Down Club Hurling & Football

[Lotto]

10 minutes in and with 15 behind the ball, Longstone still score easily twice - what masterclass strategy from Poacher and the new Down coach Clarke.

[Lotto]

Benny, Darren and Donal in with the minors. Strong south down connect again with another Burren man in the picture. They must have serious connections on the county board.
I agree with the previous statements about young lads having their head turned by other things in life apart from GAA. Hard to blame them.

Big weekend of action ahead - Hope this weather fecks off so the games aren ruined.

Three wonderful players for Down over the years but several issues for me. Benny has been a very mediocre coach with 2 clubs now, Darren has no coaching experience and is still playing, Donal apparently with an intermediate club in Louth and Burren minors with 5/6 others, he's also still playing. Sorry, Benny still staying with Rostrevor. How could anyone in their right mind make this appointment without any interview and still think that it is for the good of Down football moving forward?.

[stiff breeze]

10 minutes in and with 15 behind the ball, Longstone still score easily twice - what masterclass strategy from Poacher and the new Down coach Clarke.

This aged well 🙄

[Truth hurts]

Benny, Darren and Donal in with the minors. Strong south down connect again with another Burren man in the picture. They must have serious connections on the county board.
I agree with the previous statements about young lads having their head turned by other things in life apart from GAA. Hard to blame them.

Big weekend of action ahead - Hope this weather fecks off so the games aren ruined.

Three wonderful players for Down over the years but several issues for me. Benny has been a very mediocre coach with 2 clubs now, Darren has no coaching experience and is still playing, Donal apparently with an intermediate club in Louth and Burren minors with 5/6 others, he's also still playing. Sorry, Benny still staying with Rostrevor. How could anyone in their right mind make this appointment without any interview and still think that it is for the good of Down football moving forward?.

And who would you want in? Jim McGuiness? It's a good team and they will do well, give them time. I really am excited for Down football next year, let's be positive Lotto, you are always complaining about something, you need to take up yoga.

[terrifictommy]

Goals galore in Liatroim last night, very high scoring! Rostrevor thought they had it in the bag early. Few cards dealt in Ballymartin after the game too I heard. And no Longstone score in 2nd half?

[Truth hurts]

Goals galore in Liatroim last night, very high scoring! Rostrevor thought they had it in the bag early. Few cards dealt in Ballymartin after the game too I heard. And no Longstone score in 2nd half?

I watched the Longstone game on Pairc tv, the first half was poor with Mayobridge standing off them and letting them have the kick out. In the second half they pushed everyone up and the Stone had no answer to the tenacity of Mayobridge. If that is the standard of the two teams coming up to division 1 next year then I think they will have a short stay.

Two games tonight in the SFC are really hard to call,  Clonduff really need a performance as they showed nothing against Kilcoo.

[johnnycool]

Goals galore in Liatroim last night, very high scoring! Rostrevor thought they had it in the bag early. Few cards dealt in Ballymartin after the game too I heard. And no Longstone score in 2nd half?

How does the lights in Liatroim impact upon the football?

I'm on record in saying that they're not high enough for hurling and our minor game on Wednesday night proved me right and we availed of a goal that dropped in from high, the keeper just didn't see it and several other times the defenders were all looking around them only to see the ball drop somewhere else..

Same for both teams and all that but not ideal.

[terrifictommy]

No impact on the game that I could tell, but artificial lighting will give that problem. Pairc esler has that effect too, maybe not to the same degree. Facilities up there nowadays are fantastic, great venue

[befair]

The facilities at Leitrim are amzing, a credit to them. It just shows you can be in division 2, and have a small playing population, but still be a great club.

[johnnycool]

The facilities at Leitrim are amzing, a credit to them. It just shows you can be in division 2, and have a small playing population, but still be a great club.

They are that alright, it's a pity about the lights though but I know they'd a height restriction placed upon them because of the Church Spire in the background.

[Johnnysboys]

Rory Mason and Oisin Savage. The difference...

[Cuan12]

Who has a chance of getting to final?From what I have been watching Kilcoo lead the way with Burren a distant second, Mayobridge in third spot with the fourth spot up for grabs.next few weeks will be interesting

[Godsown]

Loughinisland absolutely good value for their win. Best team on the night won, neither have a hope in hell of making it to the final. Have to say I very rarely comment on referees here but the young lad tonight in Kilcoo was a shambles in my opinion. Again, credit to island, 3pt win flattered the point

Presume you are a Point man. That's the third time I've seen young Curran referee recently and he has been excellent. Can't think of one major issue coming out of that game where you could say ref got it wrong . CPN brutal in second half with no heart and no plan. Loughinisland were changed team after half time.

[befair]

Loughinisland absolutely good value for their win. Best team on the night won, neither have a hope in hell of making it to the final. Have to say I very rarely comment on referees here but the young lad tonight in Kilcoo was a shambles in my opinion. Again, credit to island, 3pt win flattered the point

Sure, blame the ref for the Point's 2nd half collapse

[elk]

Point's management team hadn't a clue what to do when the game started to get away from them. Looks like another early championship exit is in its way for them. Hard to believe they were so close to toppling Kilcoo 3-4 years ago compared to the standard they are playing at now with nearly the same squad.