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#1
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
November 13, 2023, 03:57:05 PM
All not well in the camp pre game set the tone for a poor performance. Kilcoo physio who Lacey brought into the set up decided to go to the Naomh Conaill game and it did not go down well with Laverty and Choc. Lacey 100% heading back to Donegal and word is he struggled to deal with a few big egos over the last few weeks.
#2
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
October 25, 2023, 10:40:59 AM
Quote from: Truth hurts on October 24, 2023, 11:29:50 AM
Quote from: redandblackareback on October 24, 2023, 11:08:41 AMManager merry go round continues in Down I see - some amount of bluffer's continue to get fed by clubs. Why are clubs pouring money into these men - the same names circling through the divisions in Down. At least Ballyholland and Bryansford are appointing from within with Mulholland and Magorrian taking the reigns. Another bluffer Poacher is swapping the Hurling in Fermanagh for the Football, didn't think Fermanagh could be anymore defensive than last year.

What bluffers are being fed? I haven't heard of any major appointments.

Loughinisland management to Downpatrick
Saul management to Loughinisland
Bryansford management to Clonduff
Ballymartin management to Longstone
Bredagh management to Darragh Cross
Rostrevor management to Saul

And the merry go round continues as clubs waste thousands for yet another year.

Rumours Warrenpoint and Burren nearly have their men - Both will be very close to home.
#3
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
October 24, 2023, 11:08:41 AM
Manager merry go round continues in Down I see - some amount of bluffer's continue to get fed by clubs. Why are clubs pouring money into these men - the same names circling through the divisions in Down. At least Ballyholland and Bryansford are appointing from within with Mulholland and Magorrian taking the reigns. Another bluffer Poacher is swapping the Hurling in Fermanagh for the Football, didn't think Fermanagh could be anymore defensive than last year.
#4
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
October 16, 2023, 08:18:00 PM
Why is anyone surprised at the turn of events over the weekend? When CL was appointed senior manager that was the death knell for this county. The power they possess now has gotten to the can't control stage, Jack, Sean, and all the rest do the honourable thing and step aside. This has been a circus. Until we are rid of Laverty as county manager Kilcoo will be uncontrollable and Down will never be united.
#5
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
May 12, 2023, 09:24:48 PM
"Great progress, supporters back for the first time in years, great resurgence of Down Football." Listening to a lot of solid cow dung being talked this last few weeks in the papers and yet we are still in Divison 3 and hammered in an Ulster championship match by double digits and have now seen the first group of players walk away from the panel due to Kilcoo favouritism in selection.

Tally was crucified for playing defensive football but he got us out of a stronger division 3 and was so close to an Ulster final playing good football. Plus he was on a fraction of what the current set up are on and they are all "great Down men" Mickey Donnelly also getting a slab of dough for what? Be safer being fired into our underage teams or schools that are currently a mess.
#6
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
May 06, 2023, 09:23:58 PM
Quote from: Leftmidfield on May 06, 2023, 09:13:09 PM
Quote from: Nanderson on May 06, 2023, 08:28:28 PM
Very unlucky to the U20s tonight. Just pipped at the post. Murdock had a colossal game in midfield but Oisin got very well marshalled in the game
Odhran was collosal but it was he who lost ball in Downs final play
Don't even try and blame Oran for that defeat it lies at the feet of the management. Like last Sunday we were full of sideways hand passing, zero kick passing and 14 behind the ball. Last Sunday while 13 points down we still dropped off kick outs, it was a real dark ages display. Still and all, great progress being made, no promotion from a poor division 3 despite getting a 3 month head start and annihilation from our biggest rivals by 10 points, no different to last year in Clones when we lost by 10 to Monaghan only we have spent 200k more this year. Wonder will McGuinness stay on for the Tailteann Cup??? If he does decides to stay would be nice if he let lads kick the ball instead of the rubbish we were subjected to on Sunday past, not sure it's value for money.
#7
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 29, 2023, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: messy gael on March 29, 2023, 01:17:54 PM
Quote from: redandblackareback on March 29, 2023, 01:15:24 PM
Quote from: Truth hurts on March 29, 2023, 09:08:06 AM
Any word on the Down team?
Whats the point asking for a team? It will be the normal kilcoo nonsense with about 7 changes to the starting line up and 3 or 4 to the squad like the seniors every week, fooling absolutely nobody. 

Tyrone have had 4 posts on the official Twitter last 24hrs about their U20s including the starting team. Downs last tweet was nearly 3 days ago. Good luck trying to get updates later.



Are you travelling to the Game R&B ?

No, to busy - its lambing season
#8
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 29, 2023, 01:15:24 PM
Quote from: Truth hurts on March 29, 2023, 09:08:06 AM
Any word on the Down team?
Whats the point asking for a team? It will be the normal kilcoo nonsense with about 7 changes to the starting line up and 3 or 4 to the squad like the seniors every week, fooling absolutely nobody. 

Tyrone have had 4 posts on the official Twitter last 24hrs about their U20s including the starting team. Downs last tweet was nearly 3 days ago. Good luck trying to get updates later.
#9
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 26, 2023, 11:48:26 PM
Quote from: messy gael on March 26, 2023, 03:39:28 PM
Quote from: redandblackareback on March 23, 2023, 10:15:37 PM
Promotion was gone with two games to go in a poor league conceding an average of 18 points a game and thank goodness Antrim and Westmeath collapsed at the finishing line or it would have been relegation and yet people are saying we are above the Tailtean Cup.

Saying all that we should beat Donegal in Newry who are at the lowest ebb in their history and not sure any team will ever be as under prepared for an Ulster championship match than them who will be minus Murphy, McBrearty and a Manager.

Truth hurts mentioned Eugene Brannigan had left the panel, hope this is true.



Eugene will have made redandblackareback very happy today.... Lol  ;D ;D :D ;D

Is that how far we have fallen? Celebrating Eugene scoring a couple of.points in a dead rubber game against a Hurling county???

What's next celebrating a Tailtean Cup win over Waterford?.
#10
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 23, 2023, 10:15:37 PM
Promotion was gone with two games to go in a poor league conceding an average of 18 points a game and thank goodness Antrim and Westmeath collapsed at the finishing line or it would have been relegation and yet people are saying we are above the Tailtean Cup.

Saying all that we should beat Donegal in Newry who are at the lowest ebb in their history and not sure any team will ever be as under prepared for an Ulster championship match than them who will be minus Murphy, McBrearty and a Manager.

Truth hurts mentioned Eugene Brannigan had left the panel, hope this is true.
#11
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 07, 2023, 11:14:06 AM
Considering captaining the county TH is the greatest honour for any young footballer and their club he is denying that person the honour. Not that he cares as it's only about him and kilcoo that really matters, you seem pretty invested in it all, are you getting fed by the EOS cash cow too? There is plenty on the golden ticket, from Brannigans gym to his kilcoo buddies on the management team, all getting well looked after.
#12
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 07, 2023, 10:35:00 AM
Quote from: Truth hurts on March 07, 2023, 09:05:39 AM
Quote from: Smurfy123 on March 07, 2023, 07:37:54 AM
I'll give them every chance. McGeeney went for strong powerful lads.
And he doesn't f and blind along the sideline at his players
I'm talkin about some antics that have no place

If you are heading to a football match and do not expect cursing then I recommend benediction on a Monday night in Downpatrick Cathedral instead. The anti Kilcoo mafia are circling after a narrow defeat by the south Down aristocracy. Every manager including Pete McGrath has been hounded out by our supporters. People need to look at the bigger picture and down the road instead of a quick fix. Paddy Tally should never of been hounded out but two clowns at a county meeting proposed and seconded it. Would people relax, we have o earn to be in division 2 next year. Lets face reality.
Some difference between cursing and verbally abusing your own players, opposition players and officials as Smurfy said. His behaviour in the Antrim game, Fermanagh, Westmeath game and Cavan games were well below what's expected of a senior inter county manager.

Why has no captain been announced? Why has no full squad list been announced? The endless list of late changes to the programme all Kilcoo nonsense that might fool a few club teams here and there but certainly doesn't at this level. As that Cavan poster correctly pointed out, we should still get promoted, it's the least you would expect for the money that has been spent and the three month head start we got on those teams.
#13
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
March 06, 2023, 11:49:52 PM
Great men and managers like Peter McGrath, Barney Carr, Gerry Brown, had our proud county revered throughout Ireland and now we are playing defensive rubbish, we scored 2 points from play yesterday. Some of the sideline behaviour has been shameful including the goading of opposition players, officials and free takers and will get worse with the Kilcoo influence growing.
Kilcoo loyalty will never wane and playing Brannigan yesterday should be the final straw, players will start to walk away and who would blame them.
#14
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 07, 2023, 12:55:34 PM
Quote from: harryR on February 07, 2023, 04:25:36 AM
Quote from: Lotto on February 06, 2023, 10:22:20 PM
I'd say that looking at the posts after the last two NFL games maybe 10/12 of the so called regular posters actually have gone to see Down play out of all who post on here. We all have plenty to say and I nail my colours to the mast that I will never pay to watch Down as long as that man is in charge but why do the rest of you not support them in Newry or on the road?

Without knowing anything about the situation. What's the reason for disliking him so much? I do apologise if I'm crossing the line asking.

Maybe he's from the Downpatrick club, Warrenpoint, Burren, Mayobridge, Clonduff, or any of the other clubs, individuals, or families that have been abused or insulted down the years by him and the club he represents?

Stop with the never seen as big a crowd in Newry nonsense, all coming to see the messiah, it wasn't that long ago we were in Divison one with 10/12k at the games. Under Tally a few years ago we had a near sell out crowd in the championship in Newry v Mayo. The only difference now is there is more Kilcoo tracksuits about.
#15
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 31, 2023, 12:20:29 PM
Quote from: Truth hurts on January 30, 2023, 08:39:24 AM
I understand McGuiness will be in every few weeks. Not full time though.
A few questions, whether he's in once or as off the ball reported in a consultant role, why have JMcG there at all? He made us the laughing stock of Ireland last year and now we are running back to him? Maybe our new manager being so young and inexperienced doesn't fully trust himself or his over paid backroom team? Which is it?