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When do the Championships start? Is it the weekend immediately following the completion of the leagues (10th-13th September) or the weekend after (17th-20th)? I've been looking and of the "six counties", four of them have their club championship fixtures and dates published. The only two that don't have the information readily available on their website are understandably Tyrone who are still in the All Ireland, and Down.

No I was stating teams have forfeited matches if anyone really thinks it's covid need to get real. Can't play Friday but good for Monday. Get real.

Covid can be a factor, but one of many potential possibilities. Again, you've no idea what's going on within these clubs. I'd advise you not to comment further on the matter as you are clearly unaware of the current struggles of a lot of clubs. You don't seem to realise that some clubs are operating at bare bones, and as you come from a club with three senior level teams, your responses stink of 'spoilt child' syndrome.

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I see another 4 teams couldn't be bothered playing tonight

A very disappointing remark to make. You've absolutely no idea what's going on within some of these clubs. I was at a lower league game recently where both teams were straight up 15 v 15, no subs at all available for either side. Some of these clubs have senior squads of 20 or even less, and one or two injuries, covid cases or suspensions, not to mention work or family commitments, can scupper a club's ability to put a team on the field.

We can't all be blessed with the numbers to be able to put three senior level teams on the field every week.

You must have been some player Lotto in your time, if you have as many medals as Paul Devlin - for I thought it was only at swimming you got medals for diving but then again jealousy effects people in different ways!

Do we have to put the underscores in your name to quote you, it's a bit much?

The lad (correctly) called you out on your toxic attitude, and that was your retort, to attack his username? Well I'll leave this famous advice here for you:
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt"

Looking through the results from the weekend, Newry Mitchells have not played a game. Have we lost one of our most famous clubs? Home of the great Sean O'Neill.

Looks like their game is off again tonight. Annoyingly, the Down website doesn't post the game as being cancelled, they just remove the referee from the fixture and leave the game up as if it was going ahead. To some, it might look like the game is still going to be played so that's misleading. I can imagine some supporters still travel to games on the back of it so I'd imagine some frustrated fans.

but it's nearly entirely county training (all levels).

The county's underage teams play their home games there too

Good to see Newry Shamrocks getting off to a good start, both them and RGU are sleeping giants of Down football. With the talent at their disposal The RGU should be getting out of the second tier.

I know the old mantra is 'you can only beat what's in front of you' but wins over Banbridge and Tullylish should have been expected from Shamrocks. They won't have enough for the likes of Liatroim and Saval for example, so tougher games lie ahead.

I agree with RGU, they should be one of the hot favourites for a return to the top flight. Its tough to call who goes with them, and I'd say four or five teams would have quiet ambitions of claiming that second promotion spot.

Down in Div 4, St Pauls and Ardglass have to be the favourites but Bright and Kilclief can be the ones to throw a spanner in the works.