Antrim Football Thread

[Mhic Easmuint]

Still younger than you when you were still playing. lol.

[Hoof Hearted]

that wouldnt be hard, sure James'y and me is near the one age

[CentreHalfBack]

Murray and Burke both away. Any others?

How many players are on the squad now?

[Gold]

Anyone who has seen St. John's play this season will testify to the fact that they are simply "thugs", surviving due to poor refereeing. Their behaviour, on the pitch,  is a disgrace to the Association. Little difference from last year, and the previous year. The only change is they rotate the "dirty" play, to ensure they don't have men sent off. Presumably their mentors spent the Winter  coaching this aspect of their game? In truth there's not a game of decent football in them, and their best "scoring" is the number of yellow cards.

Have played against them twice this year and I would also disagree with this statement.

I wouldnt totally disagree.

They do have some football in them though now this year and seem to have come on.

They have 4 men at 6 ft 5 plus which is a serious advantage to have and somethin i've only seen before with cork's senior team

[A Quinn Martin Production]

Murray and Burke both away. Any others?

How many players are on the squad now?

O'Hagan & Burke??  Presumably Burke was told he wasn't starting agin Tyrone??

[CentreHalfBack]

Murray and Burke heading to Boston

is O'Hagan joining them?

[A Quinn Martin Production]

Murray and Burke heading to Boston

is O'Hagan joining them?

See very last paragraph

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/8673094.stm

[imtommygunn]

You have to feel for O'Hagan having played a lot of league games and then to be dropped almost straight away as soon as the Galls boys were back. Also given how weak we were in HB against Sligo he didn't get a game (if I recall correctly) so he maybe got the feeling the writing was on the wall...

It also doesn't say O'Hagan is away to the US - it says he's left the squad. ..

[Milltown Row2]

well shows the quality of the man if he's willing to walk away rather than fight for his place. (if this is true)

i can remember fighting for positions on our senior hurling team and i knew that we had two quality players coming who'd take my position but rather give up i adopted a new role/position and played on for a few years.

point being, if Baker thought he was good enough in one position he is bound to have enough quality to push other players in other positions.

i hope its not the case that he dropped himself for that reason

[imtommygunn]

Yeah - it is hard to know whether he did just walk away though - only speculation.

Leaves us less cover in HB line.

Young Murray wasn't getting much of a chance either and Burke came in a bit late and with Magill back he may have struggled.

[the colonel]

Bradley and Paddy Cunningham mixing with the celtic players

http://www.u.tv/Sport/Celtic-stars-at-Belfast-opening/20b77a4c-82cc-48bb-b337-e9471b4fa178

good championship prep!

[the colonel]

Twitter link on Antrim site says Kevin McGourty joined the panel last night and trained with the squad

[SambaSaffron]

Its true enough, was in the Irish News today as well. Disgrace.

[dodgy umpire]

Everything else aside, surely he deserves a place on talent ?

[NAG1]

This is a call for the manager and the manager alone if he wants him in and can work with him then no harm done. After the showing on sunday from Celtic park, anything that would avoid a match like that would be fine with me. That was the best advert for hurling that there ever was.

He is a major talent who needs managed and that up to Baker. As long as it doesnt cause any ill feeling within the squad then dont have a big issue with it.