USFC - 2/6/27 - Derry v Down

[theticklemister]

What ye expect from Down lads?!!!

[Aristo 60]

Aristo, you are allowed to watch soccer as long as you don't enjoy it. For example, also in 1994, the World Cup final was on the same day as the Ulster final. The game played on a scorching day on Clones was absolutely brilliant, with Mickey Linden inspiring Down to lift the Anglo-Celt. Brazil then bored everyone to death by winning on penalties after 120 minutes with no score in Pasadena.  As Down fans were still out celebrating their magnificent triumph earlier in the day, allowing the World Cup to be on television in the background was permissible.

+1!

[No1]

Down by 2 in an average enough game and if we get bate it's wobblers fault for tipping us.

5 Sams, we must been in the same bar as you after the 94 game. Obviously I was on the orange juice being so young at the time!

[Leo]

Great news that Donal O'Hare has been declared fit along with Danny Hughes and it looks like Aiden Carr will be capable of playing a part. Gordon, Garvey and McParland are reported as our only absentees. None have really played all season so we are not shocked by their absence. But it would have been really useful to have had big Dan.

If we progress through the summer would Dan become available. A broken foot should heal fully in three months shouldn't it, and he did it nearly a month ago. So isn't possible Dan would be back by the round 4 qualifier?

Also does anyone know if Shay McCartan has joined the squad?

Isn't that the fella that was released by Burnely?, has he played much club football since he came back?

Shay is one of only two youth team members to be RETAINED by Burnley so dont expect to see him in the red & black anytime soon.

[SHEEDY]

What ye expect from Down lads?!!!

a win. heading up full of confidence that down can win. down by 3pts.

[Wildweasel74]

getting all the more worrying now that dublin run rings round westmeath the nite, are div 2 teams that really far of county pace

[whitegoodman]

Am only surmising but could see a few changes to that Down tomorrow.  Think Mallon might start with either Quinn or madine losing out and king possibly moving to midfield, ambrose to half forward and benny to full forward.

Then again James might surprise us and go with the team that is named.  Either way I'd expect a tight game.

[supersub]

Mallon won't start. Might be one or two other changes though, probably more positional than personnel.

[Wildweasel74]

Time to get on the road soon, hope Derry edge this one, confident but still abit unsure about this game as the gap with div 1 and 2 teams look big even though these teams are swapping places next yr

[rodney trotter]

Great news that Donal O'Hare has been declared fit along with Danny Hughes and it looks like Aiden Carr will be capable of playing a part. Gordon, Garvey and McParland are reported as our only absentees. None have really played all season so we are not shocked by their absence. But it would have been really useful to have had big Dan.

If we progress through the summer would Dan become available. A broken foot should heal fully in three months shouldn't it, and he did it nearly a month ago. So isn't possible Dan would be back by the round 4 qualifier?

Also does anyone know if Shay McCartan has joined the squad?

Isn't that the fella that was released by Burnely?, has he played much club football since he came back?

Shay is one of only two youth team members to be RETAINED by Burnley so dont expect to see him in the red & black anytime soon.

Thought he was released and was a free agent, obviously not.

[mccool85]

Shay McCartan was RELEASED by Burnley.

[upmonaghansayswe]

For the day that's in it, I stuck on the 94 highlights.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mxU9aCiLW3o

How times have changed, at 7:25 the commentator is shocked by the position the corner forward has taken up!. 

[larryin89]

Half time in the minor game, Down lead by 2-05 to Derrys 0-05. Derry started well with two points but Down responded with two quick goals.

[inexile]

Good match. Very enjoyable for a neutral.

[thejuice]

Was a great game until Vipbox stopped working 

Great scores by both teams, though Derry were going to run away with it but half time might have saved Down, giving them a chance to regroup.