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extract from County webstite!!!!!!

Name : Johnnies Man 22 March 2011 Just wondering when the county will be doing up Corrigan, for NFL games for Casement gets it's make over! Well done to all concerned again. Exceptional effort for all involved, foresight, vision and good governance, what we're all about as Gaels. Aontroim Abu


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"The county" wont be doing up any ground, nor has there been any decision where any games would be played when Casement is unavailable.


Maybe the money they raise at their up and coming boxing event will help them 'do up Corrigan'  - F***ing amazing, did ya ever hear the like of it.

I see the county is running a couple of golf classics over the next few months.  Do any of you fellas play the wee white ball game?  (Maybe the eye sight and co-ordination is not what it once was!)  Are any of you entering a team?

We beat Donegal at Ballybofey.  Great performance v Kerry.  We've been promoted 2 years in a row - of course we have improved. 

We should ignore this idiot from here on in

NOW YOU ARE GETTING PERSONAL AGAIN!!!!!!

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz once again muinteoirmor - you're about as popular on here as a Hutu would be at a Tutsi wedding.

To the 3 who sent me your email addresses, i didn't realise i had the private messages - just sent them to the email addresses.  Sorry about the delay.

Only three!!! You are real popular I can tell!!!!    Maybe it's you who is trying too hard.  Ya see the bottom line is, I could not give a ****! And therein lies the fundamental difference!

Looks like the possible demise of the idiot Bradley (Baker).   Looks like also, we re a hurling county again!!!!

I take it the fact that there is another thread where lads are disowning being you, should lead me and most people to consider you nothing but a WUM.  A WUM worthy of nothing but the silent treatment, but i'll indulge you and give you a response.

Baker Bradley has been the best thing that has happened Antrim football for a very long long time.

He took the job when no one else would touch it with a barge pole. And achieved a minor miracle by instilling confidence and self belief into a team that had next to none.

Antrim's achievements under Baker speaks for itself:

- Back to back promotions bringing Antrim from Division 4 to Division 2.
- Getting to the Ulster final in 2009 and going out of that same All Ireland in the qualifiers to the eventual winners, Kerry.
- 2010 were unfortunate to get the two toughest draws they possibly could have got when they met Tyrone in Ulster (eventual Ulster champs) and got Kildare (eventual All Ireland semi-finalists) in the first round of the qualifiers.
- Getting Kevin McGourty back in the Antrim fold

They are now in a Division that has nothing but quality opposition and staying up this year was always going to be tough but with the absence of a number of key players Mick McCann, James Loughrey, Sean Kelly and CJ they were always going to struggle as would any county without those sort of players.

No doubt this year's championship is going to be tough, Antrim would do very well to get past Donegal but there is no reason why they can't have a decent run in the back door.

I don't think after one league campaign where things haven't gone to plan, under difficult circumstances, that people should forget how much Antrim have developed under Baker.

Ah but, have we improved, have we won anything, are we winnign games that should have been won, Answer = No.  Kevin McGourty, a waste of time, has brought nothing to the party and is so full of himself.  Will baker choose to stay or will he be pushed, mark my words, lest just wait and see!!!!!!

I have them all on a PDF file, if you want to send me your email address through a private message I can send them on.

That offer seems to go against your grain and personality! Amazing!!!!!!

Leagues fast approaching.  For a lot of clubs, the league is more important that championship.

St Johns look like they are going to be the struggling Division 1 team.  Who will be in the dogfight with them?

Rossa need to finally give Division 2 a proper go and if they are serious about the amount of development they have done in the last few years, they need to be in Division 1 but i still fancy Ballycastle to go up.  Is it one up still?

Still too early for Rossa.  Our lads are a few years behind in the development phase, as I can see it.  I would not be expecting too much from them at this early stage!!!

No need to get personal by running down the management. At least Bradley offered something positive during his reign (which is clearly over for all to see) - as opposed to one recent manager who was a complete untried, untested unknown quantity at this level - and his results bore this out!

And I dont blame Jody for that, I blame the men in their ivory tower wisdom who appointed him.

Yesterday as bad as it has been for a long time, and supporters who are not stupid are voting with their feet.

Third year syndrome raising its ugly head, players sick of hearing the same voice, cracks appearing all over the place, a few things swept under the carpet - it looks all downhill from here. This management group dont need to be told this, they will know already.

Also no need for anyone here to put the boot in. All in all they took us on a good bit - so a bit of quiet respect for the last month or two would be prudent. Then time for a new group to see if they can lift things all over again.

Are you not getting personal? Jody!!!

I would concur Bannside. Irrespective of what transpires from now on to the end of Baker's reign (whenever that may be) he has got us playing with a  bit of belief. It's been many years since we have had that. We got to an ulster final by wininng as many ulster matches in 1 year as we had in about the last 28 years. For that he has to be commended.

We also have to remember that when he took over we were in division 4 - we are now 2 divisions up and there are quite a few teams in this division who are better than quite a few in division 1 as well.

Season's not over yet though...

MM you're adding about as much value to this thread as you are to the hurling thread.

And your adding a lot of positives are you?  I dont think so my son!  I tell it as it is, footbal in this county is no further on than it was say 6 years ago.   A little spurt in the Ulster championship, and we think we are going places.  We have not beaten Sligo in 4 attempts in recent years. I think we should look at getting over that obstacle first with a game plan to beat Sligo.  I dont think there has ever been a game plan or that eh current incimbents are capable of coming up with one. Same errors, same mistakes, same crap!

Looks like the possible demise of the idiot Bradley (Baker).   Looks like also, we re a hurling county again!!!!

Lead balloon

Does wit and intelligence annoy you?   

Nope and neither does replies like your one which was neither witty nor intelligent - sorry.  Sad thing to laugh at your own attempts at humour.

You should lighten up a little and try to get out more!

Others in my view are people either looking in and not contributing to the discussion or people who listen to posts second hand (from friends) and make an attack without maybe reading into it properly

Please answer me this MR2.  Why after taking you lads to an All Ireland Int. Final, did you not stay on this year and build on last years achievement?  Against all the odds in Noamh Gall (football bound) you took your hurlers so far and then walked away?  Was another year of the hard work going to be difficilt for you personally, or did you feel you could only committ to a certain point with this team?

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This Board or posters will never harm the development of county hurling or at grass roots level. Many have a view as to what they see best on how they see things locally (on this thread) and nationally (on the other threads) should be tackled. It has no real bearing on things and gives like minded people a chance to discuss the going on's within their club/county/games during the season.

Some outsiders looking in or by hearsay may feel this board and others (Hoganstand being the worst discussion board about) causes harm, I've yet to see it. Anything I say here I've no problem saying in public. Am I always right? Maybe not but I'm willing to listen.

A well thought out but a leading synopsis.  I have said all I have said in public also, which I would not apologise for.  As I have said previously, lets be open and frank!!  I would be interested to know what constitutes an 'OUTSIDER' ?  Someone who has a different point of view that the general run of things on the Antrim Hurling thread?  Or is it people from specific clubs??  Or maybe, those who have a dislike of other clubs for whatever reason?  I know who you are MR2, and I for one would not question your bone fides.  But like myself, getting a little old, too many war wounds, but still passionate and have lots to offer!

No abuse of Dinny or the players on here, we are allowed opinions on how he is using the NHL which we freely express.

I also think you'll find that if you took a vote of how many board members on here who post are also heavily involved in coaching and club work.

Lets have the vote then.  If contributors were really honest, I think you would find minimal!

The mask has slipped, just slightly.

Why because I submit an intelligent and  factaul analysis??  I have done the coaching thing/management thing and I am still involved in hurling, so much so that I am passionate about hurling, and that I have come to dislike gaelic football.  Hurling is dying in this county with the exception of our good north antrim teams.  However, hurlings survival, development and growth is not and will not occour by beligerent contribution of posters on the GAA Board - Antrim Hurling!