Senior will likely be between Byransford and Bredagh with C/wellan as the suprise package

Intermediate harder to call with any one of kilcoo/Ballymartin/Shamrocks/Clonduff all very capable of a title

The county Panel ison and off this year. The girls are not fully comitted (I dont mean all but some) and to be a successfukl county panel every1 must be. What happened the days where county players train teice a week with county and are released to clubs on weeks when there are no county games?? That is he it is done in other counties so why are we different? Mens teams are the same.... its plain t be seen why we are not successful...its because we are defeated by our own set up

TheKingdomgael (Down) - Posts: 167 - 03/04/2012 19:41:54    1143127

"Senior will likely be between Byransford and Bredagh with C/wellan as the suprise package

Intermediate harder to call with any one of kilcoo/Ballymartin/Shamrocks/Clonduff all very capable of a title

The county Panel ison and off this year. The girls are not fully comitted (I dont mean all but some) and to be a successfukl county panel every1 must be. What happened the days where county players train teice a week with county and are released to clubs on weeks when there are no county games?? That is he it is done in other counties so why are we different? Mens teams are the same.... its plain t be seen why we are not successful...its because we are defeated by our own set up"

I think Carryduff will also come into contention for the senior. They are training hard for this season. Intermediate will probably be Clonduff - they are playing and winning a lot of challenge games against quality opposition. they seem to have found a few yonger players at the club that are ready to make the step up to senior level. they will take some beating.
Why are the county girls not fully committed? I dont understand this. they are sitting in division 3 after winning Division 2 a few seasons back i thought they would establish themselves as genuine contenders for honours at this stage. Instead we seem to be going in reverse which is not on. Is it the management? Why are we not training 2 times per week? i agree with the sentiment of when club plays they train with them and county plays they train with county. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTY PANEL????????

singer (Down) - Posts: 330 - 04/04/2012 10:47:20    1143347

Singer putting down ballymartin an awful lot... He must know a lot about the camp ; )

gaa2 (Down) - Posts: 116 - 04/04/2012 14:32:51    1143635

I aint putting anyone down. Ballymartin have shown in the last two seasons in particular they dont have the bottle for the big day in my opinion. Destroyed by Shamrocks in the final two years ago and well beaten by Rostrevor last season. They show in flashes in the league each year and then fall away. Anyone who watches ladies football in this county would tell you the same story. I have also mentioned time and again Clonduff - good team who have found a few players and have steadied their ship after Michaela, Aveen and the goal keeper left to go back to Bosco - Have i a foot in their camp as well?? I have also mentioned Burren and the fact they might just survive in the top flight due to their age pedigree and the fact that this team or the majority of it was up in the senior ranks before - they should find their feet in it. Have i a foot in their camp too?? I have also menitoned Carryduff and the fact they are training like hell for this season. they are hell bent on making their mark this year at senior level and indeed the junior team playing in the Intermediate Championship will see this as a major steping stone to playing senior football - have i a foot in their camp too??? I give my information based on previous years experience in the leagues and championships. I attend an awful lot of ladies games in ALL divisions as i like to chart the progress of players and teams in general.
Dont forget - this message board is opinion related. I like you am entitled to mine. At the end of the season Carryduff may be relegated, burren may be senior champions and i will review my comments before the start of the 2013 season.

singer (Down) - Posts: 330 - 05/04/2012 11:17:47    1144171

i HEAR cASTLEWELLAN HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN A LOT OF HARD WORK AND HAVE LOTS OF GOOD YOUNG PLAYERS COMING THRU. tHEY COULD BE A FORCE THIS YEAR !!

monitor (Down) - Posts: 209 - 05/04/2012 14:12:25    1144338

Yeah Castlewellan have won u16 c'ship last yr with a good squad. U14 had good squad too. If c'wellan can mix these girls in with experienced heads like Lisa Morghan, karen Mc Mullan, Aine Keary, etc - they will be force to be reckoned with.................

singer (Down) - Posts: 330 - 05/04/2012 15:53:01    1144428

Senior

Saval v Bredagh
Annaclone v Carryduff
Bryansford v Downpatrick
Castlewellan v Burren

Some interesting ties here. Bredagh will have too much in the tank for Saval who will struggle in the top flight this season. Carryduff should beat Annaclone as it usually takes them a while to find their feet at the start of the season. Bryansford have lost a few players as have Downpatrick - but the ford should prevail in this tie - just. Burren v Castlewellan - think this tie will be too soon for the whites. Castlewellan will try to blood a few of their underage players here to get them experience at senior level. They should win comfortably.



intermediate
Ballymartin v Teconnaught
Kilcoo v Newry Shamrocks
Tullylish v Rostrevor
Mayobnridge v Clonduff

Ballymartin can flatter to deceive at times - but if they have had a good pre season as Thekingdomgael suggests - they should account for a team that has just been promoted. Kilcoo v Shamrocks will be a tight affair - Shamrocks are in something of a transition at present and if the twins are at their full powers they will win with ease. But the Lavertys are potent for Kilcoo. Draw might just be the outcome. Rostrevor are championship winners from last season and have worked hard over the closed months. Im sure they will want to get their season off on the right note - and im not sure Tullylish will provide a stiff test for them. Clonduff will take care of Mayobridge. Mayobridge are a junior team playing out of their depth - they dont seem to take ladies football seriously.

junior
Saul St Johns
St John Bosco Loughinisland
St Michaels Bright
Carryduff Annaclone

saul on the back of a couple of underage titles last season should account for St Johns. Loughinisland will be hurting from their relegation last season and will look to quickly bounce back into intermediate status. Bosco have the Downeys back in tow which could see tehm coast the league. Bright have reformed but without a few of their players who have quit or stayed with Downpatrick. They could struggle. St Michaels are in this league for the last number of years now and need to start making progress. The last two teams are second strings of their senior team. Careful here - Bredagh did this for years without success and Clonduff did the same a few years ago and couldnt field at times last season. Carryduff are junior champions from last season and should only really have Bosco to worry them this season.

duff (Down) - Posts: 145 - 06/04/2012 12:46:16    1144871

Carryduff where only a threat last season when they had their seniors playing for them, which should not be allowed (Don't see why it should be any different to the mens top 13) Hence why they won the Junior Championship!! So I do not agree that Bosco will be their only threat this season...however I do think that bosco will be the team to beat this year for all concerned with the Downeys back for them.

FeedTheBear (Down) - Posts: 3 - 06/04/2012 16:03:23    1145042

The leagues in all divisions should be interesting this year with stiff competition. I would love to see someone different win leagues and championships this year to shake other teams up a little. Although I do find it interesting that people are able to make comments about certain teams without actually watching them play. Teams could have trained hard for months in the run-up to the league but not produce in matches as was the case last season with many teams including Carryduff who have been talked about here. Surely they trained for months in the run up to the league starting also and didn't produce at the end hurdle last season?! Also how many senior players did they have playing for the junior team last year? Surely teams have to grade their senior players and if this was done seniors couldnt have played for the junior team?? How many players have Bredagh transferred in this year from around the country?

Hopefully the winners of the league and championship this year are teams that deserve it and not teams who only play half the matches in the league. Is something going to be done about this by the county board this year? Surely a fine should be played if teams cancel matches? Otherwise this ruins ladies football in the county!

southside (Down) - Posts: 11 - 07/04/2012 16:18:31    1145516

Bredagh v Annaclone
Burren v Downpatrick
Carryduff v Bryansford
Castlewellan v Saval

No major shocks last night and i dont expect any on sat either.

Mayobridge v Kilcoo
Rostrevor v Ballymartin
Shamrocks v Tullylish

The only strange thing about this league is the fact that Clonduff didnt play last night -caus of camogie which is fair enough - and they arent playing again at the weekend. they just rule ladies football and play totally on their terms. They should be docked points for being a disgrace. There are so many girls not getting football in their village and the opposition too over stupid reasons.

Annaclone v St Michaels
Aughlisnafin v St John Bosco
Loughinisland v Saul
St Johns v Carryduff

Dont expect any surprises here. I think St Michaels should actually join up with Annaclone to make one big panel. they could still compete in junior until promoted - but it would def be a stronger outfit.

duff (Down) - Posts: 145 - 12/04/2012 10:55:18    1149612

I totally agree that clubs should be fined for not fielding teams. St Johns didnt show for Saul last nite (The first league game) and rang an hour before the game to say they wouldnt be coming!!! Are St Johns going to continue to do this again this year?!? Ladies County Board need to start doing something about this....fixtures have been out for near a month now so there is no call for it!!

FeedTheBear (Down) - Posts: 3 - 12/04/2012 10:59:19    1149615

A disgrace that teams do not field. Im sure Clonduff have more than 15 girls wanting to play football who do not play camogie. Reasons for getting games off is the problem - another sport is fine if you are short on numbers - but things like hen partys, weddings (unless its a player) confirmations etc are a load of rubbish. Four or five girls going on a hen party or to a wedding or a family going to confirmation does not allow a game to be called off. its a complete disgrace. People on this board are wondering about our county teams at underage and senior level and why they perhaps are not competing at a high level. Part of it is down to the fact that clubs wont play games. Clubs is the grass roots of the ladies association and unless girls are getting regular football - they wont improve. Fine them, deduct points and suspend county board representatives from the clubs who continue to break the rules. They can sit up and take notice - or fold... As they are not playing games anyhow - would they be such a great loss................

singer (Down) - Posts: 330 - 12/04/2012 11:47:55    1149684

I think thats an interesting response about suspending Co Board reps if teams fail to field. You have obviously never been at a Co Board meeting. You start doing that and there will be no-one at it. There are loads of rules in place to handle non-fielding, it will be interesting to see what is done.

Any more results from last night

KeepItClean (Down) - Posts: 18 - 12/04/2012 13:21:42    1149829

Burren, Castlwellan, Clonduff, Mayobridge, Kilcoo, Shamrocks all didn't play last night.

vocational (Down) - Posts: 26 - 12/04/2012 13:34:05    1149855

Don't know why Clonduff didn't play because they had 'NO' camogie match last night!!!!

gaaforall (Down) - Posts: 130 - 12/04/2012 13:48:15    1149870

Have to agree. not showing up to play games is not good enough! however, anyone who plays with a team or manages for that know that it isnt always as easy as it sounds especially with saturday games as girls need to work! as for games being moved, if both clubs agree and its moved within 4 days as is set out by the county board then there is nothing wrong with it. I know that clubs like Clonduff/Kilcoo and Mayobridge and some ballymartin (An riocht) girls are dual players so to say these clubs should field without them if they can is a disgrace. Y should a girl who has busted her gut training for two sports since january or there abouts get punished by missing a match because the county board decided to clash games with the only sport its in competition with inside the GAA and surrounding sports? As for weddings etc I agree a game should only be moved if a player involved is gettin married herself but if a team approached their oppostion for that game and they are happy to re-fix in the proceeding days then theres nothing i, you or anyone can do about that as it is within the rules in football/camogie in men and ladies games.
Our County team differs from others due to commitment and you can dance around that what ever way you want but if a county team is not training collectively twice a week with a game at the weekends and being released to clubs on club game weeks then the county team are not going to improve further.

Now for the other news.... Anyone attend any games last night?

Whats happening in Annaclone? heavy defeat for county champs?

Not overly convincing scoreline from the Bford against an apparently struggling Dpatrick team?

Ballymartin and Rostrevor recording massive wins? are they to be the teams to watch?

TheKingdomgael (Down) - Posts: 167 - 12/04/2012 13:58:00    1149884

Burren v Castlewellan off due to liatroim playing camogie
clonduff v mayobridge off due to both teams playing camogie - apparently
kilcoo v shamrocks off - kilcoo playing camogie.

If there are no reps attending from clubs - then how does the county function. If your club does not send a rep they should be fined. Failure to attend two or more meetings ina season is deduction of points. So many people want this to be a success - but if they arent going to take it as seriously as the men do - why bother?? All county board meetings have a rep from each club at the mens. They all attend. I dont agree with this if one team asks another team to move the fixture rubbish - if you have a problem with a fixture - you say it to the county board. they decide whether to postpone the game or move it to another date. They will know by the numbers you have registered whether you can field or not. Until its taken seriously - there is no point. As someone mentioned earlier - the fixtures are out a month now - teams should know they have a game - its simply not good enough not to turn up. The county team is the same - it needs to be taken seriously by ALL those involved. New management needs to have a panel - not a drop in centre where girls come and go as they please. train twice per week as mentioned by previous poster and play at weekends. the way its being run at the minute is not up to scratch. IT NEEDS TO BE SORTED.

singer (Down) - Posts: 330 - 12/04/2012 14:17:38    1149907

Maybe the real question should be why are the county board fixing league matches for a night which has always been a camogie night????

gaaforall (Down) - Posts: 130 - 12/04/2012 14:51:36    1149958

here here gaaforall

TheKingdomgael (Down) - Posts: 167 - 12/04/2012 14:59:27    1149970

Singer you seem to have an opinion on nearly everything to do with the ladies football, some of it justified but some not. You seem to be very hard on the County Board and nearly every management team that the CB puts in place. Your criticisms though are uncalled for and show a certain kind of either jealousy, hate or complete lack of knowledge of whats going on within some of the clubs and within the CB. You base most if not all your comments on the latest score, event or atleast make selective comments on these and do not look at wider picture. I noticed you recently slated the players of the Senior team when they got beat and then quickly changed tack when they won however you failed to comment on their recent score versus Roscommon yet they won 4.14 to 0.08. This type of selective amnesia shows you lack depth of knowledge and wider understanding of this squad and management and whats going on with Down. I notice you raised the hackles of other commentators and maybe this type of criticism you post is purely to do that i.e. act like an internet troll to annoy people who in most cases are trying to their best in what are very difficult and tough times. Maybe like other posters suggest you should come forward to the CB and give your services to help out a very committed bunch of people who are doing their best but need more help. Constructive criticism is fine but remember some of the people you vent your spleen at our very young and can do with out your opinions. Negativity is not on every1's agenda.

gaamna (Down) - Posts: 27 - 12/04/2012 18:16:31    1150300