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Antrim minors again??? Heard something along these lines a week or two back.

talking of minor are we still u18 at club level? everyone seems to have a different view...

Essential that due to the sheer numbers involved, this is prime area for targeting huge growth. Literally hundreds of potential players slipping through the net there. The next generation should see lots of them aspire to wear Saffron.

Dlelighted to see Davitts get their own home pitch after all these years. They have had to play in Boucher,Falls Park and Twinbrook over the years and keep the club going
Great and overdue development but as someone else pointed out there used to be McDermots, Clonard and Dwyers on the Falls Road and none of these clubs field any more

Indeed ur right Belfast man, and glad to learn that I am not approaching senility.....agreeing the Davitt's men did have a home base at Twinbrook at a time.
Is their 'social club' not in the same area?

no their social club is and always has been in the lower falls - think they have been let down by Belfast City Council in the past re support for their own pitch but they never gave up - fair play

Essential that due to the sheer numbers involved, this is prime area for targeting huge growth. Literally hundreds of potential players slipping through the net there. The next generation should see lots of them aspire to wear Saffron.

Dlelighted to see Davitts get their own home pitch after all these years. They have had to play in Boucher,Falls Park and Twinbrook over the years and keep the club going
Great and overdue development but as someone else pointed out there used to be McDermots, Clonard and Dwyers on the Falls Road and none of these clubs field any more

I see a SW motion to bring minor football back to divisional boards - I see a lot of FTFs in the all county league this year - not a good sign...

The all county leagues at minor are a shambles...has to go back to Div boards

Would prefer to see minor football staying all county. How many teams will feature in SA? Will be the same problem we had this year at U16, not enough teams, not enough games.

If St Endas and Aldergrove were to complete in South Antrim there would be enough teams for a good south antrim minor league - they are not a million miles away and certainly in South Antrim if my geography is right!

I see a SW motion to bring minor football back to divisional boards - I see a lot of FTFs in the all county league this year - not a good sign...

Good piece.

Very good piece but seems that is has taken a challenge to CB positions for us Antrim gaels to get any information on the progress the county is making. The culture of secrecy about finances turns people off and while of course we don't need to know people's salaries etc hearing the broad numbers of our finances is really encouraging to hear - end secrecy now!

No it won't be made public nor would it be in the best interests for it to be public knowledge. Sure it's well known that half the county's in Ireland are in financial difficulty.

But three of your club delegates will be in attendance at agm, and they (rightfully) will be handed the accounts and offered a chance to question them. That's the democratic process which is designed to be fair and accountable in the right places.

why would it not be in the best interests for the county's finances to be public knowledge? I and many others contribute to county fund raising initiatives and if you don't let people know where their contributions go that's a sure way to put them off contributing .....

Any idea on what motions/proposals there are?

Anyone know if the treasurers report gets made public?

Anybody hear how 'trials' went last night.....?

what trials? Still no word of a minor manager?

I don't believe any of the above. SV are making great strides.

Could you outline the great strides you refer to?
Only big advance I can see is the Business Forum but details of how much it has raised and where the money has gone are not known....

All is not good. Expect a few contested positions.

Is a bit of competition not good? This county board isn't pulling up trees....

The St Johns thing - I heard they gave 2 lads 30 hours community/club service - anything but bar them! spineless

and i thought LD a good chance today!

Today's Irish News doesn't give LD much of a chance tomorrow but not sure on what basis - Cavan champions haven't won a match in Ulster Club Championship in 9 years and I'm sure the Antrim Champions have! LD beat St Galls, Creggan and St Johns so they won the Antrim title the hard way.........

Any word u17 and u20 county managers? seems very late to be without appointments being made (hope I haven't missed them!)