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Is it just the hurlers that head off to the sun or do the other codes do likewise?

In fairness to the hurlers they run their golf classic to fund it

That's kind of where I was going as was wondering are there different funding models for each code. 

And then what that extends to paying for.

Some chat about where money should be prioritised but if players are funding their trips, perhaps a benefactor specifically funding a manager etc then maybe not the same fat to skim elsewhere.

Is it just the hurlers that head off to the sun or do the other codes do likewise?

Should take advantage of the hurlers implosion and call up Molloy, Elliot and Cunning.

That would be so Antrim,fellas that committed to the small ball should turn up and get game time in the TC before lads that shouldered to this point playing football,just because things have went belly up with the hurlers,especially after they'd have been asked to if theyd commit to the football at the start off Dorans tenure

Previous posts indicated we have lost players from the panel who will be needing replaced one assumes.

And Doran has previously said that he has talked to Molloy and Elliot and predicted that we will see them in an Antrim football jersey one day.

So if needing to supplement the squad why not them?

Or does continuing with hurling squad at first ask rule you out forever?

And does same then go for other lads who couldn't commit due to other priorities like work, travel etc?

The assumption has to be that the events around Davy happened sometime after Saturday?

And that the players had a statement with the press early enough on Tuesday?

Anyone else thinking it's pretty quick to have a statement drafted and be running squealing to the press?

And that before you consider these are the same players that have been putting on the jersey and playing $h!t as a previous poster has already pointed out.

Of course there is the thing where a lot of commitment is required to play county and the players have given that.

But I think they have let themselves down a bagful in other ways.

Should take advantage of the hurlers implosion and call up Molloy, Elliot and Cunning.

Agree.

There was a lot of excitement around the county when Davy was appointed.

Maybe just a bad fit where he does not have the players for how he wants to play.

Seems to be an inevitability about it at this stage. But even at that I am expecting struggles going forward given our traditionally stronger clubs are poor enough right now too.

Haha, sure I only missed the winner there. I think that was the quarter final predictions?

I do feel St Brigids are going to show through sooner or later and like last year it is probably reasonably open again this year.

Cargin, Dunloy, St Brides and Creggan.

Don't think anyone outside that is winning it though Aghagallon might be a dark horse for a decent run depending how the draw comes out.

Yes, let's see how it goes but hopefully get a bit of momentum now and quieten some of the hysteria merchants on this board.

Who needs tabloids?

You'll get the truth here.

Well the knives can be put away for another week anyway.

Who needs tabloids?

Do all SW teams play in the O'Cahan cup?

The dissent thing was a great addition in football last year.

Don't know if referees felt the same but certainly seemed to cut back a lot of the shite from players and in particular coaches.

If losing to Kildare is our level then we are not in a good place no matter how good anyone says Kildare are or how bad the conditions were.

And that's no disrespect to Kildare.

We think we can be a top tier hurling county yet at our best in the last 20 yrs or more we clung to senior status by our finger nails.

And at club level our senior champions got hammered in provincial.

Hard to be optimistic about the year ahead.

Any of the underage teams likely to give us some cheer?

I see we have a team/squad announced for tomorrow night's game.

Looks like a mixture of what could be the core along with getting others some experience.

Which is probably about right for this competition.