Down Club Hurling & Football

[Bitta-Banter]

Just heard Minor A Championship draw, dont know who's home or away:
St Mary's v Kilcoo
Warrenpoint v Carryduff
Shamrocks v Ballyholland
Burren v Clonduff

[Mid Down Gael]

Any word who won bottom of table clash in division one tonight?

[DownFanatic]

United Nations won by 5

[mournerambler]

cant understand why loughinisland are at the bottom, i know they were missing a lot of players at the start of the league but most of the main players are back now which is no excuse.  There defence seems to be very suspect, they pass the ball at least 10 times before it passes the half way line.  A lot of big names in the side but they are not performing.  hope they stay up and draw a line in this season and comeback even stronger next season.

I put it down to lack of movement in the pre-season transfer market this year. Although they dabbled in the underage market they failed to make a big name signing for the Seniors in the close season. A new director of football might be needed to source out future potential recruits if the Island are to maintain Division 1 status.

P.S - Does anyone have the full Bord na Og MFC Quarter Final draws for the A and B Competitions?

Down "POWERADE" Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final Draw

"A" Championship Quarter-Finals on Tuesday 7th July at 7-30pm   
A   Noamh Mhuire       V   Cill Chua    
B   Rinn Mhic Giolla Rua       V   Ceathru Aodh Dhuibh   
C   Seomrogai an Iuir       V   Baile Cholmain   
D   Cluain Diamh       V   Boireann   
               
               
"B" Championship Quarter-Finals on Tuesday 7th July at 7-30pm   
A   Noamh Eoin       V   Cill Dara (Darragh Cross/Killyleagh)   
B   Caislean Ruairi       V   Clan na Banna   
C   Caislean an Mhuillin       V   Noamh Seosamh(Ballykinlar/Dundrum)   
D   Droim Gath       V   Sabhall   

[Pangurban]

Could Down Fanatic take some time off from sniping at Loughinisland, and spend it trying to think off a Div.1 club that does not have any blow ins, and whose players are all resident in Parish

[supersub]

Any word who won bottom of table clash in division one tonight?

Heard Loughinisland won by 6 and that the point didnt look up for it after they went behind!

[islandboy]

island always in front and never looked like losinf a game. Shay Curran was back playing for the point. Downfanatic - heard that he said that the football was that bad in dundrum he would happily travel back to the point three times a week rather than continue with that rubbish. just in respect of transfers how long do you think it will be before mc comiskey transfers to another club?

[supersub]

Point need to learn to battle after going behind, they had a good chance to go clear of island but now its back to square one! Does anyone know when the reserve and premier reserve championships are..since we have so long to wait for the senior one? Must be soon!

[spiritof91and94]

island always in front and never looked like losinf a game. Shay Curran was back playing for the point. Downfanatic - heard that he said that the football was that bad in dundrum he would happily travel back to the point three times a week rather than continue with that rubbish. just in respect of transfers how long do you think it will be before mc comiskey transfers to another club?

For his sake it has to happen soon (imo)

[dundrumite]

Could Down Fanatic take some time off from sniping at Loughinisland, and spend it trying to think off a Div.1 club that does not have any blow ins, and whose players are all resident in Parish

Two of the more successful and consistent clubs in recent years kilcoo and the Bridge, struggling to name any blow ins that play for them clubs. Certainly not to the extent of other certain division one clubs. Could anyone correct me?

Spirit any chance you get to snipe at either Dundrum or Mc Comiskey your like a rat up a drainpipe on it. Have you a genuine dislike/obession with either or perhaps even both. Just pose the question why waste energy typing such needless, arrogant, derogatary post??

[thewobbler]

Every club picks up 1 or 2 players from other clubs, but I'd say that with the noteable exceptions of Loughinisland and Burren, Division I is more or less a fully home-grown league.

[spiritof91and94]

Could Down Fanatic take some time off from sniping at Loughinisland, and spend it trying to think off a Div.1 club that does not have any blow ins, and whose players are all resident in Parish

Two of the more successful and consistent clubs in recent years kilcoo and the Bridge, struggling to name any blow ins that play for them clubs. Certainly not to the extent of other certain division one clubs. Could anyone correct me?

Spirit any chance you get to snipe at either Dundrum or Mc Comiskey your like a rat up a drainpipe on it. Have you a genuine dislike/obession with either or perhaps even both. Just pose the question why waste energy typing such needless, arrogant, derogatary post??

Lets face facts here - if mccomiskey is to improve his game he needs to be playing first division football - i have nothing against him or dundrum - you need to wise up and get a life mite

[bredaghgael86]

Have to agree with An Cloch Scoilte re Leos post - Leo, your just an idiot who hasnt the intelligence to learn a bit of Irish - there only 50 odd clubs in Down - it's a poor reflection on you if you cant work out what their names are in Irish when they're written down in front of you, even though there may be the odd spelling mistake (as can happen in englsih - sorry Leo you probably couldnt work that one out so I'll try again - english).

An Cloch Scoilte - I see the St Marys team beat Glenn yesterday evening. If I remember correctly some of the regular posters didnt know who St Marys were and some tube (T. O'Hare, I think) thought it was a handy draw for Glenn!!. Wonder how handy Glenn feel about it this morning?  :-\They'll be away home with their tails between their legs to lick their wounds.....

Hopefully after the awarding of the Down GAA Gaeltacht Grants we'll have 38 extra people who can translate the club names.

Can grants be awarded to people in Down Cllubs who live outside the county - Bredagh St Michaels etc?

When did we move out of down? jesus i must have been sleeping for a while as i didnt hear anything about this.

Oops - just asking a question ............

but it would be news that all your members were born and currently live in our beloved county!

how many teams dont have a couple of blow in's? admitedly we may have more than most being in the city, but look at both our senior football and senior hurling teams and you will see that they are made up mostly of bredagh natives.

[T O Hare]

Point need to learn to battle after going behind, they had a good chance to go clear of island but now its back to square one! Does anyone know when the reserve and premier reserve championships are..since we have so long to wait for the senior one? Must be soon!

I think its on Sunday week!!!!

[Mid Down Gael]

Every club picks up 1 or 2 players from other clubs, but I'd say that with the noteable exceptions of Loughinisland and Burren, Division I is more or less a fully home-grown league.

Castlewellan are in same league as Burren and Loughinisland. Their senior team boasts recruits from Ballymartin, St Johns, Drumaness and Ford. Although the two ford men returned to their roots in recent years.