Down Club Hurling & Football

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It is with deep sadness that Ollscoil Uladh learn of the death of Leo Murphy.
A Down and Jordanstown legend. All Ireland winning fresher manager in 1983/84 and our first Sigerson manager in 1985. Our thoughts and prayers are with his entire family at this sad time. Our Lady Queen of the Gael pray for him.

[umpire]

Leo Murphy R.I.P. Greatest full back of all times

[Lecale Gael]

mckernan is best deployed at right or left half back. that's where he produces his best performances in a Down jersey. good engine and can take a score.

[gaaman2016]

You are right, he needs to be played at 6 as the spare man or nowhere.  Has played everywhere for club and county and this seems to be the only position that suits him.

I think he would thrive in the Cian O Sullivan role (not saying he is in his league).  Burns currently has Conal McGovern in this role and he is a natural wing forward and he is likely to play Mckernan at wing forward or midfield.  Just one of the many things you could scratch your head at with the current management.

I would say in 2010 McKernan would have easily been in the same league as Cian O'Sullivan is now. Some days he has excelled for Down but yet for Burren he has never quite prodeced the goods, especially in the SFC against Kilcoo

2010 was maybe a one off, though he wouldn't be the only one who overperformed in 2010

[Down4sam2020]

Every time Kevin Mckernan has played against Kilcoo it was like he wasn't on the pitch , If this man is Downs main man and he can't cope when a (CLUB DEFENDER ) 'who isn't capable of playing county due to not being asked' , how on earth will he cope when a good  Meath man is on him?

[Targetman]

Jesus give the man a break,there's no doubting Mc Kernan's ability he just hasn't produced it consistently enough since 2010, hopefully now with a sigerson medal secured he can help Down to a win on Saturday evening (if selected!!)

[whitegoodman]

Every time Kevin Mckernan has played against Kilcoo it was like he wasn't on the pitch , If this man is Downs main man and he can't cope when a (CLUB DEFENDER ) 'who isn't capable of playing county due to not being asked' , how on earth will he cope when a good  Meath man is on him?

If he is played as the spare man at the bs k he is unlikely to be marked.

Also the guys that usually mark him for Kilcoo are likely to have been asked and turned down the invite.

[wobbller]

  If McKernan starts on Saturday night he'll have a bit of momentum and can hopefully push
his team mates on.

[forevergreen]

McKernan playing against meath is a given but it wont guarantee us a win, even if he plays the sweeper (and he can play it very well).  do we honestly think that Mick O'Dowd is going to happily let him sit in the backline and break out, the likelihood is Meath will push onto him and look to free someone else.

Hopefully the Sigerson win will give him a new lease of life and we see the benefits on Saturday night in Newry, (if he starts).

However the Kilcoo lads should have brought the same lease of life belief into the squad had they been played so here's hoping.

Also worth noting, Marc Reid is undoubtedly a great shot stopper, but he put his back line in the shit on a number of occoasions over the weekend with his erratic short kickouts and could in fact of cost them the game against UCC. (although his tweets would suggest otherwise)

Hopefully he corrects the kickouts in time for Saturday night

[pointman2]

He nearly cost them in the final also - lackadaisacal with a short kick and defenders not expecting it. Far too risky.

Any word on players being asked to join the squad and/or some definitely having left?

[Smurfy123]

Kevin should be a very important player for Down but seems to be out of favour with the current management.
As for the goalkeeper surely we have better keepers in the county than Reid?

[SamFever]

Quiet before the storm?

[Lecale Gael]

does no one else think mckernan was being allowed to concentrate on his sigerson commitments and only now he is fully committed to start ?

[redandblackareback]

reading the rubbish on here this last few weeks would make you laugh, same names spewing out the same shite week after week on here, stand up and put your name to some of the shite you write, the level of abuse towards men like our county secretary, senior manger and numerous players is a disgrace, good people who are giving up a lot of their time and effort to help the county out. Here is a thought, why not get off your ass on Saturday and come down and support the team instead of sitting behind a computer waiting for people to fail.

[thebar]

reading the rubbish on here this last few weeks would make you laugh, same names spewing out the same shite week after week on here, stand up and put your name to some of the shite you write, the level of abuse towards men like our county secretary, senior manger and numerous players is a disgrace, good people who are giving up a lot of their time and effort to help the county out. Here is a thought, why not get off your ass on Saturday and come down and support the team instead of sitting behind a computer waiting for people to fail.

Well as long as you get a laugh sure what about it.