Down Club Hurling & Football

dingle82 · October 23, 2020, 07:19:03 PM

Warrenpoint put a team in the Hurling reserve championship this year for the first time so things are progressing there numbers wise.. I agree with the statement around the football leagues affecting the Hurling.. Down football leagues are so demanding compare to peer counties and it is very hard for dual players to commit properly to both.. Doesn't help with outside managers using the league to justify payments in an organisation based on volunteers.. Positive end to both the county teams leagues and playing at a higher grade is something to look forward to next year..

Leftmidfield · October 24, 2020, 12:01:39 PM

Is Down v Louth on Pairc tv tomorrow?

DuffGael · October 24, 2020, 01:44:02 PM

No, the game is on GAAGO

Leftmidfield · October 24, 2020, 02:26:53 PM

Quote from: DuffGael on October 24, 2020, 01:44:02 PM
No, the game is on GAAGO

Thanks DuffGael

Smurfy123 · October 25, 2020, 02:42:45 PM

Down have been appalling this first half
No energy going forward. Handpass after handpass. Midfield getting cleaned out
What is the actual game plan to get the ball inti the full forward line?
The full forward line has not touched the ball in 35 minutes football
Johnstone playing well

Nanderson · October 25, 2020, 03:31:53 PM

Quote from: Smurfy123 on October 25, 2020, 02:42:45 PM
Down have been appalling this first half
No energy going forward. Handpass after handpass. Midfield getting cleaned out
What is the actual game plan to get the ball inti the full forward line?
The full forward line has not touched the ball in 35 minutes football
Johnstone playing well

Don't think he's played that well. He must be infuriating to play with at this level. Constantly takes way too much out of the ball and runs into tackles trying to buy frees. He might get away with it at club level but you cannot do that at county level. His failure to kick the ball when 1 on 1 with the Louth goalkeeper was such a poor decision and was borderline cocky. In saying that if he was able to remove these things from his game and done what he is good at 'giving and going' he'd be flying

general · October 25, 2020, 03:46:35 PM

how did john o'hare fair out in goals? his first start for the county i believe. has been fantastic for the club over the last few years

Smurfy123 · October 25, 2020, 03:49:08 PM

Caught out for a goal. Felt for him when he went long Louth were dominating
Lots of lads to return for the Fermanagh game
Mooney and Johnstone the big two
O hare and BOH very disappointing today

Mourne Rover · October 25, 2020, 06:13:53 PM

The Down display was as disappointing as the dreadful GAAGO coverage, complete with a hand regularly wiping the single camera and a commentator who had plainly never heard of most of the players before.

O'Hare had a tough day with his kick-outs and it was not surprising that one was eventually intercepted for a gift goal. The defence generally struggled and regularly gave away soft frees. Donnelly looked some way off fitness at midfield after his long absence but Ward provided some of our very few bright moments. The forward line was limited and Ryan Johnson's one on one miss at a stage when the game was still in the balance summed things up. It looked as though he was trying to toe tap the ball into the air and then flick it over the keeper who blocked it anyway. He still somehow scored a point from the rebound, but it was difficult to work out what our attacking plan was overall. While we will field a very different side against Fermanagh, this was not exactly a confidence booster before the championship.

Smurfy123 · October 25, 2020, 07:04:32 PM

The worrying thing from a Down perspective is they haven't much to come in
O Hare
O Hagan
Guinness
Devlin
Johnstone
McCabe

All above could possibly start against Fermanagh in the forward line
With Jerome Johnstone really the only one to come in?
Maybe I am missing a few names

Nanderson · October 25, 2020, 07:09:50 PM

My team for the championship opener would be:
Burns
McAleenan
Murdock
Collins
Annett
McCartan
D. Guinness
Flynn
Poland
Kerr
Mooney
J. Guinness/B. O'Hagan
McCabe
O'Hare
J. Johnston

SHEEDY · October 25, 2020, 08:20:47 PM

Thought Dylan Ward showed up well today and could be in with a shout of starting. Nandersons team probably not far away, Ryan Johnston maybe for Mccabe?

Ed Hardy · October 25, 2020, 09:25:53 PM

Very poor showing today, against a team without a win this year, thought Ward was the only positive. Cant see how O'Hare or McCabe can start against Fermanagh, both look really out of form. In McCabe's defence tho, Tally doesnt seem to know where to play him. Barry O Hagan disappointing today along with a lot of others. So slow and pedestrian with ball, hand pass backwards and invite pressure on, brutal to watch.

Johnnysboys · October 25, 2020, 09:31:30 PM

The game is very hard to watch at present but agree with Ed on O'Hare - his form is very poor at present and was for burren in championship too.
McCabe best position is at 10
I would go with
McCabe
J Johnston
L Kerr
R Johnston
B O'Hagan
S Johnston
Players all in good form in club series and good players forby that...

bannside · October 26, 2020, 12:08:25 AM

Donal O Hare is a class act....you simply dont lose that in a couple of games. Having a pop at him here is cheap..even if he is going through a poor patch! You give a dozen years to your county (from u 16 onwards) and boys here lining up to take a cheap shot pop at you. Not very classy.