Down Club Hurling & Football

[johnnycool]

We made it over the line today against a pretty limited Ballycran.

When you've a 47yo FF and your gameplan is just to lob the ball in on top of him and hope for the best, it's a bit worrying.

More worrying for us is that it resulted in a goal even if our goalkeeper was screaming for a square ball only to be told by one of Peters umpires that he's allowed in the square once the ball is hit!!!
Peter might like to sort that out with his umpires!

That said, the sending off for me watching at the other end of the pitch was a tad soft as there was some sort of a strike, not sure if was with the hurl though.

After that the game was a bit of a damp squib, Ballycran just put another big lad in on the square and rinse and repeat, only with no real return from it.

At times we looked good, well worked interplay resulting in goals or goal chances aplenty which we did take some well, other times maybe a pass or touch on the hurl too many and the scoring opportunity was snuffed out.
A Portaferry senior coach beside me couldn't get over the amount of space Ballycran allowed in front of our FF line who do have serious pace even if one has his hamstring bandaged up. They'll not be making the same mistakes in two weeks time on the smaller Pairc Esler.

They're already looking at Slaughneil, so we'll just go and hope to keep it pucked out to them as they say.


On another note, well done to Bredagh minors on winning the football, is it going to be a full East Down rout in hurling and football other than intermediate football? 

[thewobbler]

Looking at the managerial turnover across the football leagues, might we be approaching a point where a club or two will have no management team for the start of a season?

[maldini]

I wouldn't think so, first match isn't for 6 months

[Truth hurts]

Looking at the managerial turnover across the football leagues, might we be approaching a point where a club or two will have no management team for the start of a season?

You need to be mad to take a senior team

[Mourne Red]

Looking at the managerial turnover across the football leagues, might we be approaching a point where a club or two will have no management team for the start of a season?

You need to be mad to take a senior team

I'm sure the brown envelopes help cure the madness

[Square Ball]

So, we are County minor Football champions for the first time 😁. Absolutely supberb performance from every single player. Not the hard bit faced by near every club, get these fellas playing senior. So close to the minor double as well.

So next stop St Paul's

[thewobbler]

So, we are County minor Football champions for the first time 😁. Absolutely supberb performance from every single player. Not the hard bit faced by near every club, get these fellas playing senior. So close to the minor double as well.

So next stop St Paul's

Congratulations. Watched youse in Ballyholland a few months ago and there's 5-6 properly strong footballers ready to be uncorked.

[snoopdog]

The Belfast clubs have serious potential. Minor title gone North Down, Senior title could follow to carryduff.
East Belfast getting big numbers. Can only be good for the county.
Bredagh minor hurlers have had a good recent run also.

[Truth hurts]

So, we are County minor Football champions for the first time 😁. Absolutely supberb performance from every single player. Not the hard bit faced by near every club, get these fellas playing senior. So close to the minor double as well.

So next stop St Paul's

Well done, will you get many into senior football?
I do not think it will be your last

[Square Ball]

So, we are County minor Football champions for the first time 😁. Absolutely supberb performance from every single player. Not the hard bit faced by near every club, get these fellas playing senior. So close to the minor double as well.

So next stop St Paul's

Well done, will you get many into senior football?
I do not think it will be your last

That's the dream, a few will no doubt make it, but only if they want to and are prepared to put the hard yards in.

[Truth hurts]

So, we are County minor Football champions for the first time 😁. Absolutely supberb performance from every single player. Not the hard bit faced by near every club, get these fellas playing senior. So close to the minor double as well.

So next stop St Paul's

Well done, will you get many into senior football?
I do not think it will be your last

That's the dream, a few will no doubt make it, but only if they want to and are prepared to put the hard yards in.

Good to hear. Do you have many returning families to Bredagh these days.

[Square Ball]

So, we are County minor Football champions for the first time 😁. Absolutely supberb performance from every single player. Not the hard bit faced by near every club, get these fellas playing senior. So close to the minor double as well.

So next stop St Paul's

Well done, will you get many into senior football?
I do not think it will be your last

That's the dream, a few will no doubt make it, but only if they want to and are prepared to put the hard yards in.

Good to hear. Do you have many returning families to Bredagh these days.

A few, starting to build a legacy. Have a few third generation of players, a second as well. Lots of ex senior and current players coaching their kids. Future looking good.

[ck]

So, we are County minor Football champions for the first time 😁. Absolutely supberb performance from every single player. Not the hard bit faced by near every club, get these fellas playing senior. So close to the minor double as well.

So next stop St Paul's

Congrats to Bredagh. Should this not be happening more often though given your huge numbers? I'd be asking more why it's not happening regularly. Your senior team has never broken any delph.

[Square Ball]

So, we are County minor Football champions for the first time 😁. Absolutely supberb performance from every single player. Not the hard bit faced by near every club, get these fellas playing senior. So close to the minor double as well.

So next stop St Paul's

Congrats to Bredagh. Should this not be happening more often though given your huge numbers? I'd be asking more why it's not happening regularly. Your senior team has never broken any delph.

Don't know where to begin. Two IFCs that's it recently. Need to stay in Div 1 next year and build from there. Our neighbours done it, and look at them

[ck]

So, we are County minor Football champions for the first time 😁. Absolutely supberb performance from every single player. Not the hard bit faced by near every club, get these fellas playing senior. So close to the minor double as well.

So next stop St Paul's

Congrats to Bredagh. Should this not be happening more often though given your huge numbers? I'd be asking more why it's not happening regularly. Your senior team has never broken any delph.

Don't know where to begin. Two IFCs that's it recently. Need to stay in Div 1 next year and build from there. Our neighbours done it, and look at them

I was there one Friday night over the summer. Could not believe the amount of kids, not joking when I say there must have been 5 or 600 kids playing. 3 full size GAA pitches, soccer and rugby pitches all packed with GAA coaching. It was a sight to behold. Huge girls numbers in that club too. Fair play. The work is definitely going on there anyway.