17 mins gone monaghan 6 down 1 monaghan look very settled now and are pushing forward really quick as down seem to have no options going forward still early days yet though...

dubbydave. (Dublin) - Posts: 3927 - 24/06/2012 14:19:42    1200902

Bit of a whitewash so far! Monaghan playing football, amazing! ;)

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 24/06/2012 14:33:37    1200913

Its a massacare.

sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2928 - 24/06/2012 14:35:39    1200914

monaghan look the sharper been let down a little by there shooting putting a few easy shots wide but dont think it will make any difference down seem to have no answers for the wait penalty for down on the edge of half time!!!!!
GOAL FOR DOWN...
H.T.
6 points in it now..

dubbydave. (Dublin) - Posts: 3927 - 24/06/2012 14:39:37    1200916

6 points ahead few changes from down might see a comeback in the second half..

dubbydave. (Dublin) - Posts: 3927 - 24/06/2012 14:41:02    1200919

Monaghan look good so far

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 24/06/2012 14:42:40    1200920

This is a bloody disaster, only thing I can hope for is the wind in the 2nd half. Everytime a Down player gets the ball he drops the thing, not marking properly, while Monaghan are having the ball stick to them like superglue and are supressing Down with 3 players around him.

OgraAnDun (Down) - Posts: 406 - 24/06/2012 14:46:15    1200925

Got Monaghan at 2/1 myself. Looking good right now, but I'm expecting a big Down fightback in the 2nd half. Very timely goal just before half-time

OffalyBigBall (Offaly) - Posts: 635 - 24/06/2012 14:52:40    1200930

Monaghan the better team by far, Down haven't turned up and it will take some turn around here. However the performance of the referee cannot go unchallenged; the Down fans have got angry at some of his decisions, you can hear their anger and howls of derision at the referee, and haven't been slow to let him know. The referee is applying two sets of rules here; he is blowing up the Down players at every opportunity for even putting a hand on the Monaghan fellas while he is letting the most blatant fouls on Down forwards away unchallenged. Monaghan players have been allowed to crowd, push and kick Down players on the ground and the referee has played on virtually every time while penalising the Down team on the times they actually do go near a Monaghan player; there is total double standards and inconsistency going on.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9816 - 24/06/2012 14:56:14    1200932

very disaponted with down. i thought they were ulster title contenderd. either way now i cant see either of these competing with whomever wins the other semi.
a few weeks ago i made comment that ulster have 5 great teams. derry and down have lost it completely.

need major step up in this second half

dstuction (Donegal) - Posts: 1209 - 24/06/2012 14:56:43    1200933

down seem to come have a better looking team need a few scores now to put the monaghan lads under pressure

dubbydave. (Dublin) - Posts: 3927 - 24/06/2012 15:04:41    1200943

the comeback is on down have it too 2 point game really entertaining

dubbydave. (Dublin) - Posts: 3927 - 24/06/2012 15:10:19    1200948

The aristocrats are on the battlefield at last!

TheGateKeeper (Tyrone) - Posts: 2843 - 24/06/2012 15:10:57    1200949

Good match now, referee having a better game too. Young Laverty for Down looks a good player taking some lovely scores.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9816 - 24/06/2012 15:12:17    1200950

Talk about a game of two halves, great stuff to watch, Laverty is a gutsy lad.

Cute_Kerry_Hoor (Kerry) - Posts: 2518 - 24/06/2012 15:13:09    1200951

I take that back, shocking decision not award Down a second penalty there; as blatant as they come and what if that costs Down the match?

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9816 - 24/06/2012 15:16:39    1200953

Monaghan living dangerously !

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 24/06/2012 15:16:57    1200954

Down No 7 definitely walked on the Monaghan players head on purpose. You could see him have a look and then put the foot down. Wasn't picked up on by the commentary.

derfil1 (Kildare) - Posts: 1612 - 24/06/2012 15:19:50    1200957

He certainly was a FREEMAN in that move!

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 24/06/2012 15:19:56    1200958

Down fans going mad now and no wonder; they are on the receiving end of some shocking decisions.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9816 - 24/06/2012 15:20:26    1200959