Down Club Hurling & Football

[Sheedy]

Question for Smurf and the soccer heads from the point when was the last time there was a clean sweep of county titles from south down because I have a feeling all is coming east !!

what's this fascination with south versus east all about?
What a smash and grab win for the kingdom, Darragh cross will be devastated, they had match won comfortably.

[Mourne Red]

Question for Smurf and the soccer heads from the point when was the last time there was a clean sweep of county titles from south down because I have a feeling all is coming east !!

what's this fascination with south versus east all about?
What a smash and grab win for the kingdom, Darragh cross will be devastated, they had match won comfortably.

Stupid comment that keeps getting brought up that East vs South. Glad Kingdom won so that crap gets nipped in the bud

[thewobbler]

Anyone who believes in the importance/significance/mystical power of a fictional line across our county should be beaten over the head, very hard and very often, with a very solid spade.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Totally agree.
But South Derry >>>>>>>>> North Derry.

Its much safer to say that in here 😃😉

[Downtothewire]

Anyone who believes in the importance/significance/mystical power of a fictional line across our county should be beaten over the head, very hard and very often, with a very solid spade.

100% agree the East Down / South Down thing is nonsense. The sooner the divisional boards / committees are dismantled the better as it only perpetuates division. Surely an all county youth committee could run go games and U13 Leagues. From my experience the other underage leagues U15 and U17 have benefited from going all county.

[ApresMatch]

WTF was Paul Falloon doing linesman for last night? The best referee in Down and he's on the line. An insult to the players who train like fk all year and invest. A county final is not a place to give a ref a go. Gribben didn't see the harm in giving the team getting beat a few handy ones last night. Wouldn't have happened if Brannigan or Falloon were on the whistle. Not acceptable!

[ScarvaLegend]

WTF was Paul Falloon doing linesman for last night? The best referee in Down and he's on the line. An insult to the players who train like fk all year and invest. A county final is not a place to give a ref a go. Gribben didn't see the harm in giving the team getting beat a few handy ones last night. Wouldn't have happened if Brannigan or Falloon were on the whistle. Not acceptable!

As a neutral I thought the ref had a very good game. I think your club bias has prompted such an unwarranted attack on an official which you should retract. If I were a Darragh man this morning I'd be asking questions about the game management of the team, not incorrectly slating a ref who quite frankly did little (to no) wrong. Your keeper had a decent game up until the second goal, it is a cardinal sin to have zero command of your six yard box as a stopper.

[stiff breeze]

WTF was Paul Falloon doing linesman for last night? The best referee in Down and he's on the line. An insult to the players who train like fk all year and invest. A county final is not a place to give a ref a go. Gribben didn't see the harm in giving the team getting beat a few handy ones last night. Wouldn't have happened if Brannigan or Falloon were on the whistle. Not acceptable!

Gribben had a very solid game and was consistent with his decisions on high tackles , over carrying and general fouls . Darragh cross had about 70% possession in the game and should have had it dead and buried . I'd say Paul would be the first man keen to give other referees big games , otherwise how do they progress , sour grapes me thinks after big money management appointments and still no silverware

[terrifictommy]

Yeah I'm pretty sure Paul would be first to support others getting a chance. I was told my someone in co board this week that they were pushing the newer refs into bigger games to get them experience for future years. Makes sense when we seen the semi and final appointments. And sure why not 
Conceding two goals in last couple of mins cost them a medal in a game they had full control of for 57 mins. But what a feeling that must be for An Riocht, fair play to them. I hope they enjoy that and move through Ulster.

[befair]

Kilcoo vastly superior; Burren panicking

[Mourne Red]

O'Rourke not going to be the Down manager then seeing as he's into Ulster Club

[seafoid]

Kilcoo vastly superior; Burren panicking

Kilcoo's dominance is a disaster at county level.

[The_big_bad_wolf]

Johnny, you speak like Kilcoo are the New York mafia. As far as I can see the county board take Kilcoo to task at all times but technicalities seem to get them off the hook. Wouldn't it be better if a leaf was taken out of the Portglenone club, be gracious and go more more dignity.
And I'm fairly sure they don't appoint referees, have you ever read your posts ffs wise up fella. May be you believe your own hype.

Not quite the mafia but they do pull sway.. technicalities - don't make me laugh. Our esteemed county secretary didn't get told to go to his office through Kilkeel and not Kilcoo for the craic. Your 100% they don't appoint referees but they do put in their objections if it's the one who challenges them and ain't afraid of them on the pitch - who then gets verbally abused leaving the pitch and through messages for days on end after the game (Mafia style). But in your eyes they are probably just a small parish of 600 who go to mass and have a few sheep each..

Johnny maybe your a bit like myself and haven't a championship medal to your name, but back in my day if I thought having a few sheep & going to mass would have got me a least one championship medal, I would have been quite happy to do so!   But again a bit of jealous is hard to hide!

[Dubh driocht]

Three good finals for different reasons.
The Junior was an excellent game with the standard high for Junior football.  Delighted for the Fin but Dundrum gave it a great rattle, Rogers, Venney and McGrattan did well.
Darragh will be devastated after taking their eye off the ball in the last few minutes; fair play to James Colgan who stopped the ball going over from Marcus Miskelly's free, ball went down the field and Conor Doyle reduced it to 5. The two goals reminded us what passion can do in Gaelic football.
As for the Magpies; what can you say? Every man played his part and best of luck in Ulster.
The County board deserve credit for hosting an impressive weekend, the three referees were excellent and Down GAA TV brings another dimension 

[Lotto]

Kilcoo did what they always do by doing just enough today. They identified the weakest and youngest Burren players, tracking them step for step with no opportunity to play or contribute, with these Burren players allowing themselves to be constantly bullied. Danny Magill, Kevin Mc Kernan and Burren's big hope Oran Murdock were taken out of the game. Mc Kernan has always lacked balls against Kilcoo so he is no big surprise but I expected more from Murdock. With no Kerr to break the Kilcoo line, Mc Corry had two weeks to come up with a plan B but there was no evidence of it today. Burren missed a big chance and their management/players can only blame themselves.

Can I also add that Brendan Rice, today's final referee, would do most of their in-house games and gets exceptionally well paid for them. The players know his style of refeering, what he blows and what he lets go, what you can get away with and what you can't. Some advantage to Kilcoo every year and Rice gets a fair few ££ as well. Win Win