Down Club Hurling & Football

[thewobbler]

Pangurban, you are wasting your time on thewobbler. He knows everything there is too know about football. He`s from Ballyholland you know.

Check out this link -  http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?action=profile;u=2875;sa=showPosts - then do yourself a favour and step away from the glasshouse and stop throwing stones.

I hear he played a bit too

You must have very good hearing 

[Down Gael]

Peter McGrath managed Down to All Irelands at both senior and minor. No one on this board is really in a positiion to criticise him, unless maybe Micko reads the board from time to time.
Your record isnt really up to that standard now is it?

[Minus15]

i must say i have to agree wit the wobbler here lads. down's defence leak goals that is a fact. they dont have many fast defenders. When teams can constantly run through your defence at will it is the duty of the management to do something about it. Down's defence requires direction and organisation. The days of leaiving 6 against 6 are long gone and anybody saying Down could succeed in this way is being naive. A few extra workaholic half forwards helping the defence would make a big difference. A team should defend and attack as a team. most defenders in the country have little opportunity if the ball in is good and forwards have the space to work in. The correct organisation from management and help from the forwards would see us all view a lot of our defenders in a different light rather than write them off as not good enough because these boys are in there for a reason. They are the best we have in the county.

[Pangurban]

Total and absolute nonsense, virtually all the goals we have conceded this season, have come from the defenders failure to clear the Ball that they have already won, to many hand-passes, running into blind alleys and being turned over. Its not our ability to win ball, its our inability to clear it that is the main problem. Any other analysis is seriously flawed. What is the point of pulling forwards back and lessening our options even more for a quick clearance as we have left fewer to clear ball too.

[BRIDGE LAD]

Would have to agree with Pangurban on that one, "a few extra workaholic half forwards" is what MINUS says. What do you think Danny Hughes and John Fegan have been doing all season? Thats what the problem is like Pangur says when ever we have the chance to clear the ball there are no outlets where they should be, then we have  Martin Cole, Liam Doyle etc running the balll out of defence and getting caught, Ross and Dj seem to persist with the two half forwards running back every attack. Most of the goals conceded have been from a high ball looped in, nobody to take control then opposing teams win the break and score, happened so much this season.
I wouldn't rule out the extra man in and around as as shield and whenever we get the ball as an extra outlet. Rony Sexton would be ideal, great reader of the game and also great ball carrier.

Whatever happens Down are for an early exit this summer anyway!
Roll on the championship "BRIDGE FOR FIVE IN A ROW"!!!!!!

[Maiden1]

If we look at club football in Down no team has won an ulster title since Burren in the 80's.  Tactically we are behind the likes of Tyrone, Armagh etc. in terms of stopping the other team playing.  It's not necessarily about ability, or changing defenders, more to do with know how perhaps.

[goldenyears]

lets revert back to club chat lads - the county team is just too depressing right now. if we lower our expectation levels, then maybe we wont be so disappointed when they throw the odd wobbly performance....lets see what the summer brings....

in any case, here are the fixtures from the IN

DOWN

Tonight, ACHL Div 1 (6.30pm): Ballycran v Kilclief; Portaferry v Ballygalget; Liatroim v Shamrocks; Ballela v Bredagh; ACHL Div 2: Castlewellan v Portaferry; Clonduff v Warrenpoint; Ballygalget v Ballycran

Tomorrow, ACFL Div 1 (6.45pm): Saval v Ballyholland (J Burns); Clonduff v Castlewellan (L Smyth); Liatroim v Longstone (C Brannigan); Loughinisland v Rostrevor (E O'Hare); Mayobridge v Burren (C Reynolds); Kilcoo v An Riocht (G Tumelty); ACFL Div 2: Clann na Banna v Annaclone (G Corrigan); Darragh Cross v Kilclief (A Grant); Ballymartin v Downpatrick (L Morgan); Shamrocks v Tullylish (M Devlin); Warrenpoint v Bryansford (N Cousin); ACFL Div 3: Saul v St John Bosco (J Killen); Drumaness v Ardglass (E McElroy); Drumgath v Glenn (C Broderick); Mitchels v Bredagh (D Moore)

Sunday April 27, ACFL Div 1 (5pm): Ballyholland v Clonduff (N Morgan); Castlewellan v Saval (B Rice); Longstone v Loughinisland (P Brannigan); Rostrevor v Liatroim (G Brannigan); Burren v Kilcoo (G Corrigan); An Riocht v Mayobridge (S O'Hanlon); ACFL Div 2: Annaclone v Darragh Cross (D Brogan); Downpatrick v Shamrocks (S Lowey); Tullylish v Ballymartin (F McDonald); Dundrum v Attical (B Andrews); ACFL Div 3: St John Bosco v Teconnaught (E McGrath); Carryduff v St Paul's (PD Doyle); Glassdrumman v Drumanes (C Reynolds); Glenn v Mitchels (D Cotter); Bredagh v St Michael's (O Burke); ACFL Div 4: St John's v Bright (L Morgan); Aughlisnafinn v Aghaderg (P McClorey)

Monday April 28, ACPRL Div 1 (7pm): Clonduff v Downpatrick; Liatroim v Bryansford; Burren v Castlewellan; Kilcoo v Mayobridge; An Riocht v Rostrevor; ACPRL Div 2: Loughinisland v Annaclone; Carryduff v Longstone; Tullylish v Warrenpoint; Bredagh v Saval; ACFL Div 3: Kilclief v Clann na Banna (C Brannigan); ACFL Div 4: Dromara v Ballykinlar (C McAlinden)

DOWN UNDERAGE

Tonight, All County U16 Football League (7pm): Clonduff v Newry Shamrocks (B Rice); Glenn v Castlewellan (S Flynn); Kilcoo v Bryansford (A Grant); Carryduff v Burren (G Brannigan)

Friday April 25, All County Mior Football League (7pm): Castlewellan v St Johns (S Lowey); Bryansford v Carryduff (PJ Cunningham); Kilcoo v RGU Downpatrick (P Brannigan)

DOWN FEILE

Saturday April 26, Down Feile na Peil 2008 (10am) Section A: Group A: Kilcoo (host club), Castlewellan, Bryansford, Co-ordinators: P Morgan & P O'Shea, Ref: A Grant; Group B: Burrren (host club), Glenn, Saval, Clonduff, Co-ordinators: J McAvoy & A Sloan, Refs: B Rice & L Smyth; Group C: Carryduff (host club), Bredagh, RGU Downpatrick, Co-ordinators: M Hannity & F Eastwood, Ref: M Davey; Group D: An Riocht (host club), Rostrevor, Mayobridge, Co-ordinator: J Donnan, Ref: P Brannigan; Section B: Group A: St Joseph's (host club), Ballymartin, Saul, Co-ordinator: S MacCaisin; Ref: G Brannigan; Group B: Ballyholland (host club), Longstone, Newry Shamrocks, Warrenpoint, Co-ordinator: P Savage & G Leddy, Ref: S Flynn & D Cottor; Group C: St John's (host club), Loughinisland, Liatriom, Co-ordinator: S Branniff, Ref: C McAlinden; Group D: Clan Na Banna (host club), Drumgath, Tullylish, Co-ordinator: P McColgan, Ref: M Cranney

EAST DOWN

Tonight, U16 Football League Section A (7.15pm): Loughinisland v Bredagh (O Burke); St Marys v Drumaness (L Morgan); Saul v St Johns (P Gelston); U16 Football League Section B (7.15pm): Teconnaught v Ardglass (G Brannigan)

Thursday April 24, U14 Football League Section A (7.15pm): Bryansford v Castlewellan (M Curran); Carryduff v Downpatrick (F Holland); Kilcoo v Bredagh (S Lowey); U14 Football League Section B (7.15pm): St John's v Carryduff B (M Brady); Saul v St Pauls (GP Mulholland); Liatroim v Cill Darach (L Morgan); U14 Football League Section C (7.15pm): Bredagh B v Dromara (G Tumelty); Bright v Drumaness (J McMullan); Teconnaught v Ardglass (M Davey)

Friday April 25, U18 Football League (7.15pm): Loughinisland v Saul (G Brannigan); Teconnaught v Bredagh (S Lowey); Bright v St Mary's (L Murphy); Cill Darach v Drumaness (PD Doyle

Sunday April 27, U12 Football League Section A (12noon): Castlewellan v Kilcoo (PD Doyle; Bryansford v Liatroim (P Savage); Bredagh v Downpatrkc (J McMullan); Section B (12noon): Loughinisland v St Johns (C Magee); Drumaness v St Pauls (G Brannigan); Carryduff v Saul (E Mulvenna); Section C (1pm): Dromara v Teconnaught (C McAlinden); (12noon): Ballykinlar v Cill Darach (P Quinn); Ardglass v Kilclief (P McCartan); East Down Reserve League Section A (7pm): Dromara v Ardglass (D Laverty); Bredagh v Bright (D McKay); Bryansford v Carryduff (L Murphy); Castlewellan v Darragh Cross (P Gelston); Section B (7pm): Teconnaught v Drumaness (E O'Hare); Dundrum v Kilcoo (J Killen); Liatroim v Saul (G Tumelty); St John's v St Paul's (M Curran)

SOUTH DOWN

Tonight

NBS U16FL Rd 3 (7.15pm): Warrenpoint v Ballyholland (E McCarthy); Bosco v Saval (B Cranney); Rostrevor v Mayobridge (M Rush); Attical v An Riocht (B Cousins); Annaderg v Longstone (E McGrath); St Colmans v Drumgath (D Kearns)

Thursday April 24

NBS U14 FL Rd 3 (7.15pm): Bosco v Clonduff (B Cranney); Warrenpoint v Mayobridge (P McClory); An Riocht v Burren (B Cousins); Glenn v Rostrevor (L Smyth); Saval v St Colman's (D Kearns); Ballymartin v Clan na Banna (M Rush); Ballyholland v Shamrocks (J Quinn); Mitchels v Atticall (P Preece); Annaderg v Longstone (M Cranney); Glasdrumman v Drumgath (A Rogers)

Friday April 25

NBS MFL Rd 3 (7.15pm): An Riocht v Bosco (A Grant); Burren v Ballymartin (S Flynn); Warrenpoint v Clonduff (M O'Rourke); Mayobridge v Shamrocks (M Cranney); St Colman's v Clann na Banna (M Devlin); Longstone v Drumgath (B Campbell); Glasdrumman v Mitchels (N Cousins); Annaclone v Glenn (D Moore)

Sunday April 27

NBS U12FL Rd 3 (11am): Warrenpoint v Clonduff (L Smyth); Ballyholland v Burren (B Andrews); Rostrevor v Mayobridge (N Cousins); An Riocht v Saval (M Rush); Clann na Banna v Bosco (R Barry); Mitchels v Ballymartin (G Kerr); Aghaderg v Tullylish (D Kearns); Longstone v Annaclone (A Rogers); Shamrocks B v St Michaels (B Cranney); Drumgath v Glasdrumman (J Quinn); NBS RFL Rd 3 (6pm): Burren v An Riocht (B Campbell); Rostrevor v Atticall (P McClory); Clonduff v Mayobridge (B Cousins); Shamrocks A v Glasdrumman (P Preece); Drumgath v Ballyholland (C Brannigan); Bosco v Shamrocks (G Kerr); Clann na Banna v St Michaels (B Rice); Mitchels v Down Masters (PJ Cunningham)

DOWN LADIES

Thursday April 24

Down Ladies Junior League (7pm): Clonduff v Teconnaught (PJ Cunningham); Down Ladies U16 Fixtures, U-16 Group A (12.30pm): Saval v Bryansford (P McDade); Bredagh v Rostrevor (G Brannigan); Carryduff v Burren (S Lowie); U16 Group B: Drumaness v Teconnaught (M Rawlinson); Downpatrick v Shamrocks (O Burke); Clonduff v Saul (F McMullan)

Sunday April 27

Down Ladies Senior League (7pm): Burren v Bryansford (R Barry); Castlewellan v Clonduff (C Reynolds); Annaclone v Bredagh (N Morgan); Saval v Downpatrick (G Corrigan); Down Ladies Intermediate League (7pm): Carryduff v Bright (E McElroy); Ballymartin v Tullylish (M O'Rourke); Rostrevor v Loughinisland (P McClorey); Kilcoo v Bredagh II (P Brannigan); Down Ladies Junior League (7pm): Teconnaught v Drumgath (G Tumelty); Shamrocks v Clonduff II (M Devlin); St Johns v Aughlisnafin (M Rawlinson)

DOWN JUVENILE HURLING

Tomorrow

U14 HL (7pm): Carryduff v Liatroim; Bredagh v Castlewellan; Clonduff v Shamrocks; Warrenpoint v St Patricks

Friday April 25

U16 HL (7pm) Ards: Ballygalget v Ballycran

Monday April 28

U16 HL Promotion Playoff: Bredagh v Warrenoint/Clonduff; Minor HL: Castlewellan v Mourne Shamrocks

[amallon]

Thank God for club football! 

[buglebhoy]

what about the Down bus taking the gear to the match on Sunday being stopped by the customs and dipped...and it running on red diesel!!!miserable c*unts!!

[lfdown2]

Thank God for club football! 

Aye thats alright for u bridge boys!!

what about the Down bus taking the gear to the match on Sunday being stopped by the customs and dipped…and it running on red diesel!!!miserable c*unts!!

what was the craic with this, paper said that no action was taken, couldnt have been running on red diesel if that was the case!

[buglebhoy]

Heard the driver was able to pay the on the spot fine and drive on.

[general]

any predictions for tomorro nights games?? some great looking fixtures, Clonduff v Castlewellan , banbridge v annaclone and the drumgath v Glenn games all look to be exciting prospects being local fixtures and clubs being in close proximity to each other!!these will all defo be tightly contested

[amallon]

Saval v Ballyholland - Too tight to call
Clonduff v Castlewellan
Liatroim v Longstone
Loughinisland v Rostrevor
Mayobridge v Burren
Kilcoo v An Riocht

[passedit]

ACFL Div 2:
Clann na Banna v Annaclone (G Corrigan);
Darragh Cross v Kilclief (A Grant);
Ballymartin v Downpatrick (L Morgan);
Shamrocks v Tullylish (M Devlin);
Warrenpoint v Bryansford (N Cousin);

ACFL Div 3:
Saul v St John Bosco (J Killen);
Drumaness v Ardglass (E McElroy);
Drumgath v Glenn (C Broderick);
Mitchels v Bredagh (D Moore)

[general]

Saval v Ballyholland (J Burns)
Clonduff v Castlewellan (L Smyth)
Liatroim v Longstone (C Brannigan)
Loughinisland v Rostrevor (E O'Hare) - draw
Mayobridge v Burren (C Reynolds)
Kilcoo v An Riocht (G Tumelty)

ACFL Div 2:
Clann na Banna v Annaclone (G Corrigan)
Darragh Cross v Kilclief (A Grant)
Ballymartin v Downpatrick (L Morgan)
Shamrocks v Tullylish (M Devlin)
Warrenpoint v Bryansford (N Cousin)

ACFL Div 3:
Saul v St John Bosco (J Killen)
Drumaness v Ardglass (E McElroy)
Drumgath v Glenn (C Broderick) 
Mitchels v Bredagh (D Moore)