Down Club Hurling & Football

Started by Lecale2, November 10, 2006, 12:06:55 AM

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Cuan12

Do away with back door system, straight knock out might spice up our championship, don't understand why teams set up so negative, giving the opposition too much respect is the problem but it is what it is and can't see it changing

terrifictommy

Half time scores so far
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1-06 v 0-03
0-05 v 0-02
0-04 v 0-02

That's poor, ball retention without actually trying to go break lines. I'd wonder if the SFC standard is the same across the country. Anyone have insight elsewhere?

As for rule changes, I can't think of any easy solutions that can be administered competently during a game.

manwithnoplan

Quote from: terrifictommy on September 18, 2023, 06:36:24 PM
Half time scores so far
-
1-06 v 0-03
0-05 v 0-02
0-04 v 0-02

That's poor, ball retention without actually trying to go break lines. I'd wonder if the SFC standard is the same across the country. Anyone have insight elsewhere?

As for rule changes, I can't think of any easy solutions that can be administered competently during a game.

The Kerry SFC game shown on tg4 on Sunday was decent entertainment. More kicking, players taking risks in order to get rewards, mistakes made but players not afraid to make them. Teams in Down seem paralysed by the fear of making a bad pass or shooting wide. Doesn't seem like there is much joy in playing for a club in the SFC.

Mourne Red

Glenn by 7... I'd say that will be Poacher gone from the bridge

befair

Great performance by Glenn tonight; plenty of direct football, could have won by more. The Bridge obs thought they only had to turn up; seemed paralysed by their tactics. Astonishing that Glenn were almost relegated to Div 3. Shay Millar was outstanding

Dubh driocht

Quote from: befair on September 18, 2023, 08:42:18 PM
Great performance by Glenn tonight; plenty of direct football, could have won by more. The Bridge obs thought they only had to turn up; seemed paralysed by their tactics. Astonishing that Glenn were almost relegated to Div 3. Shay Millar was outstanding
No almost about it. They were relegated so some result tonight indeed.

Splash

Great stuff by Glenn. Some going after the year they had in the league.

urbangael

Poacher unlikely to get another job in Down football. The merry go round stops at some point. Mayobridge was always split on his appointment. Not a nice thing to say but there will be Mayobridge supporters happy enough tonight as that confirms his exit.

befair

GAA needs to bring in a rule a club manager has to be a club member. Too many mercenaries floating around; I'm sure they are trying their best, but such a drain on club finances.

ck

Quote from: befair on September 18, 2023, 10:23:30 PM
GAA needs to bring in a rule a club manager has to be a club member. Too many mercenaries floating around; I'm sure they are trying their best, but such a drain on club finances.

Oh right, so your rule will mean the outside mercenary will just have to pay membership then? What will that change?

ck

Quote from: urbangael on September 18, 2023, 09:44:21 PM
Poacher unlikely to get another job in Down football. The merry go round stops at some point. Mayobridge was always split on his appointment. Not a nice thing to say but there will be Mayobridge supporters happy enough tonight as that confirms his exit.

Well done to Glenn on the biggest shock in years. Mayobridge under perform yet again.

elk

Quote from: urbangael on September 18, 2023, 09:44:21 PMPoacher unlikely to get another job in Down football. The merry go round stops at some point. Mayobridge was always split on his appointment. Not a nice thing to say but there will be Mayobridge supporters happy enough tonight as that confirms his exit.
CPN might take him.

Blackandblue2

Great game last night. Glenn were the better team from start to end. Great flowing football and championship intensity. Thought the ref added to the game. Kilcoo Burren final looking on the cards this year again. Hopefully it isnt a cagey affair.

Johnnysboys

A very entertaining game last night - and Glen fully deserving winners. They will certainly not fear Burren and it's bonus territory for them now like last night was. Mayobridge were toothless and looked devoid of ideas throughout.
Clonduff will rattle the magpies and this could see the end of an era. Clonduff just need to keep everyone on the pitch and play 60+ minutes at top intensity..

johnnycool

Quote from: Splash on September 16, 2023, 12:36:23 AMI could see Bredgah and Carryduff seriously rattling the Senior Championship in the next 10 or 20 years. In saying that, Bredagh have been knocking on the door for a long time now and still haven't managed to make that big impact. But I would imagine the good hurling culture around the clubs and the pure numbers mean it is inevitable that they'll someday make some sort of impact.

Absolutely agree with the point made about urban clubs struggling to retain players at senior. The truth of the matter is if a fella from Warrenpoint goes to Belfast for university, it is not that hard to pull him back. Whereas if a fella playing for Bredagh or Carryduff has grown up all his life in Belfast, it is fair to assume he'll want out by the time he reaches university, and so may head further afield to find a change of scenery. Consequently, it is far harder for city clubs to retain young fellas that head down south or abroad for uni, whilst the rural clubs may have their fellas only a half hour up the road.
This is not to say everyone in South Down goes to university in Belfast and everyone in Belfast heads away, but it is definitely something to take into account.
Despite this, city clubs in Cork and Dublin have clearly found a solution to keeping urban lads onboard, so it is possible.

Wouldn't know much about the politics between Liatroim and Castlewellen, but can see how there may be some tension between the two. Simply put, Liatroim need Castlewellen at underage, and Castlewellen don't need Liatroim.

Castlewellen have shown they have the potential to be the strongest team in Down at underage. They have a large base to draw players from. Liatroim do not. It will be interesting to see if in ten years time, Castlewellen surpass Liatroim. Would be interesting to have two strong clubs in the Slieve Croob area.

The O'Rahilly's are also made up of players from Ballela and Ballyvarley, but hard to know how sustainable a team made up of Liatroim, Ballyvarley, and Ballela would be.



Bredagh beat our minors well last Sunday, very well coached team with a better spread of hurlers than we had.
It was obvious they'd gotten themselves better quality games(friendlies) than our lads as they played at a higher pace throughout.
Our lads went into the game undercooked due to facile wins up to that point which don't really tell you an awful lot in terms of where you are as a team. We really need to learn that lesson.

U15's this weekend, we've Carryduff and if we'd a full team I'd fancy us to get over them, but we don't so it'll be Carryduff's to lose. Two of the bigger lads injured means they'll be replaced by 11yo's, but that's part of being from a small, rural club.
Castlewellan are favourites for this and will win the other semi-final comfortably.

U13's, Liatroim will cruise that final in two weeks time so it's very likely no underage hurling championship will reside in the Ards for another year.

Times, they are a changing but it could well take 10 years plus to see that mean anything at adult and senior level.