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Can anyone post a team for tonight's under 21 game.All other county's in iIreland seem to release a team with the exception of Down.Why is this?A Derry team missing 8 regulars and we still can't beat them.The question has to be asked why more Warrenpoint lads didn't make the team!!!!!

Great win for Down at the weekend.Lucky but as the saying goes a win is a win.Thought all the new lads done very well and deserve a starting place on Sunday.Surely Ryan Mallon is an option for midfield as we are struggling very badly in that area.

Looks like a great line up.Really looking forward to this game.Down by 5-6 points here and marching onto promotion.Roll on Sunday

I would not believe what that clowns says.Another bullshit story I would say.Move on

Good point super sub.You seem to know your stuff.

After last weeks smash and grab I thought we would push on.A complete shambles from start to finish.Add to Kildare getting beat tonight really puts last week into perspective.The sooner Dan Gordan and Marty Clarke are back the better.Not one starting player tonight would start for Dublin.I could go on.I said here 2 weeks ago that Kildares form was poor and got ate for it.Pushed off the ball all to often.Anyone know this strength mans background?Full report to follow tomorrow

Hardly a division 3 hurling team.A very good team at that.Jim would be stupid not to give Ross at least 20 minutes here on Sunday.He has been flying all year and should be sharper than most of the players as he hasn't stopped training all year.He needs to be used on Sunday.
Yes Kildare bullied lots of Down players last year but not them all.Expect the lads that played well last year against them to carry us over the line.
Down by 2

Kildare in fine form?Look closely and you may find they are not in that great of form.They could not beat a Dublin B team in Newbridge and just about got past a college team.Down to win by 2
I really like the look of our team.I think Ross will come on at some stage.Really up to match pace and could be the difference in the last 20 minutes.
Cunningham
O Hagen
Howard
Collins
Garvey
McArdle
Johnstone
Mooney
McKernan
Devlin
Poland
Johnstone
Laverty
McConville
O Hare

Although Mooney might not be in the squad?

Can't believe some quotes in today's irish news from Ross
Surely the journalist should be contacting the manager and not inexperienced players
Doesn't read well from our point of view and makes Jim look like a fool with 1 particular statement he has supposedly come out with

Frank will be happy to have Maginn full time or now that he is a Down manager he will want him playing for Down?Id be concerned more about Frank joining the Down set up once the 21s finish spirit?Could he possibly be a selector with Down and manage the Ford also?

C Mooney is not a full forward that I am sure of.Cant figure out your argument that he is not a midfielder?Why do you think that?We had a very clever defensive midfielder in BC as he showed for Mayobridge this year.The mind boggles if people don't think that man could have played that roll.I don't the McCorry cab play KMK PT PD NM and Arthur all on the one starting line up

Thought he worked hard,he did give away a few easy fist passes thought should have been easy passes but overall I think he has done enough at this stage.A very honest player with his work rate top class.His fitness needs to improve throughout the league if he is to make an impact come championship time.Has Madine done enough to start against Kildare??

We have major problems in midfield here.The 2 lads playing last night would get us destroyed against a big team.I would go with Kevin and Mooney against Kildare.Give kMK the defensive role and let Mooney attack everytime he gets the ball.Agree in that his kick passing was poor but it will come.Arthur hadn't a great game last night but I think he has done enough to start.

No I don't think he could.That role is not as easy as it looks.Flynn knows where to be when the other team is building an attack.He also knows when to appear up in the forward line to chip in with scores.The midfield and half forward line are struggling badly against average teams.Need Poland back in as soon as he come back as we have got very little from 8-12 from the few games that we have played.The front 8 I would like to see start against Kildare
Mooney
McKernan
Johnstone
Poland
Johnstone
Laverty
McConville
O Hare

Had time to think about the game.Mooney was quite poor but in saying that no midfielder really stood out for either team.It was not a night for high fielding but can't recall one clean catch being made around the midfield area?Does last nights performance affect Mooneys selection for the Kildare game do you think 5sams?It my take him a while to get back into the run of things.He made 2 great runs either half but at Intercounty level that's not good enough.Thought DOH was the pick of our forwards getting a few points from play and winning every ball that came into him.Half forward line all nice on the ball but no end product at all.We need a Paul Flynn like half forward who gets up and down the pitch plus Knicks over 2-3 from play most games.