Antrim Football Thread

[pebble-dasher]

Sure jody always brings two half forwards back to play round halfback / midfield area.  He uses that tactic for every team he ever manages an it rarely works!  Kevin Niblock is just not good enough and im sure as usual he will be the first man substituted!  Cant see antrim beatin cavan but i think it will be close.  Canin 1-14 Antrim 1-10.

Hope antrim win in the minors although as usual some quality minors not up with the team, happens every year unfortunately.

[ONeill]

That's a small full forward line - hopefully they'll not be resorting to high balls in!

I'd have expected Terry O'Neill in there on work rate alone. HF line looks shaky enough.

cant believe O'Neill didn't make it. he must be gutted after being one of antrims most consistant and committed players over the league campaign

Slowly, Jody may be losing the plot. I'm led to believe Terry was told his services were not required due to a missed training session (or 2). Terry always struck me as a hard-working dedicated Antrim Gael.

Very odd ship he's sailing. However, if he applies the same 'punishment' to all players then I'd credit him for it. If not, then I could see the ginger adonis kicked down the Andytown Rd towards the Bushes not before long.

[milltown row]

he'll hardly stay around for the tommy cooper cup

[PlayWithTheWind]

Antrim Minor team manager Sean Fleming has names his team to play Cavan in Sunday's Ulster Minor Football Championship at Casement Park.

No. Name (As Gaelige) Name (In English) Club (As Gaelige)
1 Conchur Ó Doibhilin Conor Devlin Naomh Eanna
2 Seamas Ó Laibheartaigh James Laverty Clann na hEireann
3 Marcas Mac Giolla Iosa Mark McAleese Sean Mac Stibhin 
4 Pól Mac Seain Paul Johnston Naomh Treasa
5 Padraig Ó Gallchoir Patrick Gallagher Naomh Seosamh
6 Sean Fuinse Sean Finch                 Ui Donnabhain Rosa
7 Deasun Mac Giolla Eain Dessie McClean Gort na Mona
8 Marcas Mac Gabhann Marc McGowan Naomh Gall
9 Sean Pól Mac Cana John Paul McCann Clann na hEireann
10 Maitiu Mag Eochain   Matthew McGuckin Clann na hEireann
11 Colm Phleimeann Colm Fleming Ui Donnabhain Rosa
12 Doiminic Ó Gallchoir Dominic Gallagher Naomh Seosamh
13 Criostoir Ó Luachrain Christopher Loughran Padraig Sairseil
14 Siomon Ó Duda Simon Dowds Naomh Gall
15 Diarmuid Mac an Bheatha      Dermot McVeigh Gort na Mona
16 Mairtin Ó Muireagain    Martin Morgan Naomh Eanna
17 Odhran Mac Giolla Earnain          Odhran McLarnon Ciceaim Creagain
18 Conchur Ó hOsain Conor Hasson Naomh Mhuire
19 Mairtin Mac Seoin Martin Jones Ciceaim Ard Eoin
20 Proinsias Ó Caiside Francis Cassidy Sean Mac Stibhin
21 Peadar Ó hEoghain    Peter Owens Naomh Gall
22 Diarmuid Ó Coinne    Diarmuid Quinn Naomh Mhuire
23 Niall Mac an Lia      Niall McAlea Padraig Sairseil
24 Micheal Ó Maoileoin Michael Malone Naomh Brid

[PlayWithTheWind]

1.SEAN MC GREEVEY
2.KEVIN O BOYLE
3.ANDREW MC CLEAN
4.JAMES LOUGHERY
5.TONY SCULLION
6.JUSTIN CROZIER
7.SEAN KELLY
8.AODHAN GALLAGHER
9.MICHAEL MC CANN
10.TOMAS MC CANN
11.KEVIN NIBLOCK
12.PAUL CLOSE
13.PADDY CUNNINGHAM
14.CONNOR JOHN MC GOURTY
5.KIERAN CLOSE
16.JOHN FINUCANE
17.TERRY O NEILL
18.EOIN O NEILL
19.MICHAEL MAGILL
20.SEAN BURKE
21.COLIN BRADY
22.GAVIN BELL  - hardly kicked a ball all year with injury
23.TONY CONVERY
24.PAUL CONLON - hardly kicked a ball all year with injury
25.PAUL DOHERTY - injured
26.KEVIN BRADY - injured/ hardly kicked a ball all year
27.BENNY HASSON - sick
28.JOE QUIN - injured


not much options on sunday for changes

[saffron sam2]

That's a small full forward line - hopefully they'll not be resorting to high balls in!

I'd have expected Terry O'Neill in there on work rate alone. HF line looks shaky enough.

cant believe O'Neill didn't make it. he must be gutted after being one of antrims most consistant and committed players over the league campaign

Slowly, Jody may be losing the plot. I'm led to believe Terry was told his services were not required due to a missed training session (or 2). Terry always struck me as a hard-working dedicated Antrim Gael.

Very odd ship he's sailing. However, if he applies the same 'punishment' to all players then I'd credit him for it. If not, then I could see the ginger adonis kicked down the Andytown Rd towards the Bushes not before long.

I'm told that he absented himself from no sessions and he was actually present for the two in question but unable to train. Two is also a long way short of the current squad record of 24. And the Trillick trickster had to inform him by phone, rather than an oul face to face conversation.

1.SEAN MC GREEVEY
2.KEVIN O BOYLE
3.ANDREW MC CLEAN
4.JAMES LOUGHERY
5.TONY SCULLION
6.JUSTIN CROZIER
7.SEAN KELLY
8.AODHAN GALLAGHER
9.MICHAEL MC CANN
10.TOMAS MC CANN
11.KEVIN NIBLOCK
12.PAUL CLOSE
13.PADDY CUNNINGHAM
14.CONNOR JOHN MC GOURTY
5.KIERAN CLOSE
16.JOHN FINUCANE
17.TERRY O NEILL
18.EOIN O NEILL
19.MICHAEL MAGILL
20.SEAN BURKE
21.COLIN BRADY
22.GAVIN BELL  - hardly kicked a ball all year with injury
23.TONY CONVERY
24.PAUL CONLON - hardly kicked a ball all year with injury
25.PAUL DOHERTY - injured
26.KEVIN BRADY - injured/ hardly kicked a ball all year
27.BENNY HASSON - sick
28.JOE QUIN - injured


not much options on sunday for changes

I can see myself, hardstation and ONeill (in a Micky Rea from the Hill to the Glen type transfer) finishing the game as the full forward line.

I also note into today's IN that the Jodster feels it is the schools to blame - sure there's no MacRory football played in Antrim.  Not too much played in the Abbey after Christmas either Jody. He will also have noted the fact that three different Belfast schools have appeared in the last three McLarnon finals.

I have nothing further to add at the juncture.

[ONeill]

Hard to sit back and read the slow and sorry demise of Lamh Dhearg's Paul Buchanan, played out in the public forum.

This week's Gaelic Life is probably the straw that broke the camel's back and hopefully he'll be strong and seek help before it's too late. I phoned the journalist who sat through the ordeal and he confirms the Hannahstown former great asked for his name to be spelt that way, declared he was a St John's man and was convinced a 'Paddy Campbell' was turning out for the Saffrons this weekend. 

Prayers will be said at St Joesph's Church, Hannahstown this Sunday.

[Our Nail Loney]

Who's Paul Buchanan?

[ONeill]

Wise up.

[Our Nail Loney]

I'm being serious!!!!! PM me if ya don't wanna say, ive this weeks GL but in work here but havent got chance to look at it yet.

[ONeill]

Buchanan is an institution. He singly-handedly took a Belfast school to an All-Ireland final 2 years ago. He single-handedly took Lamh Dhearg to their only county title in the early 90s. He single-handedly was probably responsible for Antrim reaching the minor final a couple of years ago. His demise is also understandable. They teetered on the brink of relegation last year and with the trauma of Paddy Campbell Cunningham's courting by the big Belfast club, things have been rough up around the Crematorium.

[Our Nail Loney]

Is there a write up in the GL this week? What has happened to him?

[ONeill]

Not sure yet. Might be some kind of madness.

[Minder]

I saw that. Johnnies man eh? One of a number of mistakes in Gaelic life. Picture of Sean Burke as they rate Andy McClean....

The Gaelic Life is a joke, they always have the wrong photos of players.

[ONeill]

To be fair, there's still good reading in it. Sometimes the captions are the fault of some blade.