Down Club Hurling & Football

[st pauls mcgrath]

price to stand is the same as sitting...f**king ridiculous

[downexile1]

looking at the New York GAA website there,,whatever happened to the Down team in New York??

[here comes 6]

Can anyone tell me next round of fixtures are?

[supersub]

Fri 29th. Starred if down beat Cork.

[5 Sams]

price to stand is the same as sitting...f**king ridiculous

Where are you going to be standing? I was told the hill wasn't open!!

[whitegoodman]

Fri 29th. Starred if down beat Cork.

Is this definitly the case as I was told that there were going to be no division 1 or 2 matches until Down were beat as all the agreed starred games had been played at this stage and the clubs were refusing to play anymore games without their county players.  The source wouldnt be that reliable so may not be true.

[supersub]

Heard our management talking about it to the boys in the club during the week. Must have some substance!

[5 Sams]

Fri 29th. Starred if down beat Cork.

Is this definitly the case as I was told that there were going to be no division 1 or 2 matches until Down were beat as all the agreed starred games had been played at this stage and the clubs were refusing to play anymore games without their county players.  The source wouldnt be that reliable so may not be true.

Definitely a full series of games on that night...I hope they're starred...we play the bridge!

[st pauls mcgrath]

price to stand is the same as sitting...f**king ridiculous

Where are you going to be standing? I was told the hill wasn't open!!

according to ticketmaster there are standing tickets

[5 Sams]

price to stand is the same as sitting...f**king ridiculous

Where are you going to be standing? I was told the hill wasn't open!!

according to ticketmaster there are standing tickets

Try buying one and see!!

[redandblackareback]

Fri 29th. Starred if down beat Cork.

Is this definitly the case as I was told that there were going to be no division 1 or 2 matches until Down were beat as all the agreed starred games had been played at this stage and the clubs were refusing to play anymore games without their county players.  The source wouldnt be that reliable so may not be true.

Any chance your source was from Burren  . As they seem to be the only club with a grievance about starred games. Next friday is starred if Down win, so what get on with it. Look at what happened Ambrose last year, some may argue it cost us an All Ireland.

[whitegoodman]

No my source was actually a bridge man although he is not a part of their management team or the fixture committee hence didnt think he was that reliable.

As for Burren being the only team complaining, kingdom were the one to original make the complaint and other clubs followed in behind.  If Down were lucky enough to get to the final again this year which we all hope they do, clubs will have to go without their main players for the majority of the league.  And yes Burren can feel aggreived by having 6 players ( some may say 2 or 3 too many ) missing from their starting team for the majority of the year and then they are expected to gel for the championship within a wk of coming back together.

Why can the league not be started a month or6 wks earlier allowing county players to play 3/4 more games for the clubs before the starred games commenced.  Also if the championship was rattled off in 4 wks at the start of september it would allow clubs to have  a fews prep work done with their county players instead of asking them to come straight in and play the wk after the county team are knocked out of the championship.

Obviously this wouldnt work if Down were in the all ireland final but is this going to happen every year? 

[here comes 6]

this whole fixture set up is becoming a joke now.  NO games not knowing who or when we play next.  The club player is getting so badly treated here is gone even beyond a joke.   

[EagleLord]

The whole thing, league and championship should start earlier.

[Out in Front]

Who is the best fullback playing club football in Down at the moment?