Down Club Hurling & Football

[T O Hare]

the gael remembers the day when newry had gaa clubs and they tried to win trophies  - now they have drinking clubs and they are all trying to win X FACTOR trophies !

god help the gaa in down now when one of our centres of population are only interested in drinking and  X factor type competitions especially the ones who are outside of newry ballyholland social club formerly a gaa club!!



wobbler there is no need to take exception to this just go out and try and get your club back competing in sport not drinking and harmless fun for god sake man get a grip x factor holy smoke what is next!

i suppose  your club has accepted defeat in trying to progress in sport so as i said earlier yes as an example  ballyholland social not gaa club. i see ballyholland won only 3 games all year in the league the gael rests his case!


                      the gael takes no prisoners!

Its AnsyM back in disguise!!!! the kingdom were poor this year!!!

[Bitta-Banter]

gael,any insight into clubs in East Down other than those on your hate list(leitrim and darragh cross)?

he loves the Cross really.

the gael remembers the day when newry had gaa clubs and they tried to win trophies  - now they have drinking clubs and they are all trying to win X FACTOR trophies !

god help the gaa in down now when one of our centres of population are only interested in drinking and  X factor type competitions especially the ones who are outside of newry ballyholland social club formerly a gaa club!!



wobbler there is no need to take exception to this just go out and try and get your club back competing in sport not drinking and harmless fun for god sake man get a grip x factor holy smoke what is next!

i suppose  your club has accepted defeat in trying to progress in sport so as i said earlier yes as an example  ballyholland social not gaa club. i see ballyholland won only 3 games all year in the league the gael rests his case!


                      the gael takes no prisoners!

Its AnsyM back in disguise!!!! the kingdom were poor this year!!!

think you cud be right there,he did say he was a mourne man.

[off the laces]

gael what is your insight into the rgu,kilclief,ardglass and surrounding teams.....?

[western exile]

i would also be interested on the gaels take on the league final

also the lack of representation from some top clubs on the county panel?

Any reason thegael did not answer this question?

[imagine]

 He's back in jail.

[DaddyLongLegs]

well well the bridge men rallying around b/holland it is amazing all these x factor clubs looking out for each other.and guess what they put great efforts into videos and websites oh they are so modern and sophisticated but WHERE IS THEIR CHARACTER?



                                              the gael takes no prisoners!

thegael, whats your problem with websites & videos and other things "modern & sophisticated". Maybe you haven't noticed but the most of us have moved on from changing behind ditches and using docks as wipes.

[Pangurban]

Gael this Machine Gun approach, trying to hit too many targets, weakens your arguments however valid. Pick a target, take aim and fire, then maybe we can have a rational discussion which will benefit everyone. BTW i am with all the way on the abuse of Alcohol in GAA clubs, i would go further and ban its sale entirely except for special occasions

[Trevor Hill]

The Gael may take no prisoners, but he seems to rub everyone up the wrong way. I think he is making a very good point, but he should not be slagging off half the clubs in the county to make his point. Look at the work that has gone on in Ballyholland, the new stand is a credit to them and they have great facilities up there, I could go on listing the great work done by clubs all over the county, but I would be here all day.
Where I would actually agree with The Gael is on things like the X Factor and the attitude of some individuals involved with the county team. For some it seems that it is enough for them just to make the team, there seems to be a don`t care attitude when it comes to winning on the field where it matters. The bit of fame brought by being a county star is enough for some of the panel. Playing for Down should be a privlege, an honour. Winning should be the be all and end all. If you want to dress up as Britney Speers or Tina Turner, wait until your playing days are over. It would be much better to appear on a local X FActor as an All Ireland medal winner than as a third division player.

[lfdown2]

agreed, what are they thinking, trying to raise money for charity! shame!

[An Cloch Scoilte]

Where is Gael today and all of his endless knowledge!!

agreed, what are they thinking, trying to raise money for charity! shame!

Them county boys should have a bit of sense!! They should catch themselves on, never socialise, and never try to do any good for anyone!! Tut tut!!

[Maiden1]

Where is Gael today and all of his endless knowledge!!

agreed, what are they thinking, trying to raise money for charity! shame!

Them county boys should have a bit of sense!! They should catch themselves on, never socialise, and never try to do any good for anyone!! Tut tut!!

Aye it's a disgrace that these modern day footballers are not thinking about football 247, they should be in bed by 9 o'clock with a good hot water bottle.  There is plenty of time for xfactor, drinking, wimen and all that kind of carry on when they have retired from football.

[stiff breeze]

This down Gaa thread has decended into a joke. I'm not sure whats worse The gael coming on and trying to be the centre of attention or the fact that so many pricks are asking him questions and actually looking his advice!!! Then there are those who are saying " ah this place is some craic now with the gael posting here" !!!!! WTF get a life you losers go and talk to people face to face and have some craic ! PUT DOWN THE KEYBOARD AND TRY SPEAKING TO PEOPLE FOR A CHANGE.

[dundrumite]

This down Gaa thread has decended into a joke. I'm not sure whats worse The gael coming on and trying to be the centre of attention or the fact that so many pricks are asking him questions and actually looking his advice!!! Then there are those who are saying " ah this place is some craic now with the gael posting here" !!!!! WTF get a life you losers go and talk to people face to face and have some craic ! PUT DOWN THE KEYBOARD AND TRY SPEAKING TO PEOPLE FOR A CHANGE.

Use of "WTF" weakens your point in your quest for a more serious discussion board. Hghly ironic

[Open yer eyes Man]

I used to enjoy the discussion about football before it ended a few days back.  Any chance of getting back to it.

Ford v Point - what do people think?
Bryansford have walked the league at a canter with a few hiccups here and there.  I still feel they'll have too much for a relatively inexperienced Warrenpoint outfit.  The point are probably delighted to have gained promotion (I think Christmas has come very early for them) but thats as far as it goes cause they'll be straight back down next year.

[DownFanatic]

I don't know if anyone seen it but this week's Down Recorder carried a peice regarding the proposed new League structures for 2009. This proposal is to be put forward at Convention for the clubs to vote on. It was very badly worded and in parts is quite ambiguous.

'The county competitions control committee have looked at the club structure in respect of the various leagues in the county and are putting forward a recommendation for discussion and hopefully clearance at the county convention next month.
They are recommending that Divisions 1 and 2 consist of 10 teams each and that Divisions 3 and 4 have 12 teams each. County panellists and dual players that come from clubs in these Divisions will be affected by the 'starred' system.
In each of the four divisions the team which finishes in first place after the ordinary round stages will go through to the league final. They will be automatically promoted if they top divisions 2 to 4. The teams finishing in second and third places will play off to compete in the league final.
The winners of the final in Divisions 2 to 4 inclusive will be promoted. The team finishing bottom of divisions 1 to 3 will be automatically relegated while the two teams above them will play off with the loser being relegated.
The winner of the PRFL will play in Division 4 the following year. After their year in this division they will revert to the PRFL the next year with the new PRFL winners moving up.
If a PRFL team wins Division 4 they will not be promoted and will revert back to the Reserve League the following season.
Among the advantages of the new League structures would be a reduction in the number of 'starred' games and hence more players will be available for club games.
It will reduce the number of times a club will be required to play two games a week. It will give the CCC more flexibility in arranging both League and Championship fixtures. It will ease the burden on the majority of duel players, it will provide more flexibility to county team panellists and to county team managers and it will put an end to the score difference system in operation at present.'


By the way, this board has gone to the dogs.