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Any word on who played in challenge game v Kildare yesterday?

Best of luck to all Down teams playing this weekend.
Any word on what new players have been called up to the county panel for McKenna cup this year?  Bound to be back doing some kind of sessions now.

See young McGovern from Ballyholland signed new contract with Newry City. Hopefully that doesnt stop him playing football with Down in few years, looked some prospect anytime Ive seen him play.

You did say the contract is with Newry City and not Real Madrid?  Wise up FFS

Why? Surely likes of John Boyle  would have played more seasons with Down only for his soccer career.

See young McGovern from Ballyholland signed new contract with Newry City. Hopefully that doesnt stop him playing football with Down in few years, looked some prospect anytime Ive seen him play.

The 1st semi final was basically over after 10mins, CPN never got tested at all. Last nights game never got going at all I thought, very strange atmosphere for semi final and big local derby.

CPN play good brand of football, all very comfortable on the ball, but I think Kilcoo will be to strong, fit and too experienced to lose the final. Will be interesting game tho.

On separate note, doubt Paddy Tally has seem much in championship so far to warrant calling in to squad next year, Ryan Trainor worth a shot at it? John Boyle been excellent so far, but cant see him going back on the panel at his age. 

Is kilcoo v Clonduff being live 2nite aswell?

Was looking at the programme from burren v kilcoo game, how many players kilcoo missing? Darragh O Hanlon and Ryan Johnson both injured, What about C.Doherty, Aaron Morgan, JJ Mclaughlin, Paul Greenan, McGreevey? All injured?

Good year for Ballyholland
Coulter
Brady
Brady
Loughran
Havern
Grant
Murphy
Murphy
Mcateer
Walsh
Campbell
Rushe

Subs that came on
White
Mcateer
Kearns

All those above or 22 and above??

Does the young fella McGovern not get on? Or he still minor?

Any word of the Down team for Sunday being named? Are Donnelly and Ryan Johnson still out injured?

Another impressive win for the u20's this evening against Meath, any idea of the starting 15? Down Twitter account is pretty much useless.

[A call to McGovern may be unlikely but is still worth considering.]

Losing at home to Armagh in the championship for the first time in over sixty years is never going to be a good day but the way we rallied when the game seemed gone, and then probably should have gone on to win it in extra time, was hugely impressive and indicated that we may have a team again within a year or two.

While a couple of individual errors of judgment cost us dearly, Tally did a brilliant job tactically and kept his head when McGeeney was all over the place in the closing stages. We can also feel pretty hard done by as it was very hard to see how a head high tackle from Mooney was a red while a hand straight into the face from O'Neill was only a yellow as he went on to be man of the match. Havern may have handled on the ground in the very last play but he was almost certainly fouled first and, with Armagh panicking, anything could have happened from a long free into the square

The most impressive aspect for us was the way the younger players stepped up to the mark, through Daniel Guinness, Francis and Havern from the start and James Guinness, Quinn and McCabe coming off the bench. They all made mistakes under pressure along the way but they look like the best group of emerging talent we have had for a decade.

Throw in excellent displays from both O'Hagans, McAleenan, McKernan, O'Hare and Harrison and we might yet have a run in the qualfiers with the right draw.

Tally's set up meant Armagh did not have any real midfield advantage before Mooney's dismissal and he came up with a decent plan for 14 men as well. Burns had a fine game with some excellent kick-outs until he got over confident and went on one run too many resulting in his black card.

Wells tried hard at full back but struggled throughout and we have very few alternatives there after the injuries to Donnelly and McArdle. A call to McGovern may be unlikely but is still worth considering.

However, there is every prospect that this squad is going to improve both this summer and in the coming season. Tally proved his capabilitiies today and, with the players buying into his approach, some heartening progress is definitely on the cards.

Is he back in the country?

Ryan Johnston ruled out of armagh game. Big blow, either as a starter or to come off the bench.

Not the worst performance from Down yesterday,  James Guinness caught the eye,  I think that was his 1st game Down. McGrady also put in decent shift I thought. The biggest problem was  the same as the national league, slow build up meant Donegal were able to get their players back and cover around the full forward. But they opened up more in 2nd half and moved it quicker.

Team for armagh game;

Burns
Ryan Mc A
Wells
Collins
O Hagan
McKernan
J Guinness
Mooney
Poland
D Guinness
P Devlin
McGrady
R Johnson
O Hare
Harrison


Also that's some pitch Tullylish have now.

Anyone in Carryduff this evening? What sort team did Down line out with?

The only player Ive seen this league campaign to take any high catches was Owen McCabe from Carryduff and he only played for 10mins. Surely he was worth more game time? I think Donnelly bar his injury would have been playing no.8 just finding a partner for him.