Antrim Football Thread

[Kickham csc]

I hate these things, why not just list the top 15 players who received the most All Stars in that position.

The problem is that the team would be dominated by Kerry.

Top 14 players with total All Starts

9   Pat Spillane   
8   Colm Cooper   
7   Mikey Sheehy   
6   Stephen Cluxton
6    Peter Canavan   
6   Jack O'Shea   
6   Ger Power   
5   Brian Fenton   
5   John Egan   
5   John O'Keeffe   
5   Páidí Ó Sé   
5   Tomás Ó Sé   
5   John O'Leary   
5   Seán Cavanagh   

With the exception of John O'Leary (Cluxton), who can you exclude the players with the most All stars from a list of best all star team. Nuts

[toby47]

If you had to pick one Antrim player from the past 50 years who deserves an honourable mention in this conversation who would you go for?

[Milltown Row2]

If you had to pick one Antrim player from the past 50 years who deserves an honourable mention in this conversation who would you go for?

50 years will be hard to pick, rather pick 1 from each decade 

[paddyjohn]

Declan Bunting, Micko Herron & Brendan McCombe new LD manager.

[Flanker]

Ardoyne had Ross Carr last year did they not? Big names not unheard of.

True. From outside looks to have done a decent job

They won a Junior championship that they were favourites to win. Then lost all 5 of their intermediate championship games. Underwhelming tbh.

Would that be the general view. Favourites don't always win out

Kept there place in a competitive Div 2

Were in the stronger side of the IFC groupings. Most of the teams in there group were @ the top end of Div 2.

Were competitive in their first 2 games losing by a point in one of them

Who would you have expected them to beat in IFC group?

From the outside it looked like they had made small steps forward

[imtommygunn]

If you had to pick one Antrim player from the past 50 years who deserves an honourable mention in this conversation who would you go for?

50 years will be hard to pick, rather pick 1 from each decade 

No brainer. We have one all star and that's from within 50 years.

Yeah I would also have said Ardoyne are doing ok.

[Milltown Row2]

If you had to pick one Antrim player from the past 50 years who deserves an honourable mention in this conversation who would you go for?

50 years will be hard to pick, rather pick 1 from each decade 

No brainer. We have one all star and that's from within 50 years.

Yeah I would also have said Ardoyne are doing ok.

That would close the door on all other picks, and where is the fun in all that?

Wouldn't have seen Andy play but by all accounts he was a great player. Maybe Bannside can fill us in

[country bumpkin]

If you had to pick one Antrim player from the past 50 years who deserves an honourable mention in this conversation who would you go for?

50 years will be hard to pick, rather pick 1 from each decade 

No brainer. We have one all star and that's from within 50 years.

Yeah I would also have said Ardoyne are doing ok.

That would close the door on all other picks, and where is the fun in all that?

Wouldn't have seen Andy play but by all accounts he was a great player. Maybe Bannside can fill us in

Mick Mc Cann did receive nomination and a 'replacement' award.......

[imtommygunn]

Yeah I was going to say him after that as he's not a bad footballer to be fair to him... Definitely the best I remember.

[Milltown Row2]

Yeah I was going to say him after that as he's not a bad footballer to be fair to him... Definitely the best I remember.

Was he the only nomination and 'replacement' awarded? Brilliant footballer btw

When was the last Antrim player to be picked for Ulster?

[paddyjohn]

Yeah I was going to say him after that as he's not a bad footballer to be fair to him... Definitely the best I remember.

Was he the only nomination and 'replacement' awarded? Brilliant footballer btw

When was the last Antrim player to be picked for Ulster?

I'm guessing Mick McCann, Paddy C or Sean Kelly.

[Milltown Row2]

Yeah I was going to say him after that as he's not a bad footballer to be fair to him... Definitely the best I remember.

Was he the only nomination and 'replacement' awarded? Brilliant footballer btw

When was the last Antrim player to be picked for Ulster?

I'll be honest, I can't remember a player on it, I know of one that was picked but didn't go


I'm guessing Mick McCann, Paddy C or Sean Kelly.

[bannside]

I might have a go at selecting my own best 15 from Antrim from the last 50 years.

But terms of reference would need to be cleared defined.

Should club form be taken into consideration at all....or should we stick rigidly to those who consistently performed at a high level in county colours.

Any thoughts....

[Milltown Row2]

I might have a go at selecting my own best 15 from Antrim from the last 50 years.

But terms of reference would need to be cleared defined.

Should club form be taken into consideration at all....or should we stick rigidly to those who consistently performed at a high level in county colours.

Any thoughts....

Ya can't go with club form, team would be littered with Johnnies St Paul's Cargin and St Galls men

[country bumpkin]

Yeah I was going to say him after that as he's not a bad footballer to be fair to him... Definitely the best I remember.

Was he the only nomination and 'replacement' awarded? Brilliant footballer btw

When was the last Antrim player to be picked for Ulster?

I'll be honest, I can't remember a player on it, I know of one that was picked but didn't go


I'm guessing Mick McCann, Paddy C or Sean Kelly.

Mick Mc Cann did play in at least two Railway cups....