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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: June 09, 2018, 06:57:35 PM »

Our 1st 20 minutes today was incredible. Intensity, skill, tackling, running and scoring left us deservedly 9 points up. I’m still scratching my head and trying to figure out how it went so wrong. How did we go in at half time only 1 point up?

Why was Nigel Elliott taken off at half time? If it was anything other than an injury then I’m stunned.

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: June 08, 2018, 04:13:45 PM »

Michael Ryan has said they are going out to beat Carlow - I hope he's true to his word.

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: May 31, 2018, 03:27:50 PM »

No word about the team for the weekend? Going to be a very tough away trip and the win will be needed.

Whoever wins should likely reach the final. Both finalists are into All Ireland preliminary Quarter Finals this year. Winner v 3rd in Munster and runner up v 3rd in Leinster (which at present could well be Kilkenny).

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: March 18, 2018, 04:22:10 PM »

So near so far .....we couldn't get Nigel Elliott on the ball at all today. Team played quite well - but again we couldn't get quality ball to our inside line. McManus penalty miss (save) killed us - he missed a few frees and a few from open play too but owes Antrim nothing.

Thought our defence played great. Fair play to the team they are trying to play hurling the right way. Think the management made good subs too. We just couldn't get the ball to Clarkie in this last 5 minutes when he came on.

Unlucky, a gallant effort - 5 point deficit at half time proved too much.

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: March 16, 2018, 04:22:07 PM »

Hi guys.
Laois man in peace here!
Would any local radio station up there be covering Sunday's game?
Many thanks in advance.

www.weareulster.com/antrim

Are they covering both games? Thought I saw somewhere that they were covering the football?

Not sure but hopefully they are covering the hurling as well

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: March 15, 2018, 03:20:21 PM »

Hi guys.
Laois man in peace here!
Would any local radio station up there be covering Sunday's game?
Many thanks in advance.

www.weareulster.com/antrim

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: March 14, 2018, 05:11:12 PM »

£13 in on sunday for the game. ill be on stewarding duty in one of the car parks at the parish hall or chapel so wont get to see the start of the game ffs

Separate topic but any idea why the county board only released the 1st four week's fixtures?

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: February 25, 2018, 04:47:33 PM »

Limerick players held on to the ball until they’d an option and with the running forwards they’d always several of them. We weren’t as comfortable on the ball and had very few clear options when we did. Movement seems to be a major factor in why we are so far behind.

Rocky gives his all every game and fully deserves the respect he has earned. Our two corner backs had a tough day - the ball going into the corners was good.

A hard day for the Antrim players against a good team. Will be hard to motivate them for the Offaly game. Could we do with modern, fresh minded coaches in our senior county set up? Specifically for movement and tactics?

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: February 04, 2018, 04:12:52 PM »

Well done today antrim. You’ve put a lot of pride in the shirt the wins are coming !!

Away to Laois next - we've a very mixed bag of results v Laois in recent years. Could go either way. Hopefully the players can now go into the game with optimism. A win would be huge.

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: February 04, 2018, 03:39:30 PM »

Devastating

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: February 04, 2018, 02:52:27 PM »

Hard to take, being 6 down after that 1st half.

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: January 31, 2018, 08:37:31 AM »

What do you all make of the cship draw?any hope for sarsfields in with cushendall and dunloy?

Sarsfields are a great team to watch and intermediate champions but they'll be out of their depth at that level.

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: January 30, 2018, 10:30:14 PM »

Official county twitter feed has tweeted that the game is in Corrigan.

Shocking

Why?

Because it's not the best ground in the county and the county hurlers should play at the best ground in the county.

If we can create for ourselves any small advantage possible we should take it. Having Dublin travel another hour to north Antrim would be a small advantage.

Arguably the best hurling ground in the county is Loughiel, Dunloy or Cushendal.

But sure its good enough for Foootball so surely its good enough for hurling. I agree with you by the way!

I think the county chairman knows no shame

I think that is an incredibly harsh statement. Do you really think these decisions are made by one person alone? If you do you’re completely deranged.

Loughiel, Dunloy, Cushendal, Ballycastle, Lamh Dearg, All Saints all have more suitable grounds than Corrigan for hosting a hurling match.

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: January 30, 2018, 06:59:06 PM »

Official county twitter feed has tweeted that the game is in Corrigan.

Shocking

Why?

Because it's not the best ground in the county and the county hurlers should play at the best ground in the county.

If we can create for ourselves any small advantage possible we should take it. Having Dublin travel another hour to north Antrim would be a small advantage.

Arguably the best hurling ground in the county is Loughiel, Dunloy or Cushendal.

But sure its good enough for Foootball so surely its good enough for hurling. I agree with you by the way!

I think the county chairman knows no shame

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Antrim / Re: ANTRIM HURLING

« on: January 30, 2018, 06:57:06 PM »

Emmett’s ground probably thee most scenic in Antrim! Would be a nice gesture to get a game played there sometime.

It's also the windiest......if you thought Ballycastle was bad.