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#1
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 10, 2023, 12:34:08 PM
They are no worse and have long futures

Training has been going very well
The players have found training to be extremely good
#2
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 10, 2023, 12:15:15 PM
Ruiri O Hare
Danny Magill
Eoghan Byrne
Tom Close
Billy Campbell
Cathal Gorman
Lad from Downpatrick name escapes me


All well capable of playing in the roles the older lads are playing in

None of the older lads are playing in big positions
Sweeper
Midfield
Wing forwards

Hardly big positions
#3
General discussion / Re: The Gym and Fitness Thread
March 09, 2023, 08:22:39 AM
Started a gym programme in January. Have seen good improvement in my body but massive improvements in my mentality. Happier and more alert whereas before some days were a struggle
Have really tidied up my diet and been consistent in the gym
I do still have a good bit of chocolate and the odd takeaway at the weekends but such a different state of mind
I really had let myself go
#4
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 08, 2023, 11:37:52 AM
I think Murdock and maybe Kerr would start for Tyrone/Derry/Kerry/Mayo/Dublin
Not sure after that
We have all the best players at our disposal now
What is coming through?
We have brought back McParland Donnelly Millar Collins all lads who are close to 30?
They are as good as what we have so what more can be done?
#5
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 07, 2023, 07:37:54 AM
I'll give them every chance. McGeeney went for strong powerful lads.
And he doesn't f and blind along the sideline at his players
I'm talkin about some antics that have no place
#6
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 07, 2023, 07:28:48 AM
We just don't have the players anymore upandwin. Would agree with a lot that you have said. We somehow now think that we are back. Back where and on the basis of what? Improvemts have been made? Where? Last year was a complete mess. The management team wasn't in place until the first or second week of December and half the County didn't commit. The year before Tally(who I'm not a big fan of) comfortable got us out of division 3. We now have the supposed best players in the county at our disposal and training is off the charts yet we are no further on. The language along the line is a total disgrace and it's aimed at our own players. I never heard the likes on Sunday past. These are adults to be spoken to like that by the manager. 10 kilcoo players on the squad what's that about? Downs home match are now resembling more like a kilcoo match. Can someone tell me what has changed? Gilmore Kerr and Murdock are our 3 best players. And have been for 2 years now. We still haven't unearthed a goalkeeper. O Hare has been doing well but now he is gone
#7
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 06, 2023, 10:05:56 AM
Have to say I agree
We had 15 players back for all of the first half
If paddy tally had done that he would be slated
Can someone tell me where have we improved?
Liam Kerr was missing for large parts of last year
We are still getting destroyed at midfield. Our defence with 15 back is shipping a lot. Yes we have scored more but we have dropped down a division.
#8
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 05, 2023, 05:47:14 PM
Anyone know why John O Hare isn't starting
#9
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 24, 2023, 10:41:37 AM
I don't think many teams would be struggling.
70% of clubs got some work done this past 10 years and have fully floodlite lights and a second pitch
Kilcoo Clonduff Dromara Ballymartin Mayobridge Burren CPN Bright to name a few
Ballyholland would be struggling from what I hear
A question for wobbler and a genuine one would Ballyholland not have been better to build a wee pitch where the stand is and floodlight it? Is the stand necessary when you could have had a pitch. This is only from someone looking in I could be totally wrong
#10
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 21, 2023, 11:52:23 AM
The 3 Johnstones are training hard2listen2

Time to get them in

Yes Francis would start that's an oversight

Big game
#11
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 20, 2023, 09:25:38 AM
Goalkeeper and defence needs looked at. Arguably our best 2 performances came from when O Hare was in nets. He was stripped and kicking yesterday

Team v Westmeath

1 O Hare
2 Magill
3 Collins
4 Laverty
5 Brannigan Clond
6 McEvoy
7 McCormack
8 Annett
9 Murdock
10 Doherty
11 Donnacha
12 Kerr
13 Gilmore
14 Havern
15 Rooney

16 Burns
17 McCarthy
18 Walshe
19 Millar
20 McParland
21 Donnelly
22 Johnstone
23 Johnstone
24 Johnstone

McParland and Donnelly no longer have the legs for county football. They went well in the McKenna cup as other teams were not at our level. Good men to come on to see out the game. That goal maybe doesn't happen if both are on the field.
#12
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 19, 2023, 07:53:44 AM
I don't see Kane starting. Poor against Antrim and O Hare done well previous
Rory Burns has left the squad but was asked back so something not right
Any word how the under 20s done yesterday?
When does the minors start Jesus it's hard to get any information?
It's like everything is a secret
#13
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 17, 2023, 01:55:40 PM
Planned trip. He is back the the following week
A few changes expected

O Hare for Kane
McP for McCarthy
Poland for Donnelly

And I'd expect to see one of the Johnstones at some stage
#14
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 13, 2023, 10:26:05 AM
Down senior footballers have been shambolic for almost 10 years now. For a 5/6 year period between 06-12 we were knocking about division 1 and competed in a division 1 semi final if I'm correct
Trying to go looking for sponsorships on the back of what has happened in recent years you won't get much
Now thankfully we seem to have got the support back and that will also get sponsors on board
We had 200 people at our last league match last year and 6000 for our first this year.
The feel good factor is back
#15
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 05, 2023, 12:26:48 AM
Laverty once again found out along the line
Like Roscommon and Tyrone under 20s
A shambles from start to finish
Get the club mate in
Only for Murdock we were beat out the gate