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As you can see by my number of posts I'm not a big fan of writing on these kind of platforms but do enjoy reading comments about games and peoples opinions on matches, who played well, who didn't etc etc and even enjoy reading about the odd dig or the very few compliments I get myself on here. I enjoy doing the championship prediction too. But I have to say over the past number of months this platform/page has become embarrassing and in fact a very nasty & vile page to read.

This thread used to be about GAA games and in particular for those abroad who could catch up on how things are going.

Could I suggest to bring this page back to its former greatness could all those who wish to continue to run the  CB into the ground set up another thread/page and write your comments there so that we don't have to read all this crap.

Yes the county is in some difficulties, yes there are a lot of issues to be sorted and yes people are entitled to opinions. But when peoples opinions border on cyber bullying and slanderous abuse I feel that this is not the place to publicise them. Don't be the coward and write about it here. Ask your club rep to put forward all your questions and opinions forward at the next meeting.

How IP addresses have not been used to stop this nonsense baffles me!!!

Reserves

Clonduff & Burren

SFC

Kilcoo & Castlewellan

JFC

Glasdrumman & Teconnacht

MFC

Shamrocks

IFC

Loughinisland

[CPN]

SFC
CPN v Castlewellan
Burren v Kilcoo
Rostrevor v Ballyholland
Mayobridge v Liatriom

IFC
Saul v Ballymartin
Bredagh v Darragh Cross
An Riocht v St Johns
Loughinisland v Tullylish

JFC
Ardglass v Bright
Glasdrumman v Aughlisnafin
Teconnaught v ST Pauls
Mitchels v Dundrum
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[Kilcoo]

Got caught up at work yesterday and it won't let me use gaaboard as it is blocked. By the time I got a chance first 2 games were over.

SFC
Kilcoo v Glenn
Bryansford v Liatriom
Ballyholland v Clonduff
Longstone v Castlewellan

IFC
Carryduff v Ballymartin
St John's v Atticall
Tullylish v Drumaness
Newry Shamrocks v Darragh Cross

JFC
Bright v Teconnaught
Ardglass v St Paul's
St Michaels v Glasdrumman

2nd Round Prediction League
From Thursday 20th August to Sunday 23rd August. good luck!!

SFC
Group A
Burren
Clonduff
CPN
Mayobridge

Group B
Bryansford
Ballyholland
Longstone
Kilcoo 

IFC
Group A
Loughinisland
Saul
St John's
Darragh Cross

Group B
Tullylish 
Shamrocks
Carryduff
Bosco


JFC

Bright
St Paul's
Dundrum

.Cheers for the work, it's a great craic indeed 👌

SFC 1st Round

Liatroim
Bryansford
Glen
CPN
Castlewellan
Mayobridge
Burren
Rostrevor

IFC
Newry Shamrocks
St John's
An Riocht
Loughinisland
Darragh Cross
Bredagh
Saul
Ballymartin


JFC
Group A; Teconnaght, Killyleagh and Bright
Group B; Aughlisnafin and Mitchels
Group C; Aghaderg. Ardglass and St Pauls
Group D; Glasdrumman, Dundrum and St Michaels

JFC  Round 1 
Teconnaught
Aughlisnafin
Ardglass
Glasdrumman

Firstly I feel the universities should have first choice on players as a general rule.

However. For me a university is firstly a place of learning. It is as important for the last to be given the same opportunity as the first. If they lose players to the counties I do not feel it is right to simply take their ball and go home. As much as the counties have a pool of players to choose from so do the universities. If Caolan Mooney is picked by Down for example does this not open up the opportunity for another student to take his place. Some will say that they will not be competitive. From the university point of view so what. The replacement has as much right to play as the first choice and will probably learn much more from the experience. By pulling out of the competition the university is telling its students that in times of adversity you run away. That winning is more important than trying. That one students rights are more important than another's. If I was a student on the bench or seconds for a university that pulled out under these circumstances I would feel cheated. For me it was wrong when Queen's pulled out and it is still wrong.

If we transfer it to the club scene. When Cross played Omagh this year they had Aaron and Stephen Kernan injured. McKenna, Cunningham and Franny Hanratty were not fit to start. Carragher went off after 5 minutes and they had 2 players sent off. But they still played on and lost narrowly. They will be stronger in future for it as young or unfancied players got a chance to learn. With Cross history has proved that.

Universities are places to learn. Winning is not always were you learn.

You are not looking at the big picture Throw Ball. If the Unis lose there county senior players they then have to go to there 2nds/3rds players to fulfill fixtures. This does not help their cause in preparing for sigerson. Now QUB & UUJ may have a source of riches in players they can pick but St Marys have a panel of 30ish. Out of the 30ish, 10 could be county panelists. if they are withdrawn then St Mary's are basically playing county temas with club players. Therefore looking at 3 defeats which does nothing for their preperations or counties either. Listen we can belittle the McKenna Cup as it means nothing to who will be winning Ulster or All Ireland Titles but as a pre-season tournament lets give the Unis their full panels and let county managers use the tournament as a chance to look at new palyers as well as look at county panelists playing for their Uni.

And before anyone retaliates, yes I'm an ex Rancher!!!

[Longstone]

SFC

Predict your choice in BOLD

Loughinisland v Longstone
Castlewellan v Ballyholland

Depriving lads of football is wrong. Thats the new CPN for you

What's the story with warrenpoint changing their name to CPN?

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Cumann Pheadair Naofa. Irish for St Peter's. Which is actually the club's name. CPN is a much smaller mouthful.

I will have a few teams in. All the family pick a team.

[Mayobridge]

Mayobridge v Shamrocks
Saval v Liatroim
Rostrevor v Clonduff
Castlewellan v Loughinisland
Burren v Kilclief
Downpatrick v Bryansford
Kilcoo v An Riocht
Longstone v Ballyholland

Lads we have an over 35s team. we played a few challenge matches last year against An Riocht and Bosco. It is just for a bit of fun for the lads that want another we turn out in their club colours. Generally we have a match and then a bite to eat in the hosting club and a bit of a drink/craic.

Would anyone here from another club be interested in getting an over 35s team together for a friendly match? Would be great to get a few more games going.

Pauld123
We (Warrenpoint) have an over 35's team. We played carrickruppen las Saturday and are playing Bosco next month. We try to play once a month as it takes several weeks to get rid of the soreness! Maybe Sometime in June. Let me know what u think and I will let our "co-ordinator" know?

On a different note and I think all supporters would agree, the county board are a disgrace, turned up @ Pairc Esler last night, gates not open. lights not on and people standing about. Yes it was a Monday night in december but there wwas no urgency to get the game started and it looked like a money saving exercise to keep lights off as late as possibe, its a wonder they didnt give us all candles on way in. You can be damn sure if Down were playing on a saturday night, the lights would be on from 4 O'Clock and all the suits would be out in full peacock mode making sure they were seen. Last night was a joke from an organisational point of view. No respect for the supporters but always someone there to take your money.

Your opening comments forevergreen are very honest but the last comment is way out of line. I entered the pitch at 7.05 and the lights were on and cut off about 7.10. You seriously need to know all the facts before slagging off the officials there. Im not a county board official or rep, but there was no point in letting people in and paying their money and maybe having to postpone the game and as another poster says it was also for health and safety reasons. There may not have been as many officials running about as there would be on a Down match but the officials their did have respect for the supporters. I would love to have heard your comments if you had of paid in, didn't get your money back and were not able to go to the refixture!!!!!

Just on promotion and relegation it must be the first time in a number of seasons that the 2 promoted teams stayed up in division 1. Well done to both Ballyholland & Saval, I would say that was their goal and anything else was a bonus. Having been part of 3 or 4 Warrenpoint teams that got promoted I know exactly how hard it is to stay up and in particular with a smaller division. For Castlewellan & Downpatrick to do the same next year I feel they should concentrate on beating the bottom 5 teams at Home and trying to gain as many away points as possible. 10 pts at home and try to pick up 4 more would have kept you safe!! As for Burren, Kilcoo, Bridge & Ford anything got from those games would be a bonus. That's were I feel Ballyholland & Saval have survived the dreaded drop or play-off.

As for the saga of the Div 1 title, realistically, do Burren want to be playing football in December? Even with Kevin McK playing for Ireland I would suggest that they would want to clear up all league football before they venture into Ulster. A championship and league double would be nice for any club but I would say they would prefer to concentrate souly on the Ulster Club SFC. That is not taking anything away from our Div 1 league title or Mayobridge or Kilcoo who are still in the competition.

I suppose we will will learn soon enough. I just wish the Point had this problem although thank God we managed to stay clear of relegation play-offs to the 3rd div. We have never survived relegation play-offs before. wishing Ballymartin & annaclone all the best, wouldnt have predicted either club playing this game at the end of the season.

MFC A Final
Kilcoo 1-12  Warrenpoint 0-10

Three in a row for the Magpies. Some achievement.

Brilliant achievement for our young lads today in winning the Collie Curran cup for the third time in succession. The Point gave us many problems and in Ciaran McCartan had a classy player.
Marty Devlin, Aaron Morgan, Daithi OHanlon, Nathan Smyth and Ryan Johnston all had great games with Darragh OHanlon giving a man of the match performance kicking 0-5.
Congratulations to all involved in a wonderful achievement and to the management team of Terry OHanlon, Kieran OHare and Kevin Kane.

MDG
With respect to you, i will admit that you are one of the most fairest posters on this website. your reports and views on down football give me and every follower on this website food for thought. BUT!!!!!!!!!!! I have to disagree with one of your for-mentioned players who had a good game. As a POINT man Thru & THRU we were bitterly diasapointed with the result and if goal chances came r way we would be celebrating a county championship but fair play to Kilcoo you were more clinical when you had the wind.But to say Ciaran McCartan gave you problems and that Ryan Johnston had a great game is a contradiction! Ciaran McCartan as you stated gave you massive problems that Ryan could not compete with, and IMO had a very poor game. DOH hit some fantastic scores in the 2nd half and was probably the difference. As a point man i think Ciaran McCartan gave Ryan a lesson in football. Our only problem was maybe we only had 1 Ciaran McCartan. Congrats to the Pies. 3 minor titles in a row is some achievement and you beat us in 2 of them!