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Who is taking Ballycastle now then?

Bamba & Gabriel Crawford

Dunloy Gabriel Crawford?

Population of County Antrim - About 620,000
50% - About 310,000

Population of County Kilkenny - About 100,000

Not sure we can blame the huns this time. Must be the fish suppers.

Pastie baps would be the staple diet...

Brown sauce or Mayo?

Saw that table on facebook, some ridiculous comments on it as well.

The figure for Antrim was €551,973 over 9 years (07 - 15).
Thats slightly over €60k per year - might just about cover 2 full time coaches so while its a big number, it won't go very far.

Still more than other counties no? Other counties that have done better let's say in juvenile or school

Paying a visit to Toome on Sunday MR2..........sure only the league 

I would love to, yous might get a crowd out seeing Celtic aren't playing, but I'm in Florida at the minute on some warm weather training... good luck lads

And you're on here giving out... Make sure and wear a hat or factor 50..

Only bitta fun

Bring me back a stick o rock anyway and I'll forgive you.

Saw that table on facebook, some ridiculous comments on it as well.

The figure for Antrim was €551,973 over 9 years (07 - 15).
Thats slightly over €60k per year - might just about cover 2 full time coaches so while its a big number, it won't go very far.

Still more than other counties no? Other counties that have done better let's say in juvenile or school

Paying a visit to Toome on Sunday MR2..........sure only the league 

I would love to, yous might get a crowd out seeing Celtic aren't playing, but I'm in Florida at the minute on some warm weather training... good luck lads

And you're on here giving out... Make sure and wear a hat or factor 50..

https://kevinjosephmcgourty.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/the-elephant-in-the-stadiumcasement/

Interesting read.

Peter McGrath had stepped down at Fermanagh manager, get on the phone Collie

Absolutely.  We need a change. No disrepect to the men there at the minute. 

An outsider like Pete would or at least shoukd command respect.

Baker was the best thing happened us in years. Pete could be too

I should of wrote that also,absolutely no disrespect to Fitzy & Adams. 2 fine men who have done their best.

Peter McGrath had stepped down at Fermanagh manager, get on the phone Collie

Yeah pretty poor stuff from Glenravel this year - I thought having won the Junior last year and entering a very weak Div 3 this year that they would be promoted easily and possibly as Champions.  Instead they are clearly going backwards.

Was speaking to a Glenravel player at the Feis Final on Sunday night, couldn't believe it when he told me what had happened. He told me that they've lost 4 from the panel last year ad that injuries and holidays have left them thread bare over the last few weeks, when they needed a full panel.

Thanks for update. Seemed a strange falling away. Their reserves are holding their own in Division 2 mind.

Noticed that myself, strange!

Its madness to be fair, but having worked on the Shankill for a right few years and teaching that age group, thats all they live for!! the bands the bony, the 12th, Rangers and Wet Wet Wet !! They generally cop on and most move away from it altogether but its a way of life unfortuately...

I'd say the numbers are dropping each year and eventually it will burn out (pun intended) a bit like the poppy

The quicker they burn out the better. I work with 3/4 youths from Ballymena, just out of school and thats all they want to do, bonys band parades and flutes! Super Prods as we call them, Linfield, Chelsea, Rangers and flegs!!! Sad to be honest.

Yeah pretty poor stuff from Glenravel this year - I thought having won the Junior last year and entering a very weak Div 3 this year that they would be promoted easily and possibly as Champions.  Instead they are clearly going backwards.

Was speaking to a Glenravel player at the Feis Final on Sunday night, couldn't believe it when he told me what had happened. He told me that they've lost 4 from the panel last year ad that injuries and holidays have left them thread bare over the last few weeks, when they needed a full panel.

Casement's losing at St Teresa's tonite leaves the battle for 6th place in division one ongoing, and will depend on Sunday games....
Casement's face a tricky encounter at Aldergrove and Aghagallon visit Rossa.....to decide.

Hear a few shenanigans in hurling games over the week-end.........any truth in such rumours  ?

10 minutes a half now...

Yes that was a low point PJ, in Casement. Remember it well and Dawson running up the steps after to do a radio interview. I'd have found a hole and wouldn't have crawled out of it for a week.

Worst game I ever witnessed in my life in Casement BS. You're a better man than me, I wouldn't of crawled back out!

It was definitely Bakers reappointment Brendan. Regards Dawson, at the time I was actually ok with it thinking he was coming in on a joint ticket with John Rafferty. But yes that was another very disappointing managerial performance. He got dogs abuse on here too, but there have been lots of equally disappointing days since that haven't had anywhere near the same level of negative comments.

Name me a worse performance than Roscommon in the league?

Super stuff. Well done lads.

Antrim County lack ambition as a whole - seems to start at county board level and filters right through to the actual players.

2009 and few years after that proved that Antrim have the players to compete with most teams bar the top bracket.

I honestly feel if the county board showed ambition and put together a structured management team with a proven manager that has a goal for Antrim we would see a massive difference.

Unfortunately i feel it lies with the county board and until they show the ambition needed to compete, Antrim will find themselves were the deserve to be - the worst team in Ulster and in the lowest league in the NFL

Unfortunately Fitzy and Adams arent the answer and before taking the Antrim job would have struggled to get a top club team in Antrim never mind a County Job.

Holy smokes.... a spade is a spade, but don't slag off the county oul hand.