Down Club Hurling & Football

[Lecale Gael]

Dromara - M Walker
St Pauls - P Hannigan
Attical - C Burden

[Kong King]

Drumaness - Pat Morgan
Longstone - Eamon Morgan
Mitchels - Marty Boyle
Glasdrumman - Liam Howlett

[Lotto]

Good to have the county season back this Friday. The I.N. article with Niall McP. sounded like Mc Kernan, McArdle, Darren O'hagan were all still involved this year, makes sense for their experience alone. They also said new players included Dennis Murtagh, Jack Mccartan, T Rushe and O Murdock. Will be interesting to see what sort of team lines out against  Donegal, given they are so far behind most  counties in terms of starting,  you would imagine they will play a fairly strong team.

The new players were described as youngsters which they are far from. Murdock is a serious talent and the IN mentions Charlie Smyth, Andrew Gilmore and Tom Close have all come up from the U20's. We'll need much more than this but these lads have potential. Gritty, tenecious, tight marking defenders, brutes of mobile midfielders and direct/incesive ball winning forwards are what we are lost for. Lads with the balls and attitude of Darren O'Hagan also but I just don't see it. Avoiding the Tailteann Cup has to be a priority for long term gain, dropping to Div 3 would be horrendeous.

[Truth hurts]

I am looking forward to this Friday's game to see what we have new to offer, I am not expecting much in the Mckenna cup but I am concerned as to why BOH made that rallying call to the Kilcoo contingent yesterday.  Its there murmurings from the Kilcoo camp that they won't attend the squad?

RIP to Sean Stranney , a Bright legend.

[Smurfy123]

It wasn't a great interview by BOH
Basically saying the need 9 Kilcoo players to survive in division 2 ? Who are these 9?
And he looks on in envy about how the Tyrone players look?

[wobbller]

I am looking forward to this Friday's game to see what we have new to offer, I am not expecting much in the Mckenna cup but I am concerned as to why BOH made that rallying call to the Kilcoo contingent yesterday.  Its there murmurings from the Kilcoo camp that they won't attend the squad?

RIP to Sean Stranney , a Bright legend.

A long way to go for such a late throw-in on a Friday night.Will you go yourself? Any others planning to go?

[Truth hurts]

No, I won't go but I hope it's being streamed.
I don't get the issue about Tyrone being ripped, do all clubs not have state-of-the-art gyms now anyway.

[Truth hurts]

Eggs in the basket: Down's county committee deciding they wouldn't offer their full backing to Paddy Tally without any earthly idea of who they would give it to, followed by a lengthy pursuit of a Conor Laverty, Marty Clarke and Jim McGuinness management team, before having to turn to James McCartan to pull them out of a sizeable hole after more than four months. McCartan will do well but this isn't the first mess Down have made of an appointment in recent years.

A piece in today's Irish news, someone may tell Cahair that it was the back benchers who got rid of Tally and left the executive to sort out a manager.

[Mourne Red]

No, I won't go but I hope it's being streamed.
I don't get the issue about Tyrone being ripped, do all clubs not have state-of-the-art gyms now anyway.

Wouldn't say state of the art - Squat Racks, Trap Bars, Benches, Dumbells etc But wouldn't have great set ups to do explosive exercises like sled push/pulls and the gyms are used by members of the club so can get busy.

Might have have also been dig at the S&C coaches that have worked with the County - Tyrone/Donegal have full time roles for a S&C coach I'm not sure if we have the same.

[Hard2Listen2]

Who's Tyrone's full time S&C coach?

[Truth hurts]

No, I won't go but I hope it's being streamed.
I don't get the issue about Tyrone being ripped, do all clubs not have state-of-the-art gyms now anyway.

Wouldn't say state of the art - Squat Racks, Trap Bars, Benches, Dumbells etc But wouldn't have great set ups to do explosive exercises like sled push/pulls and the gyms are used by members of the club so can get busy.

Might have have also been dig at the S&C coaches that have worked with the County - Tyrone/Donegal have full time roles for a S&C coach I'm not sure if we have the same.

Would young lads also be members of gyms as well? I do not see what the fuss is about but I do think we need to get the ball moving in Ballykinlar. I also would like to see some money being pumped into Newcastle. There was something special about national league games in Newcastle and we seemed to always do well. It is the spiritual home of Down football, especially in the '60s. There should be a lot more games on it but everything seems to be pushed towards Newry which is handy for the big south Down clubs.

[Mourne Red]

Who's Tyrone's full time S&C coach?

No-one, the FT job was never filled after Peter Donnelly left.

Peter Donnelly is Tyrone S&C coach - Fella from Ulster took over when he went to Monaghan but he was back with them last year, joined back once Dooher took over

[thewobbler]

No, I won't go but I hope it's being streamed.
I don't get the issue about Tyrone being ripped, do all clubs not have state-of-the-art gyms now anyway.

Wouldn't say state of the art - Squat Racks, Trap Bars, Benches, Dumbells etc But wouldn't have great set ups to do explosive exercises like sled push/pulls and the gyms are used by members of the club so can get busy.

Might have have also been dig at the S&C coaches that have worked with the County - Tyrone/Donegal have full time roles for a S&C coach I'm not sure if we have the same.

Would young lads also be members of gyms as well? I do not see what the fuss is about but I do think we need to get the ball moving in Ballykinlar. I also would like to see some money being pumped into Newcastle. There was something special about national league games in Newcastle and we seemed to always do well. It is the spiritual home of Down football, especially in the '60s. There should be a lot more games on it but everything seems to be pushed towards Newry which is handy for the big south Down clubs.

Pump money into Newcastle?

We, the clubs of Down, are still paying handsomely for the last attempt at pumping money into Newcastle.

You'd be well advised to wait until that debt that is cleared before seeking a ball of money for what amounts to little more than a nostalgia trip.

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Newry doesn't work better because it's near "south down elite clubs" or whatever the f**k it is you want to dream up.

It works better because as it straddles the A1/M1 corridor, it is 30-45 minutes more convenient than Newcastle for every county player and follower in Ireland, save for those in north Down and East Antrim.

And in terms of club matches, it would take a large seven figure sum to develop the seating and floodlighting facilities that Newry provides, up the county. And for what? So we can have two grounds lying dormant 355 days a year?

[Truth hurts]

No, I won't go but I hope it's being streamed.
I don't get the issue about Tyrone being ripped, do all clubs not have state-of-the-art gyms now anyway.

Wouldn't say state of the art - Squat Racks, Trap Bars, Benches, Dumbells etc But wouldn't have great set ups to do explosive exercises like sled push/pulls and the gyms are used by members of the club so can get busy.

Might have have also been dig at the S&C coaches that have worked with the County - Tyrone/Donegal have full time roles for a S&C coach I'm not sure if we have the same.

Would young lads also be members of gyms as well? I do not see what the fuss is about but I do think we need to get the ball moving in Ballykinlar. I also would like to see some money being pumped into Newcastle. There was something special about national league games in Newcastle and we seemed to always do well. It is the spiritual home of Down football, especially in the '60s. There should be a lot more games on it but everything seems to be pushed towards Newry which is handy for the big south Down clubs.

Pump money into Newcastle?

We, the clubs of Down, are still paying handsomely for the last attempt at pumping money into Newcastle.

You'd be well advised to wait until that debt that is cleared before seeking a ball of money for what amounts to little more than a nostalgia trip.

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Newry doesn't work better because it's near "south down elite clubs" or whatever the f**k it is you want to dream up.

It works better because as it straddles the A1/M1 corridor, it is 30-45 minutes more convenient than Newcastle for every county player and follower in Ireland, save for those in north Down and East Antrim.

And in terms of club matches, it would take a large seven figure sum to develop the seating and floodlighting facilities that Newry provides, up the county. And for what? So we can have two grounds lying dormant 355 days a year?

Jesus, who got out of the wrong side of the bed today.

It's convenient for you as you are a Newry club no doubt. I just think that a bit of TLC is needed in Newcastle as it's an iconic pitch with a great view and it's the historic home of GAA in Down. I am not asking for a full capacity all-seater airdrome. The Ards teams would have no trouble in coming to Newcastle to play their national league game. There is more than a few clubs in Down remember.

[thewobbler]

Wrong side of bed?

Seriously have a read back on your posts. It's basically a never ending chant along the lines of "Down okay. East Down good. South Down evil".

This latest spiel is just another angst-ridden, illogical, nonsensical complaint about nothing. Creating barriers where none exist. Trying to lay claim the "spiritual home" of Down football. FFS.

Ballykinlar will have a stand for spectators. We (ie the entire county) no more need a small stadium in Newcastle than we need a new variant of Covid.