Antrim Football Thread

[EOC1923]

Difficult to judge exactly where Glen are at the moment but they have been very professional to date.  Blew Magherafelt away in that 2nd half yesterday and they have a serious amount of men who can score. 

The Derry championship is in a worse state than I had previously thought.  Glen's brilliance has taken the eye away from how badly the other teams have slipped down.     

Agreed, and Glenullin looks like a very winnable game for Con Magees

[Hectic]

Glen very unlucky at All Ireland level last time and Steelstown won the All Ireland intermediate in 2022.

Derry club football doing alright for having weak championships 😂

[toby47]

Glen it is then, 9 point winners after a poor first half

Can Cargin beat them?

No

[Milltown Row2]

Glen it is then, 9 point winners after a poor first half

Can Cargin beat them?

No

If Glen start the way the did yesterday and Cargin start well then Cargin won't cough up the scores in the second half, they also have a very strong bench, will be like for like players coming into play..

So who knows!!

[bannside]

County Agm coming up soon, nomination forms are out with clubs and need to be returned on Friday. Plenty of positions to fill including outgoing posts of chairman and treasurer who imo can both hold their heads up after very full and productive tenures.

Be interesting to see if any new blood steps forward?

[Milltown Row2]

County Agm coming up soon, nomination forms are out with clubs and need to be returned on Friday. Plenty of positions to fill including outgoing posts of chairman and treasurer who imo can both hold their heads up after very full and productive tenures.

Be interesting to see if any new blood steps forward?

Well with the amount of gurning going on there should be a least a dozen on here interested at the very least

[bannside]

Dissidents and half empty glass merchants are everywhere, they will only be happy when they've something to complain about.

New Gymnasium at Dunsilly opening this week and it's state of the art. Just one legacy from a solid list of achievements by outgoing officials.

Credit where its due!

[Spike]

I would agree BS, great credit due to Ciaran and his team.  We can all pick at things but it was a tenure that brought the county on in many ways.

On another note, perhaps it is just me but are the regional boards much quieter now?  Maybe i'm missing something but certainly the SW seems to have been very quiet as past few years 

[Milltown Row2]

I would agree BS, great credit due to Ciaran and his team.  We can all pick at things but it was a tenure that brought the county on in many ways.

On another note, perhaps it is just me but are the regional boards much quieter now?  Maybe i'm missing something but certainly the SW seems to have been very quiet as past few years 

Most games are all county at juvenile level.. but the SW competitions are still being played?

[imtommygunn]

Do all the competitions not run as they were in the SW? Do you mean PR wise or is there less in terms of competition? The SW always run things well but perhaps don't generate as much publicity I think.

Yeah our county has progressed tbf. Hurlers have been in great shape and now the footballers have stepped up too. Even the life this gets into young ones will hopefully stand us in good stead in later years too. We still have work to do but who doesn't and you couldn't say they haven't left us in a better place than we were in. Also facilities are better in terms of Dunsilly and even Corrigan - I don't think you could put anything relating to casement at the hands of current ones anyway.

[bannside]

Definitely ITG.

Hard to believe almost a million pounds has been spent at Dunsilly, yet the county is debt free for the first time in memory.

Underage squads have best of everything, especially backroom support, facilities to train in, gear etc. Day and night when compared to the recent past.

SBF, CA, etc all making great strides too and providing the much needed financial platform.

Still work to do, no one disputing that, but the missing structure we have talked about for years is largely in place now, and a sincere shout out is due to those outgoing officials Ciaran McCavana and Donal Murphy who have contributed largely to this.

[Spike]

Do all the competitions not run as they were in the SW? Do you mean PR wise or is there less in terms of competition? The SW always run things well but perhaps don't generate as much publicity I think.

Yes meant PR perspective.  Juvenile games all going ahead in SW so there is someone there sorting things out. 

BS - I'd agree with much of what you have said. Donal Murphy a very talented individual. The next officials hopefully will be equally as good and can build on much of what has gone before. 

After Dunsilly gym, (ignoring casement) what is the next big infrastructure project in the pipeline?

[antrimman667]

Do all the competitions not run as they were in the SW? Do you mean PR wise or is there less in terms of competition? The SW always run things well but perhaps don't generate as much publicity I think.

Yes meant PR perspective.  Juvenile games all going ahead in SW so there is someone there sorting things out. 

BS - I'd agree with much of what you have said. Donal Murphy a very talented individual. The next officials hopefully will be equally as good and can build on much of what has gone before. 

After Dunsilly gym, (ignoring casement) what is the next big infrastructure project in the pipeline?

in terms of southwest, why does the O'Cahan cup not take place anymore, was a great competition in its hay day

[geezer]

Spike, i feel a stand of some sort at Dunsilly should be looked at next. Especially with the amount of championship games it currently hosts.

A bit of terracing do the job. The grass bank is far from ideal.

[Spike]

The area looks tight for a stand but certainly a few rows of terracing would be beneficial, bathroom facilities too.  depends how much use for it they see on a long term basis.  could be wrong but seemed a lot of people content with location