Something you shold know about the footballers of Down!!

[justme]

If you can keep the ball when all about you are losing theirs.
And remember its all within you.
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you.
But make allowance for their doubting too.
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the shout from the Mournes which says: "Hang on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If you can play with all the skill and honour born in you
Remembering, and knowing you can never give to much
If you can bend your back or make that impossible pass
And keep your head when placed straight through.
If you can always drive forward, sharp and fast
And remember the opposition is your brother too.

If you can fill the unforgiving game
With seventy minutes' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more – we will give you the honour
Of being called a Man from An Dun my son!

justme

[Dubh driocht]

And from the pen of a man who loved Ulstah !
The other thing you should know about the footballers of Down is our quality control procedure.A bit like the Dutch border patrols who only allow the best looking/best at football/best at swimming/best at everything else on the camp-site out of Holland - we only let teams into the big-time when they're ready. And they're ready.

[jas376]

     
     Rubbish! Teams reach the bigtime  themselves when they manage to qualify. Most years Down teams aren't good enough to qualify for the final stages of the AI - this year they are. It's got nothing to do with holding teams back until they are good enough or trying to emulate the Dutch.

   Give over this elitist claptrap - it's sickening in the extreme!

   

[Caitlin]

jas 376 I know you're a newbie ( or an Old B with a different name) but I can't believe you have never heard of the Dutch Border Patrols or the Down Quality Control System 

[jas376]

   
       No, I haven't , please enlighten me !!

[paddypastit]

If you can keep the ball when all about you are losing theirs.
And remember its all within you.
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you.
But make allowance for their doubting too.
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the shout from the Mournes which says: "Hang on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If you can play with all the skill and honour born in you
Remembering, and knowing you can never give to much
If you can bend your back or make that impossible pass
And keep your head when placed straight through.
If you can always drive forward, sharp and fast
And remember the opposition is your brother too.

If you can fill the unforgiving game
With seventy minutes' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it

And - which is more – we will give you the honour
Of being called a Man from An Dun my son!

justme

You Tony D'Amato or wa' - no?!

[Hardy]

I'm gonna puke.

[Minder]

What is this bloody shite?

[ardmhachaabu]

What is this bloody shite?

The answer is in your question

[snoopdog]

cut this crap out. Its embarassing.
we have won fook all yet

Obviously bandwagoners

[justme]

Down has already won. All the free staters who sold out their fellow irishmen and women and who cant live with the shame of it are all just clutching at straws.

Snoopdog you are in the midst off traitors who hate everything from the north Irish. There is more supporters of Manchester United and Tony Blair in the south than Down.

[Rossfan]

Down has already won. All the free staters who sold out their fellow irishmen and women and who cant live with the shame of it are all just clutching at straws.

Snoopdog you are in the midst off traitors who hate everything from the north Irish. There is more supporters of Manchester United and Tony Blair in the south than Down.

Why am I starting to veer towards wantin Cork to win I wonder 
And we still have 2 more weeks of this shite  to go .

[justme]

Ah Rossfan yoy know its true. Dare to deny it ?

[Wee Shea]

Delete this embarrassment of a thread.

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

Down has already won. All the free staters who sold out their fellow irishmen and women and who cant live with the shame of it are all just clutching at straws.

Snoopdog you are in the midst off traitors who hate everything from the north Irish. There is more supporters of Manchester United and Tony Blair in the south than Down.

What about the only county from the north who traitorously voted to allow the Crown forces to play our games?