Down Club Hurling & Football

[Square Ball]

any u20 scores? Bredagh v Bryansford diddnt happen, no ref turned up but apparently he was doing the line at the Marshes.

[TheClutch]

could some one please post wat way the leagues r shaping up next year after promotion/relegations seems to be finished now?

[Minus15]

2010

Div 1

Mayobridge
Rostrevor
Clonduff
Burren
Liatroim
Longstone
An Riocht
Castlewellan
Bryansford
Kilcoo

Div 2

Saval
Loughinisland
Tullylish
Shamrocks
Ballyholland
Kilclief
Warrenpoint
Downpatrick
Attical
Annaclone
Ballymartin
Clann na Banna

Div 3

Darragh Cross
Glasdrumman
Bredagh
Drumaness
Carryduff
Drumgath
Saul
Dundrum
Glenn
St. john's
Bosco
Ardglass

Div 4

Teconnaught
Dromara
Aughlisnafin
Ballykinlar
Mitchels
St. Paul's
Aghaderg
Bright
St. Michael's

[13aside]

did u20 football games go ahead and any results from the weekend?

[DownFanatic]

Darragh down today. An ageing team that may struggle to get back to Division 2.

[TheClutch]

thanks minus 15
in my eye div 2 looks set to be very competitive

[norabeag]

thanks minus 15
in my eye div 2 looks set to be very competitive

Very competitive indeed with 3 to go down next year again.
Should be some very tight affairs over the season

[downman]

was anyone at the shamrocks game? any reports?

[maldini]

darragh played most of the better football in the first half but 2 attacks up field led to goals for shamrocks, shamrocks got an early goal in the 2nd half and were in control but a late comeback for darragh made it an exciting finish, they got it back to a point in it with a goal, had a shout for a penalty in the last minute for a block with the feet but the south down ref was never going to give it against the newry side.

the pitch at an riocht was terrible, bumpy surface and long grass - still dont know why of all the grounds in down the CB took it there

[When We Win]

Darragh Cross will be kicking themselves that they didnt win this one. They were probably the better team for much of the game but will rue three goal gifts to Shamrocks. A goal straight after half time seemed to be the nail in the coffin for Darragh especially as they were playing into a gail force wind but the dominated from then onwards. Shamrocks played welll against the wind in the first half and the fact they got the two goal probably made life a little easier in the second half. Darragh kept in the game with a a few good frees with wind advantage but could have been doing with a bit more luck around the middle of the park. Ref also gave them little despite some dubious tackling from the shamrocks. Last minute of the game Darragh were denied what looked like a deserved penalty when their forward was shooting for goal and was foot blocked. The ref was rubbish. One of the Darragh players was virtually assulted just before half time and nothing happened despite the presence of 4 neutral linesmen. Newry corner forward was also throwing his weight about but was left licking his own wounds in the second half after coming out second best in a scuffle he started. I heard at the game that he is a bit of a thug after what happened at a previous game.

As for the game itself, it was a decent perforemance from Darragh playing some good football in the conditions but Newry looked the hungrier in the first half and will be glad to get over this one. The pitch looked terrible and as though the cows have been on it for the past few weeks. Its a shame there is not a flat pitch in the county that this game could be played on.

As for the comment about the age of the Darragh players, i was looking at the intermediate final programme and the majority of the playens and in their early to mid twenties. Would hardly say they are an aging team. There is probably three players at most getting to their pasture time.

[spiritof91and94]

any u20 scores? Bredagh v Bryansford diddnt happen, no ref turned up but apparently he was doing the line at the Marshes.

Exactly what happened - a complete joke and insult to both teams and management - Bredagh travelled to Newcastle for nothing. East Down board should be made reinburse their costs.

[T O Hare]

Any word on the new Down panel, I heard the two Clarkes have made it!!!!!

[dodgy umpire]

Any word on the new Down panel, I heard the two Clarkes have made it!!!!!

heard jackie lynch is gone along with magic and big michael magee.

any u20 scores? Bredagh v Bryansford diddnt happen, no ref turned up but apparently he was doing the line at the Marshes.

Exactly what happened - a complete joke and insult to both teams and management - Bredagh travelled to Newcastle for nothing. East Down board should be made reinburse their costs.

it was decent of bryansford to allow bredagh to train on the pitch after the game was called off

[dodgy umpire]

in relation to the shamrocks game, is it true the referee was changed for it? the CB wouldn't want division three football being played in pairc esler maybe.....?

[Banna Man]

in relation to the shamrocks game, is it true the referee was changed for it? the CB wouldn't want division three football being played in pairc esler maybe.....?

Once again Shamrocks survive the cull. Is it true DJ is lining out for shamrocks next year?