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[Same people complaining probably spend a few hundred pound to fly to england and watch 90 mins of 0-0 scoreline and lads falling like they broke their leg]

I for one enjoyed the game, having went to Clones expecting Down to be on the wrong end of a heavy beating, I was hoping to see what the Management where tactically capable off in order to make a much less physical and skilfully developed team cope with a top 10 team and thats exactly what I got. It was tactically spot on! Frustrated a team in every area they thrive on and hot them for scores outselves, only issue is our pack of ability to shoot from distance. In fact, the final score from Armagh there was a foul on Doherty that the ref didnt call. Was it great free flowing football? no because we would now be reading comments about how poor we are and unable to put it up to better teams if we had of tried. Tyrone and Donegal have won Ulsters playing frustrating football, you do what you have to. There are no rules that will change football back to the 90's. Coaches and backroom teams are too smart and  professional now to use rules to advantage. Just leave game alone. Same people complaining probably spend a few hundred pound to fly to england and watch 90 mins of 0-0 scoreline and lads falling like they broke their leg and walk with the ball. Least we get it for £20

Did u not watch Doherty on Saturday diving around the place?? It was embarrassing - I think he got 1 free out of 4 diving attempts. But in the Down club championship he gets all of them frees as our referees fall for them every time.
U20s win the Leo Murphy cup tonight - Laverty should introduce a few of them to the panel going into the B cup. Time a few were cut adrift as they are not getting near the match day squads. 

Who would you take up?

Yes, the football at times was cruel but sometimes to have to adapt tactics to suit the other team. It was so close to being the shock to the season. We just need to win the Taitleann cup to ensure we are playing Sam Maguire next season. The support was disappointing but there are a lot of factors involved like timing, cost, and scheduling of girls' games at 7pm. There were a lot of drunk people around Clones but that's to be expected.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make it to an Ulster final, so I hope there is a lot of support on Saturday night.

Should clubs who routinely choose not to field at reserve level face harsher penalties? Every year, the same crap happens.

In a nutshell, no.

The most sure fire method we could every conceive of to reduce adult player numbers, and to place a giant wall between juvenile and adult playing days, is to make the cost of fielding reserve football teams prohibitive.

That said, development leagues - like reserve football, minor b teams, under 14b teams etc - have no need to be played on an all county basis.

The old East Down Reserve league used to be on a Sunday night at 6pm. Being shorter treks, there never seemed to be as many DNF.

Should clubs who routinely choose not to field at reserve level face harsher penalties? Every year, the same crap happens.

Burren took a bit of a pasting last night; do they not have a load of players?

the local bar has gone up to £4.80, people are just stopping to go as often to bars

Any early updates on the senior leagues? Saul has had a great start.

Just a few??

Shíte weather is having a major impact on fixtures;

chara

CCC have met this evening and given the current weather conditions have decided to postpone all fixtures, adult and juvenile, football and hurling scheduled for Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of April.


CCC will review matters again on Sunday evening in relation to the coming week.


The All County League Fixtures scheduled for tomorrow night Friday proceed as planned and Clubs are reminded of the protocol surrounding postponements.


Is mise le meas

Seán Óg

It sounds like there are plenty of clubs really struggling with their pitches at the minute, especially those clubs with only one pitch. In this case I think it's the right decision. It could also mean a slightly bigger crowd at the county game, with no premier reserve games tomorrow.

The county LGFA has declared that their games will still take place. Would it not make sense, for example, to cancel their games as well, giving the clubs a natural break?

Does anyone use M15 in Monaghan? Is anything better than O'Neill's?

Ballykinlar would be wonderful for the residents of East Down who must travel to Armagh to watch Down.

One thing that struck me yesterday was the low attendance at the games. How can we get the people back? The prices are far too high.

Are the finals on Saturday not something we should be yelling about on social media?

A senior and minor league final, promotion to division 2, and a draw in the u20 versus Tyrone are all huge boosts for Down football. The last time a minor team made a final of any description was in 2009.