Antrim Football Thread

[NorthAntrim]

I would say its not worth the hassle hosting games. What do the clubs actually get?

[EOC1923]

Most Derry knockout games are at Owenbeg, maybe asking a bit much of St Johns to do that. Our club enjoying hosting games lately i think its a good way of showing off your facilities.
Bad experience at St Enda's from a couple of years ago, parking so far away and viewing positions not great either but i think the pitch is great and so are the people who organise up there on match day.
Ahoghill was fine because of the slope at the changing room side gave a good viewing. Dunsilly recently has been enjoyable especially the games under lights but apparently out of action at the minute. Corrigan still number one because of the stand and pitch.

[NorthAntrim]

Most Derry knockout games are at Owenbeg, maybe asking a bit much of St Johns to do that. Our club enjoying hosting games lately i think its a good way of showing off your facilities.
Bad experience at St Enda's from a couple of years ago, parking so far away and viewing positions not great either but i think the pitch is great and so are the people who organise up there on match day.
Ahoghill was fine because of the slope at the changing room side gave a good viewing. Dunsilly recently has been enjoyable especially the games under lights but apparently out of action at the minute. Corrigan still number one because of the stand and pitch.

Owenbeg is perfect. Good location. Training pitches. Main pitch with stand. Dunsilly shouldve been our owenbeg. Pitch number 1 gets flogged! start of the year it was closed, during a bad spell of weather mind you but still.

[Upandover]

Is the pitch at davitt park too small?

[InnocentByStander]

St Endas is a perfect location for city teams playing South West teams.

The pitch was also in cracking condition last weekend for the Dunloy v rossa hurling championship game.

Hosting a big championship game also requires plenty of effort.

How many clubs are actually willing and wanting to host a game?

Disagree, parking horrific viewing areas for the game also isn't great.

Good pitch bad Venue.

Corrigan kept for the final only?

[country bumpkin]

Do top of groups not have ground advantage for quarter finals....?

Procedure from.last year changed......

[Milltown Row2]

Do top of groups not have ground advantage for quarter finals....?

Procedure from.last year changed......

Where did you play Lamhs last year, Dunsilly? was that a group game or quarter or semi?

[InnocentByStander]

I know The area it is in maybe tough to find somewhere, but finding a field or something close by Dunsilly which they could turn into parking facilities would be brilliant.

Great pitch and changing rooms etc and with the new Gym going in.

If the right steps are taken (which im unsure if there are plans to or not) Dunsilly could really be turned into something special.

[NorthAntrim]

The hard shoulder provides parking for medium sized games. Dunsilly and Junction 1 are a 15 minurte walk(max)

[antrimman667]

When will the dates/fixtures be confirmed for the SFC and IFC? There wont be any on the friday I assume due to natural light

[NorthAntrim]

Dunsilly is fantastic for games. But its a big ask for the pitch to carry county teams of all ages all year then a lot of our club championship

[barnish oggie]

I know The area it is in maybe tough to find somewhere, but finding a field or something close by Dunsilly which they could turn into parking facilities would be brilliant.

Great pitch and changing rooms etc and with the new Gym going in.

If the right steps are taken (which im unsure if there are plans to or not) Dunsilly could really be turned into something special.

It already should be special.

Why the need for 3 pitches there?

2 pitches, one with a terrace at least, if not a covered stand like Corrigan, should have been the way to go.

It would also have left room to build the changing rooms on the pitch side of the bridge and created more space for the car park.

Whoever made the calls on the layout of that space back then made a complete hash of it.

[Hoof Hearted]

Do top of groups not have ground advantage for quarter finals....?

Procedure from.last year changed......

Not sure what you're talking about here

2022 quarter finals

Cargin v LD @ dunsilly
Portglenone  v GNM @ dunsilly
Aghagallon v St Brids @ hannahstown
Rossa v Creggan @ Hightown, or the swamp as it was that day

[Caesar]

My predictions for the next round:

Cargin v Aghagallon = Cargin win by 7
LD V Dunloy = LD win by 4
Portglenone v Creggan = Creggan win by 4
Rossa v St Brigid's = St Brigid's win by 6

[InnocentByStander]

I know The area it is in maybe tough to find somewhere, but finding a field or something close by Dunsilly which they could turn into parking facilities would be brilliant.

Great pitch and changing rooms etc and with the new Gym going in.

If the right steps are taken (which im unsure if there are plans to or not) Dunsilly could really be turned into something special.

It already should be special.

Why the need for 3 pitches there?

2 pitches, one with a terrace at least, if not a covered stand like Corrigan, should have been the way to go.

It would also have left room to build the changing rooms on the pitch side of the bridge and created more space for the car park.

Whoever made the calls on the layout of that space back then made a complete hash of it.

Totally agree was poorly managed at the top level, something gives me the idea they wanted to make the teams run through that tunnel thinking it would be special, in it's truth an awful idea