Antrim Football Thread

[Spike]

Fair enough. Any others on that team MR2?

Cargin have never had a blow in, ever. Especially not any from Randalstown.

You conveniently left out the part where I said every club has blow ins. Tut tut

[EOC1923]

Good sign for Cargin when the only dig people can muster up is comparisons with St Galls great team.
This board is on repeat every October 7 out of the last 9 years.
In the last 25 years, St Galls 13 Antrim titles, Cargin 10, Lamh Dhearg 1, Creggan 1.
It took St Galls a few years to make the breakthrough in Ulster and if it doesn't happen for us we'll just have to keep trying 

[NorthAntrim]

St galls are the best club side to play in antrim but largely hollow due to the postcode lottery they employed for personnel.  Cargin finished them in 2016 and every club in antrim should be thankful as the blow ins started considering the likes of bredagh, st bridget's and Carryduff as alternatives. Now a number of clubs believe they have a chance of a title. 

  The '82 st galls team should have been the club's heroes but now they are left with an empty shadow of a side that couldn't get out of the group stages this year.  Every club has blow ins but if you have too many then they desert the sinking ship quite quickly.

What Cargin and Dunloy have achieved with limited resources and playing numbers is infinitely more impressive. Just my opinion of course. 

Are you aware that dunloy had three "blow ins"?

[bannside]

Yes let's move on. Cup is in Toome for another year,  up to others to raise their own bar or it could be there a while.

Other clubs can ponder the ifs and buts, chances spurned, could haves and should haves, but Cargin are the template for getting over the line.

Put the work in at juvenile level, you get the rewards. Up to other clubs to match that endeavour.

[Milltown Row2]

St galls are the best club side to play in antrim but largely hollow due to the postcode lottery they employed for personnel.  Cargin finished them in 2016 and every club in antrim should be thankful as the blow ins started considering the likes of bredagh, st bridget's and Carryduff as alternatives. Now a number of clubs believe they have a chance of a title. 

  The '82 st galls team should have been the club's heroes but now they are left with an empty shadow of a side that couldn't get out of the group stages this year.  Every club has blow ins but if you have too many then they desert the sinking ship quite quickly.

What Cargin and Dunloy have achieved with limited resources and playing numbers is infinitely more impressive. Just my opinion of course. 

Are you aware that dunloy had three "blow ins"?

Spike hurts my head, if he'd only research before posting..

Yep Bannside that's whats required, will be some head scratching by the 'big' clubs this year on how a Div 3 team    dispatched all that came before them...

Now all roads lead to Owenbeg for the first round against whatever team comes outta Derry, hopefully another win which would open the door for a great run in the competition

[Hoof Hearted]

St galls are the best club side to play in antrim but largely hollow due to the postcode lottery they employed for personnel.  Cargin finished them in 2016 and every club in antrim should be thankful as the blow ins started considering the likes of bredagh, st bridget's and Carryduff as alternatives. Now a number of clubs believe they have a chance of a title. 

  The '82 st galls team should have been the club's heroes but now they are left with an empty shadow of a side that couldn't get out of the group stages this year.  Every club has blow ins but if you have too many then they desert the sinking ship quite quickly.

What Cargin and Dunloy have achieved with limited resources and playing numbers is infinitely more impressive. Just my opinion of course. 

Are you aware that dunloy had three "blow ins"?

Spike hurts my head, if he'd only research before posting..

Yep Bannside that's whats required, will be some head scratching by the 'big' clubs this year on how a Div 3 team    dispatched all that came before them...

Now all roads lead to Owenbeg for the first round against whatever team comes outta Derry, hopefully another win which would open the door for a great run in the competition

As far as i know youve a bit further to travel - its in Celtic Park

[Milltown Row2]

Didn't realise, generally used Owenbeg over the years

[Spike]

St galls are the best club side to play in antrim but largely hollow due to the postcode lottery they employed for personnel.  Cargin finished them in 2016 and every club in antrim should be thankful as the blow ins started considering the likes of bredagh, st bridget's and Carryduff as alternatives. Now a number of clubs believe they have a chance of a title. 

  The '82 st galls team should have been the club's heroes but now they are left with an empty shadow of a side that couldn't get out of the group stages this year.  Every club has blow ins but if you have too many then they desert the sinking ship quite quickly.

What Cargin and Dunloy have achieved with limited resources and playing numbers is infinitely more impressive. Just my opinion of course. 

Are you aware that dunloy had three "blow ins"?

Spike hurts my head, if he'd only research before posting..

Yep Bannside that's whats required, will be some head scratching by the 'big' clubs this year on how a Div 3 team    dispatched all that came before them...

Now all roads lead to Owenbeg for the first round against whatever team comes outta Derry, hopefully another win which would open the door for a great run in the competition

As far as i know youve a bit further to travel - its in Celtic Park

Yes, another exhibition of forensic research given there by MR2. 

[Hoof Hearted]

Didn't realise, generally used Owenbeg over the years

Bigger games go to Celtic Park, all county finals definately
Last years Glen Errigal first round Ulster game there aswell

[InnocentByStander]

Didn't realise, generally used Owenbeg over the years

Its down on Ulster GAA as Celtic Park however, wouldn't be surprised if they used Owenbeg

[geezer]

Hypothetically, if these were the teams to win their respective county championship, where do you think Cargin would rank?

Cross
Glen
Kilcoo
Derrygonnely
Errigal
Gowna
Glenties
Scotstown

[EOC1923]

Hypothetically, if these were the teams to win their respective county championship, where do you think Cargin would rank?

Cross
Glen
Kilcoo
Derrygonnely
Errigal
Gowna
Glenties
Scotstown

Going by Paddy Power they have it as below, obviously this takes the draw etc into account.
1. Glen
2. Kilcoo
3. Crossmaglen
4. Glenties
5. Errigal
6. Scotstown
7. Cargin
8. Gowna
9. Derrygonnelly

I think current rankings should be

1.Glen
2. Kilcoo
3. Errigal Ciaran
4. Derrygonnelly
5. Scotstown
6. Cargin
7. Crossmaglen
8. Glenties
9. Gowna

Should be a good competition

[Milltown Row2]

All on the day.. certain things need to go your way in any game, taking the chances and making the most of being on top and how you react when under pressure

[Lár na páirce 1]

So the most open championship in years according to some on here and it's still cargin as champions!! some love in with Dunloys style on here as two weeks too yet when it came to it they pulled every man behind their own 45 within the first minute even
Guess the "experience" told in the end for an oul done Cargin team.

[Milltown Row2]

So the most open championship in years according to some on here and it's still cargin as champions!! some love in with Dunloys style on here as two weeks too yet when it came to it they pulled every man behind their own 45 within the first minute even
Guess the "experience" told in the end for an oul done Cargin team.

Still not sober