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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.

No one from Kilclief attended trials but Ricky Kerr has been put on a weights program and asked to train with the seniors. 

I take it all prospective U-21's are being treated in the same way?

  Lecale, Ciaran Sloan (Rosie) plays at midfield or centre half forward.  Himself and Finty played on the U-21 team that won Ulster a couple of years ago.

I heard that the €10,000 the team got for the missing 5 minutes of the Christy Ring final is to be split among the players and I don't agree with that at all.

That's only because you jacked it in a year too early!

Finty and Ciaran were the only 2 boys selected, glad to hear they went.

Tell me about the boat on the winter nights, it's the main reason that my Ballycam career ended (that and the wife getting sick of me falling off the boat on a Saturday evening!!)

JC, any word on last nights hurling meeting?  Did our boys show up?

 Don't know who you mean 5 Sams but I think Murtagh should be a shoo in, without a doubt the best club forward we have ever come up against.  Pity he couldn't do it for his county.

AMallon, if you are reading this, WTF is Benny doing playing soccer for Castlewellan III's?!

Wobbs, that is the most sensible post I have read in a long while and was about to agree wholeheartedly until I saw we were in Div 3, so you can f**k right off.

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AM, I hope to f**k you are having a laugh, Davy is too fond of the burgers!  I take it he was at Coleraine with you?

Top 4 keepers in Down at the minute are Mickey McVeigh, Peter Travers, Brendy McVeigh and Poland from Longstone, in that order.  It is the only position in the county set up that we are spolit for choice in.

Connell from Drumgath 

Ciaran Sloan deserves a go on comedy value alone!

As for midfielders, Rony Strain from Kilclief might be worth a shot, he was on a couple of U-21 panels but only ever seemed to come on as a sub.  I'd like to say he has matured since then, but he hasn't really!

Great photos, the boy in the Celtic top has a similar attitude to my own!

Pete's training methods certainly don't seem to have changed much in the last 20 years.

The Democrat...the Wobbler beats them out the gate...

  5 Sams, I take it that is the Newry Democrat, because the Down Democrat is a bag of shite.

I see in today's Irish News that St Brigid's started work on their new pitch in South Belfast yesterday. 

How did they manage that?  Could youse boys not have got in on the act?

Oh aye, well done on stuffing Drum aswell.  I suppose most of your lads are used to playing against teams from all over Ulster.

Let's be honest, more than a few teams have made it into Division II over the years on the back of being carried by just two or three players genuinely capable of playing at Division I level, nevermind capable of playing higher than that.

I do believe there are ears burning in our clubrooms!

  Just a reply to the original subject.  Barry Hall gave an exhibition of high fielding and excellent score taking in the second test.  He was absolutely fantastic.  You couldn't help compare him to our lads, and he was head and shoulders above them all - football wise.

I take it that means Darragh Cross and Banbridge are promoted?