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Rest In Peace Chris McCloskey, minor footballer and hurler and member of St Joseph's GAC Glenavy, who died tragically on Wednesday in a car accident.

Rest in peace buddy

terrible news, rest in peace

My wee brother had it for years as a child growing up, was scary watching him fit and just us sort of contain him. his medication helped but he struggled in school because of it. Fortunately he has been fit free for many years has been driving and has a trade behind him.

takes me to a story of playing with a lad with epilepsy, he played every game and fitted each time. we were kids trying to get on the reserve team and we just waited on him fitting and we got on. Once on the Falls Park while two games played side by side he fitted, before we knew it he was catching ball and running down the other pitch wit 30 confused players wondering what da fook was gong on

Cadogan must be one of the last remaining romantics if he thinks he can pull this off! The dilemma is he  is need more by the co hurlers than the footballers even though he is a better footballer than hurler! Sure if they had him from the start in AI football final last year it might have made all the difference!  On a larger scale there are clubs in Cork who still think they can be successful in both codes when a large number of players are playing both codes for the senior teams. Choose one and be successful at it! I was a co convention here in Cork a few years ago when the Douglas (Cadogan's Club) delegate  started complaining about the tough schedule that they had had that year. Their intermediate hurlers had reached the co semifinal and were beaten and their footballers had reached the co senior final and were beaten as well. They had around 7 or 8 maybe dual players! I  felt like saying to the Douglas delegate........."Hey there's a reason that you lost both games...too many games for the same players".  They had played for about 7 or 8 weeks in a row but to me that's the risk you run if you are competing seriously in both codes! It cannot be done  in my opinion! I mean it's a wonderful concept and good luck to Eoin Cadogan but push will come to shove sometime this year, sooner rather than later!!

we won both!!and we won it cause our lads were fit and getting competitive games. the last time our club got to Croke park 2006 we reached the county senior hurling semi final and were unlucky to lose to Loughgiel by 3 points. we had 8 players playing both. if its well managed then its achieveable

draw all over it

its just harder to do it at the highest level.

but i would encourage anyone to play both. i managed juvenile teams in hurling for years, while i had 15 to pick from the footballers had development teams from under 8 up!!!

we've had a great year as a Dual Club but fear the hurling will lose out on our footballers trying to get back to Croke Park again (at some point)

Mangers should realise that the dual player needs between both teams, if he's good enough let him play

get the heap on Barca?

Utd has weathered the storm (ha) and seem to be applying more pressure Rooney missed a sitter!!

Fletcher is everywhere, playing good football and showing up Carrick who's anonymous

stuck my winnings of the weekend (a euro 5 timer) on last nights games, City and Newcastle. so that paid for my bloody exhaust, with my tenner left over i stuck it on, Man Utd Lyon Luton and Peterhead

can i get three in a row?

played a hurling match on saturday then we'd a football match (the thirds) on the sunday, the referee never turned up so i offered to referee the first half and i played the second half!!!!

Granted my legs are fooked but i'm 38

whats with these kids nowdays???

Anyone know if Kevin McGourty will be returning to the Antrim squad?

Has he been asked?

very difficult to do it at club level nevermind county level.

we had a great season on both fronts but only came away with one title! our players are burnt out and tired at the minute, they could do with a season off!!

[Or we could always just foul him at the half way line and rotate the players that foul him so we get no sendings off...]

Niall McKeever, while being excellent in a number of games last year, was found wanting in the mobility stakes in the Tyrone game and to me he was the one should have been marking John.

Our midfield should be significantly more mobile this year so hopefully that won't be as big a problem. Or we could always just foul him at the half way line and rotate the players that foul him so we get no sendings off...

Antrim teams and in particular your present county champions are very well versed in that practice.

don't you mean current All Ireland Champions? it's been a Tyrone Armagh tactic that has worked well for us

thats a serious low.

i wonder how Lawrence will try and call this positive on the Antrim guestbook

Westmeath 1-09 1-11 Antrim,

I haven't got a bet up in ages. It's got that bad that I'm considering taking tips from this thread.

I wouldn't advise it.

i couldn't do any worse. Maybe stop betting on English football

did euro bet today! all 5 up and as i was leaving stuck liverpool in it. if they lose tomorrow.......

Gaa bet runing well so far, need down footballers and Laois hurling to beat Down!!