Down Club Hurling & Football

[Square Ball]

Bredagh senior hurlers will be representing the county in the Ulster JHC final, they defeated Antrim champs St Endas 3-18 to 2-8 today.

[Mid Down Gael]

Congratulations to dundrum on winning the junior championship today. Great to see. Enjoy down fanatic and dundrumite, yous deserve it.

[DownFanatic]

Congratulations to dundrum on winning the junior championship today. Great to see. Enjoy down fanatic and dundrumite, yous deserve it.

Cheers lad. Mature performance from ourselves. Just hope we can represent Down in the Junior with a bit of credit. Our county has the worst record in Ulster in the JFC series since its inception.

[johnneycool]

Bredagh senior hurlers will be representing the county in the Ulster JHC final, they defeated Antrim champs St Endas 3-18 to 2-8 today.

Who do you meet in the final Square ball?

[Antrim Coaster]

Na Magha, Derry City

[Lecale2]

Down have a shocking record in the club championships in both football and hurling. The last win was 2005 when Ballygalget won the senior hurling. In football the last win was in the 1980s with Burren.

We've never won at intermediate or junior in football or huling ASAIK.

Why do our club team not perform better in Ulster?

[No1]

Because the standard of club football and hurling at the present time is woeful, which is reflected in the current performance levels of our senior county teams.

[wildrover]

Because the standard of club football and hurling at the present time is woeful, which is reflected in the current performance levels of our senior county teams.

Thats much too simplistic...

Consider the current (and fairly recent past) performance levels of the senior county teams of Antrim, Derry and Armagh and yet they have boasted top-class club sides...

[lfdown2]

Down have a shocking record in the club championships in both football and hurling. The last win was 2005 when Ballygalget won the senior hurling. In football the last win was in the 1980s with Burren.

We've never won at intermediate or junior in football or huling ASAIK.

Why do our club team not perform better in Ulster?

Liatroim won the Ulster Intermediate Championship in '98, it was the the first year of the competition and the winners went no further - as in there was no all ireland series.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Intermediate_Club_Football_Championship

[thewobbler]

Because the standard of club football and hurling at the present time is woeful, which is reflected in the current performance levels of our senior county teams.

I'd make this a big simplistic but it's in the right lines.

There's two underlying facts that have helped account towards these horrible stats:

1. We have a huge disadvantage at intermediate and junior level, because our leagues are tied to Championship i.e. they're honest.

2. At Senior level, Crossmaglen. And let's be honest about it, Cross have ruined it as a competition.


Beyond that there's the theories;

1. We are rubbish at winter football because we are soft.

2. We are rubbish at Championship football because we are soft, our referees are soft, and when it comes to it, we'd rather not fight for if.

3. Winning a club championship (at any level) is a huge thing for all clubs apart from maybe Burren and the Bridge. Therefore they go on the drink for a month just as they need to step up winter training.


But back to No.1's point, he's still half right. Because Down defending at club level is so appalling, we get found put when we leave our borders. Especially in the depths of winter when our classy forwards are reduced to muck treaders.

[The Diarrhoa Divil]

Have to say congratulations to Warrenpoint Minors on comprehensively beating their lovely neighbours from Burren in the Minor championship final on sunday. running out easy winners the result was never in doubt, and if truth be told they shpuld have bate them out the gate by more. Nice to lift the minor title and well deserved after tasting defeat in the last few finals. With a good 12/13 of the same players available again next year all augurs well for the Blues. Also worth pointing out that there were 6/7 panel members involved with that Burren minor team who live in Point. The transfer system alive and well in Burren still.

With the Point having lifted both the All County Minor and Premier Reserve Championships at the expense of Burren they could be goin all out for a clean sweep if they win against Bosco on sunday. 

[dundrumite]

Congratulations to dundrum on winning the junior championship today. Great to see. Enjoy down fanatic and dundrumite, yous deserve it.

Thanks boss. Enjoyable day, hopefully can represent Down with some distinction anyway.

[wildrover]

Destination Newry have just tweeted that Matt Fitzpatrick, Gaa journalist has passed away! Sad news! ...

[thebar]

Destination Newry have just tweeted that Matt Fitzpatrick, Gaa journalist has passed away! Sad news! ...

RIP Matt.a true gael had a great interest and love for the GAA and was nothing but a gentleman...he'll be missed.

[Lecale2]

RIP Matt. A lovely gentleman who followed the hurlers and footballers all over the country and beyond.