It come from old celtic mythology where maroon was considered the colour of victory, it was also said that those wearing maroon were always facing west, subsequently 'West'meath and Galway adopted the colour.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: yellowcard on April 05, 2024, 12:16:31 PMQuote from: Ethan Tremblay on April 05, 2024, 09:59:33 AMMy own take on the ranking for the ulster championship (based on form and the draw).
1 - Derry - out and out team to beat regardless of the draw.
2 - Armagh - draw lends to an 'easier' route to the final.
3 - Donegal - seem to be a resurgence in them, should give Derry a game with a fully fit team.
4 - Down - Should get over Antrim with no fuss, and may catch Armagh on the hop to make it to a final.
5 - Tyrone - should get over the line in their first game, likely to get beat by Derry/Donegal.
6 - Monaghan - expect them to beat Cavan and give Tyrone a game, but fall short at this point.
7 - Fermanagh - expect Armagh to beat them, but it will be a grind for the most of it.
8 - Cavan - no real expectations on Cavan, exit at the first hurdle.
9 - Antrim - Down seem to be showing promise, so expect Antrim to go out at their hands handy enough.
Derry v Armagh a likely final.
Derry's only downfall in my eyes would be injuries to key players(Mc Guigan, Rodgers or Glass) or taking their eye off the ball.
For Armagh to win, they would need to get over the mental hurdle of caving under the pressure of big games that has haunted them this past 3 years.
I'd agree with most of that but on what basis are Down the 4th best in Ulster? Beating up Tailteann Cup teams does not make them a better side than both Monaghan and Tyrone. Down for me are the 7th best team in Ulster.
Quote from: Eire90 on April 01, 2024, 01:21:34 PMi would say its unlikely down get to final but not extremely unlikely
Quote from: DownFanatic on October 18, 2023, 08:56:40 AMIt has the makings of a very strong Ulster IFC this year. Down's Liatroim have won their first IFC in 25 years and are stacked with a lot of talent including a couple of county players. Would imagine Arva would be big favourites for the JFC.
Quote from: Ardstick on October 09, 2023, 02:30:44 PMQuote from: johnnycool on October 09, 2023, 08:35:38 AMQuote from: manwithnoplan on October 08, 2023, 09:15:04 PMQuote from: Saffrongael on October 08, 2023, 07:28:21 PMThat looked a bad enough row between Ballycran & Laotrim in the hurling, supporters over the fence and into the middle of it
I see Liatroim posted on social media that the game was ruined by the ref. Any neutrals see the game and know what that is about?
Wasn't at it but not surprised as I'd predicted something to happen during the week.
Liatroim were leading pretty well right into injury time when Ballycran scored two very late goals to win it by two points, it would have been a massive shock for Liatroim to win this one but from all accounts a few decisions didn't go their way at the end or as is the case not given to be more precise.
We'll be very interested in how this pans out considering our U15's along with Carryduff got put out of the U15 championship after our match was abandoned for absolutely next to nothing, two young lads rolling around on the ground, with a few other's pushing and shoving. Thing was over in less than 30 seconds.
Easy making an example of a bunch of kids, but lacking fortitude when it comes to the bigger teams!
First they stole the players then they went after the eggs.
For the integrity of the competition a Ballycran win was essential. Over a quarter of the Liatroim team shouldnt even be playing for them. (How this was allowed to happen the County Board has a lot to answer) The managers sons are quality players and should be with their own club in Belfast, McCusker should be with his own club, instead of glory hunting, is more suited to intermediate level anyway.
Imagine being a Liatroim player born and bred and then these outsiders coming in and taking your place, and then to stand back and be treated like an idiot. Pathetic stuff.
Having watched a lot of Ports this year was disappointed with their performance yesterday but still fancy them to get over the line in the final.
Quote from: Mikhailov on September 25, 2022, 07:52:44 PM
Lads, surely someone in Down can update the Twitter account with score updates. A woeful service for outsiders who have an interest
Is there any other Twitter account that regularly updates on all Down championship games. Every other county has several guys who update on games who are not part of the county board or official county pages
Quote from: johnnycool on August 09, 2022, 03:03:37 PMQuote from: lfdown2 on August 09, 2022, 01:53:47 PMQuote from: johnnycool on August 09, 2022, 12:16:11 PMQuote from: Truth hurts on August 09, 2022, 12:08:35 PMQuote from: paddyjohn on August 07, 2022, 08:56:42 PM
Oisin McManus hurling for St Johns now?
A lot of Liatriom people are unhappy about this as he is only in Belfast, its only a 40min trip. They should give the intermediate hurling a right rattle even without him.
Well they can take it up with his Da then, the one who put in a lot of work to get those fancy new lights up. Sure the new manager has brought his own son(s) down to play for them, swings and roundabouts.
Intermediate hurling is between them and Carryduff, Duff probably favourites, but a winnable game for the Fontenoys.
Go on...
Are you saying his Da wasn't involved in the planning application for the lights?
I didn't get this from his Da either BTW, but another Liatroim lad involved in it.
Quote from: Truth hurts on August 09, 2022, 12:08:35 PMQuote from: paddyjohn on August 07, 2022, 08:56:42 PM
Oisin McManus hurling for St Johns now?
A lot of Liatriom people are unhappy about this as he is only in Belfast, its only a 40min trip. They should give the intermediate hurling a right rattle even without him.
Quote from: johnnycool on August 09, 2022, 12:16:11 PMQuote from: Truth hurts on August 09, 2022, 12:08:35 PMQuote from: paddyjohn on August 07, 2022, 08:56:42 PM
Oisin McManus hurling for St Johns now?
A lot of Liatriom people are unhappy about this as he is only in Belfast, its only a 40min trip. They should give the intermediate hurling a right rattle even without him.
Well they can take it up with his Da then, the one who put in a lot of work to get those fancy new lights up. Sure the new manager has brought his own son(s) down to play for them, swings and roundabouts.
Intermediate hurling is between them and Carryduff, Duff probably favourites, but a winnable game for the Fontenoys.
Quote from: Square Ball on May 06, 2022, 09:20:56 PM
That's 5 wins out of 5 for our boys.
Quote from: johnnycool on February 07, 2022, 11:08:57 AMQuote from: snoopdog on February 07, 2022, 10:05:02 AMQuote from: johnnycool on February 07, 2022, 09:03:25 AMGreat result for Down hurlers. Disgraceful reports in the irishnews of Carlow players calling Down players prods and brits throughout the game. They got their medicine the way they deserved It with defeat. I cann recall being called something similar in Aughrim in 2009 .
On a more upbeat note the Down hurlers had a good win over Carlow in Div2A, goaling deep into injury time to win by 2.
considering Carlow were stuffing them by double digits a few years back that's progress.
Haven't heard that and was talking to one of our players on the team yesterday evening who never mentioned it. If it did happen I'm sure it was laughed off by the player or players involved.
Quote from: 5times5times on January 04, 2022, 04:56:24 PMQuote from: laoislad on January 01, 2022, 05:02:28 PMQuote from: 5times5times on January 01, 2022, 04:57:51 PMDepends on what you want out of it? Have you a goal time or is just finishing enough?
Been dragged into a half marathon later this summer.. Slightly novice runner.. Anyone any tips/websites/plans to follow on best way to train? Tks!!
Finishing i suppose, but not to make a sham out of myself!! Circa 2-2.5hrs is what i'd imagine?