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Championship Predictions, how do you see it going

Cushendall v St Johns - Cushendall by 10 (St Johns to put up a challenge for 40 mins - ill-discipline to kick in and finish with 13/14 men)
Dunloy v Loughgiel - Dunloy by 10+ (Dunloy have comfortably dealt with Loughgiel any time they have met this season without applying maximum pressure - Dunloy to show their full potential and make a big statement)

St Endas v Glenariffe - This will be closer than people think (St Endas just may sneak by 2)
Carey v Sarsfields - Again, this one will be close (Carey to prevail by 2)

Glenarm v St Paul's - Glenarm under estimated here and have improved significantly as the season has progressed - St Pauls by 3 though)
Rasharkin v Gort Na Mona - Gorts by 10+ (Div 3 Champions and should have no issues)

If I'm wrong with my predictions I'll never post ever again!

Dunloy Minors will win at a canter, 10+.

Likewise Cushendall will outwit, outmuscle and ultimately outplay Loughgiel and win comfortably.

Cushendall by 7-10 to put the icing on the cake of a what will be a disastrous 9 days, 4 defeats for Loughgiel in finals!

Rossa best Cushendall in the fiele final last year, can't remember the score line but it was a fairly wide margin.  That same Cushendall were very strong in North Antrim!

Maybe that's why he has that large wedge of lemon lodged in his gob.

Challenge is to get through that the feile isnt the end goal and to get the lads to stick at it past this and through the ranks upwards. Obviously challenges are greater for this for Belfast clubs traditionally, but it needs to happen regardless to get Rossa and other clubs back to competing regularly for senior honours.

Rossa's underage success over a significant number of years was purely down to clever poaching, manipulation in relation to transfers and sanctions.  The winning factor was the carrot and guaranteed trips to Feile.  I'd say over the past twenty years, you'll probably not find a more successful hurling club at underage level.  Only 1 senior Championship in 20 years tells its own story.

Right up there with the lie that Belfast teams don't fulfill their fixtures that you went scurrying to the county board with before being exposed as the bitter wee bullshitter that you are.
Keep it up!

When a Belfast club has a sniff of potential success they will fulfil their fixtures otherwise more often than not, will play at home but will not travel to NA.  Any NA club will relate to this.

You were proven to be telling lies. Joe Edwards went through every unfulfilled fixture and showed everyone at county convention that this claim was entirely false and that the clubs at fault for unfulfilled games were spread throughout the entire county and beyond it. Indeed, it even provoked the chairman of NA to apologise for including this nonsense in his annual report.
Keep peddling it if it gives you comfort.

Rossa (and Belfast select) must have gathered up a good team that year!  You keep referring to "me", I made no such claims at convention.

Rossa best Cushendall in the fiele final last year, can't remember the score line but it was a fairly wide margin.  That same Cushendall were very strong in North Antrim!

Maybe that's why he has that large wedge of lemon lodged in his gob.

Challenge is to get through that the feile isnt the end goal and to get the lads to stick at it past this and through the ranks upwards. Obviously challenges are greater for this for Belfast clubs traditionally, but it needs to happen regardless to get Rossa and other clubs back to competing regularly for senior honours.

Rossa's underage success over a significant number of years was purely down to clever poaching, manipulation in relation to transfers and sanctions.  The winning factor was the carrot and guaranteed trips to Feile.  I'd say over the past twenty years, you'll probably not find a more successful hurling club at underage level.  Only 1 senior Championship in 20 years tells its own story.

Right up there with the lie that Belfast teams don't fulfill their fixtures that you went scurrying to the county board with before being exposed as the bitter wee bullshitter that you are.
Keep it up!

When a Belfast club has a sniff of potential success they will fulfil their fixtures otherwise more often than not, will play at home but will not travel to NA.  Any NA club will relate to this.

Rossa best Cushendall in the fiele final last year, can't remember the score line but it was a fairly wide margin.  That same Cushendall were very strong in North Antrim!

Maybe that's why he has that large wedge of lemon lodged in his gob.

Challenge is to get through that the feile isnt the end goal and to get the lads to stick at it past this and through the ranks upwards. Obviously challenges are greater for this for Belfast clubs traditionally, but it needs to happen regardless to get Rossa and other clubs back to competing regularly for senior honours.

Rossa's underage success over a significant number of years was purely down to clever poaching, manipulation in relation to transfers and sanctions.  The winning factor was the carrot and guaranteed trips to Feile.  I'd say over the past twenty years, you'll probably not find a more successful hurling club at underage level.  Only 1 senior Championship in 20 years tells its own story.

A chance for one to redeem himself this weekend I see.

Should be a handy one all the same.

Dunloy 12+.

Cushendall to win the replay 8+.

Lámh Dhearg's was a saga after a battering match with a Donegal team led to multiple suspensions, appeals & squeals.

I was out of the country for a few years. Sounded like mayhem.

Rossa won U16 all county. Is that the last of their good teams for a wee while HS? Fair to say the rules the roost there for years.

Sometimes get my years mixed up but almost certain we did the double in All County Feile last year. If so, next year's U16 teams should be handy enough.

You probably get a lot of their names mixed up as well HS, given the number of players from other clubs that are poached!

No response from certain quarters says all you need to know.  Quick to defend when challenged on other recent performances with explanations but I suppose when you can't justify decisions taken its probably best to say nothing. 

Credit to St Johns, they were hungry, hunted in packs and were no doubt the better team on the day. 

However, all that being said, even on a bad day for Cushendall - they're still in it.

A new set of officials for the replay will be very much in Cushendall's favour as well!

On to the new era today, Dunloy will be very much looking forward to 3.30pm today.

apparently so but id say he will make an appearance at some stage of the game.

Watson, McNaughton and N McGarry all potentially out through injury.

Foolish playing a challenge game a week before cship!

Dunloy going to blow holes in Loughgiel and make a massive statement (8+)


Likewise, Cushendall will go to town on St Johns (10+)!

Prices of Paddy Power bookmakers for senior and Intermediate games

Dunloy 1/50 vs Sarsfields 10/1    Dunloy 25+ (Even with a Reserve Team)
Loughgiel 1/8 vs St Johns 5/1      5/1 - bet of the season - get on (Loughgiel will be experimenting on Sunday with a win on the board and have already qualified for the Semis)
St Galls 1/3 vs Glenariffe 9/4       9/4 - tasty price - more of a 50/50 game
St Endas 4/7 vs Tir Na Og 6/4      6/4 - only a point separated the sides a few weeks ago - go with the value
Creggan 1/7 vs Rasharkin 4/1      Creggan comfortably
Clooney Gaels 1/2 vs Carey 13/8  Momentum with Clooney who will win this one comfortably

Anyone that's knows anything about hurling will know what way Sunday's big game is going to go.  Cushendall have worked hard this year and will reap the rewards come Sunday.  Dunloy can rattle up big scores against the  Division 2 teams of the world (conceding almost 20 points in to the bargain!).  Take the blinkers off people, it's going to be a comfortable win for the Dall.

MR2 still kissing ass I see, you'll get a big appointment yet.

You obviously didn't see the Carey v Tir Na nOg game Mark O'Neill officiated.

Your posts tell me enough about you, everyone can see through you.

Most people think it will be a close game, I can't see Dunloy getting within 7 points.

Talking to a lot of Dunloy supporters, they think they have it won already.

They will get there eyes opened on Sunday. 


You obviously don't know me, as kissing ass isn't my thing, my life in general would be better if I did lol!

Stop worrying about the ref hirty!

Most poster believe you, only one other has went for Dunloy on here!

Anyone that's knows anything about hurling will know what way Sunday's big game is going to go.  Cushendall have worked hard this year and will reap the rewards come Sunday.  Dunloy can rattle up big scores against the  Division 2 teams of the world (conceding almost 20 points in to the bargain!).  Take the blinkers off people, it's going to be a comfortable win for the Dall.

MR2 still kissing ass I see, you'll get a big appointment yet.

You obviously didn't see the Carey v Tir Na nOg game Mark O'Neill officiated. 

Where did things go wrong for Loughgiel SIE?

Going by anyone you talked to from Loughgiel, this was a great team with young players coming through, the fittest and toughest team in a long time...

James Campbell even made comparison to the greats of 2012

Just seemed to be a formality from the pre game chat...

Any thoughts?

We weren't at the races from the start. As hard as it is to say it the hungrier team won it. Slaughtneil were first to every breaking ball and took their chances well. We didn't. Even in the last few minutes when we pulled it back to 3 points we hit 3 wides. Winning the championship this year was a bonus for us considering the strength of Cushendall. A couple of young boys joined the panel this year and there'll be a few more next year. All's well Hirty. No need to worry. 

Glad to see you have acknowledged what many did not want to admit.  (I suppose it's easy to do so now they haven't won Ulster). Loughgiel beat the best Cushendall team available on the day but it was under strengthed. 

Didn't make the game but from what I have seen and heard there are a lot of things to be worried about from your perspective. 

1) Slow start for the fourth game running...
2) A corner back needed replaced, the County Corner back is on the bench - what a luxury.  The County Corner back is later in the game put up front ahead of a bench full of forwards???
3) The Chosen One, who has when supplied the ball, scored, laid off or attracted a foul - from what I hear one of the more productive forwards - is taken off when you are 3/4 pts down??
4) No apparent tactics.
5) Out fought, out muscled, out played, our smarted ...

You need the players to perform but that is down to them but when you have as quoted to me "the best panel in Ulster", perhaps the managements inexperience has showed.

Please correct me if I'm wrong here SIE, some of this second hand info..

a lot of things went wrong yesterday. I'm not going to pick out individuals to slag off as you'd like. Collectively we weren't good enough. Simple as that.

We won antrim at a canter though. That's more worrying as an Antrim supporter.

If your Antrim win was 'at a canter' then youse were hammered out the gate yesterday.

that would be the point. Please don't take issue when there isn't an issue to take.

Cushendall will be stronger next year, and have proven when at full strength they can beat Slaughtneil.

Not that worrying all in all.

Where did things go wrong for Loughgiel SIE?

Going by anyone you talked to from Loughgiel, this was a great team with young players coming through, the fittest and toughest team in a long time...

James Campbell even made comparison to the greats of 2012

Just seemed to be a formality from the pre game chat...

Any thoughts?

We weren't at the races from the start. As hard as it is to say it the hungrier team won it. Slaughtneil were first to every breaking ball and took their chances well. We didn't. Even in the last few minutes when we pulled it back to 3 points we hit 3 wides. Winning the championship this year was a bonus for us considering the strength of Cushendall. A couple of young boys joined the panel this year and there'll be a few more next year. All's well Hirty. No need to worry. 

Glad to see you have acknowledged what many did not want to admit.  (I suppose it's easy to do so now they haven't won Ulster). Loughgiel beat the best Cushendall team available on the day but it was under strengthed. 

Didn't make the game but from what I have seen and heard there are a lot of things to be worried about from your perspective. 

1) Slow start for the fourth game running...
2) A corner back needed replaced, the County Corner back is on the bench - what a luxury.  The County Corner back is later in the game put up front ahead of a bench full of forwards???
3) The Chosen One, who has when supplied the ball, scored, laid off or attracted a foul - from what I hear one of the more productive forwards - is taken off when you are 3/4 pts down??
4) No apparent tactics.
5) Out fought, out muscled, out played, our smarted ...

You need the players to perform but that is down to them but when you have as quoted to me "the best panel in Ulster", perhaps the managements inexperience has showed.

Please correct me if I'm wrong here SIE, some of this second hand info..

a lot of things went wrong yesterday. I'm not going to pick out individuals to slag off as you'd like. Collectively we weren't good enough. Simple as that.

We won antrim at a canter though. That's more worrying as an Antrim supporter.

Canter??

Big statement SIE.

Haven't the b@lls to make such statements before these games, always playing it down, only a puck of the ball in the two teams - as there was!

How does a puck of a ball translate to a canter?

Just answer my previous post, are these points right or wrong?

Come on SIE.  Give an opinion, tell us how where you think it went wrong..