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https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/329089 about International Rules got me thinking....

Who would be your squad if a game was played next week.

Armagh - Rafferty, O'Neill, Murnin
Down - Mooney, Murdock
Dublin - Con, Kilkenny, Fenton, McCarthy
Fermanagh - Kelm
Galway - Comer, Walsh, Kelly, Tierney
Kerry - Clifford x2, O'Shea, Murphy (keeper), White
Derry - Rogers, Glass, McGuigan, McKinless, McKaigue
Mayo - Durcan, O'Shea
Monaghan - McManus
Roscommon - Daly, Smith
Tyrone - Hampsey, McNamee, Meyler, Morgan
Westmeath - Heslin

Mooney wouldn't get on the Down team atm never mind an Irish side. He's only back from injury and was only a sub in Downpatrick's last game.

Qualifiers
Carryduff
Ballyholland
Bredagh
Warrenpoint

Winners
Kilcoo
Glenn
Clonduff
Loughinisland

Parador Lodge IFC Draw

Qualifier draw:
Annaclone
Teconnaught
Drumgath
Tullylish

Winners draw:
St John's
Ballymartin
Newry Shamrock's
Liatroim

  RGU DOWNPATRICK
CLONDUFF
LOUGHINISLAND
MAYOBRIDGE 
GLENN   
CASTLEWELLAN   
  BURREN   
CARRYDUFF   


IFC

NEWRY SHAMROCKS   
ST JOHN'S   
ST JOHN BOSCO   
BALLYMARTIN   
  DARRAGH CROSS   
LIATROIM

It's an issue with every club, not every coach, parent or team but it's in every club.

Owen McCabe and Tom McCarrol are out for the season, James Guinness should be back soon.

If every player was willing to commit in the county, realistically how many players would get in the 15 that isn't on the county panel now

All of these would be in with a good shout of the team. 2 Guinness And McGeogh from Carryduff', Quinn from Mayobridge, Dabs and possibly Ward from Kilcoo,

Kane can't play again

Not a bad pitch they had, whatever came of it?

Armagh Ladies bought it and use it as their home

If the bigger clubs enter another team into a Div 4 or 5 it wont be a seconds team. There will be 20 guys playing on the same night for their senior team and any involved in a county set up wont be playing either, eg. Burren might have 6/7 playing county, 20 playing in Div 1 so your really looking at a 3rds team.

A number of counties in Ulster don't allow established players to play Sigerson any more.

Which established players weren't allowed to play last night? Genuine question as didn't think that was the case.

No Armagh players allowed to play.

Changes in Down team ahead of tonight's Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup        17 Ryan Magill replaces 2 Tomás McInerney                  18 Ross Carr replaces 13 Éamonn Brown                       21 Barry O Hagan replaces 14 Pat Havern

Let's see how Down get on. If most of the top players commit to the county then Div. 3 title should be a realistic goal, that puts us back in the race for Sam . Let's see from there. Too many here seem to want the county to fail, why? If your from Down then surely you want them to do well.
The standard of club football is excellent but we do have a lack of experience at county level so Div. 3 seems good for that, if we can find a real scorer plus get Quinn back then there is real potential in 18 months plus

Looks like we're getting off to a 0-2 start... Monaghan & Donegal

Its the McKenna cup, they will be trying new players and experimenting. I wouldn't worry if we don't win a match in it. Its the league this year we really need to worry about

If we could get 7 of the bigger clubs to put in a B team to a Div5 it might work. Top 13 would not be enough though. It would need to be 20 at least.

Maybe if they had bought an elder stateman on a bit sooner they be in the semis.
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He didn't do too much in extra time when we got to grips with him and hadn't the ball


s to take a penalty. Some leader that...
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The man owes nothing to Down or Burren, he's a legend.