Down Club Hurling & Football

[umpire]

Longstone 0 11 Saval 0 16
Rostrevor 1 10 Clonduff 1 14
An Riocht 1 13 Loughinisland 2 10
Liatroim 0 09 Burren 2 13
Ballyholland  2 09 Mayobridge 1 21
Castlewellan 0 10 Kilcoo 0 11

ACFL Div 2
Downpatrick v Clann na Banna OFF
Tullylish 1 06 Darragh Cross 3 13
Bryansford 0 16 Shamrocks0 05
Annaclone 2 08 Attical0 08
Kilclief v Warrenpoint OFF

ACFL Div 3
St Pauls v SaulOFF
Drumaness 1 11 Bosco 1 10
Drumgath 1 08 Carryduff3 08
Mitchels 0 08 Glasdrumman 3 16
Bredagh 1 15 Glenn 1 05

ACFL Div 4
Ballykinlar v Aghaderg( MON)
Dromara 0 05 St Johns 1 11
Bright 4 12 Aughlisnafinn 0 08

[eyeswideopen]

According to the rule book A Grant was right. Where players go after the ball is thrown in is none of his concern but they are suppose to line out in the traditional manner at the start.

Thank you for clearing that. So the Dromara guy began the game offside. I never realise there was an offside rule in gaelic football.

[bridgegael]

farcical scenes at the end of the minor match in the bridge.  match ended in a draw again,  extra time should have been played,  kilcoo refused to play extra time and walked off the field.  joke!

[Square Ball]

farcical scenes at the end of the minor match in the bridge.  match ended in a draw again,  extra time should have been played,  kilcoo refused to play extra time and walked off the field.  joke!

what will happen? surely if there should have been extra time and Kilcoo left the field them mayobridge should be awarded the game. can any refs say what the correct procedure should be.

when is the draw for the semis?

[amallon]

The story I hear is Kilcoo have 3 players on holidays and didn't want to play the extra time as they will be back for the replay.  When Down and Tyrone drew in Newry why didn't Tyrone refuse to play and demand that there be a replay in a neutral venue.  Is there some precedent in this? 

[BRIDGE LAD]

farcical scenes at the end of the minor match in the bridge.  match ended in a draw again,  extra time should have been played,  kilcoo refused to play extra time and walked off the field.  joke!

The referee has alot to answer for here, Sean Rooney was there and told the ef extra time, he says he wasn't aware of this as he was under pressure from Kilcoo! JOKE!
Not good enough!! They cant get away with this, but prob will!

[superblues]

if kilcoo get away with this its a joke the ref said he was not told off extra time just shows the type of refs we have in down is he stupid or what as said before rooney was there walked on the pitch and told him kilcoo managers were in the refs ear then they all walk off

[Lecale2]

Ref should have thrown the ball in. In Kilcoo were in the changing rooms tough luck. It happened in Croke Pk when Cork refused to play extra time v the Dubs.

[SCENTOFSAM]

farcical scenes at the end of the minor match in the bridge.  match ended in a draw again,  extra time should have been played,  kilcoo refused to play extra time and walked off the field.  joke!

apparently some of the crowd were in a hurry to get home
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=8891.0

[dodgy umpire]

farcical scenes at the end of the minor match in the bridge.  match ended in a draw again,  extra time should have been played,  kilcoo refused to play extra time and walked off the field.  joke!

apparently some of the crowd were in a hurry to get home
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=8891.0

players being on holiday is no excuse , mayobridge should be awarded the game

[amallon]

Kilcoo should be thrown out no questions.  The young Kilcoo players deserved better from their own management.  They have a fine team and the game was still anybody's.  They had a man sent off near the end of normal time and would have been back to 15 for extra time, Ryan Brady was off injured for the Bridge which was a massive blow for us.  If they lose this in the board room they can point the blame squarely at their management team who should have had the confidence in their players to let them play extra time.  If you are drawn out first in a championship draw you get the benefit of a home tie, 90% of championship games don't need a second fixture.  Kilcoo were happy enough with the home draw in the first round, they should have been prepared to accept the possibility of playing extra time in any possible rematch.

By the way it was an excellent game of football in front of a big crowd and played by two very talented teams, just a pity it's being overshadowed by this mess which is no fault of either set of players.

[Colonel Cool]

There have been a load of E mails flying about and posts on Hoganstand about Portaferry playing Paul Braniff in the IHC against Bredagh. Portaferry did nothing wrong. They played by the rules. Last year Ballygalget played Dingy Coulter in the IHC in similar circumstances.

The rules on Junior and Intermidiate eligibility are set by Croke Park and County Boards can't change them. A Reserve Hurling championship would solve the problem but it would destroy the IHC IMO.

I have to say that Bredagh aren't the club kicking up a fuss. They played the game, lost and got on with it. It seems to be Newry that complain about things all the time. If they can't beat the best team in the competition you don't deserve to win it IMO.

Ballycran have at least 40 players getting no championsip hurling this year because we won the IHC last year. Our juniors can't even enter the JHC. That's no way to promot hurling in the county and it needs to be sorted out.

[Mourne Rover]

We don't have to worry about county football for another five months, but there were some lessons on display on Croke Park today. The main one was that, although we were dire by any standards last week, we were beaten by a very fine team.

Wexford have been championship regulars on Croke Park for the last few seasons, have beaten us comfortably home and away in the league over the last two years and won the 2008 division three in which we were lucky to finish third. It was amazing that we were odds-on favourites last Saturday, and it was a classic case of a team being ranked on its reputation from more than a decade ago.

Our defence has shown at least some signs of improvement this year, but it could not cope with the loss of Doyle and Cole. If they are both back next summer, if Howard and Turley continue to develop, if Carr and Murphy play to their potential and if Duffin and one or two others can be introduced, there would be the basis for the sort of defensive squad which is required at this level. That's a lot of `ifs', but you have to be an optimist when you follow Down. Throw in Ambrose and McComiskey, again if fit, and the bitter experience we gained through flopping in our first championship outing at Croke Park for 14 years, and there is a realistic prospect of further progress in 2009.

In other words, Ross and DJ should give it another go. We now know that, regardless of our draw in Ulster, we are capable of a run in the qualifiers. We are at least a year, possibly two, behind Wexford, but they have shown what is possible.

[andunabu]

Cant believe that crack from the Kilcoo vs Mayobridge replay!!!  Will be interesting to see what happens. On holidays at moment. What happens now with the draw for semis?

[Our Nail Loney]

We don't have to worry about county football for another five months, but there were some lessons on display on Croke Park today. The main one was that, although we were dire by any standards last week, we were beaten by a very fine team.

Wexford have been championship regulars on Croke Park for the last few seasons, have beaten us comfortably home and away in the league over the last two years and won the 2008 division three in which we were lucky to finish third. It was amazing that we were odds-on favourites last Saturday, and it was a classic case of a team being ranked on its reputation from more than a decade ago.

Our defence has shown at least some signs of improvement this year, but it could not cope with the loss of Doyle and Cole. If they are both back next summer, if Howard and Turley continue to develop, if Carr and Murphy play to their potential and if Duffin and one or two others can be introduced, there would be the basis for the sort of defensive squad which is required at this level. That's a lot of `ifs', but you have to be an optimist when you follow Down. Throw in Ambrose and McComiskey, again if fit, and the bitter experience we gained through flopping in our first championship outing at Croke Park for 14 years, and there is a realistic prospect of further progress in 2009.

In other words, Ross and DJ should give it another go. We now know that, regardless of our draw in Ulster, we are capable of a run in the qualifiers. We are at least a year, possibly two, behind Wexford, but they have shown what is possible.

The leagues should be trawled through for some decent defenders that can be brought in on a trial basis. Maybe bring Grant back in? Could be worth giving a good few defenders a shot in the mckenna cup again, or even training