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If we win at all and avoid the Christy Ring I will be happy enough at this point. The days of taking a win against Carlow for granted are long gone. Being realistic if we did get through to meet Wexford somehow they would mince us again as they did last year. They are better than last year and we are worse.

Blind at left back, Herrera in Carricks position, Mata in Herreras and Januzay on the wing. Either that or Perrera gets a start

Antrim has the third highest number of clubs in Ireland, behind Dublin and Cork. It takes a lot of effort to maintain those clubs from the people interested in GAA and given the historical lack of success in either code in Antrim the club versus county issue is much more relevant in Antrim than in more succesful counties. By the way I did not say that football was ruining hurling I was making the point that financial and administrative resources in Antrim are spread much thinner than any other county in Ulster due to the fact that Antrim attempts to be a dual county while no one else in Ulster does.

I see that this has come from a preliminary engineer's report into the damage and I also see that the IFA are studying its findings.

In saying that, I bet they're raging they didn't grab a bigger lump of the cake originally.

Are you still sticking to your view that it's not going to come down?

I can't see it.

Thats because you are on the wrong side of the west link, its easily visible from Tates avenue

There's actually a great view of it from the Whiterock but I suppose you're right. Thing is, who is going to be held accountable? The contractor? His insurance company? Bad workmanship? Will they fork out?

A work-a-round is on the cards IMO.

Thats exacly why it will be out of action for a very long time. All the intrested parties will have solicitors, none will accept any responsibility and it will be dragged through the courts for a long time. The stand is knackered you would never get public liability insurance for that in the shape it is in.

I see that this has come from a preliminary engineer's report into the damage and I also see that the IFA are studying its findings.

In saying that, I bet they're raging they didn't grab a bigger lump of the cake originally.

Are you still sticking to your view that it's not going to come down?

I can't see it.

Thats because you are on the wrong side of the west link, its easily visible from Tates avenue

Antrim is the only county in Ulster that attempts ( badly ) to be a dual county. That means a relatively equal division of all funding for all teams and development squads. I suspect that Antrim puts much more  funds into developing football than Tyrone or Down does into developing hurling. In very rough terms most teams in North Antrim are hurling only, most in South Antrim are football only and Belfast has more commitment to dual clubs. This leads to a lack of a united county feeling in my opinion with clicks in all areas on various issues and a serious them and us attitude. A house divided against itself will fall and Antrim has been divided against itself for as long as I care to remember.

St Pats won it back in 1989 if my memory is working correctly (It may not be)

Sad to hear about Jim Nelson, true hurling man and an absolute legend for this county, may he rest in peace.

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Hon the Dons.

I take it you were a fan of Aberdeen from fergie's time in charge. I grew up with Aberdeen and Celtic going hammer and tongs for the title each year with Dundee United having a good go to. Glad to see Scottish football back the way it should be.

What team have you ever managed to win anything??!!

I thought it was a great show, very well made but did not hide the pain or the dangers. I remember as a young boy watching the original show about the Armoy Armada in the hall in Armoy in the late seventies.  I remember Joey being there at the back of the hall. As soon as the lights came up Joey was out the back door and away. No desire at all to lap up the glory and the attention, a very humble and truly noble man who never forgot his roots or let fame get to his head.

There are no issues with Rossa. Can't wait for the match tomorrow, although it should have been a week later.

You will get it tight in the hurling as well!!

We're in the u16 county football final tomorrow as well.

Glad to see they pay your lot as little respect as our lot, hope you win the football, give you something to celebrate tomorrow  

[REPLAY. [b The prospect of an intermediate final as curtain raiser to the senior final was also unthinkable to our county board. What a fine upstanding bunch of gentlemen they are.]

If we are beat, it will be the referee's fault.

There.

Fair does that is a good reply. If we are beat tomorrow I will blame the county board who would not put off the match until next week. We have a young girl getting married tomorrow who has two brothers on the team and a husband and brother in law on the bench. Despite asking for the match to be put off for a week we were denied as it might interfere with county board members going to the all ireland REPLAY. [b The prospect of an intermediate final as curtain raiser to the senior final was also unthinkable to our county board. What a fine upstanding bunch of gentlemen they are.