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[He is an amateur and entitled to play for whoever he wants at the end of the day]

A lot of noise about Brannigan.

It was actually quite refreshing to hear a player give his honest opinion rather than the usual soundbites we hear in interviews.

He is an amateur and entitled to play for whoever he wants at the end of the day.

Rather than focus on him speaking the truth perhaps it would be wiser to focus on the malaise in Down football?

Absolutely but refreshing to see a club player kick his county team when they are in the slums?

Eugene called it for what is is...cant slat the fella for doing that. Not a chance that going for pints weeks before the championship would have been accepted in Kilcoo and when your used to that your not going to accept anything less than total commitment. Its not there with the county. Nothing Eugene said about the county set up was untrue - he called it for what it is respect to him for that.

If he had been part of the panel,walked away from it-he would have a right to comment.Shameful.

Cuan, out of curiosity, is your passionate disgust for the small QUB connection most directly related to:

A personal hatred of one of this connection?, or

A hatred of QUB Sigerson?, or

A hatred of QUB?, or

A hatred of third level education?, or

A hatred of education in general?


I can't work it out. Go on, be honest.

Cuan is a man of the Tools and not a lover of the white collar man.

Has any team ever conceded 10 goals in an Ulster Championship match?

Worth a punt on that? Honestly wouldn't surprise me if they went out and caught Monaghan though for all that!

There I absolutely no chance of Down getting vlose to monaghan. They might pack the defence and go damage limitation but that's about it. Down are the worst team in Ulster by a long way.

Harsh statement.

Should the GAA not be closed from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday?

If it's now good enough for the pubs to open as normal North and South it's good enough for the GAA also.
Will you abstain from attending matches the next few days then?

Not familiar with Divs 1&2.How many teams are there in 1 and 2 at the minute?

Usually Top 2 divisions are 10 teams but because there was no relegation last year there is 12 teams in Top 2 Divisions. 4 Teams going down from each will make for some cracking league games.

Would Div 2 not have only 10? 2 away to Div 1 and 2 coming up from 3?

Not familiar with Divs 1&2.How many teams are there in 1 and 2 at the minute?

The sooner the centre of excellence is  complete, it won't be forgotten again

You're right there!

Is James struggling to get coaches to help him out? Taking a coach who has been in three clubs in the last three years wouldn't really show the quality we need at this level. Is this all he has at the minute or has there been anyone else added recently?

Someone from beyond Clonduff towards the forgotten part of the County would
be a good start

Where is the forgotten part of the county?

Around where you live

Is James struggling to get coaches to help him out? Taking a coach who has been in three clubs in the last three years wouldn't really show the quality we need at this level. Is this all he has at the minute or has there been anyone else added recently?

Someone from beyond Clonduff towards the forgotten part of the County would
be a good start

A big East Down figure could be challenging for the county chair 

Yes,I heard G.Connery is putting his name in the hat for an East Down Derby at Convention.

 You may as well come on down to the Maypole if you're going as far as Belfast.
Less Gaa heads and more soccer.

He has held various officers positions on both the East Down and County board over the years, is a well-respected Gael and a good source of information. Dundrum's  Mark Fitzsimmons away to Bright was another thing he told me.

What else is SMcC tell you in your dreams?

 The Down Discussion Board is currently just full of innuendo,insults and downright bad manners.It'd be better suspended until our National games get an Official restart date.

Agree Sam,  it's a great thing for Down GAA,  we need clubs forming in places we don't have clubs.

As long as it meets approval of surrounding clubs, ( and I imagine they would look on it positively in terms of extra local competition) , it should be an exciting development .

So my own Club would have to agree to East Belfast being setting up a Club?I don't think that is the case.
We wish them all the best but it'll be tough.

 And well done to the Down Twitter operator today.Good coverage.