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St Brigids v Naomh Eoin - Biddies by 4
Moneyglass v Tír na nÓg - Moneyglass by 5
Clooney v St Galls - St Galls by 5
St Endas v Cargin - Cargin by 4
Creggan v Lamh Dhearg - Creggan by 5
Aghagallon v Casements - Draw

St John's v Aghagallon home win +1

Rossa v St Brigids home win +5

TNN v Ahoghill home win +1

Cargin v Moneyglass home win +1

St Galls v Creggan away home +2

Portglenone v St Enda's home away +1

The outright odds on Boylesport before the draw has even been made are comical.

In my book Cargin and Creggan remain favourites with Aghagallon and Portglenone close behind.

Will be interesting to see if the new look St Brigids side can cause a bit of disruption come Championship time.

[Was wondering how the heck LD could beat Cargin on their showing against us.]

Was wondering how the heck LD could beat Cargin on their showing against us.

There is a new order in Antrim Club football, PG1 are top dogs

Antrim football is in an interesting place at the moment. What would you consider the current pecking order? For me come championship it would be:
1.   Cargin
2.   Creggan
3.   Aghagallon
4.   Portglenone
5.   St Endas
6.   Lamh Dhearg
7.   St Johns
8.   St Brigids
9.   St Galls
10.   Ahoghill
11.   Moneyglass
12.   Tir Na Nog

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Cargin and Creggan are still very much the teams to beat.

Big statement surely. Another red for big Niall.  Be hard to defend that tackle though. On a rugby field you would probably be citied and get 6 games to go with it. Aidan MC aleese quality player for Pg1. Were Pg1 missing many men banside

Feel I should defend the player on this occasion. As a neutral at the game McKeevers tackle certainly was not the worst tackle of the game, with McKeever himself on the receiving end of a few bad ones. Creggan were obviously told to up the physicality at HT which led to a championship feel in the second half with both teams playing on the edge.

On another note, wishing a speedy recovery to Conor Small who appears to have another problem with his knee. No luck at all

The current system requires that every club must put forward a referee. Failure to do so results in significant punishments for the club. Undoubtedly this leads to some referees reluctantly taking up the role without actually wanting to do it which is never a good start.

Not quite sure what the incentives should be but there should definitely be more positive incentives to encourage people to proactively take up the role. More carrot, less stick.

To be fair, St Brigids are missing all their Antrim and Derry county players today

Fancy Aghagallon, St Brigids, Casements and Creggan all to win by 6+ points. Expect LD to win narrowly and the mighty Randalstown to cause an upset based on their early season form last year.

Inter-club transfers definitely seem to be on the rise which is not good. The entire ethos of the GAA is built on local communities and if we lose that we are in trouble! How long before we start to see clubs offering incentives for top players to join them?

(Disclaimer: there are obviously certain scenarios where transfers are necessary)

Seems like a new crowd are in calling the shots and going against original St. Enda's men. Never going to end well in that scenario!

What's the closest club to St. Enda's? All joking aside would there be room for another club that direction? There's too many clubs around the West and teams struggling to field at underage including a number of the bigger clubs.

Could a new club be formed in Mallusk? Or is that too close to St. Enda's?

Sure they could set up a new GAA club in Templepatrick or Ballyclare for them ;-)

Just curious but if people were leaving St. Enda's I would imagine they would joining the club closest to them.  What is the nearest club, plenty come to mind re W. Belfast but can not think of any in N.Belfast.

The Cargin men on here can neither confirm or deny if an approach has been made to their club by the St Enda's lads 

St Brigid's a team that I believe have been underperforming for a while. Capable of much more from that group of players so would not be surprised if they step it up a level under a new manager.

[Would it be a disaster if we did drop down, regrouped and came back up again with a fresher renewed squad? I mean Leitrim are Division 4 and toyed with us at will only a few months ago in the Tailteean Cup. We are in some kind of transition, few can doubt that.]

And yet if we had been a bit more composed in front of goal yesterday we would have taken something out of the game. Anyone who was there will know that. Disallowed points, narrow misses inches wide of posts (twice Big Pat twice Ryan Murray) and three excellent goal opportunities,  all in a great final quarter, meant it was just not our day.

Would it be a disaster if we did drop down, regrouped and came back up again with a fresher renewed squad? I mean Leitrim are Division 4 and toyed with us at will only a few months ago in the Tailteean Cup. We are in some kind of transition, few can doubt that.

Come on BS, after the diatribe launched last Summer for failure to get promoted to Div 2?  Some consistency please.  If we were in some form of transition then it would be more obvious unless as Antrim supporters we are doomed to eternal transition.     I will follow the same logic as CK says: Where are all the Creggan, Cargin and PG1 players?   At the moment we are hanging our hats on some positives in the last quarter of a match ignoring the dire nature of considerable periods of it.  Contrary to some hysterical believers, we are not and never were ready for Div 2 and I would have accepted Div 3 status this year as a launching point for a 2024 promotion push. 

The manager needs to cull and perhaps with the introductions of Kevin Small and Ruari he is getting there, that is my positive from it.  He still has some culling to go.

More than happy to give McEntee time but relegation should not be a consideration.

Assuming that Ricky, Marty, James Laverty and Niall Delargy cannot be enticed to commit again this year, which players from those clubs do you think should be getting the call up?
Just curious who, I agree that we would expect greater representation from these clubs than there is at present.

This Glen/Killmacud debacle reminds me of the Aghagallon/Portglenone situation a few years ago

Creggan
PG1
Aghagallon
Cargin

Pick your winner from those and you wont be wrong.

Anyone outside those 4 would be a big shock. Creggan gets my vote

1. Mick Byrne
2. Patrick McCormick
3.
4. Peter Healy
5. Dermot McAleese
6. James Laverty
7. Ronan Boyle
8. Kevin Small
9. Kevin Rice
10. Marc Jordan
11. Ruairi McCann
12. Patrick McBride
13. Dominic McEnhill
14. Conor Small
15. Adam Loughran

With everyone fully fit, this would be my pick.
Haven't listed a #3 as fullback is a problem position and genuinely not sure what the best solution would be. Niche position so reluctant to shoehorn a player from a different position into full back.
Would love to be able to add Niall Delargy and Matt Fitzpatrick to this team too.

What about Jamie Lamont at full back? Hogan Cup winner worth a go

Where is Liam Quinn ?when at McCrory he was unmarkable

Roman Boyle has  a touch of the Loughrey about him and could kick on massively in the next few years

I don't know enough about Jamie Lamont but hopefully he turns out to be a good option for us. Most difficult position on the pitch.
No doubting Liam Quinn's talent but has been badly hindered by injuries the last few years.
Ronan Boyle has impressed the few times I have seen him. Definitely county material.