Down Club Hurling & Football

[Nanderson]

Well what a great finish to the second division tonight. Excitement right to the end. An Riocht will feel absolutely disgusted that they've gone down on score difference after what transpired at the start of the season against Darragh Cross. The DC manager won't be allowed in Mourne for the foreseeable I'd imagine. Have to feel sorry for them. I was at that game early in the season, the county board should have a better way of managing those situations. Only slight consolation is that DC have gone down as well, the least they deserve. Great to see that much 😃

What happened between An Riocht and Darragh Cross?

Darragh Cross player faked head injury to get game abandoned when they were getting stuffed. Ambulance called and then told it subsequently wasn't needed once game got blown up

Not the first time this kind of thing has happened; worst of all, some poor sod might have needed that ambulance

Exactly happened a few days after a woman in newry died waiting on an ambulance

[The Trap]

Conor Laverty has some job on his hands! 2 best teams on show tonight, apart from Liam Kerr no real quality, and the contempt for eachother obvious!

[terrifictommy]

What happened?

[Johnnysboys]

I feel after watching that tonight - we have finally found a team officials that will not buy the antics of Kilcoo any longer. Diving, gouging, punching people from behind, off the ball holding etc etc - well done young Curran and co. We will probably never see you on a pitch at a big match involving Kilcoo again as they will do their usual and complain about you now.

The match itself was a poor spectacle with Kilcoo going 4-0 up and then not scoring for 44 minutes. Niall Brannigan - taken off, Eugene Brannigan - taken off, Aaron cudnt keep with Kerr once he got going at full speed. Flashes of class from Doherty, Ryan McEvoy and Anthony Morgan. But Burren were by far the better TEAM on the night and played better as a unit all over the pitch.
This seasons championship could be excellent with Kilcoo, Burren, Carryduff, CPN and Clonduff contenders for honours.

[pbat]

Was Paddy Burns of Forkhill playing for Burren?

[downtothecore]

Burren big favourites for the championship now after that performance. Kilcoo have fallen backwards

[urbangael]

The neutrals got what they wanted in Mayobridge tonight...  Fiesty game and plenty of rows.  Burren by far the better team from the 15th min onwards.  The pace of Kerr and Magill is frightening.  Burren still wasteful up front and need a replacement for Ohare from dead balls. Kilcoo missing 5 or 6 regulars and this defeat will probably galvanise them for championship.  Ref done well under the circumstances and no argument for the 6 he sent off.  The rotund water carrier from Kilcoo could surely be in bother as he was front and centre of the row... He must be looking at a lengthy ban. 

[wobbller]

 The J brothers are some shower!
RJ & JJ especially in line for bit of time out.

[Square Ball]

What will they get? 1 game each? So first round of championship?

[Godsown]

Won't affect the championship. Next league game 2023

[Square Ball]

Won't affect the championship. Next league game 2023

. D'Oh, different competition. No doubt in appeal it will be somehow claimed it's not a league match.

[Godsown]

From the top down and not just this county it is time to come down on this thuggery. It's almost expected now in certain games

[terrifictommy]

The challenge is how do we 'come down' on this? Sanctions become more lengthy? But we all recognise the appeal process allows teams to have this rescinded quite readily in most cases. The video clip I watched shows two different melees happening at the same time, how could the officials watch and sort that mess.
The levels of aggression has changed from 'hard but fair' to 'don't lie down to these' and stoked at all angles from sidelines and supporters. Most players don't want a boxing match every game but the mentality now installed nearly pushes players to that extreme.

[Smurfy123]

The thuggery has to stop
Number 15 tye eye gauger needs a 48 week suspension after last night
Kilcoo Down Devlin and the Johnstone's are a very beatable team
Anyone else think those 3 are not the lads that make this Kilcoo team are mad
Can the people callling for the brannigans to play county football please now let it go. They are no where near that level as showed last night
Well done to Burren Longstone and Drumgath
Now the real stuff begins

[OgraAnDun]

Burren big favourites for the championship now after that performance. Kilcoo have fallen backwards

Nothing more than a bit of shadow boxing last night.