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Camogie 2012 Senior
Not really sure what you mean ??
monitor , 06/02/2012 at 15:09

Camogie 2012 Senior
Who is quiet now monitor ? ferrywoman might not know if she does not attend Co. meets but we all know, out of answers on mid ulster league ? think so . we now know ..............
throwdarts , 06/02/2012 at 14:48

Hurley league
Where are the fixtures Cahill? Down website??
BarrackBuster , 06/02/2012 at 14:05

NFL opener - Down v Donegal
Down will play with two men up front - Laverty & Coulter. That means the other corner forward will drop back. By playing Poland as a corner forward who really plays on the 21, you effectively get Carr at 11, with Poland backing up in the same role. So I do not see Carr getting dropped in the short-term.

I expect James would best like to play Coulter-Laverty at full-forward, and Gordon-Poland-Carr-Hughes at half-forward, with Ambrose-Turley in midfield. At any rate the strategy this year seems to be to put a big man to support midfield and make burst through the middle when wings are marked up (Gordon, Ambrose, King..etc).

As for half backs Doyler will remain at 6, I think that means Garvey will come back in and McKernan will move to the wing-back (which probably suits him better)

I think there is still a chance we will see many different full-back combinations this year and that no place is nailed down.
pauld123 , 06/02/2012 at 13:45

Táin Club (Ulster) Hurling League 2012
Terrible day for hurling, the pitches must o been ruined. bad time o the year for games.
cahill , 06/02/2012 at 13:17

Hurley league
hey lads the "proposed" fixtures are out have a gander and see wot u think! u16 football, intermediate football, minor football, senior football, junior football, football, football, football an 1 nite for hurling ACHL Monday!!!!!
cahill , 06/02/2012 at 13:15

Táin Club (Ulster) Hurling League 2012
Aye heard that game was closer than the scoreline suggests and both teams were annoyed at poor refereeing. Was their trouble at the game? Friend of mine in Sarsfields said there was a few reds dished out and there should have been more??
BarrackBuster , 06/02/2012 at 12:56

NFL opener - Down v Donegal
cheers for the info. Defo think that Carr is worth his place but yeh Poland may be a more natural number 11.
Sadly I dont think James knows that his best position is RHB.
bel68 , 06/02/2012 at 12:30

Táin Club (Ulster) Hurling League 2012
Sarsfields are a good young team but Castlewellan should have beat them if we'd taken goal chances. Terrible conditions for hurling - its to early in the year for this competition to be taken seriously.
Frank Mitchell , 06/02/2012 at 12:25

NFL opener - Down v Donegal
bel68
County: Down

how did aidan carr and rodgers play?

A few of us commented before the game that Aidan Carr wasn't the best the best option at CHF and I certainly haven't changed my opinion. I don't want to be too critical because I thought he played OK but was absent for periods and didn't show the energy and play making needed for number 11. I would guess that when Hughes and McKernan return he move into the wings.
kickpass , 06/02/2012 at 12:13

Football and hurling U 21 panels
Hurlers will start training a week before a game
Long_John , 06/02/2012 at 11:56

Down minors 2012 - Hurling and football
To be honest i think that the young fella McCartan is a great talent, arguably one of the minors' best players last year vs Armagh. Squad would be greatly boosted by his return if he was underage. I also think that young McCormick from Mayobridge and Gav McAteer from Burren are great young starlets for their respective clubs, so why shoudlnt they be given a crack at the minors this year? Good to see promising signs at this stage of the year.
seamasmcm , 06/02/2012 at 11:34

Down ladies - Proper message board
What happened to our ladys yesterday??? That was a comprehensive beating they took at the hands of a team that wouldnt be known as a strong hold in ladies football....
singer , 06/02/2012 at 11:32

Sponsors of the Down Senior team
I noticed that the Down team were wearing shirts with the Canal Court Hotel emblazoned across the front of them. I understood that this sponsorship deal had been terminated. What is the position?
Downgael15 , 06/02/2012 at 11:17

Football and hurling U 21 panels
Any thoughts who will be on the panels? Football should be training about now. Any word on the hurlers?
duncanknows125 , 06/02/2012 at 10:38

Táin Club (Ulster) Hurling League 2012
First results from the weekend for the Down clubs:

Div 1A- Ballycran 4-11 0-5 O'Donovan Rossa
Div 1A- Portaferry P-P St Pauls (Rescheduled Sat 10th March 2pm)

Div 1B- Ballygalget 2-5 3-4 Ruairí Óg, Cushendall

Div 3A- Naomh Monnine, Dundalk 0-11 2-6 Warrenpoint
Div 3A- Castlewellan 0-6 1-10 Sarsfields, Belfast
Div 3A- Knockbridge 5-20 2-10 Kilclief

Div 4B- Shamrocks 2-8 0-9 Michael Davitts, Belfast
Div 4B- Clonduff 0-9 4-10 Mattock Rangers

Div 5B- Carryduff 1-17 2-5 All Saints, Ballymena

Mixed results all round in what was a terrible day weather wise. Good to see our clubs beating Antrim sides or running them very close and the Louth teams dished out a couple of hammerings as well, Clonduff and Kilclief unfortunate there. Was Ports match off due to conditions? Good wins for Crans, Shamrocks, Warrenpoint and Carryduff, unlucky for Castlewellan and Ballygalget, heard both matches were very tight and scrappy
BarrackBuster , 06/02/2012 at 10:35

2012 Down Leagues
Any word on when the fixtures are out?
RyanAir , 06/02/2012 at 09:31

Down minors 2012 - Hurling and football
Your not to fair when your doing umpire bricktop

You're not too fair when you're doing umpire, bricktop! I'll let you away with the 'doing umpire' bit. I'd have went for just 'umpiring' myself.


Is that what you meant to say. The lack of Grammar from yourself and Cahill speaks volumes.
bricktop , 06/02/2012 at 08:28

Hurley league
Good point Jeremiah. There are some Div 1 fball clubs that defo couldnt. Time to go for 1 div and give it a try for a year or two. Therell be a few hidings from the Ards teams but it actually could bring on some mainland clubs and take the pressure of Ards teams. Between Down and Antrim league wud that not giv ards teams 2 reserve games per week?
sliabhnaslat , 05/02/2012 at 21:42

NFL opener - Down v Donegal
bel68 - Aidan Carr mixed good with bad, missed a very scorable free and hit some careless passes but showed some good signs. In my view we need to be getting Mark Poland on the ball more, our best playmaker post-Clarke in my opinion. Ambrose came on halfway through the second half and I thought he and Conor Garvey made a big difference, if both players are fit then they should be among the first on the team sheet to play Cork. Would also agree that Peter Turley and Conor Laverty were among Down's best players, Dan McCartan did quite well at 3 and Liam Doyle rolled back the years with a brilliant performance.
Gabriel. , 05/02/2012 at 21:08