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Will 22k turn up to Clones this year for Down v Armagh ?. I'd be surprised if it gets 15k. Standing on thr hill last year surrounded by the buckfast brigade is not something to experience. Let alone the pissing rain in a kip of a ground and getting a hiding.   

20 pound in to watch that is crazy money. No wonder only 4k turned up. There was a but of a buzz last year, that's gone now. Same old souls turning uo in hope that it will change. But what do you do? Do we have the footballers? Armagh took a longtime to get to where they are today under McGeeney. We need to stick with it,  i thought when Laverty started he needed 5 years, and I still believe that. You don't come from such a low starting point to being competitive with the likes of Armagh,Monaghan, roscommons etc overnight, unless you have a good foundation. Down hadn't won anything at any level since 2009 before Laverty came in. Our size is a major issue though. Has been for years. I'd be happy with a 5 point defeat to Armagh. We have little or no chance, and if we play like we did last night it's a thumping in the kip clones again.

That was a very poor performance by Down tonight.  Why throw 3 guys in to start who had played little or no league football? Seemed a strange move. I'd fear what Armagh will do to them.

While your on the subject of Derry. Why do they now wear the red jersey with white hoop as their home kit?. Is there a reason for the change?

The Club use MFC. I got a superb fleece of them. Really warm. I find the playing gear for the kids isn't great though. And thry don't seem to put GAA on them??.

England, France and Sweden are in the top 6 in world Football. Ireland are 25th. Give them a break. Its a massive learning curve for them. A nightmare group.

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The early championship doesn't help either. Bobble hats at championship just isn't right. They're going up against PL run in. And pricing fans out of it. 20 euro for a seat and 15 for terrace would be enough. U16s need to be free. The crowds were abysmal yesterday. It's 1980s attendances.  It's as if they're doing it on purpose to get rid of the provincial. The gaa do nothing to promote the championship either. Its dying a death. We only have 3 games now . The 2  AI semis and the AI final.

If those 2 points prevent Liverpool winning the league then it's a great result. Give the 3 points to Arsenal in the final home game.

Westmeath last game in league lose to Sligo, the next week league final beat Down (most would say deservedly), the next week lose Leinster first round to Wicklow, make sense of that.

It doesn't say much for Down. Antrim could be difficult for Down on Saturday if they go defensive.

The only good thing from tonight is that we will be in the B competition again - something we might have a chance of winning. Otherwise another nothing year.
Those who are pouring the money in to pay the management should think about their investment. £250k paid in two years would have a pitch ready in Ballykinlar.

Tailteann is our level but we won't be winning it. Getting out of div 3 was the 1st goal. Very poor last night, I think really only  Kerr and Doherty played their normal solid performance. The rest were well below their norm, I count 11 final losses since 94. I'm not counting McKenna cup. Miles off the Armaghs of this world. I keep hearing them being compared to Derry. Nothing close to a Derry. We have no Glass, McGuigan etc.

Very poor performance. Dissapointing leaving croke pk. That all too familiar feel of defeat. Westmeath showed that they've been playing at a higher level. They're very well set up defensively, Down didn't get a clear goal scoring chance at all. Westmeath had a few. Was Ryan Johnson injured? Massive loss tonight. Rory Mason should've been on much sooner, if not starting. He never let's the team Down. McGovern given a start was very poor.

Big game tonight. Looking forward to it. Wide open croke pk should suit Down. Need to get over the line in a final. I count I think 10 final losses since 1994. Ulster championships, all Ireland final, Tailteann, various leagues. Be a big boost to get the mentality right.  Also the added bonus of a step closer to Sam maguire competition.

Charlie Smyth signed by New Orleans Saints - Very well done 👏🏻

Fantastic for the lad. Best of luck to him. It will be some experience.

Are the finals on Saturday not something we should be yelling about on social media?

Why?
Croke pks already got 2 other finals on Sunday.