Down Club Hurling & Football

[terrifictommy]

I don't favour back door system. The back door favours the stronger teams, always has. If they have a bad day there's another opportunity.

The real championship starts tonight. No more excuses, win or bust. Expect a few close encounters, I see the bigger games have plenty of referee experience about them, Carryduff Mayobridge tie of the round. Think that could be a very good game, if MB play ball.

[Truth hurts]

I don't favour back door system. The back door favours the stronger teams, always has. If they have a bad day there's another opportunity.

The real championship starts tonight. No more excuses, win or bust. Expect a few close encounters, I see the bigger games have plenty of referee experience about them, Carryduff Mayobridge tie of the round. Think that could be a very good game, if MB play ball.

Im afraid the QF will be damp squibs with Loughinisland, Carryduff, Burren and Kilcoo easily going through.
Castlewellan has done well to get this far but they won't beat the Island men, Carryduff has too many good players, and the Bridge do not have anyone who can handle Beatty, Bap or Donnelly. Kilcoo and Burren will walk through, Hilltown and St Peters have zero fight this season compared to previous years.

[downtothecore]

I think Mayobridge will beat Carryduff. I have a feeling Clonduff could be dangerous this time around for kilcoo as everyone writing them off.

[urbangael]

To think Clonduff will beat Kilcoo is the talk of a drunk... Kilcoo 2nds would beat Clonduff at the min.

[Johnnysboys]

Commentating tonight was atrocious. It was like listening to two lads having the craic rather than commentating on what was actually in front of them.

[terrifictommy]

That game I think will be close, couldn't call it. Might depend who turns up best on the day.
Also, not sure Clonduff will be as easy beat this time round. Burren should beat CPN well.

[supersub]

Commentating tonight was atrocious. It was like listening to two lads having the craic rather than commentating on what was actually in front of them.

On you go and volunteer your services.

[Back2Winning]

The lads had to improvise at what was going on in front of them, most of it was barely worth a mention. Well done to them both. 👏

[terrifictommy]

No need to insult the lads, I mean, not even close to being a target. Next up will be the photographer or scoreboard person wasnt quick enough.
Game seemed a fairly dull one.

[Hard2Listen2]

Castlewellan are a shadow of the team that not so long ago reached a championship final.
They seem to work very hard on juvenile hurling but is it at the expense of their football?

[Smurfy123]

Not his biggest fan and gets some stick on here but Poacher has done some job with that Bridge team without Quinn their best player
Taken Burren to extra time and beating Downpatrick and a good Carryduff team is good going

Kilcoo to win tomorrow easily and then it's the big one is and our noisy neighbours

[Hard2Listen2]

Not his biggest fan and gets some stick on here but Poacher has done some job with that Bridge team without Quinn their best player
Taken Burren to extra time and beating Downpatrick and a good Carryduff team is good going

Kilcoo to win tomorrow easily and then it's the big one is and our noisy neighbours

Do you think they are improved now from before?
Tbh I don't see it.
Good squad of players but without Corey Quinn lack the scoring threat to challenge.

[upandwin]

Would have to argue that isn't a good Carryduff team on todays evidence. Like W'Point, Clonduff and a few others they blow very hot and very very cold. Very cagey affair with not much quality on show today apart from Shane Annett who absolutely has to be part of the county squad going forward. You wouldn't think Carryduff had 5/6 county men based off todays performance but that's as far as the Bridge will get now. I think Loughinisland would beat them from what I've seen so far. It's Kilcoo and the Rest as always in down. Magpies will hammer yellas and Burren do the same to the point on Monday and we'll have the usual Kilcoo And Burren split in the semis then meet for the final we all want to see.

[maldini]

Two big calls from the officials today regarding umpires being over ruled
The ref over ruled his two umpires for Mayobridges first point, commentators were adamant it was wide and others in the crowd
Then a Duff point late on was given by the umpires and ref but ruled out by the linesman

That said Mayobridge were the better team overall

[wobbller]

Speaking of big calls by officials, was up at the Rostrevor Clone game on Friday eve and referee completely robbed Annaclone at the death. Blew the whistle with the ball sailing over the black spot. It must be Rostrevor's year after that going for them. They will walk the IFC, prominent Rostrevor Committee men in The Kilbroney Bar telling me they are already planning a training weekend for Ulster prep.

"Prominent". You sound like Truth Hurts.Jesus!!!!!!