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#1
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
September 26, 2022, 12:56:24 PM
How people think the ref favoured Kilcoo is beyond me.
Clonduff tackled hard and crossed the line to reckless on many occasions. Numerous late and high hits yet. Only 2 or 3 yellows given out.
Kilcoo took the hits, rode their luck for sure and came through.
How they do it time and again is unreal.
#2
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
September 10, 2022, 01:30:10 PM
Deegan and Fegan for the road 😂
Bryansford along with rostrevor were heavy favourites for relegation this year. To keep them up was a magnificent job.
They actually looked the better team for long periods against Clonduff just didn't have the belief that they were.
#3
Down / Re: 2022 Down SFC Prediction Comp.
September 05, 2022, 10:49:53 PM
An Riocht
Mayobridge
Clonduff
CPN
Carryduff
Bredagh
Burren
Kilcoo
#4
Down / Re: 2022 Down SFC Prediction Comp.
August 25, 2022, 10:55:29 AM
Glenn
Loughinisland
Clonduff
RGU
Ballyholland
CPN
Carryduff
Burren
#5
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
August 17, 2022, 04:52:34 PM
Haven't won too many games this year so will def be vulnerable against a few teams in inter. Teams can't just flick a switch and start winning although their form has picked up this past month or two.
#6
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
August 13, 2022, 12:04:57 PM
Quote from: Lloyd p on August 13, 2022, 11:29:59 AM
Can anyone confirm that the only 2 teams that can go down from division 1 now that haven't already been relegated is RGU and Bryansford based on Loughinisland and carryduff having better H2H than RGU? But if Ford win on Tuesday they are safe regardless

That is correct. There are various scenarios depending on results with the most common outcome being downpatrick going down.
Bryansford can be caught however if rostrevor beat them and dpatrick win.
#7
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
August 08, 2022, 10:31:27 PM
Excellent news. Wish him all the best. He needs to be given time to bring his ideas through and I think staying on with the 20's shows that is the plan.
#8
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
June 25, 2022, 04:29:30 PM
It seems to be a very competitive league this year tbf bar rostrevor and castlewellan but even they are giving most of the other teams a run for their money.
Bryansford defo the big surprises and seem to have progressed a lot from last year.
Looks like the Bottom 8 will be a dog fight now with a few decent teams going to drop down to div 2.
Top 4 - hard to work out how it will go. Pressure basically off for them so almost back to pre season.
#9
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 15, 2022, 10:56:48 PM
Quote from: Walter Cronc on March 13, 2022, 07:47:02 AM
Would the lack of success at St Colmans indicate not all is well in Down football? Abbey never produced but been a while since Colmans won anything of sort.

The presentation of the 2019/20 Danske Bank MacRory Cup has taken place with the winning captains from St Patrick's Maghera and St Colman's Newry. The Final had been rescheduled to take place earlier this month, but a decision was taken to cancel this owing to the current public health situation. As a result, the trophy was shared between the two finalists. 🤔
#10
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 15, 2022, 02:18:36 PM
Quote from: Smurfy123 on January 15, 2022, 07:28:05 AM
A dark week for schools football in South Down
Both Newry schools knocked out at the first hurdle
The men over these teams are no where near with what went before them
Ray Morgan
Pete McGrath
Barney McAleenan
Pj mageee
Val Kane

Gaelic games is an after thought in many schools now

Hard to grasp but that's what's happening

Pure rubbish. Have a look back over the past 10-12 years and St Colman's for one fare favourably to any school in terms of final appearances.  Ok the Abbey haven't been achieving what they would want but there is still good work going on.
#11
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
December 08, 2021, 10:08:17 PM
Quote from: Johnnysboys on December 08, 2021, 09:27:20 PM
Some clubs back out training already for next year - and I'm not talking about gym sessions in groups and f 4-6...  What is going on with these people?? Are they trying to justify huge £££ by taking players for running sessions in December??

What teams are back?
#12
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
December 06, 2021, 12:42:49 PM
Quote from: Truth hurts on December 06, 2021, 11:01:36 AM
Quote from: bigarsedkeeper on December 06, 2021, 10:56:39 AM
Quote from: Truth hurts on December 06, 2021, 08:48:51 AM
It is hard to know if Kilcoo were good or that Ramor team was crap. It looked like at least 5 or 6 Down teams would have beat that team easily. Hopefully, Jerome commits to the county this year as he has not fulfilled his potential at county level. Maghera looked good ut it is hard to gauge.
Burren looks unstoppable at u20, that is some hammering to give Carryduff.
It looks like a Castlewellan v St Johns final in the B competition but they are both amalagmations.
Is it right that Castlewellan are amalgamated with RGU and Loughinisland? No problem with them going together but why go in the B competition? Surely that defeats the purpose. Who's in with St Johns?

Yes I do not know why a club the size of Castlewellen would need to join up, and then play 13 a side

Castlewellan didn't need to join up, they had entered the 13 a side in their own right.
Neither DP or L'island were fielding so their players were free to play for other clubs and obviously asked castlewellan would they accept them!
The only issue is that after that happened they def should have been put into the 15 a side competition.
#13
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
November 07, 2021, 10:28:29 PM
Genuinely some shocking comments from Lotto there about B Rice. I know it was designed to bring a response but why anyone would even say something like that is beyond me. Worst thing is that his performance today wasn't event mentioned.
His performance was exactly what you would expect from a referee btw, cut out any bs time wasting and told players to get on with it.
On the match itself, kilcoo just had the players who could finish moves off. Like most of their games this year they looked like they were on the ropes but held on in the end. Hopefully they give Ulster a good rattle.
#14
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
October 18, 2021, 11:57:45 AM
What is the rule now in terms of teams getting back up to senior. Will it revert back to league positions or is it now that you have to win intermediate to get back?
#15
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
September 26, 2021, 08:21:32 PM
I actually think McGrath is the best one of the group. He's not monotone like quite a few. Portrays the excitement well.