What's happening with the leagues this year? Are the Point still running with 2 teams? Will Clonduff or Bredagh enter a reserve team? How many will be in Div 1 and Div 2?

Frank Mitchell (Down) - Posts: 1082 - 19/01/2010 11:45:16    536820

clonduff have entered a team into the armagh league.

clonduffhurler (Down) - Posts: 36 - 19/01/2010 17:50:36    537380

why is that, r u still having 1 team in the Down div2?

cahill (None) - Posts: 2567 - 19/01/2010 18:51:58    537476

didnt know clonduff had a reserve tem. is it the first team in the armagh league, so they arent in down lge ??

Dhuibh (Down) - Posts: 281 - 19/01/2010 19:58:39    537533

clonduff have large panel of players enabling them to enter into both leagues in down and armagh.

clonduffhurler (Down) - Posts: 36 - 20/01/2010 16:05:39    538164

Bredagh have also entered a team into division 2.

weepats5 (Down) - Posts: 295 - 20/01/2010 16:25:25    538194

so is that a clonduff 2nds team or just a clonduff team ? take it thats bredaghs 2nds weepats?

Dhuibh (Down) - Posts: 281 - 20/01/2010 18:20:56    538367

clonduff have entered armagh and down leagues. both teams will be fielding from the large panel of players and as there is only one clonduff in each league both will be entered as clonduff. No call for seconds or any other add on to distinguish the teams. As for the Clonduff Reserves they play football.

gerryc (Down) - Posts: 135 - 20/01/2010 19:54:18    538491

point reserves are in d2 and have a better chance of winning a game this year, clonduff in d2 armagh ?, that dont surprise me they have made big progress and surly becoming the big hurling noise in southdown , the real hurling developers have done it again, well done boys , if bredagh are entering d2 that is good news also the more teams the better the competiton/leagues.

bob.right (Down) - Posts: 108 - 21/01/2010 10:05:21    538646

It must be Bredagh IIs if they are in Div 2.

Frank Mitchell (Down) - Posts: 1082 - 21/01/2010 10:17:24    538654

good to see more teams in the leagues, more unplayed games in the unfinished leagues. Any word on a fixture list or the make up of the leagues, are there 3 divs or still the 2?

cahill (None) - Posts: 2567 - 21/01/2010 10:42:58    538670

I posted this suggestion 2 months ago. Could someone past it on to Sean Rooney and the CCC to consider? I think it would be a better set up than last year now that it seems that Bredagh will enter a IIs team.


If Bredagh entered a 2nds team there would be 18 teams. Why not 3 Divisions of 6? Home and away would give you 10 league games. Surely CCC could fix 10 rounds of fixtures? Then play Joe McCrickard and Betsy Gray in August with SHC, IHC and JHC in September

Div 1
Portaferry IIs
Liatroim
Ballycran IIs
Kilclief
Ballygalget IIs
Shamrocks

Div 2
Ballela
Bredagh
Warrenpoint
Ballyvarley
Ballycran IIIs
Portaferry IIIs

Div 3
Ballygalget IIIs
Castlewellan
Clonduff
Carryduff
Warrenpoint IIs
Bredagh IIs

3 well balenced leagues?

Frank Mitchell (Down) - Posts: 1082 - 21/01/2010 11:00:50    538694

Frank I think u have nailed it I hope Mr Rooney reads Hoganstand

cahill (None) - Posts: 2567 - 21/01/2010 12:02:16    538765

Rubbish - Ballela should be in div 1 and from what I saw of Castlewellan they should be in your division 2. They destroyed ballyvarley in the championship, are back up to div 4 with the point in Ulster and ran wpoint them close enough in JHC final. The Point have had a couple of retirements as lads have quit after finally gettin junior medal. Rumour has it that Clonduff have added to their panel with certain fballers switching to the yellows hurling panel so they could be worth a watching too. Carryduff will be stronger too so if county board can back up the work being done at club level I think standards will rise.

sliabhnaslat (Down) - Posts: 93 - 21/01/2010 15:53:17    539034

3 divisions would definitely make sense especially as presented by cahill, it would give everyone a fair craic and prevent any huge defeats which are demoralising to teams. Would mean a better chance of all games being fulfilled too. Whats the chances of all games being fulfilled in a 10 team 1st division??

hurlingblue (Down) - Posts: 36 - 21/01/2010 17:19:46    539172

Frank the weather is messing your head ballygalget 3 string should be higher than that after winning the minors last season we should win the old div2 handy

leoboyle (Down) - Posts: 159 - 21/01/2010 17:45:06    539206

Those 3 leagues are well balanced. I can't see how Ballela should be in Div 1? Bredagh beat them handy in the IHC semi final and would be better in Div 1 than them.

Ballyvarley deserve to be in the new Div 2 after winning the old Div 2 last year. They will have a chance of a good few close games in that set up.

Castlewellan should maybe replace Ballycran or Portaferry IIIs in Div 2 but they can get there by winning Div 3 this year.

Will this proposal be considered by anyone? I think it should be.

Seannie Og (Down) - Posts: 952 - 21/01/2010 18:13:36    539244

see leagues fixtures are out for hurling div 1 and div 2 and bredagh do indeed have a team in div 2 as predicted

clonduffhurler (Down) - Posts: 36 - 28/01/2010 16:33:36    545068

there you go clonduff might win a game this season coz they wont beat ballygalget ballyvarley, castlewellan, ballycran nor portaferry

leoboyle (Down) - Posts: 159 - 28/01/2010 16:46:46    545090

clonduff hurler- where did you see the fixtures? If its online could you post a wee link for us.

Suas Sios (None) - Posts: 1558 - 29/01/2010 14:36:58    546041