Down Club Hurling & Football

[Brick Tamlin]

In fairness the announcer probably hasn't a notion who the sub is.at this rate with all the dropouts the panel could be made up of a bunch of randomers. most likely from East Down.
There's a better team of players has walked from that panel this last 2 years than what's currently there.
There should be a coup this winter similar to what there was in Antrim a year or so ago. It's time to hit the reset button from top to bottom.

[Dubh driocht]

Yea, Targetman is right about the PA telling us that 23 has replaced 5. No shit Sherlock as the saying goes. And there would be no point looking to the programme for guidance as it was completely wrong and referred to the teams who were picked for the postponed game on 18th March. Accepting that the cost was reduced to a pound, one might have thought that an insert with today's teams would have been an obvious thing to do. But then if you're not going to release the team in advance you might as well be consistent and not tell the programme people or the PA Announcer either.
Those wee men in the white van are going to be lonely next year as Carlow, Longford and Louth won't set the pulses racing.

[Smurfy123]

Brick it would be hard to do a coup when everyone on the board are singing off the same hyme sheet if you know what I mean?County chairman is in the job for the 5 years as far as I'm aware?
Things need to change and quick

[Targetman]

Who was no 23?

[Samforever]

Who was no 23?

One of them Randomers from East Down no doubt!!

[Targetman]

By feck I'll get to the bottom of this before I get Monday's Irish News!!

[OgraAnDun]

Who was no 23?

Ruairi Wells.

[Smurfy123]

700 official attendance today

[Mourne Rover]

The late subs today may have been Wells and McGrady but the fact that the PA announcer had no clue who they were summed up the  afternoon. It was apparently not possible to name a team in advance against opposition which was going through the motions, for the second match in a row Turley, who gives 100 pc every time, was left on the field for the entire 70 minutes when he was plainly exhausted going into the final quarter, and our main free taker had his duties transferred to a colleague who kept missing. It is hardly a surprise that we will be in D3 next season, and, barring a radical overhaul, we could be there for a while.

Harrison in goals, like Reid last week, mixed fine kick outs with some random efforts and missed his punch for their goal. We improved defensively on the Meath game, which would not have been difficult,  with McKibbin possibly in line for a championship start.  Mooney as usual hit brilliant points between careless moments and could be better deployed in our problem sector at midfield.

Maginn and McKernan were excellent in the half forward line but Millar struggled. O'Hare is a confidence forward who plainly lacks confidence at the moment while Dornan had a brilliant first quarter before vanishing.

It is not a happy picture but Jerome Johnston was at least in the stand and may be on the pitch in the USC in what looks like an increasingly dodgy engagement against Antrim. While there is little point in discussing our set up for 2019, a full quarter of a century since our last Ulster title,  it will hopefully bear no resemblance to this year's model.

[Targetman]

It wasn't Ruairi Wells, I seen him play last week, I've got a lead possibly Mc Grady (Downpatrick)

[Ambrose]

Despite relegation to Division 3, it has to be said that Sean og is doing a magnificent job and I really hope that he is returned for another term when his current term is up.

[Smurfy123]

Ambrose I don't know if you are taking the piss or not

[Leftmidfield]

CPN beat The Bridge by a point this morning. Bridge kicked a lot of wides. Annett from Bridge sent off mid way 2nd half. Any other club games yesterday or today ?

[SHEEDY]

CPN beat The Bridge by a point this morning. Bridge kicked a lot of wides. Annett from Bridge sent off mid way 2nd half. Any other club games yesterday or today ?

longstone beat ballymartin by a point, 4-8 to 2-13 in a mourne derby last night.

[forevergreen]

After watching Dublin v Galway, we are in a dire situation. We are miles away from the top tier. Consider that no one could say we will 100% beat Antrim and the reality of where we are at is depressing. In actual fact a quick exit from the championship would do us all a favour. It would certainly mean A time for change. The whole set up needs renewed. Time for new leadership to come in. The current old guard have done tried and failed. Time to stop passing the baton around the same room, we need forward thinking young blood with a drive and vision that will inspire sponsors, clubs and importantly players to give to the Down cause.
Current Team now mirrors the standing of our County Board, no leadership, no direction and huge indifference to glaring problems. All hidden behind the same old bullshit "Down Way.
It's time to build a new approach, New board, new management and a new team, (some of current are well able to play but can't or won't under the current set up).
I'm sure all those involved are Down men who want the best for Down but ultimately in needing a fresh and innovative approach we need to start again and for the current board it means stepping aside. But it also means clubs must bring forward the best individuals not just reward someone because they have been on the committee for 10 years or more. Bring them forward because they're the best at Management, finance, PR, IT, whatever they specialise in.
Run it like a business, with a proper plan and accountability. Maybe then we can use the # Down Rising