Antrim Football Thread

[bannside]

Thanks for those kind sentiments, and if you excuse the play on words lol, whatwillbwillb tonight with our replay against LD....because no matter what happens with our seniors - there is a far bigger emphasis in our club atm with our juvenile section.

Paul Mc Keever RIP was at the core of a group of forward thinking individuals in our club, around 4 or 5 years ago, who immersed themselves in under 6s and under 8s, literally throwing the kitchen sink at providing the very best for them. It didnt take long for "Pauls team" to catch the eye at numerous blitz competitions throughout Ulster, his own wee men Ryan and Conor at the forefront. Sadly Paul got called prematurely from this life, and his presence is still sorely missed around these parts and will be for some time.

Every parish has their own tragedies, and deal with it in their own way. Roger Casements will attempt to preserve Pauls legacy (as the epitome of the ultimate selfless clubman) with a top class invitational 32 club juvenile competition which should attract a massive crowd to the town on Saturday in support of two very worthy cancer charities, Friends of the Cancer Centre and Cancer Focus Ni, who both provided vital counselling to Pauls family before and after his untimely passing.

If your'e free on Saturday evening come along and witness what will truly be a memorable spectacle.

[bannside]

Still 100% a blow in Jim, wont ever dispute that lol. Still a soft spot for All Saints too, great memories, great club too from where it all began. I cant ever adopt the oneclubonelove mantra but there you go.

[Spike]

Great to see BS, a fitting legacy to a great servant of Portglenone. Im sure there will be a lot of pride and a wee lump in the throat at what was achieved in his name.
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[The Gs Man]

Still 100% a blow in Jim, wont ever dispute that lol. Still a soft spot for All Saints too, great memories, great club too from where it all began. I cant ever adopt the oneclubonelove mantra but there you go.

Sure Jim's an Armagh man anyway....

[bannside]

Definitely Spike. Every club needs a Paul Mc Keever or two. I know people tend to wax lyrical about the deceased, but Paul truly was a one off. His passing was a touchstone moment within the club when his peers bonded even further to the ideal that promoting the juveniles of the club was by far the single biggest club priority. The new pitch development etc was always with the current juveniles in mind, and was just one element of Pauls forward thinking, in tandem with a few others who are still actively driving juvenile development as the key priority in Portglenone.

If more clubs adopted this philosophy I think the standard of football in the county would rise noticably. Antrim has lost too many quality players over the years by taking our eye of the ball with juveniles when they are at their very most impressionable age.

[Belfast GAA man]

who do you all fancy tonight? cases for both to win it - looking forward to seeing a big Antrim match at Queens - it should be our Belfast hub for big matches with Casement extinct - a Stand, parking, modern hospitality etc

[BigBallWeeBall]

Too close to call tonight's game. Get there early for the stand, heard it holds 250 max.
Belfast hub, not with the weather expected

[imtommygunn]

LD by 4.

[Calm Down]

Draw after normal time again and LD to pull away in extra time

[paddyjohn]

PG1 by 2.

[imtommygunn]

Looks like a close one again.

[imtommygunn]

Damn it no updates in seven minutes lol.

Either tight or lost internet. (Great update service again)

[Milltown Row2]

Damn it no updates in seven minutes lol.

Either tight or lost internet. (Great update service again)

Draw

[imtommygunn]

Is there extra time?

[Hoof Hearted]

Draw after normal time again and LD to pull away in extra time

Let's see