Down Club Hurling & Football

[southdown]

Any idea when the Stone v Ballyholland game will be replayed.  Sean Rooney sadly passed away yesterday, will be sorely missed around the 'stone.

[TheClutch]

I'd just like to point out that the result submitted to the Down website for Dundrum Vs St Pauls is incorrect. The match was not played as the referee deemed the pitch unplayable.

[general]

HT SCORE

Shamrocks 0.02 MAYOBRIDGE 4.08

Some game 

[general]

Shamrocks 0.09 mayobridge 5.16

[thewobbler]

After that result, can anyone in this county really still advocate a division 1 of 16 teams?

[general]

Saval 0.05 liatroim 0.04

[Mid Down Gael]

After that result, can anyone in this county really still advocate a division 1 of 16 teams?

It is absolute madness. I think this should be reviewed, disaster waiting to happen. Football is hard enough to watch at present. Burren v Kilclief will be another cricket score winning margin later.

[Line Ball]

Saval 0.05 liatroim 0.04

Is this the final result?

After that result, can anyone in this county really still advocate a division 1 of 16 teams?

It is absolute madness. I think this should be reviewed, disaster waiting to happen. Football is hard enough to watch at present. Burren v Kilclief will be another cricket score winning margin later.

For the life of me I cannot understand how the clubs voted for these proposals.  We will see many mis-matches next year in the league similar to some of the championship results we have seen today and will see again in the championship.  The county board will seriously have to take another look at this if these results continue.

How can this be good for club football in Down?  What was wrong with the old set up anyway.?

[John Martin]

Saval 2-09
Liatroim 1-08

[5 Sams]

After that result, can anyone in this county really still advocate a division 1 of 16 teams?

Burren result would back that up...massive gulf between Div 1 & 2 and SFC and IFC.

[No1]

Can't argue with that 5 Sams. We were completely out of our depth and were handed a lesson by a  top class football team. In our defence I will say that we more than earned our shot at the SFC after winning the IFC last season. Very proud of our lads tonight though, they never gave up and worked right to the final whistle.

[Line Ball]

Burren 7-15 V 1-9 Kilclief

Get used to results like this!  And you can't blame the likes of Kilclief or Shamrocks for it.

[here comes 6]

Back to old system a MUST after today

[DownFanatic]

Lads, when this was put to the vote at a county board meeting, only 7 or so clubs voted against League re-structuring, my club included. At the end of the day county board delegates on behalf of their clubs voted unanimously for these proposals to go through. We are stuck with them for the forseeable.

[here comes 6]

Lads, when this was put to the vote at a county board meeting, only 7 or so clubs voted against League re-structuring, my club included. At the end of the day county board delegates on behalf of their clubs voted unanimously for these proposals to go through. We are stuck with them for the forseeable.

This doesnt affect any of the div1 clubs it just protects them from ever being relegated. The likes of Clonduff, Longstone etc. will now never be relegated + they are all sure of at least a 2nd chance in the the Championship.

So now if what happens last year and Burren and Bryansford are Drawn against each other it doesnt really matter.  We will never (in my opinion) see the likes of Annaclone, Loughinisland or Liatriom back in a chamoionship final due to these decisions.

This vote was rushed through before the 1st league game was played and as this doesnt affect the top clubs, so NO kick up was caused.

There no is law to say it cant be over turned