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Now it begins to get interesting, every team still playing for something bar st galls?

Think Rasharkin, Cloughmills and Gort will win

Championship weekend ahead

Davitts V Ballymena   Davitts by 4
Glenarm v Armoy       Glenarm by 5 
Creggan V Glenravel   Creggan by 9
Sarsfields v St Galls    Sarsfields by 2
Rasharkin v St Bridgits  St Bridgits by 2
Cloughmills v Lamh dearg  Draw
Carey v Dunloy   Dunloy by however much they like 10+
Ballycastle v Rossa   Rossa by 3
Gorts v St pauls   St pauls by 2
Clooney V randalstown  Clooney by 4
Loughgiel v Cushendall  Dall by 2
St endas V St johns    St johns by 5

What a load of bollocks

The Antrim Championship is very similar to the English Premier League

Creggan/ Man City - Spent a fortune eventually got over the line
Cargin / Liverpool - Nice team to watch have won some big cups
Arsenal / Portglenone - New young manager, started strong but will they fade away
Tottenham / St Johns - Nice new ground can cause any team a shock
Chelsea / Lamh Dhearg - Always a contender
Man Utd / St Galls - Used to have a good team, now in relegation zone,  facilities could do with an upgrade

Have you the lotto numbers there while you are at it?

The county final will be between Cargin or Creggan or Lamh Dhearg  or St Johns versus Portglenone.  You heard it here first 

Stats are there to be broken. History matters nothing for this year.

Portlgenone should make the final on all known evidence and form. Whoever comes out of the other half will probably beat them in the final.

In effect the county final in other words....

I'm not just buying that atm, LD Johnnie's, possibly Rossa could all upset that notion on any given day with full panels together and maybe home advantage.

Still happy enough with my EW investment at 12/1though - wouldn't be swapping that for any other ticket.

In the last 7 years Cargin 5 times, Lamh Dhearg&Creggan one each outside of these 3 teams no one else has shown a thing.
I keep hearing Rossa mentioned at times they have done next to nothing in championship in 30 plus years.
Johnnies last title in 1998 also
Casements won't be tested until the final but I'd say the champions will come from the tougher side.

Either rossa or st endas will go out on points difference

Same could possibly happen to randalstown or gort

And say ahoghill managed to beat st brigids could have 3 teams on 2 points

Messy

They've been a top 4 teams for the last number of years along with having have 4 or 5 county men. Hardly a surprise.

Championship time! Who wins?

Relax here a min lads. I went to a game as a neutral. I enjoyed the match and 2nd half in particular. I was stating that 2 clear points were not given for whatever reason. It was a major talking point from the game and thought it worthy of a mention. Im not personally blaming anyone. Anyone who was at the match seen that they were clear points. Granted, its very possible that the ref had bad view. I often also think that umpires have a bad view anyhow.

Happy to move on. LD will be dangerous opponents for anyone as the chsip progresses I feel

So clear that the umpire thought them to be wide

If Mickey says they were scores they must be. May get the county to change the scoreline and award the 2 points to creggan.

A man standing directly beside a post couldn't possibly be correct! Those 50, 80 or maybe 100 yards away in a crowd on a hill or especially those on the opposite sideline know better for sure.

Watched Creggan v LD game tonight. Have to say the level of officiating in Antrim is comical. Alot of refs with egos and a terrible understanding of the rules. I know it's a hard job and not many do it but some of these clowns would be better not doing it for the sake of the game. I seen players stop and call frees tonight and then the ref blowing,seen clear points given as wides. Ref in best position at times to call them and didn't. Cards not given to men who had already been booked,maybe because they were county players or big names , I dont know. Seems unfair on teams training all year and to be greeted with that level of officiating. Was like watching a game and you ask one of the teams playing to ref it for you. Senior championship with junior B officials. That's being kind.

Was it green and gold or red and white tinted glasses you watched through? Finish that pint and get home for work in the morning.

Glenavy beating ballymena in ballymena would be very unexpected. Other intermediate games seemed to go mainly as expected.

A surprise surely. Also expected dunloy to beat sarsfields too. By the looks of things Dunloy had 7 or 8 9f their hurlers playing.

I hope all teams pulling out of games are fined accordingly, makes a farce of the whole thing

Promotion and relegation should be sorted before championship i.e. next week. 1 game winner takes all neutral venue.

I think if teams concede then points difference can no longer be used and goes to head to head. It isn't but in my opinions conceding should be -1 point.