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Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Slemishgael - Today at 01:39:35 PM

Have to agree... feel cargin the only senior club currently equipped to give ulster a rattle from Antrim. Unfortunately I'm not sure what that says about senior club football in Antrim if we're all honest. But great to see clubs making progress nonetheless and that van only be a good thing. Hope we've a brilliant final today. Best of luck to both teams!! Looking forward to it

#2

Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Hectic - Today at 01:33:00 PM

Just on that point "This years Intermediate was the ideal time to do that given it was as close to a junior competition as an intermediate one"... where would you say the Antrim senior club championship ranks in Ulster at present?

I believed from the start it was a one horse race - could be proven wrong shorty and be happy to be wrong.

I think Cargin are the only club equipped to give Ulster any sort of a go and that is on the basis of experience but even at that the jury is still out.  They gave Glen as hard a time as anyone past couple of years but local derby thing in the mix there too.

So the depth of our Senior Championship is poor right now in comparison to elsewhere IMO.

And on this years Intermediate in Antrim.  I mean from the point that any given year you would be looking at 3 or 4 teams when picking the winner.  Ballymena aside the other 2 or 3 teams would probably have been the 2 to drop from Div 1 and like of Aldergrove who were probably the 3rd team last year.  All were in Senior this year via meetings as opposed to their performances on the field.

So restructuring took those challenges out of the mix. And it won't get much better for the foreseeable so hopefully Ballymena can make a real fist of it this year.

#3

GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Club IFC and JFC 20...

Last post by tiempo - Today at 01:23:19 PM

Knockbride you won your medals cheating
Reason Cavan will amount to nothing
That is all

#4

Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Hectic - Today at 01:21:57 PM

I think this year Ballymena have got a lot more experience into the depth of the squad.

That and a pretty clean bill of health should certainly see them well prepared.

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Slemishgael - Today at 01:18:42 PM

Just on that point "This years Intermediate was the ideal time to do that given it was as close to a junior competition as an intermediate one"... where would you say the Antrim senior club championship ranks in Ulster at present?

#6

General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by PadraicHenryPearse - Today at 01:15:30 PM

speaking of narcissists its always sunny although a different genre is one of my favourite shows.

I also thought entourage, justified, Sons of Anarchy (1st few seasons), Farina (spainish) were easy watching...

Couldn't really get into the last season of It's Always Sunny for some reason. It's a brilliant show but seemed to have run its course.

would agree, they have all aged and less 'classics' eps per season now but 16 seasons is  good going...

just give Farina(cocaine coast) on Netflix another mention, a while since I watched it but based on true story of cigarette and drug running on the spainish coast.

#7

Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Slemishgael - Today at 01:14:17 PM

100% it won't be straightforward for the Bmena men Hectic. It never is in ulster club football!! I suppose the few recent county finals they've been in they've always been missing players for one reason or another - usually injury. This championship everyone seems back from what i can see. It'll be interesting to see how they get on - they're a young side with a few older experienced lads in the mix like McCarry McVeigh and McNicholl. This season has been progress regardless of what happens now... bonus territory I suppose... aye they got beat by culloville in a replay back in 2011.. fingers crossed they'll go further this time around.

#8

Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Hectic - Today at 01:02:39 PM

Not sure Slemish if it will be straightforward for Ballyema and I don't think Baker will be taking anything for granted.

Ballymena needed to get the monkey off their back and win something after continually missing out on promotions and Intermediate Championships despite often being favourites.

This years Intermediate was the ideal time to do that given it was as close to a junior competition as an intermediate one.

So Ulster will tell us better where they really are and if the monkey was the issue.

They did give Ulster a really good rattle the last time they claimed Intermediate and some of the players from that team still around.

#9

GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Club SFC 2024

Last post by Armaghtothebone - Today at 12:47:30 PM

Not too familiar with Lurgan but is there a tendency for middle class people to align more with a specific club or clubs?

Lurgan is traditionally a proud working-class town and that would be reflected in the clubs memberships. I'd say Clann Éireann attract slightly more middle-class members solely because most of the recent private housing developments in the last 20-30 years has been in north Lurgan.

This in spades ( pardon the pun).
Thousands of new houses in their catchment area in the last 20 years.

#10

General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by general_lee - Today at 12:47:25 PM

speaking of narcissists its always sunny although a different genre is one of my favourite shows.

I also thought entourage, justified, Sons of Anarchy (1st few seasons), Farina (spainish) were easy watching...

Couldn't really get into the last season of It's Always Sunny for some reason. It's a brilliant show but seemed to have run its course.