Down Club Hurling & Football

[SamFever]

I heard today the proposed changes to the underage structure for next year have been abandoned and rather than U13, U15, U17 & U19 which they had planned, the ages will not change and will remain as they always have been. Anyone else hear this?

Think they are going to have another vote on it.

hope it does not change. it will not bode well for Down football which is already in a precarious state

Heard that at an underage blitz at the weekend.

Bit late for changing tack now, although the issue highlighted to me, the big gap between P6 and U13 would be easily remedied by moving P6 to P7, P4 to P5 and so on!

I'd have more concerns as we play a lot of underage hurling in Belfast (and if the fixtures don't improve next year, we'll be playing a lot more) we'd be playing the traditional age groups one week and then the new ones the next.

Plus, how do we decide who represents the county at inter provincial club tournaments like Ulster minor, Feile and whatever else?

Ill conceived notion of partaking in a Croke Park initiative.Down have now thought about it and will hopefully retain the status quo.

[johnneycool]

I heard today the proposed changes to the underage structure for next year have been abandoned and rather than U13, U15, U17 & U19 which they had planned, the ages will not change and will remain as they always have been. Anyone else hear this?

Think they are going to have another vote on it.

hope it does not change. it will not bode well for Down football which is already in a precarious state

Heard that at an underage blitz at the weekend.

Bit late for changing tack now, although the issue highlighted to me, the big gap between P6 and U13 would be easily remedied by moving P6 to P7, P4 to P5 and so on!

I'd have more concerns as we play a lot of underage hurling in Belfast (and if the fixtures don't improve next year, we'll be playing a lot more) we'd be playing the traditional age groups one week and then the new ones the next.

Plus, how do we decide who represents the county at inter provincial club tournaments like Ulster minor, Feile and whatever else?

Ill conceived notion of partaking in a Croke Park initiative.Down have now thought about it and will hopefully retain the status quo.

We saw the money and jumped head first. Now in the cold light of day the implications of being a guinea pig are potentially being realised, but I can see us keeping the crux of the initiative staying with some fine tuning.

Cork took up the offer (€€€€) as well, so we should see how they propose to roll it out in that huge county!

[NP 76]

Cork have already pulled out of it. That shows us what they thought of it

[johnneycool]

Cork have already pulled out of it. That shows us what they thought of it

Didn't know that, did they give any reasons?

[NP 76]

They had concerns about it and must of changed their mind. I would say that's why it had now surfaced in Down because if Cork have problems so could we.

[T O Hare]

Just heard Martin McHugh and Mark Copeland have taken over UUJ sigerson team. Has Barney McAleenan stepped down?

[whitegoodman]

So Barney and Mark are taking them but Barney is stepping down

Anyone else heard that Tony McEntee and Gareth O Neill might be back on for the senior job?

[T O Hare]

So Barney and Mark are taking them but Barney is stepping down

Anyone else heard that Tony McEntee and Gareth O Neill might be back on for the senior job?

😉

[whitegoodman]

Ahh the magic of the edit button...

[EIREANNACH]

yeh I read it on here somewhere 

[EIREANNACH]

So Barney and Mark are taking them but Barney is stepping down

Anyone else heard that Tony McEntee and Gareth O Neill might be back on for the senior job?

McHugh joining current UUJ management team they said and his son Ryan playing for them

[redandblackareback]

Just heard Martin McHugh and Mark Copeland have taken over UUJ sigerson team. Has Barney McAleenan stepped down?

Not according to the newspaper today

Martin McHugh has been added to the Jordanstown management team.

The 1992 All-Ireland winner joins Barney McAleenan, Benny Hurl, Paul Rouse and Barry Dillon at the helm and one of the players who'll be at his disposal for the year is his own son Ryan.

According to the third-level college: "Ulster University GAA club are pleased to announce the addition of Martin McHugh to the senior football management team for the forthcoming season.

"Martin will assist the existing management team of Barney McAleenan, Benny Hurl, Paul Rouse and Barry Dillon as we prepare for the upcoming Ryan Cup, McKenna Cup and Sigerson Cup campaigns.

[SamFever]

Just heard Martin McHugh and Mark Copeland have taken over UUJ sigerson team. Has Barney McAleenan stepped down?

Not according to the newspaper today

Martin McHugh has been added to the Jordanstown management team.

The 1992 All-Ireland winner joins Barney McAleenan, Benny Hurl, Paul Rouse and Barry Dillon at the helm and one of the players who'll be at his disposal for the year is his own son Ryan.

According to the third-level college: "Ulster University GAA club are pleased to announce the addition of Martin McHugh to the senior football management team for the forthcoming season.

"Martin will assist the existing management team of Barney McAleenan, Benny Hurl, Paul Rouse and Barry Dillon as we prepare for the upcoming Ryan Cup, McKenna Cup and Sigerson Cup campaigns.

and this is what to do with Down GAA?

[SHEEDY]

tony mcentee is supposedly set to be the new down manager, anyone else hear this?

[The Raven]

tony mcentee is supposedly set to be the new down manager, anyone else hear this?

We must have found a crock of gold at the end of the rainbow