Down Club Hurling & Football

[John Martin]

Senior Football Championship

Ballyholland v Rostrevor
Castlewellan v Bryansford
Mayobridge v Warrenpoint
An Riocht v Clonduff
Downpatrick v Kilcoo
Burren v Loughinisland
Ballymartin v Saval
Liatroim v Longstone

Intermediate Football Championship

Drumgath v Saul
Darragh Cross v Atticall
Bredagh v Tullylish
Dundrum v Carryduff
Ardglass v St Johns
Glenn v Clann na Banna
Annaclone v Shamrocks
Kilclief v Glasdrumman

Junior Football Championship

Bright v Ballykinlar
Aghaderg v St Micheals
Dromara v St John Bosco

[Banana Man]

I want to congratulate Conor O'Toole and his helpers for the innovative Down Summer 7's tournament that took place for U-16 teams tonight. It was a good departure and similar projects should be looked at in the future.

This was the one bright note on a week when our county board let itself down badly. Once again all SFC games were allocated to Division 1 club grounds despite promises being made in previous years that Intermediate and Junior clubs would get the chance to host SFC games aswell.

In the past year and in many previous years Dundrum has been a base for the Down Minor footballers and Down Senior Camogie teams. We also faciilitate the Down U-16 football team and we generally hold the majority of trials for the underage development squads every year.

Id say many of the clubs who have been allocated SFC games do not make their grounds available to county teams. Just shows the thanks you get. A complete joke.

Not being smart lad but could you not as Seamus Walsh why this is the case? He is your clubmate, surely he will know why, must say though the Dundrum set up is very good

[norabeag]

I want to congratulate Conor O'Toole and his helpers for the innovative Down Summer 7's tournament that took place for U-16 teams tonight. It was a good departure and similar projects should be looked at in the future.

This was the one bright note on a week when our county board let itself down badly. Once again all SFC games were allocated to Division 1 club grounds despite promises being made in previous years that Intermediate and Junior clubs would get the chance to host SFC games aswell.

In the past year and in many previous years Dundrum has been a base for the Down Minor footballers and Down Senior Camogie teams. We also faciilitate the Down U-16 football team and we generally hold the majority of trials for the underage development squads every year.

Id say many of the clubs who have been allocated SFC games do not make their grounds available to county teams. Just shows the thanks you get. A complete joke.

Not being smart lad but could you not as Seamus Walsh why this is the case? He is your clubmate, surely he will know why, must say though the Dundrum set up is very good

You would need to question the suitability of some of the grounds chosen to host SFC games or indeed any championship game given the state they are in!

[EagleLord]

All them predictions annoy my head, theres no discussion anymore! Is Dan Gordon playing again at 3 tomorrow???

[Lecale2]

Yes

[13aside]

Best wishes to Down today,heading to Tullamore for the match and hopeful of a win-GOOD LUCK!!

[supersub]

Does anyone know dates for the reserve championships?!

[Long Ball]

Does anyone know dates for the reserve championships?!

25th july i think

[supersub]

Thanks, is this definate?!

[umpire]

Offaly 1.10 Down 1.12

Scorers -- Down: M Clarke 0-5 (4f, 1'45), M Poland 0-3 (2f), A Carr 1-0, J Clarke 0-2, B Coulter, D Hughes 0-1 each. Offaly: K Casey 1-1, R Brady 0-2 (2f), C McManus (1 '45, 1f), B Connor 0-2 each, A Sullivan, N McNamee, J Reynolds 0-1 each.

Down: B McVeigh; D O'Hagan, D Gordon, D Rafferty; D Rooney, J Colgan, C Garvey; A Rogers, K King; A Carr, M Poland, P McComiskey; M Clarke, B Coulter, J Clarke. Subs: D Hughes for Carr, 47; K McKernan for Colgan, 50; R Sexton for McComiskey, 55; R Murtagh for J Clarke, 63; A Brannigan for Garvey, 69.

Offaly: A Mulhall; B Darby, S Brady, S Pender; P McConway, R Brady, N Darby; R Dalton, B Connor; G Guilfoyle, C McManus, A Sullivan; K Casey, N McNamee, J Reynolds. Subs: S Ryan for McConway, 30; J Coughlan for Dalton, 42; A McNamee for McManus, 66; D Egan for Casey, 69.

Referee: M Duffy (Sligo).

[13aside]

Congrats to Down last night after the win in Tullamore,concern though about how the defence was breached so easily in the opening fifteen minutes.Midfield began to play better and we eventually began to pick up our own breaking ball and take the pressure off the backs.Finishing let us down in the forward line quite a lot all night,the changes did help at certain times but two or three of the starting fifteen must have serioue concerns about their contributions and decision making when with the ball and without it.Down did show flashes of great team play one of which was blown up in the first half for an illegal hand-pass,and another couple in the second one of which led to a well taken Carr goal.Think the draw for the next round of qualifiers is tonight,ONCE AGAIN WELL DONE!!   

[Dubh driocht]

Patchy performance from Down both on and off the field but the result was everything and in a low-key and poorly attended qualifier.
The team clearly thought they only had to turn up and got rightly punished in the first ten. The first five minutes was reminiscent of the POR era- total disorganisation at the back. Offaly had done their homework and sent the 5 foot nothing John Reynolds onto Dan at FB,dragged him to the wing on the first attack, sent a high ball into Mc Namee ( or Coughlan) -both 6 feet plus, on Dee Rafferty, ball duly won and transferred to Casey- back of the net .You wouldn't see that at under 12. Down have 4 mentors- surely one should have seen that coming and moved Dan immediately ?
Marty and John Clarke kept Down in it in the first half- both outstanding, along with Benny,Decky Rooney and O'Hagan, they kept us in touch for a deserved bollicking at half-time.
Carr and Mc Comiskey had taken a bit of time to get into it but were excellent in the third quarter- Aidan's goal outstanding.Then the baffling substitutions. Against Tyrone the management were inactive- here they were over-active.
Taking Carr off was strange but taking off JC was unbelievable and wrong. He had been our MOM to that point and the dogs in the street could see that Garvey was carrying an injury .This made Colgan look bad- he wasn't-and although pace is not his thing, he was effective.It seems that the same players are substituted regardless of performance- sort that out wee James.
The mid-fielders were different players in the second half and along with big Dan and Poland, they ran the show and we should have won by more.However, a win without hype is what we wanted and a decent draw will make life interesting
James- if we want to progress, it's easier than ABC.Give the ball to Ambrose,Benny or the Clarkes

[The Konica]

Patchy performance from Down both on and off the field but the result was everything and in a low-key and poorly attended qualifier.
The team clearly thought they only had to turn up and got rightly punished in the first ten. The first five minutes was reminiscent of the POR era- total disorganisation at the back. Offaly had done their homework and sent the 5 foot nothing John Reynolds onto Dan at FB,dragged him to the wing on the first attack, sent a high ball into Mc Namee ( or Coughlan) -both 6 feet plus, on Dee Rafferty, ball duly won and transferred to Casey- back of the net .You wouldn't see that at under 12. Down have 4 mentors- surely one should have seen that coming and moved Dan immediately ?
Marty and John Clarke kept Down in it in the first half- both outstanding, along with Benny,Decky Rooney and O'Hagan, they kept us in touch for a deserved bollicking at half-time.
Carr and Mc Comiskey had taken a bit of time to get into it but were excellent in the third quarter- Aidan's goal outstanding.Then the baffling substitutions. Against Tyrone the management were inactive- here they were over-active.
Taking Carr off was strange but taking off JC was unbelievable and wrong. He had been our MOM to that point and the dogs in the street could see that Garvey was carrying an injury .This made Colgan look bad- he wasn't-and although pace is not his thing, he was effective.It seems that the same players are substituted regardless of performance- sort that out wee James.
The mid-fielders were different players in the second half and along with big Dan and Poland, they ran the show and we should have won by more.However, a win without hype is what we wanted and a decent draw will make life interesting
James- if we want to progress, it's easier than ABC.Give the ball to Ambrose,Benny or the Clarkes

I really didn't understand those moves

[Dubh driocht]

Yes - they were hard to understand. JC is the ideal target man- mobile,skilful,strong and intelligent.When you add in the telepathic radar from Marty , and the clear joy Benny has playing alongside him, he should be the first man on the team-sheet- not the first( or second) man off.

[down6061689194]

Can down play Tyrone in round 4?