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I can assure you every adult player from Kilcoo who was available got game time this weekend. Due to a long injury list some players had to play twice. Our top 13 consists of all regular senior players for the record. We are not desperate for success at premier reserve level, I'm sure many of the guys that where forced to play twice would rather have put the feet up. Numbers dictated this yesterday. Kilcoo only want one thing and that is to win 3 down championships in 5 years! Seconds success Dosent come into it.

Who have been appointed managers for An Riocht and Warrenpoint this season?

Headin Croker on Sat for Down v Dublin and have 2 premium level tickets. I could do with another 1, as 3 of us heading. anyone on here no where I could get my hands on 1? If so pm me.

[Kilcoo's Darragh O'Hanlon]

Excellent game today in Newry. Very enjoyable.

Down very unlucky to lose. A tremendous performance from all involved.

Agree with 5 Sams in that Benny was brilliant. Id go as far to say that it was one of the best performances I've seen from him in terms of pure ball winning ability.

Very hard to fault anyone else as they all had their moments. Mayo will be a tough gig but a Down win is very much a possibility.

On a sidenote, one player I saw on the bench today that I hoped would have got game time was Kilcoo's Darragh O'Hanlon. He is exactly the type of player that would fit into the current system.

Top class footballer with an excellent attitude I believe and he would be playing if his name was Mc Cartan or Johnston. I can't believe that in this day and age that people are so blinkered to the extent of putting on relatives ahead of those who can do a much better job.

Totally agree with all above. It's not right and only going to cause problems for the players favoured when they are seriously punching above their weight. Darragh is the best young player about at present but being held back despicably in my opinion due not having the name. Nepotism has always been a problem in our county but it's becoming blatantly wrong.

I agree with a lot of what you wrote WGM. There were a lot of positives to be taken from the game but also some glaring negatives, mainly from the management.
Daniel McCartan was roasted, looked very slow and was at fault for the first goal as he was watching his man and had no idea where the ball was until it was too late.
The substitutions were an absolute mystery to me and those around me. O'Hare was on fire, scored 9 points and yet they took him off. Eoin McCartan and Jerome Johnson coming on just proved that the best way to get a game is to be related to the management.
Benny had a great game but we lost an option when he was brought out to midfield so Kalum King who was having a poor enough game could have a go as a targetman full forward. If Benny had to go to midfield then why not put on Arthur McConville as a target full forward?
I thought Conor Laverty was exceptional, he has an incredible engine, guts aplenty and never wastes a ball. With Dan Gordon, Ambrose and Danny Hughes to come in things look promising for a good Championship run but I think we will struggle to get the points to stay up- Hope I am wrong though.

Very well said Town Gael. Couldn't agree more with you especially on the nepotism issue.

Dan McCartan started on Dunne and conceded 7 points from play to him. Boyle was never on him. Dan McCartan and King need to be forgot about if we have any serious ambitions.

Come on the magpies.

Martin Sludden down to ref the Kilcoo game. Is he the boy who took the Loup semi final in 2009?

No paudie Hughes was the controversial referee in 2009.

Good luck to Kilcoo, warrenpoint and Dundrum today in ulster.

Brilliant appointment by Down. He has a lot of work to do to get Down back as serious contenders. The form of some of last years squad at club level in this years championship was far from inspiring while very few others showed real potential to compete at county level.
Players I believe deserve a chance are Darragh OHanlon, Paul Devlin, Nial McEvoy if he would go, Ciaran McCartan, Michael Ireland, Ryan Kelly, Sean parr, kieth Quinn, Tim Hanna, Nial Madine and Kevin Anderson.

Very enjoyable league final in Newry last night where Burren where full value for their win. They where the better side throughout and if they had have taken more of their goal chances in the first half they could have been out of sight at half time.
The game was over as a contest the moment Kieth Quinn was sent off. No one in the ground could see why he picked up a second yellow only for that man Rice on the line. Too quick to be involved and have an impact as usual when it wasn't necessary.
The bridge battled gamely to the end, there best performers over the hour being the brilliant Kevin ORourke with 2-3, how he didn't start the championship final is baffling, Ronan Sexton and Jamie Barr. How Michael Walsh didn't feature after his classy display against us also baffles me, obvious there is favourtism issues in the bridge. Two finals lost that could have been won for the sky blues only for some fatal errors in game time and in team selections.
Burren will be back to challenge us next year and they are a top class side. Gerard McGovern, David McEntee, Gerard McCartan, Kevin mckernan and Donal OHare where their top exponents last night.

Lacklustre affair in hilltown earlier where the bridge easily took care of the challenge posed by Kilcoo. Although they where missing 4 starters our line out consisted of many reserves and only 4 regulars featured with McCorry deciding to rest up players for ballybay next Sunday. Ryan Johnston was our best performer, while the sky blues had top notch performances from Michael Walsh, Kevin ORourke, Ronan Sexton, eoghan woods, Kieth Quinn and Michael lively.

Who won last night between bridge and Kilcoo!

Game being played at 4 today in hilltown.

What a few days its been. Absolutely delighted that we r county champions for the second time in 4 years. Thanks to the well wishers and comisserations to mayobridge, they will come again and have been a fabulous side over the past 15 years. It's remarkable that we where without 6 starters from the 2009 team for different reasons and roger Morgan who went back to England this season and where able to cope and win the frank OHare cup. Hard work pays off. Role on ballybay.

Well done DF on organising and keeping on top of it. Nice to be champion.