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Must be a promising team coming through 

Under20? Not under21 now?

It was u20 last year?

That's an impressive u20 football management team announced tonight for 2025.

Aontroim U20 Football Management 2025

Manager-Colin Toal

Stephen McCann-Clonoe
Peter Mckeever-Ballyhagan
Michael Gerard Doherty-Sarsfields
Tommy Logan-Sarsfields
Dr Gavin Breslin-QUB & St Patrick's
Stephen Bateson-Newbridge

Also involved Tomás McCann-Cargin
Cathal McMullan-Rasharkin

Will Davy be trying to get Neil back in the county jersey? Clearly still one of the best we have

No one needs to feel good about Cargin putting up a disappointing effort on Sunday, as no one in Antrim benefits from that. We can be sure that Cargin will start off hot enough favourites for next year's Antrim championship...and even if they dont win many underage titles,they will bring through 3 or 4 quality players every year from their conveyor belt.

I respect the work Cargin put in, and recognise that for many years they were sole SW club consistently performing when SW football generally was a poor second fiddle to some great city teams. And the fact they will always be around the top end of Antrim football, even if they hit odd year where there is transition etc.

It's up to the rest to catch up. plain and simple, and clubs wanting to do that need to be working very hard across all age groups for a sustained period of time.

This is 100% spot on. We all wanted to see Cargin -  and the counties other representatives in Intermediate and Junior do well - that's one way the narrative and culture of Antrim football will change for the better.

What were the tactics today? How did Cargin approach it? Defensively?

Strange enough tactics from RD. 6 down with 4 minutes to go and still playing with 3 sweepers. I wouldn't say the referee was kind to Canavan's either. Holding off the ball is a free in my book?

The free against Kevin O'B was wrong call, I was standing right behind it and Canavan was holding / pulling as much as KOBO was. But it's irrelevant, there was a mile between the teams all afternoon.

Unfortunately it was never a contest at Corrigan today. The gulf between the teams was evident from early on.

Ref kind to the Canavans with early frees for holding when really it was 50/50.

Ballymena 4 up, hopefully they'll hold on

Sounds like some game - assume penalties now?

Is the Ballymena game being streamed at all?
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Looks like it's not on Ulster GAA TV, wonder why when most games are available.

Nice point for Marc Jordan there in tonight's new rules game

IIRC last year it was u19 and this year is u21 meaning a player could've missed out last year being 19 and back in the fold this year as u21. Surely that's a positive for many clubs getting lads back playing who may have wavered or just not cut it at senior level so think an acknowledgement to all clubs who voted to revert the age groups back is appropriate.

Soft pitches and cold weather hopefully won't take away from some good football. Reminds me of school football when the weather and pitches aren't great so a lot of the players will be used to it.

Last chance for a City team to make an impact this year or will they be barren of championship silverware this season?

Minor championship not count? One Belfast team beat another in the final.

A highly entertaining final but agree, low quality. Both sides made bad decisions in and out of possession. PG1 will be kicking themselves especially over missed frees in second period of extra time. Some of Cargin's most effective players were the old hands again. KOBO still a class act after all these years, and Mick. Hard luck Casements, took the game to Cargin from the first whistle.

Good luck to Cargin in Ulster.

Good win for st teresas- thought sarsfields would have won that. Not sure if the aggies beating st Malachys is a shock or not but the rest went as expected.

 It wasn't a shock. Aggies won all group games against good opposition

Cahair saying the appeal may be withdrawn 👀

Cahair is being well briefed from within Creggan so I think we can assume this is correct.

Now confirmed

If they declare it's a replay wouldn't be this weekend in order to stick to original calendar? Or maybe not enough time to notify the fixture to allow for game this weekend. That would push the final back surely

Great job today from Cargin hosting the game. Big number of volunteers managing traffic etc.