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Our senior team has now lost 11 competitive matches on the bounce against inter-county opposition over the last 12 months, which is probably our worst run in 60 years or more. We have been equally disappointing at underage level in recent seasons, culminating in our u21s collapsing to a 22-point hammering at home to Armagh last month in what may well have been the most atrocious performance by any Down side in living memory. Given that we lost All Ireland finals by a single point in 2009 (u21) and 2010 (senior), and we have subsequently spent four of the last six years in the league's top division, it has been a dramatic decline by any standards which goes beyond  individual managerial appointments. If the rest of this season follows the same pattern, as most Down supporters fear may well happen, there is an overwhelming case for an independent review of our structures leading to fundamental overall changes.

When Mourne Rover (who has been  usually fair and mild in the past) is calling for an Independent Review it is definitely time for it.

Agreed re Mourne Rover but so far there are lots of posters mainly highlighting problems here and not many solutions. Would ask Mourne Rover how would he or she envisage the establishment of such a review. Can you see Turkeys voting for Christmas? This proposal, I imagine , would need to come from a county board delegate or a collective of clubs driving it. Is there  the will drive and energy in the county to push this. . What would be the make up the independent review panel? Am not looking for names but what type of personnel would be considered and appointed by whom? What would be their remit or terms of reference? Whatever we do or however we do it something needs to happen fairly quickly as these are worrying times on all fronts

IDS has been the main driver behind welfare reform including disability welfare so this is a strange one.He is spot on with his analysis re Osborne looking after the elite yet again. However I feel this is more to do with Brexit and no doubt there will be more blood on the Tory carpet before June

We're all behind you CTC, now just you lead the way and we will all follow.
A visionary and revolutionary figure like you is whats needed.
Im in.

Easy rhetoric from behind a keyboard. A tad more difficult to organise in real world. Perhaps we need assistance from Antrim guys who organised their "coup "' st end of last year .

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I thought we had it bad up here having to listen to Catriona Ruane and Dolores Kelly but feck me Joan Burton is brutal

what do you make of McKay from Burren in middle of the park? Big Man with some great skill, excellent fielder of the ball

Agree but thought O'sullivan had a great game for Down and deserved MOM for his incisive balls into the half forward line. McGovern showed up well too but I think that Benny when he comes back should inject a bit of thrust into the half back line.  A big  role for him but if he can produce the form he showed in 2010 I don't think Down will be too far away come September!

Who is O'Sullivan?

  James, Burren I think !

There is no Burren player called O'Sullivan never mind a Down footballer. You must be thinking of someone else.

Given the time of the post and references to Benny and September I imagine the Gaffer is taking the proverbial here

Nice to be looking forward to MOTD for a change.

Tell me. Did they all hold hands at the end. Seems quite the thing to do .