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3rd place will do alright 

Longstone the better team today although stupidty cost loughinisland as the had a player lined for a second yellow for throwing ball off opponents face

you cant win games with less than your full compliment of players

Heard that it is McEntee

So Barney and Mark are taking them but Barney is stepping down

Anyone else heard that Tony McEntee and Gareth O Neill might be back on for the senior job?

McHugh joining current UUJ management team they said and his son Ryan playing for them

yeh I read it on here somewhere 

I heard today the proposed changes to the underage structure for next year have been abandoned and rather than U13, U15, U17 & U19 which they had planned, the ages will not change and will remain as they always have been. Anyone else hear this?

Think they are going to have another vote on it.

hope it does not change. it will not bode well for Down football which is already in a precarious state

[Rostrevor]

MFC and IFC finals on Sonday 4th October in Newry (TBC)

MFC
Shamrocks v Rostrevor

IFC
Loughinisland v An Riocht

Kilcoo
Glasdrumman

Jerome Johnston is a quality forward who made no impact in the first half, got a decent goal against a tight defence and then added 1-2 in the last five minutes as the Bridge disintegrated to 14 and eventually 11 men. Shane Harrison is obviously playing at a lower level but was the dominant influence in his match from start to finish.

the number 15 Connaire Harrison was the main influence when it came to getting the scores

coulter should have been lined earlier and garvey should have followed with a black card instead of a yellow

kilcoo won the game playing football in the end......as most good teams do

[Rostrevor]

MFC and IFC finals on Sonday 4th October in Newry (TBC)

MFC
Shamrocks v Rostrevor

IFC
Loughinisland v An Riocht

nope don't think I called anyone a failure 

anyone that tries their best.....does just that

If the new grades are doing away with minor then would this mean

Football only (hurling to be overlaid)
Sun - U-13 / Reserves (with developing U19s)
Mon - Senior & U19s train
Tues - U-17
Wed - Seniors & U19s train
Thurs- U-15
Fri - Senior matches (with strong U19s)
Sat- Go Games U-11 & U-9

u21s to include u19 players perhaps


If that is the case then it might just help develop our minors and u21s a county level.

If not the case then its such a wick idea being guinea pig.

Also with the u17 rule meaning  no senior football it cant really follow the school year for age grading

Regarding potential senior manager.

What didnt work
Carr/Kane
ORourke
McCartan

Former Down stars dont equate to good managers. Certainly not in Down anyway.

[Clonduff]

RFC   
Ballyholland v Clonduff

PRFC   
Burren v Rostrevor

[Castlewellan]

Semi final games

SFC
Castlewellan v Ballyholland
Kilcoo v Mayobridge

IFC
Bredagh v An Riocht
Ballymartin v Loughinisland

JFC
Ardglass v Teconnaught
Glasdrumman v Dundrum

prob checking out the opposition for the Ulster Club