Down Club Hurling & Football

[thewobbler]

Can anyone post full down squad and backroom team?

Not even Wee James could do that at present.

[Lotto]

Can anyone post full down squad and backroom team?

Not even Wee James could do that at present.

I totally agree with you Wobbler, I think the word mess is what you are looking for.

[Hard2Listen2]

Wee bit harsh Lottery. I doubt if any panel in the country is finished.

James has a group of players training & playing challenge games. He'll whittle that down over time.

Same as any county in any season. I'd have more concerns about the start of the season being delayed due to this recent covid outbreak.

[toby47]

Wee bit harsh Lottery. I doubt if any panel in the country is finished.

James has a group of players training & playing challenge games. He'll whittle that down over time.

Same as any county in any season. I'd have more concerns about the start of the season being delayed due to this recent covid outbreak.

Derry have been training 5 times a week for over a month now, they are targeting a flying start to the league so it will be interesting to see how that stands to them vs Down in the first game. Word coming out of Derry is that the players have never done training like the sessions Gallagher has them doing ATM.

Derry could potentially be missing Slaughtneil hurlers (2 x McKaigues, Shane McGuigan, Brendan Rogers, Paudi Cassidy, Paul McNeil) it would be some opportunity for Down to get 2 points on the board if that is the case.

Likewise Down could be missing the Kilcoo players (if there are even many of them on this years panel)

[Kong King]

Wee bit harsh Lottery. I doubt if any panel in the country is finished.

James has a group of players training & playing challenge games. He'll whittle that down over time.

Same as any county in any season. I'd have more concerns about the start of the season being delayed due to this recent covid outbreak.

Derry have been training 5 times a week for over a month now, they are targeting a flying start to the league so it will be interesting to see how that stands to them vs Down in the first game. Word coming out of Derry is that the players have never done training like the sessions Gallagher has them doing ATM.

Derry could potentially be missing Slaughtneil hurlers (2 x McKaigues, Shane McGuigan, Brendan Rogers, Paudi Cassidy, Paul McNeil) it would be some opportunity for Down to get 2 points on the board if that is the case.

Likewise Down could be missing the Kilcoo players (if there are even many of them on this years panel)

Same as Rostrevor

[rosskarr]

Wee bit harsh Lottery. I doubt if any panel in the country is finished.

James has a group of players training & playing challenge games. He'll whittle that down over time.

Same as any county in any season. I'd have more concerns about the start of the season being delayed due to this recent covid outbreak.

Derry have been training 5 times a week for over a month now, they are targeting a flying start to the league so it will be interesting to see how that stands to them vs Down in the first game. Word coming out of Derry is that the players have never done training like the sessions Gallagher has them doing ATM.

Derry could potentially be missing Slaughtneil hurlers (2 x McKaigues, Shane McGuigan, Brendan Rogers, Paudi Cassidy, Paul McNeil) it would be some opportunity for Down to get 2 points on the board if that is the case.

Likewise Down could be missing the Kilcoo players (if there are even many of them on this years panel)

Same as Rostrevor

Good man BC,multiple £'s per session.

[Smurfy123]

Why would Castlewellan who are joined up with Loughinisland and Downpatrick players enter a 13 a side B competition with a squad of 29 players?
That just doesn't make any sense

A lot of teams back training from what I'm hearing. Rostrevor 5 nights a week what is all that about? Out county team wouldn't even be doing that

[Lecale Gael]

Why would Castlewellan who are joined up with Loughinisland and Downpatrick players enter a 13 a side B competition with a squad of 29 players?
That just doesn't make any sense

A lot of teams back training from what I'm hearing. Rostrevor 5 nights a week what is all that about? Out county team wouldn't even be doing that

Two from Loughinisland and one from Downpatrick is not an amalgamation. Like has already been said you can only enter a competition that complements with your players ability and numbers. If anything it should been the one comp and open draw with losing teams dropping into the secondary comp as was in the past. Should also have been u21 still also.

Training now is madness. Only one that benefits is the hired help.

[SHEEDY]

Something we were doing in work    best Down team from 2000 to now.
Only 2 Rules; no all Ireland winners and only one player from each club allowed.
This was my team, team based on service to county. Any obvious obmissions or changes?

Brendan McVeigh An Riocht

Damien Rafferty Shamrocks
Benny McArdle Annaclone
Darren O'Hagan Clonduff
Paul Murphy Ballyholland
Liam Doyle Liatroim
Caolan Mooney Rostrevor

Peter Turley Downpatrick
Dan Gordon Loughinisland

Danny Hughes Saval
Connor Maginn Bryansford
Ambrose Rogers Longstone
Benny Coulter Mayobridge
Donal O'Hare Burren
Conor Laverty Kilcoo

[Lotto]

Wee bit harsh Lottery. I doubt if any panel in the country is finished.

James has a group of players training & playing challenge games. He'll whittle that down over time.

Same as any county in any season. I'd have more concerns about the start of the season being delayed due to this recent covid outbreak.

The question from Lloyd p was two fold, my answer was on both fronts while yours was only on the players 2Hard.

[Hard2Listen2]

No room for Mark Poland or Marty Clarke Mr Sherry?

[Mourne Rover]

Good question from Sheedy, and his team is a decent one. This is another possibility. Marty Clarke's Down senior career may have been relatively short but he surely has to be in there. Most of the other choices as the best from their clubs are reasonable, although McKernan's long service and versatility (every outfield line in the championship) should just edge out O'Hare as the Burren representative. If McComiskey and Harrison had not been unlucky with injuries, they were also strong contenders

Mickey McVeigh (Castlewellan)
Dee Rafferty (Shamrocks) Benny McArdle (Annaclone) Darren O'Hagan (Clonduff).
Kevin McKernan (Burren) Liam Doyle (Leitrim) Caolan Mooney (Rostrevor/Downpatrick)
Ambrose Rogers (Longstone) Dan Gordon (Loughinisland)
Danny Hughes (Saval) Marty Clarke (An Riocht) Conor Maginn (Bryansford)
Ronan Murtagh (Ballyholland) Benny Coulter (Mayobridge) Conor Laverty (Kilcoo)

[thewobbler]

Mickey McVeigh.

Martin Cole, Dan Gordon, Damien Rafferty.

Kevin McKernan, Liam Doyle, Darren O'Hagan.

Peter Fitzpatrick, Ambrose Rogers.

Conor Maginn, Martin Clarke, Danny Hughes.

Ronan Murtagh, Benny Coulter, Conor Laverty.

[urbangael]

Paul Mccomiskey should walk into those teams lads!

[supersub]

Why would Castlewellan who are joined up with Loughinisland and Downpatrick players enter a 13 a side B competition with a squad of 29 players?
That just doesn't make any sense

A lot of teams back training from what I'm hearing. Rostrevor 5 nights a week what is all that about? Out county team wouldn't even be doing that

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