Down Club Hurling & Football

County Star · January 14, 2023, 08:22:27 PM

Quote from: MRashford21 on January 14, 2023, 05:04:31 PM
Has the u20s started yet?

Not sure

Seen the lights on in esler tonight when driving past whatever was on ? Anyone know

skat man · January 14, 2023, 09:23:57 PM

under 20 trials this week and some of the senior team were playing tonight in a friendly so that was probably the lights

Smurfy123 · January 14, 2023, 10:06:12 PM

Down reserves played Louth in kilcoo tonight

DanTheMan12 · January 14, 2023, 10:24:49 PM

Quote from: Smurfy123 on January 14, 2023, 10:06:12 PM
Down reserves played Louth in kilcoo tonight

Not too sure where you got your info from; however the game was in Mayobridge ...

WeeJamseyMcC95 · January 14, 2023, 10:25:08 PM

Quote from: Smurfy123 on January 14, 2023, 10:06:12 PM
Down reserves played Louth in kilcoo tonight

Were you at it??

Johnnysboys · January 14, 2023, 10:38:03 PM

Interesting team lineout selected for tomorrow. Hopefully get the job done. Derry this week and get over that a wee crack at Tyrone next week would set us up well for the league opener.

County Star · January 14, 2023, 11:20:49 PM

I see Murdock is on bench. Someone told me U20s trials this Monday alright.

Could be a few late changes with the early publication of the team

Should be a good game

Will be shouting for my home county but my kids all Down fans

Leftmidfield · January 15, 2023, 11:36:03 AM

This is 100% accurate U20 trials Monday16/1/23 at 6.30pm in Burren

County Star · January 15, 2023, 03:55:25 PM

Derry nicked that but very impressed with Down. Such a change
Had to laugh at someone saying 2 Niall's shouldn't be there what a clown lol

stiff breeze · January 15, 2023, 04:03:36 PM

Wee Jamesy and terrific Tommy's posts certainly aged well

two Niall's were two of the best players on the pitch today along with Oran Murdock imo . Solid Down performance

terrifictommy · January 15, 2023, 04:33:28 PM

Stiff, I wasn't agreeing, I was saying the performance I had seen the previous week suggested they deserved their place in the team. Just read it again but I can see how it may have been misconstrued.

The work rate today was really great, thought very solid defensively too, getting numbers and closing spaces.

SHEEDY · January 15, 2023, 04:51:15 PM

Another good performance from Down, really encouraging signs going into the league. Great work rate and performances all round against a good Derry team. Massive improvement from the last few years.
Long time seen Newry seen a crowd as big as that, great to see

Smurfy123 · January 15, 2023, 05:23:44 PM

Good performances all round
Really encouraging from our so called lesser players
Donnelly O Hare McCarthy Donnacha Gilmore very good
Dunno what to do with O Hagan. Impact player. He just doesn't fit into Downs new regime.
Bring on Tipp

upandwin · January 15, 2023, 05:33:04 PM

Good performance today from the lads. Lots of encouraging signs. Now the real stuff kicks in that's preseason over with. If Down can get promotion and win a championship game we've made progress. But the season won't be judged on a couple of decent McKenna cup games. Is there much change to the team do ye reckon come national league? I think Kane will play ahead of O'hare in goals, he's better from the restarts I think. Also I'd love Barry to half forward in place of Millar to start Gilmore. Other than that the team looks strong.

Smurfy123 · January 15, 2023, 05:41:17 PM

O hare has to play. Yes Kane is good but it would be a big call to take him in after the 3 games o hare has had. But a good position to be in with 2 really good keepers

Gilmore has to start. BOH not smart enough for a 10-12. Thought he was poor today for long periods

O hare
Magill
Mcevoy
McCarthy
Brannigan
McParland
Laverty
Donnelly
Murdock
Dougherty
Donnacha
Millar
Kerr
Havern
Gilmore

Good bench
Kane
McCarthey
O Hagan
Rooney
Annett