Down Club Hurling & Football

[downtothecore]

Poor result for the minors. Hopefully they can recover in the temaing games. Are all the best lads at this age group in the county involved?

[Johnnysboys]

Is it straight knock out or groups?
[/quote]groups. Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Monaghan in Down's group. Top 4 go through to quarter finals.
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Poor Fermanagh - they will most likely not qualify.  So the other group of teams all qualify - that's a strange setup. Why have minors gone this way? 4 games is a bit much - why not the usual back door system? Club teams will need their players in the next couple of weeks let alone waiting for this to end.

[snoopdog]

Is it straight knock out or groups?

groups. Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Monaghan in Down's group. Top 4 go through to quarter finals.
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Poor Fermanagh - they will most likely not qualify.  So the other group of teams all qualify - that's a strange setup. Why have minors gone this way? 4 games is a bit much - why not the usual back door system? Club teams will need their players in the next couple of weeks let alone waiting for this to end.
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Why poor Fermangh?. Down don't look up to much. I'm struggling to think of the last time Down won a championship game at minor level.

[Johnnysboys]

Why poor Fermangh?. Down don't look up to much. I'm struggling to think of the last time Down won a championship game at minor level.
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Poor Fermanagh as if they were in other group they wud def be in quarter final. Down will beat them at least. Might not do so well against the other two tho. Down should be a whole lot better - we have some big physical players mixed with some very talented nippy ones. The dream team management not getting results doesn't surprise me as tactically they have been caught a few times.

[snoopdog]

A lot of rain last couple of days. Any chance this game in Newry tonight will be cancelled? Sand based pitch should drain?

[Truth hurts]

When will the county board put an end to this? On Monday, referees were attacked at the u15 feile.

[Johnnysboys]

When will the county board put an end to this? On Monday, referees were attacked at the u15 feile.

Attacked?? Verbally or physically?? Players/mentors/supporters???

[Truth hurts]

When will the county board put an end to this? On Monday, referees were attacked at the u15 feile.

Attacked?? Verbally or physically?? Players/mentors/supporters???

Both verbally and physically. Its not on.

[supersub]

How about the clubs in question put an end to it?

[befair]

When will the county board put an end to this? On Monday, referees were attacked at the u15 feile.

This is not surprising; the disrespect our refs receive has been getting worse. The rules, esp the ambiguity about what constitutes a fair tackle, make it very hard for them.
This forum is a typical example, a team might shoot a series of wides and miss a series of open goals, but at the end, it's usually 'blame the ref.'

[Truth hurts]

How about the clubs in question put an end to it?

Although they ought to, it never does. Look at this county over the past few years to see how appeals have played out. The GAA has a culture of appealing. No one declares their error in public.

[Mourne Red]

How about the clubs in question put an end to it?

Realistically criminal charge is going to be the only thing that stops it. Look at what happened to Chin for Wexford racially abused - Fella caught on camera and probably get fa happen to him

[ardtole]

Superb performance by the u20s tonight.

[thewobbler]

Superb performance by the u20s tonight.

Absolutely top drawer. Balls, brains, pace, clinical.

[SHEEDY]

Great performance especially in the first half. Second half got bit sloppy but match was won well before the end.