Down Club Hurling & Football

[SamFever]

Ultimately the new manager needs to be someone that will be a draw for the best players countrywide (or most of them). I know that there are several players who for one reason or another do not take up the invite to join the county set up. These reasons also need to be looked at to see if they can be reasonably accomodated.

Meant countywide but thanks for pointing that error out for those that are confused.

Although you may have hit on something there....

Bring in the granny rule.

[Dubh driocht]

Expectations for Down seniors aren't exactly high among the supporting public for 2016. Very few would give us hope of retaining Div 1 status or beating Monaghan in Clones in the championship.
There seems to be a lot of criticism directed towards our county executive stemming from the McCorry mess and the appointment of a new manager.
But what difference does appointing a manager this week compared to a month ago make? Surely it was better to make a considered appointment now rather than rush in and appoint the wrong man just for the sake of getting the position filled. We can guess and second guess about the whole process but ultimately very few actually know what has been going on behind closed doors.
The county have been very quiet in terms of PR in regards to the new manager and it has been a long time since I've seen as much rumour and hearsay attached to an inter county job.
If Burns gets the gig then there is no doubt that he will command the respect of the players. Hopefully he can gel the whole thing together again and bring a few players back in from the cold.
Expectations aren't high and this just might lend itself to a more a positive outcome than people are expecting.

. 100% DF

[SamFever]

Expectations for Down seniors aren't exactly high among the supporting public for 2016. Very few would give us hope of retaining Div 1 status or beating Monaghan in Clones in the championship.
There seems to be a lot of criticism directed towards our county executive stemming from the McCorry mess and the appointment of a new manager.
But what difference does appointing a manager this week compared to a month ago make? Surely it was better to make a considered appointment now rather than rush in and appoint the wrong man just for the sake of getting the position filled. We can guess and second guess about the whole process but ultimately very few actually know what has been going on behind closed doors.
The county have been very quiet in terms of PR in regards to the new manager and it has been a long time since I've seen as much rumour and hearsay attached to an inter county job.
If Burns gets the gig then there is no doubt that he will command the respect of the players. Hopefully he can gel the whole thing together again and bring a few players back in from the cold.
Expectations aren't high and this just might lend itself to a more positive outcome than people are expecting.

You've got very mellow all of a sudden DF- are you Ok? The whole process has taken far too long.
Your point about it not mattering if a Manager was appointed this week or a month would be valid usually but after the farce of Mc Corry's,the longer it goes on the more difficult it'll become!

[gaamann]

Most club management teams will have met with the senior squads at this stage so to suggest it doesn't matter that Down have no manager in place is quite bizarre.

[Line Ball]

Most club management teams will have met with the senior squads at this stage so to suggest it doesn't matter that Down have no manager in place is quite bizarre.

Clonduff, Saval, Longstone, Bryansford and Rostrevor certainly haven't as they have yet to appoint new managers and I am sure there are plenty of others in Div 2, 3 & 4.

From what I hear, the Eamon Burns appointment may not be as straight forward as we think. I reckon they should keep some of those tubes in the Crum and never let them out.

[Mourne Rover]

Line Ball's suggestion of yet another delay over the appointment may be on the money as there was talk of an announcement tonight but it looks as though nothing will happen before next week. There should be a return to training due shortly for a county squad which does not yet exist so we really need to get our act together.

[SamFever]

Line Ball's suggestion of yet another delay over the appointment may be on the money as there was talk of an announcement tonight but it looks as though nothing will happen before next week. There should be a return to training due shortly for a county squad which does not yet exist so we really need to get our act together.

Time is running out before we nominate Kilcoo to represent us in the McKenna Cup.

[rosskarr]

Line Ball's suggestion of yet another delay over the appointment may be on the money as there was talk of an announcement tonight but it looks as though nothing will happen before next week. There should be a return to training due shortly for a county squad which does not yet exist so we really need to get our act together.

Time is running out before we nominate Kilcoo to represent us in the McKenna Cup.

It'd be good prep. for the All-Ireland Club series and then they can take over for the NFL
with the USFC and Qualifiers getting them in shape for the Down SFC in 2016.All sorted.Disband the selection committee.UTM.

[wobbller]

We'll all wish him well but there must have been some amount of candidates asked to get as far as Eamon being the preferred choice

All gone quiet.

[sdg]

Great day for Down football all 3 teams winning. Let's hope they can follow up on CPN ulster win last yr

[SHEEDY]

well done to all 3 down teams today. kilcoo v cross should be tasty in the next round.

[Mourne Rover]

Three fine wins for the Down representatives today and hopefully at least one can go all the way. Our record in then club championships is pretty dreadful, with no senior success since 1988, a blank in the IFC until Warrenpoint's win last year  and no Down team even making the final since the junior grade was launched in 2004, so we are well overdue another title. Kilcoo and Cross is quite a prospect and would pack out Newry if it was staged there.

[DownFanatic]

Three fine wins for the Down representatives today and hopefully at least one can go all the way. Our record in then club championships is pretty dreadful, with no senior success since 1988, a blank in the IFC until Warrenpoint's win last year  and no Down team even making the final since the junior grade was launched in 2004, so we are well overdue another title. Kilcoo and Cross is quite a prospect and would pack out Newry if it was staged there.

Kilcoo have it in them to beat Crossmaglen who on what I seen today are definitely not the force they were.
Loughinisland have been impressive but another tough tie lies ahead in Doohamlet.
Glasdrumman have drawn Rockcorry and it could be the end of the road for the Mourne lads.

[Gaa for life]

I don't agree with this point. We'll see who Mayo appoint for their next Manager. Eamon Burns is someone which is better than we've had this last 10 weeks which was no one.

Stephen Rochford, won all Ireland club as a player with crossmolina and as a manager with corofin and big chance he will do back to back with them this year. don't think he played for mayo seniors though, but could be wrong

[Dubh driocht]

With Kilcoo's progress and the fact that the other two Down champions are managed by Kilcoo men is there a lesson for the County Board ? While it would be very difficult to be objective, could Conor Laverty play a role in whatever management team is eventually put in place ? Reading the Jim McGuiness book it was scary to see the level of commitment and knowledge required for a successful county manager. Laverty is a certainty for management when his playing career finishes but I think he would have a lot to bring to a Down setup in some capacity.