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Was the fella Conway always involved in drugs around Lurgan? Was he ever involved in playing GAA?
Only 26 and getting caught up in this. It's mad altogether.

Regarding the keeper, I agree that he was outstanding and I hope he gets a run of games going forward. We were too lax and too open defensively. I thought our forwards were poor for a large part of the game. We could need a couple of Kilcoo guys in the attack. Murdock is a fantastic player and is leading the team. All in all, it was a good campaign and we were unlucky not to make the semi-final.

 A strong team, good luck lads

Is there any update on tonight's squad?

Spare a thought for Johnnysboys who is currently refreshing his Twitter feed every few seconds awaiting this Down team for tomorrow

Radio Ulster was brilliant with Gerry Anderson and Sean Coyle. It will never be the same.

This weekend, will any Ulster school games be streamed?

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I see Johnny's lad is getting started early this year. Name a manager that regularly names a correct starting team. I hate the practice but they are all doing it.

Just because they all do it doesn't make it right. Donegal, Derry, Armagh, Tyrone and Cavan all have panels named. Pick any 15 starters from the 24/28 named - it's fairly straight forward. But yet our county PRO team gets an award... go figure..
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We will name a team before our opening game on Saturday. Do the most futile things get you angry?

Clarke confirmed to stay with Glenn (to clear up any question marks above).

Mitchells and Ballykinlar both definitely not fielding this season then? 

If Darragh Cross do go down to Div 4, the leagues are looking decided already.

Imagine Darragh Cross should win Div 4 no bother.
Imagine Glenn should win Div 3 no bother.
Imagine Bryansford (if they get their house in order) should win Div 2.

Bryansford has significantly regressed in recent years, therefore I don't think they will stroll this division. Since they have been lingering in mid-table for several years, I anticipate that Saul will want to start to challenge and Liatroim and the RGU will also push for promotion. Rostrevor's new manager will likely see them bounce, although they are similar to Bryansford in that all of their finest players are beyond thirty. Division 2 will be the most keenly contested.

Is that figure correct of €8,065 per club in Down? Seen that figure doing the rounds but thought it's a bit lower than what was to be expected?

Anyone any idea if that's correct and if so how? Would mean there'd be just under 124 clubs in the county???

I believe it's a payment per code.

So my own club are looking at 3 x €8k. Others more, others less.

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I do believe the right thing to do here is wipe out the County's loan repayments then divvy the rest up pro rata.

This would cost us all less in the long run.

An excellent concept, but many clubs wouldn't see the wider picture

350 euro for 2 old seats from Croker, what in the name of f**k

what does the combine consist of?

He got jailed for 3 years in March. WTF

The horse has bolted on county managers and club managers are now doing the same. The salaries these individuals receive are obscene, and at the end of the year, very few people get to celebrate with trophies. Invest in facilities and educate your people to coach.

DJ Morgan taking Rostrevor. They must be serious contenders again for intermediate championship.
Beaten in last two finals.

Rostrevor made a wise appointment because DJ had previously worked well with Carryduff. Does anyone have a current list of appointments and managers? Is the merry-go-round coming to an end, or are there still clubs looking to hire mercenaries?