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You'd think there might be a young ambitious coach somewhere who would take it on for free. As an opportunity to coach at a higher level maybe. Perhaps this is why they advertised. It wasnt in the ad that it was a paid position! Itd be a good position for somebody whether they're paid or not.

County left that behind them today. All square and Wexford lose a man then they hit last 3 scores of half?! Then a whole half against 14? They can't keep losing these tight games and say it was a good performance there comes a time when they have to take their chances and punish teams.

Well done Rossa

Agreed but playing at a higher level develops players.

Sure would county level not b a notch or two above div 1 club! He's held his own there the past few years. League games that the top teams don't really take seriously mightn't develop too many.

Have we such a wealth of talent in Antrim that we should omit PJ, catch a grip wud ya ?? 

I never said at any stage he should be omitted. I said he was a decent player. I did say there were players his equal (and some) who aren't in the squad for various reasons. Benny, Saul and Nigel all of whom play at a higher level. Read the debate instead of steaming in with opinions.

Higher level doesn't equal better player. They play with better players week after week probably makes them look better than they maybe are.

Can't agree with you on Carson. For such a big lump he does not win a lot of high ball. Id imagine KR has realised that and thus his exclusion (unless he is unfit). Any of the three I've mentioned are Pj's equal and some. I could be wrong however. PJ will play division 1 this year and we'll know more then.

Pj is a class act and would merit his place on the team no matter who else is in the panel. Saul a bit young yet as proved come championship time and I think Elliot's best place is around the middle of the field he had a great game there v lgiel in county final few years back.

Is Rossa match this evening?

tomorrow at 3.45.

Cheers. Will be a tight game but think they'll do enough to Nick it. Good luck rossa.

Is Rossa match this evening?

I'll go Ballycastle. They have to come good sometime. Their players have to step up to the plate. Their forward six are as good as any. One or two of their back six aren't the best but every team has its weakness.

Firstly if someone keeps saying it every year it is bound to happen one of them.

Secondly their problem for the past ten year or more has been to develop a forward unit, they are still a low scoring team that rely heavily on their defensive unit to keep them in the big games. 

Saul McCaughan, Stephen McAfee, Ciaran Clarke, Stephen McGarry, Shane Jennings, Matty Donnelly. Some serious quality there. A good manager would win a championship with those six forwards. Cushendal won the championship last year with a lot less firepower.

They deserved to win it as the manager got what he could out of a limited bunch of players. The Dal have the meanest defence in the county which was their platform. The town would greatly benefit from a quality offensive coach. Will they pay attention to that sort of detail? Probably not.

If you always do what you always did you always get what you always got.

There's more to forward play than puttin the ball over the ball. All talented forwards but unless they all dig in on the bad days and work hard for the team even if individually they're not playing well then they won't win a championship. Talent alone will win u the odd game but it won't win a championship

FFS who gives a shite.

i still don't believe we are the best team in Antrim but we still won the Antrim championship last year. 

prob says more about the rest of the teams, mines included 

There is very little in the Antrim championship IMO at the moment. Either LG Cushendall or Dunloy could win on their day just takes the hop of a ball and a bit of confidence and any of the three could take. Ballycastle would need a slight bit more this year but they are also not that far away.

Fully agree - but I will still plump for the shamrocks to make up for last year.

Think shams will take it comfortably enough this year. A winter off to recharge and clear up all the niggly injuries they've never had a chance to get rid of. They'll be flying come championship time instead of just gettin started.

Camogs beat by 10.  Wee Benny won't be hurling this year unfortunately

He was a big loss to u. Was worth nearly 2 goals a game.

I thot I heard that wee benny was to be back? Would be a big boost for shams.

Tbh how many referees decisions have ever cost anybody a match. I've been on the wrong end of many a bad decision but when u look back over the game it was really things we ourselves could've done more of/better/stopped doing that had a bigger bearing on the outcome. 99.9% of the time the ref is not to blame.

Bad decisions in the county final causing teams the championship is it?  Where would one begin? 

Can't recall too many dodgy decisions against you in any of the recent county finals. Maybe a dodgy free off a hop ball in the first defeat of the 6 in a row but none in any of the others that 'cost u the game'.

dont throw ur toys out of the pram. I'll offer an opinion on it if I like by the way. Done