Antrim Football Thread

[BrendanAntrim]

The referee today did not impact on the outcome of the match, just as it should be.

[Marevick]

No sauce here MR2. Cargin lynchpins in their own regard and have been in Antrim for a good few years.
I have up most respect for both sides. My gripe is the decisions that were made or rather ignored could have impacted on game, but that will forever remain to be seen. Funny how I never mentioned that but others on here jumped to that fore gone conclusion.
Not saying every ref in Antrim is poor nor am I saying the said ref today is a bad one. Just feel he could have made better decisions. But like I said that's my opinion.

[Marevick]

Firstly congrats to Cargin.A very experienced team. Tomas is a goat and Mick is a rolls Royce. Conhuir J is the next big thing and needs to be nurtured, but alot has to be said for officiating decisions. Dunloy should of had a penalty and another cargin man should have seen red.
The bigger picture is this type of officiating does not help Antrim game on a club level or on a county level.

Miltownrow might cry and say why don't you take the whistle but the stone cold truth is the quality of reffing and decisions need to improve if our county is to improve on the big stage.
But who am I? Only one man's opinion, or is it?

The quality of refereeing is holding our county back? A stone cold truth? Give your head a wobble.
People complain about referees in every county in Ireland. People complain about referees at county level.
We literally offer every excuse under the sun for our county being shite.

Give your own head a wobble.
Not taking away from cargins poweress. They where impressive in patches but that sort of referring won't do them an ounce of favour against glen or whomever may win the Derry championship.
But sure if you didn't see poor officiating today your wearing rose tinted glasses 🙄

I don't have any tinted glasses on. Maybe that's the problem.
I'm just baffled that you think that the standard of refereeing (even if it is horrendous) is a factor in the poor standard of football that has existed in our county for 50 years. Referees are the scapegoat for many things but this is definitely a new one.

It plays a factor. But baffle away if that's what helps you

[EOC1923]

The best team (by a considerable distance) in Antrim won the championship. Colm refereed it well and Dunloy gave it a rattle,
That's all I have to say on it   

[Milltown Row2]

No sauce here MR2. Cargin lynchpins in their own regard and have been in Antrim for a good few years.
I have up most respect for both sides. My gripe is the decisions that were made or rather ignored could have impacted on game, but that will forever remain to be seen. Funny how I never mentioned that but others on here jumped to that fore gone conclusion.
Not saying every ref in Antrim is poor nor am I saying the said ref today is a bad one. Just feel he could have made better decisions. But like I said that's my opinion.

Put it this way, in my view there would be 3 top refs, and Colm is one of them.

Watching from the comfort of my sofa the foot block was not called as he'd blown his whistle and brought play back, as for not red carding James I felt that was fine as he retaliated to being shoved himself. Two boys at it, I'm fine with that.

If that's the two things in your view he got wrong then I understand but he's made that call,  no doubt another ref might have done differently, another ref would have done something else..

When watching the game did you count the amount of ball's dropped into square? Shot selections? Missed tackles? Like I said earlier, how could I have done better?

Dunloy's age means they'll certainly get another crack at it with group. And hopefully one day get over the line.

[Marevick]

No sauce here MR2. Cargin lynchpins in their own regard and have been in Antrim for a good few years.
I have up most respect for both sides. My gripe is the decisions that were made or rather ignored could have impacted on game, but that will forever remain to be seen. Funny how I never mentioned that but others on here jumped to that fore gone conclusion.
Not saying every ref in Antrim is poor nor am I saying the said ref today is a bad one. Just feel he could have made better decisions. But like I said that's my opinion.

Put it this way, in my view there would be 3 top refs, and Colm is one of them.

Watching from the comfort of my sofa the foot block was not called as he'd blown his whistle and brought play back, as for not red carding James I felt that was fine as he retaliated to being shoved himself. Two boys at it, I'm fine with that.

If that's the two things in your view he got wrong then I understand but he's made that call,  no doubt another ref might have done differently, another ref would have done something else..

When watching the game did you count the amount of ball's dropped into square? Shot selections? Missed tackles? Like I said earlier, how could I have done better?

Dunloy's age means they'll certainly get another crack at it with group. And hopefully one day get over the line.

Agree with the shot selection from dunloy been poor at times.
James might have walked on a different day. Some frees might not have been given. The penalty might have been awareded.
These small things make a big difference.
Like I said collie isn't a bad ref just felt decisions could have been better.
That not a fair enough opinion ?

[Milltown Row2]

Yeah other days some decisions go your way.

The actual red card was a WTF moment hopefully he'll learn from that

[erinsboy]

No sauce here MR2. Cargin lynchpins in their own regard and have been in Antrim for a good few years.
I have up most respect for both sides. My gripe is the decisions that were made or rather ignored could have impacted on game, but that will forever remain to be seen. Funny how I never mentioned that but others on here jumped to that fore gone conclusion.
Not saying every ref in Antrim is poor nor am I saying the said ref today is a bad one. Just feel he could have made better decisions. But like I said that's my opinion.

Put it this way, in my view there would be 3 top refs, and Colm is one of them.

Watching from the comfort of my sofa the foot block was not called as he'd blown his whistle and brought play back, as for not red carding James I felt that was fine as he retaliated to being shoved himself. Two boys at it, I'm fine with that.

If that's the two things in your view he got wrong then I understand but he's made that call,  no doubt another ref might have done differently, another ref would have done something else..

When watching the game did you count the amount of ball's dropped into square? Shot selections? Missed tackles? Like I said earlier, how could I have done better?

Dunloy's age means they'll certainly get another crack at it with group. And hopefully one day get over the line.

Agree with the shot selection from dunloy been poor at times.
James might have walked on a different day. Some frees might not have been given. The penalty might have been awareded.
These small things make a big difference.
Like I said collie isn't a bad ref just felt decisions could have been better.
That not a fair enough opinion ?

We all see things differently depending on what side we are on...
If I'm right the occasion you are referring to when James should of had action taken by the ref ,just before that play the Dunloy player through his fist back in the tackle and missed, then through him elbow back and hit James ,the ref took no action for this!
Also Mick was stamped on while on the ground, also no action from the ref!

We all have blinkers at times.

[BrendanAntrim]

No sauce here MR2. Cargin lynchpins in their own regard and have been in Antrim for a good few years.
I have up most respect for both sides. My gripe is the decisions that were made or rather ignored could have impacted on game, but that will forever remain to be seen. Funny how I never mentioned that but others on here jumped to that fore gone conclusion.
Not saying every ref in Antrim is poor nor am I saying the said ref today is a bad one. Just feel he could have made better decisions. But like I said that's my opinion.

Put it this way, in my view there would be 3 top refs, and Colm is one of them.

Watching from the comfort of my sofa the foot block was not called as he'd blown his whistle and brought play back, as for not red carding James I felt that was fine as he retaliated to being shoved himself. Two boys at it, I'm fine with that.

If that's the two things in your view he got wrong then I understand but he's made that call,  no doubt another ref might have done differently, another ref would have done something else..

When watching the game did you count the amount of ball's dropped into square? Shot selections? Missed tackles? Like I said earlier, how could I have done better?

Dunloy's age means they'll certainly get another crack at it with group. And hopefully one day get over the line.

Agree with the shot selection from dunloy been poor at times.
James might have walked on a different day. Some frees might not have been given. The penalty might have been awareded.
These small things make a big difference.
Like I said collie isn't a bad ref just felt decisions could have been better.
That not a fair enough opinion ?

We all see things differently depending on what side we are on...
If I'm right the occasion you are referring to when James should of had action taken by the ref ,just before that play the Dunloy player through his fist back in the tackle and missed, then through him elbow back and hit James ,the ref took no action for this!
Also Mick was stamped on while on the ground, also no action from the ref!

We all have blinkers at times.

Wasn't there a yellow card for the 'stamp'? Hardly no action

[Marevick]

Yeah other days some decisions go your way.

The actual red card was a WTF moment hopefully he'll learn from that

Young and very talented baller. I'm sure he will learn from it.
Yes I agree people see things differently erinsboy.
Congrats and enjoy the celebrations

[ck]

Congrats to EOC. Worthy champions. What struck me today is the blend of old and new in a team that many of us, myself included, had said were coming to the end. They have been revived and sustained by a new batch of kids who look set to carry the baton on for a few more years, if they want to.

Hope they give Ulster a rattle.

[Sportacus]

Congratulations Cargin, and Naomh Pol minor champions.  Best teams across the year senior and minor.

[country bumpkin]

As I have said before, Cargin are the best team in the county without any doubt.
They have, by far the most talented squad in the county without transfers inwards and look likely to dominate for a while.

[country bumpkin]

As I have said before, Cargin are the best team in the county without any doubt.
They have, by far the most talented squad without transfers and look likely to dominate for a while.

[BelSaft]

Pretty sure I read somewhere that Benan Kelly played for Moneyglass?

As I have said before, Cargin are the best team in the county without any doubt.
They have, by far the most talented squad without transfers and look likely to dominate for a while.