Antrim Football Thread

[Sportacus]

The much bigger issue in the U19 competition is the lack of participation by many clubs.  Lack of familiarity with U19?  Squeezed between minor and senior managers? Lack of push from the County?  I don't know but it's a shame.  Moving to U17 has been disastrous for a certain generation of players, and was predicted.

[ck]

I don't think that's his point. Rather why are clubs with a stack of players sanctioning players to play for them? And it's a fair point. Why would you want to deny your own players game time to facilitate other clubs' players? To win obviously but it's very shortsighted and not very moral.

If Davitts didn't enter a team should that player be unavailable? Is it fair to play for a team, within the rules? Or just deny him that opportunity of playing in an A competition?

Kerry have encouraged players from junior clubs to play at a higher grade come championship. Seems to work for them

Youre comparing apples with oranges. The Kerry situation is completely different.
St.Brigids have big numbers at underage by all accounts so instead of nurturing these players they are pulling in players from other clubs, not to mention the 6 Downeys. What does this say about their policy of nurturing talent?

Thanks for playing up through the ranks but this new lad is now taking your place. ...Oh, you're leaving? Ok goodbye.

Some will disagree and see short term success as a justifiable reason to pull in others club players but it is extremely short sighted.

[Milltown Row2]

I think you've managed to entirely miss the point.

The point being a club has plenty of players and a sanctioned player from another club is playing for them?

I'm not sure it's a big thing, they haven't done anything wrong. Change the rules. The ethnical side of things seems to be what's annoying people, and strangely from someone whose club pays managers!

[EOC1923]

I think you've managed to entirely miss the point.

The point being a club has plenty of players and a sanctioned player from another club is playing for them?

I'm not sure it's a big thing, they haven't done anything wrong. Change the rules. The ethnical side of things seems to be what's annoying people, and strangely from someone whose club pays managers!

Your boys have an ad up on Facebook looking a manager, good luck getting one for nothing lol

[Milltown Row2]

I think you've managed to entirely miss the point.

The point being a club has plenty of players and a sanctioned player from another club is playing for them?

I'm not sure it's a big thing, they haven't done anything wrong. Change the rules. The ethnical side of things seems to be what's annoying people, and strangely from someone whose club pays managers!

Your boys have an ad up on Facebook looking a manager, good luck getting one for nothing lol

I'm not against paid managers, we've had them for years! At you won't find a post were I'm against it.. But your, was going to say clubman but you need to be a paid up member for that, mate was giving off about players coming in from other clubs while forgetting about the club he associates with has had players from outside

[BelSaft]

Despite a productive youth programme which has paid dividends for St Brigid's for years wonder whey the had to borrow, a lad from Michael Davitts (sanction) for the under 19 final.....

There he goes again! St Brigids St Brigids St Brigids! Living rent free in your head! Just enjoy your own success CB 👍🏻

[EOC1923]

Despite a productive youth programme which has paid dividends for St Brigid's for years wonder whey the had to borrow, a lad from Michael Davitts (sanction) for the under 19 final.....

There he goes again! St Brigids St Brigids St Brigids! Living rent free in your head! Just enjoy your own success CB 👍🏻

Despite a productive youth programme which has paid dividends for St Brigid's for years wonder whey the had to borrow, a lad from Michael Davitts (sanction) for the under 19 final.....

There he goes again! St Brigids St Brigids St Brigids! Living rent free in your head! Just enjoy your own success CB 👍🏻

Several other people commented, do you think you live rent free in every clubs head? Welcome to planet St Brigids lol

[BelSaft]

Despite a productive youth programme which has paid dividends for St Brigid's for years wonder whey the had to borrow, a lad from Michael Davitts (sanction) for the under 19 final.....

There he goes again! St Brigids St Brigids St Brigids! Living rent free in your head! Just enjoy your own success CB 👍🏻

Despite a productive youth programme which has paid dividends for St Brigid's for years wonder whey the had to borrow, a lad from Michael Davitts (sanction) for the under 19 final.....

There he goes again! St Brigids St Brigids St Brigids! Living rent free in your head! Just enjoy your own success CB 👍🏻

Several other people commented, do you think you live rent free in every clubs head? Welcome to planet St Brigids lol

No it's just Country Bumpkin can put a
Post in without mentioning them

[Hoof Hearted]

Good job the rugby penalty advantage doesn't apply in our game. There'd be some frothing at the mouth on the sidelines at the poor refs.

[Milltown Row2]

Good job the rugby penalty advantage doesn't apply in our game. There'd be some frothing at the mouth on the sidelines at the poor refs.

Be some craic lol

[SaffronSports]

Do St Brigid's have huge juvenile numbers? In my experience they've struggled to put 15 out everytime I've seen them. Albeit that's LGFA, Camogie and they're part of amalgamations in hurling. Take it football is totally different?

[Hoof Hearted]

Do St Brigid's have huge juvenile numbers? In my experience they've struggled to put 15 out everytime I've seen them. Albeit that's LGFA, Camogie and they're part of amalgamations in hurling. Take it football is totally different?

2 teams at every level I think

[Milltown Row2]

Glen it is then, 9 point winners after a poor first half

[ck]

Glen it is then, 9 point winners after a poor first half

Can Cargin beat them?

[Spike]

Difficult to judge exactly where Glen are at the moment but they have been very professional to date.  Blew Magherafelt away in that 2nd half yesterday and they have a serious amount of men who can score. 

The Derry championship is in a worse state than I had previously thought.  Glen's brilliance has taken the eye away from how badly the other teams have slipped down.