Antrim Football Thread

[paddyjohn]

Play them knock out, scrap that round robin nonsense.

[Belfast GAA man]

SO good news abou casement and goal is to have ulster championship final 2024 and no mention of first Antrim county and club games. The day we signed up for the big stadium Antrim lost Casement to the prawn sandwich eaters

[imtommygunn]

It's not our stadium now.

[Kidder81]

SO good news abou casement and goal is to have ulster championship final 2024 and no mention of first Antrim county and club games. The day we signed up for the big stadium Antrim lost Casement to the prawn sandwich eaters

And to certain groups who have no interest in Gaa & are only interested in making money

[asaffgael]

Don't be petty, love just having something to moan about! They are obviously going to promote the biggest game as an aim. What would you rather - "Casement to be open for the first round of the Antrim Championship 2024 - Gort Na Mona v Aghagallon"

[Calm Down]

Does anyone have a link to the master fixtures for the Championships? Been trying to find them on the county website but with no luck

[NAG1]

SO good news abou casement and goal is to have ulster championship final 2024 and no mention of first Antrim county and club games. The day we signed up for the big stadium Antrim lost Casement to the prawn sandwich eaters

ITG hit the nail on the head, we have lost any say in it. All these ex-players raising their profiles off the back of supporting getting it built, fail to understand that we wont have a say it.

So those great old days when every schools competition in Belfast and seemingly every juvenile match as well (going by some of the reports) are gone and not coming back. We will be lucky to get even the biggest club games in it.

[NatSoSaff]

SO good news abou casement and goal is to have ulster championship final 2024 and no mention of first Antrim county and club games. The day we signed up for the big stadium Antrim lost Casement to the prawn sandwich eaters

ITG hit the nail on the head, we have lost any say in it. All these ex-players raising their profiles off the back of supporting getting it built, fail to understand that we wont have a say it.

So those great old days when every schools competition in Belfast and seemingly every juvenile match as well (going by some of the reports) are gone and not coming back. We will be lucky to get even the biggest club games in it.

Where are you getting this from? How do you know what will & wont be played in the new casement? Are you on your club or county committee in any capacity? If so then you will have an opportunity to have a say on most things that affect you as a gael. If you're not then I'm not sure who you are referring to when you say 'we wont have a say'?
We've had to listen to some amount of negativity around the stalled casement project over recent years, now there is serious cause for excitement and positivity and people are determined to create more negatives. Some people just love being miserable! 

[Jeepers Creepers]

I assume that it's going to cost a few bob to open up this stadium for a game? If so how much of a capacity will be needed to cover the cost?

[johnnycool]

SO good news abou casement and goal is to have ulster championship final 2024 and no mention of first Antrim county and club games. The day we signed up for the big stadium Antrim lost Casement to the prawn sandwich eaters

ITG hit the nail on the head, we have lost any say in it. All these ex-players raising their profiles off the back of supporting getting it built, fail to understand that we wont have a say it.

So those great old days when every schools competition in Belfast and seemingly every juvenile match as well (going by some of the reports) are gone and not coming back. We will be lucky to get even the biggest club games in it.

Where are you getting this from? How do you know what will & wont be played in the new casement? Are you on your club or county committee in any capacity? If so then you will have an opportunity to have a say on most things that affect you as a gael. If you're not then I'm not sure who you are referring to when you say 'we wont have a say'?
We've had to listen to some amount of negativity around the stalled casement project over recent years, now there is serious cause for excitement and positivity and people are determined to create more negatives. Some people just love being miserable! 

ITG is saying that this won't be Antrims stadium to decide who gets a run out in it or not and he's right.

Hard to see the South Antrim u13's getting a run out in it.

[imtommygunn]

It's a fact lol.

That said I do expect our county finals and a good bit more to be played there. Just becomes more awkward to organise.

[johnnycool]

It's a fact lol.

That said I do expect our county finals and a good bit more to be played there. Just becomes more awkward to organise.

10% of gatemoney to the Ulster Council and you'll be fine. 

[bannside]

 Going back a few years I was assured the Antrim board of the day negotiated a "decent" deal on behalf of Antrim Gaels. More recent clarification would be welcome if there has been any change in this agreement in the intervening years.

[NAG1]

Going back a few years I was assured the Antrim board of the day negotiated a "decent" deal on behalf of Antrim Gaels. More recent clarification would be welcome if there has been any change in this agreement in the intervening years.

BS not sure this happened. In fact was there not moves to get all say in transferred to UC which was caught on just before it was signed off.

It will become a commercial decision when it gets to be open.

[whatwillbwillb]

"When the axe came into the forest the trees said at least the handle is one of us", naive of you BS it must be said. Corrigan is the new County Ground, least we forget it was Antrim Gaels that funded and built casement prk. When are they going to have the stones to announce its name change? Possibly after May next year maybe?