Down Club Hurling & Football

[Catch the high ball]

Does anyone have the Div 3 and All County Football Minor League fixtures handy?

[DownFanatic]

Does anyone have the Div 3 and All County Football Minor League fixtures handy?

Division 3

Round One

Glenn   v   Bredagh   
Dundrum   v   St Johns   
Drumgath   v   Glasdrumman   
Drumaness   v   Carryduff   
Ardglass   v   St John Bosco   
Saul   v   Daragh Cross   



Round  Two

Bredagh   v   Dundrum   
St Johns   v   Glenn   
Glasdrumman   v   Drumaness   
Carryduff   v   Drumgath   
St John Bosco   v   Saul   
Daragh Cross   v   Ardglass   



Round Three   

Glenn   v   Glasdrumman   
Dundrum   v   Carryduff   
Drumaness   v   Daragh Cross   
Drumgath   v   St John Bosco   
Ardglass   v   Bredagh   
Saul   v   St Johns   



Round Four

Bredagh   v   Drumgath   
St Johns   v   Drumaness   
Glasdrumman   v   Ardglass   
Carryduff   v   Saul   
St John Bosco   v   Glenn   
Daragh Cross   v   Dundrum   




Round Five

Saul   v   Glasdrumman   
Glenn   v   Carryduff   
Dundrum   v   St John Bosco   
Drumgath   v   Daragh Cross   
Drumaness   v   Bredagh   
Ardglass   v   St Johns   




Round Six

Bredagh   v   Saul   
St Johns   v   Drumgath   
Glasdrumman   v   Dundrum   
Carryduff   v   Ardglass   
St John Bosco   v   Drumaness   
Daragh Cross   v   Glenn   







Round Seven

Ardglass   v   Drumaness   
Drumgath   v   Dundrum   
Glenn   v   Saul   
St John Bosco   v   Carryduff   
Glasdrumman   v   St Johns   
Bredagh   v   Daragh Cross   




Round Eight

Dundrum   v   Ardglass   
Daragh Cross   v   Glasdrumman   
St Johns   v   St John Bosco   
Drumaness   v   Glenn   
Saul   v   Drumgath   
Carryduff   v   Bredagh   




Round Nine

Glenn   v   Dundrum   
Ardglass   v   Drumgath   
Drumaness   v   Saul   
Bredagh   v   St Johns   
Glasdrumman   v   St John Bosco   
Carryduff   v   Daragh Cross   



Round Ten

Drumgath   v   Glenn   
Ardglass   v   Saul   
Dundrum   v   Drumaness   
Glasdrumman   v   Bredagh   
St Johns   v   Carryduff   
St John Bosco   v   Daragh Cross   




Round Eleven

Saul   v   Dundrum   
Glenn   v   Ardglass   
Drumaness   v   Drumgath   
Daragh Cross   v   St Johns   
Bredagh   v   St John Bosco   
Carryduff   v   Glasdrumman

[Catch the high ball]

Cheers DownFanatic. Do you know where I could get the minor fixtures?

[amallon]

Well done to Burren.  One of Mayobridge's finest Burren men predicted a senior Ulster within two years in Grants on Sunday night! 

[Trevor Hill]

DOWN'S All-Ireland winning squad of 1960 met up on Friday for a day of reminiscing and banter, all recorded by BBC Television.

The 1960 side were the first to bring Sam across the border and the BBC decided to do a programme to commemorate that 50-year milestone.

The team met at St Colman's College, where they also met in 1960, to re-enact the journey to Croke Park.

Then, and on Friday, the team bus was given a police escort to the border.

Then it was on Croke Park where each player was presented with a 1960 type Down jersey and they also were addressed by the GAA president Christy Cooney.

Newry Shamrock's man Ed Burns, a member of that legendary Down squad, told the Democrat: "It was a great day that brought back some great memories. It was lovely to meet up with old team-mates again and reminisce about times gone by."

The programme goes out on BBC Television on March 31.

[T O Hare]

Well done to Burren.  One of Mayobridge's finest Burren men predicted a senior Ulster within two years in Grants on Sunday night! 

Oisin McConville thinks they will dominate Down football for the next ten years as well!!!

[amallon]

Maybe Oisin is related to the boys who were making the predictions in the pub over the weekend!  Same surname anyways!

[thewobbler]

Burren are producing a lot of good footballers these days, but very few exceptional ones.

I would think they might have to do a Kilcoo and wait it out for a few more years before winning a SFC.

[No hoper]

I agree they have had a lot of very good underage teams, but i dont think many of the players coming through have what it takes to play senior football just yet.

[dundrumite]

Well done to Burren.  One of Mayobridge's finest Burren men predicted a senior Ulster within two years in Grants on Sunday night! 

Oisin McConville thinks they will dominate Down football for the next ten years as well!!!

Obviously don't get as much exposure to division one football as I would like, but, would I be right in saying at present Mayobridge, KIlcoo and Bryansford would rank above Burren?

[Mid Down Gael]

Well done to Burren.  One of Mayobridge's finest Burren men predicted a senior Ulster within two years in Grants on Sunday night! 

Oisin McConville thinks they will dominate Down football for the next ten years as well!!!

Obviously don't get as much exposure to division one football as I would like, but, would I be right in saying at present Mayobridge, KIlcoo and Bryansford would rank above Burren?

You would be correct on that one. Burren are a top 4 team and are hard to beat on their day but have had limited success at senior level in the last decade claiming one league title.  They have done great at under 20/21 level in the last 4 years but havent reached a senior championship final since 2006. It must be remembered they are the one Down club who take the under 20 competition very seriously with some other top clubs not entering in recent years, albiet for obvious reasons when their senior teams are competing in Ulster. They deserve credit for Sundays brilliant success but Oisin McConnville made a big prediction saying they will dominate for next ten years. They have not won a minor title since 1997 or competed in a final and have been way behind Rostrevor in particular at underage level in South Down. So although they are there or there abouts, until they start winning minor and senior championships they wont get recognition. Until last year i knew too well the feeling off having plenty off success at underage, premier reserve and in division one with the big one left behind on a too regular basis. So time will tell if Burren will dominate and the under 20 successes' will be off less value unless they can translate them into senior glory which im sure Burren people will agree with.
They have the talent individually so the next two years will be crucial under Dawson.

[Lecale2]

An Riocht would rank higher than Burren IMO.

[DownFanatic]

MDG mentioned Rostrevor there. They were one of the strongest clubs throughout the noughties in the county in regards to underage silverware. However, they have done diddly squat in terms of Senior football in the past while.

The 2010 SFC is going to be very interesting. The Bridge will be chomping at the bit to get back to the big time and Id say they have a hunger in them like never before. Kilcoo will be going all out to defend their title. Burren's recent Ulster win may kickstart their progression aligned to the fact that Dawson will bring a freshness to the setup. The Ford will always be knocking about and you can can never rule out the Stone who are a better team than people give them credit for.

[T O Hare]

Well done to Burren.  One of Mayobridge's finest Burren men predicted a senior Ulster within two years in Grants on Sunday night! 

Oisin McConville thinks they will dominate Down football for the next ten years as well!!!

Obviously don't get as much exposure to division one football as I would like, but, would I be right in saying at present Mayobridge, KIlcoo and Bryansford would rank above Burren?

You would be correct on that one. Burren are a top 4 team and are hard to beat on their day but have had limited success at senior level in the last decade claiming one league title.  They have done great at under 20/21 level in the last 4 years but havent reached a senior championship final since 2006. It must be remembered they are the one Down club who take the under 20 competition very seriously with some other top clubs not entering in recent years, albiet for obvious reasons when their senior teams are competing in Ulster. They deserve credit for Sundays brilliant success but Oisin McConnville made a big prediction saying they will dominate for next ten years. They have not won a minor title since 1997 or competed in a final and have been way behind Rostrevor in particular at underage level in South Down. So although they are there or there abouts, until they start winning minor and senior championships they wont get recognition. Until last year i knew too well the feeling off having plenty off success at underage, premier reserve and in division one with the big one left behind on a too regular basis. So time will tell if Burren will dominate and the under 20 successes' will be off less value unless they can translate them into senior glory which im sure Burren people will agree with.
They have the talent individually so the next two years will be crucial under Dawson.

MDG Mayobridge best Burren in the 1997 minor final

[Mid Down Gael]

Well done to Burren.  One of Mayobridge's finest Burren men predicted a senior Ulster within two years in Grants on Sunday night! 

Oisin McConville thinks they will dominate Down football for the next ten years as well!!!

Obviously don't get as much exposure to division one football as I would like, but, would I be right in saying at present Mayobridge, KIlcoo and Bryansford would rank above Burren?

You would be correct on that one. Burren are a top 4 team and are hard to beat on their day but have had limited success at senior level in the last decade claiming one league title.  They have done great at under 20/21 level in the last 4 years but havent reached a senior championship final since 2006. It must be remembered they are the one Down club who take the under 20 competition very seriously with some other top clubs not entering in recent years, albiet for obvious reasons when their senior teams are competing in Ulster. They deserve credit for Sundays brilliant success but Oisin McConnville made a big prediction saying they will dominate for next ten years. They have not won a minor title since 1997 or competed in a final and have been way behind Rostrevor in particular at underage level in South Down. So although they are there or there abouts, until they start winning minor and senior championships they wont get recognition. Until last year i knew too well the feeling off having plenty off success at underage, premier reserve and in division one with the big one left behind on a too regular basis. So time will tell if Burren will dominate and the under 20 successes' will be off less value unless they can translate them into senior glory which im sure Burren people will agree with.
They have the talent individually so the next two years will be crucial under Dawson.

MDG Mayobridge best Burren in the 1997 minor final

Did Burren win it in 1996? i mind Ciaran Byrne, Ciaran Doyle, Eddie Murtagh and Paudie Bradley being on the Burren minor side that where also on their senior panel on the same day. Maybe that was 1997.