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Good luck to the Tullylish senior footballers tomorrow

[the wee linfield hun]

14 man tullylish bt 16 man Drumgath by a point

one off for Tullylish v Drumgath and the ref?

Aye shockin effort by the ref, i thoght he was going to kick some of th frees he was handing out.

Burren did their best to throw away the second game.

cant see how you thought the ref favoured drumgath, the wee linfield hun deserved to walk, plus drumgath should have a penalty when the ball was cleared off the line, the ball was clearly touched on the ground. back up what your saying with a few facts you t**t.

What the f**k does that mean? You are a complete and utter p***k of a 'man'

Can someone get that shite deleted?

Complete disgrace saying that about a young lad who should not have even been given his first yellow card. Yes the second yellow card was given for a silly challenge but again first yellow should not have been given. If he never got sent off i could have saw Drumgath in for a real hammering as the Tullylish forward line were on fire with him on the pitch.
Jack Lynch should have walked after the first minute and was at the Tullylish number 9 the whole game kicking at him.
Justy lynch also should have walked aswel as the Drumgath number 12 and number 14.
Really was the most one sided refeering display i have witnessed. If Tullylish would have lost this game it would have been the biggest robbery of the year down to the referee and it shows the character and belief in the team to have to beat the referee aswel as a Drumgath team that just wanted to bully them off the field all day. Hope the silverware is in Tullylish come next Sunday evening.

Dannymcfella, these things seem to even out over the course of a season anyway. I wouldn't completely blame a referee for a defeat, as that simply excuses all the mistakes made by your team during the course of a game. That said I know how infuriating referees are at times and sometimes this leads us to think something more sinister is on their agenda.

Back to last nights results, big wins for Downpatrick,Annaclone and Tullylish. The pressure will be on Ballyholland to get a result this evening to kickstart their season. Kilcief look in dire straits already, heard John McGreevy was in great scoring form last night again, my man at the game says he scored 2-9, most from play.

Sour grapes Dannymcfella
John McAreavey was in great form last night probably back to his very best. Think he finished up with 2-7. It was Tullylish's workrate that won the game last night and the half forward line was fantastic in their tracking back and tackling. Kilclief did not deserve the 10 points which was registered on the scoreboard which were mainly from frees probably only 2 points from play. The referee gave them a lot of easy frees. If this game was tighter the referee probably would have handed the game to Kilclief. Seems to be the trend when a south Down team goes to play in East Down and the referee is from a neighbouring club and gives the locals easy frees. Tullylish could have won this game by a lot more. Onwards and upwards for Tullylish. Sitting there nicely in the mix of division 2.

The bridge must not be going at full tilt in the league this year. Although Longstone are tough opposition.

They are two great results which Tullylish and Clann na Banna pulled off tonight both away from home. Division 2 is very tight this year

Wouldnt panic yet Banker! We are missing quite a few at the moment. Gavin Barry, Noel Sexton, John Caldwell, Seamus Grant, Liam Coulter, Michael Walsh all weren't playing tonight. I would think these lads will possibly play come Championship time.
But as you said, "Longstone are tough opposition". It is a hard place to go and win, they are a hard working team with great players!

I know well enough that Mayobridge are just going along nicely and the Championshop will be their main aim.

The bridge must not be going at full tilt in the league this year. Although Longstone are tough opposition.

They are two great results which Tullylish and Clann na Banna pulled off tonight both away from home. Division 2 is very tight this year

[1.B.Connell2.N.Fitzpatrick3.S.Parsons4.N.Goodwin5.D.Mooney6.B.Hynds7.M.Connolly8.J.Lynch9.C.Maginn10.R.Hillen11.P.O'Hare12.S.Fitzpatrick13.E.McConville14.P.Downey15.C.Grant]

Division 3 Team of the year 2009

1.B.Connell
2.N.Fitzpatrick
3.S.Parsons
4.N.Goodwin
5.D.Mooney
6.B.Hynds
7.M.Connolly
8.J.Lynch
9.C.Maginn
10.R.Hillen
11.P.O'Hare
12.S.Fitzpatrick
13.E.McConville
14.P.Downey
15.C.Grant

How's that for a selection then charlieTully?

No place for Div3's county star?

Is it due to the credit crunch that those pennies in Drumaness take so long to drop

Still dont get it. He beat teams on his own at times.

This entire team is from Drumgath, it was posted for a bit of craic to keep charlieTully happy, sometimes you need to read previous posts to get the true picture!

The Drumgath boys getting very ahead of themselves thinking they will beat Tullylish no bother. Tullylish are the hungrier team and more up for it. Tullylish to win by four

watch out for this Down team this year under James McCartan and think they could beat armagh no problem

i see he is taking a fresh approach and searching for more talent around the county

believe it or not the talent is actually there in the Down team they just need the right men to run the team and they have that in wee james, mc ilver and tally

Down would be lucky to beat anyone.

put a bet on Down for ulster
depends which way the draw goes. Can see a Down v Derry final
Down to beat Armagh by 5 or 6 in the marshes

watch out for this Down team this year under James McCartan and think they could beat armagh no problem

i see he is taking a fresh approach and searching for more talent around the county

believe it or not the talent is actually there in the Down team they just need the right men to run the team and they have that in wee james, mc ilver and tally

result of tullylish saul anyone?

Tullylish 1:14
Saul 0:06

Since Marty Clarke is definitely on his way home this is the Down team i would like to see line out come championship time:

1) Brendan McVeigh
2) Luke Howard
3) Peter Turley
4) Martin Cole
5) Paul Murphy
6) Liam Doyle
7) Kevin Duffin
8 ) Dan Gordon
9) Stephen Kearney
10) Michael Walsh
11) Martin Clarke
12) Benny Coulter
13) John Clarke
14) Peter Fitzpatrick
15) Paul Mc Cumiskey

This is a fantastic team with great potential. Hopefully wee james can do the job with these lads and with the likes of murtagh, sexton, mckernan, laverty (hopefully) on the bench he has a few handy subs to throw in

lets see everyone elses teams

calm down lads, yes marty clarke's return is brilliant for the county team but that doesn't make the rest of the team now 'fantastic'


all those other players have been given plenty of chances and i can count on one hand the number of highlights theyve provided in championship football over the years

however, most of the team is still young so i hope  McCartan can bring them on

These players may have been given plenty of oppurtunities but i believe that wee james will bring in a new system which the players will adapt well to unlike any of ross and djs systems!
hopefully the other lads will flourish on the return of the 2 clarkes and michael walsh. i would actually consider a change in midfield in bringin ambrose into it instead of kearney. this would leave james a good bench to choose from with players like murtagh, sexton, mckernan, laverty if he makes it, maginn, garvey, aidan carr, d rafferty and steven kearney. with a good starting team and a good depth in the squad i believe wee james will do better with this bunch of players than ross a and dj did

Since Marty Clarke is definitely on his way home this is the Down team i would like to see line out come championship time:

1) Brendan McVeigh
2) Luke Howard
3) Peter Turley
4) Martin Cole
5) Paul Murphy
6) Liam Doyle
7) Kevin Duffin
8 ) Dan Gordon
9) Stephen Kearney
10) Michael Walsh
11) Martin Clarke
12) Benny Coulter
13) John Clarke
14) Peter Fitzpatrick
15) Paul Mc Cumiskey

This is a fantastic team with great potential. Hopefully wee james can do the job with these lads and with the likes of murtagh, sexton, mckernan, laverty (hopefully) on the bench he has a few handy subs to throw in

lets see everyone elses teams

1) G.Joyce (ballymartin) Has not been tested at this level worth a go
2) A.Brannigan (kilcoo) His 2009 season speaks for itself. Best defender i have seen this year
3) G.McArdle (annaclone) Fantastic in the 2008 mckenna cup. Never really got more chances after. Worth a shot
4) Conor Poland (longstone) Some might think that it is a bit early but i think he will give this Down team something different
5) G.Johnson (Tullylish) Seems to be a versatile player as any time we play them he plays somewhere different! great athletic player. Questions to be answered if he can step it up to this level
6) L.Sloan (Attical) Thought he was superb for Down in the Mckenna cup and they never gave him a chance after. well worth his place
7)  Liam Doyle (Liatroim) Speeks for himself. He is what Down missed this year
8 ) k.King (Bryansford) A beast of a man back to his very best. I think he could be a regular in the Down team
9) J.Colgan (An Riocht) Many believe he is over rated. Think he is out to prove everyone wrong this year
10) J.McGovern (Burren) He is the Burren forward line by himself. A fantastic player
11) M.Walsh (Mayobridge) The best playmaker in the county without a doubt. Has been in superb form. He is what the Down half forward line lacks. A playmaker!
12) J.McAreavey (Tullylish) Another poster already mentioned 2-3 v Donegal and never seen again. Bit greedy when we play them but with the right players with him it will not happen.
13) C.Laverty (Kilcoo) A cheeky wee bugger but thats what we need. The current Down team are too nice. He is our ricey mc menamin type of personality. Great player can bring others into the game
14) J.Clarke (An Riocht) What a player. Disgrace he was thrown out of the Down team last year. One of the greatest point takers in the county.
15) P.Devlin (Kilcoo) A bit light of himself. If he bulked up a bit he would be a star. Will make it but could be a bit early.


I believe everyone of these lads deserve a go in the Down team. Most players are div 1 but that is were most of the quality is. People may think its wild throwing 2 div3 players into this team but they are great players. A few others i would throw into that team would be:
Darren O'Hanlon (Ballymartin)
M Magee (Ardglass)
J Doran (Lisiand)
J Murphy (Ballyholland)