Antrim Football Thread

Fra1971 · July 03, 2013, 10:03:31 AM

Portglenone were in a SFC final quite recently. Now not guaranteed to win an Intermediate! A lot has been said recently about bad managers and crap county boards but most of the blame lies with the clubs. Not enough work is put in at club level to generate quality players.

Milltown Row2 · July 03, 2013, 10:07:35 AM

Quote from: Fra1971 on July 03, 2013, 10:03:31 AM
Portglenone were in a SFC final quite recently. Now not guaranteed to win an Intermediate! A lot has been said recently about bad managers and crap county boards but most of the blame lies with the clubs. Not enough work is put in at club level to generate quality players.

Quality players in a lot of clubs, just that they don't all want or have been picked for the county

imtommygunn · July 03, 2013, 10:27:41 AM

The Portglenone team were all of a very similar age though (that brilliant Stinsons squad from the late 90s) and have all kind of went past their peak so they have tailed off a bit. The improvement themselves and Ahoghill have made with that amalgamation has been massive so there must be some good work going in there. Creggan and GNM seemed to have great underage work done but seemed to tail off.

There is more quality than is in our county squad but I'm not sure that's an excuse for this year. In hurling or football at times in our county a lot of our best don't seem to want to play which is a real pity.

Can anyone find a link to the championship fixtures?

shawshank · July 03, 2013, 10:32:20 AM

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on July 03, 2013, 10:07:35 AM
Quote from: Fra1971 on July 03, 2013, 10:03:31 AM
Portglenone were in a SFC final quite recently. Now not guaranteed to win an Intermediate! A lot has been said recently about bad managers and crap county boards but most of the blame lies with the clubs. Not enough work is put in at club level to generate quality players.

Quality players in a lot of clubs, just that they don't all want or have been picked for the county

quality players ,doubtful, I watch Antrim club championship football and don't see much quality other than St Galls and then a few other decent club teams. There are players not playing for the county who would improve the squad. But my main thought is with your under age consistantly being poor, it confirms the poor coaching at club level. Not a college at mac rory level from Antrim county tells its own sad story, shocking really. Look at the num of colleges in Belfast that are boys only, what an opportunity missed year in and year out. But it takes volunteers being prepared to put lots of their time for years to get the quality improved. Also the county board have to take responsibility for not being able to presuad the Ulster council or generate their own funds to flood the place with coaches similiar to Dublin. Derry county board would be in the same boat re Derry city, but they get away with to an extand due to the community committment of prodominatly south derry and a few north Derry clubs to produce county standard players

jdyok · July 03, 2013, 10:35:54 AM

I know that their are Senior Football c'ship fixtures down for Sunday 11th August and Senior Hurling on Sept 1st. There must be a full list somewhere...

imtommygunn · July 03, 2013, 11:02:23 AM

Yeah jdyok but just can't put my finger on them...

shawshank I suspect you are unfortunately right.

Fra1971 · July 03, 2013, 11:40:30 AM

Imtommygun you make a good point. Having saw portglenone twice this year they seem almost a team in transition. They have a good batch of players coming through though which was evident in last years u21 side which lost to the Johnnies. Questionable reffing that day kept the Johnnies in it!

Milltown Row2 · July 03, 2013, 12:25:47 PM

Quote from: Fra1971 on July 03, 2013, 11:40:30 AM
Imtommygun you make a good point. Having saw portglenone twice this year they seem almost a team in transition. They have a good batch of players coming through though which was evident in last years u21 side which lost to the Johnnies. Questionable reffing that day kept the Johnnies in it!

Aul ref winning games again

Fcuk they must have some brown evelopes now

Fra1971 · July 03, 2013, 01:28:58 PM

Never said that at all and know fine well it wouldnt happen mate. and I wasnt complaining believe me!!

Have a good 1 tonight Milltown

CentreHalfBack · July 03, 2013, 02:31:55 PM

Not great but I'm sure you can work it out.

Sunday   Jul   7   Ulster Hurling Finals   UMHC & USHC Finals   Round 13 Football
Sunday   Jul   7   Leinster Hurling Final    LSHC Final    Jun B Prelim
Sunday   Jul   7   Munster Football Final    MSFC Final
Monday   Jul   8
Tuesday   Jul   9
Wednesday   Jul   10         Round 12 Hurling
Thursday   Jul   11
Friday   Jul   12
Saturday   Jul   13
Sunday   Jul   14   Leinster Football Final    LSFC Final
Sunday   Jul   14   Munster Hurling Final    MSHC Final    Round 13 Hurling
Monday   Jul   15
Tuesday   Jul   16
Wednesday   Jul   17   Down v Antrim   Ulster U21 HC Semi Finals   Round 14 Football
Thursday   Jul   18
Friday   Jul   19
Saturday   Jul   20   Football Qualifier- Rd 3   Football Qualifier
Sunday   Jul   21   Ulster Football Final    USFC Final    Jun. B Semi
Sunday   Jul   21   Connacht Football Final    CSFC Final    Round 14 Hurling
Monday   Jul   22
Tuesday   Jul   23
Wednesday   Jul   24   Dow / Ant v Der/ Arm/ Sheild    Ulster U21 HC Final   Round 15 Football
Thursday   Jul   25
Friday   Jul   26
Saturday   Jul   27   Football Qualifier- Rd 4   Football Qualifier
Saturday   Jul   27   The Gathering    The Gathering
Sunday   Jul   28   All Ireland Hurling 1/4 Finals   AIH 1/4 Finals    Round 15 Hurling
Monday   Jul   29
Tuesday   Jul   30
Wednesday   Jul   31      Res Cup Hurling   Round 16 Football


Thursday   Aug   1
Friday   Aug   2
Saturday   Aug   3   All Ireland Football 1/4 Finals    AIF 1/4 Finals   Week End
Sunday   Aug   4   All Ireland Football 1/4 Finals    AIF 1/4 Finals   Prelim Hurling
Monday   Aug   5   All Ireland Football 1/4 Finals    AIF 1/4 Finals
Tuesday   Aug   6
Wednesday   Aug   7         Round 16 Hurling
Thursday   Aug   8
Friday   Aug   9
Saturday   Aug   10         Week End
Sunday   Aug   11   Leinster v QF winner    AI Hurling Semi Final    Prelim Football   Sen    Inter
Monday   Aug   12
Tuesday   Aug   13
Wednesday   Aug   14      Res Cup Hurling   Round 17 Football
Thursday   Aug   15
Friday   Aug   16
Saturday   Aug   17   National Underage Football Blitz
Sunday   Aug   18   Munster v QF winner    AI Hurling Semi Final   Round 17 Hurling
Monday   Aug   19
Tuesday   Aug   20
Wednesday   Aug   21         Res Cup Hurling
Thursday   Aug   22
Friday   Aug   23
Saturday   Aug   24   National Underage Hurling Blitz   Tony Forristal
Saturday   Aug   24   All Ireland u21 Hurling SF   AI U21 H Semi Finals    W/E
Sunday   Aug   25   Connacht v Ulster    AIF Semi Final    W/E Football 1/4 Finals
Monday   Aug   26
Tuesday   Aug   27
Wednesday   Aug   28
Thursday   Aug   29
Friday   Aug   30
Saturday   Aug   31

               W/E Sen
Sunday   Sep   1   Leinster V Munster    AIF Semi Final    Hurling 1/4 Finals    Interm.   Jun Prelim
Monday   Sep   2
Tuesday   Sep   3
Wednesday   Sep   4
Thursday   Sep   5
Friday   Sep   6
Saturday   Sep   7         W/E Sen
Sunday   Sep   8   All Ireland Hurling Final    AIH Final    Inter and Jun   Semi   Finals
Monday   Sep   9
Tuesday   Sep   10
Wednesday   Sep   11
Thursday   Sep   12
Friday   Sep   13
Saturday   Sep   14   All Ireland u21 Hurling Final    AI U21 H Final    W/E Sen   Semi   Finals
Sunday   Sep   15   All Ireland Camogie Finals    Camogie Finals    Intrmed   Jun
Monday   Sep   16
Tuesday   Sep   17
Wednesday   Sep   18
Thursday   Sep   19
Friday   Sep   20
Saturday   Sep   21         W/End Jun and
Sunday   Sep   22   All Ireland Football Final    AIF Final    Jun and IntermedHurling Finals
Monday   Sep   23
Tuesday   Sep   24
Wednesday   Sep   25
Thursday   Sep   26
Friday   Sep   27
Saturday   Sep   28   Antrim SFC Final    Senior Football Final   Round 18 Football
Sunday   Sep   29   Antrim SHC Final
Sunday   Sep   29   All Ireland Ladies Football Finals     Ladies Football Finals    Senior Hurling   Final
Monday   Sep   30


Tuesday   Oct   1
Wednesday   Oct   2
Thursday   Oct   3
Friday   Oct   4
Saturday   Oct   5
Sunday   Oct   6   Antrim IHC Winners   Ulster Club Int Hurling 1/4   Round 18 Hurling
Sunday   Oct   6   Antrim JHC Winners   Ulster Club Jun Hurling 1/4   Jun/Inter Footb.   Finals

Milltown Row2 · July 03, 2013, 03:02:15 PM

Quote from: Fra1971 on July 03, 2013, 01:28:58 PM
Never said that at all and know fine well it wouldnt happen mate. and I wasnt complaining believe me!!

Have a good 1 tonight Milltown

Aye ear muffs already in place!!

Fra1971 · July 03, 2013, 03:15:57 PM

Good man CHB. Thanks.

Fra1971 · July 04, 2013, 02:49:22 PM

Big 2 points at the bottom for Moneyglass last night at home to St Pauls. Getting interesting for relegation. Can see it being a 4 way fight to the finish with Aldergrove on 7 Moneyglass on 6 and the other 2 on 4. This is the championship for those teams. Wouldnt fancy going down as Div 2 wouldnt be easy to win.

culchie11 · July 18, 2013, 09:46:13 AM

As admin on county website wont point anyone in any direction to find championship fixtures or dates here it is as far as i know this is correct times may change slightly:

Fri Aug 9th
JFC 7.15PM Eire og v McDermotts @ St Pauls

JFC 7.15PM Davitts v Pearses @ Rossa

SFC 7.15PM Aldergrove v Creggan @ Randalstown

Sat Aug 10th
JFC 6pm St Agnes v Ballycastle @ St Teresas

IFC 5.45PM Portglenone v Dunloy @ Ahoghill
IFC 7.30PM Rasharkin v Tir na nog @ Ahoghill

Sun Aug 11th
IFC 12.45PM St Teresas v Gortnamona @ Lamh dhearg
SFC 2.15PM St Johns v St Galls @ Lamh dhearg

IFC 2PM Glenravel V Aghagallon @ Moneyglass

IFC 5.30PM Glenavy v All Saints @ Creggan
SFC 7PM Cargin v Ahoghill @ Creggan

jdyok · July 18, 2013, 10:50:07 AM

Thanks Culchie11...