Down Club Hurling & Football

[knowbetter]

If we all want to be truthful with ourselves then we should realise that the current hurling championship format works but the teams in intermediate should probably be in junior.

No disrespect to any club but it must be tough to play the intermediate round robin and then on to play a team coming down from senior who have always won it the last couple of years.

I think both Ballela and Warrenpoint will give it a rattle but Liatroim and Carryduff should win by 10+ points each, they are simply playing and competing at a higher level with more numbers.

I would have the senior championship as is with the 6 teams and the bottom two play for intermediate. The rest in Junior and if some of the lower teams are unhappy with this then create a Junior B. This would mean all teams representing down in ulster are actually fit to compete and challenge for their respective titles. We've always struggled in ulster across the board expect for Liatroim a couple years back.

[DuffGael]

If we all want to be truthful with ourselves then we should realise that the current hurling championship format works but the teams in intermediate should probably be in junior.

No disrespect to any club but it must be tough to play the intermediate round robin and then on to play a team coming down from senior who have always won it the last couple of years.

I think both Ballela and Warrenpoint will give it a rattle but Liatroim and Carryduff should win by 10+ points each, they are simply playing and competing at a higher level with more numbers.

I would have the senior championship as is with the 6 teams and the bottom two play for intermediate. The rest in Junior and if some of the lower teams are unhappy with this then create a Junior B. This would mean all teams representing down in ulster are actually fit to compete and challenge for their respective titles. We've always struggled in ulster across the board expect for Liatroim a couple years back.

Agree totally with this

[Truth hurts]

Would it make sense for the county board to reschedule the Carryduff and Burren game for Saturday or Monday in light of the weather warning for tomorrow night?

[ardtole]

If we all want to be truthful with ourselves then we should realise that the current hurling championship format works but the teams in intermediate should probably be in junior.

No disrespect to any club but it must be tough to play the intermediate round robin and then on to play a team coming down from senior who have always won it the last couple of years.

I think both Ballela and Warrenpoint will give it a rattle but Liatroim and Carryduff should win by 10+ points each, they are simply playing and competing at a higher level with more numbers.

I would have the senior championship as is with the 6 teams and the bottom two play for intermediate. The rest in Junior and if some of the lower teams are unhappy with this then create a Junior B. This would mean all teams representing down in ulster are actually fit to compete and challenge for their respective titles. We've always struggled in ulster across the board expect for Liatroim a couple years back.

What competition would the previous year's winners of the JHC compete in? Surely they can't be locked in junior forever, there needs to be a tangible path of progression.

[ck]

Would it make sense for the county board to reschedule the Carryduff and Burren game for Saturday or Monday in light of the weather warning for tomorrow night?

It definitely would be wise to move it to Sat night at 8pm.
Should be a cracking game. Big word coming from Carryduff that they're on a mission, I guess we've heard it before from them but can they deliver this time, probably last chance for them.

[Aristo 60]

Do the right thing Sean Og

[knowbetter]

What competition would the previous year's winners of the JHC compete in? Surely they can't be locked in junior forever, there needs to be a tangible path of progression.
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I'm not saying keep this format forever but with the current teams and there standards I'd say its the most adequate.

At present I'd have 8 teams in Junior with 2 groups of 4. Top two in each jump into junior A semis and bottom 4 compete for junior B.

Overall winners progresses into the senior the next year, they obviously wont win but the exposure and the fact its senior might bring them on and they can still compete for the intermediate. Repeat this for a couple years to bring teams on then and maybe have 8 teams in senior with the two groups of 4. Top 4 senior, bottom 4 intermediate.

As it stands the intermediate isn't taken too seriously because one of the teams dropping from senior will basically win. A lot of the games in the round robin feel like reserve friendly's from what I've seen.

[downtothecore]

Would it make sense for the county board to reschedule the Carryduff and Burren game for Saturday or Monday in light of the weather warning for tomorrow night?

It definitely would be wise to move it to Sat night at 8pm.
Should be a cracking game. Big word coming from Carryduff that they're on a mission, I guess we've heard it before from them but can they deliver this time, probably last chance for them.

The game should be moved to sat or Monday night. It's a a hard one to call. Both teams a mission to put the failures of previous years to bed.

[ardtole]

I see Fermamagh county board have rearranged both sfc semi finals scheduled for tonight, and they will take place on Sunday instead.

[johnnycool]

Carryduff v Burren is now on Sunday.

1:30PM in Pairc Esler I presume.

[Lowintotheforwards]

What competition would the previous year's winners of the JHC compete in? Surely they can't be locked in junior forever, there needs to be a tangible path of progression.

I'm not saying keep this format forever but with the current teams and there standards I'd say its the most adequate.

At present I'd have 8 teams in Junior with 2 groups of 4. Top two in each jump into junior A semis and bottom 4 compete for junior B.

Overall winners progresses into the senior the next year, they obviously wont win but the exposure and the fact its senior might bring them on and they can still compete for the intermediate. Repeat this for a couple years to bring teams on then and maybe have 8 teams in senior with the two groups of 4. Top 4 senior, bottom 4 intermediate.

As it stands the intermediate isn't taken too seriously because one of the teams dropping from senior will basically win. A lot of the games in the round robin feel like reserve friendly's from what I've seen.
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That makes a lot of sense.

[Granto]

Carryduff v Burren is now on Sunday.

1:30PM in Pairc Esler I presume.

What's the verdict for the two semi finals tomorrow folks?

[Mourne Red]

Ardglass vs Kilclief in the Junior final.. I'd Kilclirf nowhere near getting to the final, be an interesting final with it being a Derby. Hopefully Ardglass can get over the line been togging away well last couple years.

[Be even better]

Kilclief going well short odds for a Junior double??

[ardtole]

It would make sense to play the jfc final in Downpatrick.