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Would it be Ballycastle v Dunloy on Saturday in Loughgiel £8 and double header on the Sunday with intermediate final on before Cushendall v Loughgiel possibly in Dunloy or Ballycastle. £10.

Junior and intermediate finals are weekend of 19/20 whereas I think senior semis are in two weeks.

Agree - definitely not Ballycastle. Wind ruins too many (every?) game.

Took a spin over tointermediate semis yesterday.

Carey just looked too strong for Sarsfields and would be my tip for the whole thing. Sarsfields missing Niall McKenna who is a big loss for them and a class act. Daniel McKernan just not able to get them going but is a super wee player.

Other semi Cloghmills just scraped through after extra time. A few people stood beside me counting the score had them actually winning at full time but referee messed up scoring (pretty shocking occurence in championship (or any) hurling) and got scoreboard changed. On another note Gareth Magee in nets for Cushendun. You'd have to go a long way to see a better performance than that. Must have made 4/5 super saves. Reckon he is still the best in Antrim - not sure if he would have appetite for county?

Each team left probably fancies their chances - I reckon a Carey v Creggan final.

Caught most of the first half in Croke then raced over. Managed to avoid finding out result and watched recording. Wow!

Listening to Fitzy after the game, he seemed supportive of the lads he dropped. Said he had to drop them but sympathised with the position they were put in and said they are still very much part of his squad and his plans. That's refreshing. Other managers would have just gassed them from the panel and not cared about the situation they were put in.

Fair play to him - seems to have a very sensible head on him. A decent draw for the next round would be magic.

Milltown Row - why did St Galls agree to move the game to last night?

We didn't agree ffs

?! How? My (very) limited understanding of how these things work are that both teams have to consent to moving (from 6pm Saturday night like the rest of the games). Is that not the case?

Listening to Fitzy after the game, he seemed supportive of the lads he dropped. Said he had to drop them but sympathised with the position they were put in and said they are still very much part of his squad and his plans. That's refreshing. Other managers would have just gassed them from the panel and not cared about the situation they were put in.

Fair play to him - seems to have a very sensible head on him. A decent draw for the next round would be magic.

Milltown Row - why did St Galls agree to move the game to last night?

Pleasantly surprised with the BBC NI coverage of the Fermanagh Antrim game. Is that Thomas Kane commentating? Thought he did well. Clark knows his stuff.

Agree that there was more shown than I thought there would be. BBC probably feel justified now in not showing it live.

It was Thomas Niblock - a few wrong name calls here and there but generally very good and a marked improvement from his professor. Agree re Marty Clarke - pretty much on the money. Makes absolute sense to have someone who played the game as co-commentator.

Real shame with the sending off (deserved) and the players missing/not playing for Antrim but hey ho...

That was resolved months ago. Club is still open and basically a waiting game before they are moved to their temporary premises. Yes, both the club and the residents sought advice from Eamon O'Brien (long before Brooksgate).

For now, the social club end of this ongoing pantomime is sorted.

Good to hear it. Hopefully this element goes smoothly and somehow relations between county board and social club can be mended. Assume this might not be the case with current administration but I'm not close enough to it to know?!

What is Eamon O'Brien's story? Does he get paid for his services by these guys or giving of his time for free?

Any inside track on where the Social Park debacle sits Hardstation? Would be good to have at least that one closed off. Last I heard they had yer man Eamon O'Brien (of Croke/Garth Brooks fame) involved?! Did the MORA group have him involved too?

A real shame what happened re social club but hopefully they come to some sort of arrangement?

its all there is to do around lgiel to be fair lol

"heaven" 

http://www.qradionetwork.com/qradio/north-coast/north-coast-news/q97-2-news/loughguile-named-one-of-the-best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside/

Would it be spectators at training or other juveniles/parents etc? Have to say there is nothing much better than passing a GAA ground wherever of a summer's evening and a pitch or pitches are full of different teams training away.

Loughgeil do seem to be getting up a head of steam.

A shame about Kevin McQuillan as a couple of years back he was flying.

Heard that quite a few from The Town might be headed Stateside and back for championship?

No McManus and Graffan for a couple of months might make some younger heads from the Dall step up?? Assume McManus back for championship and it will be a waiting game for Graffan?

We got any of these?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/32705561/not-worth-the-hassle---the-sports-stars-too-maverick-to-pick

He must be about 33?? Looking out of your depth in division 1. Ahoghill also. Can see them joining Ballygalget glenariffe creggan cloughmills sarsfields and gort na mona next year. Gorts and glenariffe off to a good start. Sarsfields off to a stinker but cloughmills are a handy side too. New leagues next year should have most teams on a level playing field

Gorts beat by Creggan today.

Was there a fall out between Stewart and Ryan or did he just quit?

It's not about Liam.  There's others.  But how can a county like antrim afford not to put out there best players?  By the way. He's been there and done it on the biggest stage of all. People may not like him as a person,people who don't no him. your looking like one of those people now, but you cant argue with him as a hurler.  I've said in the past. All I want is the best 15 on the field

Liam and Eddie. Cormac Donnelly maybe though injuries have not been kind to him.

Anyone else?

Will the full set of hurling fixtures go ahead this Sunday with a number of fixtures down for the same time as Antrim's relegation playoff Sunday at 3pm.

Understand the chat had been if you have 15 or more available the matches are meant to go ahead. Interesting to see if that is enforced or whether clubs held to ransom again by the farce that is this relegation playoff!

Antrim match is on Saturday Glensman so need to worry although I'd be suprised if the '15 available' would be enforced.

Saw that in Irish News this morning - was up on
County website yesterday as being Sunday 3pm in Parnell! Saturday it is then!

Will the full set of hurling fixtures go ahead this Sunday with a number of fixtures down for the same time as Antrim's relegation playoff Sunday at 3pm.

Understand the chat had been if you have 15 or more available the matches are meant to go ahead. Interesting to see if that is enforced or whether clubs held to ransom again by the farce that is this relegation playoff!

i think they should let us in for free this sunday! i hate dead rubber games and im nearly certain that we wont field a first team v offaly

Not hat we have a lot of options to choose from DR.

No chance on the free admission bit, this is Antrim dont forget.

Is there anyone you actually like?
Why do you persist in speaking the nonsense you do under the banner of a good club like Loughgiel? You have admitted you are not from there.


I would be putting out our strongest team in every match we can to try and get some form of momentum/team play. Fully assume the heads will be down a bit after the Waterford game and would be good to give this match a real rattle.

Ach fcuk no, not another fan/stalker. 

All hail Sham Man. He's a legend who writes like a 7 year old and has emoticons coming out of his ar5e.

i think they should let us in for free this sunday! i hate dead rubber games and im nearly certain that we wont field a first team v offaly

Spot on can't see us starting mc manus as he has hobbled of three games in a row
Is it in armoy again

County website says Ballycastle 2pm - I thought I had read it was St Pauls.