1. If your name is McCartan, Linden or Carr, the pressure is on to deliver silverware
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2. And you’re the only county who actually hope to draw Kerry in the Championship
Benny knows the score against the Kingdom, it’s 5-0. ©INPHO/Donall Farmer
3. When you were a toddler in Donaghdee, you dared a young Bear Grylls to eat something disgusting
He did, and he never looked back since. Mark J. Terrill/AP/Press Association Images
4. You know (at least) one person who went to watch the Great Sean O’Neill and co. lift Sam in ’61
Well, with a record 90,565 crammed into Croker to see Offaly beaten, your chances are half decent.
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5. You taught Craig Gilroy how to spin out of a tackle on the streets of Bangor before he went away to Belfast
6. You joined your county in grief after the death of Nevin Spence
Spence in action with Ballynahinch in 2009, evading Gilroy who crossed the border to play his AIL games with Dungannon. ©INPHO/Presseye/Angus Bicker
7. You were forced to learn this song off before spending a penny of your communion money
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8. Long before Gerry Kelly came along with his washing machine, you spotted this swing stance at the Pitch & Putt up the road
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9. You’ve never understood all the hype around Armagh and their one All Ireland
‘We’ve won it five times…’
Brendan Grant has Ronan Clarke just where he wants him now ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
10. You’re a a multi-talented bunch
Conor Deegan is a divil for the golf… ©INPHO
… And award-winning farmer, Lions captain and a surfer extraordinaire? Stop it, Rory. You’re showing up the mortals. ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
11. Throughout the 90′s, Pete McGrath was your fashion icon
Tracksuit over regular clothes and socks over tracksuit. Got it.
The meticulous McGrath even made sure the balls went in the bag in the right order.
©INPHO/Tom Honan
12. You know the barbershop where ‘The Pat Jennings’ haircut was invented
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13. You’re part of a tough breed, capable of inflicting serious injury…
Like that time Peter McPartland knocked Ray Wood out of the 1957 FA Cup Final. Accidental, we’re sure…
The broken cheekbone comes at the 7 minute mark.
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14. … and yet, possess some of the smoothest skills imaginable
15. Not just in football
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16. The smaller the ball, the better
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17. Don’t play coy, you know your county possess the coolest jerseys in the country
Black and white, black and yellow… whatever.
Liam Austin 1991 ©INPHO/Billy Stickland
First team to take Sam across the border
There may be 7UP but there is only 1 Down. Fair play to Down’s hurling parishes for keeping plugging away in a successful football county.
Interesting thing, two hurling teams in Down.. South Down and Down.. Down is the southern part of the Ards peninsula, they have to travel up and around the coast to play or get a boat!, and Down is the south of the county.. Boys from Down explained it to me.. Up Down anyway
You make
An Dún Abú!
OMG, ” the boys in red and black” bring back some great memories…. :) An Dún Abu
I know guy from Down, always angry about something
Up Down! Their sausage rolls are nicer up there
No mention of Newry City? Come on Journal/Score that club’s been through hell and high water.
Your a downer
Was George Best from county Down?
Georgie, Georige they call him the Belfast boy! More Antrim though..
I think George Best is from co Down, being from cregagh south east Belfast which is co Down as far as I have learned. But I’m not sure if this is addressed as just belfast… I would like to be corrected though if this is not recognised.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cregagh