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Wouldn't worry about it  Aghagallon overrated imo. Lucky run to final and comfortably beat

Adam Loughran,Ruairi MC Cann

have those played for Antrim? if so do they not need a transfer.....

is their a named county panel? not many sleeps to Mckenna cup

What odds a belfast team winning senior championship next year ?

6/1 minimum

Who? do u think?

What odds a belfast team winning senior championship next year ?

Would grants be more difficult to get in the city? I say this with no knowledge but would every now and then hear culchies talking about the cross community element of obtaining the big grants where they scratch the back of Orangeville Cricket Club and vice versa. Is this something that is lost in the city?

no cross community angle in west belfast and that goes agains you

Planning permission can be a bit of a ballache when trying to update stadium facilities in west Belfast in case some of you haven't noticed

Fair enough just wondered who the disgrace was

Nobody is a disgrace . Belfast clubs were built on the social clubs that are no longer making much money and they don't have rich backers. they do improve their facilities but not with expensive items - im thinking u just think we should work harder? as usual
We need a hand not a lecture fellow gael

SW grounds with lights
1 Ballymena
2 PG1
3 Ahoghill
4 Dunsilly
5 Cargin i think
Probably more

In Belfast NO Clubs with lights - disgrace

I have asked for this also. Could anyone summarise the KPIs

Dont have it in front of me but roughly

primary school coaching programme
nursey school coaching programme
coach education with clubs
run super games
secondary school blitz programme
cul camps programme
Go games
development squads

thats from memory, what the actual targets are within those i have no idea

Got our one from our secretary,  that looks about right.
The document in summary:
First page is some facts from April 2021 staff returned;
92 primary schools in 2021 1869 lessons
4872 kids coached per week
203 club support sessions


New man overseeing, thanks to those who left for service
A view to pilot something like the Dublin model
application to BCC for 6 more coaches
Bit about Cul camps
Club support & coaching resources (actually looks well)
Review on Go Games & Super Games activity
Coach Education review
Page at the end from the coaching officer

Probably didn't do it justice but I'm not typing the whole thing out here 

92 schools is superb! fingers crossed it can be kept going for the long term. With casement only being used by moths for foreseeable we need it badly

the free state furlough was more of a 50/50 scheme so GAA were out of pocket - we need a 10 year scheme

50/50? Didn't realise they were paid in euros..

Let's see what happens from it then see if it needs extended with more money, obviously it needs a return of sorts..

not complicated the GAA has sterling accounts - a return? coaches in primary schools is the return

the free state furlough was more of a 50/50 scheme so GAA were out of pocket - we need a 10 year scheme

ws the future of Gaelfast mentioned at convention?
i think there is only 12/ 18 months left of the original 5 years and needs extended

Is that including the 18 odd months that it wasn't on?

yes but do u think they will just add that on? they were paying wages in that period

ws the future of Gaelfast mentioned at convention?
i think there is only 12/ 18 months left of the original 5 years and needs extended

were there any changes at county AGM?

The Dublin model might just not work as handy as people think in Belfast. First of all the Dublin clubs have very large memberships, some well into their thousands. Each member could pay at least £100 a year for the privilege. Just going by my sister who is a member of a club in Fingal. Do you know that St Sylvesters Malahide field 8 or 10 under twelve teams! And they are not the only ones catering literally for hundreds in each age group.

Each club in Dublin pays circa €20k to Dublin Co Board for the provision of a fully qualified coach to work in each club, liaising between the local club and the local school(s). Would that work in Belfast. Yes maybe in a few clubs but that kind of outlay might tip a few over the edge!

The interest in Dublin GAA has been fed by a county winning titles. Every young lad or lass wants to grow up and pull on the Dublin jersey. 

That's the chicken and egg scenario. Our youth want to see an Antrim team in Div 1. Nothing else will cut it.

Thats where the sheer importance of a highly efficient Director of Football comes in....aided by a vibrant sub committee, supported in full by all County Offices, and essentially, every club in Antrim putting in right structures at juvenile level.

Nothing else is going to get this done.

did anyone every find out what the Director of Football job is supposed to do?