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Minors - Shamrocks
Intermediate - Loughinisland
Junior - Glassdrumman
Senior - Kilcoo
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would be great to see Castlewellan winning the championship. Kilcoo, Mayobridge, and Burren have been ruling Down football the past 10/12 years and would be good to get another name on the frank O'Hare. Castlewellan will be in with a shout if they can keep the two Johnson brothers quite.

Kilcoo could rest the Johnston brothers and still beat them pulling up.

Don't put to much on that Charlie kilcoo will need a full team and play well to win,
Castlewellan have a decent team and on their day can beat anyone, don't think they will win but thinking they will get stream rolled IMO is foolish ! Time will tell

[Clonduff]

RFC
Ballyholland v Clonduff

PRFC   
Burren v Rostrevor

SAME

[Castlewellan]

SFC
Castlewellan v Ballyholland
Kilcoo v Mayobridge

IFC
Bredagh v An Riocht
Ballymartin v Loughinisland

JFC
Ardglass v Teconnaught
Glasdrumman v Dundrum

[CPN]

SFC
CPN v Castlewellan
Burren v Kilcoo
Rostrevor v Ballyholland
Mayobridge v Liatriom

IFC
Saul v Ballymartin
Bredagh v Darragh Cross
An Riocht v St Johns
Loughinisland v Tullylish

JFC
Ardglass v Bright
Glasdrumman v Aughlisnafin
Teconnaught v ST Pauls
Mitchels v Dundrum

[Kilcoo]

SFC
Kilcoo v Glenn
Bryansford v Liatriom
Ballyholland v Clonduff
Longstone v Castlewellan

IFC
Carryduff v Ballynartin
St John's v Atticall
Tullylish v Drumaness
Newry Shamrocks v Darragh Cross
JFC
Bright v Teconnaught
Ardglass v St Paul's
St Michaels v Glasdrumman

Is that Division two complete then?
Ballymartin up, loughinisland in play off
Bottom 8 relegated ?

Last game probably won't be played as the results make no difference?
 

[Burren]

SFC
Group A
Burren v Liatriom
Clonduff v Rostrevor
CPN v Glenn
Castlewellan v Mayobridge

Group B
Bryansford v Saval
Annaclone v Ballyholland
Downpatick v Longstone
Kilcoo v Clann Na Banna

IFC
Group A
Loughinisland v Ballymartin
Saul v Drumaness
Bredagh v St John's
An Riocht v Darragh Cross

Group B
Tullylish v Dromara
Drumgath v Newry Shamrocks
Carryduff v Kilclief
Atticall v St John Bosco


JFC

Killyleagh v Bright
St Paul's v Aghaderg
Dundrum v St Michael's

[Liatriom]

SFC 1st Round

Annaclone v Liatriom
Bryansford v Clonduff
Glenn v Longstone
Ballyholland v CPN
Clann Na Banna v Castlewellan
Saval v Mayobridge
Burren v Kilcoo
Rostrevor v Downpatrick

IFC
Newry Shamrocks v Drumaness
St John's v Atticall
Tullylish v An Riocht
Bosco v Loughinisland
Darragh Cross v Kilclief
Dromara v Bredagh
Saul v Drumgath
Ballymartin v Carryduff


JFC
Group A; Teconnaght, Killyleagh and Bright
Group B; Aughlisnafin and Mitchels
Group C; Aghaderg. Ardglass and St Pauls
Group D; Glasdrumman, Dundrum and St Michaels

JFC  Round 1 
Teconnaught v Killyleagh
Aughlisnafin v Mitchels
Aghaderg v Ardglass
Glasdrumman v Dundrum

I think this can be sorted very easily. Three meaningful completions each year.
1) the leagues run as normal
2) the provincial championships run as normal though over a shorter time span and have no bearing on the All Ireland championship 
3) The A all Ireland and the B all Ireland
  Division one and Division two teams entered into A championship (16 teams)
  Division three and Division four teams entered into B championship (16 teams) 
All Ireland Championships to all be played using seeded policy (div1 teams only play div2 teams in the first game only then open draw) and on a knock out system
B championship games to be curtain raisers for A championship games including final.

this two me gives all teams a full league and at a minimum 2 championship games 

Lads all 800 players would love to be on the down panel and don't say they wouldn't so to say they are all raging cause 30 elite players are away to London for a bonding session is madness ! It's April ask the question in October and see who cares about moving league back a week !

Line ball wind ur neck in! These boys put so much effort in that the "fans" don't see ! So what they Are having a beer? Do you pay them? Typical gaa supporter you want a professional Approach yet you'd be the same boy saying it's a community game no one should get paid ! Joke

No harm to you Islandchampions08 but put the mouse down/take your finger off the pad  and do a bit more reading on here before commenting on a post like that;-)
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WHAT AM I MISSING?

Realistically we need to write this season off, then get rid off Mc Corry who should never have been appointed in the first place. I would not question his commitment, but his lack of ability is plain for all to see.

this must be a wind up ? surely you cant be serious? the man has played one match with 75% of the starting line up new to the county set up.
many may say that his stance on the established players is harsh but maybe he is trying to build a strong team of workers to compensate for the lack of real class that just isn't in down football at the minute

but to say right the season off after one game is crazy

I know in division one last year the top teams and the bottom teams on a given day there wasn't much between them but overall the better teams would prevail. But look back at the previous year warrenpoint struggled in Division 1 now look at them they are flying in down and ulster so it does show there is a gulf in class between the top 6/8 teams in down. I think the way it used to be 10 teams in each league meant that right up until the last game of the season mattered. I could be wrong but a good few years ago An roicht where in their last game facing relegation play offs or play offs to win the league depending on their last result. they won and went on to win the league. to me that is a better set up than teams just cruising thru there last 2/3 games because 1) they are safe 2) they either in top 4 or bottom 4.