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Thanks lads. We r gutted but that's football, we no we where far from r best today but there won't be any complaints from us about referees, their negative approach etc.. In the end of the day we didn't play well enough and where hit by a sucker punch. Well done clontibret and good luck in the next round. Kilcoo will be back. 

Dermo is the greatest player in ireland bar none. There are many good ones but that man Connolly is pure class. Was priveledged to be In Parnell earlier to watch another one of his great displays.

[Newry Shamrocks]

5th Oct
MFC
Newry Shamrocks v Burren


SFC
Kilcoo v Burren

12th Oct
JFC
Drumaness v Kilclief

IFC
Warrenpoint v Ballymartin

The Bridge v Kilcoo match has had a lot of contrasting comments. As neutral I would say all the comments have been too one sided so far. This was a fairly bad tempered and frequently violent game that the referee lost control off early on.

To suggest that one side was physical but fair and the other side was brutal and should have had several players sent off for seriously aggressive fouls is total crap. Both sides committed some violent fouls. I will not pick out any in particular, but both sets of forwards were hacked and battered.

From my view one side was not better or worse than the other. Kilcoo do inspire a higher level of aggression in teams they play against than probably anyone else but that is no excuse for the choice those opposition teams make.

As for the ref, I did not see bias, I saw incompetence. He lost control and bottled many decisions. He was not helped by mass brawls. The referee was not the deciding factor in this game. How about when you are a minute into injury time you don't leave a completely unmarked opposition forward inside your own 21!

But lets be positive too - That was a hell of a night of entertainment, no-one was bored watching that match

100 percent correct. The Bridge brought an intensity that surprised everyone, in your face tactics and mixed it with kilcoo and kilcoo responded. The referee let her go Kilcoo came out on top. I do believe most genuine bridge Gaels will take their beating and realise it can't always be the referees fault. He let her go but was same both ways.

[Kilcoo]

Prediction League semi finals

SFC
Kilcoo v Mayobridge
Burren v Longstone

IFC
Warrenpoint v St Johns
An Riocht v Ballymartin

JFC
Kilclief v St Pauls
Drumaness v Bright

[Burren]

SFC
Burren v Castlewellan
Longstone  v Saval 
Bryansford v Mayobridge
Kilcoo v Clonduff

IFC
Atticall v St Johns
An Riocht v Bredagh
Warrenpoint v Saul
Liatriom v Ballymartin

JFC
Dromara v Kilclief
Drumaness v Dundrum
Killyleigh v StPaul's
Aughlisnafin v Bright

RFC Final. Friday 12th Sept
Bryansford v Clonduff

PRFC Final. Friday 12th Sept
Rostrevor v Mayobridge

I wouldn't be getting too carried away 5 SAMs. Kilcoo had a severely weakened team out which had a big bearing on that result and had one eye on next weekend as that match was meaningless for us.  And still yous only got over line. Yous would be in a relegation playoff if kilcoo had started with Nial branagan, Sean Ohanlon, James McClean, Anthony Devlin, Conor laverty, Gary McEvoy and Jerome Johnston. Yes that's half a team of certain starters.
I think it would suit ballyholland better to play positive football and they wouldn't find themselves in relegation trouble from now on cause they certainly have the players to carry out a more traditional game plan. It's not really taking yous any further playing with that style.

Anyone on here have the dates handy for quarter, semi and finals of senior, intermediate and junior championships? Is quarter final draw this weekend?

SFC  Round 3
Kilcoo
Bryansford
Mayobridge
Burren
Annaclone
Castlewellan
Saval
Clonduff

IFC Round 3
Warrenpoint
Darragh Cross
Bosco
Liatriom
Clana na Banna
St Johns
An Riocht
Atticall

Ballyholland
Saval
Clonduff
Mayobridge
Bryansford
Kilcoo
Longstone
Burren

An Riocht
Liatroim
St John's
Carryduff
Ballymartin
Bosco
Clann na Banna
Warrenpoint

Dundrum
Dromara
Killyleagh
St michaels

I haven't commented on the John Fegan saga but I have to say Rostrevor where not at fault here and a serious judgement call got wrong by a high profile county board member was the problem. John was reason the reds won the first day, as tonight's result proved when kilcoo deservedly won 1-10 to 1-3.
I have to admitt The Rostevor people where totally understanding on the matter and they only done what they thought was official to begin with.
An admistrative error that should never have happened.

When you consider Kilcoo where minus not only 4 county players but also 4 other certain starters you will realise that's half a team out. Kilcoo are in championship training at present, I seen the days where we took all in front of us in the league, but Jim McCorry tailors kilcoos needs so that They peak at the correct time now, as evidence of the last number of years proves. Medals where not given out on Friday night!

If James was so mad then why didn't he road them from the panel??? Because he knows there missing one week in the year. And it's not as if they are clearing for the summer to America. So it's ok for Gordon to suit himself and walk onto team and Pete Fitz to go on holiday but when 3 young lads from kilcoo do it's a big problem.  I think they showed how committed they are to down by the way they played in Omagh so to question that is also mad. Give the lads a break.

Well said PAULD123. Good to see someone on here talking sence. The lads will have missed two training sessions! The 3 in question have trained and played the whole year round for the past 3 seasons without a break and this included county seniors, under 21s, ulster club and Down with Kilcoo and Ryan, McKenna and sigerson cups with their university's. And for people to say they are not committed. Catch a grip. Management knew about their holiday and didn't hold them back so no need to slate them in media or on here. They understood the amount of football they have played in recent times and understood a break is maybe what they need to keep them fresh. Same with Pete Fitz who went on weeks holiday at Tyrone replay, dan Gordon choosing when it suited him to come back. The list goes on. If the lads Wernt from kilcoo there wouldn't have been a mention in Irish news. Fact.

[Rostrevor]

Down SFC
Rostrevor v Tullylish
Clonduff v Drumgath
Burren v Annaclone
Downpatrick v Glenn
Bryansford v Saval
Kilcoo v Mayobridge

Down IFC
Warrenpoint v St John Bosco
Glasdrumman v Teconnaught
Darragh Cross v Ballymartin
Bredagh v Aghaderg
Atticall v Saul
An Riocht v Newry Shamrocks
Liatriom v St John's   
Carryduff v Clan na Banna