Down Club Hurling & Football

[terrifictommy]

Sure, blame the ref.....

but Ronan has history with the magpies!! Like a few others - doesn't want to stand up to them in case he gets the Falloon treatment!!! With only a few games tonight surely he could have had others with him to watch off the ball stuff..
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Ronan is one of the most experienced about, champ finals and games galore  - Surely good enough for a league game. Who else, lot of the others don't seem to be available and see quite a few are in Ulster circles.

Is Championship a straight knock out again this year? You'd have to fancy Kilcoo again quite strongly.

[wobbller]

Sure, blame the ref.....

but Ronan has history with the magpies!! Like a few others - doesn't want to stand up to them in case he gets the Falloon treatment!!! With only a few games tonight surely he could have had others with him to watch off the ball stuff..

Ronan is one of the most experienced about, champ finals and games galore  - Surely good enough for a league game. Who else, lot of the others don't seem to be available and see quite a few are in Ulster circles.

Is Championship a straight knock out again this year? You'd have to fancy Kilcoo again quite strongly.
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    Again? It hasn't been straight knock-out for a good few years.

[terrifictommy]

I couldn't remember last year! Is it knockout this year?

[wobbller]

I couldn't remember last year! Is it knockout this year?

Backdoor

[befair]

U20 game on TG$ btw; close at half-time.

[Mourne Red]

Laverty has got all the match ups right.. Boys are throwing it away with poor shooting

[befair]

Down should have won that comfortably; much the better team in the 2nd half, but forwards continually panicking in front of goals.

[Nanderson]

A day in the life of Down GAA, first we have the announcement of a new 5 man panel to pick the next Down manager but everyone knows only one name on that 5 man list will make the final call. Then we have the news that planing permission has been passed for our much needed center of excellence.

But to finish the day off in true Down fashion we go and get one of the biggest drubbings we have ever taken in underage championship, what an utter farce. Look at the great men who were overlooked for this job, hard questions must now start being asked and answered about the selection process, how the likes of Carr, Linden, Walsh, Hughes, were overlooked for this role is confusing. One of the biggest questions though has to be about our games manager, what progress are we making or what progress have we made with him in charge of development for over a decade now?

Get the white smoke out. Laverty and his team have come knocking on the door

[SHEEDY]

Good win, better team from half time on and should've won in normal time only for some shocking misses. Great to get some underage success, been long time coming.

[Walter Cronc]

How did no 13 not start? The only natural forward on that Down side. Great work rate across the pitch but seem to lack shooters !

[Mourne Red]

Andrew Gilmore or Peter McMullan man of the match for me, both sensational.. Gilmore been tearing up underage for years for St Johns good to see him get the pay off

[snoopdog]

Great win. Looked like they might throw it away. But very professional in et saw the game out. Delighted. Long time for Down. Roscommon next sat. I assume Breffni or clones? Enniskillen maybe forma bigger crowd.

[SHEEDY]

O'Hare had good game and probably deserved man of match, gilmore was very good and surely has to start next time. 2 midfielders were decent and won a lot of ball. Charlie Smyth picked up a lot of balls, supported play and scored a few crucial frees. For forwards that are so highly thought of  some of the shooting was criminal.

[Blowitupref]

Great win. Looked like they might throw it away. But very professional in et saw the game out. Delighted. Long time for Down. Roscommon next sat. I assume Breffni or clones? Enniskillen maybe forma bigger crowd.

It's Breffni apparently.

[Johnnysboys]

Dundrum wise a proposal was brought forward by the then committee a few years ago about amalgamation with Kinlar and all football be moved over to the centre of excellence when built but was strongly opposed by the players. Don't know if Ballymartin or Stone would be keen on an amalgamation but Glassdrumman look to be struggling senior panel down until they get to u11s for numbers, could be bleak few years for them. Hopefully they can keep the ship afloat until they get numbers coming through
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Tell me this folks

Looking at other counties like Galway, Dublin, Armagh, Cork. Kerry, Monaghan, Mayo etc they allow clubs to have a team in the senior league and Junior league.. For example Corofin have a team that is playing in Senior. Intermediate and Junior leagues.. Nemo Rangers the same.. others like Crossmaglen and killeavy are in senior and junior league in Armagh.. I'm sure the likes of CPN, Kilcoo, Burren, Clonduff, Mayobridge could all field in division 4 and make it more competitive.. Surely the likes of Dundrum, Dromara, St Paul's etc would relish the chance of going to these clubs and showcasing their talent rather than the same old same old each year.. Teams in division 4 target who they will beat before a ball is kicked and know the 1 or 2 games that will be tough.. surely if there were 5,6,7 tough games per season the quality of player they have would improve - thus county representatives..

These teams can get promoted but only to division 3 not beyond.. If their seniors were to be relegated then they won't play each other in division 2.. but if they go another division their junior team has to go to division 4... name a top 20 players that are never allowed to play in juniors and if a junior player for kilcoo goin well in division 4 and plays for seniors after a couple of weeks - he cannot go back to junior again that year.. I think it could work if we had open minded people in certain clubs..

Thoughts???