Down Club Hurling & Football

[skat man]

i dont think there are clubs you can just say ok lets start there and get them to provide hurling. its the same as anything, its supply and demand , kids love any sport so create a demand by offering summer schemes in 3/4 close proximity clubs and in the local schools maybe you create 3/4 players from each with a passion for taking up hurling , then the idea of your standalone clubs comes into play , very good idea btw.

who funds all this i have no idea but asking non hurling clubs to just start providing it is a non starter in my opinion , the same as it would be for non football teams .

[clonian]

Lots of kids from non hurling clubs play with their schools so I think if the option was there kids would go and parents would take them.

One thing I disagree on is that clubs aren't against hurling (or any other sport). I've been involved with football and hurling for a few years at underage. Everyone wants players that play nothing else so you can give a full commitment to their wee team. I've heard lads boast their lad isn't even allowed to watch soccer on the TV like that's a good thing. Let them play as many sports as possible.

There was hurling days (2 Saturdays a month) to be set aside for underage tournaments, no football blitzes allowed. We had to fight for every one of the Saturdays during August and September and most of the days football won out. Nobody wants to give an inch.

The hurling summer schemes in non footballing clubs would be a great idea. Ballela always did hurling only cul camps and you got a lot of neighbouring clubs coming out to it and they would get an odd one staying on. They would of got quite a few girls from Dromore hockey club coming out to train during the summer too.

[Truth hurts]

Are there any injuries for this week's game in Aughrim?

[Blackandblue2]

No fresh news on injuries. Assuming the team that started against Cavan will be close to our starting team. Although the subs all had a good impact when 6 points Down. Mason, Fancis, Mc Cartan, Docherty  be in with a shout to start?

[Truth hurts]

 J O'Hare; P Fegan, R McEvoy, F McElroy; D Guinness, A Docherty, P Laverty ; O Murdock , J Flynn; G McKibben, L Kerr , J Guinness; R Mason, P Havern , O Savage

[Hard2Listen2]

Liatroim looking for a new senior football manager

What's going on there? Just won the intermediate championship!

[downtothecore]

I would guess the football manager would have wanted a commitment from the team to fully focus on football so that liatriom could best realise their potential in the higher league and senior championship but they also have a strong hurling team with a potential to win something.....

[Mourne Red]

Liatroim looking for a new senior football manager

What's going on there? Just won the intermediate championship!

Players kept stealing his eggs after training

[sdg]

League starts Sunday,  nothing else but promotion has to be achieved

[Targetman]

I would guess the football manager would have wanted a commitment from the team to fully focus on football so that liatriom could best realise their potential in the higher league and senior championship but they also have a strong hurling team with a potential to win something.....

More or less, had a meeting with the hurling manager who apparently was quite accommodating but he wasn't happy with the outcome so he walked.

[Truth hurts]

I would guess the football manager would have wanted a commitment from the team to fully focus on football so that liatriom could best realise their potential in the higher league and senior championship but they also have a strong hurling team with a potential to win something.....

More or less, had a meeting with the hurling manager who apparently was quite accommodating but he wasn't happy with the outcome so he walked.

I heard that a few dual players were not committing to football.

[johnnycool]

I would guess the football manager would have wanted a commitment from the team to fully focus on football so that liatriom could best realise their potential in the higher league and senior championship but they also have a strong hurling team with a potential to win something.....

More or less, had a meeting with the hurling manager who apparently was quite accommodating but he wasn't happy with the outcome so he walked.

I heard that a few dual players were not committing to football.

I can't see how Monday night hurling would be much of a drain on the dual players and senior hurling only really kicks off in late August, September time..

[downtothecore]

Well done St Malachy's castlewellan on winning the Markey cup today. A Hard fought but deserved 2 point win over Strabane. There is some good talent on this team.

[Hard2Listen2]

Hearing rumours that Stevie Poacher is in discussions with Liverpool.

Down GAA might have missed out on their man!

[TwoUpTwoDown]

Well done St Malachy's castlewellan on winning the Markey cup today. A Hard fought but deserved 2 point win over Strabane. There is some good talent on this team.

Was at this game and found it a great watch. Both teams had a cracking corner forward. Castlewellan just about edged it.