Antrim Football Thread

[country bumpkin]

All those candles lit in Toome over the past week have worked the Oracle.....
Ref for the upcoming semi final announced....

Who is it then ?
Cause we can all guess from that who it isn't

C Mc Donald.....

[geezer]

£30 per person if you want to go to the senior and intermediate semis. 2/3 hour wait each day if you decide to go to both games. Cant go to watch both junior semis as they are on at the same time. Shambles.

Anyway... predictions.

Senior:
Cargin
Aghagallon

Intermediate:
Dunloy
Sarsfields

Junior:
O'Ds
Pearses

[NatSoSaff]

A complete farce Geezer. Some way to kick the notion firmly in the teeth that the Antrim CB want to promote our games, let alone do their own wee bit to distract people from the cost of living crisis. Nope, let's just add to the hassle. There's no hiding the fact that they are trying to milk as much as they can out of supporters, but if they had a bit of sense they could have easily drawn bigger crowds and generated more income with double headers surely! AND without milking us for everything they can. Antrim CB have done some really positive things in recent times, but a complete f*%k-up is never too far away from them either.

[NatSoSaff]

I'll go....

Senior:
Cargin
Portglenone

Intermediate:
Glenravel
Dunloy

Junior:
O'Ds
St.Malachy's

[Would ye whist]

Say no more what more do we expect from the board

Predictions

Senior:
Creggan
Portglenone (sure they have to win as they are the eventual winners)

Intermediate:
Glenravel
Dunloy

Junior:
O'Ds
Pearses

£30 per person if you want to go to the senior and intermediate semis. 2/3 hour wait each day if you decide to go to both games. Cant go to watch both junior semis as they are on at the same time. Shambles.

Anyway... predictions.

Senior:
Cargin
Aghagallon

Intermediate:
Dunloy
Sarsfields

Junior:
O'Ds
Pearses

[Saffsof82]

A complete farce Geezer. Some way to kick the notion firmly in the teeth that the Antrim CB want to promote our games, let alone do their own wee bit to distract people from the cost of living crisis. Nope, let's just add to the hassle. There's no hiding the fact that they are trying to milk as much as they can out of supporters, but if they had a bit of sense they could have easily drawn bigger crowds and generated more income with double headers surely! AND without milking us for everything they can. Antrim CB have done some really positive things in recent times, but a complete f*%k-up is never too far away from them either.

Don't like to criticise volunteers but the CCC fixtures have been poor as last few years especially around championship time. I know this the revenue stream for the county but with a bit more thought more money could have been made by using double headers and increasing attendance. Don't get why the CB didnt do the gates into the group stages, clubs got the gates, very strange, now they have to charge through the nose to make up for that.

[paddyjohn]

A complete farce Geezer. Some way to kick the notion firmly in the teeth that the Antrim CB want to promote our games, let alone do their own wee bit to distract people from the cost of living crisis. Nope, let's just add to the hassle. There's no hiding the fact that they are trying to milk as much as they can out of supporters, but if they had a bit of sense they could have easily drawn bigger crowds and generated more income with double headers surely! AND without milking us for everything they can. Antrim CB have done some really positive things in recent times, but a complete f*%k-up is never too far away from them either.

Nail on head.

Disgraceful call from the county.

[Hoof Hearted]

Can't see too many hanging about either day for 2 matches
£8 for each double header would have brought more neutrals on no doubt

[theskull1]

Thinking about the potential incentive structure that might drive setting fixtures in such a manner

Antrim ran venue means they don't have to hand anything back to clubs, so lets do as much there as possible
Dunsilly is not able to cope with double headers. Who did the design brief on that place?     
3 hrs apart improves the chances of live streaming getting revenue to make it sustainable.

[Kidder81]

Thinking about the potential incentive structure that might drive setting fixtures in such a manner

Antrim ran venue means they don't have to hand anything back to clubs, so lets do as much there as possible
Dunsilly is not able to cope with double headers. Who did the design brief on that place?     
3 hrs apart improves the chances of live streaming getting revenue to make it sustainable.

Yeah that's my thoughts, Dunsilly isn't suitable for a double header but they are gonna flog it to death so they don't have to give any money back to the clubs in gate receipts

[EOC1923]

Apart from a final between two well supported clubs there isn't much to be made in any other championship game by clubs. Dunsilly is now an impressive venue, don't blame Antrim for wanting to host games there now.

[barnish oggie]

Thinking about the potential incentive structure that might drive setting fixtures in such a manner

Antrim ran venue means they don't have to hand anything back to clubs, so lets do as much there as possible
Dunsilly is not able to cope with double headers. Who did the design brief on that place?     
3 hrs apart improves the chances of live streaming getting revenue to make it sustainable.

Been wondering that myself.

Why the need for 3 pitches?

They should have had 2 pitches, with one having a stand/terrace for big championship games and dare I say it, get the county games there too.

The extra space would have allowed the changing rooms to be on the pitch side of the tunnel instead of stuck where they are now.

The simplicity of the logic behind that is clear to see....except in the eyes of the decision makers.

But then again that might have meant long term moving matches away from the city.....and we know they wouldn't like that as travelling up the M2 causes an adverse reaction to a good lot of them.

[Two Hands FFS]

Dunsilly was built as a training ground for County teams and is a good venue for that, but since Casement Park was f**ked up by a previous County Board and the UC they've decided to use it for Championship matches as the County Board can control all tickets/money.

Poor parking and toilet facilities for big crowds. You've also players using the same entrance as supporters before the match and half time, which personally I don't think should happen. And as mentioned before, they can't host double headers .  Bigger crowds would have attended North Antrim venues (Ballycastle/Dunloy) for the bigger championship matches. Intermediate/Senior C'Ship should be double headers where possible.
Never mind the cost in this day and age.

[paddyjohn]

Speaking to a Glenravel man today. Has Dunsilly at 1pm on Saturday, Randalstown at 3 for the Camogie, potential Un16 ladies final on Sunday with one daughter whilst his other daughter has a blitz in Toome at 10am and the back to the ladies final at 4 in Toome.

Nice position to be in I suppose.

[north aontroim gael]

Dunsilly was built as a training ground for County teams and is a good venue for that, but since Casement Park was f**ked up by a previous County Board and the UC they've decided to use it for Championship matches as the County Board can control all tickets/money.

Poor parking and toilet facilities for big crowds. You've also players using the same entrance as supporters before the match and half time, which personally I don't think should happen. And as mentioned before, they can't host double headers .  Bigger crowds would have attended North Antrim venues (Ballycastle/Dunloy) for the bigger championship matches. Intermediate/Senior C'Ship should be double headers where possible.
Never mind the cost in this day and age.

Built for training now used for flagship championship games. Portaloos or one disabled toilet with broken door lock to service a championship crowd.

Viewing facilities not good enough. Grass bank on one side only. Hopefully it's not wet. Parking not good enough. Pitch could be bigger. Pitch access with players / supporters in together a disaster waiting to happen.