Down Club Hurling & Football

[razor]

Of course it would make sense Truth. But there's a few involved in running LFGA who live for these moments.

Name and shame Wobbler

[johnnycool]

Just a few??

You just make sure Liatroim is in tip top condition for Sundays game(s).

I'll be over for a cup of tea and a bun, any maybe a few egg and onion sandwiches 

[DownGael71]

So play senior men's football but don't allow senior ladies football to proceed?

[supersub]

So play senior men's football but don't allow senior ladies football to proceed?

There's more than Senior Ladies fixtures on any given weekend.

[DownGael71]

Correct but why would anyone think it's okay for senior men's fixtures to go ahead tonight and not allow ladies fixtures tomorrow?    From what they put on social media, they plan on accessing based on weather as they go.  Think only other ladies fixtures is u14s

[thewobbler]

Harps showed heart in the closing quarter, but Point were deserving winners tonight.

[Mikhailov]

Harps showed heart in the closing quarter, but Point were deserving winners tonight.

Who are the senior club team managers this year in Down senior league?

[Splash]

The talk on here of Ballykinlar over the past couple days got me thinking- what is the situation of the Ballykinlar club at the moment?

I was under the impression the club had folded, with them not fielding a team in Division 4 this year. Similar to Newry Mitchells. 

But their social media is still active. They have raffles and monthly draws, and, most interestingly, according to their Facebook, there were membership fees for this year.

This would mean the club is still going? But it simply does not field an adult men's football team in the ACFL?

Do they field underage teams?

There's bound to be a couple fellas in the area who would be playing football- do they simply play for neighbouring parishes like  Dundrum or Bright?

If Ballykinlar fielded a team next year, what would be a successful year for them?

Very unique situation for a club, and hope that some day they do return to competitive football.

Regardless of anyone's opinion on choosing Ballykinlar as the site of a centre of excellence, if the project does indeed come to fruition, would it encourage an uptake of GAA in the area and a revival of the club?

[DownGael71]

They still have Go Games and amalgamations at underage.  They are trying to steady the ship and keep building but unfortunately their biggest problem is population.  Their nursery school closed due to no pupils and then their primary school has really small numbers.  Then there is the problem of sharing a parish with Dundrum so competing for players.  Hopefully what they are doing now will help keep them going

[supersub]

Correct but why would anyone think it's okay for senior men's fixtures to go ahead tonight and not allow ladies fixtures tomorrow?    From what they put on social media, they plan on accessing based on weather as they go.  Think only other ladies fixtures is u14s

Not sure, but I don't think that was really the point of the post. The real mind blowing logistic of the weekend isn't to do with the weather, it's the fact that there are Senior Ladies fixtures at 7pm and the County Senior team are playing at 6pm in Newry in the Ulster Championship.

[DownGael71]

All clubs were emailed and told if they wanted to change fixture they could.  I'm sure same email will be issued from Down GAA re: ACRFL next Sunday for the Down v Cavan championship game. 

[snoopdog]

That was a very poor performance by Down tonight.  Why throw 3 guys in to start who had played little or no league football? Seemed a strange move. I'd fear what Armagh will do to them.

[SHEEDY]

Very poor performance tonight, a win is a win but two poor performances in a row is worrying. We're struggling to get scores and failed to get any sort of dominance with the wind in the second half.
Limped over the line in the end.

[Johnnysboys]

That was a very poor performance but will take a win and poor performance any day than a defeat with a great display. Still unbeaten in newry under Laverty and if as expected Armagh win tomorrow - we have a great game in store in a few weeks. Havern must be hurt for him to come off but injured players coming through unscathed and vital minutes in their legs is another positive..

[downtothecore]

McGeeneys mighty men will be expected to thump us