Antrim Football Thread

[imtommygunn]

Hard to see cargin caught for a while. The quality they have coming through is too good at the minute. Best by a long way as others have said.

[bannside]

No one disputing Cargin are still the kingpins of Antrim and well done on lifting yet another McNamee.

The mix they have between youth and experience is creating new synergies within the squad, the baton being passed over gradually as opposed to all at once.

Good luck in Ulster, definitely much fresher than this time last year.

[BelSaft]

And if you coax him from a rival local club when he's still young it doesn't count.

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.

[EOC1923]

That is your 4th or 5th post out of 13 commenting on where different Cargin players came from Belsaft, catch a grip of yourself, and give some respect to the best team in Antrim. Jealousy is awful affliction

[BelSaft]

No jealousy. I was just correcting Country Bumpkin - maybe he didn't know just.  There is no denying it. Cargin are the most complete team possibly in the history of Antrim GAA. And it doesn't look like anyone is going to compete with them in the next 7 or 8 years given the younger talent coming through and learning the tricks of the trade from the more experienced lads. CJ is a sight to behold in all honesty. Big Pat had a serious say in the result when introduced also, and hes still only a lad. Sean O'Neill, Gribben, Eunan Quinn etc all only lads. Good luck in Ulster 

[Would ye whist]

Firstly overall I thought Collie had a good game overall yesterday got most of the major calls correct, however I am not sure about the call for not giving the foot block near the end.......

On another point is Corrigan really the best place for our finals, terrible access for 2 SW teams coming over that Westlink, awful parking arrangements not to mention the condition of the goal mouths, it is clear the bottom goal mouth was not fit for play and was effecting players footing, just look how poor young Quinn slipped and went into the Dunloy keeper  , in all seriousness however Ahoghill is even better imo 

[BelSaft]

Maybe MR2 could clear up the ruling on the advantage for us?

[Milltown Row2]

Maybe MR2 could clear up the ruling on the advantage for us?

Like I said earlier if there was 3 different ref's watching that they'd give three different calls

Advantage is 5 seconds, should there be another foul within the 5 seconds then you can take it from the better position, I think on this occasion Colm has blown his whistle to bring it back to the advantage before the foot block

A split second wait and he may have given the penalty for the foot block, I'd need to see it again, during the commotion at the end I didn't see a replay

Had a penalty been given I'm not sure how much of a difference it would have made to the game, I don't think Cargin would have complained too much had it been given either

Colm knows the rules better than me lol, so his reasoning would be better

[BelSaft]

If 3 different refs give 3 different calls then 2 of them don't know the rules?

[Spike]

a lot of chat here about Colm in a match that didn't feel that controversial. deserved red card, young lad can have no complaints. No one likes getting beat but dunloy are clutching at straws about a potential foot block when it was obvious colm had made a decision. Cargin complaining about only a yellow for the Stamp and constant jersey pulling in the tackles throughout. 
Colm cant please everyone. 

The longer the game went on without Dunloy putting up scores the more Dunloy had to push up which left more space for Cargin at the other end.   Apart from a couple of breakaway moments it never felt as though Cargin were a man down and they always looked as if they had a goal in them, even missed a few chances. 

Dunloy have some serious pace in that side and they bring a freshness to the game as opposed to 15 men behind a ball tactics deployed by many this year.   

[Milltown Row2]

If 3 different refs give 3 different calls then 2 of them don't know the rules?

Do you go to many games? How many times do you hear someone from behind the fence calling for a free? And if the 'free' isn't given the ref doesn't know the rules, your interpretation and theirs will vary depending on how you see it.

I gave an honest answer and one I've seen many times over the years during the in house training at the start of the year. When watching many examples of games when calls are made its opened to the floor to give what they think happened and how it should have been dealt with. People will have a view on what they would give, and its not always the 'right' call

[BelSaft]

I do. I was at Corrigan yesterday and just for the record I thought Colm had an excellent game. All I was asking is what is the actual ruling? Can the advantage continue after 5 seconds and then a 'new' free be given? Would it be worth the referee shouting advantage over like in rugby for clarity? Then if a free is given in a more advantageous position there wouldn't be all the confusion? I appreciate some fouls are down to referees interpretation but sometimes the rules are just the rules and they should be followed?

[Sonny Joe]

I see a number of refs counting backwards out loud when they give advantage signal i.e. 5-4-3-2-1 and then award the free or play on if the advantage helps the opposition.

[JimStynes]

I was in the Athletic Grounds on Saturday night for the Lurgan derby game and witnessed the worst refereeing performance I have ever seen. He was terrible for both teams but definitely favoured Clans over Clann Eireann. Maybe Antrim's refs aren't that bad afterall!

[ClubScene13]

Cargin with a champions performance. Well done to them. Mccann & shivers brilliant when introduced. They have some panel. Hopefully they can get a run in Ulster. Anyone know who they get?

Glen. Big fish in a small pond?