Down Club Hurling & Football

[thewobbler]

Apart from when Crossmaglen are on their game, Ulster Championship matches tend to go right down to the wire; a missed free, a bad decision, or a solitary piece of brilliance is all it takes to swing the balance. Burren of the eighties were a magnificent football team, but track back through the games in either winning campaign and you'll find missed penalties, points that bounced over the bar, players sent off, players carried off, howling winds that changed direction - all little pieces of luck that swung tight games in favour of the Down team.

There is an old adage that teams make their own luck. But when teams are as evenly balanced and as equally driven as those in the Ulster Championship, it can all come down to a bounce of the ball.

One things is for sure though. If other clubs in Down could manage to rival Mayobridge for intensity, tactics and killer instinct a couple of extra times a year, it would only do the Sky Blues a favour when they do progress into Ulster.

[umpire]

Imagine,

Question for you

Since 1990, Downpatrick, Castlewellan, Burren, Rostrevor, Clonduff and Bryansford have all won Down Championship and they didnot win ulster championship.
Are they also a disgrace to Down football?

I think your comment that Mayobridge are a disgrace to Down Football is totally out of order.

When in Ulster i suppport all Down winners in the past and they have all try hard, but Ulster football is tough competition played in usually winter conditions, so a degree of luck can decided some matches in closely fought game.

Mayobridge is a credit to Down football and other clubs must raise their standard to defeat the Bridge.

[corn02]

I think yous are a disgrace for even answering him.

[goldenyears]

is that div 1 relegation settled then lads? harps and kingdom automatically down??

i see no point in haprs v longstone in the last fixture as both teams have nothing to play for, or will all fixtures be played out?

[Dulaney]

Two absolute idiotic comments imagine, to suggest someone would fair better in Ulster than Mayobridge is absurd, they walked the Down c/ship this year and only had to play for 15minutes in a game to see a team off, its probably this lack of stiff competition that is the downfall of the bridge when it comes to Ulster!!! Yes it gets a bit monotonous when the bridge are winning year in year out but they are the best and its the rest of the clubs in the county's goal to try and reach their standard. Are St Galls a disgrace to Antrim football having only won 1 Ulster with the number of times they've been in the Ulster c/ship recently??...as Wobbler says it can all come down to a bounce of the ball and the bridge were very unlucky in the 2001 final not to win against the eventual all-ireland champions. Mayobridge pushed St Galls to with in a point yesterday even with and awful day at midfield and breaking ball!!! maybe they're just that bit lacking in some sectors but them boys still bust a gut yesterday and should be proud of their performance in the second half all the same!!! If thats the sort of comments u have u'd be safer to just keep them to yourself

[Bitta-Banter]

See theres relegation playoffs in the second Division.Kilclief,tullylish and Downpatrick.
Id say Downpatrick are shittin themselves,they wont fancy it.
Fancy kilclief to escape.

[Dulaney]

Think the bridge need to win one more game to seal automatic relegation for the Kingdom Goldenyears

[Leo]

Imagine how exactly are Mayobridge a disgrace to Down?  A two point defeat to St.Galls is no disgrace, St. Gall's made last years Ulster club final and were in an All Ireland final a couple of season ago.  You also say we need to improve club football in Down like its a matter of turning some switch and hey presto club football is improved.  Its not Mayobridge's responsibility to improve club football, we have set the bar in Down and the other clubs can't match us for whatever reasons.

£12 was very expensive for yesterdays game.  

Talk of Mayobridge being a disgrace is just too silly.
After a dire first half yesterday they put up a spirited performance in the second half which left open the late possibility of a draw - a couple of scorable frees went begging and I don't understand why Walsh didn't take them.
Having said that St Gall's fully deserved to win, a better team all round, and the Bridge without Benny would have been gone completely by half time.
That's where Down football is lads. Get used to it.

[bcarrier]

Somewhere in their subconscious are the 'bridge lads just happy to be best in Down ?

[No1]

Any fixtures for this weekend out yet?

[T O Hare]

Somewhere in their subconscious are the 'bridge lads just happy to be best in Down ?

definately not!!! these lads give everything to our club and if breaks have went for us in prevoius years we could have at least one Ulster title... we are very proud of what we have achieved and with a strong minor team and an equally stronger one next year, we will definately get better before we get worse!!!

Ps Imagine, think before you post!!!!!

[umpire]

Goldenyears

Think Mayobridge need to win all 3 games to put An Riocht down to Div 2 automatically
If Bridge win 2 out of 3 games, that leave the Bridge with 38 points and 30% equal to 11.4 and rounded of to near point is then 11. An Riocht have 11 already and they will be in playoff off.
That is my thinking of it.


Longstone are still not clear of bottom 4 yet.

[T O Hare]

Goldenyears

Think Mayobridge need to win all 3 games to put An Riocht down to Div 2 automatically
If Bridge win 2 out of 3 games, that leave the Bridge with 38 points and 30% equal to 11.4 and rounded of to near point is then 11. An Riocht have 11 already and they will be in playoff off.
That is my thinking of it.


Longstone are still not clear of bottom 4 yet.

If the Bridge beat loughinisland on Sunday they are left with Liatroim and Saval in their remaining fixtures!!!

[kb]

Anyone know about what is happening in div 2 about the relegation play offs. Results from county board are wrong as Tullylish beat Downpatrick on Saturday. The 30% mark is 11.4 and kilcief have 11. Will this be rounded down or do they have to get above it?

[Maiden1]

As an outsider I would say it could be a slight mental thing for Mayobridge.  They have lost a lot of tight games in ulster, maybe that belief they have at Down level where they have won tight games over the years is lacking a bit at ulster level.  You can see that at lot of clubs at different levels where they get to finals but never quite get over the winning line. e.g.  Bright have got to the junior final something like 5 times in the last 10 years but have yet to win it.