Antrim Hurling

[NAG1]

I see Michael McShane has stepped down from Slaughtneil. I'm sure he'll see plenty of offers. Could he manage in Antrim or will he go further afield again?

How about a stint with his own club and try and lift the level down there.

Nearly sure he was manager before in Ballycastle...

Sometimes managing your own team is harder

Yeah and allegedly was being paid, one of the few instances of fellas taking their own club and asking to be paid

Allegedly? Some expenses can be given, fuel and stuff, but an actual wage...

I think to be fair at that point he was not living in Ballycastle and was travelling down.

AFAIK this has since changed.

[SaffronSports]

I would think he'll see a few offers. Done a great job with Slaughtneil and Tyrone. Probably too late for any county involvement but I'm sure there will be clubs considering talking to him.

[Tony Baloney]

I see Michael McShane has stepped down from Slaughtneil. I'm sure he'll see plenty of offers. Could he manage in Antrim or will he go further afield again?

How about a stint with his own club and try and lift the level down there.

Nearly sure he was manager before in Ballycastle...

Sometimes managing your own team is harder

Yeah and allegedly was being paid, one of the few instances of fellas taking their own club and asking to be paid

Allegedly? Some expenses can be given, fuel and stuff, but an actual wage...

I think to be fair at that point he was not living in Ballycastle and was travelling down.

AFAIK this has since changed.

Travelling down from where?

[Hoof Hearted]

Read an interview last week from him whereas when he was playing/managing Ballycastle he was actually living in Maghera
Then when he was managing slaughtneil he was doing the opposite journey

[NorthAntrim]

Read an interview last week from him whereas when he was playing/managing Ballycastle he was actually living in Maghera
Then when he was managing slaughtneil he was doing the opposite journey

Even he was living in Maghera. If he was taking Ballycastle and taking money off his own club then imo he's managing for the wrong reasons. No proof of this btw just saying if this was the case

I'm sure he'd players under him travelling furter to be there

[SaffronSports]

I heard a story before about someone who said he would coach his own club for money and a few people questioned him about it and he told them well you're going to pay someone from outside to do it so why wouldn't you give that money to me?

[Milltown Row2]

I heard a story before about someone who said he would coach his own club for money and a few people questioned him about it and he told them well you're going to pay someone from outside to do it so why wouldn't you give that money to me?

No one should be outta pocket, any travel should be paid.

In this case paying a trainer and a manager a wage plus travel while a manager of the other senior team gets nowt seems about odd?

I know this particular case or one like it very well.

[SaffronSports]

Do we think Cushendall have much chance tomorrow?

I think the fact it's not Ballyhale is bound to be a boost to them although any club side that has quality like Lawlor, Butler and Keegan will be hard beat.

They'll probably have to improve again on the Slaughtneil display but I certainly don't think it's mission impossible.

[Oso]

Do we think Cushendall have much chance tomorrow?

I think the fact it's not Ballyhale is bound to be a boost to them although any club side that has quality like Lawlor, Butler and Keegan will be hard beat.

They'll probably have to improve again on the Slaughtneil display but I certainly don't think it's mission impossible.

They have a chance because all 3 players you mentioned are top players but are defenders. OLG don't have the calibre of forwards ballyhale have or have had and the same goal threat.

But they are probably going to have to work harder for scores and take more scores from play from further out to be in with a shout and I don't think they have that quality in their midfield and half forwards.  I reckon they need a couple of goals at least to win and that will not be easy against that defence.

[SaffronSports]

Do we think Cushendall have much chance tomorrow?

I think the fact it's not Ballyhale is bound to be a boost to them although any club side that has quality like Lawlor, Butler and Keegan will be hard beat.

They'll probably have to improve again on the Slaughtneil display but I certainly don't think it's mission impossible.

They have a chance because all 3 players you mentioned are top players but are defenders. OLG don't have the calibre of forwards ballyhale have or have had and the same goal threat.

But they are probably going to have to work harder for scores and take more scores from play from further out to be in with a shout and I don't think they have that quality in their midfield and half forwards.  I reckon they need a couple of goals at least to win and that will not be easy against that defence.

OLG definitely rely heavily on Mark Begin for scores but they do tend to get a wide spread of scores which can be hard to defend in itself rather than just man marking a couple of lads.

Think they have to give Neil and Joe a chance to get scores but they'll have to earn them against that defence.

[ardtole]

Paddy Deegan got 5 from chb in the leinster final.

[imtommygunn]

The wee speedy corner forward will be hard watched too. (Unless that's Bergin but think he's in the half forwards).

[marty34]

Some game.

[SaffronSports]

Paddy Deegan got 5 from chb in the leinster final.

Deegan got 5 in that one and Owen Wall got 2-0 and Conor Kelly got 1-1 in the Kilkenny semi. Nobody else has got more than 3 in a game aside from Bergin. They've scored 5 goals in 6 games, Wall got 3 of those.

[Milltown Row2]

Do we think Cushendall have much chance tomorrow?

I think the fact it's not Ballyhale is bound to be a boost to them although any club side that has quality like Lawlor, Butler and Keegan will be hard beat.

They'll probably have to improve again on the Slaughtneil display but I certainly don't think it's mission impossible.

They have a chance because all 3 players you mentioned are top players but are defenders. OLG don't have the calibre of forwards ballyhale have or have had and the same goal threat.

But they are probably going to have to work harder for scores and take more scores from play from further out to be in with a shout and I don't think they have that quality in their midfield and half forwards.  I reckon they need a couple of goals at least to win and that will not be easy against that defence.

So if they don't get goals, based on your posts, they'll lose?

Cushendall don't throw up too many goal opportunities and the Dall will score 95% of their frees within 70 meters


I'm going for a 1 or 2 point win for either team