Antrim Hurling

[paddyjohn]

Forget about the group stages and go knock out for all.

[Saffrongael]

Our championships need an overhaul for next year. IHC a stand out. Groups of 5 and 6 teams. Groups starting on the 27th of July and running to the 21st of September!

What's the alternative? Half the clubs involved are dual so there needs to be an allowance for that. I think it's better this way than last year when they ended up squeezing in a Wednesday - Saturday game week while everything else was 2 week gaps across football and hurling?

It's the month gaps that are no good to teams, in the IFC Sarsfields for example played Wednesday & Friday and played three games in just over two weeks. Other teams are waiting a month between games.

[antrimman667]

Our championships need an overhaul for next year. IHC a stand out. Groups of 5 and 6 teams. Groups starting on the 27th of July and running to the 21st of September!

What's the alternative? Half the clubs involved are dual so there needs to be an allowance for that. I think it's better this way than last year when they ended up squeezing in a Wednesday - Saturday game week while everything else was 2 week gaps across football and hurling?

alternative is have 12 teams with 4 groups of 3, top two go through, relegation playoff for last? absolute stupidity having matches that mean nothing towards the end of the group

[NorthAntrim]

Our championships need an overhaul for next year. IHC a stand out. Groups of 5 and 6 teams. Groups starting on the 27th of July and running to the 21st of September!

What's the alternative? Half the clubs involved are dual so there needs to be an allowance for that. I think it's better this way than last year when they ended up squeezing in a Wednesday - Saturday game week while everything else was 2 week gaps across football and hurling?

alternative is have 12 teams with 4 groups of 3, top two go through, relegation playoff for last? absolute stupidity having matches that mean nothing towards the end of the group

Exactly.

Glenravel play Cushendun on the 21st of September. Absolutly pointless
St Galls and Glenarm the same

Senior and Junior too. 3 teams through out of groups of 4. 2 of the groups in SHC and JHC only had 3 teams in it!!

[Gael-in-exile]

Any word of a streamed game this week? Saturday evenings two games surely seem intriguing enough to stream one.
County champions going back 7 years to top the group or the first knockout fixture of the year between 2 teams who would consider themselves in the top 4 must surely offer at least one option to show live.

[NAG1]

Any word of a streamed game this week? Saturday evenings two games surely seem intriguing enough to stream one.
County champions going back 7 years to top the group or the first knockout fixture of the year between 2 teams who would consider themselves in the top 4 must surely offer at least one option to show live.

And unfortunately both dead rubbers.

Who would take the risk of streaming it when one or more teams may decide to rest players.

[NorthAntrim]

Any word of a streamed game this week? Saturday evenings two games surely seem intriguing enough to stream one.
County champions going back 7 years to top the group or the first knockout fixture of the year between 2 teams who would consider themselves in the top 4 must surely offer at least one option to show live.

And unfortunately both dead rubbers.

Who would take the risk of streaming it when one or more teams may decide to rest players.

Id imagine corrigan would be the easier to video from. But North antrim neutrals will go to the Cushendall Dunloy game taking away from viewer numbers

[Gael-in-exile]

Any word of a streamed game this week? Saturday evenings two games surely seem intriguing enough to stream one.
County champions going back 7 years to top the group or the first knockout fixture of the year between 2 teams who would consider themselves in the top 4 must surely offer at least one option to show live.

And unfortunately both dead rubbers.

Who would take the risk of streaming it when one or more teams may decide to rest players.

Does the Belfast game not have a knock out element?

[NAG1]

Any word of a streamed game this week? Saturday evenings two games surely seem intriguing enough to stream one.
County champions going back 7 years to top the group or the first knockout fixture of the year between 2 teams who would consider themselves in the top 4 must surely offer at least one option to show live.

And unfortunately both dead rubbers.

Who would take the risk of streaming it when one or more teams may decide to rest players.

Does the Belfast game not have a knock out element?

Misread thought you were referring to both top group games.

Yeah the Belfast one does have the knock-out element.

[imtommygunn]

Same in football and hurling though I fancy a reverse result in the Belfast knockout game.

[Gael-in-exile]

Two games get the streaming service this weekend is great see. I just hope the commentary is an improvement and the one on Saturday is not two half strength teams going at it when there's a knockout game elsewhere.
Maybe the public vote will prove to be a good choice...... or maybe not......

[Splash]

I know everybody is probably more intrigued with the other games happening this weekend, but is there any chance of Ballycastle springing an upset on Loughgiel?

Given the nature of the 3 team group, will Loughgiel hold back for later in the Championship, with Ballycastle going all out to try and ensure they don't finish bottom.

Know it's unlikely, but is it worth discussing?

[saffron123]

No

[imtommygunn]

I don't think Ballycastle would be at that level splash. They drew with st endas and just appear to have gone backwards this last few years. Loughgiel also have a good squad and probably a less settled 15 so will have a lot of boys playing for places. Maybe they will challenge them but I would predict Loughgiel by 6+.

Who is the favourite in St Johns Rossa? That one, like the football, could probably go either way. Cushendall Dunloy almost feels like a warm up game.

[johnnycool]

I don't think Ballycastle would be at that level splash. They drew with st endas and just appear to have gone backwards this last few years. Loughgiel also have a good squad and probably a less settled 15 so will have a lot of boys playing for places. Maybe they will challenge them but I would predict Loughgiel by 6+.

Who is the favourite in St Johns Rossa? That one, like the football, could probably go either way. Cushendall Dunloy almost feels like a warm up game.

I presume all that is at stake in that game is who avoids Loughgiel in a semi-final, correct?