Antrim Football Thread

[Milltown Row2]

I assume county players have been released to play tonight and for the next few weeks?

Earplugs at the ready

[Sportacus]

To call Derrys style of play puke football is lazy. Go back and watch Dublin when they dominated. Always had plenty behind the ball. All worked tirelessly for the team. The difference is that Dublin had 6 quality forwards with more in reserve. Everyone just turned a blind eye to it as they had outrageously good forwards. Derry have Mcguigan. The rest are good but could you rely on the rest to get consistent scores if mcguigan was injured? No.

IMO, gallaghers style if perfect for what Derry have. Tough, physical runners who can break lines at will. Ciaran Mcfaul back in the fold will only add to it.

It's not a bit lazy.  It's puke to watch, slow, lateral boring crap.  But to be fair only a version of what a lot of county teams serve up.  There's a whole other thread on the state of football, no point in going back over it all again here.

[oakleaflad]

To call Derrys style of play puke football is lazy. Go back and watch Dublin when they dominated. Always had plenty behind the ball. All worked tirelessly for the team. The difference is that Dublin had 6 quality forwards with more in reserve. Everyone just turned a blind eye to it as they had outrageously good forwards. Derry have Mcguigan. The rest are good but could you rely on the rest to get consistent scores if mcguigan was injured? No.

IMO, gallaghers style if perfect for what Derry have. Tough, physical runners who can break lines at will. Ciaran Mcfaul back in the fold will only add to it.

It's not a bit lazy.  It's puke to watch, slow, lateral boring crap.  But to be fair only a version of what a lot of county teams serve up.  There's a whole other thread on the state of football, no point in going back over it all again here.

It is lazy. In fact, Derry clearly don't want to move laterally if you actually watch them and only do so to find create space or allow players to filter into forward positions if the other team have men back. They thrive on getting their athletic players running past men.

[Flanker]

Which Antrim players would get in Armagh's 26?

At the moment probably none on 1st 15. Might be the odd close call. Your man might be in contention for the FF slot and Turbo moved to the corner but given he missed out on a year or 2 of inter County S&C he might not be at the level yet and would need to serve a year or 2 getting to the level. Might get 1 or 2 on the bench.

Most of that Armagh team bar 1 or 2 have 3, 4, 5 plus years of high level conditioning,  a couple of years Div 1 experience.

Do we have players who could be developed to get on the team YES

5 or 6 with a few years high level conditioning, development. tactical discipline etc would be very strong contenders. Might not start but would be close

[asaffgael]

Plain and simple big names always start come championship having no track record of producing the goods in big championship games. different management same old antrim. what even is the incentive to train for antrim 5 times a week to be put on the bench for championship, different if it was Derry in the Fball or Limerick in the Hurling.

Who are the big names? Don't actually think we have any big name. If Mick or Thomas had been parachuted in out of the blue I would have agreed with you but think most of that team has been training/playing away in the league if not injured.

[ck]

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP GROUPS

GROUP 1
Cargin
St Johns
Rossa

GROUP 2
Portglenone
Ahoghil
Lamh Dhearg
St Endas

GROUP 3
Creggan
St Galls
Dunloy

GROUP 4
Aghagallon
St Brigids
Moneyglass

[Saul goodman]

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP GROUPS

GROUP 1
Cargin
St Johns
Rossa

GROUP 2
Portglenone
Ahoghil
Lamh Dhearg
St Endas

GROUP 3
Creggan
St Galls
Dunloy

GROUP 4
Aghagallon
St Brigids
Moneyglass

What way do the 1/4 finals go is it group 1 versus group 3 and 2 versus 4 or open draw

[delgany]

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP GROUPS

GROUP 1
Cargin
St Johns
Rossa

GROUP 2
Portglenone
Ahoghil
Lamh Dhearg
St Endas

GROUP 3
Creggan
St Galls
Dunloy

GROUP 4
Aghagallon
St Brigids
Moneyglass

What way do the 1/4 finals go is it group 1 versus group 3 and 2 versus 4 or open draw

Qtrs
A .Winner gp 1 v Runner up gp4
B. W2 v R up 3
C. W3 v R up 2
D. W4 v R up 1

[marty34]

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP GROUPS

GROUP 1
Cargin
St Johns
Rossa

GROUP 2
Portglenone
Ahoghil
Lamh Dhearg
St Endas

GROUP 3
Creggan
St Galls
Dunloy

GROUP 4
Aghagallon
St Brigids
Moneyglass

Would there not be another 3 teams in Antrim to go senior and fill out the other 3groups to 4 teams each?

[bannside]

Randalstown should also be in Group 1

[SaffronSports]

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP GROUPS

GROUP 1
Cargin
St Johns
Rossa

GROUP 2
Portglenone
Ahoghil
Lamh Dhearg
St Endas

GROUP 3
Creggan
St Galls
Dunloy

GROUP 4
Aghagallon
St Brigids
Moneyglass

Would there not be another 3 teams in Antrim to go senior and fill out the other 3groups to 4 teams each?

In all honesty, I think there's probably too many clubs deemed senior as it is in Antrim without diluting the quality further.

[ck]

Randalstown should also be in Group 1

Correct. Tough group!

Tbh I think this group format has had its day.

[country bumpkin]

What was the seeding system employed...?
The bye law as passed years since was top for in previous years league div one seeded 1-4....
That doesn't seem the case....wonder when the bye law was changed, which convention......?

[Saul goodman]

What was the seeding system employed...?
The bye law as passed years since was top for in previous years league div one seeded 1-4....
That doesn't seem the case....wonder when the bye law was changed, which convention......?

I think it should revert to straight knockout- there is always dead rubbers in the group format

[asaffgael]

Always been the 4 previous year semi finalists for as long as I remember.