ten minutes when they needed him badly to just grab a ball and get them out - be a leader. I'm not saying he's not a good player but he is not and has never been county standard. Don't get blinded by fact he has medals galore - so did many players in the past but were not county standard. What we have at present is Doherty - I would much prefer him to be honest - not the tallest but some player.
[/quote]didn't think Ceilum Doherty had a great game compared to his high standards, neither did Shealan Johnson. Jerome was a big loss for Kilcoo.
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He may have been outmuscled by two physically stronger players, but McCarron and Hughes didn't/can't do what Dabs does like getting up and down the pitch, soloing forward with the ball, taking on men breaking lines and getting some good intercepting tackles in. He did a lot of that yesterday.

Let's hope after that today the Dabs playing county rhetoric is finally put to bed.

I personaly thought Dabs was brilliant today

[ed considering he did not step aside]

The elephant in the room and key question.
On what grounds did Kilcoo appeal? What happened in the past that they felt they had justification for an appeal?

Ah now they could tell you anything in reply to that, the rest of the county know its because he doesnt fall for the head holding when theyre brought down and other forms of play acting and because 2 of their players were found to have been calling him in middle of night a few years back and insulting him that he may go against them. Even though he has done games they have won since (fact) but they dont like to have him in the championship. The real elephant in the room is the question of how,how when the county board dismissed the request, Ulster dismissed & DRA Croke Park dismissed..... was the referee replaced considering he did not step aside

Is it fact that PF did not step aside ?

Never doubted who the winners would be today, thought Burren would have produced a bit more but it didn't come for them.
Does not and can not take away from what was the disgrace in the lead up to the game. As paying members of the GAA in Down our clubs should request and receive a full report and timeline of the events that lead to the removal of a top intercounty referee in our county even after an apparent request was thrown out at all levels of the association. The clubs have a right to know what went on and reasons behind such decisions. A real can of worms opened today for future competitions and I would have preferred that all officials refused the game and a full report published before the game would be played with a different referee. Well Done to Kilcoo (on the field) hard lines Burren, disgrace from elected county executive to give no backing to a great person and referee. 

On a football note only leaving aside the other referee stuff from a neutral point of view Kilcoo won pulling up. Without Murdock next year assuming he goes to Australia the gap will be even bigger

Only deferred cover on tg4 ? How long is it deferred?

Sorry, meant deferred on down tv

Only deferred cover on tg4 ? How long is it deferred?

Assuming this match actually goes ahead is there anywhere we can get English commentary to compliment TG4 coverage ?

Looks very likely that Down football final will be postponed on Sunday and rearranged for either 20/21 October. Kilcoo have went to Croke park with objections to the ref, now it transpires that whatever the outcome tomorrow morning, the county referees have took a stance of support and no-one will "stand in" as alternative which at this stage leaves rearranged game more likely, with discussions on a resolution to the saga early next week being organised.

They don't half know how to make friends them Kilcoo boys,,,,,,,,

Decision due to be made this afternoon

Some very tasty draws in the Senior Championship

CPN v Burren I can see only 1 winner here

Friday's League fixtures probably being moved to
Monday due to Tailteann game on Sunday.

Looks like they're moved - Reserves games probably be moved to the Friday now give players the weekend

Reserve games scheduled for Sun 2pm are now Saturday 2pm
Minor matches scheduled for Monday moved to Friday

Friday's League fixtures probably being moved to
Monday due to Tailteann game on Sunday.

Looks like they're moved - Reserves games probably be moved to the Friday now give players the weekend

Reserve games scheduled for Sun 2pm are now Saturday 2pm

Very unlucky to the U20s tonight. Just pipped at the post. Murdock had a colossal game in midfield but Oisin got very well marshalled in the game

Odhran was collosal but it was he who lost ball in Downs final play

A few surprise results tonight. But just delighted to get a winning result at long last. Any word on u20 team for tomorrow?

Haven't seen a team yet but did see this - EirGrid, the operator and developer of Ireland's electricity grid has announced the EirGrid U20 Players of the Provinces following the conclusion of the EirGrid GAA Football U20 Provincial Championship. Canice Mulligan of Sligo, Ryan Sinkey of Kildare, William Shine of Kerry, and Oisin Savage of Down have been rewarded for their standout performances in their respective EirGrid U20 Provincial Championships.