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#916
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
December 13, 2017, 10:51:54 AM
Quote from: bannside on December 12, 2017, 11:09:02 PM
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...
#917
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
December 09, 2017, 04:30:37 PM
Quote from: country bumpkin on December 09, 2017, 03:54:03 PM
Quote from: Belfast GAA man on December 09, 2017, 03:14:47 PM
Quote from: bannside on December 09, 2017, 01:48:43 PM
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
#918
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
December 09, 2017, 03:14:47 PM
Quote from: bannside on December 09, 2017, 01:48:43 PM
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
#919
Antrim / Re: Antrim, the way forward
December 02, 2017, 08:33:33 PM
Quote from: BrendanAntrim on December 02, 2017, 06:09:59 PM
Quote from: paddyjohn on December 02, 2017, 02:54:04 PM
Quote from: Belfast GAA man on December 02, 2017, 01:27:57 PM
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!
#920
Antrim / Re: Antrim, the way forward
December 02, 2017, 01:27:57 PM
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...
#921
Antrim / Re: Antrim, the way forward
November 28, 2017, 12:05:47 PM
Quote from: BrendanAntrim on November 28, 2017, 10:29:48 AM
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!
#922
Antrim / Re: Antrim, the way forward
November 22, 2017, 08:45:20 PM
Quote from: bannside on November 22, 2017, 07:08:31 PM
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 .....
#923
Antrim / Re: Antrim, the way forward
November 22, 2017, 06:57:50 PM
Quote from: paddyjohn on November 22, 2017, 04:29:20 PM
Any idea on what motions/proposals there are?
Anyone know if the treasurers report gets made public?
#924
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
November 08, 2017, 05:08:35 PM
Quote from: country bumpkin on November 08, 2017, 03:51:14 PM
Anybody hear how 'trials' went last night.....?
what trials? Still no word of a minor manager?
#925
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
November 03, 2017, 08:48:39 PM
Quote from: paddyjohn on November 03, 2017, 03:12:27 PM
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....
#926
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
November 02, 2017, 06:17:27 PM
Quote from: Stillwater2 on November 02, 2017, 05:32:53 PM
All is not good. Expect a few contested positions.
Is a bit of competition not good? This county board isn't pulling up trees....
#927
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 31, 2017, 09:15:56 PM
The St Johns thing - I heard they gave 2 lads 30 hours community/club service - anything but bar them! spineless
#928
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 29, 2017, 09:02:43 PM
and i thought LD a good chance today! :o
#929
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 28, 2017, 02:03:47 PM
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.........
#930
Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread
October 25, 2017, 03:49:08 PM
Any word u17 and u20 county managers? seems very late to be without appointments being made (hope I haven't missed them!)