Antrim Football Thread

Started by theskull1, November 09, 2006, 11:48:40 PM

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Spike

There is a reason why both these teams are in division 3 and shot selection and composure are two of them. 

Antrim missed plenty but lets be fair so did Westmeath who carved us open through the middle at times with ease.  Cant fault the effort from the players, gave their all just were beaten by a better side on the day.  Big effort needed for the wicklow match in particular

bannside

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Tbh I thought we were a fair bit more wasteful than them, and but for our wastage count in front if goals we would have been celebrating a solid victory. (Don't forget they beat us out the gate last year).

The wastage stat in front of goals is a cause for concern, but in many cases the opportunity was presented on the back of good link up play and as we all know, there's days they go on the scoreboard, and days they don't. Dommo hit the crossbar when a goal would have levelled it, and I thought if that had gone in, we could have gone on to claim both points.

Not concerned too much, I do believe we can retain our Div 3 status and that's the first Box ticked for the season.

The referee was Offaly bad, ridiculous that a ref was appointed from a county with a clear interest in the outcome of the match.

Cnoc Bán

Quote from: bannside on March 04, 2024, 02:43:09 PMTbh I thought we were a fair bit more wasteful than them, and but for our wastage count in front if goals we would have been celebrating a solid victory. (Don't forget they beat us out the gate last year).

The wastage stat in front of goals is a cause for concern, but in many cases the opportunity was presented on the back of good link up play and as we all know, there's days they go on the scoreboard, and days they don't. Dommo hit the crossbar when a goal would have levelled it, and I thought if that had gone in, we could have gone on to claim both points.

Not concerned too much, I do believe we can retain our Div 3 status and that's the first Box ticked for the season.

The referee was Offaly bad, ridiculous that a ref was appointed from a county with a clear interest in the outcome of the match.

We made that joke about the ref as well yesterday!!

But it was true.

And the wastefulness in front of goal can happen, but missing easy frees is less forgivable.

I know Byrne missed one in the second half but there were 3 easy ones (for him) he should have taken before that, that you just knew weren't going to be close.

You usually know if a free taker is going to be on his game from the first one and yesterday the change to Byrne taking them should have been made sooner.

Lár na páirce 1

Hopefully the Antrim masters teams go better than our senior side plenty of old timers reappearing I've heard

Hoof Hearted

Quote from: Lár na páirce 1 on March 04, 2024, 10:02:34 PMHopefully the Antrim masters teams go better than our senior side plenty of old timers reappearing I've heard

Off the pitch as well as on it AFAIK  ;)
Treble 6 Nations Fantasy Rugby champion 2008, 2011 & 2012

Milltown Row2

Few all Ireland winners on it.

Bannside will sort it
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought.

Round or stuffed

not much chat around the start of the league, who is the team to watch in each division?

GAABoardMod5

Knock off the naming of posters.

Not impressed with comments on refs either.

A few posts deleted.

Next will be some permanent bans if it continues.

Mod5

Round or stuffed

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Quote from: Round or stuffed on March 05, 2024, 02:41:27 PMnot much chat around the start of the league, who is the team to watch in each division?

who are the favourites to go down in division 1, will Glenravel, all saints or Naomh Seamus have enough to stay up, what about division 2 and 3 now they have been restructured, who has the best chance to make hay now the strongest teams from last year aren't there anymore?

AllStar15

Quote from: Round or stuffed on March 07, 2024, 10:23:29 AM
Quote from: Round or stuffed on March 05, 2024, 02:41:27 PMnot much chat around the start of the league, who is the team to watch in each division?

who are the favourites to go down in division 1, will Glenravel, all saints or Naomh Seamus have enough to stay up, what about division 2 and 3 now they have been restructured, who has the best chance to make hay now the strongest teams from last year aren't there anymore?

Throw Moneyglass and Enda's in there too. I know there are a few travelling at Moneyglass and Naomh Seamus so they're probably favourites.

As for winning it - I couldn't look past Cargin or Portglenone, strongest teams on paper and not an overly large county contingent from either side to reduce their quality for the league. EL coming in to PG1 could cause more problems than it fixes.

bannside

Don't see EL causing any problems  he has settled in well and hopefully will lead a forward line that I feel was far too individual in the past. He's popular with players and management and might just add that extra % in terms of belief.

Got a serious run of away fixtures to all the top sides in the second half of the league, but tbh, whatever way it pans out, round here there's only one monkey that needs to be eliminated, and that's the only priority.

JimStynes

We have a huge number of players away at the minute so down to the bare bones for the first half of the league at least. Does anyone genuinely care about the league though? I felt the start of the league last year was like having a load of friendly games.

Milltown Row2

Quote from: JimStynes on March 07, 2024, 12:00:45 PMWe have a huge number of players away at the minute so down to the bare bones for the first half of the league at least. Does anyone genuinely care about the league though? I felt the start of the league last year was like having a load of friendly games.

Might as well not turn up on Sunday lol!

None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought.

EOC1923

Quote from: JimStynes on March 07, 2024, 12:00:45 PMWe have a huge number of players away at the minute so down to the bare bones for the first half of the league at least. Does anyone genuinely care about the league though? I felt the start of the league last year was like having a load of friendly games.
Ah come on now Jim, Portglenone care about it deeply

shawshank

Quote from: bannside on March 07, 2024, 11:25:33 AMDon't see EL causing any problems  he has settled in well and hopefully will lead a forward line that I feel was far too individual in the past. He's popular with players and management and might just add that extra % in terms of belief.

Got a serious run of away fixtures to all the top sides in the second half of the league, but tbh, whatever way it pans out, round here there's only one monkey that needs to be eliminated, and that's the only priority.

well that will be a first, in truth likely next year when a leopard who doesn't change his spots surfaces, due to 1st yr syndrome.