Down Club Hurling & Football

[passedit]

Yes all games are off.
Our match against Liatrom was one of the refixed ones and it is off.

Apparantley a couple of the clubs who were badly hit put pressure on the co board to call the games off due to the mess up on the fixture list.  Well within their rights to do so.  Also, Down have a game against Monaghan on Friday and Ross didnt want any of the players playing.  This after there being a list of released players given out.

So the county board, ross carr et al think club volunteers have nothing better to do than rearrange games only to pull them in the last few hours - you couldnt make it up

fcuk yiz are never happy!

I knew you'd love that one 5sams.

Right decision, it took a while but we got there in the end. In fairness to the Co Board, the hatefest falling on a weekend this year didn't help deciding when the official fortnight started and finished. Hope everyone remembers the moaning done now when we're ploughing through shite in November.

[mournerambler]

I think now is the time for the clubs in this county to put forward a proposal for a "vote of no confidence" in the CCC of this county, this entire episode has just become so unbelievable that it really is beyond comprehension.

[spiritof91and94]

fcuk yiz are never happy!
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So again the clubs suffer because of the County - it will be ok for them to play Monaghan tomorrow night while the ordinary players are forgot about again...... 5Sams it will suit your team to have Murtagh and Murphy back later in the year, is that why you are ok with it?
Doesnt bother Bryansford as our fixture is going ahead in Newcastle at 7.30 tonight against Atticall.....FCUK THE CCC!

[the milkman]

fcuk yiz are never happy!

So again the clubs suffer because of the County - it will be ok for them to play Monaghan tomorrow night while the ordinary players are forgot about again...... 5Sams it will suit your team to have Murtagh and Murphy back later in the year, is that why you are ok with it?
Doesnt bother Bryansford as our fixture is going ahead in Newcastle at 7.30 tonight against Atticall.....FCUK THE CCC!


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Where is the game 2mar nite???

[dundrumite]

fcuk yiz are never happy!

So again the clubs suffer because of the County - it will be ok for them to play Monaghan tomorrow night while the ordinary players are forgot about again...... 5Sams it will suit your team to have Murtagh and Murphy back later in the year, is that why you are ok with it?
Doesnt bother Bryansford as our fixture is going ahead in Newcastle at 7.30 tonight against Atticall.....FCUK THE CCC!


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How did that game go spirit???

[The Corporal]

Bryansford beat Attical 1-9 to 0-4

[off the laces]

I think now is the time for the clubs in this county to put forward a proposal for a "vote of no confidence" in the CCC of this county, this entire episode has just become so unbelievable that it really is beyond comprehension.

A right royal balls up, i am with mournerambler on this one.

[spiritof91and94]

Bryansford beat Attical 1-9 to 0-4

Terrible conditions for a match and the lights were in use at 8pm!
Kalum King really beginning to fire - Full Forward for Down next summer!

[western exile]

Bryansford beat Attical 1-9 to 0-4

Terrible conditions for a match and the lights were in use at 8pm!
Kalum King really beginning to fire - Full Forward for Down next summer!

Y.A.F.  (yet another forward)   Are there no backs "really beginning to fire" in any club in Down?

[off the laces]

Bryansford beat Attical 1-9 to 0-4

Terrible conditions for a match and the lights were in use at 8pm!
Kalum King really beginning to fire - Full Forward for Down next summer!

Y.A.F.  (yet another forward)   Are there no backs "really beginning to fire" in any club in Down?
Exile ATTACK is the best form of defence

[western exile]

Bryansford beat Attical 1-9 to 0-4

Terrible conditions for a match and the lights were in use at 8pm!
Kalum King really beginning to fire - Full Forward for Down next summer!

Y.A.F.  (yet another forward)   Are there no backs "really beginning to fire" in any club in Down?
Exile ATTACK is the best form of defence

  Let's  hope the forwards "defend" like hell in Tullamore then   

[Naomh Pol CLG]

Bryansford beat Attical 1-9 to 0-4

Terrible conditions for a match and the lights were in use at 8pm!
Kalum King really beginning to fire - Full Forward for Down next summer!

Y.A.F.  (yet another forward)   Are there no backs "really beginning to fire" in any club in Down?
Exile ATTACK is the best form of defence

Which is all well and good until you come up against a good defensive unit with a couple of great forwards....(See Armagh for an example)

[KIDDO 4]

Severe injury for Down star
Terry McLaughlin
Paul McComiskey's footballing future in danger as MRI scan reveals collapsed disc in his spine

Down and out: McComiskey faces a lengthy recovery inphoDown's brilliant young corner forward Paul McComiskey has been diagnosed as suffering from a serious lower back injury. The Sunday Tribune can reveal that the 20-year-old Queen's University student, regarded as one of the most exciting attacking talents to emerge in recent years has a collapsed disc in his spine.




The injury will rule him out of playing any part in next Saturday's first round qualifier tie between Offaly and Down. The long-term consequences of the injury in terms of McComiskey's playing career are still unknown.




The initial treatment package for the injury will inevitably include a significant rest period before the prospect of any return to competitive sport becomes a reality. At this stage the chances of McComiskey being able to play meaningful football this season are bleak.




It also seems certain to put on hold the interest that has been expressed by a number of Australian Rules clubs in securing the services of McComiskey on a professional contract basis. His performances with Down and with Queen's University had been monitored over the past 12 months. It sparked a feeding frenzy from AFL scouts determined to secure McComiskey's signature.




Brisbane Lions have already held preliminary informal discussions with the player with a view to him travelling out to Australia to see what the club had to offer in terms of a full-time football career.




And former hawthorne AFL player Rickey Nixon, who is now regarded as one of the leading agents in Aussie Rules Football, and who has links with a network of top Rules clubs, has earmarked McComiskey as a leading candidate capable of transferring to the professional sphere.




Last month Nixon contacted the Dundrum clubman to ask if McComiskey would take part in a series of trial matches for potential AFL recruits to be held after the completion of the All Ireland championships. The player has consistently said that any decision on his future would have to wait until he completes his final year accountancy exams.




From a Down Gaelic football perspective McComiskey is viewed as an integral component in Ross Carr's squad. He came to national prominence when he won an All Ireland minor title with Down three seasons ago. His man of the match performance, which included a personal tally of 1-3 confirmed the astonishing potential he first displayed after breaking into senior club football at just 14.




That progress has been maintained as a member of the Queen's Sigerson Cup squad and when he joined Down's senior setup last season. His temperament under pressure was underlined when he converted the injury time leveller point against Tyrone in the Ulster championship epic last month.




Confirmation of the spinal complaint was given to the Down player after he had his MRI scan at a private Belfast clinic on Thursday afternoon. Further tests will be carried out on the player before a final decision is taken on what course of remedial action is to be followed.




The news will come as a devastating blow to Down's hopes of progressing in the All Ireland championship via the qualifiers. McComiskey's expected unavailability, coupled with the season-long loss of Liam Doyle with cruciate ligament damage will place further restrictions on Ross Carr's already tightly stretched options.




The plans for a new look front line attack formation Down had hoped to build between McComiskey and Benny Coulter are now in jeopardy. The chemistry between Coulter and the 20-year-old was one that many in Ulster believed held the key to reviving Down's fortunes.




It is understood that the spinal injury has been troubling the player for a number of months. Initially the Down medical team had hoped that physiotherapy might be sufficient to alleviate what was initially thought to be a muscle problem.




The use of McComiskey by the Down management as a second half impact substitute was also part of a conscious decision to protect the player as much as possible.




The sparing usage of the corner forward by Down had provoked criticism from sections of the media and from supporters. The consensus of opinion was that such a gifted individual was being wasted sitting on the bench.




It now appears that the limited involvement of McComiskey was more linked to protecting him from worsening the injury rather than any tactical motives.




In recent weeks the injury situation has become markedly worse. It was clear even in club matches and training sessions that the problem was significantly restricting McComiskey's acceleration and mobility. The increasing pain he was suffering in his lower back and in the nerves of his right leg triggered his inevitable MRI move last Thursday.




The devastating implications of the scan represent an unwanted chapter in Paul McComiskey's career.




However, those that know him are convinced it won't be the final chapter.

[Yes I Would]

Hopefully he will back to full fitness soon. Great talent

[Square Ball]

Terrible loss to the county and his club. I have seem him a number of times over the last 4 years at club level and he a fantastic player all right, hope he is able to recover from it.