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My team for this week

Bobo/Smyth

Fegan
Finn
Collins
Darren
Niall
Mooney

Murdock
Poland

Barry
Kerr
Doc

Jerome
Pat
Corey

How do you qualify to be called by your Christian name ?? 🤔

What about getting mentioned by your nickname? Who is Doc? Celum from Kilcoo ( excuse spelling) Anthony from Downpatrick or maybe one of the Harney boys or indeed one of the 7 dwarfs?

I will let you know on Monday as I am heading to the Parador on Sunday to meet some mates for the football. I will have the insight then.

Good man. I might see you there Sunday afternoon as heading for Parador as well. I'll be wearing a red carnation on my suit lapel and carrying a copy of Andytown news if you want to make contact for exchange. Code will be " the Bee is Busy"

Smurfy you named 716 people as confirmed Down Managers...wee James maybe the only man you didn't name drop.

Went to Railway St last night for a deluxe hot chocolate and saw the seven sisters ratifying the management, some extremely prominent figures eating caramel squares in there...heard it here first #InTheKnow

You are in the wrong pace! Botanic and a Stran coffee shops to be to meet the new latterati in the know on all things Down. I'm heading over for a coffee and cinnamon bun shortly to get the bars

Go board meeting tonight was to be in the Bizzy Bee but has been switched to Friar Tucks. Live streaming available from Pairc TV

Wee James, Aidan O'Rourke, Mickey Walsh, Mark Doran, and Jerome Johnston are to be unveiled this week, this was confirmed by a high-ranking former East Down board member in Bizzy bee bistro over lunch today. He also said a few clubs are struggling to get management teams in place, Carryduff and Bryansford being the most high profile.

1) where is Bizzy Bee
2) was he a former high ranking official or a high ranking former official? Or did it just rhyme with rank?

So let me get this right

The Down players are training themselves in small groups?

What if quite a few of them who let's be Frank have been poor in recent years don't make the panel

A new low for Down

Players taking training sessions

Says the Guy from the most decorated club in Down who were going to waltz through this years championship .  Think it's best for you to pipe down a bit and help get your own house in order or better still put your name forward to help out at county level

Poacher away to the Bridge... Would associate Bridge as a team who want to play football, guess that's no more

Well he is a serial winner no matter where he goes

Down are now officially looking for a manager for 128.5 days longer than Jamie Bwyson  was on hunger strike

Don't be flippant now. This is a serious matter so it is

Believe County Management are meeting tonight about the ongoing situation. Must be serious if it's a Sunday meeting and I believe Kate Adie has been seen in and around Castlewellan. Nolan will be all over it in the morning

Alok Sharma has just announced at COP26.5 in Glasgow that the UN is on course for net zero Carbon emissions before Down appoint the new Manager. Says it will be tight but with a bug push it is achievable

Laura Kuinsberg quoting a Downing source that EU talks  with UK on NI Protocol have been put on hold as Lord Frost and Maros Sefcovic have joined forces to try and get the Down Managers Job sorted before Christmas.

But surely it can't be appointed until approved by full co board which involved all clubs

Crans prevailed after extra time. Close game throughout although I did fancy the Crans who gained momentum as the championship got going and the pitches got softer. A direct brand of hurling which suits their personnel. Whether they'll be able to do anything with the winners of Dunloy/Slaughtneil in January is another story.

Ports thought they'd it in the bag after winning some early round games well but then struggled thereafter. Speedier of the two teams overall and they'll be licking their wounds after yesterday..

How did Down teams do in Antrim league this year?

Ports went well enough and were third, Crans midtable respectability and we were bottom of Div1.

Bredagh are midtable Div2B which you'd expect them to get out of as they're better than that although they do struggle to get their best 15 out and like ourselves there's maybe a lack of strength in depth to cover those losses.

No doubt youse will be back, but demographics are a challenge in the future for the GAA with smaller numbers in rural areas. I think the GAA moving to 13 a side overall would be a smart move , as rural clubs are going to be increasingly challenged in getting 15 players out in both codes

You will be challenging yourselves in a few years I believe Sam . From small acorns and all that . Trying to keep your coastal neighbours on their toes !!

10.00 am and still no words of wisdom from the Point ! Ffs how much longer do we have to wait? Come on papa Smurf.