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#1
Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling
Today at 05:23:31 PM
I don't think you can read anything into league results at this time of year
#2
Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling
Today at 04:35:43 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on Today at 04:02:18 PMIs there only a 1 week break after three games in Leinster?

Think everyone has a two week break, everyone bar Galway & Wexford have it now, they play this weekend and then have two week break. Slightly different to Munster as there are an even number of teams in Leinster
#3
Quote from: NAG1 on Today at 10:46:03 AMIf DG gets a positive outcome for the season he will be gone.

As to where he goes or who would take him that's an entirely different conversation.

Yep if he gets anything decent in the south he will be away, otherwise he may hang about as €70k a year or whatever it is would be hard enough to walk away from.
#4
Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling
Today at 09:21:38 AM
Quote from: imtommygunn on Today at 09:05:45 AMYeah it's a tough game which I think Dublin should probably be favourites for ,particularly if they're at home, but I definitely think we're in with a good chance. They do tend to be a lot bigger than us but we're a much more physical team than we used to be.

Well they are very strong favourites with the bookies, about 1/4 - but I agree I think it could be close enough. O'Donoghue hasn't brought much to the table at all as Dublin manager
#5
Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling
April 29, 2024, 05:33:13 PM
Quote from: JonnyD_ on April 29, 2024, 04:41:11 PMFantastic result against Wexford. Delighted for the players! Consistency is now key.
We need to do it again v Dublin and Carlow. Both games that are winnable but not easy games. Thought we looked stronger this week and certainly more solid at the back with the bigger men in there.

As a hurling county we deserve a big day out, with the right wins in the next month do we end up in all ireland quarter? or a prelim before the quarter? gaa website a bit confusing


Not sure we deserve it anymore than anyone else ! 3rd in both provinces play JMcD finalists in a prelim QF
#6
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on April 29, 2024, 11:38:25 AM
Quote from: Saffrongael on April 29, 2024, 11:37:15 AM
Quote from: NAG1 on April 29, 2024, 11:18:29 AMWas it a second yellow or straight red I couldn't pick it up.

Second yellow, can have no complaints (unless you are Buff Egan)

Seen Buff's post? Mans not wise

Few years ago he was moaning that he wasn't getting commentary/analysis gigs on tv, can you imagine it ffs ?
#7
Quote from: NAG1 on April 29, 2024, 11:18:29 AMWas it a second yellow or straight red I couldn't pick it up.

Second yellow, can have no complaints (unless you are Buff Egan)
#8
Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling
April 28, 2024, 10:47:56 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on April 28, 2024, 10:08:43 PM
Quote from: Saffrongael on April 28, 2024, 09:52:55 PMCan an umpire give a square ball? I thought he couldn't. Donal Og slabbering today about the umpires not giving one in Carlow V Dublin game

They can't, the ref can ask a question of whether a player was in the square before the ball entered. But it's ultimately the ref's call

Yeah that's what I thought, thanks
#9
Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling
April 28, 2024, 09:52:55 PM
Can an umpire give a square ball? I thought he couldn't. Donal Og slabbering today about the umpires not giving one in Carlow V Dublin game
#10
Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling
April 28, 2024, 06:45:17 PM
Quote from: LC on April 28, 2024, 06:15:18 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on April 28, 2024, 09:34:57 AMThat is a fantastic result. The Dublin game will be very interesting now.

On another note how many goals did Joe McLaughlin score against ballygalget? I saw on cushendall twitter some updates and it just seemed to be Joe McLaughlin goal repeatedly.

Is he still on the county panel?

Yeah he was a non playing sub yesterday
#11
Quote from: gallsman on April 27, 2024, 04:33:55 PMSome comeback from Antrim. Wexford don't and have never deserved Lee Chin.

Yeah they didn't have much outside him, he was head and shoulders above anyone else on that pitch today
#12
Lot of changes for Cork
#13
GAA Discussion / Re: Murder of a GAA Chairman
April 23, 2024, 10:11:25 PM
Quote from: marty34 on April 23, 2024, 10:04:15 PM
Quote from: paddyjohn on April 23, 2024, 09:11:45 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on April 23, 2024, 03:00:44 PM
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on April 23, 2024, 02:19:48 PMI remember at the time it sent chills through the whole  nationalist community. Just listening to Talkback and Trevor Birney talking about and how attacking someone like Sean Brown was a deliberate ploy as he was decent and could not be associated with any paramilitary organisation. It was purely to put fear and Terror through a whole community by striking at its centre.

We had just won the AI and had beaten Bellaghy in the Ulster final before Christmas 1996. There was a crew of us living in Belfast and we had close relationships on and off the field with a lot of the Bellaghy lads. It struck hard. I remember travelling home at the time and we regularly changed out pick up spots etc. Going to matches in Lurgan and that was always a concern as well. How the f**k was that normal? 

Unfortunately we normalised it at the time and adopted

My dad handed me the book The Shankill butchers when it came out

Made me read it before I headed out that weekend, needless to say that put the willies up me for that period of heading out! 

Absolutely horrible book. Really tough. I read the book called committee. Really opened my eyes as a teenager growing up.

Only policeman you trust is a dead one.

Is that book still available?

Yeah on Amazon

#14
General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024
April 23, 2024, 09:57:03 PM
Quote from: quit yo jibbajabba on April 23, 2024, 09:38:01 PMChelsea are a shambles.

Going against popular opinion but mccoist annoys me. There, Ive said it 🤓

He's a dose
#15
General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024
April 23, 2024, 09:33:46 PM
Quote from: Blowitupref on April 23, 2024, 09:26:30 PMAll too easy for Arsenal against Chelsea tonight, I didn't see the FA cup semi final but on this poor showing tonight how did Chelsea only lose 1-0 against Man City at the weekend?

Every game is different