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Immensely proud of what our men have achieved. Controlled the game from start to finish and had great composure at the end.Can't wait for the final.

12 finals in a row is some going. Says it all.

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I think the management are bringing in a new mentality. Kilcooesque

Sure every county is at it?

All right ladies...don't get your knickers in a twist x

Well done to Kilcoo
A brilliant team and long may it continue
Down were very poor last week but were worse tonight
Galway looked like they were in
2nd gear and still had the match won at half time
Young McIlroy looked so far off the pace it was frightening
I would be amazed if we beat Meath
What has happened Mooney?
Gary Mac done well in goals

Fairly changed your tune from February when you were singing our praises claiming we were a brilliant team.

Clutching calling us the most basic team to ever win an all Ireland 🤣🤣

For all the limited ability you say we have we are the top team in Down with 20 wins! Warrenpoint only have 3 unless I am mistaken?

Sure here, come back to us when Warrenpoint have won as many as we have lost...which is 5!

Wasn't to be our day today. Great run by our fellas and they'll take a well earned break now. Couldn't be any prouder to be a Magpie. Well done to Glen on their win too.

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At the end of the day we do what we need to do to win Down.

In most games in the Down Championship teams set up quite defensively and it makes for a "negative and dour" game. It means we have to grind out results in Down, which we are well capable of doing.

When we get to Ulster, the teams try and have a go at winning instead of trying to play as defensively. This leads to a more open game, hence allowing our men to express themselves and play free flowing football we are also renowned for. We can still grind a result when needed because the fitness levels the squad has is mad.

We've been knocking about Ulster since 2009 and have the experience other Down teams don't have during that time. Teams need to win Down before stating they'd win Ulster or give it a good rattle. If a team other than us won Down they'd be out on the drink for a week. Our men were back training the Monday after winning Down. It is rare a team wins Ulster on the first go, you have to be there a few years (usually)

Think I've just about recovered from last night's celebrations 😊 Well done to our men yesterday. Great win after a fierce challenge by Warrenpoint. We showed great experience and leadership throughout to get over the line with some great performances throughout the team.

Commiserations to Warrenpoint, hard one to take but they can hold their heads high after that.

20 Down championships now for us and some men with 11 medals in the back pocket. Unreal!!

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Chatting to a few of the younger Burren lads on the squad and they're very confident of beating Kilcoo tonight...they said Burren let the Magpies off the hook in Corn an Duin game and they'll not be beaten again this year...

Can't wait to see how that game goes tonight. Lot of hype around the Burren set up this year, McCorry will have them in good order and they're obviously very confident. They see themselves as heavy favourites for the championship too when U20s are back available they'll be hard beat...great to have league underway

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Haven't posted here since before the semi final. A special mention to Warrenpoint, always enjoy playing them, no oul shite and play hard attacking football. They are gracious in victory and defeat and I really feel this team are capable of a senior championship. The previous game going to penalties definitely had an impact on their performance but our men were exceptional and took advantage of this. There will be more battles in the years to come.

Onto today's final, looking forward to it against Carryduff. Not sure what to expect, but certainly not expecting an easy game or a walkover as it is being reported in the news. No pressure on them as they have earned the right to be in the final and as we all know anything can happen. Their underage set up has been magnificent over the last 10-15 years and they are starting to see the rewards of it now at senior level. Great to see a new club into the final and driving through Carryduff having flags and banners up on they way to work is class.

We will be hard to live with if we play like we did in the semi final. This Carryduff team have an eye for a goal and if we nulify that and take our own chances then Frank O'Hare should be staying in Kilcoo for another year, fingers crossed.

Been a funny oul year not being able to have bigger crowds at games and that. The scramble for tickets has been brutal for this game, can I just give a special mention to Pairc TV. Their coverage of championship games has been fantastic and a special mention to Patsy Russell. The man is like our own wee national county treasure with his commentary. I've not got a ticket for tonight but looking forward to viewing from home. Pairc TV well done on the service all year.

All the best to our men in black and white today, up the mighty magpies.

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Have been following your story with fingers and toes crossed. Fantastic new for you BH. Keep it up

Two good games hopefully coming up today. Can't see there being much between the teams come the end of each game.

Fingers crossed our men do it against Warrenpoint, will be a fiercely contested game. #UTM

Just in the 6 MR2 is what I've been told

Hearing from a reliable source that schools are to be closed by next Friday.

Work in a building of 200+ people or so in Belfast. I've been fairly critical of our response to this whole coronavirus response and have been on at them for weeks to get people the ability to work from home. We've an office in Portadown also and in Dublin. I was speaking with a colleague in Portadown yesterday and she told me that they had a member of staff who was working in an isolated room on his own as he was at the same party as the Portadown footballer that tested positive a few days ago. He was in close contact with the footballer for an extended period of time. This guy wasn't sent home, he was put into a room and allowed to work from there as no ability to work from home. To me this is highly reckless and is a disaster waiting to happen.

In my office, I work in very close proximity with a guy from St Galls who was in the bar at the same time as their club member was who has now been confirmed as positive. He went to management to express concerns and they told him not to worry and to let them know if he had any symptoms then they would look at him taking time off.

Seriously considering laying off work for a few days as its going to dramatically shoot up and I literally cannot risk being exposed. I, and I'm sure along with many others, have very close family members that would be in the mortality bracket. If they get it, it's game over.

Strange

The McKernans and Carr's will be steeped in Down history forever more than what can be said for any Kilcoo player. Check out the history of Down. Cheap shot at young Carr and him only starting on his County career. Clown