Antrim Football Thread

[imtommygunn]

Sadly I doubt we'd be considered a big job though

There are a lot of nice to have names we could spout but like as been said before it's likely going to be all about money.

I would guess it'll be a local rather than a Derry guy. Does Johnny McBride manager? McFlynn over Creggan just seems to have made them play ultra defensively. Hard to know about Adams. St Johns have had a lot of underage talent and haven't set the world alight yet but maybe 3 or 4 years time that could happen.

If we can get our best 15 it would be a start. I think we can forget the McGourtys but them aside if we can get our best 15 we could and should win division 4 and maybe get a run in qualifiers and if a favourable draw a win or two in ulster. Really need Gallagher, Scullion McCann etc to be playing and hopefully Sweeney will still play.

[Milltown Row2]

After watching the county final at the weekend I was coming away from the game wondering if Justin Crozier was playing, realised later he'd been marking Pollock, both must have cancelled each other out, but the thing is I rember a list of Antrim players by the Independent, Antrims best 15, Crozier was listed on it as was Mick McCann, but no Sean Kelly, very strange I thought at the time.

Crozier seems to have went of the radar a bit, What age is he? Same age as CJ?

[imtommygunn]

He was in the same minor team so yeah at a guess the same age. What age is that - about 25 now?

Crozier looked great early on but seems to have dipped a bit. Seemed to suffer a bit from his versatility.

Kelly in my view would be the best club footballer we've seen in antrim for years. He hasn't quite had the same influence at county level - real pity that during his prime him and Baker didn't seem to click.

[Milltown Row2]

He was in the same minor team so yeah at a guess the same age. What age is that - about 25 now?

Crozier looked great early on but seems to have dipped a bit. Seemed to suffer a bit from his versatility.

Kelly in my view would be the best club footballer we've seen in antrim for years. He hasn't quite had the same influence at county level - real pity that during his prime him and Baker didn't seem to click.

He played 9 odd years for Antrim and was one of the best corner backs in Ulster at the time. I think things have been clouded over the years about him not being a Antrim great TBH.

We wouldn't have won had he not been on the ball last week in the second half I thought

[imtommygunn]

He was really plugging a gap at corner back though and did a decent job but his reading of the game and marking men but not outstanding IMO as he was out of position. Great half back, good corner back I thought...

He's a joy to watch at club level. I think st galls are a lot like cross in the regard that an outstanding half back (Kernan / Kelly) is really the platform for a lot of their successes. Also marking those half backs would go a long way to stopping either in my view but easier said than done!

[Milltown Row2]

He was really plugging a gap at corner back though and did a decent job but his reading of the game and marking men but not outstanding IMO as he was out of position. Great half back, good corner back I thought...

He's a joy to watch at club level. I think st galls are a lot like cross in the regard that an outstanding half back (Kernan / Kelly) is really the platform for a lot of their successes. Also marking those half backs would go a long way to stopping either in my view but easier said than done!

Kernan is a class act , as you say makes them tick, he gets the ball and can shift, with vison also to pick out a pass, obviously Cross have a lot of lads that are in a different bracket (Clarke) to most clubs in Ulster but Kernan stands out.

He beat us on his own in the final a few years ago, Osin will claim the scores but Aaron set them up, won the ball in corner back took ball up  the pitch and the ball ended up in the back of the net ffs

[glens abu]

He was in the same minor team so yeah at a guess the same age. What age is that - about 25 now?

Crozier looked great early on but seems to have dipped a bit. Seemed to suffer a bit from his versatility.

Kelly in my view would be the best club footballer we've seen in antrim for years. He hasn't quite had the same influence at county level - real pity that during his prime him and Baker didn't seem to click.

He played 9 odd years for Antrim and was one of the best corner backs in Ulster at the time. I think things have been clouded over the years about him not being a Antrim great TBH.

We wouldn't have won had he not been on the ball last week in the second half I thought

Great player and you are right give plenty for Antrim.

[jftj]

He was really plugging a gap at corner back though and did a decent job but his reading of the game and marking men but not outstanding IMO as he was out of position. Great half back, good corner back I thought...

He's a joy to watch at club level. I think st galls are a lot like cross in the regard that an outstanding half back (Kernan / Kelly) is really the platform for a lot of their successes. Also marking those half backs would go a long way to stopping either in my view but easier said than done!

Kernan is a class act , as you say makes them tick, he gets the ball and can shift, with vison also to pick out a pass, obviously Cross have a lot of lads that are in a different bracket (Clarke) to most clubs in Ulster but Kernan stands out.

He beat us on his own in the final a few years ago, Osin will claim the scores but Aaron set them up, won the ball in corner back took ball up  the pitch and the ball ended up in the back of the net ffs

the difference between kelly and kernan is about 1and a half stone of muscle thats why kernan is so effective in county football.

[stibhan]

He was really plugging a gap at corner back though and did a decent job but his reading of the game and marking men but not outstanding IMO as he was out of position. Great half back, good corner back I thought...

He's a joy to watch at club level. I think st galls are a lot like cross in the regard that an outstanding half back (Kernan / Kelly) is really the platform for a lot of their successes. Also marking those half backs would go a long way to stopping either in my view but easier said than done!

Kernan is a class act , as you say makes them tick, he gets the ball and can shift, with vison also to pick out a pass, obviously Cross have a lot of lads that are in a different bracket (Clarke) to most clubs in Ulster but Kernan stands out.

He beat us on his own in the final a few years ago, Osin will claim the scores but Aaron set them up, won the ball in corner back took ball up  the pitch and the ball ended up in the back of the net ffs

the difference between kelly and kernan is about 1and a half stone of muscle thats why kernan is so effective in county football.

Complete myth. Kernan played with much better players his whole career.

[DearyMe]

He was really plugging a gap at corner back though and did a decent job but his reading of the game and marking men but not outstanding IMO as he was out of position. Great half back, good corner back I thought...

He's a joy to watch at club level. I think st galls are a lot like cross in the regard that an outstanding half back (Kernan / Kelly) is really the platform for a lot of their successes. Also marking those half backs would go a long way to stopping either in my view but easier said than done!

Kernan is a class act , as you say makes them tick, he gets the ball and can shift, with vison also to pick out a pass, obviously Cross have a lot of lads that are in a different bracket (Clarke) to most clubs in Ulster but Kernan stands out.

He beat us on his own in the final a few years ago, Osin will claim the scores but Aaron set them up, won the ball in corner back took ball up  the pitch and the ball ended up in the back of the net ffs

the difference between kelly and kernan is about 1and a half stone of muscle thats why kernan is so effective in county football.

Dribble! Typical nay say jealous response from... - agree with stibhan - better players!

[DuffleKing]

Sean Kelly a better player by some distance. Rolls Royce wing back who can do his defensive work as well

[AQMP]

In other news I see James Loughrey has been nominated for an All Star.

[jftj]

Sean Kelly a better player by some distance. Rolls Royce wing back who can do his defensive work as well

i,ve heard it all now

[time ticking away]

Would Carl Mc Cabe have a chance of getting the Antrim job?

[reddog]

Antrim need to think outside the box.

Jim Mccorry is supposedly leaving killkoo this year. He completely transformed that club. Raymond Munroe did great things in my opinion with Tyrone minors and with his club Carrickmore. Paul Mc ivor is potentially another option. Banty would also be a really good option. He is a wealthy man as it is and would bring unbelievable passion to the county as would another Monaghan man Bernie Murray who played senior for Monaghan and has coached queens , Monaghan minors and dromintee.