Down Club Hurling & Football

[SQUAREBALL]

DOWN: Senior football manager Ross Carr has launched a scathing attack on the GAA's new experimental playing rules, claiming they are designed to halt the success of Ulster teams.

Former All-Ireland medallist Carr is adamant Gaelic Football is not a cynical game and insisted the game's decision-makers should be more concerned with punishing players who fake injuries and who try to get opponents booked or sent off.

Carr believes that next Sunday's McKenna Cup opponents Tyrone and Ulster champions Armagh are being punished for their recent success and that GAA top brass have "taken umbrage" by introducing the new rules.

He noted: "Everybody's standing off and it's more like sevens' football. Players are afraid to make tackles in case they get caught for yellow cards.

"I didn't think that football was cynical to begin with and the powers-that-be have taken umbrage against Armagh and Tyrone's style of play and Ulster's success and tried to stop it.

"Look at the amount of games played over the course of the year - how many serious violations are there? I don't think that football is any worse than any other sport.

"In all of the new rules, why has there been no outcry against feigners, fakers and divers? That's far worse, in my view, and a player should not play for six months if he attempts to get another player sent off."

Carr believes that overuse of the handpass leads to scrum-type situations on the field and he stated: "It's the handpass that needs to be looked at. The amount of handpassing is creating the problems and the one thing we can't do is take the physical confrontation out of Gaelic football.

"I just feel the success of Armagh and Tyrone has been interpreted by the media in a certain way which has led to begrudgery and I feel they have gone overboard in blaming those teams for the alleged cynicism now being levelled at Gaelic football."

[T O Hare]

A Mallon- any truth in rumour the bridge have obtained the services of Brian Mc Ivor?

Yes McIvor will manage and Shane Mulholland as trainer

[Square Ball]

The following players are requested to attend a Down U21 football trial tonight in Burren at 7.30 pm.

Glassdrumman: A McCartan, C Harrison; Shamrocks: S Trainor, C Connell, M Digney,

C Coffey, C Heaney; Mayobridge: D Fegan, G Walsh, S Grant, R Brady; Burren: C McGovern, C Murdock, S Murdock, R McGovern, E Toner, G McCartan; Ballyholland: A Haughey, J Murphy, T Havern, N Mulvaney; Bosco: C Murtagh, C Duggan; Rostrevor: A Donnan, C McConville, B O'Hare, R Reynolds, C Magee, C Murney; Clonduff: C O'Hagan, B Branagan; Attical: A Sloan; Longstone: C Poland, C Doran, G Trainor; Warrenpoint: R Boyle, R Mallon, R Cowan, G McMahon

Goldenyears

is this a new one? the one on Tuesday was frozen off and a East/South Down session is planned for Saturday in Dundrum

[5 Sams]

This is the latest one Square Ball....

The Following Players are requested to attend a   Final Down Under 21 Football Trial on Saturday 10th January in Dundrum at10.30 am.

Glassdrumman
Arthur McCartan                       
Connaire Harrison 

Shamrocks
Seamy Trainor                           
Ciaran Connell                                 
Mark Digney                               
Ciaran Coffey                               
Colm Heaney

Mayobridge
Darren Fegan                           
Gavin Walsh                                   
Seamus Grant                             
Ryan Brady 

Burren
Conaill McGovern                   
Cathal Murdock                         
Sean Murdock                         
Ryan McGovern                         
Eamon Toner                                 
Gerard McCartan 

Ballyholland                         
Anton Haughey
Joe Murphy                                     
Tony Havern                                     
Niall Mulvaney 

Bosco
Ciaran Murtagh
Christopher Duggan                                                                 
                                                 
Rostrevor
Anthony Donnan                           
Christopher McConville                 
Brendan O Hare                                 
Richie Reynolds                                 
Conor Magee
Colm Murney
Eddie o Hare 

Clonduff
Conor Og O Hagan                           
Bernard Branagan
                           
Attical
Andrew Sloan




Longstone
Conor Poland                                     
Ciaran Doran
Gary Trainor   

Warrenpoint
Ryan Boyle                                       
Ryan Mallon                                     
Ruairi  Cowan                                   
Gary McMahon
Kieran McGivern   

Loughinisland
Kieran Gordan
Ben O Reilly

Castlewellan
Colm Flanagan
Liam McKibben

Annaclone
Niall Higgins

Tir Conaill Gaels
Aaron Somers

Saval
Ruairi Digney

Carryduff
Chris McConville

Kilcoo
Barry Kane
Sean Devlin
Paul Devlin

Dromara
Colm Kelly

Saul
Calum Laverty

Downpatrick
Damian Turley
Sean Bell
Joe Starkey

Ballymartin
Gavin Joyce

Bryansford
Timmy Hanna
Luke Byrne
Brian King



Bredagh
Eoin Costello
Niall Devlin
John Mulvenna

Liatroim
PD Savage

Clann Na Banna
Liam Devlin
Michael Magee
Shane Nelson

Tullylish
Ryan McAnerney                                                                   
                                       


                                           


                               

[goldenyears]

tohare, you're a wind up merchant!

[thegael]

goldenyears and tohare a windup i'm sure Shane would be more manager orientated but the bridge could have took him  and  anyway i bet that within 5 years Shane Mulholland will be part of a management team or himself  managing Down senior footballers ( if he wants it). here is where you heard it first.





                                                      the gael takes no prisoners!

[corn02]

Clann Na Banna
Liam Devlin
Michael Magee
Shane Nelson


Was this the Magee that lined out against St Marys?

[dundrumite]

Clann Na Banna
Liam Devlin
Michael Magee
Shane Nelson


Was this the Magee that lined out against St Marys?

What happened your man Wilson? He seemed to have worked wonders for Clann Na Banna

[Whitehair]

Clann Na Banna
Liam Devlin
Michael Magee
Shane Nelson


Was this the Magee that lined out against St Marys?

If its M Magee from Clann na Banna then thats a typo, it should be Malachy Magee.

[Bitta-Banter]

Bad news about Marty Ross. If my mind serves me right he managed Ardglass to 3 JFC titles.

By the way Bitta Banter, what do you make of the appointment of Eamon Burns to the Darragh Cross job?

Im happy about it.

[The GAA]

Are you still playing goldenyears?

[corn02]

Clann Na Banna
Liam Devlin
Michael Magee
Shane Nelson


Was this the Magee that lined out against St Marys?

If its M Magee from Clann na Banna then thats a typo, it should be Malachy Magee.

Ah yes of course.

[off the laces]

Clann Na Banna
Liam Devlin
Michael Magee
Shane Nelson


Was this the Magee that lined out against St Marys?

What happened your man Wilson? He seemed to have worked wonders for Clann Na Banna

i heard only yesterday that tony Wilson was still taking them but his brother had moved on to lisummon

[thegael]

The Gael is issuing an appeal for more private messages on the internal goings on within our county.These as other posters know are treated with the utmost discretion and tact.So the gael awaits more juicy gossip for his enlightenned mind.Feel free to get it off your chest and tell the gael all what is happenning it will be treated with the strictest tact.The Gael's Clinic is open!!









                                                  the gael takes no prisoners!

[THE DADGA]

ANYBODY KNOW WHEN THE CLUB FIXTURES ARE MADE UP FOR 2009??