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Title: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: All seeing I on March 04, 2015, 10:27:58 AM
Serious amount of work has gone into this so don't let me down with your replies.
Division 2 looks like it'll be entertaining this year - maybe better than division 1.
I'm not going to give you winners and losers. I'm going to give you my prediction for points n all.
Here goes (sigh)

1. Ballygalget                   - 35 points
2. Cloughmills                  - 26 points
3. Sarsfields                    - 26 points
4. Carey                          - 25 points
5. Creggan                      - 22 points
6. Armoy                       - 13 points
7. Gort na M                   - 11 points
8. Glenariffe                  - 10 points
9. Cushendun                - 9 points
10. St Pauls                      - 5 points

f**k i have too much free time!!
Would Paddy Power give you a price on this one??
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: btdtgtt on March 04, 2015, 12:17:10 PM
Division 2 has been more "entertaining" than Division 1 for a while now!

What is lacks in standard - is much closer and more competitve across the division anyway.

I agree Ballygalget to win with a bit to spare, and hopefully Sarsfields above Cloughmills.
But this will all come down to consistency and player availability which might favour the Biddies.

St Pauls to finish above Cushendun - and Glenarrife will get enough home points to be better off than your table I think.
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: johnneycool on March 04, 2015, 12:25:24 PM
Quote from: btdtgtt on March 04, 2015, 12:17:10 PM
Division 2 has been more "entertaining" than Division 1 for a while now!

What is lacks in standard - is much closer and more competitve across the division anyway.

I agree Ballygalget to win with a bit to spare, and hopefully Sarsfields above Cloughmills.
But this will all come down to consistency and player availability which might favour the Biddies.

St Pauls to finish above Cushendun - and Glenarrife will get enough home points to be better off than your table I think.

Could be a problem for us in particular around the Christy Ring period.

But I'm sure the new county management will show their flexibility as usual!   8)
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: Na Glinntí Glasa on March 04, 2015, 01:36:47 PM
i thought that creggan would have pushed on alot more since winning the all ireland Junior final. I know they came up short last year v carey but def thought they would have pushed on a bit more.

ASI i think what you have there is probably how it will pan out this year. well done, serious work put into that
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: WTF u on about? on March 04, 2015, 02:00:42 PM
Three teams relegated this year too will leave it extra competitive with nobody wanting to get dragged into a relegation battle every game counts
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: johnneycool on March 04, 2015, 03:42:23 PM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on March 04, 2015, 02:00:42 PM
Three teams relegated this year too will leave it extra competitive with nobody wanting to get dragged into a relegation battle every game counts

Three teams dropping out of Div2 as well?

Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: WTF u on about? on March 04, 2015, 04:57:54 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on March 04, 2015, 03:42:23 PM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on March 04, 2015, 02:00:42 PM
Three teams relegated this year too will leave it extra competitive with nobody wanting to get dragged into a relegation battle every game counts

Three teams dropping out of Div2 as well?


I think so. Only one going up to sort out the numbers again afaik.
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: Milltown Row2 on March 05, 2015, 10:26:53 AM
Quote from: Dunloy realist on March 04, 2015, 01:36:47 PM
i thought that creggan would have pushed on alot more since winning the all ireland Junior final. I know they came up short last year v carey but def thought they would have pushed on a bit more.

ASI i think what you have there is probably how it will pan out this year. well done, serious work put into that

Creggan are a very decent team, I expect them to push on from last year....
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: antrimgeal1989 on March 05, 2015, 12:44:59 PM
Ballygalget at a canter. Then I fancy sarsfields to go straight back up. I can see gnm and Armoy struggling this year. Is dallas back to Ballycastle?  Cloughmills poached a few dunloy men too from the sounds of things, can only make them stronger
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: Bonamargy on March 05, 2015, 01:01:43 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on March 04, 2015, 03:42:23 PM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on March 04, 2015, 02:00:42 PM
Three teams relegated this year too will leave it extra competitive with nobody wanting to get dragged into a relegation battle every game counts

Three teams dropping out of Div2 as well?

They are relegating 5 from division two to make it an eight team league. 3 down from div 1 and only one going up, plus one up from div 3, leaves 13 in div 2 before relegation. Hence 5 down to make 8 in division 2 in 2016.
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: btdtgtt on March 05, 2015, 01:52:36 PM
Quote from: Bonamargy on March 05, 2015, 01:01:43 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on March 04, 2015, 03:42:23 PM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on March 04, 2015, 02:00:42 PM
Three teams relegated this year too will leave it extra competitive with nobody wanting to get dragged into a relegation battle every game counts

Three teams dropping out of Div2 as well?

They are relegating 5 from division two to make it an eight team league. 3 down from div 1 and only one going up, plus one up from div 3, leaves 13 in div 2 before relegation. Hence 5 down to make 8 in division 2 in 2016.

The endless tinkering really is funny at this stage - we must have got through so many systems we've got back to the start a few times!
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: WTF u on about? on March 05, 2015, 02:57:07 PM
Quote from: btdtgtt on March 05, 2015, 01:52:36 PM
Quote from: Bonamargy on March 05, 2015, 01:01:43 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on March 04, 2015, 03:42:23 PM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on March 04, 2015, 02:00:42 PM
Three teams relegated this year too will leave it extra competitive with nobody wanting to get dragged into a relegation battle every game counts

Three teams dropping out of Div2 as well?

They are relegating 5 from division two to make it an eight team league. 3 down from div 1 and only one going up, plus one up from div 3, leaves 13 in div 2 before relegation. Hence 5 down to make 8 in division 2 in 2016.

The endless tinkering really is funny at this stage - we must have got through so many systems we've got back to the start a few times!

Yeah and it's always the div2/3/4 teams that get shafted every time. A team works hard to get promoted and then the next year half the div is relegated.
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: btdtgtt on March 05, 2015, 02:59:43 PM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on March 05, 2015, 02:57:07 PM
Quote from: btdtgtt on March 05, 2015, 01:52:36 PM
Quote from: Bonamargy on March 05, 2015, 01:01:43 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on March 04, 2015, 03:42:23 PM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on March 04, 2015, 02:00:42 PM
Three teams relegated this year too will leave it extra competitive with nobody wanting to get dragged into a relegation battle every game counts

Three teams dropping out of Div2 as well?

They are relegating 5 from division two to make it an eight team league. 3 down from div 1 and only one going up, plus one up from div 3, leaves 13 in div 2 before relegation. Hence 5 down to make 8 in division 2 in 2016.

The endless tinkering really is funny at this stage - we must have got through so many systems we've got back to the start a few times!

Yeah and it's always the div2/3/4 teams that get shafted every time. A team works hard to get promoted and then the next year half the div is relegated.

Fully agree - anyone would think the entire league system is changed at will by a few top clubs? Ssssssssh............
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: cfclg on March 05, 2015, 03:22:06 PM
Quote from: Bonamargy on March 05, 2015, 01:01:43 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on March 04, 2015, 03:42:23 PM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on March 04, 2015, 02:00:42 PM
Three teams relegated this year too will leave it extra competitive with nobody wanting to get dragged into a relegation battle every game counts

Three teams dropping out of Div2 as well?

They are relegating 5 from division two to make it an eight team league. 3 down from div 1 and only one going up, plus one up from div 3, leaves 13 in div 2 before relegation. Hence 5 down to make 8 in division 2 in 2016.

Is this fact or fiction?

Hard to believe they would relegate half of one division! That would a new very radical move, even for Antrim!!
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: Bonamargy on March 05, 2015, 03:26:43 PM
Quote from: cfclg on March 05, 2015, 03:22:06 PM
Quote from: Bonamargy on March 05, 2015, 01:01:43 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on March 04, 2015, 03:42:23 PM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on March 04, 2015, 02:00:42 PM
Three teams relegated this year too will leave it extra competitive with nobody wanting to get dragged into a relegation battle every game counts

Three teams dropping out of Div2 as well?

They are relegating 5 from division two to make it an eight team league. 3 down from div 1 and only one going up, plus one up from div 3, leaves 13 in div 2 before relegation. Hence 5 down to make 8 in division 2 in 2016.

Is this fact or fiction?

Hard to believe they would relegate half of one division! That would a new very radical move, even for Antrim!!

If I remember correctly, the motion put forward at county convention by CCC was: at the end of 2015 season all of the Antrim Hurling leagues would revert to 8 team leagues. It was voted for by the clubs and approved at convention in December. We discussed it on here at the time
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: WTF u on about? on March 05, 2015, 05:27:13 PM
Quote from: Bonamargy on March 05, 2015, 03:26:43 PM
Quote from: cfclg on March 05, 2015, 03:22:06 PM
Quote from: Bonamargy on March 05, 2015, 01:01:43 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on March 04, 2015, 03:42:23 PM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on March 04, 2015, 02:00:42 PM
Three teams relegated this year too will leave it extra competitive with nobody wanting to get dragged into a relegation battle every game counts

Three teams dropping out of Div2 as well?

They are relegating 5 from division two to make it an eight team league. 3 down from div 1 and only one going up, plus one up from div 3, leaves 13 in div 2 before relegation. Hence 5 down to make 8 in division 2 in 2016.

Is this fact or fiction?

Hard to believe they would relegate half of one division! That would a new very radical move, even for Antrim!!

If I remember correctly, the motion put forward at county convention by CCC was: at the end of 2015 season all of the Antrim Hurling leagues would revert to 8 team leagues. It was voted for by the clubs and approved at convention in December. We discussed it on here at the time

Is it not just div 1 going to an eight team league and the rest remaining the same except div 4 which will gain two teams if the one up three down filters through.
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: thedog 83 on March 16, 2015, 09:10:42 PM
On the Antrim Gaa board a while back, the question was asked about relegation from division 1 and promotion from division 2 and the moderator replied 2 will leave division 1,and no one will come up 
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: WTF u on about? on March 16, 2015, 09:49:34 PM
Quote from: thedog 83 on March 16, 2015, 09:10:42 PM
On the Antrim Gaa board a while back, the question was asked about relegation from division 1 and promotion from division 2 and the moderator replied 2 will leave division 1,and no one will come up 
I find this hard to believe. It must've been a misprint or something. How r u supposed to get motivated to play in a league with no chance of promotion from? Are they trying to make all the divisions as boring and meaningless as div 1?
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: antrimgeal1989 on March 23, 2015, 11:06:33 PM
Any predictions for the first round of games?  Less than two weeks away now
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: WTF u on about? on March 24, 2015, 10:20:32 PM
Quote from: antrimgeal1989 on March 23, 2015, 11:06:33 PM
Any predictions for the first round of games?  Less than two weeks away now


Hard to predict any of the games in this league there'll be no easy ones that's for sure!
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: antrimgeal1989 on March 30, 2015, 09:38:00 AM
Armoy v Creggan - Creggan by 6
Gort na Móna v Sarsfields - Sarsfields by 9
Ballygalget v St Pauls - Ballygalget by 11
Cloughmills v Glenariffe - Cloughmills by 2
Cushendun v Carey - Carey by 1
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: WTF u on about? on March 30, 2015, 09:26:41 PM
Quote from: antrimgeal1989 on March 30, 2015, 09:38:00 AM
Armoy v Creggan - Creggan by 6
Gort na Móna v Sarsfields - Sarsfields by 9
Ballygalget v St Pauls - Ballygalget by 11
Cloughmills v Glenariffe - Cloughmills by 2
Cushendun v Carey - Carey by 1
Can't disagree much with that there although I think bgalget will get there fill from St Paul's and sarsfield v gnm might be tighter too. Is Dessie mcclean still away?
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: antrimgeal1989 on March 30, 2015, 11:45:50 PM
No idea. Think if the match was at St pauls it would be a different story. Cloughmills glenariffe could swing either way
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: Gizzy15 on April 01, 2015, 03:32:45 PM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on March 30, 2015, 09:26:41 PM
Quote from: antrimgeal1989 on March 30, 2015, 09:38:00 AM
Armoy v Creggan - Creggan by 6
Gort na Móna v Sarsfields - Sarsfields by 9
Ballygalget v St Pauls - Ballygalget by 11
Cloughmills v Glenariffe - Cloughmills by 2
Cushendun v Carey - Carey by 1
Can't disagree much with that there although I think bgalget will get there fill from St Paul's and sarsfield v gnm might be tighter too. Is Dessie mcclean still away?


Armoy v Creggan - Creggan by 2
Gort na Móna v Sarsfields - Sarsfields by 3
Ballygalget v St Pauls - Ballygalget by 14
Cloughmills v Glenariffe - Cloughmills by 5
Cushendun v Carey - Carey by 8

think bar Galget n Carey game the others will be tight and depending on weather there may even be a few upsets like a very tight gnm pitch on a very wet and windy day would be tough for any team in the county.
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: btdtgtt on April 01, 2015, 08:15:38 PM
Creggan
Sarsfields
Ballygalget
Cloughmills (possible draw)
Carey
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: WTF u on about? on April 23, 2015, 11:10:49 AM
Quote from: All seeing I on March 04, 2015, 10:27:58 AM
Serious amount of work has gone into this so don't let me down with your replies.
Division 2 looks like it'll be entertaining this year - maybe better than division 1.
I'm not going to give you winners and losers. I'm going to give you my prediction for points n all.
Here goes (sigh)

1. Ballygalget                   - 35 points
2. Cloughmills                  - 26 points
3. Sarsfields                    - 26 points
4. Carey                          - 25 points
5. Creggan                      - 22 points
6. Armoy                       - 13 points
7. Gort na M                   - 11 points
8. Glenariffe                  - 10 points
9. Cushendun                - 9 points
10. St Pauls                      - 5 points

f**k i have too much free time!!
Would Paddy Power give you a price on this one??


All seeing eye glenarriffe have got over half of ur predicted points total in the first 3 games!
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: btdtgtt on April 23, 2015, 11:27:45 AM
The constant tinkering with the structures is a long established joke.
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: All seeing I on April 28, 2015, 10:57:30 AM
Quote from: WTF u on about? on April 23, 2015, 11:10:49 AM
Quote from: All seeing I on March 04, 2015, 10:27:58 AM
Serious amount of work has gone into this so don't let me down with your replies.
Division 2 looks like it'll be entertaining this year - maybe better than division 1.
I'm not going to give you winners and losers. I'm going to give you my prediction for points n all.
Here goes (sigh)

1. Ballygalget                   - 35 points
2. Cloughmills                  - 26 points
3. Sarsfields                    - 26 points
4. Carey                          - 25 points
5. Creggan                      - 22 points
6. Armoy                       - 13 points
7. Gort na M                   - 11 points
8. Glenariffe                  - 10 points
9. Cushendun                - 9 points
10. St Pauls                      - 5 points

f**k i have too much free time!!
Would Paddy Power give you a price on this one??


All seeing eye glenarriffe have got over half of ur predicted points total in the first 3 games!
;D wtf u are right!!!
Glenariffe have got their act together!! They're putting me to shame.
I'm claiming a moral victory based on the fact that I got Cushendun and St Pauls right so far.
Sarsfields and Carey have to be the two biggest disappointments to date though.
Gort are definitely worth the watching. They took Sars scalp and in their other two games they only lost by 1 and 3 points respectively.
Early days yet though WTF - Paddy Power could be shitting them yet!!
Title: Re: 2015 Division 2 Hurling League
Post by: WTF u on about? on April 28, 2015, 05:13:04 PM
Gorts have a few men back I hear and so do glenarriffe. It's such a tight league with most matches a decided by a point or two either way I wouldn't like to predict too many results