Antrim Football Thread

[PlayWithTheWind]

a Derry man 

any thoughts on who his back room team will be?

[ONeill]

Madden and SS2?

[Maximus Marillius]

a Derry man 

any thoughts on who his back room team will be?

he's busy is rafferty still with S,niell?  or will he make his way back to his second club and make a dream paring of McCartan and Rafferty

raff for Antrim

Either would be more than acceptable, but nearlymad is referring to a Derry man.

A Derry man? How do you get that from my postings?

I didn't, a source close to the good doctor told me.

It's gets very interesting all this talk the Doctor and his friends.

The Baker??

Bradley joins race for Saffrons post
18 October 2008


Derry native Liam Bradley has thrown his hat in the ring to become Antrim's next football manager.

The Glenullin clubman, who is the father of Derry stars Paddy and Eoin, is understood to be the fourth candidate to join the race for the Saffrons job after recently ending his pursuit of the Derry position.

The O'Donovan Rossa clubman managed Glenullin to their first county championship in 22 years last season, and managed Antrim in the earlier part of this decade

Bradley joins Frank Delargy, Conor MacSherry and Brian White in the hunt to succeed Jody Gormely, with interviews conducted by the Antrim County Board expected to commence next Wednesday night


Also heard that Niall Conway is to be his coach

As I told ye...Conway is from Ballinderry and was manager of Derry minors for the past two years.
Yuse boys will listen to me yet

[imtommygunn]

I'm not sure I like this 

[stiffler]

Good luck to him.

[saffron sam2]

I'm not sure I like this 

You do the understatement thing very well.

Absolutely shocking appointment. No logic in or possible justification for it. If you're reading this Dr. McSparran, shame on you.

[Maximus Marillius]

I'm not sure I like this 

You do the understatement thing very well.

Absolutely shocking appointment. No logic in or possible justification for it. If you're reading this Dr. McSparran, shame on you.

Why?

[Hoof Hearted]

I'm not sure I like this 

You do the understatement thing very well.

Absolutely shocking appointment. No logic in or possible justification for it. If you're reading this Dr. McSparran, shame on you.

the man has just been appointed and you come out with this ! FFS

[saffron sam2]

I'm not sure I like this 

You do the understatement thing very well.

Absolutely shocking appointment. No logic in or possible justification for it. If you're reading this Dr. McSparran, shame on you.

Why?

Because there is absolutely nothing in his managerial CV to suggest that he is capable of senior inter-county management, let alone that he is the best candidate for the job.

Go ahead, convince me that it is anything less than shocking.

[Maximus Marillius]

No i wont try that, i have read to many of your posts to realise how intransigent you can be at times. Still he is the best of the bunch that went to interview...and your bonus point is Niall Conway, a very sharp wee boy is our Naill.

[Minder]

Were all the candidates not pretty unimpressive? In saying that if Doctor Doom had any foresight he could have Kevin Madden in situ and we wouldnt have to go through this. Foresight and the Doctor are not obvious bedfellows though.

[lynchbhoy]

completely agree with SS2
its a ridiculous appointment
the only achievement the guy has to his credit was actually won by kevin madden.

good luck to him but I fear antrim football has taken another sideways if not backwards step.

as for niall conway - well he dint cover himself in glory looking at the semi final and minal of the minor championship
last year (07) when changes were crying out to be made but nothing was done (or done too late - if at all).


so antrim footballers will spend another season without their best players.

[the green man]

as for niall conway - well he dint cover himself in glory looking at the semi final and minal of the minor championship
last year (07) when changes were crying out to be made but nothing was done (or done too late - if at all).

Its here that I must take umbridge with your post LB.

Didn't they win the semi-final?

If memory serves, a sucker punch goal for Galway won the game!

Anyway, sure he's only in as coach and not manager.

[lynchbhoy]

as for niall conway - well he dint cover himself in glory looking at the semi final and minal of the minor championship
last year (07) when changes were crying out to be made but nothing was done (or done too late - if at all).

Its here that I must take umbridge with your post LB.

Didn't they win the semi-final?

If memory serves, a sucker punch goal for Galway won the game!

Anyway, sure he's only in as coach and not manager.

won the semi final but only just, were being cleaned out in most positions after 25 mins (luckily they played great stuff and scored a lot early on)  and nothing was done on the line to change that.
In the final they had the game, but when it turned conway again sat looking at it and did nothing.

with the talent they had , they should have walked the final. lost it on the line imo.

[the green man]

won the semi final

Thank you. As the old cliche says 'Thats what they are there for'