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I agree on a lot HS but when we fall behind those 2 teams it's of major significance when it means relegation - to a league which is not and never has been by and large our standard. So some recriminations are to be expected. If it was more or less where we've always been (not what win/loss stats say) then there probably wouldn't be the perceived need for a players statement which we haven't had before. But I agree with the "it's not apocalypse now" sentiment.

My final comment on the McManus thing and only since its been mis-interpreted yet again.
I'm aware the media generally go to the player - but the point I made was that someone in the Antrim camp should change this. That might be Neil as captain, the management, or the PRO - but sharing the media work would be more healthy for the panel as a whole.
Also - it wasn't the media that picked him for the New Jersey photo shoot or to be under 21 selector.
I mean for crying out loud - is anyone seriously disputing that one player has a preponderance of focus when it comes to Antrim hurling! Like none I've seen in any other county! That's not a personal attack it's just a fact people! C'mon look at it - it's not disputable.
Fair enough if you think that's a grand situation but I personally don't find but healthy. That's me done on it no doubt another simple fact will be taken another way.

So here's a final curve ball to move the focus on - is anyone aware that the statement was not unanimously supported by all players?


This wouldn't be a major surprise as every panel is the same in this regard! Probably the men who wouldn't normally start. That's why all the loughgiel posters keep going on about the happy camp! If ur not happy in camp cdall/ Bcastle select ur off the panel coz you'd a bad attitude and u wouldn't commit!

Antrim count board  surely doesn't have a PRO   If they do I he's must be the worst one ever coz I can't recall a good bit of PR coming out of the county in a long long time. As for the Kevin Ryan debate I think the fella can only do so much with what's at his disposal. However I think if we had an Antrim man in charge there would be a lot of present panel members who wouldn't be near it. Kevin Ryan doesn't get to too many club games otherwise he'd see that there's better players than the ones currently on his panel.

Who do you recommend that isn't on the panel?

Well I think we're going over old ground with some of the names being mentioned almost daily on here. I would like to see a full forward. Centre half forward and a full back of some form on the panel. Too many square pegs in round holes in important positions for my liking. There's also some shocking paranoia on this board that every post is against certain people! These are just some peoples opinions on what they think should be done. Doesn't make them right or wrong!

Antrim count board  surely doesn't have a PRO   If they do I he's must be the worst one ever coz I can't recall a good bit of PR coming out of the county in a long long time. As for the Kevin Ryan debate I think the fella can only do so much with what's at his disposal. However I think if we had an Antrim man in charge there would be a lot of present panel members who wouldn't be near it. Kevin Ryan doesn't get to too many club games otherwise he'd see that there's better players than the ones currently on his panel.

Armoy v Creggan - Creggan by 6
Gort na Móna v Sarsfields - Sarsfields by 9
Ballygalget v St Pauls - Ballygalget by 11
Cloughmills v Glenariffe - Cloughmills by 2
Cushendun v Carey - Carey by 1

Can't disagree much with that there although I think bgalget will get there fill from St Paul's and sarsfield v gnm might be tighter too. Is Dessie mcclean still away?

Back to back goals have killed this game of now.  A question. Is it the same joke as last year. Team relegated gets another chance to stay up by playing D2 winners.

yes is a joke Antrim should have been down in division 2 last year.

think you'll find its offaly that should have went down last year. 

We finished bottom last year and beat Offaly in the first play off. Offaly then won the playoff against the 2a winner. So if the thing is to b done properly the bottom team should go straight down no stupid second and third chances. Weve been bottom 2 in a row so should def be down. If they want a playoff it should be between 2nd from bottom and 2nd in 2a

Any predictions for the first round of games?  Less than two weeks away now

Hard to predict any of the games in this league there'll be no easy ones that's for sure!

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I still think Neil Mc Garry has something to offer the county set up.  Could free up mc auley to move into wing or center half.  He's doing a great job where he is. But think he's top class on the wing


Excellent full back gives very little away. But I think he's struggled with his back the past couple of years so I can't see him making return if he was asked. Would prefer mcauley in the half back line sending the ball into the forwards think he's wasted in full back.

Forgot about them! But every county is in the same boat as well. In Kilkenny I'm sure there's good hurlers who would make the county team but can't commit for one reason or another or is a bit of a loose cannon etc.  The way people are talkin on here you'd think we were the only ones with problems

On the Antrim Gaa board a while back, the question was asked about relegation from division 1 and promotion from division 2 and the moderator replied 2 will leave division 1,and no one will come up 

I find this hard to believe. It must've been a misprint or something. How r u supposed to get motivated to play in a league with no chance of promotion from? Are they trying to make all the divisions as boring and meaningless as div 1?

My Antrim team if everyone was injury free, committed and toed the line

Chris o Connell

Ryan McCambridge
Cormac Donnelly
Aaron Graffin

Neal McAuley
Conor McKinley
Kevin Molloy

Ciaran Johnson
Mark McFadden

Eddie McCloskey
Neil McManus
Paul Shiels

Ciaran Clarke
Liam Watson
Shane McNaughton

Ryan McGarry
Michael Bradley
Odhran McFadden
Stephen Shannon
Simon mccrory
Conor mcclelland
Jackson McGreevy
Eoghan Campbell
Tony McCloskey
Stephen McAfee
PJ o Connell
Shea Casey
Dan McCloskey
Conor Carson
Saul McCaughan

Can't argue toomuch with that team there!

Think it's about time use all got real! If the cdall and lgiel men were all best buds would it have made a big difference yesterday? The answer is no! We've been gettin hammered by Waterford anytime we've played them for years. Same with Limerick and the rest of the top teams. And just out of interest who are the other players that aren't on the panel that should be? Winker and Eddie but after that there's not too many of better standard than what's there already.

So who actually won the other McAuley Cup semi-final? And when they playing the final, not many weekends left until All County Leagues start.

Loughgiel won 0-16 - 0-8.

Antrim v Waterford Hurling
1
Chris O Connell
Na Seamroga
2
Ryan Mc Cambridge
Ruairi Og
3
Neal Mc Auley
Mac Uilin
4
Aaron Graffin
Ruairi Og
5
Simon Mc Crory
Naomh Eoin
6
Conor Mc Kinley
Cú Chullain
7
Michael Bradley
Naomh Eoin
8
Neil Mc Manus (Capt)
Ruairi Og
9
Ciaran Johnson
Naomh Eoin
10
Nial Mc Kenna
Padraig Sairseil
11
Tomas Ma Cann
Ciceaim Creagan
12
Paul Shiels
Cú Chullain
13
PJ O Connell​
Gaeil Na Cluanaigh
14
Shane Mc Naughton
Ruairi Og
15
Ciaran Clarke
Mac Uilin
16
Ryan Mc Garry
Na Seamroga
17
Tomas O Ciarain
Naomh Gall
18
Eoghan Campbell
Ruairi Og
19
Odhran Mc Fadden
Na Seamroga
20
Jackson Mc Greevy
Naomh Gall
21
Conor Mc Cann
Ciceaim Creagan
22
Conor Carson
Ruairi Og
23
Mathew Donnelly
Mac Uilin
24
Darren Hamill
Shane O Neills
25
Conor Johnston
Naomh Eoin
26
Daniel Mc Kernan
Padraig Sairseil

good to see SMN back in antrim colours. Great forward on his day.  Mc Cann as center forward is an improvement for me anyway. What's carsons deal this year?

Mccann is a good target man with a great hand on him hope he does well in there. What about Conor McCann he had a great year under dinny then hasn't really had a proper go since.

Right fair enough I think we've established that Matty is a committed hurler. But we've also established that he's not a forward! Does he himself not tell kr look I'm a back not a forward! Am I wasting my time here because Ill only ever be a makeshift full forward! There's being committed then there's deluding urself.
Round pegs in round holes please. If we don't have a big full forward good enough then don't play with one then work a game plan around our small quick men.

Three teams relegated this year too will leave it extra competitive with nobody wanting to get dragged into a relegation battle every game counts

Three teams dropping out of Div2 as well?

They are relegating 5 from division two to make it an eight team league. 3 down from div 1 and only one going up, plus one up from div 3, leaves 13 in div 2 before relegation. Hence 5 down to make 8 in division 2 in 2016.

Is this fact or fiction?

Hard to believe they would relegate half of one division! That would a new very radical move, even for Antrim!!

If I remember correctly, the motion put forward at county convention by CCC was: at the end of 2015 season all of the Antrim Hurling leagues would revert to 8 team leagues. It was voted for by the clubs and approved at convention in December. We discussed it on here at the time

Is it not just div 1 going to an eight team league and the rest remaining the same except div 4 which will gain two teams if the one up three down filters through.