Antrim Football Thread

[Milltown Row2]

Casements hanging in there still after tonights result. Away to Creggan next week a tougher assignment. Still a battle on to make the quarter finals where the real action starts. Ahoghill gave us plenty to think about but they are no bad team to be fair.  They were missing a few tonight that would not have done their cause any harm, but thats championship, every team will have a few players missing for one reason or another - thats where the strength of your panel counts.

If you're only playing one sport you've better chance to recharge the batteries...

Johnnies had three or four lads rested tonight and 4 lads that hurled on Sunday playing tonight. Creggan will be in same boat Galls also, Rossa probably the most as do Dunloy! It's a tighter season/championship this year for dual clubs

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

Yeah it was the same for ourselves last night. A few lads left off the panel after sundays hurling match against Ballycastle plus with a big game v Rossa on Sunday in the hurling.

Really tight game last night between ourselves and Glenravel. Eamon Fyfe is a fantastic footballer, a real classy player for Glenravel. He caused us all sorts of problems and his fielding for the mark was brilliant.

We got a goal when it was 0-08 to 1-06 and it was the games turning point as we never fell behind again.

Leaves the last games very interesting. Glenravel need to beat Moneyglass, we need to beat Glenavy and points difference will be in play. All we need to ensure is that we win regardless of the other results.

[Belfast GAA man]

really enjoying he club games from Down and dublin over the weekend on the TV - given there are few surprises in county footBall its very enjoyable seeing the ordinary lads and the countY players together.......

[imtommygunn]

Great to see on hard ground too. Normally the club games are wars of attrition on boggy pitches by the time you get to see them live on tv.

[Belfast GAA man]

Rossa St Johns a knockout game tongiht? or does points difference count or head to head....anyone know?

[BrendanAntrim]

Probably the most exciting match tonight. A win for either put them through. Point difference only comes into it if its a draw tonight and Rossa lose to LD next week. Both St Johns and Rossa would then finish on 2 points each and be equal on head to head.

[Belfast GAA man]

Probably the most exciting match tonight. A win for either put them through. Point difference only comes into it if its a draw tonight and Rossa lose to LD next week. Both St Johns and Rossa would then finish on 2 points each and be equal on head to head.

good to know tks

[bannside]

A two point win with 13 men gets us through to the quarters where it starts for real.

[imtommygunn]

Big comeback from Rossa.  Dunloy and moneyglass through in division 2 (the others had already made it).  Antrim and ardoyne through in that group and ballycastle pearses. Mitchell's conceded 16-23 to Antrim so it helped their score difference getting through.

Bs we never doubted you lol. Ahoghill must be a good bit better than people gave them credit for.

[bannside]

Ahoghill with their best 15 on the field have taken plenty of skelps over the years when least expected. A small parish playing both codes. You have to give them credit.

We have got a bit of our mojo back now, this result will bring us on another bit. Having said that there wont be much between most of the 8 teams that qualify. All four matches could be close enough to 50/50 calls. Great to see, better than the days of two stand out teams and the rest nowhere.

[marty34]

Ahoghill with their best 15 on the field have taken plenty of skelps over the years when least expected. A small parish playing both codes. You have to give them credit.

We have got a bit of our mojo back now, this result will bring us on another bit. Having said that there wont be much between most of the 8 teams that qualify. All four matches could be close enough to 50/50 calls. Great to see, better than the days of two stand out teams and the rest nowhere.

Whats the story with Ahoghill and Portglenone at underage now Bannside?

Are any of the teams merged or have they both their own U6 up teams?

[bannside]

The vast majority of Portglenone members were happy with the amalgamation until a couple of years ago a big push came to wear our own colours and build our own brand. That idea gathered momentum and the dam burst at an agm where  the annual standing motion to maintain the union was overwhelmingly defeated. It coincided with our new facilities and I suppose with that a desire to develop our own juveniles with a renewed vigour.

[NGBlue]

Big comeback from Rossa.  Dunloy and moneyglass through in division 2 (the others had already made it).  Antrim and ardoyne through in that group and ballycastle pearses. Mitchell's conceded 16-23 to Antrim so it helped their score difference getting through.

Bs we never doubted you lol. Ahoghill must be a good bit better than people gave them credit for.

Word has it that antrim gave Mitchell's 2 players and played the game!! That's a rule break and would mean ods would go through?

[BigBallWeeBall]

If this is true how did match go ahead

[themac_23]

If this is true how did match go ahead

How would it not? Both teams agree to it and stick 2 registered players on the team sheet, not the referees job to check players are who the team sheet says they are, 15 players on the sheet and 15 on the pitch nothing referee can do.