Down Club Hurling & Football

thewobbler · October 13, 2024, 04:08:28 PM

Everything that's wrong with football on exhibit in Newry today.

Square Ball · October 13, 2024, 04:17:02 PM

So Burren scored their 2nd point in the 7th minute, and their 3 in the 51st, Kilcoo doing what Kilcoo do.

thewobbler · October 13, 2024, 04:25:42 PM

Quote from: thewobbler on October 13, 2024, 04:08:28 PMEverything that's wrong with football on exhibit in Newry today.

Quoting myself.

The most accomplished person (including the ref) on the field today by a distance is Paddy Burns.

For reference, while he is effective, he's also the least technically blessed player on the Armagh panel.

That's as poor as Kilcoo can play but they won the game by reputation before it started.

Football is a mess.

Nanderson · October 13, 2024, 04:29:38 PM

Is there any room in the Burren backroom team budget for a psychiatrist? Won't get anywhere when they can't get Kilcoo out of their heads and learn to play their own game.

Jet2 · October 13, 2024, 04:32:08 PM

Are all kilcoo players required to partake in amature dramatics before they get a spot on the club panel or does it just come naturally? My 3 year old has taken harder knocks to his balls lol

Gaelforce123 · October 13, 2024, 04:34:13 PM

It certainly is a worry when that Kilcoo team is winning our championship. They are nowhere near the standard they where when they won the All Ireland and its a poor reflection that other teams even beat them where they are now but still credit to them they are top team in the county. One thing thats learned today for sure is the Michael Moore is a poor ref and that Burrens so called big players are not in fact big game players. As bad of 60 mins of forward play I have seen. Poor Final for the neutral unfortunately

Mournenan82 · October 13, 2024, 04:44:23 PM

People need to learn that the only way burren will win a championship is if someone beats kilcoo for them. They completely shit themselves anytime they see the black jersey. Game was over after 5 minutes

mauricemoss · October 13, 2024, 04:54:34 PM

Quote from: upandwin on October 12, 2024, 08:26:34 PMA great day of drinking and chatting before tomorrow's turning point in the Kilcoo onslaught of Down football. Talking to a few stalwarts of Down football and they're all agreed that Burren win this by 5+ points. Kilcoo will get a red card early and hopefully Moore from CPN will do us a favour the way Darren did for them a couple of years ago. Not that we'll need a favour. Would just turn a 1/2pt win in to a more comfortable watch! Odhran player of the match and Ronan McGrath x Ryan Treanor to be close behind him. The torch is about to be passed. Burren for Ulster in my opinion. Magpies aren't what they were, heard it here first folks.

Yawn...1/2pt win would be some going for a team that scored 4 points the whole game. Probably should have focused on playing football a bit more, showed poor discipline to end the game with 13 men.

Might not be what we used to be?..We didn't need to get out of 2nd gear and we were poor enough and still everything Went to plan as per usual again, another 9 points win over Burren in a final.

What age must the boys on that Burren U21 team be now that are tipped to be beating us every year? Maybe next year when they are all pushing 27/28 or whatever it is.

Well done to our men, proud as ever.

#UTM

Nanderson · October 13, 2024, 05:00:17 PM

Quote from: mauricemoss on October 13, 2024, 04:54:34 PM
Quote from: upandwin on October 12, 2024, 08:26:34 PMA great day of drinking and chatting before tomorrow's turning point in the Kilcoo onslaught of Down football. Talking to a few stalwarts of Down football and they're all agreed that Burren win this by 5+ points. Kilcoo will get a red card early and hopefully Moore from CPN will do us a favour the way Darren did for them a couple of years ago. Not that we'll need a favour. Would just turn a 1/2pt win in to a more comfortable watch! Odhran player of the match and Ronan McGrath x Ryan Treanor to be close behind him. The torch is about to be passed. Burren for Ulster in my opinion. Magpies aren't what they were, heard it here first folks.

Yawn...1/2pt win would be some going for a team that scored 4 points the whole game. Probably should have focused on playing football a bit more, showed poor discipline to end the game with 13 men.

Might not be what we used to be?..We didn't need to get out of 2nd gear and we were poor enough and still everything Went to plan as per usual again, another 9 points win over Burren in a final.

What age must the boys on that Burren U21 team be now that are tipped to be beating us every year? Maybe next year when they are all pushing 27/28 or whatever it is.

Well done to our men, proud as ever.

#UTM

Big decision by Burren management not to play these 2 players today when they were tipped to have a big game

RadioGAAGAA · October 13, 2024, 05:05:27 PM

9 points in 2023
9 points in 2024 under different management.

Sounds like a big transfer window needed for Burren.

Although maybe if Mourne View are gonna do a big refresh across the site this winter caravans could be got a bit cheaper...

downtothecore · October 13, 2024, 05:26:56 PM

Quote from: upandwin on October 12, 2024, 08:26:34 PMA great day of drinking and chatting before tomorrow's turning point in the Kilcoo onslaught of Down football. Talking to a few stalwarts of Down football and they're all agreed that Burren win this by 5+ points. Kilcoo will get a red card early and hopefully Moore from CPN will do us a favour the way Darren did for them a couple of years ago. Not that we'll need a favour. Would just turn a 1/2pt win in to a more comfortable watch! Odhran player of the match and Ronan McGrath x Ryan Treanor to be close behind him. The torch is about to be passed. Burren for Ulster in my opinion. Magpies aren't what they were, heard it here first folks.

Let's hear u now...

befair · October 13, 2024, 05:32:16 PM

Burren were beaten before the throw in; no plan, forwards running sideways with ball, kicking for scores under pressure. Plus indiscipline, gave away 2 pts in the first half by slobbering at the ref

Sheedy · October 13, 2024, 05:44:37 PM

Poor enough final, Burren were brutal, kilcoo won easy without being brilliant themselves. Burrens main players went missing and its bad show that Donal O'Hare was the one carrying the threat in the second half. 1 point from play is embarrassing over 60 odd minutes and even more embarrassing was Burren players trying to start fights in the last few minutes.

As for people slagging of the ref, I thought he done a decent job and didn't get anything majorly wrong and definitely didn't influence the result

snoopdog · October 13, 2024, 06:09:48 PM

As easy a game as Kilcoo have got all year. Another year and Burren are further away from them than the previous year.
Absolutely miles off. If that's the 2nd best team in the county it's no wonder we were div 3 and in Tailteann Cup.

Mourne Red · October 13, 2024, 06:25:37 PM

Quote from: upandwin on September 29, 2024, 09:28:20 PMNever really worried about that game tonight in truth. This Burren team have been in second gear all year and still no one comes close to beating them apart from Magpies. Kilcoo's time is up, they're not the force they were 2 or 3 years ago. I think this will be the year we see the torch being passed to Burren, who will dominate Down and Ulster football for the next 10yrs+. The talent coming through is scary, another underage championship won on Friday and beat the much fancied Carryduff while in cruise control. Kilcoo might have more titles than Burren for now but Burren are the biggest club in Down. Watch this space, Burren beat Kilcoo by half a dozen in two weeks time. It will finish most of the old guard that have dominated the last decade and they'll go back under their rock for another 50yrs.

Awkward......