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tbh the man or should i say boy is 6.4 and is a brave lump to say the least, but what he lacks in speed he makes up for in sheer strength and accuracy.

Aye, he shoots daggers from his eyes, fireballs from his arse and he uses his k**b as a hurl

[but how he is representing Antrim is beyond me.]

He never played bad on purpose for cushendall so you can't be too negative on the lad, but how he is representing Antrim is beyond me. I suppose now i have got that rant off my chest i can relax again. What's the chances of getting a big turnout for the Limerick game?

I think Dinny's having a bit of a change of approach to the whole set up this year.  I know there were a few of last years U21s he spoke to (CC being one) about stepping up to the seniors this year because, and I quote "a fella of your size could do alot at senior".  So far I think three of them have started a game, one went to England and theres a few other ones who were alot smaller but are part of the panel now too.

From BBC website:

Neil McManus bagged a hat-trick as the Saffrons won the Allianz NHL Division Two derby at Ballycran.

Karl Stewart was first to hit the net for Antrim before a brace from McManus, which included a penalty.

Antrim's Eddie McCloskey and Eoin Clarke of Down were sent-off as the visitors led 3-4 to 0-5 at the break.

McManus and Stewart netted again before Paul Braniff fired in Down's goal, while Mourne player Fintan Conway was dismissed late on.

McManus picked himself up after being hauled down to convert the penalty.

McCloskey and Clarke received straight red cards after being involved in an incident before half-time.

The win takes Antrim up to third on eight points while Down are four back in seventh.

Antrim: C O'Connell, A Graffin, Kieran McGourty, K Molloy, N McAuley, M Herron, J McCouaig, S McCrory, S McNaughton, P Shiels, K Stewart, E McCloskey, C McGuinness, N McManus, Barry McFall. Subs: S Hawes, M Armstrong, T McCann, J Black, C McFall, M Donnelly, K McKeegan, C Carson, S Shannon, L Kearns, C McCann, D Hamill, C Herron, K McKeague, C Donnelly, PJ O'Connell.

Interesting to see McGourty at FB. MR2 - what's your reading of that? (as opposed to the corner)

Magic's been hurling well for them too.  Could be a position they try to target with alot of ball

Have we been winning any championships lately?

Time for a rethink as to how we do things starting with the approach to the league. Look at the progress Dublin have made (yes I know bigger resources) but they started with taking the NHL seriously and used it as a building block, no one is now suprised when they beat one of the big boys.

Were the leagues not taken alot more serious under the last few management teams and they didn't get too far in the Championship either?  Dublin have bigger resources, more senior level club teams and a hell of alot more players to pick a panel from.  I just can't see our boys having the will to go flat out from season start to end.  Its all half arsed until a week or two before Championship.

Yip, winker unfortunately rarely there when they need him.

And now the real reasons why the players had a meeting with the managers looking him put off the panel will come out.  Training/not training...the usual

Nonsense!

He didn't have the look of a boy who had been training well did he?  Also thought young Ciaran McKinley should have started.  He's the sort of boy who mucks in and with the pitch the state it was yesterday it would have suited him.  Fair enough he dropped a catch near the end and cost a goal but the game was gone by then.

Yip, winker unfortunately rarely there when they need him.

And now the real reasons why the players had a meeting with the managers looking him put off the panel will come out.  Training/not training...the usual

*sigh*

Surprising result. Thought Cloughmills would have had a lot more to them. Seems Junior hurling is not as strong as i thought. I know they are playing 'senior' clubs but they should still win

what people dont consider at this level is that a team from Monaghan/Donegal etc will not only be their senior champs but a lot of their players will be playing intercounty. Antrim junior is not as strong as people think because Antrim have a proper system where the winners get promoted. This leaves weaker teams behind for the next year. I can almost gaurantee that the Antrim junior champs wont win Ulster next year again. The winner will come from Donegal/Derry or Monaghan.

Sure Cloughmills had three county players this year.....

"their are concerns among his piers to say the least."   

What a stupid pirck!!   

These sort of attacks are NAUT(ical) on HW.  Leave the fishing community out of this!  Mind you, it's nice to know that the boys on the piers have more to talk about than overfishing and falling prices in Killybegs

Just back from our game. Finished 5.18 to 7 points. A bit flaterring for ourselves after only being 9-4 up at half time

Who was the big fella doin full forward for yous Colonel?  Took two of his goals well but the Titanic would turn quicker

Nonsense hurler.  The Divisional squads will be in their last year this year.  The players just don't want to commit to it until they finish up with their own clubs in the junior/intermediate and even after that some just don't want to play.  It was a good idea in theory, but just because it works in other counties doesn't mean that it will work here.

The North Antrim squad had a good go at it last year with good turnouts at training and Dinny took a session.  They had their first meeting on Thursday night and only the Glenarm lads and one from Cushendun turned up. 

[with a bit of help from the man that created the spirit of '89]

loughgiel have finally got it together and have a great spirit and organisation about them this year and to hell with the begrudgers - 2010 is the year of the shamrock - the spirit of '83 is well and trully living on ( with a bit of help from the man that created the spirit of '89).

Who?.....Cloot? 

How did that ever work? An Armoy man transferring to Loughgiel just for the year? Did he play league for them that year as well?

I remember the Loughgiel/Armoy amalgamation beating Portaferry in Portaferry, the very last time an Ulster club final was played outside of Antrim, oh those were the day!!!

I think 'thehurler' is referring to Jim Nelson when he talks about the spirit of '89.  I wouldn't take this guy too seriously.  He's either a WUM or living on his own little planet.  Yes, the shamrocks are going ok but not any better than Dunloy, Cushendall or even to a lesser extent Ballycastle.  The championship is up for grabs but whose going to grab it !!
How did that ever work? An Armoy man transferring to Loughgiel just for the year? Did he play league for them that year as well?

I'm kind of surprised there hasn't been a big fall out among the squad/management yet with the number they have in charge...too many cooks and all that.

JC

your off the level here, what was stated earlier was deliberately throwing the ball into someone and then pulling as hard as you can with no intention of hitting the ball.

By anyones language this is at least a yellow card if not worse, think you may be getting mixed up.

Yeah that's a bit different to what I was thinking about.

One of our boys got 2 months for that from "Terrible" O'Reilly for doing exactly that

My point is they should not be there at the expense of belfast clubs , if we are trying to promote hurling in our county why don't we have city teams in div 1 , the choices are either extend division 1 and get the city teams in or simpler throw out the
down clubs and let their own county promote hurling.

I guess that you are a Rossa man hurler?  Perhaps a bit miffed with the standard of Division 2 hurling and looking back to the days of Jim Connlley, etc? 
With regards to your damnation of the boys who have headed off to the States and their "abandonment of the county upon whose teet they have gladly suckled since young 'uns" how do you rate the Herron's, Magill's and McGourty's who have chosen to represent the county kickballers?  Surely this too is an abomination?