Down Club Hurling & Football

[general]

bring Denis Wise to Loughinisland 

[NedFlanders]

It looks set to be a grandslam affair in the league final (hopefully), if an riocht and ballyholland get through, mouthwatering to say the very least

[official]

Having attended a number of the islands games this year the long term injuries are John Turley and Ryan Carville wing half back and corner back. Cormac O'Toole has been in Austrailia all seson and has just returned. This loss can pose problems for the defence in such a small club however it is no excuse whatsoever for there lowly position this year. Their replacements have not worked out.

In the forward line Ben o'reilly has played only one game maybe two as a substitute. He infact has played little or no football this year as he had same injury problem (hamstring) with county under 21s. G Johnston seems to be concentrating on hurling for this season.

It seems that some in Loughinisland have the misperception that they actually achieved something last year when they collected their losers medal on championship sunday in October 2008.

Going forward Loughinisland must regroup and consolidate their defance which has been usually suspect for a club based on their defensive qualities. For the league this season the tables dont lie but with the championship only around the corner the blues must look to players who should now be leading and not being lead, such quality pleayers sucha as Matt Doran, J Mccarthy, R Stranney, Willie Russell, Conor Killen, Conor & Cormac Otoole all of whom are under performing and who should be at their footballing peak.

[DownFanatic]

Are there a full set of East Down underage fixtures this week or has the break begun?

[southdown]

Was anyone at the Stone v Bryansford game?  D4S?

[DownFanatic]

Was anyone at the Stone v Bryansford game?  D4S?

Report and photos on the Bryansford website.

[Square Ball]

Are there a full set of East Down underage fixtures this week or has the break begun?

East Down GAA Fixtures
Plus 2 Print Downpatrick U- 18 League         
Date  Tuesday  7th  July Time 7.30pm         
U-18 Football League Section "A" 2009         
   Round Twelve          Referee
   Bryansford   v   St. Mary's   P McCartan
            
Plus 2 Print Downpatrick U- 16 League         
Date  Wednesday 8th July Time 7.30pm         
U-16 Football League Section "A" 2009   
   Round Eleven         
   St. Mary's   v   Carryduff   D Laverty
   Bredagh   v   St. John's   M Davey
   Loughinisland   v   Downpatrick   G Brannigan
   Cill Darach   v   Castlewellan   E O' Hare
   Bryansford   v   St. Paul's   G Corrigan
   Saul   v   Kilcoo   M Brady
            
Plus 2 Print Downpatrick U- 14 League         
Date    9th July   Time 7.30pm         
U-14 Football League Section "B2" 2009   
   St. Paul's   v   Liatroim   F Holland
            
Plus 2 Print Downpatrick U- 14 League         
Date  Friday  10th July   Time 7.30pm         
U-14 Football League Section "B2" 2009   
   Round Thirteen         
   Loughinisland   v   Drumaness   A Sharvin
   Teconnaught   v   Dromara   M Rawlinson
            

then the break

[too long ref]

just to clarify something up, the team that started on friday night at clonduff was as follows

loughinisland team friday 3rd july

kieran gordon
matt .doran
allan molloy
james grant
paul digney
paddy mckinny
john gibney
john mccarthy
ryan stranney
gareth doran
gary gordon
conor killen
seamus o'hare
steven molloy
mark valentine

2008 championship final team.

kieran gordon
matt doran
conor o'toole
ryan carville
john turley
joe doran
cormac o'tool
dan gordon
allan molloy
john mcCarthy
ryan stranny
jamie o reilly
mark valentine
magic johnston
ben o'reilly

you can consider that there is 9 players out and that has been the case for most of the year, if we can survive relegation, hopefully come back a lot stronger next year.

[thewobbler]

Somebody should tell Loughinisland's manager that football is a young man's game. I can't believe Gary Gordon and Stephen Molloy are still running around.

[Town Gael]

Somebody should tell Loughinisland's manager that football is a young man's game. I can't believe Gary Gordon and Stephen Molloy are still running around.

Gary Gordon is still in his 20's!!!!!

[Blue Island]

Somebody should tell Loughinisland's manager that football is a young man's game. I can't believe Gary Gordon and Stephen Molloy are still running around.

Yes, I think he knows that. Some of us should have retired years ago.

[thewobbler]

Gary Gordon is still in his 20's!!!!!

Surely you are kidding.

[johnneycool]

G Johnston seems to be concentrating on hurling for this season.

Big Magic hasn't done a whole pile of club hurling but low and behold he turned up at club training last night and once the hurling was over produced a fitba and proceeded to work on his shooting so he must have designs on going back over to the island for the summer months.

How does that go down in Loughinisland? Big bollocks arrives over looking to take the place of a lad whose trained and played all winter. i suppose ultimately its the managements decision but I know it'd go down like a lead balloon if it were to happen over here.

[Lecale2]

Has anyone this weeks fixtures? I didn't get the usual Sunday evening E Mail.

[islandboy]

johnneycool- Magic has maybe trained once  or twice this year. he has travelled to away games  in warrenpoint ( getting home after midnight) and not got on. it seems once the county hurling stops he will be more committed but at moment not really getting a look in. its a difficult situation and there are arguments both ways as he is doing a lot of training whether its hurling or gaelic.

about our situation- at the start of the year we were depleted but only lost games by 2/3 points- some of which we should have won. we were starting to get our squad back again in last couple of weeks but last week lost a number of players to injury or illness. confidence now is very low and it is obvious we are aiming 1. to stay above the point 2. prepare for the play offs