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well sorry 5ive times for putting a club thread into the Local Gaa Discussion forum, how silly of me...

Right, I know there are not too many Louth men on this site but sure I'll start a thread anyway seeing as we're in the height of the club championship season.

First of all, I've been meaning to get this off my chest  for the last few years. Why do the county board insist on playin club championship matches so late on Saturday and Sunday evenings? I mean having the first game of the double header at 6.30pm and the second 7.45pm is an absolute disgrace. When we have the whole day to play why don't we have one match at, say 5pm and the second at 6.30?? For instance, Friday night, because of the rain it was getting dark at half eight, now tell me how a game starting at 7.45 is going to get finished on a pitch with no floodlights. We're lucky enough that it hasn't happened but what happens if someone gets a bad injury in the first match? Does the second game go ahead?

Anyhow, the referee made the right decision to call off the Pats/Glyde match last night, the pitch was like a swimming pool, how the Cooley/O'mahoneys game went ahead was beyond me, the pitch was way too dangerous for football.

Any other results on Champo games over the weekend?

thanks dinny, as a louthman i also thought that doyle came in for a bit of rough treatment but if a team is let get away with it by a poor, poor ref why would they stop??
On the topic of rough treatment, what about the abuse paddy keenan took in the second half?? He was also being pulled and dragged for every kickout and then, when goin for a high ball, was creamed leaving him barely fit to walk for the remainder of the match. If this wasn't bad enough, as the Louth physio came out to treat him Kildare's no. 8 (Sweeney) ran over and stamped on his back. I know a few in the stands seen this and Sweeney was lucky no officials caught it as it was a disgusting act.

Also, the highlights tonight on the Sunday Game was disgraceful. One camera at pitch level meaning you couldn't see most of the action (most of all keenan's humdinger of a goal) while there was absolutely no talk about the game after by the panellists. As supposedly 'weaker' counties I don't expect to get a half hour of analysis but a bit of respect and appreciation wouldn't have been amiss

pats and cooley definitely the big one in louth! i wouldnt say it is only since the pats started beating them, they have always hating each other and there have been some huge brawls in the last ten years!!
the three-game semi final saga last year was unreal.
i also noted a lot of neutrals from monaghan, down and armagh would have attended these games

as a neutral at the game i have to say fair play to both teams for producing a decent game of football and although the best team probably won, down still could have took it.

one thing i noticed from where i was standing (behind the goals on the canal side) was the superior movement of the monaghan full forward line. the down full-forwards seemed content to stand bunched together inside the 21 while the monaghan three raomed about and allowed the midfield and half forwards to play some lovely diagonal balls in. could the down full forward line be accused of bein lazy??

i thought the down midfield was well on top thoughout, scoring three between them and dan gordan plucking some fine ball.

on another note which many seem to be complaining about on this thread, the down defence - although i don't know down club football inside out, i have a feeling that there aren't any players not on the panel which would have been a certainty to play today, maybe i am wrong??

finally, all credit must go to down on the refurbishment of newry, absolutely top class and pitch looked amazing

I know it's not on the county scene but what about the final score in the Louth SFC semi final between St. Patricks and Cooley in 2003 - 2-0 to 0-5 to the Pats. Surely this has to be some sort of record!! No points but just 2 goals to win a match!!