Down Club Hurling & Football

PTC · October 04, 2023, 12:03:20 AM

Quote from: ck on October 03, 2023, 11:10:48 PMKilcoos sledging is widely known and only outdone by their ability to dive and win frees. So much arm grabbing followed by diving to the ground as they roll around in severe pain, holding their heads. Kings of the dark arts.
Watch for these in the final.

Which just so happens to be their 12th final in a row. Some going

County Star · October 04, 2023, 08:37:40 AM

This supposed sledging that goes on. Only stupid players react. Smart players don't.If you want to win championship finals be smart be disciplined and win. Don't blame others for your failure

manwithnoplan · October 04, 2023, 09:30:23 AM

Quote from: County Star on October 04, 2023, 08:37:40 AMThis supposed sledging that goes on. Only stupid players react. Smart players don't.If you want to win championship finals be smart be disciplined and win. Don't blame others for your failure

Easier said than done, given some of the disgusting very personal things that have been said on occassions in the past. No idea if that is what really happened at the weekend, but I'd guess the fella's that have given out the personal abuse in the past wouldn't have the stones to do it if they were standing alone on the street. Football is a sport. That crap has no place, nor does the violence.

Jet2 · October 04, 2023, 12:17:13 PM

Only stupid players react? Only mediocre players need to resort to this type of sledging!!! Simples!! Take your wins Kilcoo but when other clubs do finally knock you off your perch they will do so with Class, Discipline and Integrity!

SHEEDY · October 04, 2023, 12:41:03 PM

Jesusssss, kilcoo aren't angels but this protraying of kilcoo bad everyone else good is embarrassing. Every club has players that sail close to the wind, kilcoo gets highlighted more because of how successful they are.
Not a supporter of kilcoo but if people are honest there's a lot of jealousy out there.

Truth hurts · October 04, 2023, 01:41:51 PM

Meenagh is an excellent choice, but our current retinue now matches McGeeney's background team.GAA clubs and county boards are paying out vast amounts to coaches who pocket more money than the average Joe Soap does in a working week.
We are grateful to the kind benefactors in the county who contribute a lot of money to our county teams. However, wouldn't setting up a centre of excellence be a better use of the funds? Our facilities lag well behind those in Derry, Tyrone, and Louth.
We will get a few days in Croker if we achieve a quick victory, but we are not planning for the future, and we wonder why our youth teams perform so poorly. Facilities are a major factor in this, and it would be fantastic if we had a headquarters to bring everything together.
We are all breaking the main ethos of the GAA and if we do not pull the reigns in then I wouldn't like to see our association in 30 years. And I understand the horse has bolted but we need some sort of reset. As custodians of this great organisation, we need to take our heads of the sand and plan for the future and not quick fixes.

Maurice Moss · October 04, 2023, 04:12:43 PM

Quote from: SHEEDY on October 03, 2023, 08:16:58 PMEx Derry manager Ciaran Meenagh has joined the Down senior set up as part of Conor Laverty's management team.
Very good appointment, brings lot of experience.

Can only be a positive for the whole set up. As you said a lot of experience which should hopefully help bring us on another level.

Walter Cronc · October 04, 2023, 07:24:45 PM

Quote from: Maurice Moss on October 04, 2023, 04:12:43 PM
Quote from: SHEEDY on October 03, 2023, 08:16:58 PMEx Derry manager Ciaran Meenagh has joined the Down senior set up as part of Conor Laverty's management team.
Very good appointment, brings lot of experience.

Can only be a positive for the whole set up. As you said a lot of experience which should hopefully help bring us on another level.

Can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

Maurice Moss · October 04, 2023, 08:04:22 PM

Quote from: Walter Cronc on October 04, 2023, 07:24:45 PM
Quote from: Maurice Moss on October 04, 2023, 04:12:43 PM
Quote from: SHEEDY on October 03, 2023, 08:16:58 PMEx Derry manager Ciaran Meenagh has joined the Down senior set up as part of Conor Laverty's management team.
Very good appointment, brings lot of experience.

Can only be a positive for the whole set up. As you said a lot of experience which should hopefully help bring us on another level.

Can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

Now now 🤣

marty34 · October 04, 2023, 09:22:30 PM

The way gaa is going at county level is that every team will have 'an offensive coach' and 'an defensive coach'.

As well as that there'll be a mid-field coach and set piece coach.

Money for old rope. A bus needed for the backroom team alone.

Gaelforce123 · October 04, 2023, 10:15:33 PM

The way Gaa is going or has gone? The game is now at a much more professional level and to get to that takes professionalism in preparation. We talk of the great Dublin and Kerry Teams that play great football, they have 15+ members of a backroom team from coaches to stats to S+C logistics and more. Thats how we are a professional game played by Amateurs.

If we are to talk of something that really is a disgrace... we should talk about Down LGFA club championships. 3 graded championships in senior, intermediate and junior that also split into an A/B/C for losing teams. Is this a go games model of some sort where everyone gets a final or do the ladies teams actually be happy to play in a Senior B or Junior C final by default? At Adult level? Madness... do they make money at the gates for all these finals?

supersub · October 04, 2023, 11:20:58 PM

Quote from: Truth hurts on October 04, 2023, 01:41:51 PMMeenagh is an excellent choice, but our current retinue now matches McGeeney's background team.GAA clubs and county boards are paying out vast amounts to coaches who pocket more money than the average Joe Soap does in a working week.
We are grateful to the kind benefactors in the county who contribute a lot of money to our county teams. However, wouldn't setting up a centre of excellence be a better use of the funds? Our facilities lag well behind those in Derry, Tyrone, and Louth.
We will get a few days in Croker if we achieve a quick victory, but we are not planning for the future, and we wonder why our youth teams perform so poorly. Facilities are a major factor in this, and it would be fantastic if we had a headquarters to bring everything together.
We are all breaking the main ethos of the GAA and if we do not pull the reigns in then I wouldn't like to see our association in 30 years. And I understand the horse has bolted but we need some sort of reset. As custodians of this great organisation, we need to take our heads of the sand and plan for the future and not quick fixes.

You'll maybe head to the launch of the 23-26 Strategic Plan and hear a bit more about what you have brought up.

snoopdog · October 05, 2023, 08:18:51 AM

Any word of a change to the Minor management team. Surely they won't get another year. They were destroyed in every single game this year.

Johnnysboys · October 05, 2023, 09:39:19 PM

Interesting referee choice for the senior final - thought my club comrade would have got it but Paul is very experienced and will be well fit to handle the environment.

supersub · October 06, 2023, 12:22:18 AM

Quote from: snoopdog on October 05, 2023, 08:18:51 AMAny word of a change to the Minor management team. Surely they won't get another year. They were destroyed in every single game this year.

Always interesting to hear this point of view. What work has been going on at club level to improve these players? After all, that is where they spend 80% of their time.