Antrim Football Thread

[charlie stubbs]

Anyone looking a friendly next saturday evening 5th March 2010 please pm me.  We are a 2nd division team in armagh and looking to get a game next saturday night.  We would have to travel to you as pitch currently under construction.  Cheers Charlie

[CentreHalfBack]

The Antrim team to play V Meath on Saturday night in the Allianz Div 2, round 3 game.

1.SEAN O' NEILL

2.ANTO HEALY
3.ANDY MC CLEAN
4.KEVIN O' BOYLE

5.TONY SCULLION
6.JUSTIN CROZIER
7.TERRY O' NEILL

8.KEVIN MC GOURTY
9.SEAN BURKE

10.AODHAN GALLAGHER
11.KEVIN BRADY
12.DEAN O' NEILL

13.PADDY CUNNINGHAM
14.KEVIN NIBLOCK
15.BRENDAN HERRON

16.CHRIS KERR
17.COLIN BRADY
18.AARON DOUGLAS
19.RICHARD JOHNSTON
20.CONOR MURRAY
21.MARK DOUGAN
22.MARK SWEENEY
23.C.J. MC GOURTY
24.TOMAS MC CANN
25.EAMONN MC NEILL
26.COLM FLEMING
27.MARK MC ALEESE


By all reports struggling with injuries for tomorrow nights game. Could be a few late changes.

Meath to win by 3+

[bannside]

Fantastic two points gained last night. Full of guts and passion - this gives us a real chance of staying in this tough division.

Long time since we beat Meath in a league game - I remember we beat them in 1991 (I think). Big Teddy Mc Keown had the game of his life in midfield!

Credit due to all - last night removes any doubts that we can compete at this level.

[aontroim]

SFC Draw

R1
St. Pauls v Creggan
Rasharkin v Cargin


1/4-Final
a St Galls v  Moneyglass
b St Pauls/Creggan v Ahoghill
c Lamh Dhearg v Rasharkin/Cargin
d St. Brigids v St. Johns

Semi-Final
c v b
a v d

St Galls v Cargin final again.

[Milltown Row2]

I'd say Lamhs will give Cargin all they want, Creggan will be difficult enough for us.

Not plain sailing. hard for our lads to keep going, year in year out

[Pat Mustard]

Glad to see St Pauls, Moneyglass and Rasharkin shouldn't turn up.

[Simon Says]

i fancy lamb dhearg for it. with some great minor players to add this year. cargin will struggle without michael mc cann.

[tintin25]

Intermediate/Junior draws?

[Milltown Row2]

Course they should turn up Pat. My view is based on past form

[aontroim]

http://antrim.gaa.ie/uploads/documents/2011%20Antrim%20C,ship%20draws%20-PDF.pdf - full county draws just been posted.

JFC

R1

1 Pearses v Antrim
2 McD's v O'D's

1/4F

A B'castle v  Mitchells
B Aggies v 1
C Eire Og v Lisburn
D 2 v St. Mal's

Semi-Finals

D v A
C v B

IFC

R1

1 St Teresas v St Endas
2 All Saints v Glenavy
3 Glenravel v Sarsfields
4 Portglenone v Gort Na Mona
5 Aldergrove v Ardoyne
6 Rossa v Tir Na Nog
7 Dunloy v Aghagallon

1/4-Finals

A 1 v 2
B 6 v Davitts
C 4 v 3
D 7 v 5

Semi-Finals

C v B
D v A

[Simon Says]

Any Predictions for the club championships?

[imtommygunn]

Senior: St Galls
Intermediate: Portglenone
Junior: The Aggies

[Simon Says]

Yeah think St Galls and Portglenone are strong favourites for senior and intermediate. What happened to Gort Na Mona?

[imtommygunn]

Good question.

Losing Pollock I'm sure hasn't helped but they won U21s etc in the not too distant past. Since then you'd have expected them to move upwards but it seems they have moved downwards.

Maybe it's the strains of a dual club.

[Simon Says]

Agreed the loss of pollock has probably been a factor in the fact no-one can score for them. I dont think he has added much to st galls though, and has minimized his chances of being called up for the county, given the talent on show at st galls in their forward line.