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If anybody is saying that over 50% of Down team had decent games,you were at a different game I was at,Down were poor on the line and even worse on the field

Loughinisland 0-14     1-9 Drumgath

Drumgath  2-7   Banbridge  1-9

Micky Harte offered a lot of comfort to so many people in this situation, I only hope it will stand to him and his family now. The Harte family in Tyrone and the Mcareavey family from Down are members of the Gaa family and I know they will be taken care by the members of their local community's in Tyrone and Down ,we can only hold them all in our thoughts May Micheala Mcareavey rest in peace

Did anyone hear that effin pillock Jim Wells going mad because Ulster Bank staff in Castlewellan wore Down jerseys yesterday?
That's what we are up against.

He is also moaning about the Down flags in Kilkeel. I take it he wont be going to the game then. 

I wouldn't pass any remarks on the like of ,Jim Wells it just shows you the brains the man has when he still  associate politics and sport in the one bracket , and fair play to who ever runs the bank in Castlewellan to allow the staff to wear their colours

have to agree with most of the comments made,Dan is a big plus in ff with Ambrose in with KK I just have to say I dont feel sorry for J Clarke he has not performed in the last three games and p mcCumisky the same two good men to spring from the bench. O Hagan did very well when he came on in Donegal would like to see him coming on in the half back line Kevin McKernan  will have to do better bit off a drama queen lately just get on with it Kevin

Not a great game. Whoever that number 5 clonduff player is, what a f**king coward. Hittin a man off the ball, then running and hiding, management even went to substitute him. F**kin yella wee f**cker. My blood was boiling.

Clonduff man wasnt running and hiding - merely not wanting to be sent off by the referee so I think it was a case of he was held back by other players to protect his identity than running away.

He souldn't have lifted his hand in the first place, if someone can not take the field with out lifting his fist he souldn,t e there in the first place   in most cases they are the boys that couldnt beat egg's  this kind of behaviour is unacceptable

It was great to see a performance like they from Benny and the way he spoke in the interview he really means business this year well done ÁN DÚN what a great weekend for our footballers and hurlers, we will look forward to another battle royal with Tyrone

Down Minor side named

Team and subs for Sunday;

Michael Cunningham              Castlewellan
Declan Turley                          RGU Downpatrick
Gearard McGovern                 Burren
Denis Murtagh                        Glenn
Fergal McAvoy                       Shamrocks
Darragh O'Hanlon                  Kilcoo
Paddy Boyle                           Castlewellan
Niall McParland (Capt)           Glenn
Niall Donnelly                         Tullylish
Danny Savage                         Bryansford
Caolan Mooney                       Rostrevor
Matty Bagnall                         Glenn
Shea McCartan                       Glenn
Jerome Johnston                      Kilcoo
Ryan O'Hare                           Ballymartin
 
Rory Miskelly                         Darragh Cross
Ryan Johnston                                    Kilcoo
Daryl Morgan                          Shamrocks
Eamon Magee                         Saval
Niall Madine                           Saval
James McClean                       Kilcoo
Shea McArdle                         Burren
Niall Cunningham                   Shamrocks
Oisin Lynch                            Shamrocks
 
Manager: Mark Turley

Selectors: Martin McGarry, Desi Kennedy

Trainer: John Morgan

Noel Saxton is a selector on the minor team as well,lets wish everybody involved well

An Dún v Dún Na nGall

1          Brendan McVeigh   An Ríocht   
2          Brendan McArdle     Eanach Chluáin
3          Declan Rooney        Boireann
4          Damian Rafferty       Seamrogaí an Íuir
5          Kevin McKernan      Boireann
6          James Colgan          An Ríocht
7          Conor Garvey           Droichead Mhaigh Éo
8          Dan Gordon              Loch an Oileáin
9          Kalum King               Áth Bhriain
10        Daniel Hughes         Sabhaill
11        Mark Poland             ClochFhada
12        Paul McComiskey    Dún Droma
13        Brendan Coulter      Droichead Mhaigh Éo
14        John Clarke              An Ríocht
15        Martin Clarke           An Ríocht

16        Declan Alder             Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh
17        Conor Maginn          Áth Bhriain
18        Ambrose Rogers      Cloch Fhada
19        Conor Laverty           Cill Chua
20        Ronan Murtagh        Baile Cholmáin
21        Stephen Kearney    Sabhaill
22        Gerard McCartan     Boireann
23        Mark Doran   Cloch Fhada
24        Ciarán McGovern    Boireann
25        Peter Fitzpatrick       Baile Mhairtín
26        Liam Lennon          Caisleán Uidhlinn
27        Michéal McCartan   Liatroim
28        Darren O'Hagan      Cluain Daimh
29        Aidan Carr                 Cluain Dáimh
30        Kevin Duffin             Caisleán Uidhlinn

Surely Poland and Clarke be changing or is James trying a cryptic tactic. Also can't see Mc Ardle playing the corner. Hate that not playing position as per number business. When was Micheal McCartan called up?

I think what James is at is that M Clarke will come out and be the play maker round HB-HF lines pumping balls into the forward line of Benn and J Clarke ,this could work!!!!

Centre Full Back you idiot, or does that position not exist in Soccer

good one there is a lot of typing going on before the thinking

Ambrose is a gem of a footballer, even if his injuries and our general lack of success mean that his ability is largely unrecognised outside Down. His chances of featuring in Ballybofey must be very slim, but we at least still have a potentially decent midfield in Dan and big King. The huge problem is still the defence, with McCartan suspended, McArdle struggling for fitness and Rafferty looking doubtful. Our list of other injured defenders includes Duffin, Brannigan and Carr (all definitely out apparently), with Howard and Doyle some distance from a return. It looks as though we may be handing out a couple of championship debuts at the back, which is hardly ideal.

I could see James having to drop some of our bigger names back into defence and may be giving  starts to some other lads he has brought into the panel

poor enough match today for the first game in the ulster c'ship.Both teams frustrated with some of the hand pass calls from the ref,and he awarded some very soft frees for minimun contact. The football was not what we'd hope for from two of the supposed contenders in Ulster.The best team did win, POR got his retaliation in first ahead of Monday's papers who probably won't be impressed with what we saw.Down do have more time to work on the hand-pass as anything that looks remotely dodgy will be blown up and in defence this would cost dearly against Donegal in two weeks time.

it was a scrappy enough game alright and the best team won, I think Armagh are going to be hard to beat in Ulster,I can see them getting to an Ulster Final. I thought they were physically stronger than Derry, and have a bit of quality on the bench

Anybody got div 3 table

Drumgath battled hard could have won by more was an incident at the end Ryan Doran busted Mark Connelly looked nasty enough