Down Club Hurling & Football

[thewobbler]

Football managers for 2007, fill in the (many) blanks lads:

A.C.F.L. Division 1
An Riocht - Pete McGrath
Attical -
Bryansford -
Burren - James McCartan
Castlewellan - Gerry Dougherty
Clonduff - Benny Corrigan
Kilcoo
Liatroim - Johnny McComiskey
Longstone - Frank Dawson?
Loughinisland - Brendan Mason?
Mayobridge - Michael Donnelly
Rostrevor

A.C.F.L. Division 2
Annaclone
Ballyholland - Hugh McGettigan
Ballymartin
Carryduff - Jackie Fitzsimons
Clann na Banna - Tony Wilson
Darragh Cross - Dessie McNeill?
Downpatrick - Gerard Deegan/Richard Starkey
Glasdrumman
Kilclief
Saval
Shamrocks - Paul McCartan
Warrenpoint - Miceal Magill

A.C.F.L. Division 3
Ardglass
Bosco
Bredagh - Paddy Heaney
Bright
Drumgath
Dundrum
Glenn
Mitchel's
Saul - Joe Ritchie
St. Paul's
Teconnaught
Tullylish

A.C.F.L. Division 4
Aghaderg
Aughlisnafin
Ballykinlar
Dromara
Drumaness
Killyleagh
St. John's
St. Michael's

[johnneycool]

Football managers for 2007, fill in the (many) blanks lads:

A.C.F.L. Division 1
An Riocht - Pete McGrath
Attical -
Bryansford -
Burren - James McCartan
Castlewellan - Gerry Dougherty
Clonduff - Benny Corrigan
Kilcoo
Liatroim - Johnny McComiskey
Longstone - Frank Dawson?
Loughinisland - Brendan Mason?
Mayobridge - Michael Donnelly
Rostrevor

A.C.F.L. Division 2
Annaclone
Ballyholland - Hugh McGettigan
Ballymartin
Carryduff - Jackie Fitzsimons
Clann na Banna - Tony Wilson
Darragh Cross - Dessie McNeill?
Downpatrick - Gerard Deegan/Richard Starkey
Glasdrumman
Kilclief
Saval
Shamrocks - Paul McCartan
Warrenpoint - Miceal Magill

A.C.F.L. Division 3
Ardglass
Bosco
Bredagh - Paddy Heaney
Bright
Drumgath
Dundrum
Glenn
Mitchel's
Saul - Joe Ritchie
St. Paul's
Teconnaught
Tullylish

A.C.F.L. Division 4
Aghaderg
Aughlisnafin
Ballykinlar
Dromara
Drumaness
Killyleagh
St. John's
St. Michael's

How many would be getting 'expenses'?

I can only remember one of the Ards clubs paying expenses to a manager and he's now managing Longstone, maybe!

[DownFanatic]

Football managers for 2007, fill in the (many) blanks lads:

A.C.F.L. Division 1
An Riocht - Pete McGrath
Attical - Dan Morgan
Bryansford - Eamon Burns
Burren - James McCartan
Castlewellan - Gerry Dougherty
Clonduff - Benny Corrigan
Kilcoo - Mickey Heaney
Liatroim - Johnny McComiskey
Longstone - Frank Dawson?
Loughinisland - Brendan Mason
Mayobridge - Michael Donnelly
Rostrevor - Aidan Farrell

A.C.F.L. Division 2
Annaclone
Ballyholland - Hugh McGettigan
Ballymartin - Karl Cunningham/Conor Annett
Carryduff - Jackie Fitzsimons
Clann na Banna - Tony Wilson
Darragh Cross - Dessie McNeill
Downpatrick - Gerard Deegan/Richard Starkey
Glasdrumman
Kilclief - Justin Sharvin/Joe McStay/Paul Watterson
Saval
Shamrocks - Paul McCartan
Warrenpoint - Miceal Magill

A.C.F.L. Division 3
Ardglass - Paul O'Shea
Bosco
Bredagh - Paddy Heaney
Bright
Drumgath - Bill Geoghan
Dundrum - John McShane
Glenn
Mitchel's - Marty Lynch
Saul - Joe Ritchie
St. Paul's
Teconnaught - GP Mulholland
Tullylish - Jim McAlinden

A.C.F.L. Division 4
Aghaderg
Aughlisnafin - Joe Scullion
Ballykinlar - Hankie Curran
Dromara
Drumaness
Killyleagh - John Keenan
St. John's
St. Michael's

[passedit]

Tullylish is Kevin Blaney
St Pauls is Gerry Quinn (Saval)

[Lecale2]

Drumaness is Liam McKenna (former Darragh Cross & Bredagh manager)

[DownFanatic]

Football managers for 2007, fill in the (many) blanks lads:

A.C.F.L. Division 1
An Riocht - Pete McGrath
Attical - Dan Morgan
Bryansford - Eamon Burns
Burren - James McCartan
Castlewellan - Gerry Dougherty
Clonduff - Benny Corrigan
Kilcoo - Mickey Heaney
Liatroim - Johnny McComiskey
Longstone - Frank Dawson?
Loughinisland - Brendan Mason
Mayobridge - Michael Donnelly
Rostrevor - Aidan Farrell

A.C.F.L. Division 2
Annaclone
Ballyholland - Hugh McGettigan
Ballymartin - Karl Cunningham/Conor Annett
Carryduff - Jackie Fitzsimons
Clann na Banna - Tony Wilson
Darragh Cross - Dessie McNeill
Downpatrick - Gerard Deegan/Richard Starkey
Glasdrumman
Kilclief - Justin Sharvin/Joe McStay/Paul Watterson
Saval
Shamrocks - Paul McCartan
Warrenpoint - Miceal Magill

A.C.F.L. Division 3
Ardglass - Paul O'Shea
Bosco
Bredagh - Paddy Heaney
Bright
Drumgath - Bill Geoghan
Dundrum - John McShane
Glenn
Mitchel's - Marty Lynch
Saul - Joe Ritchie
St. Paul's - Gerry Quinn
Teconnaught - GP Mulholland
Tullylish - Kevin Blaney

A.C.F.L. Division 4
Aghaderg
Aughlisnafin - Joe Scullion
Ballykinlar - Hankie Curran
Dromara
Drumaness -Liam McKenna
Killyleagh - John Keenan
St. John's
St. Michael's

[TORGAEL]

Bill Geoghan has parted company with Drumgath

[MadMick007]

Was this a suprise result? It may highlight that we don't really have the strength in depth as we may think. Will Ross still get his six or seven new guys, if so who will they be?

[Brick Tamlin]

anyone care to hazzard a guess at the 6 or 7 additions to the squad will be come 'trimming down' time, include U21s if needs be.

[DownFanatic]

I think Carr will have to include a handful of U-21's in the Senior squad this year. John Boyle should be in there without a doubt. He's a great playmaker and his free taking and shooting from play is pretty good. I would say that Colgan will be included aswell despite my reservations. Ive always maintained that he is a good player but not a great player. There on Sunday he stood out against a hurler and a Drumgath midfielder who has a serious lack of county experience. It would be interesting to see how he copes week in week out against much stronger opponents in the National League. The jury is still out on him in my opinion. Again, despite my admiration for Packie Downey, I dont think he could cut it in Championship standard football. After he broke his ankle a couple of years ago it is obvious to see that he has slight diffficulties turning at speed. There is no doubt his bulk and frame make him a good ball winner but I just cant see him cutting it in a fast paced championship game. Apart from Boyle and Colgan I think that my clubmate Paul McComiskey would be worth a shot. In the past fortnight he's got a bit of expierience playing for Queens against the likes of Tyrone and Cavan. I think his strength, pace and eye for a score would be of great value to Carr's panel in general. In previous years in other counties players have been plucked from Minor and brought in to Senior panels. Just look at young Darren O'Sullivan in Kerry, Ross Munnellly/Donnie Brennan in Laois, Ciaran Hanratty in Monaghan and going a bit further back Michael Meehan/Sean Armstrong in Galway to name a few.

[goldenyears]

i think i can pretty much guarantee that ross will do his utmost not to include minors/u21s in the senior panel. I think that he is doing a great thing by not selecting monirs/u21s no matter how good they are! Give them a chance to grow, enjoy football at their own age group, then allow them to blossom into players so that by time they are 21/22 they are ready to give the seniors 7/8 years football......

[goldenyears]

THE stylish skills of elusive play-maker John Boyle certainly caught the eye. The fielding, strength and finishing ability of target-man Packie Downey left a good impression too.

At the back, the defensive work of 2005 All-Ireland minors Eamon McConville and Shane O'Hagan impressed and that year's county minor captain James Colgan delivered strongly around centrefield.

All well and good, especially for UUJ coach Adrian McGuckian on the day, and further along the line, in due course, for Down manager Ross Carr.

The only trouble for Carr was they were all hitting form, and contributing to 20 scores picked off by Jordanstown, as a slick and snappy student outfit forced an inexperienced and experimental county select to play second fiddle.

In the attacking third of the field, Warrenpoint's Boyle ran the show and cracked over three points from play.

Meanwhile Downey, a product of the Drumgath club, caused no end of problems once UUJ got to grips with the game after 15 minutes.

At that stage, they trailed 0-3 to 0-1, all Down's scores coming inside the first six minutes.

But, by the half-hour the free-taking and scoring ability from open play of Derry's Mark Lynch, Monaghan's Bernard O'Brien and a neat move between Boyle and Downey had put Jordanstown in charge.

With craft and industry, the support work throughout the team being very good, UUJ hit six points without reply. Down did rally briefly towards the break.

Adrian Carville and impressive Conor Gribben pointed, closing the gap to 0-7 to 0-5. It did not get any better than that.

Danny Hughes, who shone in the opening quarter before the service dried up, was moved to wing half-forward, and Down made a couple of substitutions, but it was Jordanstown who hit the ground running on the restart.

Within four minutes the lead was extended to five points, and then out to seven points by the 42nd minute as scores by Lynch, Downey and Boyle received no answers. UUJ had now posted 11 points to Down's two since the sixth minute and it was clear the difference between the two teams.

Mickey McVeigh brought off a superb save to deny Boyle a goal nine minutes into the second half  he denied Downey in the first period after a defensive gaffe.

Moments later, a long-range free dropped in by Lynch, keeper McVeigh and corner-back Declan Rooney both jumped for it, collided, and the ball ended up in the net.

Completely out-played in the middle third, Down's stretched and over-worked back line was over-run in the final quarter. With possession not being retained and Jordanstown's defence under little pressure, space continued to open up and UUJ reeled off six unanswered points from the 56th minute, with two stand out finishes from sub Kevin Dyas.

It was the first time Jordanstown were drawn to play a Down select in the McKenna Cup, the win gave them a timely boost, albeit against very inexperienced opposition that lost its way after 15 or 20 minutes. A good win for them ahead of the Sigerson Cup being held in Belfast in March.

With six Down players starting for UUJ, there was a broad canvas of prospects for Ross Carr to get a look at, and while he was concentrating on those wearing the red and black, the players in the main who made good impressions yesterday were all wearing Jordanstown blue.



Matchstats

Down: M McVeigh; D Rooney, S Toner,

P Matthews; C McCrickard, J Doran, C Murtagh (0-1); A Carville (0-2), G Johnson; K Gracey,

N Sweeney, B Doran; C Gribben (1-2),

B Sweeney, D Hughes (0-1).

Subs: E Henry for J Doran (half-time),

K McGuigan for McCrickard (half-time),

P Telford for Carville (48), J Lynch for Johnson (48), A Burns for N Sweeney (55).

Blood Subs: J Lynch for Carville (21)



UUJ: M McAllister; P Mooney, J Conlon,

S O'Hagan; R Murray (0-1); E McConville,

S McAleer; J Colgan (0-1), J Bradley; M Lynch (1-5, three frees, one 45), J Boyle (capt., 0-3), R Mulgrew (0-1); M Herron, P Downey (0-3),

B O'Brien (0-2, one free)

Subs: D McCaul (0-1) for O'Brien (47), K Dyas (0-2) for O'Hagan (55), B Boggs for McAleer (63).

Blood Sub: P Donnelly for Bradley (44).

[downredblack]

I think your right about giving minors a chance to enjoy the football at their age level but I don't see any problems with U21's being in and around the senior setup , If they are good enough get them in and let them at it . (IMO)

[goldenyears]

Carr looks at bigger picture  

From Eamonn O'Hara in Burren  

DOWN manager Ross Carr isn't reading much into yesterday's heavy defeat. He knew it would prove a tough ask for a young and raw team of squad, but the margin UUJ's Sigerson Cup outfit won by was still a bitter Dr McKenna Cup pill to swallow.

"We would be more than disappointed with the result. You never like to get beat by 13 points. It doesn't matter what level of football it is in," he said, adding: "It leaves us in no uncertain terms the amount of work that has to be done.

"We were playing against a team who are a month off their All-Ireland Championship campaign really, with the Sigerson, and a team that is made up with at least a dozen inter-county footballers. So, we always knew going into it that it was going to be a massive test for us."

Carr felt that UUJ strength in the middle third told. After 20 minutes the students took charge of the game in that sector and as Down's attack was starved of possession, a well drilled Jordanstown team were virtually out of sight by the 50th minute when 1-13 to 0-5 clear.

UUJ coach Adrian McGuckian was pleased with the performance, obviously the result, the University's first win against Down in the competition, though measured the win against what was a relatively inexperienced county select.

"We are not going to get carried away with it, but it was a good performance and the team performed very well, so that was pleasing for us. We worked a lot on support play in training, moving the ball quickly and that worked well against Down," he said.

The 10 minutes after half-time put the seal on it he said, five points without reply sending them 0-12 to 0-5 ahead to put the brakes on any prospect of Down staging a comeback after UUJ led at the interval by two points.

"We got a good break after half time, got two or three points in a row and I think that ruined Down's belief in themselves and we went on from there.

"It was a good boost for players confidence to get a win like that before Sigerson but it was a weakened Down team after all."



Star Man

John Boyle (UUJ)

Instrumental in getting Jordanstown's game kick-started with a well worked point after 11 troublesome minutes, Boyle emerged as one of many dominant players for UUJ. Made excellent use of possession, repeatedly carved open Down's half-back line with good passing and diagonal runs. Set up plenty of opportunities and managed three points himself. Shades robust full-forward Packie Downey, Mark Lynch, who struck some fine frees (including one for a fluke goal) and half-backs Rory Murray and Eamon McConville. For Down, Conor Gribben impressed at times and scored a corker of a goal after 52 minutes.

[greygoose]

Football managers for 2007, fill in the (many) blanks lads:

A.C.F.L. Division 1
An Riocht - Pete McGrath
Attical - Dan Morgan
Bryansford - Eamon Burns
Burren - James McCartan
Castlewellan - Gerry Dougherty
Clonduff - Benny Corrigan
Kilcoo - Mickey Heaney
Liatroim - Johnny McComiskey
Longstone - Frank Dawson?
Loughinisland - Brendan Mason
Mayobridge - Michael Donnelly
Rostrevor - Aidan Farrell

A.C.F.L. Division 2
Annaclone
Ballyholland - Hugh McGettigan
Ballymartin - Karl Cunningham/Conor Annett
Carryduff - Jackie Fitzsimons
Clann na Banna - Tony Wilson
Darragh Cross - Dessie McNeill
Downpatrick - Gerard Deegan/Richard Starkey
Glasdrumman
Kilclief - Justin Sharvin/Joe McStay/Paul Watterson
Saval
Shamrocks - Paul McCartan
Warrenpoint - Miceal Magill

A.C.F.L. Division 3
Ardglass - Paul O'Shea
Bosco
Bredagh - Paddy Heaney
Bright
Drumgath - Harry Toner
Dundrum - John McShane
Glenn
Mitchel's - Marty Lynch
Saul - Joe Ritchie
St. Paul's - Gerry Quinn
Teconnaught - GP Mulholland
Tullylish - Kevin Blaney

A.C.F.L. Division 4
Aghaderg
Aughlisnafin - Joe Scullion
Ballykinlar - Hankie Curran
Dromara
Drumaness -Liam McKenna
Killyleagh - John Keenan
St. John's
St. Michael's