Down Club Hurling & Football

[upandwin]

Well what a great finish to the second division tonight. Excitement right to the end. An Riocht will feel absolutely disgusted that they've gone down on score difference after what transpired at the start of the season against Darragh Cross. The DC manager won't be allowed in Mourne for the foreseeable I'd imagine. Have to feel sorry for them. I was at that game early in the season, the county board should have a better way of managing those situations. Only slight consolation is that DC have gone down as well, the least they deserve. Great to see that much 😃

[Johnnysboys]

Has the standard of football dipped in lower and upper mourne?? Not that long ago kingdom, Attical, Stone and Ballymartin were in division one and now 3 teams in division 3 next year..
interesting derbies in that league.
Darragh Cross put together what many believed was the ideal management package to get to the top flight and win an intermediate championship - how does DJ and Enda explain this mess?

[Truth hurts]

Has the standard of football dipped in lower and upper mourne?? Not that long ago kingdom, Attical, Stone and Ballymartin were in division one and now 3 teams in division 3 next year..
interesting derbies in that league.
Darragh Cross put together what many believed was the ideal management package to get to the top flight and win an intermediate championship - how does DJ and Enda explain this mess?

The parish of lower mourne has 3 GAA Clubs Longstone, Ballymartin and Glasdrumman, That's a fantastic achievement in itself.

Very disappointing for Darragh Cross especially given the way they lost the intermediate last season and now to be relegated.
An Riocht fought to the bitter end and with a promising minor team they won't be panicking.

[terrifictommy]

Over 18 games they weren't good enough, great drama that it comes to the wire but missed opportunities in the last few months.

Should be an interesting game tonight, I'm guessing neither will show their hand but also both will want that win.

How come Rostrevor in Inter or did I read that wrong?

[Mourne Red]

Over 18 games they weren't good enough, great drama that it comes to the wire but missed opportunities in the last few months.

Should be an interesting game tonight, I'm guessing neither will show their hand but also both will want that win.

How come Rostrevor in Inter or did I read that wrong?

Lost Senior relegation play-off last year if I remember correctly

[terrifictommy]

Got it. They will be wanting to have a serious crack at Inter Champ then.

[Down Follower]

Haven't won too many games this year so will def be vulnerable against a few teams in inter. Teams can't just flick a switch and start winning although their form has picked up this past month or two.

[befair]

Well what a great finish to the second division tonight. Excitement right to the end. An Riocht will feel absolutely disgusted that they've gone down on score difference after what transpired at the start of the season against Darragh Cross. The DC manager won't be allowed in Mourne for the foreseeable I'd imagine. Have to feel sorry for them. I was at that game early in the season, the county board should have a better way of managing those situations. Only slight consolation is that DC have gone down as well, the least they deserve. Great to see that much 😃

What happened between An Riocht and Darragh Cross?

[Hard2Listen2]

Haven't won too many games this year so will def be vulnerable against a few teams in inter. Teams can't just flick a switch and start winning although their form has picked up this past month or two.

Their management team went there for one reason only & that's to get a trophy on their CVs.

League survival would have been a bonus but a long shot.

[Nanderson]

Well what a great finish to the second division tonight. Excitement right to the end. An Riocht will feel absolutely disgusted that they've gone down on score difference after what transpired at the start of the season against Darragh Cross. The DC manager won't be allowed in Mourne for the foreseeable I'd imagine. Have to feel sorry for them. I was at that game early in the season, the county board should have a better way of managing those situations. Only slight consolation is that DC have gone down as well, the least they deserve. Great to see that much 😃

What happened between An Riocht and Darragh Cross?

Darragh Cross player faked head injury to get game abandoned when they were getting stuffed. Ambulance called and then told it subsequently wasn't needed once game got blown up

[befair]

Well what a great finish to the second division tonight. Excitement right to the end. An Riocht will feel absolutely disgusted that they've gone down on score difference after what transpired at the start of the season against Darragh Cross. The DC manager won't be allowed in Mourne for the foreseeable I'd imagine. Have to feel sorry for them. I was at that game early in the season, the county board should have a better way of managing those situations. Only slight consolation is that DC have gone down as well, the least they deserve. Great to see that much 😃

What happened between An Riocht and Darragh Cross?

Darragh Cross player faked head injury to get game abandoned when they were getting stuffed. Ambulance called and then told it subsequently wasn't needed once game got blown up

Not the first time this kind of thing has happened; worst of all, some poor sod might have needed that ambulance

[Nanderson]

Well what a great finish to the second division tonight. Excitement right to the end. An Riocht will feel absolutely disgusted that they've gone down on score difference after what transpired at the start of the season against Darragh Cross. The DC manager won't be allowed in Mourne for the foreseeable I'd imagine. Have to feel sorry for them. I was at that game early in the season, the county board should have a better way of managing those situations. Only slight consolation is that DC have gone down as well, the least they deserve. Great to see that much 😃

What happened between An Riocht and Darragh Cross?

Darragh Cross player faked head injury to get game abandoned when they were getting stuffed. Ambulance called and then told it subsequently wasn't needed once game got blown up

Not the first time this kind of thing has happened; worst of all, some poor sod might have needed that ambulance

Exactly happened a few days after a woman in newry died waiting on an ambulance

[The Trap]

Conor Laverty has some job on his hands! 2 best teams on show tonight, apart from Liam Kerr no real quality, and the contempt for eachother obvious!

[terrifictommy]

What happened?

[Johnnysboys]

I feel after watching that tonight - we have finally found a team officials that will not buy the antics of Kilcoo any longer. Diving, gouging, punching people from behind, off the ball holding etc etc - well done young Curran and co. We will probably never see you on a pitch at a big match involving Kilcoo again as they will do their usual and complain about you now.

The match itself was a poor spectacle with Kilcoo going 4-0 up and then not scoring for 44 minutes. Niall Brannigan - taken off, Eugene Brannigan - taken off, Aaron cudnt keep with Kerr once he got going at full speed. Flashes of class from Doherty, Ryan McEvoy and Anthony Morgan. But Burren were by far the better TEAM on the night and played better as a unit all over the pitch.
This seasons championship could be excellent with Kilcoo, Burren, Carryduff, CPN and Clonduff contenders for honours.