Down Club Hurling & Football

[SuperRed]

Correct me if I am wrong but since the turn of the Millenium there have been 20 champs and league trophies presented (40 in total), only Kilcoo, Mayobridge, Burren, Ford, Castlewellan, The kingdom and Clonduff have collected any titles, Maybe Rostrevor won one league title?? But for clubs to say they don't care about a league is crap, yes if there is an injury you won't risk your player but clubs should be disrespecting a Down division one league, as the teams down below would lose a limb for it. Its easy to say you don't care when you had a shit campaign.

Rostrevor beat Mayobridge in the league final in 2005...

[Smurfy123]

Hearing the shortlist for Down position down to 4?


Tony McEntee Danny Hughes
Conor Deegan Aidan O Rourke An Other
Conor Laverty Marty Clarke
Mickey Walsh Mickey Linden


All things considered that's not a bad list.
A few outsiders didn't want to be considered
With the championship 3 weeks away today an appointment is imminent

[Truth hurts]

Hearing the shortlist for Down position down to 4?


Tony McEntee Danny Hughes
Conor Deegan Aidan O Rourke An Other
Conor Laverty Marty Clarke
Mickey Walsh Mickey Linden


All things considered that's not a bad list.
A few outsiders didn't want to be considered
With the championship 3 weeks away today, an appointment is imminent

If we were not good enough for McEntee before then i think he should be chalked off. Any of the others would do the job

[manwithnoplan]

Connor Deegan would be a very questionable appointment, not a very good track record over recent years.
Not sure taking Laverty and Clarke away from the under 20's after a decent year would be wise, maybe give them another year or two to continue working with future senior players and on how they want them to play the game.

[Truth hurts]

I am hearing greats reports about Mickey Walsh with the RGU , I would rather him get a shot at it than Deegans to be fair. Laverty would also be another good shout but maybe keep him with the young lads for a few years. Let's be honest about it, our underage has been neglected the past number of years so stability and the experience and dedication of Laverty at this level could be crucial. Conor had to work extremely hard to play intercounty football as his size hampered him but his dedication and willingness to win was second to none. Although he would be a good appointment I just feel that we need stability to try and get more success at underage.

[redandblackareback]

Hearing the shortlist for Down position down to 4?


Tony McEntee Danny Hughes
Conor Deegan Aidan O Rourke An Other
Conor Laverty Marty Clarke
Mickey Walsh Mickey Linden


All things considered that's not a bad list.
A few outsiders didn't want to be considered
With the championship 3 weeks away today an appointment is imminent

Unfortunately no one on this list was the famous fives first choices. Turned down unsurprisingly on 3 occasions by former hi profile intercounty managers.

What a poor list that is such an underwhelming list of candidates. It's a sad sign of the times when we can't attract a high profile manager and if the famous five can't come up with something more appealing than this then they are the wrong men to select the manager.

Some of th names above to manage at intercounty senior level is laughable, this cannot be true Smurfy?

[upandwin]

Think the original list of candidates was as follows:

Jim Gavin
Mickey Harte
Jim McGuinness
Scrooge McDuck
Pat Mustard

Heard that from a prominent County Board member...

[Truth hurts]

A big mourne derby tonight in Dunavil. The Kingdom seemed to have recovered from their covid outbreak lol
They would love nothing better to scupper Longstone's promotion bid.

[upandwin]

Few good derbies on this evening...Clonduff will hammer the Ford, Business as usual for the yellas. Warrenpoint will beat Rostrevor IMO and Longstone will hammer An Riocht...

Be interesting to see how Harps go against Carryduff...Kilcoo v the Bridge in a dress rehearsal for Championship should be the pick of the games tonight-Magpies by 2 but fancy the Bridge to beat them like the point did last year when it doesn't matter at all to Kilcoo...

[Truth hurts]

Dylan Ward and Devlin will be big misses but they should have enough to take Mayobridge in both games.
I fancy the Kingdom to win tonight
Harps will get the into Carryduff tonight, wait to you see. They will be hurting after last years semi.

[redandblackareback]

Think the original list of candidates was as follows:

Jim Gavin
Mickey Harte
Jim McGuinness
Scrooge McDuck
Pat Mustard

Heard that from a prominent County Board member...

I can gather thats a flippant comment from you but if Louth can go out on a limb to get one of the best managers in the game, why should we accept this level of mediocre yet again? How many of those named have experience of senior intercounty level outside of ORourke who in his first and only managerial post in Louth was a total and utter failure. There is no outstanding candidates in our own county, time to think big or we will be heading one direction.

[Smurfy123]

Harps will have to much for Carryduff tonight. Carryduff bubble has well and truly burst
Kilcoo by 5
CPN by 8
Clonduff by 5


I see another 4 teams couldn't be bothered playing tonight

Who exactly would you like to see in as manager then if the above are not good enough? You talk about experience
Like who
We need to be realistic

[Truth hurts]

I am only seeing this now, why are Annaclone, Bosco, and Banbridge not fielding tonight?

[redandblackareback]

Harps will have to much for Carryduff tonight. Carryduff bubble has well and truly burst
Kilcoo by 5
CPN by 8
Clonduff by 5


I see another 4 teams couldn't be bothered playing tonight

Who exactly would you like to see in as manager then if the above are not good enough? You talk about experience
Like who
We need to be realistic

Realistic? Dont make me laugh, this is a job that would be sought after the length and breadth of the country, are you trying to tell me Down job is a less attractive proposition than Louth wise up. We need fresh start, stop giving the buddies the job, zero connections to Queens, Jack Devanney and Sean og McAteer, no links to current clubs, no former players etc etc we have tried all this and it hasn't worked. Now is time for a totally fresh approach, look what happened in Derry when Rory Gallagher landed, he united the whole county, watch them storm past us next year as we twiddle away another 2/3 years wasted time and money on bluffers.

[Smurfy123]

But who red and black?
It's ok saying this and that
Who can we realistically get?