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Anybody been to Centreparcs Ireland?

Any use?  Expensive? 

Best of luck Ball Hopper.

I love how you've linked your treatment schedule to the football season. 

Shows how quickly you'll be through it in the grand scheme of things.

Keep er lit.

Happy 40th grandpa!!

Some of the parents of our U6 - U8 group threw in a few quid for us coaches to put towards our end of season meal which we would normally pay for ourselves.  It was very much unexpected, but very well appreciated. 

Not sure about paypals and WhatsApp groups etc.  That's all a bit too formal.

Antrim keeping 12, 14, 16 next season.

Age groups for 2020

Following central councils adoption of the "Academy Report" in June 2019, a direction was issued by An Ard Stiúrthóir on 2nd October 2019.

In that correspondence the Ard Stiúrthóir confirmed that the " Association Policy" was to change the age groups  to u13.u15 and u17 for 2020, but noted that other grades  i.e. 14, 16, and 18  could be allowed subject to prior approval from Central council.

Given that this is a policy and not a rule confusion exists thought-out the country

Its anticipated that a range of motions will be put to congress in Feb 2020 setting the 13,15 and 17 age groups into rule commencing Jan 2021 ( it's highly unlikely that they could be delivered any earlier as most counties will have competition schedules in place by the time congress meets in Feb 2020).

The County Chairman, Ciarán Mc Cavana, has been taking soundings  from both inside and outside the county over the last few weeks.

Based on that engagement  Antrim GAA will be retaining  the current u14 u16 and u18 age grades for 2020 .

Maybe 10 seconds at the most I would say.

I have a Now TV box for the likes of Game of Thrones and boxsets etc.  They're a decent piece of kit and have the likes of YouTube and other apps etc.  My subscription is around 7.99 per month and that gets loads of sky content except movies and sports.

I have bought the odd Sky Sports day pass in the past for big matches (before I found other avenues) and they do the job. A bit pricey but the quality is good. 


Just be careful if you decide to just go with the app on his phone as I don't think they support chromecast.

The boxes are pretty cheap anyway and you normally get a month or so free movies or whatever with them.  Or even a free sports pass.     

Any word on what the underage structure is this year?  Is it sticking with U14's/U16's or moving to 13's/15's?

Age groups for 2020

Following central councils adoption of the "Academy Report" in June 2019, a direction was issued by An Ard Stiúrthóir on 2nd October 2019.

In that correspondence the Ard Stiúrthóir confirmed that the " Association Policy" was to change the age groups  to u13.u15 and u17 for 2020, but noted that other grades  i.e. 14, 16, and 18  could be allowed subject to prior approval from Central council.

Given that this is a policy and not a rule confusion exists thought-out the country

Its anticipated that a range of motions will be put to congress in Feb 2020 setting the 13,15 and 17 age groups into rule commencing Jan 2021 ( it's highly unlikely that they could be delivered any earlier as most counties will have competition schedules in place by the time congress meets in Feb 2020).

The County Chairman, Ciarán Mc Cavana, has been taking soundings  from both inside and outside the county over the last few weeks.

Based on that engagement  Antrim GAA will be retaining  the current u14 u16 and u18 age grades for 2020 .

Good man, thanks.

Any word on what the underage structure is this year?  Is it sticking with U14's/U16's or moving to 13's/15's?

39 people are dead.  I'd like to think the police would be taking all the time they can to talk to the driver of the lorry that picked the trailer up whether he's involved or not.


And if I was said lorry driver I'd be more than willing to camp out in a police station and help them.  So all this #justiceformo business is a bit weird to me.  Do people not want him to help the police?

Gutted about the Diaz news!  Was really looking forward to that one.

Apparently Leon Edwards has been in training camp in case something like this happened.

Hopefully see Jorge giving him the 3 piece with the soda all over again.

seen the new rule change yesterday at U21 level in action. we were down in Aghagallon with the 21's and they had a player black carded. off he went and no one went on.

we said to the lads 'here you know that wasnt a red and you can bring on a player' to which they said they cant cause the the subs were all first year minors and they only had 15 players.

thats total nonsense of a rule change esp when you have 4 lads sitting there and clubs struggling with nos.

decent game between ourselves and some good scores taken. happy with our performance as it was the first time we had met up since the county final last year lol

Decent game in wet conditions.  Dunloy worthy of the win.  Although I thought you might have blew it first half.  You had all the posession but didn't do much with it going forward.  We played poorly but I thought we'd come out second half and go a bit more direct.  Didn't happen.


Dunloy far more clinical up front 2nd half and deservedly got their goals to win it.


Black card issue happened at a bad time for us too.

Whos the no 11 for yourselves? very good footballer. A lot seemed to go through him.

That would be Adam Loughran.  Definitely county potential.  Think he's still only 18 or 19 too.  Was a big part of the St. Ronan's Hogan Cup winning squad.

seen the new rule change yesterday at U21 level in action. we were down in Aghagallon with the 21's and they had a player black carded. off he went and no one went on.

we said to the lads 'here you know that wasnt a red and you can bring on a player' to which they said they cant cause the the subs were all first year minors and they only had 15 players.

thats total nonsense of a rule change esp when you have 4 lads sitting there and clubs struggling with nos.

decent game between ourselves and some good scores taken. happy with our performance as it was the first time we had met up since the county final last year lol

Decent game in wet conditions.  Dunloy worthy of the win.  Although I thought you might have blew it first half.  You had all the posession but didn't do much with it going forward.  We played poorly but I thought we'd come out second half and go a bit more direct.  Didn't happen.


Dunloy far more clinical up front 2nd half and deservedly got their goals to win it.


Black card issue happened at a bad time for us too.
 

Yeah - move on children
Anyone know why the County Provincial championship draw is made 8/9 months in advance of the matches?

To take our minds off the Antrim minor championship final result.

Stylebender talked the talk and walked the walk!

I love watching Dan Hooker fight.  Gets the job done.