yes newryview you can say whatever you want but the senior championship came to east down its the one everyone wants, so you can keep your intermediate and juniors any day

stonedog (Down) - Posts: 352 - 12/10/2009 12:19:05    451721

stonedog what are you on about, longstone is in south down, i reckon you have an identity crisis

WestDownGael (Down) - Posts: 207 - 12/10/2009 13:45:26    451797

i live in newcastle east down

stonedog (Down) - Posts: 352 - 12/10/2009 17:46:47    452082

kilcoo are realy a south down club

dj27legend (Down) - Posts: 641 - 12/10/2009 18:37:39    452144

west down for me

our_fella (UK) - Posts: 119 - 13/10/2009 10:29:17    452733

dj27legend

how are kilcoo "really" a south down club, they dont play in south down at under age so im pretty sure that makes them an east down club!
as for this thread if east down were to play south down, south down would probably win not by much but i reckon they would just about edge it, east down only have a hand full of good teams to pick from and there are a lot more better class teams in south down! and i dont know wat all the talk bout kilcoo is for they were very lucky this year!

bigbairyhalls (Down) - Posts: 63 - 15/10/2009 12:56:00    455281

Yea Kilcoo were lucky this year, they beat Bryansford then Mayobridge then Burren then Loughinisland in the championship, they were lucky to get the easy side of the draw otherwise they would never have won the championship.
Their minors won the championship, the nearest anyone got to them was 9 points - the luck was hanging out of them.
The under 16's won the championship, again dead lucky.
The 2nd's won the Premier Reserve league, lost 1 game, pure luck.
It's amazing how one club's luck can hold for so long.

stray (Down) - Posts: 47 - 15/10/2009 14:08:47    455370

Nice 1 stray! you hit the nail on the head. But kilcoo are going to have to get used to not being liked now that they have won so much this year. thats the way life is. no one like to see any one ekse being successful. good luck Kilcoo

newryview (Down) - Posts: 748 - 15/10/2009 16:45:16    455558

i love kilcoo people its so easy to get a reaction from them!lol

bigbairyhalls (Down) - Posts: 63 - 15/10/2009 19:57:18    455785

It's hard to say because outside of Kilcoo and Bryansford, East Down don't have much to offer in terms of County quality. Liatroim and Castlewellan are solid sides though as well. Mayobridge and Burren are likely to be South Down's better clubs with Rostrevor and Longstone being next in line (that's only my opinion) Looking at that, there is not a big difference between East and South in Division 1. The relegation picture though is crowded with South Down sides with Warrenpoint performing very poorly. However, promotion from Division 2 is largely based on South Down clubs also (An Riocht, Ballyholland, Attical) so it is difficult to decide.

I will say that Mayobridge are still the best side in the county (I'm not from Mayobridge) with Kilcoo and Bryansford being next to them. Burren are probably the best of the rest, all of whom tend to beat each other. I think that it is impossible to decide who's better between the two such are the similarities between them. That is a very good question.

Down_man94 (Down) - Posts: 90 - 16/10/2009 10:40:16    456254

Down man i have to disagree with you, Kilcoo were most definitely the best team in the county this year. Performed consistently well in the league and when it matters most beat mayobridge in the championship and came through the toughest side of the championship draw to win it. By far the countys best team. Still don't fancy them much for ulster all the same but they are the best down have.

Streeeeking (Down) - Posts: 41 - 16/10/2009 12:36:03    456359

bigbairyhalls Kilcoo used to play in the south down competitions but haven't in years so your wrong there. As for your statement saying "i dont know wat all the talk bout kilcoo is for they were very "lucky" this year!" U 16 east down league champions, very "lucky". U 16 all county championship winners 3 years in a row, winning the under 16 championship in one year is "lucky" enough but to win it 3 years in a row, that is shocking "luck". Minor east down league winners, more "luck". Minor all county championship winners, this is really "lucky" as the closest any team came to the minors was 9 points, (which was Leitrim, an east down team by the way in relation to this thread), 15 point win in a final they must have had some "luck". Ulster minor sevens winners, this wasn't "luck" kilcoo are lethal at seven's, everyone knows that. Ladies intermediate championship winners, another case of "luck" as the ladies won their first championship final, but saying that it was their third final in as many years which is actually unlucky!. Thirds in championship final, another case of "luck". Thirds in league final, "luck", "luck", "luck". Premier reserve league winners, what more "luck". Senior championship winners, the most luck of all, after beating Bryansford in the first round which was very "lucky", they then beat mayobridge which was extremely "lucky", we were very "lucky" to beat Burren and then Loughinisland in the final, how "lucky" can you get? you might just be trying to wind up but it is quite obvious that their are jealous people out there that just want to see the magpies beat. up the magpies CillChua Abu

cillchuaabu (Down) - Posts: 115 - 16/10/2009 12:42:55    456365

i love the way you can think for yourself cillchuaabu its not at all like you just took stray's comment and made it a bit longer to make it look as if you know something about your club! and how was i wrong? just because kilcoo used to play in south down has absolutely no bering on them now, if there were an east down team to be picked all the kilcoo players would have to play for them and not south down, am i right? the fact that they used to play in south down doesnt make them"really a south down club" it makes them really a former south down club that had to move to east down because they couln't cope with the standerd at the time? so dont talk to me bout the histroy of the club its not hard to use google these days! i see your pationate about your club which is very admirable but slighlt missplaced?

bigbairyhalls (Down) - Posts: 63 - 16/10/2009 14:19:04    456467

cuuabu seems the more you play the luckier you get!!

playanywhere (Down) - Posts: 41 - 16/10/2009 15:26:58    456542

East dwn av sum gud teams like bright, agusnafinn and ballykinler

Anti_Burren (Down) - Posts: 52 - 16/10/2009 17:45:54    456653

southdown is the best. how many all ireland senior clubs titles have been won in eastdown?

go.com (Down) - Posts: 12 - 16/10/2009 21:44:18    456895

good attempt at spelling there anti burren.

fingerbob (Down) - Posts: 30 - 17/10/2009 00:22:34    457007

bigbairyhalls yes i can think for myself, stray left out some of the honours we have won so i included all of the titles that we have added to our trophy cabinet this year. what do you mean" to make it look as if you know something about your club" i know alot about our club, i've been a member of the club for over 20 years and it is the pride and joy of our area so quit your winding. yes all i stated was that kilcoo used to play in south down competitions years ago, you replied to a comment by dj saying kilcoo were an east down team, i was just letting you know that we used to play in south down. yes your right it has no bearing on us now as all our success has come through the magnificent underage policy within the club by nurturing our youth up to play a brilliant brand of football. the club have shown over the years that even though playing in east down competitions they can hold their own against south down teams also. well obviously our players would have to play for east down. im not old enough to remember not being able to "cope" with the playing standard but i do know that the club was struggling for a few years in the lower divisions. how stupid of me to not use google, i talk to the older generations of the club about the history of our club frequently so dont start talking about things your just making up to try and get an argument going. im not trying to start rows on this or be a WUM, i am only saying my own opinions. yes i am very passionate about my club and i am happy you noticed that but mispaced?

cillchuaabu (Down) - Posts: 115 - 18/10/2009 20:35:02    458054

im from an east down club and the reality is gaelic football is playing second fiddle 2 soccer by a country mile. 7 kilclief players choose 2 play in the bobby dazzell cup for strangford than against rgu on a fri nite at the start of the year. 12 of the starting 15 for ardglass in the ifc semi final against ballymartin told the management they would play soccer the previous day {some of them togged out for the 2nd soccer side} the management quit there and then. Kilclief and bright had to ammelgamate to form a minor team and still failed to field for several games,something not unique to other east down minor teams. There are east down posters on here criticizing south down clubs for east down clubs ineptitude. Bar bryansford castlewellan kilcoo loughinisland east down is a disgrace. Clubs such as carryduff and bredagh with huge population bases are average to say the least. Downpatrick ardglass bright my own club saul and killyleagh ballykinlar and lecale in general have only a handful of gaa enthusiasts in each club struggling to keep any irish identity in their villages. The residents are more interested in lpool manu and celtic than their local club. Any1 on here criticizing south down clubs and in some cases blaming the county board are lazy looking for excuses and in general totally ignorant of the support south down clubs have in their community respect people have in their club and a stong will to succeed. I challenge any1 in east down bar kilcoo cwellan bford and lisland to question me. A special mention however would go to aughlisnafinn i do not know any members but they seem a dedicated crew who eventually might succeed and adhere to basic gaa principals. Darragh x as well ,15 yrs ago were the worst team in down bar ballela but have a dedicated bunch of players and made the most of their resources the same cannot be said of many other east down clubs.

heartandsaul (Down) - Posts: 112 - 18/10/2009 21:55:27    458167

go.com, I do see where you're coming from with the whole All-Ireland Club titles thing but did you know that Bryansford were the first team to qualify for an All-Ireland and only one south-down club (Burren) granted they've won 2, have been in All-Ireland Finals?

Down_man94 (Down) - Posts: 90 - 19/10/2009 08:54:09    458384