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Is this Celtic squad the weakest it has been in years? Seems to be full of very mediocre talents even by SPL standards.

Anyone see the lovely letter being pushed through letter boxes in Clough?

Hopefully none of the residents get hurt by any nationalist symbols. 

Does Alan Lewis independent advisory setup the "swift evection by force"?

What would be the nearest GAA club to Clough and how far would it be away?

Clough is in the parish of Dundrum and Tyrella. So nearest club is Dundrum GAC. It would be two miles away.

Is the Sigerson Cup highly valued and is it workable in the current climate of fixture congestion?

Just interested to know. Tyrone junior is obviously very strong and consistent. Where did Clogher emerge from? Was  it a combination of a few strong underage teams progressing into senior level or have they they progressed over these last few years?

Mind Bryansford playing a bit. There was also a juvenile team in the 90s called Rosconnor Gaels over around teconnaught area. Eddie 'Tipp' behind it.

I assume this team covered a few clubs and not just Teconnaught?

I suppose St Kevin's camogie club would cover that area now if they ever extend to the men's game.

Rosconnor Gaels was an underage construct driven by Tipperary man Eddie McGrath. It took from Drumaness, Loughinisland and Teconnaught. Was late 90's, early 00's that it was in operation. Jimmy O'Reilly, who was Down senior hurling manager at a time, was involved in some capacity too.

Lots of missed chances in the JFC final yesterday. The competitiveness levels dropped a fair bit in the 2nd half as Ballymac showed their strength, especially in the last quarter. Clogher seemed to run out of puff and despite the honesty of their efforts, they were second best at the long whistle.

I can only surmise that Glenullin sitting back for the majority of the 1st half was intentional? Was it done with the thinking that in the 2nd half they'd push out and take it to An Gaeltacht side who had ET last week? Anyways, was a strange way to approach an AI final. Glenullin didn't get going at all. Their forward line was well snuffed out and their midfield was over ran. An Gaeltacht had a lot more mobility and directness and despite not being brilliant, I thought they were well ahead of Glenullin in terms of quality.

Bryansford won a Down Special Junior Hurling Championship in the early to mid 80's. Obviously a defunct competition now, but I'm guessing it was a Junior B Championship type arrangement?

Did Slaughtneil underperform yesterday or was there a massive gap in standard? From what I seen, I thought Loughrea were superior in nearly every sector.

Kilcoo's consistency has been remarkable.

They've won 13 out of the last 14 Down SFC's. They've made 5 out of the last 6 Ulster Club SFC finals, winning 2 of them. Then they reached 2 All Ireland Club SFC finals out of the last 5, winning 1 of them.

That's a serious record.

Just a question.

How is the likes of a manager of Nancy sourced? Him being in Canada then MLS. Not exactly on the radar.

Would Clogher be a small club in terms of playing numbers, membership etc?

From a Down perspective, the lower half of our SFC would be akin to a lot of other counties' top end IFC. Similarly, at least a half of our IFC teams would be strong JFC standard teams in counties like Monaghan, Tyrone and Cavan. All of our JFC sides would be at the lower end of the stronger counties' JFC's.

[2025 AIB Ulster Club Football Intermediate ChampionshipRound 1 – 1st/2nd November]

2025 AIB Ulster Club Football Intermediate Championship

Round 1 – 1st/2nd November

(Glenullin) Derry V (Moneyglass) Antrim at Celtic Park

Quarter Finals – 8th/9th November

(Cuchulainns) Cavan V (Irvinestown) Fermanagh at Kingspan Breffni
(Clonoe) Tyrone V (Saval) Down at O'Neills Healy Park
(Carrickmacross) Monaghan V (Naomh Columba) Donegal at Clones
(Sarsfields) Armagh V (Glenullin) Derry at Box-It Athletic Grounds

Semi Finals – 22nd/23rd November

Cuchulainns (Cavan) v Clonoe (Tyrone)
Carrickmacross (Monaghan) v Glenullin (Derry)

Final – 6th/7th December


2025 AIB Ulster Club Football Junior Championship

Round 1 – 25th/26th October

(Munterconnaught) Cavan v (Ardglass) Down at Kingspan Breffni

Quarter Finals – 1st/2nd November

(Donagh) Fermanagh v (St Agnes) Antrim at Brewster Park
(Slaughtmanus) Derry v (Clogher) Tyrone at Owenbeg
(Emyvale) Monaghan v (Carndonagh) Donegal at Clones
(Clonmore) Armagh V Munterconnaught (Cavan) at Box-It Athletic Grounds

Semi Finals – 15th/16th November

(Donagh) Fermanagh V (Clogher) Tyrone
(Emyvale) Monaghan V (Munterconnaught) Cavan

Final – 22nd /23rd November

Twinning Final (Home) – 6th/7th December

[2025 AIB Ulster Club Football Intermediate ChampionshipRound 1 – 1st/2nd November]

2025 AIB Ulster Club Football Intermediate Championship

Round 1 – 1st/2nd November

(Glenullin) Derry V (Moneyglass) Antrim at Celtic Park

Quarter Finals – 8th/9th November

(Cuchulainns) Cavan V (Irvinestown) Fermanagh at Kingspan Breffni
(Clonoe) Tyrone V (Saval) Down at O'Neills Healy Park
(Carrickmacross) Monaghan V (Naomh Columba) Donegal at Clones
(Sarsfields) Armagh V (Glenullin) Derry at Box-It Athletic Grounds

Semi Finals – 22nd/23rd November

Winner (a) V Winner (b)
Winner (c) V Winner (d)

Final – 6th/7th December


2025 AIB Ulster Club Football Junior Championship

Round 1 – 25th/26th October

(Munterconnaught) Cavan v (Ardglass) Down at Kingspan Breffni

Quarter Finals – 1st/2nd November

(Donagh) Fermanagh v (St Agnes) Antrim at Brewster Park
(Slaughtmanus) Derry v (Clogher) Tyrone at Owenbeg
(Emyvale) Monaghan v (Carndonagh) Donegal at Clones
(Clonmore) Armagh V Munterconnaught (Cavan) at Box-It Athletic Grounds

Semi Finals – 15th/16th November

(Donagh) Fermanagh V (Clogher) Tyrone
(Emyvale) Monaghan V (Munterconnaught) Cavan

Final – 22nd /23rd November

Twinning Final (Home) – 6th/7th December

What were the foundations of this Loughmacrory team? Was it a succession of strong underage teams competing at Grade 1/2 level or a once in a generation side that have come through as a unit?