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Any word of a panel for Sunday yet?

  Fair enough comment TOR.  I'd love to be proven wrong.  As you say, time will tell!

  I can't see that Jackie Lynch will add anything to a Down team. 

  He might be a decent squad member to have at the training to push other better players along.

  Don't get me wrong he had a fantastic last season, but I don't think he is up to inter-county football.

  I don't think we have unearthed any hidden gems.

Rosie/Ciaran Sloan are one and the same.

Jimmy O'Reilly is taking Kilclief hurlers this year.

"Bit of divilment" is as fine a description I have heard regarding Finty's playing style!

I wouldn't be surprised if Ciaran Sloan is thrown the No 11 jersey.

JC, you must have been speaking to Gazza or else he reads this board, he has jacked it in after all!

  As this is the Down Senior Football thread I will post here, the other thread is titled club hurling and football.

  Stephen Toner was quite good and I thought McGourty was the stand out Down player.  Brendy Loughran doesn't like to pass! 

  I assume that all the boys who didn't start this week will start next? 

  It would have been good to see big Magic thrown in for the second half and some direct ball played in to see how he got on.

  Anyone know where the game is next week?

  Up until the trials Magic had played no competitive club football since he played a few games for Kilclief minors.  I am not sure what age he is but I would say that was at least 5 years ago. 

  McGourty, AFAIK, played in the U-21 East Down competitons for an amalgamated side for the last couple of years.  Something tells me he was on a county minor football squad at one time.  I am  not sure though, johnneycool might know better.

  I'd agree that it would be a miilion times easier for a hurler to pick up football, than for a footballer to take up hurling.

  McGourty is registered with Darragh Cross as far as I know.  Kilclief hold Magic's registration.

  However, don't be at all surprised if they both end up playing for Loughinisland this year (if they intend to play club football).  Reports I am hearing suggest the blues are trying very hard to add to their foreign legion.

  Totally agree Mourne Rover.

  Downpatrick is a fine venue for a game (I feel dirty after writing that) if the rain stays away.  If it pishes just watch from the clubhouse with a pint in your hand, like Lecale 2 normally does 

  FFS boys would yiz lighten up?

  Dubh Driocht, where exactly do I criticise management or players?  As someone who has followed the footballers all over the country in the last 10 years I certainly don't need a lecture from you on "support".  To compare me to those other 2 posters is laughable at best and insulting at worst.

  Saul man, you seriously need to grow up.  Where have I had a go at the fellas competency at his job?  You know f**k all about me and work I put into my club so don't start throwing accusations and bullshit about me around.  If you want to PM me I'll give you my name and exactly what positions I've held and exactly what work I've done for my club.

  The last time you were on here you were crying that the local media didn't give you any credit for having a playable pitch with all the flags lined out neatly and somehow made out that Kilclief were to blame, wtf is that about?

  I can't help having a swipe at youse boys, it's a bit of craic and boys like Dony and Stratts can take it in the spirit that it is mean't and give it back in the same manner, you obviously can't.

  Two more things, when did you boys re-brand from blue and yellow to blue and gold and why?

  As for the "scum-from-the shore" comment, that says more about you than it does about me.

how many kilclief men no1

Rosie played in an in-house game 2 weeks ago and was told to expect a phone call, he's still waiting AFAIK. 

  He's on the hurling panel so if the phone call from DJ/Ross doesn't come then he won't have to make a difficult choice.

  Ricky is on the panel at the minute but he's waiting on a hernia operation so I am not sure how that will turn out.

  Donnan Ritchie from Saul is not there, the only rep they have is the team doctor and I hope he is a better doctor than he was a football manager 

  I wouldn't be expecting to see or hear an official panel until the McKenna Cup run is over, it looks as though those games are going to be treated simply as glorified trial games.  Fair enough I say.

Heaney is very good and Wobbler's analysis is spot on.

Crossan has gone downhill, he thinks the world begins in Ardoyne and ends at the Glen Road.  If he writes one more article about Newington f**king soccer club or his own playing/managerial soccer career I think I'll explode.

Whoever said Kenny Liverpool Archer couldn't be more right.

I think that Niblock fella is doing a bit of presenting on UTV.

With all that said I still buy the IN everyday!

  As far as I know there has been a Senior football panel of 40 odd lads picked and after the McKenna Cup a rake of boys will get the heave-ho.  The McKenna Cup should see some interesting line-ups! 

  Ricky Kerr, Ciaran Sloan from Kilclief and Magic Johnson were taking part in an in-house game in Downpatrick yesterday.  DJ and Ross can hardly be accused of not looking at all possibles. 

Ricky plays at corner forward.  Played on the Minor All Ireland winning team with Marty Clarke and the boys.

As Wobbs diplomatically pointed out the only time he played against youse in the last 2 years was at your place this year and we were beaten by 500 points.  He only got about 5 balls and scored 4.

On the right team he would be explosive.  Lightning fast, quick thinker, very accurate and superfit.  He just needs the right supply.