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It's a bit much too ask the Refs to control this as well, they have enough trouble making up rules as they go

A Bullshit League as had been proved time and time again over the last 15 years!! Perhaps the Yo Yo teams should stop standing at the top table with their hand out, and help themselves. The only team I honestly see making an improvement in overall standards and likely to stay in Div 1 for years to come are StJohns. That took 10 years of work!!

I never heard about gripes with the management, very surprised if that is the case. Which Club is involved. I did hear the Johnnies lads weren't going.
The other thing is whether we fancy the friendly against Wicklow or not we need to prepare for the league which begins in Janurary!!

Things dont sound great on the County team front. Ten players reined the first night and 14 last night, and we play our first competitive match v Wicklow in Sunday. There seems to be no interest in the team. I have to say I'm at a loss to offer a solution!!

Great win from the lads, super performances from SD,  Graffin, Matty and MOM McManus who was unreal again today. Although I don't know why he has to take the abuse he got today 3 late strikes to the head and no Red Cards, the Ref was embarrassing, but no less so that the Ballycran players who obviously couldn't hurl him. Last word to Graff, what a player,  leader, Gent, he'll be back for Feb no doubt.
Sorry hard Luck to Emmett's lack of experience  both on and Off the field perhaps caught them out. 

No word of a date yet!!

No word of a dare yet!!

No point in covering over the story,  Loughgiel should have won a lot easier than they did if the Ref hadnt of bottled it with Shortys strike on Eddie being a straight red every day of the week!! To make things worse he was the only one scoring for the Dunloy. The James McKeague strike was in right in front of him, if he can't read the difference between a late slap and a deliberate strike he shouldn't have been refereeing at this level. The Shams work rate was unreal. Dunloy will have to spend the next few months trying to workout What the hell went wrong, as we did in 2017. As for Darren back to refereeing school!!

Why does the Match have to be in Belfast!! Cushendall played Rossa In Corrigan 2 years ago and there where more City Gaels in the bar watching the Celtic match!! For Atmosphere, Better Venue it should be in Dunloy. The last match between these 2 teams produced a classic and the County made a fortune. The bear pit has no real parking space, the pitch is grand, but personally I don't enjoy looking through a keep net.

And Thankfully a different Referee

We were missing Graffin, McManus, Marty Burke, Carson, Bouncy & Sean McAfee!! Our supporters where quite happy considering the young team we had out. Dunloy will be better in the Final which is the next time we can meet, if we can get by the next 2 matches!!  Loughgiel and St John's will feel they are as good as any team!!

Graffin Home Today, still got a hamstring injury, im told he's 100% Out.

Did Ronan not walk himself!!

The Ballycastle situation is sad to see from a North Antrim Hurling perspective. We all need each other as was previously

Mentioned to keep everybody pushing. The County teams Ballycastle and the Club needs a strong senior team as their shop window.
From an outsider their juvenile set up has a lot to answer for, some of the behaviour towards their own mentors and other club players has been a disgrace and not dealt with properly by the Committee.i have witnessed this myself on dozens of occasions. Another problem again aluded to above has been their attutide from winning with CPC seemes to gone to their heads, again i know this from a few Dall players on those teams that had their head up there arses when they won/contested B finals, (yes B final) We are maybe lucky to have a lot of strong characters in our team that wouldnt accept the crap thankfully.
Where do they go from here? Maybe a club hurling meeting invite everybody in with an interest  in McQuillans Gac ask a respected head to lead the conversation , perhaps someone of the calibre of Big Ronan.
Only my thoughts as I said but I hope to god they stop this for, the hammerings make bad headlines.

Other than extra time nothing to report from my view of it.
The ref was main talking point by both clubs!!

Think that's question for 2018 as we are out again!!