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I've been reading the anti Kilcoo bile from lotto and co for some time now and it honestly doesn't affect me anymore.
For the record, Burren scored 4 points from
play and 8 points from frees ( some of the very soft variety) Kilcoo scored 4 from frees and the rest from open play. A bad return for a well paid referee in my opinion!!
Rice had opportunity's to gave a penalty to both Kilcoo and Burren in 1st half but gave neither.
He hurried the Kilcoo keeper in his kick outs from 20 minutes and that placed unnecessary pressure on keeper for the remainder of the game. Same wasn't applied to Burren.
All said, I felt Kilcoo were the better footballing team and had we not lost Dabs there would have been 8/10points in it.
Another point, 9 Kilcoo players picked up their tenth championship medal today to equal the great Shorty Trainor (correct me if I'm wrong).
I'm a very proud Magpie tonight, I'd have given my arm to witness them winning 1 championship but this is the stuff of dreams.

Paul Faloon refereed the game to the highest standard and is by far the best ref in Down football and he proved it. He doesn't get intimidated by Kilcoo like the rest do. Even Sharvin tried to give a line ball to Kilcoo that Faloon overturned. It clearly came off a Kilcoo man Sharvin tryin to blatantly help Kilcoo. We were lucky to come away with the win but we will take it

The highest standard!! We wouldn't be on here discussing this if it was of a high standard.
God help Down football if that's the highest standard.
The evidence is stacked in this one. Take off the blinkers fellas.

The refereeing in the Kilcoo/Warrenpoint game was a disgrace.
The same Referee has personal issues with some of the Kilcoo players and has told this openly.
The report in the Irish news was as critical as Ive read in a while. It stopped short from calling him a cheat!
It's not the first time these problems have arisen but they're a little more obvious now.
The time keeping was worrying alright but whats more worrying is that the clock on the scoreboard was working for the clonduff/Bryansford game.
The excuse for it not working for the Kilcoo/Point game "the remote is lost!"
Is it too much to ask that the matches are officiated fairly?
Congratulations to Warrenpoint on a gutsy performance but like it or not, it'll be remembered as a victory for a crooked referee.

 Can't believe we finally got there, great for the players, the parish and Down GAA.
Down Jim wished Kilcoo goodluck this morning so fair play to him.
Saved our best performance for the final.
Unreal.

I would like an opportunity to clear a couple of things up regarding the minor match yesterday. Especially as whitegoodman, forevergreen, smurfy and others post whatever comes into their heads as fact.
The whole incident sits well with no one from the Kilcoo club.
The player involved was genuinely remorseful for what he said. He could have denied it and never had a suspension imposed on him but I'm glad he chose instead to admit his guilt and accepted his one match ban imposed by Kilcoo committee.
The punishment for verbally abusing your opponent carries a max one match ban.
Instead the County board gave an 8 week ban for 'bringing the game into disrepute'.
The Lad missed 4 matches including a senior and minor championship final.
A fair enough punishment I'd have thought.
How do you please the jealous mobs? Firing squad? Hangman?
Now ask yourselves honestly, would your club have suspended one of its own under similar circumstances?
I doubt it. Kilcoo acted with courage and I admire them for it.
The lad has learned his lesson, as a club we've tried to learn from this.
Always keen to improve, always keen to learn.

Whats wrong with you Lotto?
You're like a wee fella bullied at school and spends his time taking it out on Kilcoo GAC.
There's people you can talk to that help with the kind of issues you have.
Browsing through your posts it would appear you're a little depressed.
I'll help you... Suck it up you poisonous w**ker.

The minor who I understand is genuinely remorseful for what he said, was suspended from the County final by Kilcoo Committee.
The County board then took it off Kilcoo's hands and passed an 8 week suspension.
I understand Kilcoo were appealing that decision.
He was never going to play in Sunday's final even if the 8 week suspension had been overturned.

The Castlewellan guys have already been celebrating winning the division 1 title that they haven't won.
In fairness, it's not their fault and I'm sure they wouldn't want a league simply handed to them.
Kilcoo have topped the league most of the year but are a victim of their own success regarding representing Down in the Ulster championship campaign. A campaign no Down team have won since the 80s.
Just because we've won the championship doesn't mean we don't give a toss about the league, to do the double would be a great achievement for the club.
However it does seem higher powers do seem to be putting obstacles in the way, putting on an U21 match on the same night as the league final is another example.
Wobbler mentioned, we do this to suit ourselves, absolutely, no different to any other clubs.
Darragh O'Hanlon received a very dangerous tackle during the glenswilly game, a similar injury killed a young rugby player in Belfast last year.
We would love to have a decent selection of players to choose from to play in a league final but the county board are making this impossible, and in doing so also belittling the whole league.
Most people I think would agree whoever finishes top should win the league, problem solved, keep play offs for the bottom of the league so teams like Longstone get a fair shot.
Big changes needed.

Dawson quit Bryansford tonight...

Bryansford 1.9 - 0-9 Ballyholland
Longstone 2-13 - 0-14 Loughinisland

Another potential league title for Dawson but can't see him being kept on after the shambles v Liatroim in the championship.

Bit unfair on Loughinisland asking them to play with an Ulster championship game next weekend and it probably cost them promotion.  If the likes of Kilcoo were in the same position, they wouldn't be playing a week before playing in Ulster.

They could be involved in Ulster until December hopefully.

Before anyone can speak of Ulster there's a county final to win, yes Kilcoo came through the hard side of the draw but the town is the most improved team I've seen all year and were scoring for fun against their opponents, we've never had an easy game with them.
Well done to Kilcoo U-14s today on winning the county championship and good luck to the seniors. #UTM

Was at a family function in Cavan a fortnight ago and decided to take in the Championship game between Cavan Gaels V Lacken. The Gaels won 1-12 to 9 points in a dull enough affair...not really a surprise but what was a surprise was to see the Burren management there in attendance...Anyone??

Some of the latest posts on here are a complete Joke.
Down were beaten tonight on simple complacency. It happens at all levels of sport including professional sport.
These players aren't professional but train as if they are, and give as much of their time as any other sportsman, so to have a night in a hotel after the match i don't think is a lot to ask.
As for the constant moaning and whining regarding the missing Down men, well, get over it, they were asked and couldn't commit! We move on with new faces, who would relish their chance to play for Down and are prepared to put in the long nights like everyone else. Not prance in  mid May and expect everyone to move over!

Magpies were much better in 2nd half and deserved their win. Can't blame the ref on this one.
Congratulations to Bryansford on winning the league also, 1st since 1978 i believe.
                                    #UTM

[Burren]

5th Oct
MFC
Newry Shamrocks v Burren

SFC
Kilcoo v Burren

12th Oct
JFC
Drumaness v Kilclief

IFC
Warrenpoint v Ballymartin

If Mayobridge never got a free inside the 45 i think it says more about the kilcoo defence  than the referee.
The Bridge scored 5 points in over an hours football, simply not enough.