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Game over

Couldn't really fault the lads that took the field today.  Plenty of effort and chances were created, but the composure wasn't there to finish them.
If they stay committed and a few come back from injury then another good run in the Tailteann and a big day in Croke Park is still there.
Both teams are a world away from the top level. 

You know Antrim are Div3 and needed to win last game to stay up?

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Odd reply to that post?

[Laverty, Donnelly and Meenagh]

Am I the only one who thinks Laverty, Donnelly and Meenagh can't possibly work? Surely 3 high profile names can't all be singing of the same hymn sheet in terms of football philosophy??

There's life beyond the Irish News.

[the Saffron dream]

That's that for another year.  And we wonder why we can't get kids to buy into the Saffron dream. 

Sorry, the what....?

What about Handball lol? Or Rounders?

The recent results at Minor or under 20 level are alarming, and yet another wake up call that the gap is widening between the traditionally strongfootball counties and the rest.

As Saffs of 82 says, maybe we are Div 3 across the board, at all levels....in which case we are going to take some hammerings against top Div 1 sides.

We are a fairly prudent bunch here, no one thinks we are able to compete at the top tables. But surely we can aspire to get to the second division across the board and continue organic growth from there.

If all relevant parties (clubs in particular but also schools and co development squads) could find 10% extra from somewhere, and another 10% on top of that the following year, we would be on a much better footing.

That's a lot of buy in required - and some group/body/committee needs to start selling that soon!

Has Gaelfast made no difference then?

You know Antrim has (in football) been rubbish since the 50's?

Will take more than Gaelfast to reverse our fortunes

Would be some turnaround in 4 or 5 years to have us competing with the likes of Tyrone

2009 Ulster Final wasnt rubbish

Was a fantastic year for us.

Unfortunately we have only won 1 Ulster championship game since.

Every now & again we have an occupation dick measuring competition on this board.
Such & such wouldn't last in my job or our sector is only for competent people etc etc.
People basically justifying their existence by running some other hoor into the ground.

Then we get small insights into the fine detail of these jobs like the conversation above.
Christ above....

Can someone explain 'ratio' to me - you see it in social media now.

Most of your posts. Ye ballbag.

Do even a 3rd of the counties take hurling seriously?

We're as far away in hurling as we are football.

[what makes us think we can compete at the top tier at underage?]

bit of context too, that Derry team were all ireland minor winners,they beat Cork & Kerry in recent challenge games, put six goals past Cork and 7 past kerry. Derry & Tyrone would be the 2 hot favourites to win u20 all ireland. If are a DIV 3 team at senior(just about) what makes us think we can compete at the top tier at underage?

The people who constantly tell us how amazing the juvenile footballers in their club are.

Tyrone currently beating Monaghan by 27.
Come on....2 more points!!

Perhaps. Just going on what I heard and would make sense as to why Omagh didn't have a single player make the team.

The first trial was the Wednesday before.
I think you do the first and get a call back for the second.

I think the issue is that Omagh were in the Hogan final a couple of days after the trials and therefore their players didn't attend.
At least that's what I heard. That should be easily avoided.

I don't think there is a fairer system than the trials but the timing of them is poor.
Omagh didn't send players to the trials because it was just before the Hogan Cup final?