Quote from: DearyMe on October 20, 2014, 03:06:02 PM
Ok, so took a drive to the county final on Sunday, arrived a casual hour early!!!
Got a prime car space in the first field opposite! Good banter from officials of Ahoghill club ( well done, and thank you btw).
Nice cup of tea and a bitta banter with the lassies behind the counter!
Had the pick of the place, ' where will we stand?'
Half way line, on the bank/hill/slump whatever it is!
Couldn't hear the tannoy, muffled at best ( where I was - although wind played a part in that)
Pitch was in superb condition, great surface! Access to pitch for teams was less than ideal, but did suffice!
As the time approached, I glanced over my shoulder and looked up at the road, a tailback as far as the eye could see!
As the ball wAs thrown in , we jostled for position on the 'bank' to get the best view of the action, heads bobbing up and down like apples in a barrel!
Now WINGNUT this is absolutely no slight on Ahoghill - the banter I had with the welcoming Gaels was great, the tea magic! But to host a county final with that sort of crowd is beyond the facilities on offer! A great club, a great venue - but not at that standard!
It probably should have been in Ballycastle - based on facilities all in!
What in heavens name are we gonna do in the future?
And btw CB, I expected a little more from you guys, or did I?
There's talk of this Galls team coming to an end, the truth is, when Kelly, MCGourty, GAllagher, STewart etc retire, it will probably happen! Until then we should all just suck it up!
Yeah thats fair enough. You can only work with what you have. There was a bit of panic with the rain on thursday past that the fields might be too wet to use for parking so it wasnt as bad as it might have been.
Id say until they get the casement issue sorted its a conversation that will come up every year with the final likely to be down the country somewhere. Ballycastle a good venue too, maybe slightly out of the way though for the teams/supporters likely to be in it.