Antrim Football Thread

[Spike]

So the board have went with the tried and trusted route of success that Antrim has been built upon for the last 100 years - a west belfast man who is the best 'value for money'.  Shock.

Gluttons for punishment

[Milltown Row2]

So the board have went with the tried and trusted route of success that Antrim has been built upon for the last 100 years - a west belfast man who is the best 'value for money'.  Shock.

Gluttons for punishment

Typical response .... Shock

[Clover]

Why does it matter what you're bt code is

[JimStynes]

Good luck to him! A good manager and a decent man.

[Spike]

So the board have went with the tried and trusted route of success that Antrim has been built upon for the last 100 years - a west belfast man who is the best 'value for money'.  Shock.

Gluttons for punishment

Typical response .... Shock

Would expect nothing else from an establishment apologist. More of the same please Sir. Bargain bucket manager....again.

"If you always do what you've always done, you always get what you've always gotten." JP

[Milltown Row2]

So the board have went with the tried and trusted route of success that Antrim has been built upon for the last 100 years - a west belfast man who is the best 'value for money'.  Shock.

Gluttons for punishment

Typical response .... Shock

Would expect nothing else from an eatablishment apologist. More of the same please Sir. Bargain bucket manager....again.

"If you always do what you've always done, you always get what you've always gotten." JP

Who else was in for the job Spike?

[Spike]

So the board have went with the tried and trusted route of success that Antrim has been built upon for the last 100 years - a west belfast man who is the best 'value for money'.  Shock.

Gluttons for punishment

Typical response .... Shock

Would expect nothing else from an eatablishment apologist. More of the same please Sir. Bargain bucket manager....again.

"If you always do what you've always done, you always get what you've always gotten." JP

Who else was in for the job Spike?

If you dont know that then not only do you not leave west belfast but you must not leave your front room either. Lets just say candidates that could offer something different. Instead we can look forward to a plucky division 4 campaign and a horrible championship campaign...for the next 3 years. Dont try calling Niblock, Crozier or Niall McKeever for the next week - id say their phones will be conveniently turned off.

[Milltown Row2]

So the board have went with the tried and trusted route of success that Antrim has been built upon for the last 100 years - a west belfast man who is the best 'value for money'.  Shock.

Gluttons for punishment

Typical response .... Shock

Would expect nothing else from an eatablishment apologist. More of the same please Sir. Bargain bucket manager....again.

"If you always do what you've always done, you always get what you've always gotten." JP

Who else was in for the job Spike?

If you dont know that then not only do you not leave west belfast but you must not leave your front room either. Lets just say candidates that could offer something different. Instead we can look forward to a plucky division 4 campaign and a horrible championship campaign...for the next 3 years. Dont try calling Niblock, Crozier or Niall McKeever for the next week - id say their phones will be conveniently turned off.

So you're not going to say cause you don't know... I'd say Niblock has probably hung his county boots up, I hope not as he's been great for Antrim... as for the other two you know this?

I don't live in Belfast, but carry on

[Spike]

So the board have went with the tried and trusted route of success that Antrim has been built upon for the last 100 years - a west belfast man who is the best 'value for money'.  Shock.

Gluttons for punishment

Typical response .... Shock

Would expect nothing else from an eatablishment apologist. More of the same please Sir. Bargain bucket manager....again.

"If you always do what you've always done, you always get what you've always gotten." JP

Who else was in for the job Spike?

If you dont know that then not only do you not leave west belfast but you must not leave your front room either. Lets just say candidates that could offer something different. Instead we can look forward to a plucky division 4 campaign and a horrible championship campaign...for the next 3 years. Dont try calling Niblock, Crozier or Niall McKeever for the next week - id say their phones will be conveniently turned off.

So you're not going to say cause you don't know... I'd say Niblock has probably hung his county boots up, I hope not as he's been great for Antrim... as for the other two you know this?

I don't live in Belfast, but carry on

Merely surmising about crozier and mckeever and thought the dogs in the street knew the other candidates names.

Sure why would.our best elder talent want to turn up for more of the same.  It doesnt take mystic meg to see cj mcgourty miraculously turning up in may (after months of injuries and no training) to save antrim in the championship....and doing nothing....again.  its just more of the same, year after year.  Jobs for the boys

[country bumpkin]

So another kicking for our PRO...takes a lot to make him lose his cool........but ffs who would blame him.

[bit of banter]

Lenny has as good a record if not better that mckeever and
o'rourke just because hes the cheapest option and from st galls  doesnt make him the wrong option. His appointment will not go down well in the south west but sure we cant please everyone as for niall mc keever keeping his phone off well thats not a bad idea hes been terrible for us when he hasnt been injured. Biggest hurdle lenny has is his family connection to cj who isnt well liked outside of the mcgourty house hold. Cj has been our best scorer and no one can despute that but he carries too much baggage and is never in shape and needs carried by the rest of the team. Bannsides not going to be in good form especially after all his scouting round the irish leagues best players trying to convince then to play for his Antrim. Sure he was a sure thing if u believed all the talk coming from south west. Hope he still gets behind his beloved county now hes been snubbed again. Best of luck lenny hope u can build on what fitzy has started, play those who want to play for Antrim not those who want to play for their own manager.
Think we have a tough few years ahead but at least we wont pay through the nose for it .

[Milltown Row2]

The way you were talking Spike I thought that maybe Mickey Harte, Galvin, big Joe or some other All Ireland winning manager was going to put their names in a hat ! But O'Rouke and McKeever? Seriously where would they take us that Lenny couldn't?

Antrim don't have the personnel (despite what BS, says, sorry BS) to be competitive unless players buy in... to use your quote..if the players continue to do the same things then the players will continue to get the same results

[Spike]

Utter madness.  Build on fitzys work??? Ffs.     As for pleasing the SW players, just once appoint a suitable SW man and not one of the boys.  Just take a look at the last 50 years - the only glimpse of success we had was with a non west belfast man.  Just try something different rather than repeat the same formula for underachievement every year.  West belfast man-check.  Trainings in belfast - check. Every man, woman, child in west belfast gets a trial game in the league - check. Parachute belfast 'stars' in the week before ulster championship - check.  Utter failure in ulster championship - check. Repeat ad nauseum.

Im sure lenny is a really nice guy...but...he is just another cliche antrim manager

[Milltown Row2]

Utter madness.  Build on fitzys work??? Ffs.     As for pleasing the SW players, just once appoint a suitable SW man and not one of the boys.  Just take a look at the last 50 years - the only glimpse of success we had was with a non west belfast man.  Just try something different rather than repeat the same formula for underachievement every year.  West belfast man-check.  Trainings in belfast - check. Every man, woman, child in west belfast gets a trial game in the league - check. Parachute belfast 'stars' in the week before ulster championship - check.  Utter failure in ulster championship - check. Repeat ad nauseum.

Im sure lenny is a really nice guy...but...he is just another cliche antrim manager

Who was on the panel to pick a manager? Was there any SW men on it? Oh wait

[Spike]

The way you were talking Spike I thought that maybe Mickey Harte, Galvin, big Joe or some other All Ireland winning manager was going to put their names in a hat ! But O'Rouke and McKeever? Seriously where would they take us that Lenny couldn't?

Antrim don't have the personnel (despite what BS, says, sorry BS) to be competitive unless players buy in... to use your quote..if the players continue to do the same things then the players will continue to get the same results

I see what you did there - use my quote and turn it on the players.  I just want the board to try something new for a few years.   Surely its apparent the simple correlation of antrims success in the past 50 years, west belfast managers and outside managers.  Its not hard to read. But sure lets keep doing the same thing and.expect a different outcome.