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#1
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 25, 2024, 02:19:13 AM
Quote from: Hard2Listen2 on March 24, 2024, 08:28:53 PM
Quote from: ardtole on March 24, 2024, 07:52:10 PMBy my reckoning Louth would need to reach the Leinster final and Down beat Westmeath next weekend to qualify for the All Ireland series via their league position.

Or, they will need to beat Antrim and Armagh to qualify via the Ulster championship.

By contrast Downs opponents today, Clare only have to beat a division 4 opponent Tipp or Waterford, to guarantee a 2nd seed position in the All Ireland series.

Definitely a flaw in the system.



What is the story with Down making it into the Sam Maguire?
It's the 8 provincial finalists plus Meath and then the next 7 best teams in the league. Down are 15th now after finishing top of Div 3 above the 2 relegated teams. It's most likely we will play for Sam but not certain
#2
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 18, 2024, 03:20:01 PM
Quote from: snoopdog on March 18, 2024, 08:12:22 AM
Quote from: DuffGael on March 17, 2024, 11:19:42 PMMooney has been average since returning, there are better options. The big problem today was the number of wides and needless fouls we gave away. Still when it mattered we got a score to level the game. Playing badly against the best team in the league and not losing is a good sign.
Mooney needs game time to try and get back to where he was at. He doesn't look to have that pace that he used to have. Just need to get over the line against a good Clare team.
He always plays in fits and starts, never a consistent player. He needs a club season imo before we should be looking at him for Down
#3
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 17, 2024, 11:19:42 PM
Mooney has been average since returning, there are better options. The big problem today was the number of wides and needless fouls we gave away. Still when it mattered we got a score to level the game. Playing badly against the best team in the league and not losing is a good sign.
#4
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 13, 2024, 12:11:35 AM
Quote from: downtothecore on March 12, 2024, 09:53:58 PM
Quote from: Granto on March 12, 2024, 07:45:33 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on March 12, 2024, 06:54:08 PMPortaferry probably favourites for Div1, East Belfast could be a surprise package in Div2.

That's very interesting, but I meant to say in "Football"!
Div 1 Burren, Carryduff and kilcoo as  it's hard to see any other clubs making a challenge based on last years form
It's hard to know due to clubs not having county players ATM. Kilcoo always strong but last year it was ourselves and loughinisland in the top 2 but neither had many involved with the county though that's different this year. It's impossible to call
#5
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 23, 2024, 12:12:22 AM
Quote from: Hard2Listen2 on January 22, 2024, 06:02:18 PM
Quote from: DuffGael on January 22, 2024, 11:12:04 AMThe only way to improve hurling in Down is to get more clubs playing, we punch way above where we should and produce hurlers of real quality but just dont have the critical mass to be a top tier team. Some of the bigger football only clubs should start hurling.

Not much football played at the strongest hurling clubs either!
They are small clubs
#6
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 22, 2024, 11:12:04 AM
The only way to improve hurling in Down is to get more clubs playing, we punch way above where we should and produce hurlers of real quality but just dont have the critical mass to be a top tier team. Some of the bigger football only clubs should start hurling.
#7
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
November 25, 2023, 11:37:19 AM
Quote from: Ed Hardy on November 25, 2023, 07:12:08 AMHeard on L.O.B. Podcast that Jack McCartan been called into the provisional panel,definitely worth a run imo. Any others called in?
Pearce McCabe and Ronan Beatty from Carryduff
#8
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
November 08, 2023, 04:29:16 PM
At the moment we have 4 senior teams, the ARDS and liatroim plus 3 intermediate. Clonduff, The Point and Balela are not at the level of Carryduff, Bredagh and Shamrocks, they should be in the junior.
They reason Derry are not a better county team is 6+ of their best hurlers are on the Derry football squad. Having 3 senior teams who don't play football really helps our county team in that respect but we do punch above our weight.
#9
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
October 16, 2023, 11:00:49 PM
Quote from: KeyboardWman on October 16, 2023, 10:53:10 PM
Quote from: Saul goodman on October 16, 2023, 10:18:23 PM
Quote from: Hard2Listen2 on October 16, 2023, 08:29:11 PM
Quote from: Hard2Listen2 on October 16, 2023, 10:02:25 AMIt's getting into 🎠 merry-go-round time.
Any management changes been made or are imminent?

I'd expect at least a couple following the weekend results.

McCorry has left Burren. There's been a few other early changes under the radar.
I'd expect quite a few more movers over next few weeks.


I reckon they will give to Eoin Mccartan
Shorty signed sealed and delivered.
A previous CPN manager might be a better guess
#10
SFC Burren

IFC LIATROIM
JFC Drumaness
#11
Relegation Play Off IFC
St Pauls
Relgation Play Off SFC
Bryansford
Parador Lodge
 JFC Semi finals
East Belfast
Drumaness
Parador Lodge IFC Semi Finals
Liatroim
Rostrevor
Morgan Fuels SFC Semi Finals

Burren
Kilcoo
#12
Ardglass
East Belfast
Kilclief
Drumaness

Parador Lodge IFC Quarter Finals
Rostrevor
Annaclone
Liatroim
Newry Shamrocks

Morgan Fuels SFC Quarter Finals

Burren
Clonduff
Carryduff
Mayobridge

Morgan Fuels SFC Relegation play off
Saul
Bredagh

Parador Lodge IFC Relegation play off
Clann na Banna
Attical
#13
Round 3 Fixtures
Ballyholland
Carryduff
Mayobridge
RGU
Morgan Fuels SFC Relegation play off
Saul
Bredagh
Teconnaught
Rostrevor
St John's
Annaclone
Clann na Banna
Attical
#14
Quote from: 5times5times on August 31, 2023, 10:51:30 AM
https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/329089 about International Rules got me thinking....

Who would be your squad if a game was played next week.

Armagh - Rafferty, O'Neill, Murnin
Down - Mooney, Murdock
Dublin - Con, Kilkenny, Fenton, McCarthy
Fermanagh - Kelm
Galway - Comer, Walsh, Kelly, Tierney
Kerry - Clifford x2, O'Shea, Murphy (keeper), White
Derry - Rogers, Glass, McGuigan, McKinless, McKaigue
Mayo - Durcan, O'Shea
Monaghan - McManus
Roscommon - Daly, Smith
Tyrone - Hampsey, McNamee, Meyler, Morgan
Westmeath - Heslin

Mooney wouldn't get on the Down team atm never mind an Irish side. He's only back from injury and was only a sub in Downpatrick's last game.
#15
Qualifiers
Carryduff
Ballyholland
Bredagh
Warrenpoint

Winners
Kilcoo
Glenn
Clonduff
Loughinisland

Parador Lodge IFC Draw

Qualifier draw:
Annaclone
Teconnaught
Drumgath
Tullylish

Winners draw:
St John's
Ballymartin
Newry Shamrock's
Liatroim