Antrim Football Thread

[bannside]

Great weekend of sport awaits! Bring her on...

Clubs should have nomination forms anytime soon for any aspiring administrators who think they can step up and add value/make a difference.

Soon CMC and Donal Murphy will be stepping down after a 4 year stint. While its easy to snipe from the sidelines the list of achievements/developments during their tenure is very very impressive.

[country bumpkin]

Having lost out in the finals of back to back minor championships to Cargin in the past few years  does anybody know how many St Brigid's lads from that era have stepped up to their senior team.
I would guess that Cargin have in the region of 70/80% included in the senior panel now.

[Milltown Row2]

Bill and Ted should be sharpening their pencils with their application

[Lár na páirce 1]

Great weekend of sport awaits! Bring her on...

Clubs should have nomination forms anytime soon for any aspiring administrators who think they can step up and add value/make a difference.

Soon CMC and Donal Murphy will be stepping down after a 4 year stint. While its easy to snipe from the sidelines the list of achievements/developments during their tenure is very very impressive.

Looking forward to this weekend BS
Can the ports finally get over their semi final jinx or can Dunloy upset the odds and spring a surprise.

[BelSaft]

Completely obsessed with St Brigids Country Bumpkin

Having lost out in the finals of back to back minor championships to Cargin in the past few years  does anybody know how many St Brigid's lads from that era have stepped up to their senior team.
I would guess that Cargin have in the region of 70/80% included in the senior panel now.

[barnish oggie]

Across both codes in the senior semi finals, Belfast are represented by 1 team.

Is Belfast GAA dying?

Possibly but a quick glance at juvenile football would suggest that there is at least a dying kick.

I would agree.

St Brigids, St Pauls and Gorts very strong at u15/u17 level.

Problem will be can they translate that to Senior by keeping those groups together and bringing them through.

I know some of the stronger players in those teams are already having their heads turned by soccer and rugby so it remains to be seen if they keep at the football.

[EOC1923]

Joe Brolly on talkback today, he claims he wont be at any more Derry senior games as they are paying Mickey Harte. Could of sworn I seen him in the crowd at the St Brigids / Rossa game. What a hypocrite he is, with two Tyrone men managing St Brigids (assuming not for charity) this one was clearly for soundbites.

[Milltown Row2]

Joe Brolly on talkback today, he claims he wont be at any more Derry senior games as they are paying Mickey Harte. Could of sworn I seen him in the crowd at the St Brigids / Rossa game. What a hypocrite he is, with two Tyrone men managing St Brigids (assuming not for charity) this was clearly for soundbites. What nasty piece of work Brolly is.

He's getting the reaction (good or bad) it seems

[NAG1]

Joe Brolly on talkback today, he claims he wont be at any more Derry senior games as they are paying Mickey Harte. Could of sworn I seen him in the crowd at the St Brigids / Rossa game. What a hypocrite he is, with two Tyrone men managing St Brigids (assuming not for charity) this was clearly for soundbites. What nasty piece of work Brolly is.

He's getting the reaction (good or bad) it seems

If he has just gone with the footballing aspect he would have been correct.

Can't see this as anything other than a massive backward step for Derry.

[BrendanAntrim]

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If he has just gone with the footballing aspect he would have been correct.

Can't see this as anything other than a massive backward step for Derry.
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Absolutely - imagine a Harte managed Derry side playing v Kerry this past summer. It would have been an unwatchable dirge, rather than one of the most exciting games of the year. Very poor decision I think for Derry - will the players be happy?

[EOC1923]

Joe Brolly on talkback today, he claims he wont be at any more Derry senior games as they are paying Mickey Harte. Could of sworn I seen him in the crowd at the St Brigids / Rossa game. What a hypocrite he is, with two Tyrone men managing St Brigids (assuming not for charity) this was clearly for soundbites. What nasty piece of work Brolly is.

He's getting the reaction (good or bad) it seems

If he has just gone with the footballing aspect he would have been correct.

Can't see this as anything other than a massive backward step for Derry.

He didn't use the style of football though, it was all about managers being paid. As I said earlier what a hypocrite

[EOC1923]

If he has just gone with the footballing aspect he would have been correct.

Can't see this as anything other than a massive backward step for Derry.
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Absolutely - imagine a Harte managed Derry side playing v Kerry this past summer. It would have been an unwatchable dirge, rather than one of the most exciting games of the year. Very poor decision I think for Derry - will the players be happy?
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Il watch closely how the team you follow in Division 1 sets up on Sunday, hopefully it isn't unwatchable dirge but its more than likely going to be

[InnocentByStander]

If he has just gone with the footballing aspect he would have been correct.

Can't see this as anything other than a massive backward step for Derry.
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Absolutely - imagine a Harte managed Derry side playing v Kerry this past summer. It would have been an unwatchable dirge, rather than one of the most exciting games of the year. Very poor decision I think for Derry - will the players be happy?
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The man took Louth from Div 4 to on the brink of Div 1 and got them to a Leinster final,
He is a winner, don't think Derry could have done much better.

Don't think Derry supporters will care if they come up the road with Sam if it was pretty or not.

[belfastsaff]

Great weekend of football on the cards.

expect Friday nights to be a cracker and if DMA is back for casements should see them over the line.

cargin should have enough for lavey IMO.

a Bannside vs Country Bumpkin Final ??

[NAG1]

Great weekend of football on the cards.

expect Friday nights to be a cracker and if DMA is back for casements should see them over the line.

cargin should have enough for lavey IMO.

a Bannside vs Country Bumpkin Final ??

What are the odds in both games?