Antrim Football Thread

Started by theskull1, November 09, 2006, 11:48:40 PM

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ciaran1988

Weekend Predictions

Creggan v Ahoghill - Creggan by 6
St Galls v Portglenone - St Galls by 3
St Johns v St Teresa's - St Johns by 4
Cargin v Lamh Dhearg - Cargin by 4

Dunloy v Gort Na Mona - Gorts by 2
Sarsfields v Moneyglass - Moneyglass by 5
St Endas v Davitts - St Endas by 6
Ballymena v Rasharkin - Rasharkin by 2

breakingball

Creggan by 10
St galls by 6
St johns by 6
Cargin by 2
Dunloy by 2
Moneyglass by 6
St endas by 10
Ballymena by 2

Belfast GAA man

Great to be saying something positive about the CCC ! The u21 Football competition has been revamped into 5 group league format along a divisional basis then A&B knockout championship all county thereby each team gets at least 4 matches

Maith thu CCC!

breakingball

I completely disagree... all theses players are grtting games at mimor reserve or senior. Why do we need to play 8 matches in october and November to win the competition. Overkill and unnessary

Quote from: Belfast GAA man on September 20, 2018, 06:58:36 PM
Great to be saying something positive about the CCC ! The u21 Football competition has been revamped into 5 group league format along a divisional basis then A&B knockout championship all county thereby each team gets at least 4 matches

Maith thu CCC!

bannside

#15079
I applaud the initiative. The 17 -20 year olds are the age group where we traditionally lose a stack of players. More than other counties because of the pull of organised soccer league's every Saturday.

Minor is over for most clubs or will be in the next week or so for those still in the minor championship, senior reserve no one trains for and is practically over, and senior football is fizzling out for the vast majority of clubs in the next few weeks..going through the motions to get one or two league games wrapped up. So for the majority of the estimated 450 - 500 players involved this is a fresh challenge and with an A and B prize most clubs will be taking it seriously.
Or should be, if your club is serious about promoting football.


Na Glinntí Glasa

Quote from: Belfast GAA man on September 20, 2018, 06:58:36 PM
Great to be saying something positive about the CCC ! The u21 Football competition has been revamped into 5 group league format along a divisional basis then A&B knockout championship all county thereby each team gets at least 4 matches

Maith thu CCC!

at this stage of the year its madness. earlier in the year it would of made sense but not now.

its a good idea but the timing of the competition is just all wrong. the U21 hurling championship has been and gone ages ago so how come the football is played off in the winter.
hurl like f**k boi!

Dunsilly King

#15081
The reserve football is an absolute embarrassment. The CCC think that's its respectful to reserve footballer to play the res championship in March before the league has started and in most cases players are unfit and are just started back training, its just shocking. Simply shocking, I can't communicate effectively how disgusted I am by that.
They then play the league after the championship. The league itself is fine up until the split, then you have the situation where you have a res team going to one venue whilst your senior team playing in another all over lapping, great if you have forty players, but due to the championship being over before a ball is kicked at senior level most players interest level has dropped and clubs struggle with the numbers, utterly thoughtless. Complete lip service to these players, never mind the league game where the ref didn't turn up

Also hearing that Niall Mc Keever is on holiday and not available for the game against St Galls this weekend. If true, he must have no respect at all for his fellow players or club. He has literally 10 and a half months of the year to do this but chooses the championship period. Dates have been available from April :o

Belfast GAA man

Quote from: Dunloy realist on September 21, 2018, 08:52:58 AM
Quote from: Belfast GAA man on September 20, 2018, 06:58:36 PM
Great to be saying something positive about the CCC ! The u21 Football competition has been revamped into 5 group league format along a divisional basis then A&B knockout championship all county thereby each team gets at least 4 matches

Maith thu CCC!

at this stage of the year its madness. earlier in the year it would of made sense but not now.

its a good idea but the timing of the competition is just all wrong. the U21 hurling championship has been and gone ages ago so how come the football is played off in the winter.
I believe the county has booked 4G facilities to run the competition which will really help the competition

Hectic

#15083
Quote from: bannside on September 21, 2018, 05:51:00 AM
I applaud the initiative. The 17 -20 year olds are the age group where we traditionally lose a stack of players. More than other counties because of the pull of organised soccer league's every Saturday.

Minor is over for most clubs or will be in the next week or so for those still in the minor championship, senior reserve no one trains for and is practically over, and senior football is fizzling out for the vast majority of clubs in the next few weeks..going through the motions to get one or two league games wrapped up. So for the majority of the estimated 450 - 500 players involved this is a fresh challenge and with an A and B prize most clubs will be taking it seriously.
Or should be, if your club is serious about promoting football.

You are half right but the plan as it stands is totally wrong and typical of the half assed approach to this competition for a decade or more. And tell those at the top of Div 2 and Div 3 and those with Ulster Championship ambitions that the leagues are fizzling out. Or is it just most clubs that have to be taken into consideration as opposed to all clubs?

U21 is an age group that needs more football. That is correct and this style of tournament is probably what is needed. But to stuff it in at the arse end of the calendar when conditions are deteriorating and intermediate and junior clubs have serious business to attend to is a nonsense at best. Intermediate and Junior clubs are more likely to have a bigger number of U21s in their first teams and yet matches are schedulded to clash with games that will define their entire effort since last winter.

To be honest I am not surprised given the arse elbow approach to scheduling games in our county.

Potential for a great tournament but the usual blinkered, ham fisted, seemily could hardly be assed attention to detail from our fixtures folk.

paddyjohn

Dunloy V Gort called off due to a death in the Gort Na Mona club.

Hectic

Quote from: Belfast GAA man on September 21, 2018, 08:15:29 PM
Quote from: Dunloy realist on September 21, 2018, 08:52:58 AM
Quote from: Belfast GAA man on September 20, 2018, 06:58:36 PM
Great to be saying something positive about the CCC ! The u21 Football competition has been revamped into 5 group league format along a divisional basis then A&B knockout championship all county thereby each team gets at least 4 matches

Maith thu CCC!

at this stage of the year its madness. earlier in the year it would of made sense but not now.

its a good idea but the timing of the competition is just all wrong. the U21 hurling championship has been and gone ages ago so how come the football is played off in the winter.
I believe the county has booked 4G facilities to run the competition which will really help the competition

Would prefer if they just played it at a time of they year when there is no need for artificial pitches and artifical lighting. Seems like artificial interest.

bannside

Does anyone here have a better idea when the calendar would suit hosting the U 21 football Championship. Seriously. When working that out please take into consideration exam season, hurling season, inter county competition/player availability, Sigerson, dual players, July they are all in Santa Ponsa, Aug - Oct still involved with clubs in league or championship.....etc....So exactly when should this competition be played??

The problem has been identified.. Anyone able to offer a solution?

Hectic

Quote from: bannside on September 21, 2018, 10:07:25 PM
Does anyone here have a better idea when the calendar would suit hosting the U 21 football Championship. Seriously. When working that out please take into consideration exam season, hurling season, inter county competition/player availability, Sigerson, dual players, July they are all in Santa Ponsa, Aug - Oct still involved with clubs in league or championship.....etc....So exactly when should this competition be played??

The problem has been identified.. Anyone able to offer a solution?

I remember it being a great competition when it was run off in spring with some midweek games. Must have been April, May June time. Everyone seemed to manage ok then. Maybe even a help with uni exams as was generally a bigger motivation to stay sober all week than the exams themselves.

breakingball

All well and good but its oct nov and dec and boys have been on the go for 9 months. How many are playing for schools or college. Some boys on a 12 month a year schedule now. Far too demanding. Throw in weather and pitch concerns will be a fixture making nightmare

Quote from: bannside on September 21, 2018, 05:51:00 AM
I applaud the initiative. The 17 -20 year olds are the age group where we traditionally lose a stack of players. More than other counties because of the pull of organised soccer league's every Saturday.

Minor is over for most clubs or will be in the next week or so for those still in the minor championship, senior reserve no one trains for and is practically over, and senior football is fizzling out for the vast majority of clubs in the next few weeks..going through the motions to get one or two league games wrapped up. So for the majority of the estimated 450 - 500 players involved this is a fresh challenge and with an A and B prize most clubs will be taking it seriously.
Or should be, if your club is serious about promoting football.

bannside

I represented our club at the monthly CC meeting back in March or April when the main item on the clar was fixtures. The congestion in the fixture list was horrendous, and I'm.sure if you talk to your club delegates they will back that up. The reality is this October /November is the only time that it can be fitted in, and though that's definitely not perfect, at least it's football.

Also...you'll find that for the same reasons that other counties are in the exact  same boat and they run off their U21s in Oct/Nov too.  Difference is, these counties have a lot more pitches with floodlights than we do!