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Congratulations to you both, hope you had a great day.

[Was the basis of the 91 and 94 senior teams.]

John Flynn getting the community spirit award was the highlight for me, but I really enjoyed the show overall.
  That was a super Down minor team in 87. Was the basis of the 91 and 94 senior teams.

In what regard?

If you look at both the management and players of that 87 minor team i think most Down supporters will agree they were pivotal in the later senior successes.
       Down had been starved of success with only a single AI minor title in 1977, an AI U21 in 1979 and a national league senior title in 1981. A lot of those players involved in 77,79,81 were reaching the twilight of their careers the likes of Paddy O Rourke, Liam Austin, Ambrose Sr etc and hadnt seen any real county senior success. 
      Pete McGrath  was the manager of that minor team and he and his selector Barney Treanor went on to manage/select the 91/94 teams.
     Often forgotten is Dan McCartan's role. He was a selector back in 87 and he provided a link back to the 1979 u21 All ireland Down team who he managed and also to the senior 1981 team who he managed to the national league title.  He was involved as the Down minor manager before Pete took the job.
      He would have provided the link back to Ambrose sr, Liam Austin, Paddy O Rourke, Mickey Linden, Greg Blaney, his own Son Mark and a host of others that won the senior in 91.
     Between the three of them what with Saint Colmans as well, there were very few of the 1991 panel that werent coached/managed by Pete, Dan or Barney.
    Of course the 87 team itself included a number of key players for the winning 91 and 94 teams including James mcCartan, Connor Deegan and Micheal Magill and a number of other players who made the county seniors during that period including Geoffrey Breen, Collie Burns and Cathal Murray.

John Flynn getting the community spirit award was the highlight for me, but I really enjoyed the show overall.
  That was a super Down minor team in 87. Was the basis of the 91 and 94 senior teams.

It was very clear. Down need to beat Armagh to compete in Sam this year...

I think that Dessie Dolan will be cheering for the Orange men.

In the extremely unlikely event Down qualify for Ulster final, Westmeath would drop out of Sam, unless they can beat both  Wicklow, Kildare and Louth(most likely) and qualify for Leinster final themselves. In that case Louth drop out of Sam.
   Kildare must get to Leinster final in order to qualify for Sam in which case Westmeath drop out of Sam.
   If Down and Kildare can somehow reach provincial final both Westmeath and Louth drop out of Sam.
   As long as Down or Kildare or Sligo don't reach their privincial finals Westmeath qualify.

  If Sligo, Down and Kildare can reach their provincial finals then Westmeath, Louth and Cork drop out of Sam. Meath stay as Tailteann Cup winners.
  If Sligo, Down, Kildare and Cork qualify for provincial finals then westmeath, louth and Cavan drop out unless Cavan reach Ulster final in which case Monaghan drop out.
   Not to upset my fellow Ulster Gaels, if Fermanagh or Antrim qualify for Ulster final same outcome as if Down were to qualify.
    Is that all clear....

If you were at that you got your money's worth anyhow. Really enjoyed the drama.

Some classy scores here.

That's a terrible call by Lane and one he couldn't wait to give.

Was never a free, though Derry should be home and hosed long before it mattered.

Does Down have to beat Armagh (straight face) now if they lose?

Yep

Absolutely criminal shooting by Down. Very disappointing.

Rescued baby hedgehog turns out to be hat bobble


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According to radio 1 today, they said Down secured All Ireland football for this season. But that's not necessarily true. A lot of people not up to speed on how this is done

On the laws of probabilities as it stands, For Down to qualify for Sam, they obviously need to win the division 3 title and are reliant on Louth reaching the provincial final in Leinster.
    Due to the Munster draw, If Cork had of continued their earlier league performances and been relegated, this would have freed up another spot.

So looking at things as they stand,   it seems unlikely that the division 3 winner will qualify for Sam automatically.
    Clare on current form look likely to qualify as a provincial finalist.
    If Louth stay up in div 2 and qualify for the Leinster final that would (i think) allow the division 3 winner to qualify for Sam automatically.
    Of course there is a possibility of Westmeath or Kildare getting to Leinster final and therefore qualifying for Sam automatically.

Results

Sligo 0-13 Offaly 1-10
Wicklow 0-9 Limerick 0-8 (Limerick relegated with that defeat)
Clare 0-15 Antrim 0-12 

Offaly are at home to limerick next day so you'd imagine they should be safe.
  The more interesting fixture is Antrim's home game against Wicklow. A (unlikely) loss for Antrim would see them relegated but you never know.
 
 

Saoírse Ruane, who inspired late late show Toy Show appeal, dies aged 12 after a five year battle with cancer

God love that child. She was so brave, an inspiration to the rest of us.

Very important win for Down. Had the potential of a banana skin for us there.
   Clare and Westmeath should both win tomorrow easily.
   Sligo vs Antrim harder call.