Antrim Football Thread

[NAG1]

Surely it was obvious they'd be looking someone else this year?

Yeah I would have thought that didnt need pointing out to him.

[saffronog67]

Banty has just left Wexford too..

[bit of banter]

I hear Mckeever is looking £80,000 for him and his team hope the saffron vision have a big cheque book. Im sure the management committee havnt let the clubs know that yet. Lets be honest we r no where near a team that will challenge for honours worth spending that money. If we have that money give it to paul doc and his team to enhance their good work.

[paddyjohn]

I hear Mckeever is looking £80,000 for him and his team hope the saffron vision have a big cheque book. Im sure the management committee havnt let the clubs know that yet. Lets be honest we r no where near a team that will challenge for honours worth spending that money. If we have that money give it to paul doc and his team to enhance their good work.

Source?

[Galer]

Dont know if mckeever is looking that money or even if hes interested.but 80000 is nothing in terms of a senior management team.also i would like to think that pd would b getting that sort of budget anyway.there is a certain level if professionalism needed for any county team/delevopment whether it is an u8 team ir whatever and u cannot do that without investment. great to c a postive step from antrim.penny pinched for 50 years and got nowhere.whether it b mckeever/o rourke or banty i dont mind as they will bring antrim up a level, like being a div2 side instead of a yoyo team between bottom and rock bottom

[BrendanAntrim]

'I hear...' 

[paddyjohn]

http://belfastmediagroup.com/fitzsimons-withdraws-from-antrim-managerial-race/

Thanks for the effort Fitzy.

[country bumpkin]

http://belfastmediagroup.com/fitzsimons-withdraws-from-antrim-managerial-race/

Thanks for the effort Fitzy.

A lotta head hanging.....big gentleman who gave his all in the Saffron cause.
A few armchairs and settees will need turned over I fear as we make replacement.

[bit of banter]

Fitzy gave alot of time to Antrim for many years from Minor to u21 to senior and always done his very best with the limited resources he had. Lots of people especially in Antrim are quick to criticise our best volunteers. Thats what Fitzy was a volunteer unlike all these so called replacements. Best thing is ul not hear any sour grapes about his treatment in the papers he wouldnt run down his county in any way. No doubt some team will pick up a very good manager/coach very soon. Best of luck Fitzy and thanks for all your efforts in improving Antrim.

[saffronog67]

There is a fine line between critiquing and wanting more for Antrim. Suggesting that we need a fresh new manager to bring on the new, young talent in the county doesn't amount to belittling Fitzy for standing up when no one else would. Every one is thankful for Fitzy's service but he said widely at the start of the year this was his last year and he should have stuck to that.

Fitzy gave alot of time to Antrim for many years from Minor to u21 to senior and always done his very best with the limited resources he had. Lots of people especially in Antrim are quick to criticise our best volunteers. Thats what Fitzy was a volunteer unlike all these so called replacements. Best thing is ul not hear any sour grapes about his treatment in the papers he wouldnt run down his county in any way. No doubt some team will pick up a very good manager/coach very soon. Best of luck Fitzy and thanks for all your efforts in improving Antrim.

[Hectic]

Yeah look Fitzy has been a brilliant servant for Antrim but it simply has not worked out.  The man cannot be faulted for his efforts and he is just one in a long line of managers who has for one reason or another not been able to achieve his goals. 

As an individual he is an absolute top man but at the same time there is no room for sentiment in top level sport so hopefully he goes on to have massive success in his future roles while also hoping Antrim's next appointment sees us start to kick on.

We will not know until a few years down the line whether the next person will be any better but we have to try.

[breakingball]

Pearses through to jfc semi final... apparently mitchells turned up with 12 players

[Milltown Row2]

Pearses through to jfc semi final... apparently mitchells turned up with 12 players

Jesus!!!!!!!!

[Milltown Row2]

Pearses through to jfc semi final... apparently mitchells turned up with 12 players

Jesus!!!!!!!!

Is that a big surprise really? Mitchell's have been really struggling for a while now.

Gilly was probably their 12th player.

Sad to see all the same.

At senior club level they should at least bring 15 to Championship!

[Milltown Row2]

Pearses through to jfc semi final... apparently mitchells turned up with 12 players

Jesus!!!!!!!!

Is that a big surprise really? Mitchell's have been really struggling for a while now.

Gilly was probably their 12th player.

Sad to see all the same.

At senior club level they should at least bring 15 to Championship!

They don't have them, or it would take very little for them not to have them.
They've a couple on the county panel that Naomh Gall robbed mind you.


I jest, of course.

Four if you jest right