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The half back line will most likely outscore the forwards as usual    If Liam Doyle is fit & playing CHB he'll hit frees, Conor Garvey will always be a threat of 1 or 2 pts.

i agree coulter has served well for Down as has Hughes, Poland, & Mc Comiskey. however, look over the past 5 years how many talented players down have lost:
liam Doyle - injury;
Martin Clark - Aussie Rules;
Dan Gordon - injury;
there are other too.
when one is injured or off the panel it allows new blood to be put in the deep end. I can't see down winning an all ireland within the next 5 years - as a minimum - as every time they seem to find a solution to a problem another one opens up.

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r clarke played full forward and scored 2 tasty points
great to see

could he stake a last minute claim for thechampionship

Full match??

no wasnt full game
he is getting eased in but looking ok
next 4/5 weeks will see him playing at least 7 club games
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Are you talking about ronan clarke, the young player of the year, an excellant footballer back in 2002 when truthfully the team were very lucky to take SAM north. he hasn't played since - 10 years too long out of it? Let Big P settle with the players he has now and see how he gets on! typical of armchair supporters don't actually see the team and the men behind it

This post is not about how good or bad facilities are that each club in Down owns or uses; it is about the facilities they think they own or even are convinced they have more rights to use than any one else.

The majority of clubs have their own pitch and facilities all developed from hard work through fund raising and other means that are honest and true to their club. Showing the wealth of their club is important to members as they are proud of their club's achievement. No matter how bad the accounts are club grounds will portray the success of the club and its members off the field to the general public.

The point is people connected to clubs have a sense of pride in their club and their achievements are honoured and praised by all. However, in Down we have several clubs were the pitches and facilities all belong to the county board. All the club is doing is paying admin fees annually and collecting money at the gate which is most likely more than others due to attracting big championship games and playoff games.

Should all clubs not be forced to purchase their own grounds and leave county grounds for ounty football or hurling?

This would also put an end to county teams over using club grounds for training.