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#1
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
August 28, 2023, 12:03:11 PM
Ah right well then I don't know
#2
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
August 27, 2023, 09:37:22 PM
Quote from: Nanderson on August 27, 2023, 05:59:13 PM
Some finish to Stone and Castlewellan game. Stone score a goal 6 and half minutes into injury time to send game to extra time. Was only meant to be a minimum of 3 added minutes so unsure where McGrath found another 3 and half minutes.

EDIT: Longstone started extra time well with a goal and point to lead by 4 at ht. Castlewellan rallied in 2nd half to level the game and send to the game to penalties

Result: Stone win in sudden death penalties

Pretty sure the Castlewellan keeper was down injured for an extended period, possibly 2-3 minutes either right at the end of normal time or right at the start of added time.

Quote from: sdg on August 27, 2023, 08:53:50 PM
Terrible crowd in Newry tonight,  time to return to knockout football,  would have been 3>4 thousand easy

I think the setup we have now is fine. Almost every other county has group stages, and those are not good to watch. I don't believe that there would have been a huge crowd in had it been straight knockout, a few more maybe but not big numbers. At the end of the day it was a first round game which was expected to be relatively one sided, it was a cold wet night, and there is excellent coverage of the game from your armchair for the same price as a ticket into the ground.
#3
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
February 07, 2022, 03:56:50 PM
Well we all know that North Down and West Down have dominated for years
#4
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
November 29, 2021, 04:43:16 PM
I think you are mistaking stature for structure. Just because a club wins a competition doesn't automatically give them a larger selection of players.
#5
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
November 26, 2021, 01:59:27 PM
The Newry teams along the coast down into Mourne should be moved to Louth
#6
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
November 24, 2021, 11:29:37 AM
They must be building Jurassic Park out in Ballykinlar!
#7
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
November 21, 2021, 02:04:42 AM
There is some dung spouted on here, let's wait until we see what the recruitment committee has put together before casting judgement.
Onion rings are class.
#8
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
November 07, 2021, 10:08:05 PM
Quote from: Lotto on November 07, 2021, 09:55:29 PM
Quote from: knockitdown on November 07, 2021, 09:17:50 PM
Quote from: Lotto on November 07, 2021, 08:03:28 PM
Kilcoo did what they always do by doing just enough today. They identified the weakest and youngest Burren players, tracking them step for step with no opportunity to play or contribute, with these Burren players allowing themselves to be constantly bullied. Danny Magill, Kevin Mc Kernan and Burren's big hope Oran Murdock were taken out of the game. Mc Kernan has always lacked balls against Kilcoo so he is no big surprise but I expected more from Murdock. With no Kerr to break the Kilcoo line, Mc Corry had two weeks to come up with a plan B but there was no evidence of it today. Burren missed a big chance and their management/players can only blame themselves.

Can I also add that Brendan Rice, today's final referee, would do most of their in-house games and gets exceptionally well paid for them. The players know his style of refeering, what he blows and what he lets go, what you can get away with and what you can't. Some advantage to Kilcoo every year and Rice gets a fair few ££ as well. Win Win

So do kilcoo pay every ref in the county "exceptionally well" or just Brendan Rice in the hope he gets the final?  :o

What a load of brown!

This year Rice did Kilcoo in the quarter final when Kilcoo played Carryduff, there is absolutely no doubt that he favoured Kilcoo in this game with some very dodgy decisions for them. He will always get semis or finals so they keep the man sweet. As for the brown, it must be in the envelope Roger gives him  8)

I sense a lot of bitterness here, in no way did I feel that Rice 'favoured' Kilcoo. In fact he blew them up on multiple occasions for time wasting, something that I wish more refs would clamp down on. It was a fairly reffed game and Burren had their fair share of decisions, they were simply outclassed on the day.
#9
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
November 07, 2021, 12:00:56 PM
Quote from: ApresMatch on November 07, 2021, 08:37:57 AM
WTF was Paul Falloon doing linesman for last night? The best referee in Down and he's on the line. An insult to the players who train like fk all year and invest. A county final is not a place to give a ref a go. Gribben didn't see the harm in giving the team getting beat a few handy ones last night. Wouldn't have happened if Brannigan or Falloon were on the whistle. Not acceptable!

As a neutral I thought the ref had a very good game. I think your club bias has prompted such an unwarranted attack on an official which you should retract. If I were a Darragh man this morning I'd be asking questions about the game management of the team, not incorrectly slating a ref who quite frankly did little (to no) wrong. Your keeper had a decent game up until the second goal, it is a cardinal sin to have zero command of your six yard box as a stopper.
#10
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
November 06, 2021, 06:40:50 PM
Quote from: Cuan12 on November 06, 2021, 05:24:36 PM
Question for Smurf and the soccer heads from the point when was the last time there was a clean sweep of county titles from south down because I have a feeling all is coming east !!

This aged well.
#11
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
October 18, 2021, 03:06:35 PM
Quote from: upandwin on October 18, 2021, 02:48:21 PM
Rostrevor will be kicking themselves today...they had the game well within their control 2mins before the second water break. The Ford kicked two frees to get back to 3pts going in to the last 15mins and Rostrevor froze. Yesterday has zero to do with management or coaching, they are lacking in leaders on the pitch and when big Parr stops playing, they're in serious trouble.

Big miss not having arguably the best keeper in the county not available and that comes down to a difference of opinion between management and him but the kickouts were a mess for the Reds yesterday. Fair play to Bryansford who kept at their task and didn't panic. Big no.9 for them looks a player, O'Higgins I think.

It always amazes me how some people have the nerve to slabber to the sidelines with more than 20mins to go, then crawl under their rock when the tide turns. Easy to be a mouthpiece when you're winning. Heard a Reds 'waterboy' give the big 'un' to a Group of Ford supporters behind the wire slagging them off for having 12 at training during the week...then last 5mins he slowly slid back off to the Rostrevor side for the last few mins...classic

Rebuild job but no doubt Rostrevor will waltz the IFC next year and give Ulster a decent rattle. Who will be taking them is another conversation entirely...I think they have a decent chance of staying in Div1 if they can get some players back committing. They're on a level with Loughinisland, Bryansford, Castlewellan and they just ahve to finish above two of those I think.

Also W'Point are on the way down it seems, Carryduff are anyones guess and I think RGU are the same...

Isn't it four down next season? Just one of those rumours I'd heard
#12
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
October 01, 2021, 01:46:28 PM
Quote from: Truth hurts on October 01, 2021, 09:37:30 AM
you are paying £3 for a match, are you expecting Micheal O'Hir FFS, enjoy the games from the comfort of your home and stop complaining, please. These people are volunteers !!!!!!!!!!!

Apologies, I didn't want anyone to misinterpret my message, I agree Patsy is legendary and has provided a fantastic service to this county over the last 40 years. The other lads are doing a great job.

Regarding this weekend, absolutely agree that CPN/Clonduff is far too close to call. If you flipped a coin it would land on its side!
The Bridge should have too much for Bredagh this evening, and that's probably the only clear cut one of the weekend.
Carryduff should just edge out the Stone tomorrow, but I think it will be a lot closer than people anticipate, maybe only a point or two in Carryduff's favour at the end.
On Monday night, I think Castlewellan can just edge out Glenn but wouldn't be surprised in a reverse result here either.

All in all, we've a fantastic weekend of football ahead.
#13
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
September 30, 2021, 09:00:11 PM
Quote from: Lotto on September 30, 2021, 07:24:29 PM
Quote from: Nanderson on September 30, 2021, 06:25:16 PM
Quote from: manwithnoplan on September 30, 2021, 06:17:44 PM
Folks is the online coverage from Pairc Esler decent this year? Won't make the games so was going to watch online if it does the job
Yeah pairc esler coverage is good

Just turn the volume down unless Patsy is commentating.

The commentary is fine. Only point is Patsy roars down the microphone at a goal/goal chance and its RIP eardrums. Hes a good commentator for 59 minutes of the matches though!
#14
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
September 28, 2021, 03:57:50 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on September 28, 2021, 03:56:39 PM
Quote from: Truth hurts on September 28, 2021, 09:24:58 AM
Quote from: upandwin on September 28, 2021, 09:16:58 AM
Some draw last night...who in the world could have foreseen that we'd get drawn with Clonduff? That'll be the end of the road for our lads surely...in fairness we are miles off Burren and Kilcoo so it makes no odds whether we play Clonduff now or a better team later as there's a big gulf. Streamed the Burren game last night and I fancy them to win the whole thing. Two easy fixtures has given them a chance to give lots of lads plenty of football and not have to risk any injured players like Fegan and Toner. Liam Kerr and Danny Magill are different gravy. Kilcoo will be worried about Burren IMO...The rest of the teams in the county are a side act...County board will surely keep Kilcoo and Burren apart in the semi finals hoping for a showpiece event.

Not much excitement other than our game this wkend. Should be a good crowd there on Sunday night. Fancy Mayobridge to do enough against Bredagh, they'll win by 2/3 pulling up. Castlewellan will fancy their chances against Glenn but that game will be close and I think Glenn will edge it. Carryduff and Longstone will be tight as well but I think Carryduff will see it through.

Thats correct the CCC will fix the draw to ensure Kilcoo play Burren in the final ::)

I'm presuming the 4 teams already into the quarter finals will be kept apart and each will end up playing a round three?? winner or are all 8 teams entered into an open draw?

It'll be seeded. Round 2 winners play a Round 3 qualifier.
#15
Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Football
September 27, 2021, 11:13:38 AM
I had a quick scroll through Twitter and Facebook and can't see any negative comments but that is likely because they have since been deleted. But I know what you are talking about, and some comments have been very disappointing.

In regards to Championship coverage, I believe the County Board is going above and beyond to provide a good level of coverage for every game. Keep in mind that you can't expect someone from the CB at every game all weekend. Also, they shouldn't have to provide every score from every game, imagine the mess that would make if there were 5 or 6 games going on at once!

With that being said, the clubs themselves could be doing more to engage with their members/supporters. Some clubs give a fantastic commentary of the game, in particular Castlewellan have an excellent feed. A lot of other clubs do a score by score and allows you to easily follow the game. Other clubs don't post for months on end and it causes something of a media blackout for some Championship games when two of these teams play each other. I think that can be particularly frustrating as a lot of the time the person controlling the twitter account is probably standing at the game, how hard is it to whip out the phone at a water break and half time and send a quick tweet.

So for me, any frustration aimed at the County Board is entirely misplaced and I'll say the Board have been doing a fantastic job over the last two weekends.