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Really surrounded at your arrogance country bumpkin. Where do you get it from?.
Very similar to the newspaper article on Tuesday from mc cann. Talking yourselves up based on what? A sports psychologist?. Maybe he/she will be the difference but until you walk the walk. I hope it's a good game and I am an admirer of cargins and surrounded they haven't delivered more but no right to be arrogant, cocky or indeed write st galls off. Good luck

Big weekend ahead. Portglenone go into Ulster intermediate against Cavan champions Cootehill in the preliminary round of the Ulster intermediate. New territory so thats the big excitement round here. The big one for everyone else though will be the clash of the big two at Ahoghill. And its anyones game.

After St Galls despatched St Pauls with ease I predicted that St Galls were back to their imperious best. Now I am not so sure. Its back to Ahoghill where Cargin have played two matches so far - and thats worth a point or two. (The same way as I believed Casement was worth a few points start for St Galls.)

The availability of the excellent John Carron and Justin Crozier could tip the balance in Cargins favour. Neither played much so far and are now in the mix. While I remain a great admirer of what St Galls have done over the years, I have a feeling the men from Toome could finally get over the line this time round. Sometimes you have to lose one to win one - and thats exactly what they did last year.

Cargin have tweaked their style too since last year so I predict we will see a terrible game of low scoring football. Both teams pack defences and break from speed at the back, and there will be lots of slow build up play. Probably a 0-6 to 0-5 win for one of them. Dosent make the match any less intriguing though.

Surely no one could deny Cargin their moment. They have many players who have given a huge commitment to both club and county over the years and deserve a county winners medal in their careers. This time round I hope and believe they can. It would be great for South West Antrim who have been playing second fiddle for far too long.

Justin was available last year and had a mire in my view, the best team usually wins so I'll applaud either team at the end. Cargin have lost a lot, so it takes you to lose one before winning one doesn't come into it, the pressure of losing again and again can have a bigger impact I think.

If we play to our potential then this will go in our favour, if we allow Cargins negative tactics to get on top of us then it will be down to the free takers and the team who gives away the most frees!!

We have the experience to get through the tight games and not panic (well last year I nearly crapped me pants) when the chips are down. Sean Kelly is a leader who commands the biggest respect from all the players, when he steps up and drives forward things happen so I hope we can all follow he's leadership. I believe this is our final year but the drive to get 8 in a row is serious, as much as Cargin have been our rivals for a lot of years, beating the Johnnies record would be a bigger factor in our players heads I'd say.

Cargin have aged as well so some other team my take over after we step down for the challenge, who knows, some teams pretend to challenge but eventually fall away

Do we not hear this every year ? Cargin don't deserve anything, they have to earn it and win it.
But certainly they had a great chance last year and still didnt take it. What does that say about them?
is that a positive or a negative .
I don't think we are playing great and my personal opinion is that we need a few changes to be made from creggan game but personnel and game plan. However we needed that game after strolling past St. Paul's and we should have learnt more from the semi. If we have or not remains to be seen. Sunday will be decided by whoever takes their chances as both teams will have them. Burkey and mc clean massive losses and a few other possible injury worries so cargins to lose....again

On another note , a prominent member of cargins team let it slip that he booked the week off to celebrate not realising he was in the company of a st galls players wife. NGA

I will be having some of that . Cargins year this year

Burkey out for the season unfortunately , massive loss.
But st galls will never fear playing cargin in a county final . It's always the other way round which always baffled me as I think on paper they have as good if not better players , most with county experience .
I fancied cargin last year and it was there for the taking and after Saturdays display I doubt this year will be any different .
My biggest critique of galls is that we don't kill games off and allow teams a glimmer of hope, has came back to haunt us in recent years in ulster but time will tell who turns up this year.

Corrigan is what st galls have been told to date

Must be cargins to lose now after tonight's display

Well done Gall's...........maybe a few tired limbs........heres hoping anyway. 

They played it 2 weeks before county final last year and had no Burke or McGourty available due to sending offs.

Apparently rules have changed re sending offs?
Told today any sending off and suspension relates to kilmacud only?

I'm sure you're a bit disappointed. Competition is tough between referees. Colm Cochrane junior I see.

Not at all, I've done a decent game this year and can't complain in fairness, I think the appointments this year have been spot on, a great spread of experienced referees and new referees getting games. Also all divisions were given referees who'd normally be doing higher league games. So all in all I don't think their can be too many gripes.

That answer should get you a few more games next year

Any word when St Galls v Creggan will take place, due to hurling final being on same weekend as original date?

Cargin v St Teresas is down for sun 28th Sept in Ballymena at 1.30pm.

Moneyglass v Portglenone is supposed to be Sun 5th Oct in Ahoghill at 4pm, i would guess that the junior final is on beforehand.

I see that the derry county board went ahead with the outrageous idea of playing a sfc semi final on a thurs night (tonight) under lights in owenbeg!!!

imagine the uproar that has caused lol only in antrim!!

Word is our sfc game is 4th October.... Subject to change no doubt lol

Casrgi have gone down many times as you well know MR2............Kilmaclud a couple of times without success....

I'm only winding you up, We've a fixation with it and that's just that. The club goes down and makes a full weekend of it.

Was at the hurling 7s couple of weeks ago and have never seen it as quiet, didn't seem as many teams entered either.

Saw the St Galls mug stall though 

And you never came to say hello... Or buy a mug ffs.
Yeah the crowd was very disappointing. Always a better crowd at football so hopefully all good for Saturday

Cushendall 1/12 and st galls 6/1.
Can't see anything other than a dall win but at those odds st galls us worth a fiver

Crazy price, we should be at least 10/1 ffs handicap betting?

Not yet but at those odds I'd expect 6 points

Cushendall 1/12 and st galls 6/1.
Can't see anything other than a dall win but at those odds st galls us worth a fiver

I will be down on sat and have a feeling for one if the dub teams. Can the host club do the double ?

We are sending a strong team down

Ballycastle on 28th. Tried to give us football championship wed night before . Seriously, what do they be thinking?.
Dearyme was there alright, camouflaged with a beard these days.