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#1
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
November 05, 2024, 05:23:23 PM
Ulster is both a great and difficult competition.  Feels like All Saints are the best prospect we have had to win the Intermediate in quite a while.  Cannot profess any knowledge on their Tyrone challengers save that Tyrone teams are generally strong in this competition.

No easy games in the Senior competition but Cargin are more than good enough.   
#2
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
November 02, 2024, 10:56:26 PM
Errigal have long been reportedly the best team in tyrone though the championship wins may not reflect it. They were unlucky againstt Glen in 2022 and feel they left an ulster behind them.   

If Cargin want some reapect in Ulster, i dont think it comes much bigger than Errigal C
#3
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
November 02, 2024, 10:23:11 PM
How can Errigal be stopped?
#4
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 30, 2024, 09:04:41 PM
Con Magee Gaels?
#5
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 28, 2024, 10:32:18 AM
Looks that way.   all clubs will have a drop off in numbers in certain years, just looks surprising that a few more minors weren't gathered up to complete a team.
#6
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 28, 2024, 10:07:50 AM
Quote from: bannside on October 27, 2024, 09:58:58 PMSo what would be an acceptable level of performance against Armagh in next year's cship look like?

I think the bigger question on this board sadly is what is an 'unacceptable level'?

Is a 5, 10, 20, 30 point hiding by Armagh in the Ulster Championship unacceptable?

Is relegation to Div 4 unacceptable?   Is a relegation scrap unacceptable? Is midtable in Div 3 unacceptable?

Is failure to reach the Tailteann Cup semi final unacceptable?  Is failure to win the Tailteann cup unacceptable?

Until you know what the floor is, you cant know what constitutes a good season.  I fear there is no floor.

While i think we have went back in the league as past 2 seasons with 2 mediocre campaigns, with the slate wiped clean and taking it from the 2025 season onwards as a new beginning, surely being in the mix for promotion (while not setting outright promotion as a level) is a reasonable level of acceptable?

As much as I deride the competition, winning the Tailteann is progress and a reasonable level of acceptable?

Staying with Armagh, still being in the game (a few scores away) with 20 minutes to go before the benches are emptied, is a reasonable level of acceptable?
#7
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 27, 2024, 09:38:51 PM
Its our only proper way of testing.  Then the league.


To say to andy he has a free pass to lose by whatever is all wrong. 
#8
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 27, 2024, 08:59:56 PM
Happy to go with progress.
#9
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 27, 2024, 08:37:45 PM
In your haste to answer you've become confuaed in the difference between expectation and reality.   
#10
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 27, 2024, 08:31:15 PM
The bar is resting on the ground at the moment.  Right where you want it.
#11
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 27, 2024, 06:02:59 PM
It really feels like you learned nothing from those years of succeas St Galls had.

Congratulations to Kevin Brady as well.  Making a management name for himself.
#12
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 27, 2024, 05:53:20 PM
And we wonder why we dont win anything
#13
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 27, 2024, 05:36:26 PM
Newbridge just showed anything is possible.

But you need to believe in yourself first
#14
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 27, 2024, 05:17:43 PM
Would our 2025 Tailteann Cup champions Down be saying they havent a chance against Armagh 3 months before the season has started?

Of.course its a long long shot but we have to try. They were div 2 last year.

Im not Andys keeper. He is getting handsome remuneration to get results.
Time we started seeing some.  Hopefully thats the 2025 season.
#15
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 27, 2024, 04:14:49 PM
Beat before we start.