Down Club Hurling & Football

[SamFever]

Are there a few managers who have been told not to come back already this year? Knew O'Neill left the point after the previous management had walked before Christmas. Are there more?

I feel players have too much of a say nowadays with their committees. Although managers taking a lot of money in them wedged brown envelopes all the same and losing games too.

You on the drink?

[Johnnysboys]

Big week ahead for fixtures. Carryduff have to go into the lions den and win tomorrow night to prove they have the mettle to win this league. Kilcoo may be short a few but still won't want to lose at home to a team with genuine championship credentials. Bredagh, bryansford and Longstone have been cut adrift at the bottom so all other teams being safe can focus on championship preparations.

[Truth hurts]

The two rounds of premier reserve football is not working.

[rosskarr]

The two rounds of premier reserve football is not working.

What way?

[Square Ball]

Big week ahead for fixtures. Carryduff have to go into the lions den and win tomorrow night to prove they have the mettle to win this league. Kilcoo may be short a few but still won't want to lose at home to a team with genuine championship credentials. Bredagh, bryansford and Longstone have been cut adrift at the bottom so all other teams being safe can focus on championship preparations.

Staying up is in our own hands, but if other teams play weakened teams there may well be a few odd results to come, we will see. Always thought it would come to the last game of the season for us.

[Mourne Red]

The two rounds of premier reserve football is not working.

What way?

I'd say truth is complaining about fixture fulfilment again

[TakeTheMark]

There was always going to be a few teams unable to field when the fixtures were on the weekend of a Friday/Monday senior league double.
I don't think we need to go reinventing the reserve league system on the back of one weekend

[Truth hurts]

What's wrong at Bryansford? One of the great clubs.

[Johnnysboys]

What's wrong at Bryansford? One of the great clubs.

There are a few clubs in the same situation. Clubs that were big in terms of numbers and titles. Next season we will have no teams from the area of Mourne in division 1, no teams from Newry, no Downpatrick, Brysnsford - a lot of big clubs outside the top ten.

[Hard2Listen2]

What's wrong at Bryansford? One of the great clubs.

What's your thoughts?

[Gaelforce123]

There was always going to be a few teams unable to field when the fixtures were on the weekend of a Friday/Monday senior league double.
I don't think we need to go reinventing the reserve league system on the back of one weekend

You would have to wonder how Tyrone clubs play a reserve game at 18.45 on a Friday night and the same two clubs play the senior game at 8pm.

[Mikhailov]

There was always going to be a few teams unable to field when the fixtures were on the weekend of a Friday/Monday senior league double.
I don't think we need to go reinventing the reserve league system on the back of one weekend

You would have to wonder how Tyrone clubs play a reserve game at 18.45 on a Friday night and the same two clubs play the senior game at 8pm.

They do that obviously until the daylight prevents it, then it moves to Sunday at 2.15 & 3.45.
All 3 divisions do it also, not only senior. Every team in Tyrone play reserve & senior together for senior, reserve and intermediate

[Truth hurts]

What's wrong at Bryansford? One of the great clubs.

There are a few clubs in the same situation. Clubs that were big in terms of numbers and titles. Next season we will have no teams from the area of Mourne in division 1, no teams from Newry, no Downpatrick, Brysnsford - a lot of big clubs outside the top ten.

Ballyholland are up

[Square Ball]

We are staying in Division 1 next year after us winning and Bryansford getting beat.

[Gaelforce123]

Leagues look settled at this stage, regardless of winners etc

Div 1: Carryduff & Loughinisland top 2
Relegated: Bryansford & Longstone

Div 2: Ballyholland & The Town up
Relegated: Drumgath & any one of Fontenoys, Rostrevor, Glenn & Shamrocks down. Looking at it with the final fixtures i would say Glenn are in toughest position, 1 each on head to head with Shamrocks and a much poorer score difference, this will come down to what teams Ballyholland and Rgu field in the next two weeks, reserve championship could mean top 13s cant be rested.

Div 3: St Johns & An Riocht up (most likely) Ballymartin slip up last night eases the pressure on The Kingdom. Annaclone can catch however they have St Johns to go with An Riocht having St Pauls. The game with Ballymartin on Monday will determine if anyone else has a chance of promotion
Relegated: St Pauls are down, any one of Drumaness, D Cross, Tullylish or Banbridge can go down.... Scares for big teams in Darragh Cross and Tullylish this year, recent run of results should pull the latter out but numerically can go down, have Darragh Cross and St Pauls left. D Cross having to play Tullylish & Banbridge is going to be tough but are at home for both. Drumaness have Ballymartin and Atticall, again could come down to who plays and the hunger of safe teams, interesting run in.

Div 4: Bosco and Finn are up
Bottom Half: No relegation but overall St Michaels, Glassdruman & Aghaderg have won one game all year. Aghaderg a few draws. Since the split Dundrum have struggled in 4B in latter part of season and will be happy to have got points in first half of season.