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Can you post the squad up?

Some big chances on the McKenna cup squad. I've counted 16 newcomers in a 26man squad. No Burren players along with Mooney Harrison and a few other big names. 5 Kilcoo players.

Where did you see the squad named?

Irish News has Paul Devlin, Michael Cunningham and few others back training with county panel. No mention of Aaron or Daryl Branagan tho, which is a pity.

Any word on how the county trials went? Many new players called into squad?

Any word on when the county trials will be and who all has been asked to go?

Is that Harrison and McParland both away for next year now? Massive blow already for whoever takes the job.

Bad way to end to an awful year for Down football, had that game in the bag and threw it away.  Battled back rightly after a bad 1st 20mins, took the likes of Benny McArdle, Turley, Maginn and the excellent Darren O Hagan to drag Down back into it when a few of the others were going through the motions. Harrison and McKernan should have known better but Ryan Johnson red card was ridiculous, he could have seen red a few times before it, and Down were well on top at that point, dont think he was playing particular well, but at that stage when we needed to play keep ball, hes exactly what we needed then he goes and does that, give Cavan all the momentum.. crazy from him. Doran, Madine and Miller battled rightly, felt sorry for S Harrison to be honest, had done well up to that, clanger, probably should have had a hat on playing into the Sun. (Basic stuff) Id say thats the end for a good few of those boys, hard to know what next year will bring hopefully tho we will get the right man in charge, getting out of Div3 is a must tho.

O Hanlon
O Hagan x 2
Mooney
Donnelly
Mc Parland
Milller x 2
C Harrison

There is the basis of a decent team there, if they can add  a few to that and get a few of the players who havent made themselves available for whatever reason involved then it would be a decent start atleast. Easier said that done tho, personally id like to see wee James take the job on again but hard to know if he'd be interested.

Is big Seamy on the bench? Why was he dropped from starting 15?

Just wondering if any word on Jerome Johnson? Has he been called back into the panel yet?

Its a shambles, total shambles, 1 kilcoo starting and 3 from B.Ford.

Awful start so far... hard to believe this team beat armagh and monaghan only last summer! Cant understand playing Turley still, great servant but hasnt the legs for it now

A disgraceful rule to deduct points. Proposed by a member from a big club and voted for by big clubs and basically designed to give league winners their day in the sun to collect their trophy.

This will have grave repercussions for div 3/4 clubs working with a limited panel and another indication of where suits are ruining what is a volunteer sport.

Couldn't agree more.

Terrible rule, what about the clubs that  are surviving with a panel of 17 or 18 players, a brave lot in Div 4 are.

So your solution is to make it okay cancel fixtures?

Where did I say that? But have a bit of common sense, there is atleast 3/4 clubs in Div 4 that survive on 17 or 18 each match day, that rule would simply wipe out these clubs all together. Its total different for clubs with bigger panel of players.

Terrible rule, what about the clubs that  are surviving with a panel of 17 or 18 players, a brave lot in Div 4 are.

Hard to believe its nearly National league time already. Be great to start off with win next Sunday against  Louth, given its Cork the next game. Will Mooney, Darren O Hagan or Ryan Johnson be back for this game? Anyone hazard a guess at starting 15?