Down v Wexford

[RadioGAAGAA]

Aye, but they don't beat anyone of consequence or stay in the championship too long though...

Nor do they bore any gaels to death. 

[D4S]

Aye, but they don't beat anyone of consequence or stay in the championship too long though...

We beat Tyrone, who are also still in the championship and are fancied to beat mayo this weekend, we didnt perform at all against armagh and got beat by 4...we can only beat what is put in front of us, if we win this weekend I wouldnt fear armagh in the quarters in the slightest, watched you both days in clones against fermanagh  wouldn't bother me to get yous at all!

[Uladh]

Of course it wouldn't, sure you boys are well accustomed to losing at this stage.

Even though they've improved, Tyrone ain't great and you could only get to within four points of an armagh team with 14 men for the whole second half - some attacking force all right.

[D4S]

We're an improving team not the so called force armagh are!  Truth be told, after 2 exciting high intensity games against Tyrone (if you'd been at them you would have been entertained by both teams resilience), I think nerves got the better of us in clones.  This was new ground for a lot of these fellas.  It's been a while since we could even compete with Tyrone and Armagh.  The important factor was then how would we respond to the armagh defeat.  We responded exellently, fair enough it was Offaly we drew (away from home) but this down team has been beaten by Sligo and Longford in recent years in the qualifiers.  We put in a great performance and the game was over at a halftime, foot off the pedal and still won by 18points.  Round 2 we drew Laois(away from home) a much tougher task another exellent first half performance led by 9.  Then we all know by now how the 2nd half of this game changed due to the sending off of Gordon...this would have been a huge plus to the Laois players and kicked them into gear.  Down worked their socks off to hold out and win by 2points, away from home in a qualifier game (again something that would not have happened a short time ago).  I think they have learned alot from these 2games and hopefully after a big performance tomorrow we will be in the quarters and I wouldnt fear Armagh at all, they would be facing a much improved Down side with no nerves this time only brimming with confidence.  Of course that last bit is all hypothetical

[islandboy]

stop getting carried away with armagh. down will do well to win tomorrow. our defence is poor. against laois they could have scored two goals in first half. think tomorrow will be very tough and not sure who can mark forde. still think we will win but not by much.

[D4S]

If you read my post you will see I say hopefully a big performance tomorrow and I've said in previous posts tomorrow will be a tough task...the rest about armagh is hypothetical, as much on this board is

[western exile]

It will be no easy task to beat Wexford in Croke Park.  I agree with Uladh (for a change  )  that it is the 2 remaining teams which have conceded the most so far this championship.  But they have also notched up big scores too.  The game will be all about Forde & Co  versus Coulter & Co.  I think / hope that the ball winning and supply to the forwards will be just that  little better from Down.

[RadioGAAGAA]

Out of interest, who are the highest scoring teams still left in the championship?

[corn02]

Aye, but they don't beat anyone of consequence or stay in the championship too long though...

we didnt perform at all against armagh and got beat by 4...we can only beat what is put in front of us, if we win this weekend I wouldnt fear armagh in the quarters in the slightest, watched you both days in clones against fermanagh  wouldn't bother me to get yous at all!

You see that is stupoid. You dominated midfield, played against 14 for a half and still got beat by four. Comprehensively beaten and I really don't see where your confidence comes from as we are the only side who have easily took care of yous this year.

Down should have a couple to spare, Coulter hitting form and Gordon being there will be a big boost. Seriously though, that defence is in such contrast to your attack.

[full back]

Fair play to Down in getting this far.
Although, if Laois had taken the goal chance at the end I think it would be them & not Down going through.
A lot will depend on the midfield battle. If Gordon & co win at least 60% in the middle third and get it in early Down should come out on top.
I feel Forde & co are more economical and if the midfield battle is even Wexford will come out on top

[corn02]

Aye, but they don't beat anyone of consequence or stay in the championship too long though...

we didnt perform at all against armagh and got beat by 4...we can only beat what is put in front of us, if we win this weekend I wouldnt fear armagh in the quarters in the slightest, watched you both days in clones against fermanagh  wouldn't bother me to get yous at all!

You see that is stupoid.

I'll jump in before someone else does.

[D4S]

  Fair play!

We will all soon see, not long to wait, it's the business end of the championship now, will be nice to be involved for a change and hopefully we'll still be in the hat come Sunday evening! 

[western exile]

Out of interest, who are the highest scoring teams still left in the championship?

Down share the prize of having both the highest score total and conceding the highest scores in the championship to date.
Wexford have the second highest scores conceded.

[full back]

Fair play!

We will all soon see, not long to wait, it's the business end of the championship now, will be nice to be involved for a change and hopefully we'll still be in the hat come Sunday evening! 

You are some tool  
Before the Ulster semi you were mouthing off like fcuk - after we sent you home with your tail between your legs you seemd to go into your shell a bit, but true to form (as a Down man) you are back loud & brash as ever after beating a few sleeping giants in the qualifiers.

[western exile]

Down
games played    5
for                  10-71
against              6-66
scoring average  1.202

Wexford
games played     3
for                    2-41
against              5-48
scoring average  0.746