Down Club Hurling & Football

[downtothecore]

Donegal looked awesome in the div 1 league final and easily beat arguably the best team in country. We looked very average in the div 3 final. Noone in the country gives us a chance and the only person that will be talking us up is the donegal mind  master mc guinness because that is what he does best. All expert opinions aside I expect a lavery team to have prepared well for a good effort for this one....

[snoopdog]

Great win for Down hutlers again today away in Antrim .

[ardtole]

Great win for the hurlers yesterday. Westmeath upsetting Meath today might cost us a Sam Maguire spot, unless Kildare can reach the provincial final, from that side of the draw.

[PAULD123]

Bad result in Leinster. Need Kildare to pull off a surprise

[LosDodgers]

Defs a disaster of a result for Down however it could work out well.

Kildare/Westmeath is a 50/50 game still even though many will now be tipping Westmeath and they have great momentum.

If Kildare win, Down would hopefully draw them in R1 of Sam Maguire series which would be a very winnable game! So still plenty to be positive about!

PS: Superb result for the hurlers - surely Ulster Championship needs to come back

[PAULD123]

If anyone hears of tickets available for the Donegal game could you please message me.  I know it's a long shot, but in my experience people often hold tickets till the last minute then release them just before the day. 

I'm hoping to take my nephew.

Thanks

[knowbetter]

It was a good result for the hurlers, and by all accounts should have probably won by more only for some poor shooting in the second half.

Any of those asking for an Ulster championship to be resurrected haven't really thought it through.

When would it be played for a start?

The league and the Joe McDonagh run right into each other and when that's over you're into mid to late June. Play it after than then you are encroaching on the club players and leagues.

Imagine being in Portaferry's position with nine plus players on the Down panel, currently they're playing a glorified reserve team in the Antrim league and when it splits if those players don't go back to their club they'll get relegated.
How do you think that'll go down in that club and what pressure would be put on the players to drop from the county and then it's a mess of a championship.

Agreed, Its great that the team have pushed on and are now at Antrim's level, but lets be honest it would just be a 1 match championship that doesn't really go anywhere.

If they wanted to I do believe Antrim could push on provided they get their house in order, management sucking the life out of that team.

[Baile na Faiche]

"I don't know, we'll see what happens," - Danny Magill teasing us with the prospect of appearing on Sunday (Irish News yesterday). We should be so lucky.

Burns
Fegan, McEvoy, Laverty
R Magill, Annett, Rogers
Murdock, Guinness
McCormack, Doc, Kerr
Crimmins, Havern, McGeough

[snoopdog]

Donegal people are wondering by how many they will win. A very cocky bunch. Lookong forward to it.
Not sure how letterkenny is allowed to host a championship game. The terraces are gravel banks. Health and safety???

[toby47]

Donegal people are wondering by how many they will win. A very cocky bunch. Lookong forward to it.
Not sure how letterkenny is allowed to host a championship game. The terraces are gravel banks. Health and safety???

With all due respect, everyone is wondering that

[Aristo 60]

If anyone hears of tickets available for the Donegal game could you please message me.  I know it's a long shot, but in my experience people often hold tickets till the last minute then release them just before the day. 

I'm hoping to take my nephew.

Thanks

Did you get sorted out Paul D?

[PAULD123]

If anyone hears of tickets available for the Donegal game could you please message me.  I know it's a long shot, but in my experience people often hold tickets till the last minute then release them just before the day. 

I'm hoping to take my nephew.

Thanks

Did you get sorted out Paul D?

I did thanks. Turned out the county board had plenty spare. Although I might need another Juvenile one for the Aura terrace because I think my nephew's wee friend wants to come too. Not sure if the county board office is open tomorrow

[downtothecore]

If anyone hears of tickets available for the Donegal game could you please message me.  I know it's a long shot, but in my experience people often hold tickets till the last minute then release them just before the day. 

I'm hoping to take my nephew.

Thanks

Did you get sorted out Paul D?

I did thanks. Turned out the county board had plenty spare. Although I might need another Juvenile one for the Aura terrace because I think my nephew's wee friend wants to come too. Not sure if the county board office is open tomorrow
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If there is plenty of tickets to spare then it appears that there will not to be many
Down fans planning to travel to letterkenny. I hope not as these lads put in a big effort and deserve good support. I don't think the game itself will play out what most of the experts are expecting....

[snoopdog]

Best of luck to Down today. Take our chances and go for it lads. Looking forward to it . Hopefully remains dry in letterkenny. Being totaly written off shkuld be the incentive. Nothing to lose.

[downtothecore]

Best of luck to all the team today. In all years following Down I have never seen us written off for a championship game as much as this one...