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#16
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 15, 2024, 12:06:00 AM
Another 6 lads with Sigerson medals tonight. A top class performance by The poly. Two Canavans are top class players.
#17
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 12, 2024, 10:40:18 PM
Despite the Red High - St Colmans and Abbey are massively underachieving in A grade football. 11 years without winning a title on the field of play and almost 20 years for Abbey.
Every school in every area can't be complaining they are not getting quality players. St Joes and St Marks have won a few lesser titles in recent times - maybe it comes down to coaching?? Do we need more coaching officer roles in the county to visit the schools?? What are St Louis at? Since their school amalgamation they have gone backwards.. Let's hope that doesn't happen in Downpatrick..
#18
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 08, 2024, 08:35:13 PM
I'm a bit lost here with all this... what have the LGFA done???
#19
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 04, 2024, 08:42:04 PM
What a display last night. Pace/power and finishing of the highest order.. 3 more wins should secure a league final berth and promotion..
Murdock is simply awesome and we still have players to come back in that will make our match day squad a whole lot stronger..
#20
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 02, 2024, 06:05:21 PM
Strong lineup for tomorrow night. 2 points a must.
#21
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 28, 2024, 10:02:14 PM


Here's the thing JB.

For years this kind of thing used to annoy me. How could they not know their team in advance? Why do they play silly buggers with line ups and positions? Why do they play silly buggers adding players to the squad from outside the 26/28? What are they so paranoid about revealing... as the oppositions's game plan will be focussed on Murdock, Kerr, Guinness? Etc.

But it's kind of dawned on me the past few years that in pretty much every changing room I've ever been in - up to semi final stages, when the team is usually settled bar injuries - that managers are literally changing their minds right up until the last minute. Some of it is to keep players on their toes, but most of it is about giving them as much time as possible to consider everything.

And that's at club football level... where the stakes aren't as high, the options are more limited, the travel times are minuscule in comparison.

Modern football is a den of overthinking. I could easily imagine conversations with selectors ongoing until an hour before throw-in.

So when I bear all that in mind, it just no longer bothers me that a team isn't named in advance. I'd honestly prefer that over a "dud" team.

Especially for R1 of the league.
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I'm going to try really hard to take this guidance on board and not get frustrated with lack of team information... I'm dreading Thursday already though as that's when it usually dawns on me that we have nothing online again..
but I'm going to try Wob
#22
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 28, 2024, 07:47:32 PM
The county board MUST put the team forward on the Wednesday before the game - surely they should let us know at least 12 players that will take part in the game. Dublin, Mayo, Galway etc all do it in great time and have a buildup to the game. But that's not "the down way"
Great result today - hopefully build on it next week..
#23
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 27, 2024, 10:59:02 AM
Quote from: Ed Hardy on January 27, 2024, 09:47:22 AMThought Down PRO had got slightly better last season, most teams named by Friday evening, but back to the usual this year. Miles behind other county's in term of their social media. Must have zero intention in getting the younger generation in interested in the county teams.

PRO team is a shambles and how they won an award a while back is beyond me.. but then they can only post what they are given/allowed to post. Laverty has the county board by the short and curlys and just does what he wants. Donnelly doing most correspondence in national papers, Morgan in local papers - will the REAL manager that is getting paid a bagful please stand up.
#24
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 22, 2024, 05:32:27 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.

Should start hurling - I'm not sure that would sit well with their footballing committees. Some see it as a major distraction in clubs with dual players not able to commit to anything really by giving 50% to both. I love the fact we have it in our club but have been to very few games in any season.
Not being able to field, only playing 13 aside etc is frustrating. Lads are full of empty promises in January about the commitment they will give to hurling and then take the easy option when they are needed for games. That's how I see it in our club anyhow.
#25
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 21, 2024, 10:24:39 PM
Quote from: Ed Hardy on January 20, 2024, 07:03:02 AMOne week to go until start of football league, still a few players missing from last year's team Ryan and Sheelan Johnson, Branagan, McAleenan, Fitzpatrick (I'm sure I've missed a few) are they injured for next weekend or just rested for the McKenna? Is Ruairi McCrickard involved? Definitely thought he would have been given a chance.


Mcaleenan is off panel and travelling at present.
Fitzpatrick off panel and I hear a whisper is going travelling too
Johnston's are training away - prob ready this week now that the league starts..
Eugene is off panel with work commitments.
Mccrickard not on panel. Conor just..

Hard not to be envious of Glen Maghera today. Some group of players and an excellent manager.
#26
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 12, 2024, 09:09:32 PM
A very positive performance on Wednesday night when at times we looked certain for another defeat. A good indication of tactics we can expect to see in the league in a few weeks - although I'm not sure it's all down to Ciaran Meenagh that the keeper is pushed up the pitch. The u20 squad has been named and with two players on it - that's a pleasing return. A few clubs back on the slog of pre season already - with a full 12 weeks until the beginning of the league - is it too early?
#27
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 07, 2024, 08:01:37 PM
Good performance last night but lacking a killer edge up front at times. We went a huge part of the game without scoring which could be a problem in key league games. Murdock is a very good player and McEvoy was steady throughout.. Kerr at 11 was poor, Havern and Savage too.. Wednesday night should hopefully be better..
#28
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 05, 2024, 06:23:56 PM
Great to see the panel named for tomorrow evening. Very strong outfit named and possibly only 5/6 new faces on the panel from last year. Def can't see either of the named keepers lining out tomorrow.
It will also be interesting to see how strong Derry go with Harte a McKenna cup traditionalist who loves winning the competition to set down early season markers.  They are obviously without Glen players but a chance for others to really impress their new manager.
#29
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
January 02, 2024, 10:57:50 PM

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I see Johnny's lad is getting started early this year. Name a manager that regularly names a correct starting team. I hate the practice but they are all doing it.
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Just because they all do it doesn't make it right. Donegal, Derry, Armagh, Tyrone and Cavan all have panels named. Pick any 15 starters from the 24/28 named - it's fairly straight forward. But yet our county PRO team gets an award... go figure..
#30
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
December 29, 2023, 09:42:22 PM
Quote from: Ed Hardy on December 29, 2023, 04:08:06 PMAny word of the McKenna cup panel?

Surely after watching what happened last year - you can't be expecting a panel to be named - and for it to actually be accurate. You do know who our county manager is don't you?? He named ONE accurate team in the whole of the 2023 season.