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Anyword on dates/venue for final? Assuming 2 week gap and played in Armagh?

In Armagh - 11th Dec - 1pm

Doesn't seem to be a problem in Kilcoo

Kilcoo, due to playing numbers and standard of the squad are well rotated throughout the year. Men playing now all had different spells along the line, didnt strip out earlier in the year and had periods of rest. Performance and rest go hand in hand as Kilcoo have shown.

The Referee was poor for both sides. Made some strange calls but any Kilcoo supporter thinking he favoured The Point are deluded. Ward's Yellow was as clear a red as you will see. Closed fist on McGarry right in front of The Ref. Ryan McEvoy's was again an easy decision. Contact with the head after the ball had gone.

Ruairi McGivern was very lucky to only get a yellow also.

The free at the end for Kilcoo was laughable. Hooked the defenders arm and fell to the ground.

Supporters are all experts from the stand. Sport has always been that way. But by and large all fans want is a referee to get the big decisions correct and use all his fellow officials to help him do that. Yesterday that did not happen.

The referee did well and let the game flow. So much has been said recently about respecting the ref yet yesterday a Kilcoo player and secretary ran to the ref at the end of the game after winning a county title with number 15 getting shown a red card.
Then a Kilcoo executive member made personal attacks on social media towards him, That's not in the spirit of the game.  I for one do not like the way we are going down the line of bullying and trying to influence refs. Without them, there are no games.
The ref  done well and we need to respect this.

Without the referees there are no games. They do there best and of course won't get everything right all the time but should at least be respected. Sad to see the actions of a few after the game yesterday and tripe said afterwards on social media. 

I see CPN are in the Junior Hurling Championship this week aswell, big Fortnight for the Parish. Fair play. Just curious, any dual players on the squad?

I can't see them winning tbf
The Town are on the move in hurling circles and I think they could be playing senior in a few years

They won

Not joking I think I could train an outfit to score more than 4 points in a game...honestly!

Honestly these 1st round matches I feel are dead rubber. Nothing changes for all involved both sides still in the championship and only when it becomes knockout does it really matter. Clonduff tonight wont be too worried I'd say they know they might get Kilcoo once but not twice and tonight wasn't the night to be beat them.

How did Loughinisland get dragged in relegation a team that could have made the top 4? Others stepping up when it counts? Injuries? Thought when league split no way they would be fighting to stay in Division at this stage.

Best option at present for the role... good luck to them.

Well we finally have who the so called football experts wanted. Let's see how he gets on. Will be interesting to see do the Burren lads commit after his shenanigans in the league game in early July.
Division 3 title and a win in Ulster or it's not a successful season IMO.

I'd near swear you wished he failed. Time will tell but for now we should get behind them and give them all the support needed.

I am just in from a walk and I have heard that the county board is selling Newcastle. This is a sad day for Down GAA. For years Newcastle was a cauldron for teams traveling for county games. I see no reason why we could have redeveloped this iconic stadium for county games.
The atmosphere was always electric and it was a terrific venue for county finals.
I do not think this should be happening and it is a sad day for Down Gaels.

If true that's an utter disgrace. Hope this is nothing more than rumour.

[Bredagh are flying at football this year]

Bredagh are flying at football this year, top of division 2, competing well in U17 div 1 and the only team to beat table-toppers Newry Bosco. In u15 they sit top of the league with the Feile banked. At u13s they field two teams with the A's competing well in div 1 and B team are top of division 3.
At U11 they field 4 teams in East Down A, B, C, D.

It's a fantastic story and this will only benefit Down football.

And so they should be - Bredagh & Carryduff must have the largest pickings and memberships in the country

Still needs the work put in.

Love the old tae...had a mug for work but couldn't hold a great pile was up every hour to the kettle to fill er up...woman got me one of them cup flasks tall boy things...some job holds twice as much and you could leave her over night and she would still be warm.

Did he tell any lies?
He said the standards are poor and so they are
Who goes drinking during a training camp
I would think his comments regarding the Manager was poorly worded

100% agree Smurfy..too much of this "poor me attitude" and not wanting to tell it like it is.

[He is an amateur and entitled to play for whoever he wants at the end of the day]

A lot of noise about Brannigan.

It was actually quite refreshing to hear a player give his honest opinion rather than the usual soundbites we hear in interviews.

He is an amateur and entitled to play for whoever he wants at the end of the day.

Rather than focus on him speaking the truth perhaps it would be wiser to focus on the malaise in Down football?

Absolutely but refreshing to see a club player kick his county team when they are in the slums?

Eugene called it for what is is...cant slat the fella for doing that. Not a chance that going for pints weeks before the championship would have been accepted in Kilcoo and when your used to that your not going to accept anything less than total commitment. Its not there with the county. Nothing Eugene said about the county set up was untrue - he called it for what it is respect to him for that.

James McCartan has been talked around into staying with the Down seniors after yesterdays drinking session
A few lads left the training camp early in disgust
When do the County board just say to James get rid of them and bring in younger lads who want to play

What's this about?

There was abit of session in Dublin.

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