Down Club Hurling & Football

skat man · January 28, 2023, 09:15:34 PM

did the team that was named start?

Nanderson · January 28, 2023, 09:19:42 PM

Quote from: skat man on January 28, 2023, 09:15:34 PM
did the team that was named start?

gerdie collins came in for shay miller

Smurfy123 · January 28, 2023, 09:45:46 PM

Great win. Closer than what I thought though
Jim McG now in with Down. After the merry dance he give them last year I'm surprised.
Doesn't say much for the selection team that tried to get him last year.

snoopdog · January 28, 2023, 10:28:31 PM

Great win. Couldve went against us after the sending off. Tipp went at us after that. Down still very much work in progress but none if thr old sideways bullshit. Get it forward at pace. Great to watch but can be wasteful at times. 1st time in Thurles for a game. Lovely old ground. Roll on next Sat night in Newry. A big Down crowd tonight.

Johnnysboys · January 28, 2023, 11:30:41 PM

Quote from: Smurfy123 on January 28, 2023, 09:45:46 PM
Great win. Closer than what I thought though
Jim McG now in with Down. After the merry dance he give them last year I'm surprised.
Doesn't say much for the selection team that tried to get him last year.

Is this true about McGuinness?? We were poor in patches tonight and left 1 of 2 players up the pitch in what was a defensive performance. We break at pace and get Kerr etc on the ball when coming out of defence so their natural pace takes us up the pitch quicker. Big Pat was really good early on and then starved of possession. Gilmore was very good on his introduction and should start next week.
Thought the ref was poor - very very inconsistent..

Minus15 · January 28, 2023, 11:37:42 PM

Just home. 7 up at half time and 7 up with 10 to go yet it ended much closer than it should have. A deserved win having played more than half the game with 14 men.

The intensity of Down's play out of possession very impressive.. Tipp simply couldn't live with them in first quarter.

Donagh McAleenan, Pat Havern, Ryan McEvoy, Conor Francis and Odhran Murdock impressed.

The Havern goal was an outstanding team move, a couple of quick kick passes on the counter involving all 3 of the starting full forward line.
Would be surprised if a better goal was scored anywhere else this weekend.

County Star · January 29, 2023, 09:59:17 AM

Was a great game. Think Milllar rolled ankle in warm up so it would have been the starting team as programmed but for that. Work in progress surely but that's 3 wins and a draw now for Laverty's men and we can get goals again

upandwin · January 29, 2023, 08:09:25 PM

Is the rumour about McGuinness true? Or was there a man on the twittersphere on the gargle? Outrageous thing to say if not true so that would lead me to believe McGuinness is in. Some appointment. Was he ratified by county board during the week?

Hard2Listen2 · January 29, 2023, 09:52:04 PM

Quote from: upandwin on January 29, 2023, 08:09:25 PM
Is the rumour about McGuinness true? Or was there a man on the twittersphere on the gargle? Outrageous thing to say if not true so that would lead me to believe McGuinness is in. Some appointment. Was he ratified by county board during the week?

Wouldn't need to be ratified.
C L can add to his management panel as sees fit. Obviously certain individuals would have to agree to cover the costs but that wouldn't be up for discussion by club delegates.

ck · January 29, 2023, 10:29:28 PM

That was a great win today. No easy place to go to and down to 14 men too. Laverty has turned last years sh*t show into something genuinely promising.

downtothecore · January 30, 2023, 07:28:46 AM

Good start for Down. The group have done the work this year to date and it's a good job as there is some tough games coming up. Interesting on the rumour of jim mc Guinness involvement and how it has been announced to the public. Sp getting a lot publicity from this...

ardtole · January 30, 2023, 07:35:18 AM

Laverty confirmed in today's Irish news that Mcguiness took a training session but is not part of the backroom team.

Sounds like Poacher jumped the gun a bit.

Truth hurts · January 30, 2023, 08:39:24 AM

I understand McGuiness will be in every few weeks. Not full time though.

Truth hurts · January 30, 2023, 08:52:31 AM

On the match itself, we were excellent in the first half with big Pat is unreal form. The sending off hampered us but we weathered the storm and we move onto this weekend where I expect a massive turnout in Newry.

snoopdog · January 30, 2023, 10:37:08 AM

Quote from: Truth hurts on January 30, 2023, 08:52:31 AM
On the match itself, we were excellent in the first half with big Pat is unreal form. The sending off hampered us but we weathered the storm and we move onto this weekend where I expect a massive turnout in Newry.

Was there only 1,013. At thurles on sat. Seemed bigger. I know U16s don't pay but are thry counted through turnstiles.