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Great thread fellas. I've a wee girl 18months and another on the way within the next 3/4 weeks. Should be fun lol

Thanks for the info lads. The site is fully serviced already so Electric, water etc is already there, just have to hook into it. We are going ahead with the site so fingers crossed it all works out. I know I can get the materials at the right price and will have to run the build myself. 2,000 square foot house and I'm aiming to get it done for £200k.

Chaps, bit of advice needed. Currently thinking of buying a site and building our own house. Noting to big, roughly 2,000sq feet. Asked a few local builders just to get an idea and all 3 gave me different prices lol one said £100, 2nd man said £120 and 3rd man said £150 per sq foot. Anyone who has built in the last 12months give me a better idea?? Cheers

Puts it all in perspective. Same age as myself and having a 7month daughter, hits home even further. Thoughts and prayers to his Wife, Kids and family.RIP Farrandeelin

Brilliant News Fella 

CPN beat again last night against an average Downpatrick side. We have started the season off very poorly and look a shadow of the team that played so well last year. Looking at the league table and I’m starting to worry anyone on 7 teams look likely to get dragged in. Burren Kilcoo Clonduff and Loughinisland pulling away from the rest. It is a massive 3 weeks ahead for us.

Smurfy....would hardly say Loughinisland are pulling away from the rest. The 3 teams directly below them (CPN, Mayobridge & Rostrevor) are only a point behind 

Supersub..well said. Shane is indeed taking our u14 team next season and will not be involved with any senior football side. 

Downjim, wind your neck in. Rostrevor getting to the Ulster Intermediate Final is a big thing for their club, everyone in Down should get behind them, fingers crossed they win it and hopefully give the All-Ireland a rattle.

Youre right Jim...Shane O'Hare and Pluggy Barry are mighty men for a "3rds Team"

downjim...Granted a few of our supporters took things too fair..but the standard of refereeing is this county is terrible and doesn't help things. The Kingdom played very well but a draw would have been the right result. The Kingdom got a penalty with 2mins to go, which was never a penalty. It should have been a free from the 14, the foul wasn't inside box so don't know why he decided it was a penalty. There was a point in it at that stage, if he gives a free from the 14 instead of the penalty, the match finishes in a draw and the antics that happened after the final whistle don't happen at all. 

Hats off to the players and management yesterday...especially to Eamon Burns and his management team. I for one have giving them plenty of stick but have to give them credit for yesterdays result. Massive lift for the county.

Lads...the state Down football at the minute is all down to the county board. First of all, the counties finances are a mess, haven't a pot to piss in and we all know the reasons why.

Eamon Burns by all accounts is a genuinely nice fella, heard this from many a person but is in no way a senior county manager. Nothing on his record as a club manager stands out and he should never have got the job in the first. Probably doesn't rock the boat with the county board, which they are happy with.

The way Jim McCorry was pushed to the side was a disgrace. Gets Down to the 1st Division in his first season, all be it with a bit of luck. The Championship was a tough one but done enough to suggest that he should have got another year. If McCorry was still in charge, our prospects would be a lot better.

Joe Murphy will be starting the Fermangh game if fit, played all 3 games in the Mckenna so doubt Burns will drop him for the 1st league game.

Doubt Poland will be much of starter this year, can maybe see him coming off the bench but I'd say hes probably there for his experience and to help bring the younger fellas on. Alan Davidson will be Down's main scoring threat this year, fittest man on the panel, always wants the ball and will be the main free taker. His free taking so far has be excellent, Davidson taking the frees for the left, PD taking the frees from the right.

In my opinion I don't think Donal O'Hare will be getting much game time this year,  apart from his free taking, doesn't really give us much more than other players in that forward line. Would have Jerome starting ahead of him every day of the week.

SFC Final
Kilcoo

IFC Final
An Riocht

SFC
Clonduff
Kilcoo
Bryansford
Mayobridge

IFC
St John's
An Ríocht
Darragh Cross
Bredagh

JFC
St Michael's
Dundrum
Teconnaught
Drumgath