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Congratulations to Bredagh who won the East Down club of the year award last Friday night. Even if they hadn't won Div 4 of the football league, JFC, Div 3 Ulster SHL and various under age hurling & Ladies football competitions they would have deserved the title for the work they put in at underage level across all codes.

Johnnycool - Ballygowan, Crossgar and Saintfield are all covered by Darragh Cross. I would have thought that your lot would claim the peninsula villages?

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Annborough - Annsborough folded a few years ago. Castlewellan or Aughlisnafin
Annalong  - Longstone or Glassdrumman
Ballynahinch - Drumaness I reckon although I know lads who play for Carryduff
Bangor - St Pauls
Comber- Darragh Cross maybe?
Donaghadee - Ballycran or St Pauls?
Dromore - Banbridge, Dromara or Ballela
Hillsborough - St Michaels or Dromara
Kilkeel - An Riocht
Loughbrickland - Aghaderg/Ballyvarley
Moira - St Michaels
Newcastle - Bryansford
Newtownards - St Pauls
Portavogie - Ballygalget? If theres any one in that hole interested!

Giliford and Scarva are actually in Co Down, not Armagh. Tullylish would serve Gilford and Aghaderg/Ballyvarley Scarva

I see Ciaran Sloan started in the corner. How did he do JC? Is Magic out long term? I thought he missed the match because of a skiing holiday. I'd also heard before christmas that courtney was injured and would be out for months. Good to see that wasn't true. Div 1 hurling will do our lads little good this year. Laois, Antrim and Dublin are taking things seriously and they are the sort of counties that we need to keep up with.

Slag all yez want. Most of you haven't the balls to even try to referee & the fitness tests would kill you. It's easy to sit on some website slagging people off, bit harder when you're out in the middle.

Bit of a sense of humour bye-pass there playwiththewind!  Lecale's fitness test was one of the funniest posts I've read in a while. All the funnier when you know who he is!! 

Ulster Senior Club Football League
   
 
   
  The Ulster Senior Club Football league will commence on Sunday 4th February, and will be played on consecutive weeks until the final on the 5th March.
   
 
   
  Group A 
Buncrana
Glenullin
Gortin
Maghery
Irvinestown

Group B 
Aghyaran
Silverbridge
Clontibret
Ballyholland
Loup

   
 
Group C 
Dromore
St Michaels Armagh 
Latton
Kilcoo
Castledawson
 
Group D 
Trillick
Armagh Harps
Donaghmoyne
St Pauls 
Slaughtneil
 

Group E 
Donaghmore
Tir na nOg 
Scotstown
Longstone
St Johns 
Ballinderry

Group F 
Mullabawn
Brookeborough
Cargin
Ballinascreen
Moy
Derrylaughan

   
 
Group G

Carrickmore
Pearse Og Armagh
Doohamlet Monaghan
Kinawley
Rossa
Lavey

Group H 
Coalisland
Dromintee
Bryansford
Creggan
Roslea
Killyclogher

The St John's amalgamation was a failure imo. A couple of years after they amalgamated they stopped playing hurling altogether. Drumaroad & Drumnaquile would have been better going it alone and sharing the new pitch. The An Riocht amalgamation may have worked for football but again hurling was dropped (just a few years after they won an Intermediate championship). If Ballela amalgamated with Annaclone or Dromara, how long would it be before the hurling stopped?
The St Paul's amalgamation may have worked but how many players from Newtownards now play for the club?

Slim & Max - can you use the PM facility? or better still meet up and kick the shit out of each other in a car park.

Why does that not surprise me Flameboy?

There's a few of the weaker Antrim clubs missing - Larne, Mitchels, Davitts, St Agnes', Eir Og, Clooney Gaels. Maybe more than that. I'm surprised at Clooney Gaels.

Like you Lecale I'm surprised Kilclief didn't enter. It would be an ideal competition for them. Liatroim & Ballela struggle to field in the Down league because of small numbers so they are probably right not to take on more fixtures at this stage.

Sounds like you were there youself JC! Will you be getting involved?

County Board are looking for high caliber coaches to look after the new hurling development squads that are starting in March. If any of the hurling posters know anybody who may be interested could you let them know to pass their names to Sean Og through the club secretary. The commitment will be something like 8 Saturday mornings through the season with a possible weekend away as well so it can be fitted in along side other commitments.

The key thing about a web site it that it must be up-dated. Antrim have come from Div 4 to Div 1 with their new site. Down used to be up-dated every day but ity's gone to the dogs this past year. Club sites are hard to keep up to date because of the time involved. You a team of people posting the results and match reports from their teams. You can't reply on the PRO to do it all.

Jesus lads could this not have gone on the "The Official Armagh Harps Thread"?