Antrim Football Thread

[bannside]

We enjoyed winning a league last year, Creggan took that route too before going one further a few years back. Any silverware at the dinner dance is good imo...

[Round or stuffed]

what about division 2 and 3?

[Milltown Row2]

what about division 2 and 3?

Starts 23rd/24th

[Round or stuffed]

what about division 2 and 3?

Starts 23rd/24th

who are favourites for promotion/relegation

[Wee Barky]

Any word on when underage leagues start ? Minors were this weekend last year I believe.

[Saffron_sam20]

what about division 2 and 3?

Starts 23rd/24th

who are favourites for promotion/relegation

o'Dees will win Div 3 fairly handy I think

Div 2 Lisburn for the drop and Sarsfields should win it

[Saffrongael]

Poor day for U-20s in both codes

[paddyjohn]

Poor day for U-20s in both codes

And the Belfast Select LGFA team were stuffed in the Ulster championship by Cavan.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

I'm all ears as to how our county even begins to turn it around as I honestly don't see how we ever will.

We slag and bicker about Belfast and SW and who is dominating but what does it matter? Neither is raising the standard of our county. In fact, we're in a race to the bottom.

We hear the cliches of exposure to MacRory football etc etc but the majority of that U20 team played MacRory football I think, yet they are as far away as any team before them.

[imtommygunn]

Our senior setups are considerably more professional than they ever were tbh but the underage seems to be the same, and worse, than ever. Tyrone are probably up there with the best teams in Ireland at this age group but still.

[bannside]

Today exposed once again the gap that exists, that was a humbling experience. Tyrone an absolute joy to watch, we just weren't anywhere near the same level, unfortunately.

We need a football sub committee formed immediately to even start to think about how we can start closing the gap. We won't sort it out here, that's for sure.

Otherwise we will be having this same conversation in another 20 years.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

Today exposed once again the gap that exists, that was a humbling experience. Tyrone an absolute joy to watch, we just weren't anywhere near the same level, unfortunately.

We need a football sub committee formed immediately to even start to think about how we can start closing the gap. We won't sort it out here, that's for sure.

Otherwise we will be having this same conversation in another 20 years.

We will be. No doubt about it.

Or, there will be B & C grades introduced at underage level and we'll accept our lot at whatever one we fall into and will forget about ever trying to compete with the top teams in Ulster.

[Sportacus]

Regardless of the opposition, it's a desperate score line.  Many many factors including a half-arsed U20 club competition dogged by apathy.

[ONeill]

That's an alarming scoreline, on top of the minors recently.

Can anyone succinctly describe why this is happening, evening allowing the use of sweeping statements?

[SambaSaffron]

I'm all ears as to how our county even begins to turn it around as I honestly don't see how we ever will.

We slag and bicker about Belfast and SW and who is dominating but what does it matter? Neither is raising the standard of our county. In fact, we're in a race to the bottom.

We hear the cliches of exposure to MacRory football etc etc but the majority of that U20 team played MacRory football I think, yet they are as far away as any team before them.
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I'm all ears as to how our county even begins to turn it around as I honestly don't see how we ever will.

We slag and bicker about Belfast and SW and who is dominating but what does it matter? Neither is raising the standard of our county. In fact, we're in a race to the bottom.

We hear the cliches of exposure to MacRory football etc etc but the majority of that U20 team played MacRory football I think, yet they are as far away as any team before them.

Majority is some stretch. Exposure to MacRory is hardly a cliche, its a fact.