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No relegations from any divisions for 2019. Due to reshaping of leagues. 

I really can't see what all the fuss is to be honest with the restructuring of the leagues. 8 teams or 10 teams with a split after 9 games means you will still roughly get the same number of decent games


Top 5  Will be in my oponion:

Cushendall
St John's
Loughgiel
Dunloy
Ballycran.

THAT should give them teams at least 8 good quality games.

Then depending on where you play the other teams, you might get it tough if you have to play Portaferry in the Ards or St Galls in the bog meadow for example.

People love whining for whinings sake.

Play the leagues, everyone knows championship is what it is about anyhow. Ask someone who won div 1 league 15 years ago and they probably couldn't tell you, ask them who won senior championship 15 years ago and that'll be a different matter

Div 1
Cdall
Loughgiel
Dunloy
Ballycastle
St John's
Rossa
St Galls
Ballygalget
Ballycran
Portaferry

Div 2
Randalstown
Cloughmills
Glenariffe
St Enda's
Ahoghill
Carey
Armoy
Sarsfields
Creggan
Dungannon

Div 3
Gort Na Mona
Cushendun
Rasharkin
St Paul's
Cuchullains
Carryduff
Bredagh
Na Magha (all games away from home 2019)

Div 4
Ballymena
Glenravel
Lamh Dhearg
Naomh Colmcille
St Teresas
Loch Mor Gaels
Davitts
St Agnes
Glenarm

I hope an U19 league does not come into play.
Don't think it will be necessary. Grading should be simple enough -
U12-u11
U14-u13
U16-u15
U18-u17

Im not sure whether changing u21 to u20 will help much as there is only a handful of clubs who play u21 hurling, so no point in moving it imo

I already thought that these new grades were put back a year in 2018 to 2019? I remember reading the county secretaries report and it basically said that these changes are coming, so get prepared for them.

I for one can see that many problems at all with the age changes.

Players who are historically last year minors can be serviced on clubs reserve teams and in smaller clubs most of their top minors are on the senior teams anyhow.   

Ruairi Og 4-29 St Galls 0-7

Both teams missing at least 6 or 7 (Ruairi Ogs - Ryan McCambridge, Aaron Graffin, Sean Delargy, Paddy McNaughton, Shane McNaughton, Eunan McKillop and Neil McManus).

St Galls at a glance (Karl Stewart, CJ McGourty, Antoin McCafferty, Sean Burke, Aodhan Gallagher and Sean McAreavey).

Ruairi Og were never really troubled and played some nice hurling in stages.

Ruairi Og 2-15 Portaferry 0-18

Moving off topic. What would be the best way off getting to Boucher Playing Fields from Castlecourt? Never been before!!!

Bad day at the office today, no doubt about it. According to club aontroma Twitter feed if we do get beat next week we are in the Christy Ring Cup next year.

Aaron Graffin was the player injured. He was took to hospital with a suspected dislocated knee

Any links to listen to the Antrim match later?

Whoever is manager next year needs to go in to each club and have a meeting with each senior panel and get the best players involved. Tell them the plans and rules for season ahead, if they don't commit when they hear the plans etc well he tried.

I agree 1 night with county and 1 night with club for training and get the leagues back to being competitive.

Let's try and get a positive out to f the shambles of this league campaign

Antrim will play in div 2a next year

Westmeath
Carlow
Derry
London
Kildare

At least we have a derby game

There'll be some games in Ballycastle next year

Any links to listen to the Antrim match on the wireless

Congratulations to CPC which I make it they have won this tournament 3 times in last 7 years. Also I think St Mary's have won it as well once in the last 8 years. Should we not be looking at the Mageean Champions to play in the 'A' All Ireland?

Or are we happy at playing at 'B' level were Ulster sides have won 4 out of the last 8 finals?

Should we try to play at a higher level and bring ourselves on or are we happy playing in a division were we clearly have a good chance of winning?