Down Club Hurling & Football

[OgraAnDun]

Final will be a stop start game with the ref afraid of losing control given the high profile nature of the current scandal and recent history of the two teams involved.

[GAA Madness]

Legends each and everyone of them

Anyone wants to know what Kilcoo are like, just watch their supporters on this forum 👆, all cut from the same cloth. Every team has an ethos to win at all costs, but to he a gypsy to others which could affect mental and physical health is a low blow and a level I would prefer my team never go to. Win at all costs is within the rules of the game. With Kilcoos Facebook post, I would assume they know them, as willing to mention it to bulk out their ass covering post.

[PTC]

Legends each and everyone of them

Anyone wants to know what Kilcoo are like, just watch their supporters on this forum 👆, all cut from the same cloth. Every team has an ethos to win at all costs, but to he a gypsy to others which could affect mental and physical health is a low blow and a level I would prefer my team never go to. Win at all costs is within the rules of the game. With Kilcoos Facebook post, I would assume they know them, as willing to mention it to bulk out their ass covering post.

Everybody hates us and we wouldn't have it any other way, up the magpies

[downtothecore]

Lads just a reminder...the physical abuse dished out to kilcoo on sunday night was terrible. It wasnt dished out because of any sledging. It was dished out because clonduff were stuffed and completely outplayed and their reaction to the tackle was way over the top. DONT loose sight of this amongst all the s hi.e that is now out there on social media..

[Truth hurts]

Lads just a reminder...the physical abuse dished out to kilcoo on sunday night was terrible. It wasnt dished out because of any sledging. It was dished out because clonduff were stuffed and completely outplayed and their reaction to the tackle was way over the top. DONT loose sight of this amongst all the s hi.e that is now out there on social media..

You seem really confident, which I hope is the case since, at the end of the day, this is only a football game. Clonduff should make a statement to clear things up as these are SERIOUS allegations.

[Sandstorm]

We cannot be sure what was said on the field but we CAN be sure what Clonduff done at the end of the game.

[Sheedy]

Ex Derry manager Ciaran Meenagh has joined the Down senior set up as part of Conor Laverty's management team.
Very good appointment, brings lot of experience.

[ck]

Kilcoos sledging is widely known and only outdone by their ability to dive and win frees. So much arm grabbing followed by diving to the ground as they roll around in severe pain, holding their heads. Kings of the dark arts.
Watch for these in the final.

[PTC]

Kilcoos sledging is widely known and only outdone by their ability to dive and win frees. So much arm grabbing followed by diving to the ground as they roll around in severe pain, holding their heads. Kings of the dark arts.
Watch for these in the final.

Which just so happens to be their 12th final in a row. Some going

[County Star]

This supposed sledging that goes on. Only stupid players react. Smart players don't.If you want to win championship finals be smart be disciplined and win. Don't blame others for your failure

[manwithnoplan]

This supposed sledging that goes on. Only stupid players react. Smart players don't.If you want to win championship finals be smart be disciplined and win. Don't blame others for your failure

Easier said than done, given some of the disgusting very personal things that have been said on occassions in the past. No idea if that is what really happened at the weekend, but I'd guess the fella's that have given out the personal abuse in the past wouldn't have the stones to do it if they were standing alone on the street. Football is a sport. That crap has no place, nor does the violence.

[Jet2]

Only stupid players react? Only mediocre players need to resort to this type of sledging!!! Simples!! Take your wins Kilcoo but when other clubs do finally knock you off your perch they will do so with Class, Discipline and Integrity!

[Sheedy]

Jesusssss, kilcoo aren't angels but this protraying of kilcoo bad everyone else good is embarrassing. Every club has players that sail close to the wind, kilcoo gets highlighted more because of how successful they are.
Not a supporter of kilcoo but if people are honest there's a lot of jealousy out there.

[Truth hurts]

Meenagh is an excellent choice, but our current retinue now matches McGeeney's background team.GAA clubs and county boards are paying out vast amounts to coaches who pocket more money than the average Joe Soap does in a working week.
We are grateful to the kind benefactors in the county who contribute a lot of money to our county teams. However, wouldn't setting up a centre of excellence be a better use of the funds? Our facilities lag well behind those in Derry, Tyrone, and Louth.
We will get a few days in Croker if we achieve a quick victory, but we are not planning for the future, and we wonder why our youth teams perform so poorly. Facilities are a major factor in this, and it would be fantastic if we had a headquarters to bring everything together.
We are all breaking the main ethos of the GAA and if we do not pull the reigns in then I wouldn't like to see our association in 30 years. And I understand the horse has bolted but we need some sort of reset. As custodians of this great organisation, we need to take our heads of the sand and plan for the future and not quick fixes.

[Maurice Moss]

Ex Derry manager Ciaran Meenagh has joined the Down senior set up as part of Conor Laverty's management team.
Very good appointment, brings lot of experience.

Can only be a positive for the whole set up. As you said a lot of experience which should hopefully help bring us on another level.