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He was excellent today

Does anyone else get the distinct feeling that some posters  will be all over this discussion thread like a bad rash the minute Antrim get beaten. A couple of good recent wins just dosent suit their agenda.

Andy came onboard when this squad was in absolute rags and is doing a very solid job about rebuilding it. Personally I couldn't give one toss what club a player is from, when he is honoured to be invited into the squad, puts in the sheer hard work, and takes pride in the jersey strongly enough to be a valuable member of the squad,  we should support them.

Yes it's a discussion board and all about opinions...but try and stay classy.

I've had a pop at plenty of management teams and will be consistent in that regard if and when our current set up goes stale/dressing room becomes lost, but in the interests of balance let's be able to give genuine credit when it is deserved.

And CB, please note that the vast majority on here don't give a fiddlers toss about how many medals people have. If they are along the line they will only be judged on results and even more important in any coaches book, performances.

Absolutely they are busting to,  dying to see Antrim lose to say i told you so.

To call a spade a spade Cargin were extremely lucky to get anything out of the Naomh Conall game last year. They just about stayed in it and then got lucky with the goal and won on pens. They were TURGID against Glen. No shot from play in 1st half, set up not to get hammered. You could argue "we only got beat by" but to any of us we know it may as well ha e been 30points, it was a non event

They've beat other teams in Antrim when the county is at a low ebb, that's it. Haven't made a mark in Ulster bar that penalty win last year. Cannot be compared in the same stratosphere as the St Galls team who went toe to toe with anyone and everyone.

I wish Cargin did win Ulster, i wish they improved our Countys standing, i wish they would throw off the shackles and have a real go in Ulster but fear age has caught up with their better players, the time for that was 5 or more years ago. Just because you win Antrim  when Antrim were at a low ebb does not guarantee all your players start for the County. Shivers can take a point but doesn't move....we  ALL need him to work on that to I prove our County's fare

Compared to the like of a Tomas McCann (who was an absolutely and utterly exceptional footballer for us and a certain starter) he doesn't compare. I'm disappointed he walked away but I appreciate he's young and it's balls not playing any football

The hyper sensitivity re the ex management is bizarre

Looking at a sun break in October/November midterm break.

Is the Canary Islands the only guaranteed sun destination? Algrave or Southern Spain an option but can be unlucky with weather. Don't want/expect roasting sun but would like heat/dry/warm weather.

Go to Marrakech in Morocco.  Thank me after

3 hour flight from Dublin, different culture, treated fantastically in their hotels (Riads) and weather incredible.  Can sunbath on top floor of 2 storey Riad and sightsee during the day

Camel riding,  hot air balloons and markets (souks)

It's 1st class. In from the sea so warm that time of year

Great comeback and win. McCann is some man for a goal. Class

Disappointed Shivers walked away. Hopefully he can work on pace and strength and fitness and come back better conditioned for it next year because his talent is obvious but he's still young

With that analysis it doesn't sound like your that disappointed 😂

I am.

I want Antrim to be successful and he is obviously one of our most talented players

He's still young and hopefully will fulfil his potential.  We are all on the same side here....he 100percent needs to work of his conditioning,  speed , sharpness and fitness and should be pushed by all to do so, for the good of the County

Great comeback and win. McCann is some man for a goal. Class

Disappointed Shivers walked away. Hopefully he can work on pace and strength and fitness and come back better conditioned for it next year because his talent is obvious but he's still young

Resigned

Yeah?

Liam Stewart passed away yesterday evening, a person with great vision who along with others brought about some golden era's within the club, chairman during the Ulster club winning team of the 80's through to bringing about the golden generation that went on to win the All Ireland.

As chairman of the club during the troubles we always had a safe place to be, running many summer clubs and trips up the north coast, I'm sure as kids we tested his patience to the full 

Was a recipient of the Presidents award I believe

Father of Karl Stewart who played with distinction for both club and county.

On a personal note he was Mr St Galls and will be missed by many from within and outside of the club

An absolute Gent

Did I hear he played in and won an Ulster Minor Football and Hurling title with Antrim in the same year

RIP

Pains me to say in-laws are  Tyrone... From a Junior Club who can't get out of Div 3, bottom of the Tyrone barrell

I've seen them play a load and they would be top half Div 1 in Antrim.
Full of Hogan Cup winners, pace and doggedness, boys with maybe limited sporting ability who are just hardy and brute ignorant and  wouldn't let a man go past them. We let men waltz up the middle  (look at Armagh senior game) and score in a way they never would accept

We might get the odd 'I'll knack yer ballix in" slabber hit a Judas,  cowardly dig from behind your back in an Antrim league game but about as hard as fcuk-all in comparison to the boys above, not worth a f**k

They have a depth in that County we could only dream of matching

The sport is the County's Culture, its who they are and their teams are how they pride themselves. We just don't have that.

Like nearly every non GAA playing girl in their county would nearly know who they are playing that weekend and not have a bad word said about their county......that level of passion filters down to each child and they all want to play for their county.

She's 2 cousins who started and won underage all irelands in last year who can't make full Tyrone Senior squad.....they would both start for and massively improve Antrim Seniors.

The levels are just night and day

Interviewing Henry Sheeflin and  fawning over and clapping his achievements won't change that, it might get us some money, which all Counties need to keep operating

Realistically Leitrim won't win an All Ireland in 10 or 20 years and neither will Carlow and neither will we. We can keep trying but our ceiling will never be that high. Unless schools all start competing in McCrory etc that won't change. Clubs too, demanding more of players,  coaches who know the sport and coach with a higher level in mind

Other Counties like Tyrone, now with Ballygawley, Donaghmore  and Carrickmore in McCrory are massively widening the gap

What way do the groups work? How many qualify from the groups?

Top 2 in each play in AI quarter final?

The goal was a FLUKE! Poor and insane  shot straight up the middle that flukley went through Morgans legs

Was absolute madness....But class at the same time

Everyone expected a handpassed point for a draw but The Monaghan no 14 was actually standing at the edge of the small square for an easy open net palmed in Ryan McHugh goal....O Toole had the blinkers on though, clearly never played BBall in his life....ask Stephen O Hanlon what he thought of that decision to shoot!

But here thankfully he did, incredible drama

Hope Monaghan kick on now

That free  given to level it for Tyrone for McCurry simply diving to collect the ball


Then playing on minutes over, refusing to blow the final whistle until Monaghan got the ball

Rank amateur shite

Shorts hanging off  here. Bizarre

GAA refs are on the whole arguably on the whole much smaller and thinner than the average man

They all seem like they've never played and simply went down the ref route

Appreciate it takes players or ex players to stick the hand up and do it but some of the level of reffing on the national level is atrocious

That overcarrying call on O Hanlon etc....BIZARRE decisions again and again by wee Priesty, traffic wardens

WTF

But they can't, young lad up the road from me joined the police,literally hasn't ever been bck from the day he joined, fathers funeral aside. All the talk was xxxxx joined the police. Nobody encouraged to join the police, u couldn't live in the same area as u joined, half the locals wouldnt talk to u. Too big a chance on blow-ins coming in to Bobby trap a car. Till local parties openly push for catholics to join the police /(not say its OK, but activately are going round in the bck ground with the opposite agenda). Some day in the future, I think you find there come a situation where u want as many catholics in the police force as possible, especially if a referendum occurs!

Similarly I was good mates with a fella in Uni who failed all his exams at Christmas in final year. Were recruiting for PSNI at the time and he said f this and thought of the pound signs. Big f**ker who if in the South would defo be a Guard.

He left and joined  the PSNI. Had to leave his town and live somewhere like Limavady or some shite last I heard. Couldn't go back home unless random drop in and away every load of months. Big GAA fan from wee Town in Tyrone. Huge Nationalist too.

I'd rather clean piss from bins than have to leave my life and live in the shadows. Haven't seen him in years, heard he married another cop....that's another thing, I hear they regularly inter marry and only really befriend each other

Needs to change, it can't stay like that forever

f**king bizarre place where we have people living beside us, opposite us, a mile away or whatever and we're all secretive and wary etc. It's a pile of shite

Anyone any recommendations around Lake Garda, Verona, Venice?

Booked flights to Verona for next month but no accommodation yet