Gaelic Games

Championship 2014: Down

Manager: James McCartan (5th season).Titles: Ulster 12 (1994); All-Ireland 5 (1994).2014 league: Won three, lost three, drew one. Finished fourth in Division Two.Odds and Ends: All-Ireland 80/1; Ulster 20/1.Bookies say: Ulster preliminary round, exit qualifier R4.Bookies said in 2013: Ulster quarter-final, exit qualifier R4.2013 championship: Lost Ulster semi-final to Donegal 0-9 to 0-12; Exited qualifier R2 to Derry 1-5 to 0-13.First outing: v Tyrone, Omagh, 18th May.

Down’s Aidan Carr competes with Donegal’s Karl Lacey

Malachy Clerkin's face
Malachy Clerkin
Thu May 15 2014 - 12:08

The forgotten team in Ulster. Pretty settled side with quality sprinkled throughout it and the second longest-serving manager in the country at the helm. Losing Kalum King (work reasons) is a blow, although McCartan has hinted that he might return later in the year. Otherwise, they’re not in bad shape and won’t fear Tyrone.


Last good day: All-Ireland final in 2010

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