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From London to Letterkenny – “We have more players not in Downings as we have in Downings”

written by Chris McNulty November 13, 2016
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ANDY CONNOR outlined Downings’ difficulties after his side lost out to Blackhill in the Ulster Junior semi-final at Owenbeg today.

Monaghan side Blackhill overcame Downings 0-13 to 0-6, ending the Downings men’s hopes of becoming the first side from the club to reach a provincial decider.

Connor, the Downings manager, was disappointed afterwards, but noted how hard he has it to prepare.

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“We have more players not in Downings as we have in Downings,” he explained, “between Belfast, Sligo, Letterkenny, London, Dublin…it’s a big commitment for them boys to come back and keep training.

“It was disappointing. We didn’t play like we can. We gave them a six-point lead. We gave a better showing in the second half and that was important for us.

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“They got some handy scores. Everything they hit seemed to go over the bar. They had goal chances that they didn’t take too.”

Downings won the Donegal and All-Ireland Junior titles at Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta this year as well as getting their hands on the Donegal JFC crown.

Connor said: “If you look at it in the grand scheme of things, you’d say we had a good season. We’d love to have reached an Ulster final. This will hurt for a while now.”

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Listen to the full interview below …

https://soundcloud.com/donegalsporthub-club-notes/andy-connor-after-downings-lose-to-blackhill

From London to Letterkenny – “We have more players not in Downings as we have in Downings” was last modified: November 13th, 2016 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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