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That's 5 wins out of 5 for our boys.

What makes this start more impressive is that every other team in Division 2 seems to be beating each other. Looks like its going to be a tough league to get promoted from with so many teams in the mix and fancying their chances.

I would dispute that point on Banbridge being most western. Aghaderg a few minutes out the road is more west, the Newry clubs would be more west surely?

Am I right in saying a win for Cork at the weekend relegates Down as Cork play Offaly in the last game so one team will pick up at least 1 point. That would put Down on 1-3 points depending on clare result. Whoever loses on 3. The winners on 5 and if its a draw both Cork and offaly on 4

Correct.
And if Down get the win its game on into the final day.
However, a draw and an Offaly win/draw at home to Roscommon opens up a whole host of interesting possibilities and permutations.

Do I need to post absolute nonsense 370 and 543 times for some unknown reason before I can voice an opinion?

Just because I try and take positives from this season given the circumstances I'm some sort of pariah?

I can very much tell you I am not a member of the panel, I am not a relative of any panel member nor I am a close friend of anyone on the panel. I simply choose to support the team instead of hiding behind a screen and attacking them.

Some people on here need to have a word with themselves.

We've a Down team very much in rebuild mode, not helped with the farce of the delay in appointing a manager. They came up against a Roscommon side that many of you are saying "are hardly world beaters" but they've been in four Connacht finals in a row 2016-19, winning two of those in a province with very good Mayo and Galway sides, and had just dropped out of Division 1 last season. While that doesn't make them "world beaters", they are much more established as a team and further along in their progress.

How about some of you get behind the team for a change instead of waiting with the pitchforks?

Roscommon beat Mayo once in those years to reach the final every other year Galway beat Mayo and Mayo don't get going until late in the summer as demonstrated by their patchy form during those years in the qualifiers.. And both Ros/Gal shite themselves once they come up against any of the top 8/10 teams in the country so they aren't world beaters.

Also that's a Roscommon team on the wind down the majority of the team that ran Dublin close in the u21 near 10 years ago are touching or are over 30.

Everyone here has said it's Co Boards fault but if you can't criticise the performance after last nights display then some of you boys need to stop longing for the days of the Gestapo to control what people say and get with the real world

I don't even know how to respond to you. You tell us to "get with the real world" but its you that seems to be living on another planet.

To use your example and point, Roscommon got to U-21 finals in 2012 and again in 2014, and you correctly say the core of that team have stayed together (four from yesterday played in the 2012 final, and six from the 2014 final), and somehow you make out that a core team staying together is a detriment rather than a benefit?? Years of getting to know each others style of play? Besides the six from 2014 could only be 29 max, just saying.

I'm not going to respond to you any further as I will only entertain points from people that have clearly thought them out.

Some people on here need to have a word with themselves.

We've a Down team very much in rebuild mode, not helped with the farce of the delay in appointing a manager. They came up against a Roscommon side that many of you are saying "are hardly world beaters" but they've been in four Connacht finals in a row 2016-19, winning two of those in a province with very good Mayo and Galway sides, and had just dropped out of Division 1 last season. While that doesn't make them "world beaters", they are much more established as a team and further along in their progress.

How about some of you get behind the team for a change instead of waiting with the pitchforks?

[I wouldn't lose the plot now lads.]

I wouldn't lose the plot now lads.  We aren't going to div 4 and aren't the worst team in Ulster.

We have played the 3 best teams in the league at this stage so let's see where we are at the end of the league with the Kilcoo lads back.

I do agree we don't look fit and are carrying too many passengers.

Absolutely second this. Roscommon are a very good side, and how many thought a few months ago that this game would be a win?

There were spells of very good Down football this evening, and I feel if the kickouts were better then that could have been a much closer game. The amount of kickout ball lost then returned for a Roscommon score was far too high.

I feel the current squad are coming on rightly and with a few Kilcoo lads in, it bodes well ahead of Offaly in two weeks.

A must win game this weekend.

We have to be realistic with the targets for the season. Given the disasterous off-season, avoiding relegation was the aim for this league campaign, to build and come back stronger next season for a push for promotion.

I don't think this game is must win territory yet, but it certainly is an opportunity to grab a result, if Down can make home advantage count.

For me this is a bonus game. The must win games are Offaly and Clare, and try to come away from Cork with at least a point. That should be more than enough to stay up.

With that being said, a win on Saturday would certainly relieve any pressure ahead of the Cork game.

Conditions or not - no score in a half of football is dreadful

I think that's a harsh assessment. From what I'm hearing, the conditions heavily favoured Meath in that second half and they could only muster three points themselves.
If you had've offered a draw before throw in, many probably would have taken it. It is a very good point away from home.
At this stage, staying up looks a realistic possibility, a win over Offaly and a win elsewhere could be enough. Cork have looked shaky and beatable, and Clare in Newry could be a winable game.