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Are you from the town because you seem to know a lot more that's going on than most of the members of the club by the sounds of it .

i know plenty.   and you can't argue with any of it.  31 years since we won a county title at senior level. some of the talent that passed those gates.  and a lad that blew in from Carey can call the shots on a manager who would have died for our club getting the boot!!!   maybe if he put as much effort in on the field as he did hanging humpy we wouldn't be in this shape.  Going back to Saul, best thing to happen would he leave him at the football.  holding the club to ransom with his careless attitude.   bring back nander pinky and the boys with a bit of heart to take the team rather than that skitter from dunloy and a lad who couldn't hurl spuds to ducks

Incredible crap from you. I've been critical of club on here but your stuff is slanderous and dangerous. All your posts previous to this debate were slanderous also. Please keep your "pub talk" to your pub and let the lads focus on this weekend. We have had a disaster of a season but still think we won't be far away on Saturday. Saul will be there. He will play a part. Neal who has been a stalwart will also play. He does need a big game but he rarely lets down in championship.

Good luck to everyone this weekend

He put name into empty hat and club AGM appointed him. He had went for minor job but lost it on a vote. My point is that our club should be actively looking for a manger not leaving it to anyone that puts name in hat following an ad in our local GAA bulletin that is read by 30-40 people max

Listen the whole thing is a disaster - we either got relegated with wats were going or drastic measure of getting rid of manager gave us a glimmer of hope. Raymond got a bad deal but again the majority of it lies at lack of leadership in club that allowed the appointment in first place.
We might avoid relegation we might not - but either way big changes needed at our place which I'm not sure will happen. Players must deliver their side of deal now

Over the past 12 months we have the following players not playing/available for a host of reasons;

Fergus Donnelly, Eoin MAlonan, Saul MCaughan, stoogie Mcafee, Shane Jennings, loaf McCaughan, TT Butler, Paddy Joe Graham, Diarmuid McShane, Dermot Donnelly, Stevie McGarry, Conal Brown,

And that's just off the top of my head.

Again although current management are not ideal, I certainly wouldn't blame them for the current mess. Players don't have the pride in their club that other clubs do and as I said earlier our leadership within club is pathetic and ultimately are probably the main reason this current mess have arrived at.

Div 2 is probably our best option as things stand and allow us to sort out everything within club.

I know who I'd take back to manage the mess!

Ballycastle would be missing several of there seniors from the last couple years.

Couple lads in Australia, A couple in america etc.

and with regards their Reserves, any of the reserves that would have been reserves have been called upon to hurl senior.

Unfortunately a number of factors have come into play - bottom line is we are a shambles at present. A lot of different bodies can be blamed and in true style a lot of it is happening at present. But unfortunately we have a few men who lead our club who have shown no leadership and have allowed this to happen. We did not go looking a senior manager at any stage. In the end up we appointed a lad who is doing his best but did not get the minor job yet was appointed senior manager. Relationships are at an all time low.

hard to see any way back.

A few years ago we were on the brink of becoming a top team

University football.

Ah, as the posts were about school football, but yeah we'd a few lads at college that done well, including one winning it...

I get that. I am just saying you guys did also benefit from coaching outside of antrim.

Belfast schools suffer a bit with the dual thing. St marys were in the macrory for a few years not that long ago.

Belfast schools suffer a bit from dual thing? Then can you explain Magheras success over the years???

Unfortunately we love excuses in our county

Of course lads like Saturday evening games and I'm not saying don't play some games on a Saturday evening. However 4 of our 7 Sunday games were down team matches. You can't play them midweek and a Saturday evening double header senior & reserve wud be limited - there's always going to be a coupple of lads who work on Saturday etc.

But agree that def not all on a Sunday and I think most clubs are flexible. A bit of variation is good.

You never gave me names or numbers of players leaving GAA games to rugby or soccer!

And I'm not a current player though I used to play.

Good win for us yesterday with Dunloy match next weekend. We will need to up it big time for this. But last 2 games have been a big improvement from previous ones. Hopefully not a few weeks/months too late.

Cushendall are the team to beat, with Loughgiel there or there abouts. It's what Ballycastle turns up will determine our season.

Roll on championship season

Usain - what a pile of nonsense. My club after today will have played 13 games - with only 7 games on a Sunday. To sacrifice 7 Saturday nights in as well as lead up to cship is a small price for oppt of a cship.

Players going to soccer or rugby? Name me a few players we have lost to rugby??

As for soccer - anyone leaving their club to play Saturday morning soccer and no GAA isn't worth much to their club anyway. Again we have soccer in our town and I can't think of any player we have lost to soccer.

U say player welfare = looking after players. So I assume u want everyone to drink to be enjoying themselves?? That's good for a player isnt it??

I have no issue with matches not being on s Sunday - in fact a mix of wed, sat and Sunday games allows for everyone to benefit.

But use facts for a silly argument like that. I don't know many club players who don't have a social life for 9 -10 months of the year!!!

Both Jesus Jones and Hand Up always know best - you should know that. After all they have their finger in most things. Call it brotherly love!

As for us calling game off - game should have been played last night. We have a few lads working away. Tough. Can't argue with anyone about the reasons. Our esteemed secretary is able to get his way with most things.

Have just watched the colleges game there now. I had it sky +. St. Louis will be kicking themselves on 2 accounts - firstly the ref gave some very harsh decisions against them esp number 10 - was he elliot?? - they were enough to bring the Tipperary school back into it.
However on reflection and in the cold light of it - St. Louis will regret the misses they had that would have put the game out of sight - number 10 & 14 the main offenders. But these young lads will learn from the big match experience.

Physicality was certainly an issue yesterday and when weather got poor it became a bigger issue. Last year CPC had the size along with the quality which got them over the line.

All in all the last 3 years north Antrim schools have reached this final - which shows there is real talent in this part of the world.
If anyone has a formula on how u take thus talent and translate some of them into 'real' county senior players - could they share it with county board etc.

Colleges & club level have shown that we have hurlers in this part of world - county has highlighted the embarassing lack of commitment we have

Listen lads - I was open to PJ getting the job based on his club record. He is a media man, loves the profile. However it became apparent over last 3 months that this job was always going to end in tears. Commitment, lack of buy in again from key players, drink, and managers inability to set an example has emploded Antrim to an all time low. I'm not buying the bull crap about giving him time, Cushendall, injuries etc, the stories that have come out over last 3 months mean this will only get worse. Trust me - if Antrim were into a winner - McManus in particular wouldn't be taking a years travelling.
I don't have an answer but from what I do know from sport - a team will always takes its leadership from it'd boss.

Happy new year to everyone.

Predictions for new year.

Ruairi ogs to reach all Ireland final but lose out to Na Paiseach

Antrim to win Christy Ring but be pipped to promotion by Carlow

Ballycastle to avenge 2015 cship final defeat by beating Ruairi ogs in final

St. John's to take a big scalp in cship

Carey Faughs to finally land Intermediate

Ballycastle to find themselves in relegation bother early in season but do enough come summer months

Here's to a great 2016

Good luck to all our lads tomorrow and Ronan and management. It has been a long time coming - the buzz about the town has been brilliant. What a win tomorrow would do for the younger generation. Irrespective of the outcome this year has saw real progress - let's hope we can get over the line.

Now for Armoy to see our camogs in first ever senior final

#steptogether

Absolutely magic feeling to wake up - with a hangover knowing we have finally qualified for a county final. It has been coming over the last few years but the longer it went on the harder it was becoming a mental thing. For a few posters on here who said we would roll over again, bottle it etc - the Loughgiel experience should show you that if you keep knocking u can get there.
We are into a final now and anything is possible - we will be massive underdogs but I know our lads will not fear anyone. Whether they have enough this year only time will tell.
Some of our main players took a lot of flak last year for their performance and in there role in removing Humpy earlier in year -but they stood up last night.
As an attacking unit we looked as if we could score at will. Defensively we were poor for first 20 mins but finally got a foot hold on game.
It's nice looking forward to the other semi knowing we are in final - it's been a long time waiting

Loughiel looked really sharp tonight. Ballycastle are too big and too slow. Can't believe a club with their resources have constantly failed to deliver and will do so again this year. Could some of the Town boys on here offer their opinion? Why is it that such a big club that focus on one code (I know they've a senior football team) can't produce a winning side?

Careful now... Very sensitive

Only sensitive when a ref who gets some of our championship matches makes comments on here about us.
Tonight's performance was as I expected. We are playing serious catch up in terms of fitness and hurling after the early season shambles. Big Ronan trying to cram a lot in at the minute. The two early goals killed us. We were chasing after that. We have 4 weeks now to try and get the hurling sharpened up with our fitness before we play Rossa. Clarkie & Stoogie back soon.

As for the big slow men - they are certainly that - although hopefully our forward line which will include Clarke, saul, stoogie, Young TT will make up for that.
We live in hope.