Antrim Football Thread

[Sportacus]

Quite the opposite. I don't want it moved out of Corrigan. You do!
If we do that, it may as well be Newry as Ballycastle.

If the Ulster Council say we can't play in Corrigan then Ballycastle is the next best Venue within our county.

I'm all for Corrigan and hope we stand our ground.

McEntee is from Meath, probably as stubborn as they come. I can't see the players and management backing down.  And good on em. 

[AntrimRealist]

Quite the opposite. I don't want it moved out of Corrigan. You do!
If we do that, it may as well be Newry as Ballycastle.

If the Ulster Council say we can't play in Corrigan then Ballycastle is the next best Venue within our county.

I'm all for Corrigan and hope we stand our ground.

McEntee is from Meath, probably as stubborn as they come. I can't see the players and management backing down.  And good on em. 

Unless not being allowed to play the Tailteann Cup comes into play...

[ck]

Quite the opposite. I don't want it moved out of Corrigan. You do!
If we do that, it may as well be Newry as Ballycastle.

If the Ulster Council say we can't play in Corrigan then Ballycastle is the next best Venue within our county.

I'm all for Corrigan and hope we stand our ground.

McEntee is from Meath, probably as stubborn as they come. I can't see the players and management backing down.  And good on em. 

Unless not being allowed to play the Tailteann Cup comes into play...

That's a real possibility.
It shouldn't matter, they should hold their ground. They have full public support across all Ulster counties as far as I can see. Apart from McManus, who is just a puppet for the GAA and has sadly disgraced himself on this, why on earth has he got involved in this publicly?

[Gael-in-exile]

Quite the opposite. I don't want it moved out of Corrigan. You do!
If we do that, it may as well be Newry as Ballycastle.

If the Ulster Council say we can't play in Corrigan then Ballycastle is the next best Venue within our county.

I'm all for Corrigan and hope we stand our ground.

McEntee is from Meath, probably as stubborn as they come. I can't see the players and management backing down.  And good on em. 

Unless not being allowed to play the Tailteann Cup comes into play...

That's a real possibility.
It shouldn't matter, they should hold their ground. They have full public support across all Ulster counties as far as I can see. Apart from McManus, who is just a puppet for the GAA and has sadly disgraced himself on this, why on earth has he got involved in this publicly?

What has he got involved in this public ally??
He was asked on a GAA show

[Kidder81]

Quite the opposite. I don't want it moved out of Corrigan. You do!
If we do that, it may as well be Newry as Ballycastle.

If the Ulster Council say we can't play in Corrigan then Ballycastle is the next best Venue within our county.

I'm all for Corrigan and hope we stand our ground.

McEntee is from Meath, probably as stubborn as they come. I can't see the players and management backing down.  And good on em. 

Unless not being allowed to play the Tailteann Cup comes into play...

That's a real possibility.
It shouldn't matter, they should hold their ground. They have full public support across all Ulster counties as far as I can see. Apart from McManus, who is just a puppet for the GAA and has sadly disgraced himself on this, why on earth has he got involved in this publicly?

What has he got involved in this public ally??
He was asked on a GAA show

Davy Fitz was also asked and sidestepped it

[Milltown Row2]

Did anyone read what Neil said? I'm struggling to see why people are triggered here

[Gael-in-exile]

I agree with MR2. He didn't say much, but others are reading the headlines it seems.

He could've answered better but I was just pointing out how he got involved publicly

[Saffron71]

I agree with MR2. He didn't say much, but others are reading the headlines it seems.

He could've answered better but I was just pointing out how he got involved publicly

I agree with both of you.  I watched the League Sunday programme and didn't feel that said anything out of place.  Imo he tried to sit on the fence but didn't really word things well which left himself open to journalists etc taking what he actually said out of context. 

[bannside]

Hearing that the Ulster Council hearing planned for last night was postponed until next week due to an unforeseen circumstance.

Hopeful that all Antrim county officers involved, having had ample time to assess the mood in the county will do their duty, which reflects their mandate....and nominate nowhere else but Corrigan Park as the venue for our home championship tie against Armagh.

Antrim must be united on this, footballers, hurlers, supporters and administrators.

[EOC1923]

I'd prefer we concentrate on becoming a better team, win a few league games and try and improve than worry about this.  This is a nice dead cat on the table for McEntee

[bannside]

Trying to work out your thinking EOC...does it have to be one or the other. surely both are completely separate things.

[EOC1923]

BS its only my opinion but I get the feeling some people enjoy this type of scenario too much and it takes their eye off whatever on pitch targets there are.

Different this time of course as the All Ireland champions are involved but the last time this exact situation arose 3 years ago we took a pounding from an average enough Cavan team after demanding it was played in Corrigan. A game on paper we could of been winning, bizarrely our low capacity home ground being nowhere near full for the game. I sat on the grass bank staring over into a quarter full stand.

[bannside]

Remember it well. Enda was in charge and we had a panel full of recognisable names but the performance didn't happen and yes it turned quickly into a very damp squib.

Regardless of the result then, or what happens against Armagh, a stance is a stance, its either right or wrong to make it, and Iin this instance I cant think of any county who would willingly give up home advantage to the All Ireland champions.

Some of the people opinioning on this have never managed a team into a championship. You don't concede ground, or anything, if you can help it.

[marty34]

Hearing that the Ulster Council hearing planned for last night was postponed until next week due to an unforeseen circumstance.

Hopeful that all Antrim county officers involved, having had ample time to assess the mood in the county will do their duty, which reflects their mandate....and nominate nowhere else but Corrigan Park as the venue for our home championship tie against Armagh.

Antrim must be united on this, footballers, hurlers, supporters and administrators.

BS, is that your statement or Jamie Bryson's?

[bannside]

No flies on you Marty boy!