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Press day a great positive celebration for the point.

By comparison another club from The East is causing press headlines for all the wrong reasons their antics and unsporting behaviour is tarnishing our great county.

Everybody is talking about friends from youth football are all disgusted and any goodwill the gaelic is getting from grassroots football may be lost if this continues. Today more than ever is there football boys playing gaelic - antics with verbals can lose this goodwill.

Let's hope this period has come to an end and we can have a County Final day without this horrible sideshow , from Ulster Club antics years ago to this please God it ends now.

The peoples favourite The Point have a county's goodwill behind them.

Eamonn Burns RIP.

Great player, great servant to the GAA, a big loss.

Remorse?? How about teaching your members not to say this crap, it's the GAA, we are the Gaa, sledging is for tramps

downjim if that's the case,your club is full of them!! Only caught the 2nd half of minor game sunday past and the  whole way through that half there was a white headed man from burren roaring abuse to referee and young kilcoo players in regards to ruc/PSNI cops,  he should of got a slap in the teeth for the way he was carrying on! Same shit as reported here few weeks back about mr p faloon,calling on the police,  people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, 🤔

Now even the dogs on the street know that certain clubs from the East have a name for sledging.
The County Board as we have become used to over recent times again acted with leadership. Why would Kilcoo even dare to appeal it ?

We as a county need to expect our clubs to act with decency and if not thankfully we have a strong County Board to intervene.

Burren minors had to put up with serious abuse on Sunday and even before the game the usual verbal abuse was in full flow. In fairness the Burren management acted with sheer class as we have come to expect and leading a serious talented sporting bunch.

Seems time spent avoiding justice is a habit in some parts.

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.

Yet again Kilcoo get out of jail ,this time in the minors.A team that hammered everybody in Down at u16 level struggled to beat Burren .Yes Burren got the equaliser but really Burren were the far better team.

Looks like the glory years for Burren are coming ,the amazing thing is that Burren team bar a few is an under 16 team -scary to think how far ahead Burren are in terms of player development and coaching. When you look back at the Kilcoo games in senior Burren were the better team over the two games.

From a Down perspective this can only be good for the county as these Burren players will be the dominant men in our county squads. It seems at last Kilcoo are beginning to fade away and back to where they belong mediocrity and maybe time to reflect on their culture regards discipline and sporting values.
In fairness Burren have values and that is why I'm glad they are returning to greatness even though more delighted Point are about to win senior final.

Minor Champions elect - Burren , a club of sporting class.
Senior Champions elect - CPN ,the peoples favourite.

All ironically from South Down and our County Board are trying to impose Ballykinler on us , it is time the real football men of Down put a stop to this.Maybe time for our sponsors to intervene and have their say on it .I'm sure they wouldn't want it in a back of beyond spot , miles from Newry.

What a way to grind out a result against old favourite from Northern Ireland Brendan Rogers last minute .Sets us well for  red Mancs in fortnight.

Not much talk of minor final between Burren and Kilcoo , Kilcoo should walk it going by 2 years ago u16 but feel the mighty Burren have progressed more.
In fairness some special talents in Burren , they just have a habit of producing serious players .
Will be a delight to watch them beat Kilcoo.

Disgrace the other night and surprise surprise what clubs are involved.

Trouble seems to follow.

This year we have had the horrible sledging in minor and senior games ,throwing balls on the pitch , rows in minor games,reluctance to use the GAA's own disciplinary process, paying mercenaries, fighting in the stands, Sunday October 13th will be the final end to this traumatic period in Down Football. Last year we had the great Burren this year the peoples favourite.

But on the football field we have The Point the peoples favourite about to win the championship ! A team that can play football in an exciting way. If given the proper protection from all the officials no doubt they will win.Barney has put together a formidable outfit and from what I had heard Point were pushing for referees and linesmen from outside the county. With influence at the highest level it nearly happened only for last minute intervention from a very influential man.
The Point by 7.

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.

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.

Horrible game won by a team that just is so sore on the eye.Clonduff got the goals but just couldn't put Kilcoo away.Kilcoo very poor and Point will not have a problem with them if all the officials do their jobs. There needs to be a referee from outside the county. The whole of Ulster will be shouting for the point.
Even Burren men will be there as point men for the day ,Barney will have his homework done.

Wow unbelievable performance - Ross McGarry top man 1.11 - guy works so hard - frees out of the hand ,of the ground , 45 ,penalty, from play great playmaker. Strong and fit.
So Point are in the final , the knock on for this in the town is just reward for the vision of Brendan Rice , Fergal McCormick , Bernie Ruane and others.Moygannon will be rocking until Final Day.
John Boyle playing top level football week in week out and a not too bad Gaelic player , he was accommodated so he can play both .This must be template for clubs going forward.
Just can't wait as everyone is saying Point in the final is the peoples favourite. Even Burren men cheering tonight .So let's hope Clonduff join Point tomorrow night - we can't be having Kilcoo in another final. Send them back to the mountains and the sheep.

Again I must commend the County Board on this weekend fixture making , got the Point game on a Friday night and a very common-sense approach with Warrenpoint Town in action on Saturday afternoon in Milltown against Institute. Again accepting the reality that some of us and a growing number too like to be able to watch our local football team in action as well as our GAA team. The amount of underage footballers playing Gaelic now is staggering and long may it continue. Point leading from the front in accommodating and being an open house to all sports lovers.
Then Saturday evening Kilcoo and Clonduff in a closely fought game with the yellas coming out on top and a few reds too.Kilcoo with the mild mannered Moran up against the Harte inspired duo from Tyrone who most certainly will have Clonduff poised and ready to show what a traditional South Down club can do with an East Down outfit.
Let's hope it is a thriller to set up Point v Clonduff final.

To even have to issue a memo is a sad day for the GAA but it needed to be done.
We all to often criticize our committees within clubs and at County level but this time I feel it is a great bit of leadership from our County Board. Other County Boards have had worse situations but let it die down but no our leadership meet it head on. Why the issue ? Things happened and they have made a stand I and many I have spoken to applaud the memo and the County Board.
We have made a stand against antisocial behaviour and I feel proud of our County Board, let's applaud them as here they are courageous and right.
I have been to Windsor park a few times recently on youth soccer trips and they don't tolerate it so why should the GAA.?
Let's get behind our Board .

Not long back great what a weekend still unbeaten in League reds forever, I'm hoarse and another trip away soon ,it is tough work.
On the local front was shocked to hear Kilcoo won ,heard was last 15minutes.But Burren are Burren ,they'll be back at top soon enough in another minor final and the dream team coming through soon. They will then dominate for a very long time.
The Point now definitely peoples' favourites in what I predict will be a Yellas v Point final.Clonduff with the yanks back will be too much for Kilcoo plus they have the mental edge on Kilcoo and if it gets physical will put them on their arses.In a war of attrition who would you fancy a Mickey Moran team or a Harte type team.?Clonduff will be tutored by experts and traditionally have had many tough men through the years ,Clonduff will win this one.
Setting it up for a great day out and a buzz around the area.

Watched the stream over in London we're over the big game v Chelsea .. and went for meal so on late.Can't believe Kilcoo stole it but anyway we're still there and nothing to fear .Yellas v Point what a final ?We just need to stop  Seamy Loughran and big pitch doesn't suit Harps. Yellas have the mental angle on Kilcoo .Hope no one needs to resort to law to sort things out in this one, amazing Kilcoo !Predict Yellas and Point.
Funny on a different note earlier today I saw 2 little kids arguing and I thought A bit like school and the tell tale tit or squealer. I suppose things change over the years.
Set up for a big one Yellas v Point pencil it in your diaries.
East Down go play for the Junior 3rds title