Antrim Football Thread

[NorthAntrim]

Large grass area turned into a parking area too would be good at dunsilly

[SaffronSports]

Large grass area turned into a parking area too would be good at dunsilly

Bit more parking and a terrace would be great. That said I'd be more likely to go to a match at Dunsilly than any ground in Belfast.

[Milltown Row2]

Large grass area turned into a parking area too would be good at dunsilly

Bit more parking and a terrace would be great. That said I'd be more likely to go to a match at Dunsilly than any ground in Belfast.

Never been to casement before? Would you go again if matches were on?

[SaffronSports]

Large grass area turned into a parking area too would be good at dunsilly

Bit more parking and a terrace would be great. That said I'd be more likely to go to a match at Dunsilly than any ground in Belfast.

Never been to casement before? Would you go again if matches were on?

I've been a pile of times and if it's a game I really want to go to I'll go and obviously with my daughter there's a pile of games in the city that she plays in but there's definitely been times I've decided not to go to a match as I can't be arsed with the hassle of traffic around Belfast and when it's bigger games the parking situation.

[Milltown Row2]

Large grass area turned into a parking area too would be good at dunsilly

Bit more parking and a terrace would be great. That said I'd be more likely to go to a match at Dunsilly than any ground in Belfast.

Never been to casement before? Would you go again if matches were on?

I've been a pile of times and if it's a game I really want to go to I'll go and obviously with my daughter there's a pile of games in the city that she plays in but there's definitely been times I've decided not to go to a match as I can't be arsed with the hassle of traffic around Belfast and when it's bigger games the parking situation.

This is nothing to do with Ballycastle but Christ! Leaving there is seriously long traffic to get out and to get on to rd home..

I live out by Jordanstown, go to my mums on a Sunday, it takes less than 20 minutes and she lives past Casement, I've doing that years it's never been too bad..

People expecting to park at the ground and just leave to no traffic you'd be better just to stream the game

[SaffronSports]

Large grass area turned into a parking area too would be good at dunsilly

Bit more parking and a terrace would be great. That said I'd be more likely to go to a match at Dunsilly than any ground in Belfast.

Never been to casement before? Would you go again if matches were on?

I've been a pile of times and if it's a game I really want to go to I'll go and obviously with my daughter there's a pile of games in the city that she plays in but there's definitely been times I've decided not to go to a match as I can't be arsed with the hassle of traffic around Belfast and when it's bigger games the parking situation.

This is nothing to do with Ballycastle but Christ! Leaving there is seriously long traffic to get out and to get on to rd home..

I live out by Jordanstown, go to my mums on a Sunday, it takes less than 20 minutes and she lives past Casement, I've doing that years it's never been too bad..

People expecting to park at the ground and just leave to no traffic you'd be better just to stream the game

See I love a match at Ballycastle. Down to Mortons for a feed and Mauds for an ice cream after it. Can be a disaster to get in and out of although the last match I was at (you were the ref actually) was the minor hurling final and I was near first out of the place as we wanted to get to Cushendall to catch a Camogie match. Ended up getting there just before half time so seen a couple of minutes then it got abandoned a few mins after HT due to fecking hailstones.

I done the Belfast commute for 20 years so I think I'm just mentally scarred by the place but it's just not a journey I enjoy. Particularly for LGFA matches with the wee lady. 6.30 throw ins midweek so you're heading into rush hour traffic as you're aiming to arrive 45 mins or so before and that Westlink can be murder.

Everybody will have their favourite grounds I suppose but I find when you go to a match in Belfast there's very little in terms of stewards helping with parking. It's usually a case of parking at the ground is limited and please respect the local residents which becomes a free for all. Even at the hurling final I tried to go to St Louise's to park but the gate the sat nav sent me to was locked so I ended up driving up to Corrigan and down some street and eventually  found a place that wasn't directly outside a house but I just find other places handier.

[Milltown Row2]

Large grass area turned into a parking area too would be good at dunsilly

Bit more parking and a terrace would be great. That said I'd be more likely to go to a match at Dunsilly than any ground in Belfast.

Never been to casement before? Would you go again if matches were on?

I've been a pile of times and if it's a game I really want to go to I'll go and obviously with my daughter there's a pile of games in the city that she plays in but there's definitely been times I've decided not to go to a match as I can't be arsed with the hassle of traffic around Belfast and when it's bigger games the parking situation.

This is nothing to do with Ballycastle but Christ! Leaving there is seriously long traffic to get out and to get on to rd home..

I live out by Jordanstown, go to my mums on a Sunday, it takes less than 20 minutes and she lives past Casement, I've doing that years it's never been too bad..

People expecting to park at the ground and just leave to no traffic you'd be better just to stream the game

See I love a match at Ballycastle. Down to Mortons for a feed and Mauds for an ice cream after it. Can be a disaster to get in and out of although the last match I was at (you were the ref actually) was the minor hurling final and I was near first out of the place as we wanted to get to Cushendall to catch a Camogie match. Ended up getting there just before half time so seen a couple of minutes then it got abandoned a few mins after HT due to fecking hailstones.

I done the Belfast commute for 20 years so I think I'm just mentally scarred by the place but it's just not a journey I enjoy. Particularly for LGFA matches with the wee lady. 6.30 throw ins midweek so you're heading into rush hour traffic as you're aiming to arrive 45 mins or so before and that Westlink can be murder.

Everybody will have their favourite grounds I suppose but I find when you go to a match in Belfast there's very little in terms of stewards helping with parking. It's usually a case of parking at the ground is limited and please respect the local residents which becomes a free for all. Even at the hurling final I tried to go to St Louise's to park but the gate the sat nav sent me to was locked so I ended up driving up to Corrigan and down some street and eventually  found a place that wasn't directly outside a house but I just find other places handier.

Shoulda just parked it at my club or Whiterock leisure centre..

I generally park on the Donegal rd for Corrigan and then dander up, then straight on westlink home.

Casement will be crazy too if it gets the numbers but park and ride or train in from Ballymena would be good if they could get a match day train

[NorthAntrim]

I agree with SS. Im more likely to go to dunsilly than corrigan. Probably doesnt make sense as i travelled to casement rain hail or snow.

Train isnt handy to west belfast really from Ballymena side?

[imtommygunn]

What's a match day train??

Corrigan can be painful enough to get out of if it's busy.

[Milltown Row2]

What's a match day train??

Corrigan can be painful enough to get out of if it's busy.

If Casement is going to be used, train to Balmoral station and its about mile and a bit to the back of Casement through Owenvarragh...

A match day train for the likes of Ulster final would or could bring people in from, Newry, Portadown, Derry rather than driving all the way in. Tyronies and and co are a bit left out train wise

Like I said earlier, I'm travelling the same route to Corrigan from M2 through Westlink and never really have issues on match day, parking on the Donegall rd or even Parkcentre if your feeling fit, then straight onto a major rd when finished. Anytime I've been to Clones you park at the area before the town on the way in, and then you are dandering a hell of a lot further but its ok for some reason lol!

Think people have lost the power of their legs lol!

[statto]

What's a match day train??

Corrigan can be painful enough to get out of if it's busy.

If Casement is going to be used, train to Balmoral station and its about mile and a bit to the back of Casement through Owenvarragh...

A match day train for the likes of Ulster final would or could bring people in from, Newry, Portadown, Derry rather than driving all the way in. Tyronies and and co are a bit left out train wise

Like I said earlier, I'm travelling the same route to Corrigan from M2 through Westlink and never really have issues on match day, parking on the Donegall rd or even Parkcentre if your feeling fit, then straight onto a major rd when finished. Anytime I've been to Clones you park at the area before the town on the way in, and then you are dandering a hell of a lot further but its ok for some reason lol!

Think people have lost the power of their legs lol!

Tyronies from Moy/Dungannon direction could also get on at Portadown. 

[EOC1923]

Belfast Live have an article online today about Antrim calling up one of the former Lavey Downey lads. Notably hes probably the only one of them that has zero chance of being called up by Derry. This must where we are at, which is fine.

[ck]

Belfast Live have an article online today about Antrim calling up one of the former Lavey Downey lads. Notably hes probably the only one of them that has zero chance of being called up by Derry. This must where we are at, which is fine.

So how does that work, will some of them play for Derry and now this lad is in with Antrim?

[bannside]

Relax a bit. There's about 50 on an extended pre season panel, obviously these numbers will need to be trimmed at some stage. Long way to go to call him an Antrim player.

[InnocentByStander]

Relax a bit. There's about 50 on an extended pre season panel, obviously these numbers will need to be trimmed at some stage. Long way to go to call him an Antrim player.

He is a better player than alot of players that have been there in recent years, don't really think anyone is worrying so don't understand the "relax" part.