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Keeping us in Div 1 meant beating Laois, that's it. I am sure Davy would have been targeting at the very least a more competitive Leinster campaign, but apart from yesterday we weren't really competitive in any championship game after half time. That's a poor championship campaign, more so than this last few seasons.

Have to admit I got it wrong initially and thought it was a harsh decision, but seeing it back at half time, it was a stupid action.

But - overall the ref didn't help us, after James' goal there was an Offaly attack which ended with a shoulder charge and Offaly player holding onto the ball. Should have been our free but ref threw the ball in and they scored a goal from the re start. We arguably could have had a penalty when Nigel Elliot brought down in first half.

Battling second half but damage was done. Very disappointing - only one win all year.

Big disappointment today, we never looked like winning a 50/50 contest; each of our puck outs was a contested ball and theirs led straight to uncontested Dublin possession; our handling was just poor - uncontested passes being fumbled, catches being dropped. We were never on the same platform as Dublin today. Everything now most likely comes down to a winner takes us all away to Offaly - its not an optimistic prospect.

"No matter how you dress it up the Tailteann Cup will always be a 2nd tier competition."

It is literally a second tier competition...it was established to be so.

The amount of injury feigning and yapping from Armagh was frankly embarrassing. No need for it given the obvious talent and power in the team, but never saw the like of it. Soccer style yaps.

Hooter required for all games this weekend, which includes some crunch relegation / promotion games in lower divisions where hooter has not featured until now. Hope that doesn't increase the potential for controversy.

Who is in charge of the hooter? Home team? Ref?

RTE report says hooter in use for all games from this weekend, but that's not the case. Only to be used in Div 3 and 4 finals not regular league games.

Hooter required for all games this weekend, which includes some crunch relegation / promotion games in lower divisions where hooter has not featured until now. Hope that doesn't increase the potential for controversy.

Jody Gormley RIP, anyone listening to the recent podcast with Thomas Niblock and Oisin will know how powerful it was, if you haven't listened yet you should https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0k1qdvv

He was a fine player with of course a big Antrim connection. Very sad.

Clare not easy either though hopefully winnable. Leitrim match isn't going to be much of a spectacle with Poacher in charge of them.
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Well he will have to keep three in his own half for starters! It will be interesting, a real challenge for the coaches, county and club

Looking at next season's league fixtures...the home games definitely all winnable v Clare, Leitrim, Sligo. The harder games are probably the away fixtures. Home to Clare to start.

Must be a promising team coming through 

Under20? Not under21 now?

It was u20 last year?

That's an impressive u20 football management team announced tonight for 2025.

Aontroim U20 Football Management 2025

Manager-Colin Toal

Stephen McCann-Clonoe
Peter Mckeever-Ballyhagan
Michael Gerard Doherty-Sarsfields
Tommy Logan-Sarsfields
Dr Gavin Breslin-QUB & St Patrick's
Stephen Bateson-Newbridge

Also involved Tomás McCann-Cargin
Cathal McMullan-Rasharkin

Will Davy be trying to get Neil back in the county jersey? Clearly still one of the best we have

No one needs to feel good about Cargin putting up a disappointing effort on Sunday, as no one in Antrim benefits from that. We can be sure that Cargin will start off hot enough favourites for next year's Antrim championship...and even if they dont win many underage titles,they will bring through 3 or 4 quality players every year from their conveyor belt.

I respect the work Cargin put in, and recognise that for many years they were sole SW club consistently performing when SW football generally was a poor second fiddle to some great city teams. And the fact they will always be around the top end of Antrim football, even if they hit odd year where there is transition etc.

It's up to the rest to catch up. plain and simple, and clubs wanting to do that need to be working very hard across all age groups for a sustained period of time.

This is 100% spot on. We all wanted to see Cargin -  and the counties other representatives in Intermediate and Junior do well - that's one way the narrative and culture of Antrim football will change for the better.

What were the tactics today? How did Cargin approach it? Defensively?

Strange enough tactics from RD. 6 down with 4 minutes to go and still playing with 3 sweepers. I wouldn't say the referee was kind to Canavan's either. Holding off the ball is a free in my book?

The free against Kevin O'B was wrong call, I was standing right behind it and Canavan was holding / pulling as much as KOBO was. But it's irrelevant, there was a mile between the teams all afternoon.