Antrim Football Thread

[Hoof Hearted]

4 one point wins and 2 walkovers in div 1 tonight

[imtommygunn]

Randall's town in division one and Davitts beating ballymena in division two standout results. Davitts have had a few good results I think.

[bannside]

Ahoghill gave us our fill of it as usual, even with a a handful of usual starters missing. On the other hand Casements missed a bagful of chances, so sets things up nicely for the championship encounter in a few months.

Some people may scoff it's only the league and all that nonsense - the reality is there's lots of honest competition amongst those who are available. Still better entertainment than the shoot out between two dominant clubs for a decade. Plus ..it's a 20 to 25 man panel needed to win a championship so lots of time for managers to blood players and blend them in.

Championship the big show but make no mistake, there's an advantage in being seeded, so all club's with championship aspirations will be looking to finish in a top four league position.

[rogercasement]

Glad to be through it BS, guaranteed to be 60 to 70 mins of basically unwatchable stuff, with one side trying for a nil nil draw.

[GiveItToTheShooters]

You're seeded through the championship. The 4 semi finalists for the following year. Not the league.

[bannside]

Thanks for that correction. It used to be top four league....was that changed to last 4 standing in cship at some point? Maybe I'm having a senior moment lol.

[GiveItToTheShooters]

It been like that for the past few years at least

[NatSoSaff]

Gorts atrocious again tonight. Looked like they weren't going to score at all. They would struggle at the bottom end of division 2 at the minute.

[rogercasement]

Gorts nailed on for relegation is it another straight down or do they play off with 2nd in Div2

[country bumpkin]

Anybody any idea as to why the football league ar continuing at such a break neck pace..?
Wonder will the hurling league continue at a similar pace....?

[Saffsof82]

BS and Rc, not much seems to have changed with PG1 since Barry Dillons tenure, still struggling to get past the like of Ahoghill, i thought yous were saying with the messiah and God involved PG1 would move up through the gears?

[Saffsof82]

Gorts atrocious again tonight. Looked like they weren't going to score at all. They would struggle at the bottom end of division 2 at the minute.

Gorts wanted to enter the intermediate championship this year, but when given the option of doing this tied with moving to div2 they decided to stay div1 . A bad move, they were always going to struggle and there is nothing as morale sapping as getting hammered week in week out at the bottom of the division.

[country bumpkin]

Hearing a hotly disputed injury time penalty awarded deep in time added ended the Johnnies winning run..

Wonder who was the ref...??

[Milltown Row2]

Hearing a hotly disputed injury time penalty awarded deep in time added ended the Johnnies winning run..

Wonder who was the ref...??

Maybe someone who doesn't roll over to making tough calls? Yes the glorified reserve game was a thriller, it broke out into a game with 2 minutes left on the clock with a goal at each end and a 'coming together' of players to finish it

[Would ye whist]

It's ok CB MR2 will collect his 'Anto Miles', now who is next in the pot of trusted 4 to ref LD is it McDonald, Parke or McCotter?