Down Club Hurling & Football

[Down Gael]

From todays Irish News.

COLE (Kilkeel) July 3, 2008 Michael (Micky), 26 Casement Park. His remains will leave his daughter Julie's residence 1 McGoldrick's Villas, Kitty's Road at 11.00am on Monday 7th for 12.00 noon Requiem Mass in St Colman's Church, Massforth. Burial afterwards in adjoining cemetery. Deeply regretted by his wife Roisin, son Michael, daughters Julie, Lorraine and Maria, grandchildren Aimee, Miceal, Colleen and Caiden, brothers, sisters, sons-in-law Shane and Sandy and entire family circle. St Michael the Archangel pray for him. Family flowers only please. Donations in lieu if desired to Chest, Heart and Stroke and the charities Micky supported. c/o N Doran Funeral Director, 25 Newry Street, Kilkeel, BT34 4DN.

[spiritof91and94]

ACFL Division 2
Bryansford 2.11 Warrenpoint 0.09
That makes it 12 out of 12!

[mournerambler]

The CCC in this county are really taking the piss now by telling clubs to play a set of fixtures this week that were not scheduled to take place, like a lot of clubs our players organised holidays around these fixtures & now we are left to try & sort the whole mess out with the club that we are due to play.
Totally unacceptable in my opinion that this has been allowed to happen due to a mistake by one individual who thought the July holidays were a week earlier than they actually were

[stpauls]

Now that the leagues are half way through could someone enlighten me as to the mechanism for promotion and relegation from division three. I've been told that there will be no playoffs with the bottom three going down and the top two up. surely this would be grossly unfair to drumgath especially, or is this the CO board's way of sticking two fingers up at them for last years debacle?

just to answer this passedit, here is what the county board has to say on the matter:

(b)   Relegation from Divisions 1, 2 and 3 will be determined on a round   robin basis involving the bottom four teams in each of these Divisions following completion of the ordinary round of leagues.  Two teams will be relegated each year.  An exception will apply in 2008 when three teams will be relegated from Division 3.

(c)       Promotion from Divisions 2 and 3 will be determined on a round robin basis involving the top four teams in each of these Divisions following completion of the ordinary round of leagues. Two teams will be promoted each year.  There shall be no play-offs to determine promotion from Division 4, with the top two teams after the ordinary round of league games being deemed winners and runners-up respectively.  Both these teams will be promoted.

[spiritof91and94]

The CCC in this county are really taking the piss now by telling clubs to play a set of fixtures this week that were not scheduled to take place, like a lot of clubs our players organised holidays around these fixtures & now we are left to try & sort the whole mess out with the club that we are due to play.
Totally unacceptable in my opinion that this has been allowed to happen due to a mistake by one individual who thought the July holidays were a week earlier than they actually were

Totally agree, the amount of hassle this has caused is unreal and the person in question should resign over it, these dates should have been kept even though the balls up was made.

[Maiden1]

ACFL Division 2
Bryansford 2.11 Warrenpoint 0.09
That makes it 12 out of 12!

Can see Bryansford winning this league. 

[upthehoops]

The CCC in this county are really taking the piss now by telling clubs to play a set of fixtures this week that were not scheduled to take place, like a lot of clubs our players organised holidays around these fixtures & now we are left to try & sort the whole mess out with the club that we are due to play.
Totally unacceptable in my opinion that this has been allowed to happen due to a mistake by one individual who thought the July holidays were a week earlier than they actually were

Totally agree, the amount of hassle this has caused is unreal and the person in question should resign over it, these dates should have been kept even though the balls up was made.

I do not think resignation is the answer. What should happen is that culpability should be accepted and the fixture set re-arranged before it is too late. Read in the papers this am that half the Downpatrick team is away as is their manager and the holidays were all booked on the strength of the published fixture list. Players from all teams have probably booked holidays at the most expensive time of the year just to fit in around the GAA calendar.

[spiritof91and94]

The CCC in this county are really taking the piss now by telling clubs to play a set of fixtures this week that were not scheduled to take place, like a lot of clubs our players organised holidays around these fixtures & now we are left to try & sort the whole mess out with the club that we are due to play.
Totally unacceptable in my opinion that this has been allowed to happen due to a mistake by one individual who thought the July holidays were a week earlier than they actually were

Totally agree, the amount of hassle this has caused is unreal and the person in question should resign over it, these dates should have been kept even though the balls up was made.

I do not think resignation is the answer. What should happen is that culpability should be accepted and the fixture set re-arranged before it is too late. Read in the papers this am that half the Downpatrick team is away as is their manager and the holidays were all booked on the strength of the published fixture list. Players from all teams have probably booked holidays at the most expensive time of the year just to fit in around the GAA calendar.

This is the case with all clubs and its not acceptable

[stpauls]

The CCC in this county are really taking the piss now by telling clubs to play a set of fixtures this week that were not scheduled to take place, like a lot of clubs our players organised holidays around these fixtures & now we are left to try & sort the whole mess out with the club that we are due to play.
Totally unacceptable in my opinion that this has been allowed to happen due to a mistake by one individual who thought the July holidays were a week earlier than they actually were

Totally agree, the amount of hassle this has caused is unreal and the person in question should resign over it, these dates should have been kept even though the balls up was made.

I do not think resignation is the answer. What should happen is that culpability should be accepted and the fixture set re-arranged before it is too late. Read in the papers this am that half the Downpatrick team is away as is their manager and the holidays were all booked on the strength of the published fixture list. Players from all teams have probably booked holidays at the most expensive time of the year just to fit in around the GAA calendar.

This is the case with all clubs and its not acceptable

jesus, don't let 5 Sams hear you say that, he might get annoyed with you, but at least it's nice to see we aren't the only club who thinks that this situation is a bit of a shambles!!!

[Minus15]

Could anyone post the confirmed dates for the semi finals and final of the Senior, Intermediate, and Junior Football Championships please?

[dundrumite]

The CCC in this county are really taking the piss now by telling clubs to play a set of fixtures this week that were not scheduled to take place, like a lot of clubs our players organised holidays around these fixtures & now we are left to try & sort the whole mess out with the club that we are due to play.
Totally unacceptable in my opinion that this has been allowed to happen due to a mistake by one individual who thought the July holidays were a week earlier than they actually were

Totally agree, the amount of hassle this has caused is unreal and the person in question should resign over it, these dates should have been kept even though the balls up was made.

I do not think resignation is the answer. What should happen is that culpability should be accepted and the fixture set re-arranged before it is too late. Read in the papers this am that half the Downpatrick team is away as is their manager and the holidays were all booked on the strength of the published fixture list. Players from all teams have probably booked holidays at the most expensive time of the year just to fit in around the GAA calendar.

This is the case with all clubs and its not acceptable

Surely an alternative date could be found to play this set of fixtures? A slight degree of common sense on the County Boards behalf would go a long way to solving this mess.

[TowBar]

Are rumors true that big Packie Downey has left for the states, and does any one know if this weeks games are starred. Could be a few upsets on the cards with most teams fairly weakened.

[TORGAEL]

Packie Downey left for the states about 3 weeks ago.

[DownFanatic]

Taken from Downpatrick RGU Club Notes

Down leagues are supposed to be the envy of the country with the regularity of games for senior clubs. This week sees the c**k up of the year with clubs being forced to play games in a period which was designated to be holiday period. According to the county hand book RGU's last game before the holiday was to be Thursday's game against Ballymartin. ( Why else would it be on a Thursday anyway?)
Now the Activities game realise they have made a mistake and have put down games for next Thursday. No problem you may think except players make their holiday arrangements around the schedule set out at the start of the year. No fewer than six players from Downpatrick's starting 15 from last week will be on holiday as will Manager Paul Evans, all based on the information at the start of the year and there is no opportunity of redress. Teams prepare and train all year to gain maximum reward for their endeavours but to be disadvantaged like this is a disgrace

Totally agree. This balls up could have been avoided by simply rescheduling the games. This has f**ked a lot of players and a hell of a lot of clubs off.

[mournerambler]

Could anyone post the confirmed dates for the semi finals and final of the Senior, Intermediate, and Junior Football Championships please?

Would it really matter what dates are confirmed, whenever the gobshites in our county administration seem to change them whenever they feel like doing so.