Ulster Club SFC 2023

[Armagh18]

Not sure how many are playing now but that was 2016.

See that Glen won 4 in a row before that at Ulster Minor. Incredible work must been done at that club

Think Liam Kerr was on that team. They'd all be hitting their prime years now so you'd imagine Burren will be looking to get to be top dogs in Down soon

[downtothecore]

What is happening in Cross?. They looked miles off it again in ulster this year. I expected a big push from them this year but the manner of their defeat doesn't look good for a challenge attempt on ulster in the coming years.

[Armagh18]

Not sure if its a lack of competition in Armagh or what. Although their last Ulster in 2015 they walked Armagh. I know the quality isn't what it was in their glory days but any team with 2x O'Neills, Clarke, McConville, Hughes and Cumiskey should be doing a lot better. None of them turned up the other night bar Jamie. Hard to put your finger on it.

[skat man]

do they use in house management all the time ?

[marty34]

You'd imagine Kilcoo will have serious competition from Burren in the coming years could take a while though.

9 Burren players named on Down Ulster U20 winning team this year in one game.

Glen won 4 in-a-row Ulster Minor titles I think.

Takes a good few years to brink them through.  Maybe 6 or 7 years to bring them through.

Glen have done a good job of that in fairness.  Every club should look at that underage development and use it as a template.

[Milltown Row2]

You'd imagine Kilcoo will have serious competition from Burren in the coming years could take a while though.

9 Burren players named on Down Ulster U20 winning team this year in one game.

Glen won 4 in-a-row Ulster Minor titles I think.

Takes a good few years to brink them through.  Maybe 6 or 7 years to bring them through.

Glen have done a good job of that in fairness.  Every club should look at that underage development and use it as a template.

It's about maintaining it....

We won 5 in a row at minor and under 21 in Antrim, trying to keep possibly 60 odd players during that period happy at not getting starting places on a senior team!

But in fairness that's what ya need to mount a serious challenge at the club series

[Main Street]

Why would it be the end for Kilcoo? May as well ask is it the end for Crossmaglen. An Ulster championship is always hard won, getting beat by Scotstown is no disgrace. They'll be team to beat in Down again next year.

There are 7 county team players  plus captain and motm Donal Morgan in the Scotstown team.


I thought the ref did well in a heated encounter, despite awarding a soft penalty and a late soft free to Kilcoo to put them a point ahead. but somewhat balanced to a very small degree by the soft free awarded for a bit of a pullback on K Hughes, however  that was about 55m out near the sideline.

[Milltown Row2]

Why would it be the end for Kilcoo? May as well ask is it the end for Crossmaglen. An Ulster championship is always hard won, getting beat by Scotstown is no disgrace. They'll be team to beat in Down again next year.

There are 7 county team players  plus captain and motm Donal Morgan in the Scotstown team.


I thought the ref did well in a heated encounter, despite awarding a soft penalty and a late soft free to Kilcoo to put them a point ahead. but somewhat balanced to a very small degree by the soft free awarded for a bit of a pullback on K Hughes, however  that was about 55m out near the sideline.

That was an easy penalty to give, the lad that came in at the end was the culprit

[Armagh18]

Why would it be the end for Kilcoo? May as well ask is it the end for Crossmaglen. An Ulster championship is always hard won, getting beat by Scotstown is no disgrace. They'll be team to beat in Down again next year.

There are 7 county team players  plus captain and motm Donal Morgan in the Scotstown team.


I thought the ref did well in a heated encounter, despite awarding a soft penalty and a late soft free to Kilcoo to put them a point ahead. but somewhat balanced to a very small degree by the soft free awarded for a bit of a pullback on K Hughes, however  that was about 55m out near the sideline.

at the last? Jesus looked at free all day to me

[imtommygunn]

Only beat by a point so going nowhere soon. That being said Lavery aging probably not going to help them as he was a serious player on his day (a diving wee bollocks yes but fantastic footballer). Really they won down at a canter and have obviously got inside a lot of the oppositions heads with the way a number of their games panned out.

[Armagh18]

do they use in house management all the time ?

Yeah. Don't think they've ever had an outsider as far as I remember anyway. I'd say theres a fella thats just hung the boots up in the last few days who'll be in that hotseat within the next few years.

[seafoid]

Why would it be the end for Kilcoo? May as well ask is it the end for Crossmaglen. An Ulster championship is always hard won, getting beat by Scotstown is no disgrace. They'll be team to beat in Down again next year.

Winning groups always find a way. Kilcoo won the all Ireland. Maybe this current team has done all it could.  Crossmaglen are currently off the boil. It happens to all teams in every sport . Kilcoo will be back but maybe not with this team. 

[marty34]

Why would it be the end for Kilcoo? May as well ask is it the end for Crossmaglen. An Ulster championship is always hard won, getting beat by Scotstown is no disgrace. They'll be team to beat in Down again next year.

Winning groups always find a way. Kilcoo won the all Ireland. Maybe this current team has done all it could.  Crossmaglen are currently off the boil. It happens to all teams in every sport . Kilcoo will be back but maybe not with this team. 

Scotstown just edged them with the last kick of the game.

They're still top dogs in Down, beat Derrygonnelly handy enough, so they'll be there or there abouts next yesr again I think.

They just got caught at the death. I wouldn't write them off by that. It's not as if the Monaghan lads beat them by 10 pts.

[snoopdog]

Kilcoo will cruise Down again next year and will still be close in Ulster. Scotstown are a very good side. Just look at the names on the team sheet. There wasn't much last year between Kilcoo and Glen in the final. Had kilcoo scored their penalty before HT the result might have been different and Glen should've won the All Ireland. Some really good teams in Ulster. Scotstown v Trillick should be another close game. With the likes of Kilmacud or corofin most likely coming out of their provinces it makes for a very interesting all Ireland.

[Dreadnought]

Why would it be the end for Kilcoo? May as well ask is it the end for Crossmaglen. An Ulster championship is always hard won, getting beat by Scotstown is no disgrace. They'll be team to beat in Down again next year.

There are 7 county team players  plus captain and motm Donal Morgan in the Scotstown team.


I thought the ref did well in a heated encounter, despite awarding a soft penalty and a late soft free to Kilcoo to put them a point ahead. but somewhat balanced to a very small degree by the soft free awarded for a bit of a pullback on K Hughes, however  that was about 55m out near the sideline.

That was a free all day long. He had a hold of his shorts at one stage and it's a free whether that's the 1st minute out the field, or the 65th minute where it was. Thought the penalty was correct too as you can't come at a man like that