Antrim Football Thread

[Belfast GAA man]

Ulster council are cowards
Press statements only
No one for interviews
Limit the crowd numbers and there are no health and safe issues

[Gael-in-exile]

Rest as in the sound of silence! Maybe they put out a statement backing footballers I must have missed!

I think you are linking silence to not giving a toss very easily and while I understand where you come from I think your frustration is colouring your view.
It would be great if the hurlers came out with a statement and they maybe yet in time,  but they have a few things to focus on of their own, namely fighting off relegation and anything taking away from that may be considered losing their focus.

[marty34]

Whos is it in Ulster GAA who made this decision?

[Belfast GAA man]

Whos is it in Ulster GAA who made this decision?

faceless men

[marty34]

Whos is it in Ulster GAA who made this decision?

faceless men

Teue but not answering the question.

Is it a H&S committee or the lads at top or who?

Does anybody know?

[FactCheck]

We won't play it

we will get kicked out of the TT Cup
 but all the boys will be back with our clubs for most of the leagues meaning all you lot moaning about the standard of the league will be put to bed 😘😘❤️�🩹❤️�🩹❤️�🩹

[Delgany 2nds]

Whos is it in Ulster GAA who made this decision?

faceless men

Teue but not answering the question.

Is it a H&S committee or the lads at top or who?

Does anybody know?

This committee in charge of competitions

Ulster CCC / Coiste Rialaithe na gComórtas
Coiste Rialaithe na gComórtas / Ulster Competition Control Committee 2025-2027

Michael Geoghegan (Chair) – Armagh
Ciaran McLaughlin (Iar-Chairperson) – Tyrone (2025)
Brian McAvoy (Secretary) – Down
Declan Woods (Vice-Chair) – Cavan
Michael McArdle (Treasurer) – Down
Garrett Coyle (PRO) – Monaghan

Kieran Megraw – Antrim
Peter Murphy – Armagh
Kieran Callaghan – Cavan
Mark Gannon- Derry
Cieran Kelly – Donegal
Mark Doyle – Down
Greg Kelly – Fermanagh
Francie Jones – Monaghan
Rory O'Brien – Tyrone
Mark Copeland – Higher Education
Michael McGoldrick – Referees Administrator (referee appointments only)
Servicing Officer – Stephen Donnelly

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

You forgot to include who told them what the decision was.

[EOC1923]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0307/1500840-mcentee-its-corrigan-or-nowhere-in-ulster-stand-off/

Not going away.

Antrim are right to take this stance I'm behind it. Ulster GAA are a disgrace this 13 years.
BUT, Andy in that interview looks so content he has avoided this fixture and more importantly for him the hype takes the heat off him for what has so far been a dismal few years, and we unfortunately are getting no bang for our buck!

[FactCheck]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0307/1500840-mcentee-its-corrigan-or-nowhere-in-ulster-stand-off/

Not going away.

Antrim are right to take this stance I'm behind it. Ulster GAA are a disgrace this 13 years.
BUT, Andy in that interview looks so content he has avoided this fixture and more importantly for him the hype takes the heat off him for what has so far been a dismal few years, and we unfortunately are getting no bang for our buck!

you clearly don't know the man! that's his approach to almost all interviews

go back and watch some

he's an honest lad

[bannside]

Rest as in the sound of silence! Maybe they put out a statement backing footballers I must have missed!

I think you are linking silence to not giving a toss very easily and while I understand where you come from I think your frustration is colouring your view.
It would be great if the hurlers came out with a statement and they maybe yet in time,  but they have a few things to focus on of their own, namely fighting off relegation and anything taking away from that may be considered losing their focus.

You have your view on that Gael, and I hold another. Fair enough. But to say coming out with a statement in support of their footballers would suddenly take away their focus, I can't reconcile that. The two things are stand alone surely. Yes/No?

[Hectic]

Well if they are saying nothing to maintain focus I'd hate to see how they would be playing if they lost focus.

[imtommygunn]

The focus needs to be on the last two league games. It's massively important we do everything we can to not go back to division four. The armagh game should wait until after that.

[Gael-in-exile]

Rest as in the sound of silence! Maybe they put out a statement backing footballers I must have missed!

I think you are linking silence to not giving a toss very easily and while I understand where you come from I think your frustration is colouring your view.
It would be great if the hurlers came out with a statement and they maybe yet in time,  but they have a few things to focus on of their own, namely fighting off relegation and anything taking away from that may be considered losing their focus.

You have your view on that Gael, and I hold another. Fair enough. But to say coming out with a statement in support of their footballers would suddenly take away their focus, I can't reconcile that. The two things are stand alone surely. Yes/No?

Yes they are but once the hurlers make a statement there will be a media focus on it and no doubt questions coming or interviews requested around it.
That's what they'll be looking to avoid. My guess is after Sundays game they may say something.

All opinion obviously but I still think your initial view on not giving a toss is misplaced - not purposely certainly but through frustration with the whole scenario. Ideally the whole county to be out backing Corrigan is what's wanted and there's a hurling gap there so I see where it comes from.

[bannside]

Fair enough Gael. We need to be united in this. Footballers problem today could be hurlers problem some other day. We are the same county.