Down Club Hurling & Football

[ardtole]

OK. I didn't know that, we will really be hoping that Oisin Savage hits the ground running next season.

[SHEEDY]

Down will play Longford in Newry next weekend in preliminary quarter final

[Hard2Listen2]

Down will play Longford in Newry next weekend in preliminary quarter final

Longford will be tricky opponents. They knocked Down out in a back door game in Newry a few years ago.
Hopefully management & players are learning with every game & can continue on the the quarterfinals.

[snoopdog]

My recollection of the league game v longford was how much better thry took scores. Downs fwds would need to be a lot better than yesterday.

[SHEEDY]

Longford beat Wicklow and lost to Carlow and Limerick to finish 3rd in their group, if Down have any ambitions to go further in the competition it's a match they should be winning comfortably, especially at home.

[Mourne Rover]

The visit to Parnell Park yesterday confirmed that, despite the obvious progress since last year, we deservedly remain a side of Tailteann Cup/D3 status and at this stage our forwards do not collectively possess the quality required to take us to the next level.

Our defence plainly lacks physique but did OK to restrict Meath to a modest enough total of 1-11, which would have been even lower with a decent referee. However, we only managed 1-09 in reply against limited opposition because our six starting forwards scored one point from play in perfect playing conditions.

Many of our 17 wides were from relatively straightforward positions in and around the D, and, unlike Meath, none of our substitutions made much difference. We are badly missing O'Hagan, while Gilmore and the two older Johnsons may hopefully return soon, but our prospects will only improve when we develop some further options up front.

Although we can certainly look to our successful u20s, the likes of Savage and Doran are hugely talented but are only likely to make an impact at senior level after serious S and C work. It was obvious against Armagh in the USC that a disproportionate number of pacey but lightweight forwards will take us nowhere in the big games.

Murdock was again a shining light yesterday, even if he understandably faded in the heat late on, while the competition between Kane and O'Hare in goals is serving us well.

Our main problems are at the other end of the field, and, after Laverty used 40 players in the league, more than any other manager across the four divisions, only an optimist would believe that we have many hidden gems out there.

Improving our existing forwards will not be easy but remains essential if we are to advance in this year's Tailteann or the 2024 league.

[Johnnysboys]

Final round of league fixtures in round one this week. Is there any outstanding player out there that has been missed by county management who would make a real sustainable challenge to make the team consistently? I don't think I have seen any..

[The Coddfather]

Any update on Branagan situation???

[snoopdog]

Would savage and doran not be worth blooding In the tailteann Cup?

[Truth hurts]

Any update on Branagan situation???

Tonight at 8:00 p.m. in Castlewellan Upper Square, Eugene will be hung, drawn, and quartered.

[Mourne Red]

Would savage and doran not be worth blooding In the tailteann Cup?

We're top of the league atm let's leave Savage with Island for this season

[Truth hurts]

Would savage and doran not be worth blooding In the tailteann Cup?

We're top of the league atm let's leave Savage with Island for this season

Will he be returning from the United States every Friday? 

[Lloyd p]

Sure Mourne Red is a Dundrum man he's maybe not in the loop 

[manwithnoplan]

Would savage and doran not be worth blooding In the tailteann Cup?

We're top of the league atm let's leave Savage with Island for this season

Will he be returning from the United States every Friday? 

Is his trip to the States still happening?

[TheBarrel]

When are the first rounds of the championships this year? Thanks