Down Club Hurling & Football

[urbangael]

The appointment of the ref and linemen for the county final will be interesting.  Id safely say the Co Board wont have the stones to appoint the best ref in Down to do the County final.  If they don't they should look to appoint a ref from outside the county.

[skat man]

niall brannigan deserved the red , needlessly gave the ref a decision to make with the game already won. all clonduff players who seen red deserved it too. kilcoo didnt need verbals so id say that line of mitigation is clonduff fans clutching at straws and anti kilcoo folk wanting it to be true. not a kilcoo fan but they did show great restraint. for the game they were cruising and won at a canter which is very disappointing .

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Does anyone ever think maybe the verbals happened earlier in the game then revenge was sought when game was over as a contest. Not taking sides just saying to think outside the box...

[GAA Madness]

Maybe it's all true, Kilcoo player wrongly gouges eye of Clonduff player, Clonduff players take matters into own hands, over the top initially, Kilcoo players decide not to act to preserve place in team for final but verbals used (as has happened many times in past) to provoke the opponents further, actions now seem more understandable and spark further reaction which makes clonduff look bad. Kilcoo can then take moral high ground claiming victimisation, when they are nowhere near innocent

[supersub]

Tread very carefully folks. A lot of people believe what they want when it comes to this sort of thing. Serious rumours and allegations.

[Wildweasel74]

Kilcoo and moral high ground lol 😂

[KeyboardWman]

Kilcoo and moral high ground lol 😂

Kilcoo came out smelling of roses from footage. Officials hear and are told of the abuse players recieve, the choose to ignore it. But you mustn't say a word to the ref let alone ask a question or you will get a free moved up and a yellow card potentially.
If Paul Faloon isn't refereeing the final there's something seriously wrong within our county, the man is considered one of the best in Ireland. Simple.

[GAA Madness]

The Kilcoo Facebook statement and comments are actually ridiculous, they do this to look whiter than white, and to make people think they are innocent, as all evidence points as Clonduff being the guilty party. The comments under the post saying people make this stuff up as nothing good in their lives and jealous, they aren't actually stopping to think  that these verbals possibly did happen and brought serious issues to someone whos life was maybe starting to look a little brighter as time passes, so instead they bring it up on a football field to slate someone and spark a reaction then act like they did nothing. Surely if they that good, winning should be possible without the need for cowardly slating others to get a rise.

[downtothecore]

Supersub... a sensible post at this point.

As expected the 2 best teams in Down will contest the final. It has the potential to be the best final in years.  Let's hope we are not reviewing the same s ..te in 2 weeks.

[Truth hurts]

A stupid statement by the Kilcoo club, it opens up a load of old wounds. Paul  Faloon is the only man fit to ref this final in the county. Otherwise, give it to Sean Hurson.

[WT4E]

After hearing what was allegedly said I've removed my original post on Clonduff! Kilcoo should suspend their own players for a long time and maybe hit the reset button!

[5times5times]

Racial abuse vs Crossmaglen
Partner + family sledging vs Glen (watch Glass's interview)
Child abuse sledging vs a particular Down referee
Child abuse sledging vs Clonduff
Deceased family member sledging vs Mayobridge

But poor Kilcoo. Always the victims, it's never their fault

[PTC]

Racial abuse vs Crossmaglen
Partner + family sledging vs Glen (watch Glass's interview)
Child abuse sledging vs a particular Down referee
Child abuse sledging vs Clonduff
Deceased family member sledging vs Mayobridge

But poor Kilcoo. Always the victims, it's never their fault

That's not to bad thought it would be worse

[LeoMc]

Racial abuse vs Crossmaglen
Partner + family sledging vs Glen (watch Glass's interview)
Child abuse sledging vs a particular Down referee
Child abuse sledging vs Clonduff
Deceased family member sledging vs Mayobridge

But poor Kilcoo. Always the victims, it's never their fault

Is it a team wide thing or is the bad manners confined to 1 or 2 individuals or a family?

[Maurice Moss]

Immensely proud of what our men have achieved. Controlled the game from start to finish and had great composure at the end.Can't wait for the final.

12 finals in a row is some going. Says it all.

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