Antrim Football Thread

[imtommygunn]

Phew. Decent win today so maybe not the worst team in Ireland after all!

[Belfast GAA man]

Delighted for the lads today. The many things wrong with Antrim football are nothing to do with those lads

[bannside]

Thrilled to see the passion displayed by the Men in Saffron earlier today. We were a different league from Wicklow and there were some absolutely standout performances, notably Patrick Gallagher who kept us in the game with three terrific blocks or tackles when we were behind in the first quarter. Matt Fitz was exceptional scoring 2 -03, Eoin Nagle looks full of promise (what a pass for Fitzys goal) and Paddy Mc Cormick gets better and better. We were full value for our ten point victory.

Our second half today was as good as I've seen for quite a while, especially with pressure on to deliver a performance....and Antrim did that. Credit where it's due to all involved.

[Belfast GAA man]

Good luck to the county team v Limerick.
Anyone think it would be good to play the last round of Div 4 fixtures in Croke as a reward to the players who won't get their by the championship?

[BrendanAntrim]

No

[Belfast GAA man]

Ok Brendan well said 

[imtommygunn]

We, and every other division 4 team, are given the opportunity to play in Croker if we finish top 2 in the league....

Likewise division 2 and 3. Division 3 teams are unlikely to make it there either and then there's hurling...

Not sure the rationale in your suggestion other than you want to see Antrim in Croke Park lol.

[imtommygunn]

Good win.

[Sportacus]

Big boost for the footballers today, coming from behind to win when so often it's the other way around.  Well done.

[bannside]

It's obvious there are players in Antrim who take great pride in being handed a county jersey and after another two well earned points today in Kilmallock we finish the division in third place after losing three games by a point. The long road home will be a bit quicker after another good second half display, and now Lenny can focus on getting his best players in the right frame of mind for the summer. There are definitely several players who can add to his options, and no doubt he will have scouts at the Antrim league games starting next week.

Reiterating what I've said on several occasions, if we can add just add the likes this years unavailable players such as Conor Murray, two Healys, Paddy Mc Aleer etc to the squad then I think we can realistically aspire to get out of the basement division and be competive in division three at the very least. The loss of these four hurt us particularly hard this year imo, all have great engines and would really suit our current style.

[Belfast GAA man]

Just think everyone should get a chance to play in Croke and where you are born doesn't dictate if you do or not which currently is the situation for over 50% of county players

[Milltown Row2]

Just think everyone should get a chance to play in Croke and where you are born doesn't dictate if you do or not which currently is the situation for over 50% of county players

I'm sorry, you have to earn the right to play in Croke, the Dubs should be playing their home games in Parnell Park also.

[BigBallWeeBall]

MR2, what did U2, Beyonce & Bruce Springsteen win to earn the right to play there

[Milltown Row2]

MR2, what did U2, Beyonce & Bruce Springsteen win to earn the right to play there

Are you being serious?

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Thread just got interesting....