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As we sat and watched the game in St Mary's club rooms, the echoes of the cheers to Rory Beggan's free boomed throughout the parish. What a time to be alive, still the only club in down with 2 All Irelands. You'll never catch us and we absolutely love every single second of it. Thank you Rory Beggan and Thank you Scotstown. Hughes will never have to put his hand in his pocket in Burren club either, great lads. Now we can rest easy as the aristocrats remain on 🔝

genie didn't know what part of himself to hold after Hughes bumped into him, wasn't sure where his head was

Thought they won it 4 or 5 years ago

Poacher unlikely to get another job in Down football. The merry go round stops at some point. Mayobridge was always split on his appointment. Not a nice thing to say but there will be Mayobridge supporters happy enough tonight as that confirms his exit.

CPN might take him.

[Warrenpoint have regressed dramatically]

You could pick the best 15 of Mayobridge and CPN and they still wouldn't beat Burren or Kilcoo. Was like watching an intermediate game this eve, two teams that have no identity. Mayobridge will get hammered by whoever they play next unless they draw Glenn. You could tell a mile off that Warrenpoint have had no manager all year, look like they're winging it with zero plan. No shape, their best players in their own half at all times, like watching an U-12 team that. Down football is in a bad place, Burren then Kilcoo then the rest this year I suspect.

Last nights game was better than the Town v RGU. Castlewellan will need a few more players if they are to compete in the top division. Warrenpoint have regressed dramatically since last year and the Bridge never looked in trouble last night and if they had their shooting boots it would have been a hammering.
Its Kilcoo' s title to lose. But the standard has been really poor across the board.

Unfortunately this is true, over the past 2-3 years Warrenpoint have gone from a fast free flowing football team under Niall Mc Aleenan who were a match for any team in the county and good to watch, to a very static team with a negative approach to the game and terrible to watch. People in Warrenpoint may say this is because a few of their better players have moved on and a few are the wrong side of thirty plus Murdock and Lynch are injured ( I'm sure most clubs have the same issues ). But to me the next generation they have coming through either are being coached differently or they just haven't the same quality/ability as the men they are expected to replace . The next year or two could difficult ones for the Point.

I agree the standard has been poor.

Who was the Kilcoo no 10 in thon video?

Shealan Johnston. Also blindsided a Mayobridge player with a right hook last summer. Then ran away both times.

Jesus lads if you are going to start this crap at least get your facts right, it was a burren player

But he is good at running away

[Just when I thought we had turned the corner]

Just when I thought we had turned the corner - we do that.. Very hard to watch and even harder to stomach.

If you thought CPN had turned a corner I'd love to know why. Just beat Bredagh and a poor stone team plus got a soft free to steal the game against the bridge last week. Sure you have 4/5 key players with long term injuries plus 2/3 starters are suppose to be heading to the USA. Staying up will be a good season for CPN this year.
They were shocking as a team against Burren last night.

Smurfy or Johnnysboys. Why are al the players left the Point, you were so close last year.

Have they left or long term injured

Elk, that's really a rubbish statement. Full time professional athletes at the highest levels are not comfortable taking pens.
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If you can the heat you shouldn't be in the kitchen then

[surely the management would have decided the takers and not leave it to individuals to step forward after all the management team are getting paid to manage all eventualities]

I would not be mc kearan biggest fan but he did contribute more in the short time he was on than some of the young pups who were on the pitch a lot longer. As for the penalties surely the management would have decided the takers and not leave it to individuals to step forward after all the management team are getting paid to manage all eventualities

I'd want a player who was confident of taking a penalty instead of forcing it upon a player who was a bag of nerves. I'd rather have people step up than be forced to take a kick.

If they are a bag of nerves playing CPN in a 1/4 final then I would have to question why they're on the pitch in the first place.

I would not be mc kearan biggest fan but he did contribute more in the short time he was on than some of the young pups who were on the pitch a lot longer. As for the penalties surely the management would have decided the takers and not leave it to individuals to step forward after all the management team are getting paid to manage all eventualities

Well wasn't that just lovely to experience. Given absolutely no chance by anyone outside the group of players and we turned over the noisy ones again. Second time in a few seasons we have beaten them in championship. Burren supporters around me calling for management to go. Serious amount of money spent there and a paltry league to show for it.
We move on to the semi finals now. Loughinisland have beaten us already and will be delighted with the draw - massive underdogs again but as we all seen tonight the tag suits us.
Bridge v CPN final I'm predicting.

Yes that was just great to see.
A bank-rolled team of so called superstars beaten by a depleted CPN team

Yes CPN were missing 4 big players in r mc Garry r Mallon r Magee and c mc cartan who aren't available for whatever reasons this year but full credit to everyone one of their players that graced the field they done their bit and deserved their victory. Can't see loughinisland beating them again CPN were poor that night in Kilcoo and will have learnt a lot from that night

Would have to argue that isn't a good Carryduff team on todays evidence. Like W'Point, Clonduff and a few others they blow very hot and very very cold. Very cagey affair with not much quality on show today apart from Shane Annett who absolutely has to be part of the county squad going forward. You wouldn't think Carryduff had 5/6 county men based off todays performance but that's as far as the Bridge will get now. I think Loughinisland would beat them from what I've seen so far. It's Kilcoo and the Rest as always in down. Magpies will hammer yellas and Burren do the same to the point on Monday and we'll have the usual Kilcoo And Burren split in the semis then meet for the final we all want to see.

They only have 5/6 county men because a lot of the better players from the south down teams over the last 3/4 years won't commit to county football. Carryduff just aren't capable of winning a championship they are a mid table first division team at best

Point's management team hadn't a clue what to do when the game started to get away from them. Looks like another early championship exit is in its way for them. Hard to believe they were so close to toppling Kilcoo 3-4 years ago compared to the standard they are playing at now with nearly the same squad.

Nearly the same squad...obviously you don't follow the club scene too closely. No McGarry (their best forward by a mile) for the last two championship seasons. No McAleenan, No Aaron Magee, Paddy Murdock, Ryan Mallon, Ciaran McCartan, Ryan Magee or (Cormac McCartan most of last 2yrs). Point need every single man fit all the tim if they are going to compete but that's not realistic with the amount of games in a season for clubs now. Don't have the strength of squad to trouble the big guns.

Were most of them lads not on the pitch at some stage last year when 2nd division Longstone beat them?

Point's management team hadn't a clue what to do when the game started to get away from them. Looks like another early championship exit is in its way for them. Hard to believe they were so close to toppling Kilcoo 3-4 years ago compared to the standard they are playing at now with nearly the same squad.

The two big games of the weekend are in division 1b tomorrow. RGU v Loughinisland and Ford v Carryduff. Looking at the last round of fixtures I imagine that these four teams could win the last round so it means this weekend is so vital. Carryduff will really want to cement their safety to bed this weekend so I fear for Bryansford.
The games should be streamed by the clubs as they are so important.

You think Loughinisland will beat Warrenpoint on the last day? Their form isn't exactly good & the point have a lot of county lads back who missed the early part of the season.

I can see Bryansford & Downpatrick both winning last round (against Castlewellan & Rostrevor) so Loughinisland need to beat Downpatrick.
Could be effectively a relegation play off & hard to call.


Carryduff & Warrenpoint must both be disappointed with their league form.
Neither really in relegation trouble but haven't really pulled away from the pack either.
Both very strong squads & have 'invested' in coaching teams.

Sure CPN haven't lost a game since the split and are safe?