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Anywhere about Lisburn or Belfast that is good at cycling repairs (need a new rear wheel) - bought road bike from Halfords and took it there and a week later still waiting and they are saying I might need to order the rear wheel online and take it to them to fix?!

We didnt even know the match was happening til both teams turned up at the field.

My point exactly, it was not me having a go at Mayobridge in any shape or form! As I said great club and great facilities. The pitch played on for the hurling was indeed suitable for football but too long for hurling and was not marked out or flagged. As its a football club they dont need to worry about cutting pitch tight for hurling. Downjim im not having a rant its just a little bit of common sense we are looking for, and yes couldnt agree more that hurling is a minority sport in the county, so it shouldnt take much to keep the hurling man happy especially for adult championship matches!!! And having Down hurlers travel the whole way to Newry to play on a bog standard pitch to play County home matches is not hurlers being well looked after!Especially when their are clubs in Ards could host these matches, with better surfaces and get slightly larger attendances.

Great to see the County Board doing their bit again for hurling in the County. A Down Junior hurling championship match played last night between Shamrocks and Ballela at a football club (Mayobridge) just doesnt work. Nothing against Mayobridge club itself they have great facilities, although when a U-14 match gets played on the main pitch and an adult championship match gets shipped over to the training pitch which has no lines markings clear on pitch and no flags it is clear County Board has not got a clue and must have their head in the clouds! Although the standard wouldnt be of the highest quality these players put the same amount of effort and commitment as any GAA team. A lot of their time (CB)must be took up with dealing with the Senior football team, which is going nowhere fast which is a shame as the County hurlers have recently brought All Ireland silverware to the County. Also I believe the Down ladies football team got treated magnificently to post match meal of sandwiches after their historic Ulster Final win. Just a bit of common sense lacking at the top, sort it out folks and go have a look at how other County Boards are running their successful counties and clubs!!

looking at the New York GAA website there,,whatever happened to the Down team in New York??

carryduff senior hurlers' first game in the betsy gray cup on wednesday.... carryduff to stun ballyvarley and come out on top by 5pts.

If they play the way they did in the first half v Warrenpoint in the JHC they have every chance!

if i had to put money on it i would say carryduff will beat ballyvarley: as i said about the game against castlewellan their players just dont have the pace to stick with even an en experienced carryduff side, especially on a big field! Carryduff to win handy enough.

dadga you seem to have it in for ballyvarley ,,any reason for this?

fair play to kilclief,,any 4 of the teams left in intermediate will believe they can win,,even ardglass!!! any truth that frank dawson has threw his name into the down football managerial role! the man hasnt a bad record, ulster with down hurling seniors (their last one), champ with clonduff and nearly with the stone!!

any reports on liatriom kilclief,, good high scoring game,,must of been bad conditions though??