Down Club Hurling & Football

[marty34]

I supoose the question on Odhran is why does he go missing for periods in games. Maybe not fully fit or carrying a but of an injury. He looked to have landed hard on his right shoulder early in 2nd half.
An absolutely magnificent footballer. Id say if we get the win in wexford He might get a breather v Fermanagh .

I think since the new rules have come in, the biggest problem/headache for managers is what to do when momentum swings away from you. No one can explain how for 8 or 9 minutes of some games you just can't get your hands on the ball.

The Armagh, Cork, Meath,  Galway and Mayo managers have all spoke about it recently but no one has any answers and it looks like Down are no different.

That's a fair point. It's easier for teams to keep ossession nowadays out the field. But when you have possession, it's important you get a score out of it.

Then the kick out is important. If you win it agin, the cycle starts again.

Kick outs are so important nowadays. Is a lottery in a way. 50/50 ball. 

[LosDodgers]

Good performance today. First half we were really excellent playing against a strong wind. Wexford kept in touch with 2 pointers, some from very soft frees. Somehow we where only 2 up at the break with an unreal speculative Havern 2 pointer...

2nd half we came out and really went to town. In reality we could/should have won that game by 15-20 points. At the other end Burns did make a couple nice saves to prevent Wexford getting any hope.

Positives: Murdock/Guinness again superb, both of them walk into any team in the country. Big Pat shot the lights out after 2 quiet games. Doran, Brown & O'Hare all came on and had an impact, Liam Kerr & Finn McElroy got minutes too.

Negatives: not really any major negatives, we probably rely on Murdock & Guinness a lot but they are top notch players. We don't really have a great goal threat (goal again came from a point dropped short) and still no inside forward has really shone.

[Baile na Faiche]

Good performance today. First half we were really excellent playing against a strong wind. Wexford kept in touch with 2 pointers, some from very soft frees. Somehow we where only 2 up at the break with an unreal speculative Havern 2 pointer...

2nd half we came out and really went to town. In reality we could/should have won that game by 15-20 points. At the other end Burns did make a couple nice saves to prevent Wexford getting any hope.

Positives: Murdock/Guinness again superb, both of them walk into any team in the country. Big Pat shot the lights out after 2 quiet games. Doran, Brown & O'Hare all came on and had an impact, Liam Kerr & Finn McElroy got minutes too.

Negatives: not really any major negatives, we probably rely on Murdock & Guinness a lot but they are top notch players. We don't really have a great goal threat (goal again came from a point dropped short) and still no inside forward has really shone.

We've scored 5 goals in 4 NFL games so far, and scored 9 in 6 Championship matches last year; a rather potent threat

[PAULD123]

We've scored 5 goals in 4 NFL games so far, and scored 9 in 6 Championship matches last year; a rather potent threat

Los Dodgers point was that 3 of those goals have come from high ball/goalkeeping errors. I imagine he meant our goal threat when putting the ball through the hands. And his point is valid.

But I also don't think it's critical. If you scored 2 goals in a game that would would be considered pretty good. But the goal conversion rate isn't great in most games, with 2-3 goal attempts normally delivering one goal. So, if the points were just taken instead it would pretty much balance out.


I think a 2-pointer threat is much more valuable with the new rules than incisive goal threat. A really good 2-point threat from a couple of players could easily produce 3-5 on a decent weather day. That would be a much better shot/score likelihood than trying to get deep into the opponent's box for a goal attempt. You can't really practice scoring goals but you can practice taking 2-pointers

[statto]

Anyone see the lovely letter being pushed through letter boxes in Clough?

Hopefully none of the residents get hurt by any nationalist symbols. 

Does Alan Lewis independent advisory setup the "swift evection by force"?

What would be the nearest GAA club to Clough and how far would it be away?

[playwiththewind1st]

Anyone see the lovely letter being pushed through letter boxes in Clough?

It must be fake.....not much there, by way of spelling mistakes, or grammatical errors. It's definitely not up to the usual brain dead PUL standards.

[DownFanatic]

Anyone see the lovely letter being pushed through letter boxes in Clough?

Hopefully none of the residents get hurt by any nationalist symbols. 

Does Alan Lewis independent advisory setup the "swift evection by force"?

What would be the nearest GAA club to Clough and how far would it be away?

Clough is in the parish of Dundrum and Tyrella. So nearest club is Dundrum GAC. It would be two miles away.

[Mourne Red]

Anyone see the lovely letter being pushed through letter boxes in Clough?

Hopefully none of the residents get hurt by any nationalist symbols. 

Does Alan Lewis independent advisory setup the "swift evection by force"?

What would be the nearest GAA club to Clough and how far would it be away?

Was in the Spar in Clough last night before I seen that and every other person in GAA gear was funny thinking back.

Dundrum then Loughinisland be the closest club to Clough. 2 miles for Dundrum then 3/4 for Island

[Baile na Faiche]

We've scored 5 goals in 4 NFL games so far, and scored 9 in 6 Championship matches last year; a rather potent threat

Los Dodgers point was that 3 of those goals have come from high ball/goalkeeping errors. I imagine he meant our goal threat when putting the ball through the hands. And his point is valid.

But I also don't think it's critical. If you scored 2 goals in a game that would would be considered pretty good. But the goal conversion rate isn't great in most games, with 2-3 goal attempts normally delivering one goal. So, if the points were just taken instead it would pretty much balance out.


I think a 2-pointer threat is much more valuable with the new rules than incisive goal threat. A really good 2-point threat from a couple of players could easily produce 3-5 on a decent weather day. That would be a much better shot/score likelihood than trying to get deep into the opponent's box for a goal attempt. You can't really practice scoring goals but you can practice taking 2-pointers

Down's style of play is conducive to goal opportunities

[statto]

Anyone see the lovely letter being pushed through letter boxes in Clough?

Hopefully none of the residents get hurt by any nationalist symbols. 

Does Alan Lewis independent advisory setup the "swift evection by force"?

What would be the nearest GAA club to Clough and how far would it be away?

Was in the Spar in Clough last night before I seen that and every other person in GAA gear was funny thinking back.

Dundrum then Loughinisland be the closest club to Clough. 2 miles for Dundrum then 3/4 for Island

All the more disappointing given the tragedies in Loughinisland in 1994 that there are still people this way inclined in that area. 

[Ed Hardy]

Disgusting and pathetic letter that, wait til the locals find out that a few miles out the road our 'centre of excellence' is to be built!

[general_lee]

Clough really is one of those shit holes stuck in the past

[imtommygunn]

The worst part would be it near looks like there's councillor involvement.

[PAULD123]

The worst part would be it near looks like there's councillor involvement.

To be fair, and this is a rare instance I might defend someone from the DUP, the councillor came out and condemned the letter and said it was nothing to do with him and he does not agree with what was written.

[imtommygunn]

That's good.