Dan Gordon the
experienced Loughinisland clubman has been selected
as the new Down senior football team captain
for the coming season.
Gordon has been
a regular midfielder on the Mourne side for
the past number of years, and is rated as one
of the best midfielders in the game at the present
time.
An Ulster interprovincial
player, Gordon is very honoured to be appointed
captain of his native county, and is hoping
to play a leading role in getting the team to
compete for major honours in the coming months
in both league and championship.
Dan’s
first competitive game as team-captain was a
recent Dr. McKenna Cup clash against Tyrone
in Healy Park, Omagh - a game that the Mourne
side lost despite matched the home side in everything
but the scoreboard. However, he had better luck
in his second outing with the county squad on
Wednesday night, 16th of January when the Down
side under manager Ross Carr went on a scoring
spree and easily defeated Donegal in the second
round of the Dr. McKenna Cup at the Pairc Esler,
Newry venue under lights - notching up an impressive
5-14 into the bargain. This win puts the Down
side right back into contention in the race
for McKenna Cup honours again.
The leading
question now is can Dan lead his inexperienced
Down side to McKenna Cup honours in 2008 - it
would be a great start to his captaincy, and
a tremendous boost to Down football ahead of
what is expected to be a very tough and interesting
league and championship season.
