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Issue was a non event , young player was badly injured and a bit of remonstrating with a referee ,basically a non story.

The antics and tackles of some of the opposition on Sunday don't belong in Gaelic. If we get a strong referee Burren will be minor champions.

We have been to several gaelic Feiles in the south and never once have encountered the level of nastiness that we get from East Down. In National League football travelling to Portadown and other places for youth football I never witness it.

County Board have to be applauded for their decisive actions and again have shown strong leadership. This sledging which seems to have become a habit in East Down has no place in GAA football.

I would be keen to see if someone could post a detailed list of East Down disciplinary issues this last year.

yes yewtree as expected once a burren man was involved it's no big deal, and the young burren player that was stretchered of walked out of the changing rooms unaided ,🙈 embarrassed much,? You talk about discipline. Did your number 6 senior player and former county star get hit with a month ban for hitting an official? So sort out your own club before you worry about others

Smurfy he didn't admit to anything ,that came from bridge fella , if hes suspended from minors can he play for his seniors this weekend? He gets a run out for them doesn't he?

Still wouldn't explain why they would appeal the suspension if they issued an internal suspension.

What would it say about the sincerity of the apology and the internal suspension if they take their appeal to the Ulster council ?

think missing 2 county finals for an 18 year old is big enough suspension! From what I hear all deals are of the table after bridge went back on their word, lot of kilcoo folk not happy with the way CB handled it, they will get it thrown out in ulster,

If they were appealing it on Sunday morning it was their intention to have the lad available for the game that day and not miss any final

yes as far as I've heard they were hoping to have him available last sunday  ,bridge handed letter into county board on Wednesday night/ Thursday morning, hence the appeal on sunday,  3 or 4 committee members from kilcoo tried to suspend the young buck ,but went about it totally the wrong way🤔, will kilcoo lift their game in replay? Missed first half of minor game, who was the burren man escorted from the field of play In last 5 mins? After trying to confront the referee?

Still wouldn't explain why they would appeal the suspension if they issued an internal suspension.

What would it say about the sincerity of the apology and the internal suspension if they take their appeal to the Ulster council ?

think missing 2 county finals for an 18 year old is big enough suspension! From what I hear all deals are of the table after bridge went back on their word, lot of kilcoo folk not happy with the way CB handled it, they will get it thrown out in ulster,

While there are those who may question the Co board for getting involved if it wasn't in the ref's report. Equally, if they didn't do anything and guilt had been admitted they would face criticism.

Given that I think everyone would agree that the verbal abuse was unacceptable I don't think the boards suspension is excessive and will be a lesson to others about this sort of behaviour.

Yeah, the problem is the lesson for some might be to never admit guilt and/or apologise.

While I don't disagree with the ban if its based on official evidence, I do have concern about precedent for future events.

It's a dilemma for the CB really, but I don't think they could have sat by and ignored this.

I suppose the obvious comparison is the legal system - while pleading guilty may get you a more lenient sentence it does not exonerate you.

I guess the CB should be more open about their process if that is the case and release a statement to the effect that a suspension of say 12 weeks was applied but reduced to 8 (or whatever it is) due to admission of guilt/ remorse/apology etc.

That would go some way to demonstrating that admitting guilt or apologising will be taken into account.

Doesn't really stack up that kilcoo imposed their own ban to then lodge a last minute appeal on the sat night before the final the next day. The only logical reason for that would be to allow the player to play in the game as he would be eligible until appeal was heard. If that was indeed the sequence of events, then fair play to the Down co board for hastily arranging a meeting on the Sunday morning, to hear, and rightly throwing the appeal out.

apparently a bridge member asked for an apology and if they were to get it there would be no more word of it,case closed and move on,  so by all accounts they got what they asked for in an apology and went on to notify the CB, going back on their word ?.I guess you could say🤔,

How could the county board suspend any 1 with out a hearing? It wasn't in the referees report about sledging, the kilcoo lad never got a yellow or red card nor his name even taking,  can they do that ? From what I've been told they suspend him on the back of a letter from mayobridge? I also heard his own club tried to suspend him fro  county finals! Any truth in this men?

😂 @ forevergreen, I'd love 2 minutes with you😁

Kilcoo have not been good champions at any level. Always something that puts a dark cloud over all teams and that's why and it pains me to say it Burren win today. Burren are a great club who respect all teams. Kilcoos minor championship team has been somewhat massively turnised with some disgraceful stuff on route to the final. I wonder who they take after

unfortunately sledging is part of the game now ,at every level,we even seen it in the all ireland ,was the kilcoo players sledging for no reason?did the bridge players  not say or do anything  to kilcoo players? I think not! Anyway it's the same old cliche # don't give what you cant take back🤔

Smurfy,kilcoo wont be firing on all cylinders ,eg missing goal chances  , to many frees conceded ,and missed, but basically they wont need to be at best to beat this point team, 😉 that clear enough for you??

Yewtree agree with officials  from outside the county 100%, point are a very good footballing team easy on the eye, hope it's a good game,kilcoo I think will stumble over the line in this 1 I think,kilcoos know how to win big games when things aren't going to plan and sheer dertimation work rate will be a massive plus on their side ,as will their champions fixtures stand by them 2 tough games against burren,point haven't really got tested yet,will the big occasion get to them? Has Boyle got soccer the day of final or day before? Massive player and point will need every one firing on all cylinders  ,they haven't a great bench , kilcoo need big big improvements in devlin rooney Johnstons young mcevoy and ward ,🤔 can moran get clean sweep in first season? Some season for him/them if they do ,anyway kilcoo by 5 pulling up, 

So kilcoo win the league tonight I see  ,must of Been poor enough game, heavy suspensions coming I heard! Did the referee get a dig?

Some people are not brought up they are dragged up if some of the sledging and verbals,a certain club think this passes as being competitive. Yewtree 😂 did you attend last years sfc final, throwing balls on to field to kill time?? Great role models all right,  when yous got it done few weeks back yous wernt to happy, and that east down club you refer 2 is the most decorated club In this fine county, jealously will get you no where 😉😂

One club in The East in particular needs to take a look at themselves.

Burren in fairness would not be a club renowned for unsporting behaviour if anything I feel they and their seniors are fantastic role models.

Tommy, point and kilcoo 2 good attacking teams if and when the go at it,point have couple of good footballers ,but honestly cant see them beat kilcoo ,kilcoos know how to win and grind out results will get them over the line

Gaa clubs all have a brand, a legacy you might say, regardless of what a certain club might win this year or any year, their reputation will forever be tarnished with the crap that they take to games. The GAA means much more than this, will this certain club be releasing a statement or hope it just goes away

does the south down select make a statement every time a certain mr magill or mr ryan hits juvenile player's? Or indeed when they're firing abuse at their own under age players? Twice this year magill was forced to apologise to under age players from his adopted club😂, but yous wont talk about that ,it might bring the reputation of the great burren down ! #a**hole

Will kilcoo v point b a hard 1 to call?