McKenna Cup 2024

[downtothecore]

You wud expect down to have done a lot of work as they didnt win a game last year so it was more important for us that the rest of the teams to get a few wins.

[Itchy]

Comfortable enough win for Cavan with a lot of new players mixed with a few of the old established. Probably should have scored 5 goals but for some excellent saves from the Antrim keeper. Antrim were very very poor it must be said.

[PMG1]

Maggie F should have her whistle stripped and never handed back..

God awful today, and that's from a down man. Pulled donegal back instead of playing on.

Fussy fussy fussy.

As a neutral watching it on the Ulster GAA TV I thought she was excellent, let the game flow very well, didn't give any soft frees and generally kept a low profile and let the players play. The incident you refer to was maybe a bit quick to blow, but all the Down players stopped and the Donegal man ran on and scored without anyone trying to stop him, would only have been a point anyway as Down had plenty back.

[tbrick18]

Fermanagh v Derry was a poor enough game.
Derry will probably take more from it that fermanagh though.

Laclan Murray was really good I thought as was mguigan and Tad.
Big Tohill was ok, plenty of running, won some good ball in the forwards and layed it off for a couple of scores. He looks out of position in the forward line to me though. I'd love to have seen him get a  run at MF.
After that, it was a kind of "meh" performance. Probably to be expected given the team has only been training a few weeks.
Legs looked heavy, some really basic handling errors, though conditions were slippy.

Fermanagh really struggle for score. I think they only got 2 in the second half.

Useful run out.

Derry v Tryone on wed night will be interesting.

[Wildweasel74]

Can't understand why Tohill not tried at Midfield either, we get horsed out of it under the high ball at Midfield when the pressure on, as we limited kickout options.

[Dreadnought]

Down motoring or is it the case they have more work done than the opposition? Donegal,Monaghan was probably still seeking new management while Down was back to training.

Down more organised than they were this time last year.
They might be a good bet for the Tailteann.

Will they be playing in the Tailteann cup If they gain promotion in the league?

Looks like they will. With the way a Div 4 team is guaranteed to get to the Connacht final, and that Westmeath are guaranteed as last years winners, it means that there's essentially no place left for others who get promoted from Div 3 to 2. Quite the flaw in the setup there

[Armagh18]

Down motoring or is it the case they have more work done than the opposition? Donegal,Monaghan was probably still seeking new management while Down was back to training.

Down more organised than they were this time last year.
They might be a good bet for the Tailteann.

Will they be playing in the Tailteann cup If they gain promotion in the league?

Looks like they will. With the way a Div 4 team is guaranteed to get to the Connacht final, and that Westmeath are guaranteed as last years winners, it means that there's essentially no place left for others who get promoted from Div 3 to 2. Quite the flaw in the setup there

Unfortunate but a year in the TC would do Down no harm, could potentially win it. Maybe they'll get to an Ulster final though. Wouldnt surprise me at all if they had a big year Lavery knows what he's at. Also wouldn't surprise me if he fell out with every non Kilcoo man in the squad lol

[Look-Up!]

Down motoring or is it the case they have more work done than the opposition? Donegal,Monaghan was probably still seeking new management while Down was back to training.

Down more organised than they were this time last year.
They might be a good bet for the Tailteann.

Will they be playing in the Tailteann cup If they gain promotion in the league?

Looks like they will. With the way a Div 4 team is guaranteed to get to the Connacht final, and that Westmeath are guaranteed as last years winners, it means that there's essentially no place left for others who get promoted from Div 3 to 2. Quite the flaw in the setup there

Unfortunate but a year in the TC would do Down no harm, could potentially win it. Maybe they'll get to an Ulster final though. Wouldnt surprise me at all if they had a big year Lavery knows what he's at. Also wouldn't surprise me if he fell out with every non Kilcoo man in the squad lol

Say if NY beat Leitrim and London beat Sligo, can either of these teams compete in AI last 16 proper? London probably not that big of deal but it would be some headache if NY made Connaught final.

[Itchy]

It's amazing, after two games in the McKenna cup Down have gone from total shit to Tailteann Cup winners elect. And some people don't take this trophy seriously 😂

[Armagh18]

It's amazing, after two games in the McKenna cup Down have gone from total shit to Tailteann Cup winners elect. And some people don't take this trophy seriously 😂

Cayyvannn still couldnt win the fecking thing!

The talent has always been there in Down as we all now, it's just getting their best players performing like they can do is the issue.

[general_lee]

It's amazing, after two games in the McKenna cup Down have gone from total shit to Tailteann Cup winners elect. And some people don't take this trophy seriously 😂

Delusions of grandeur 😂

[tintin25]

It's amazing, after two games in the McKenna cup Down have gone from total shit to Tailteann Cup winners elect. And some people don't take this trophy seriously 😂

Delusions of grandeur 😂

Must be something in the water in Down and Armagh - sure Armagh were suddenly gonna challenge on all fronts after a win over Donegal in the qualifiers and a quarter final loss to Galway

[trailer]

It's amazing, after two games in the McKenna cup Down have gone from total shit to Tailteann Cup winners elect. And some people don't take this trophy seriously 😂

Delusions of grandeur 😂

Must be something in the water in Down and Armagh - sure Armagh were suddenly gonna challenge on all fronts after a win over Donegal in the qualifiers and a quarter final loss to Galway

Down will be copying Armagh and having jersey days at schools across the county to celebrate winning two games.

[Armagh18]

It's amazing, after two games in the McKenna cup Down have gone from total shit to Tailteann Cup winners elect. And some people don't take this trophy seriously 😂

Delusions of grandeur 😂

Must be something in the water in Down and Armagh - sure Armagh were suddenly gonna challenge on all fronts after a win over Donegal in the qualifiers and a quarter final loss to Galway

Sure we'll see how this year goes won't we.

[Itchy]

It's amazing, after two games in the McKenna cup Down have gone from total shit to Tailteann Cup winners elect. And some people don't take this trophy seriously 😂

Cayyvannn still couldnt win the fecking thing!

The talent has always been there in Down as we all now, it's just getting their best players performing like they can do is the issue.

You have issues with your spelling there.

You might list out what Armagh have won there in the last while. It shouldn't take you too long