Down Club Hurling & Football

[skat man]

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I see Johnny's lad is getting started early this year. Name a manager that regularly names a correct starting team. I hate the practice but they are all doing it.

Just because they all do it doesn't make it right. Donegal, Derry, Armagh, Tyrone and Cavan all have panels named. Pick any 15 starters from the 24/28 named - it's fairly straight forward. But yet our county PRO team gets an award... go figure..

What exactly is the point of naming incorrect teams? Does it really give the manager an advantage over the opposition? All it seems to do is p*ss everyone off.

No benefit in it at all.  I think mamagement think there is but there isn't.  Happens a lot in championship as if a county is getting 'one over' on the opposition.

Is there not a fine in place for naming dummy teams?
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how can you possibly know whether there is benefit in it or not ?

[Hard2Listen2]

Ffs lads someone just name a team to keep these fellas happy!

[Ed Hardy]

Ffs lads someone just name a team to keep these fellas happy!

I regret asking the question now lol

[Mourne Red]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=786383310172613&set=a.463323009145313&type=3&mibextid=WC7FNe

Can give you a goalkeeper Johnny

[supersub]

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I see Johnny's lad is getting started early this year. Name a manager that regularly names a correct starting team. I hate the practice but they are all doing it.

Just because they all do it doesn't make it right. Donegal, Derry, Armagh, Tyrone and Cavan all have panels named. Pick any 15 starters from the 24/28 named - it's fairly straight forward. But yet our county PRO team gets an award... go figure..
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Donegal, Derry, Armagh, Tyrone and Cavan all
played on Wednesday night, Down don't play until Saturday. It's fairly straightforward. 

[ardtole]

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I see Johnny's lad is getting started early this year. Name a manager that regularly names a correct starting team. I hate the practice but they are all doing it.

Just because they all do it doesn't make it right. Donegal, Derry, Armagh, Tyrone and Cavan all have panels named. Pick any 15 starters from the 24/28 named - it's fairly straight forward. But yet our county PRO team gets an award... go figure..

Donegal, Derry, Armagh, Tyrone and Cavan all
played on Wednesday night, Down don't play until Saturday. It's fairly straightforward. 
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That would have been my understanding too Supersub.

[Truth hurts]

Spare a thought for Johnnysboys who is currently refreshing his Twitter feed every few seconds awaiting this Down team for tomorrow

[johnnycool]

Is wee Conor going for a sweeper Keeper?

[Nanderson]

https://x.com/OfficialDownGAA/status/1743253202227609695?s=20

Down panel named for McKenna opener. Not as many new faces as I thought there might be

[Mourne Red]

https://x.com/OfficialDownGAA/status/1743253202227609695?s=20

Down panel named for McKenna opener. Not as many new faces as I thought there might be

Strong enough line up I was thinking too

[Walter Cronc]

How many of that side started the final against Meath? Laverty must be going all out.

[Nanderson]

How many of that side started the final against Meath? Laverty must be going all out.

9 of tomorrows starting 15 started the final with another 4 on the bench

[Johnnysboys]

Great to see the panel named for tomorrow evening. Very strong outfit named and possibly only 5/6 new faces on the panel from last year. Def can't see either of the named keepers lining out tomorrow.
It will also be interesting to see how strong Derry go with Harte a McKenna cup traditionalist who loves winning the competition to set down early season markers.  They are obviously without Glen players but a chance for others to really impress their new manager.

[Splash]

Good to see John O'Hare named for tomorrow. Well worth giving him a crack in the league this year imo.

Great to see Conor McCrickard in the squad,too.


Couple lads thought would be involved which were not named, but it's very early days yet.

Would be great to get a scalp over Derry tomorrow. Regardless of McKenna Cup or not, beating the Ulster Champions is never a bad thing. Beating Donegal and Monaghan last year set a good standard for the year.

[Splash]

No word on any squad for the McGurk Cup anyroad.

Hear Sheehan is considering playing a lot of young, up and coming players.

Good time for a debut, but imo, it would have been worth calling in players from outside the Senior Championship. There are hurlers playing in the Junior and Intermediate Championship, who, granted, aren't performing at the standard of some players in the senior championship, but given a bit of game time and exposure, could become useful to the county squad.

Playing Div 3 Louth would have been a good opportunity to bring in such players. (No disrespect to Louth, just think it would be better than trying to introduce players against Laois, Offaly, etc.)

Also think it would have been worth floating the idea of playing the match in Ballela/Castlewellen/Liatroim etc.

Makes sense logistically given the opponent (as opposed to Downpatrick) and would have done no harm for the hurling in  those clubs. South Down used to play out Ballela if I'm correct, and Liatroim have hosted Down camogs I believe. So it's not unreasonable.

No reason we can't win the McGurk Cup. We have the talent, and Antrim will be the weakest they've been in a little while. Would be a good chance to win something.

The Kehoe Cup will be interesting. We play both Meath and Kildare this year. They will be must win games. Hopefully we get good showings against them. Also, we realistically want to be competitive with Leinster counties soon, such as Laois, Offaly, Carlow, Westmeath etc. Doing well here is another step towards that.

Would be great to see our hurlers win an Ulster and a Leinster preseason double