Antrim Football Thread

[Lár na páirce 1]

Div 4 for 2026

Bring on the cheerleaders for Andy

Brutal outfit

[EOC1923]

Well done to Andy McEntee and our own Terry McCrudden, great job lads. £120k per season over 3 seasons to take us backwards and back down to the basement.

[Take the Mark]

Plenty of men on here backing the management team (its not just McEntee) for too long now, whilst loyalty is admirable, a losers mentality is not. #SaffronShambles

[erinsboy]

Start at the bottom and rebuild, there's no division 5!

[BigGreenField]

Div 4 for 2026

Abysmal

I've backed Andy all through, but if we're relegated then it's probably the end of the road.
And then we'll appoint a new manager and the cycle will probably repeat because we're rubbish at underage and have maybe only half a dozen clubs putting in the necessary effort.
If we're throwing money at outside senior managers from whatever source, I'd much rather it was spent on the U14's, but I'm old fashioned.

This plus we have seen just this weekend the clubs in the county run a league structure which does nothing to support player development, it wasn't imposed externally the clubs decided this themselves.

I'd agree If a team gets relegated time for a new voice unless super extenuating circumstances, although you'd want to be sure of who is coming in.

A bit of balance from the rush to the public gallows though. don't think many have particular gra for Andy however in a nip and tuck division the team have been harder to beat. I also don't particularly blame him for players getting stupid red cards which has cost points.

The clubs are not supplying the raw materials , you could stick Jim Gavin in there and it would change nothing.

I'll say again there was a huge Antrim think in after the minors got hammered by Tyrone 2 or 3 years ago. What specific changes have happened at school, club or county scene as a result of that or other efforts? Diddly.

The best help is self help and Antrim is a county unwilling to help itself, happy to focus on clubs competing for juvenile trophies because they have a few big lads who can truck it up the park.

[Belfast GAA man]

Well done to Andy McEntee and our own Terry McCrudden, great job lads. £120k per season over 3 seasons to take us backwards and back down to the basement.

Is a cargin man complaining about paying out money to managers?
Pot kettle black

[Milltown Row2]

Well done to Andy McEntee and our own Terry McCrudden, great job lads. £120k per season over 3 seasons to take us backwards and back down to the basement.

Is a cargin man complaining about paying out money to managers?
Pot kettle black

Never!

[paddyjohn]

I blame yer man there..

[EOC1923]

Well done to Andy McEntee and our own Terry McCrudden, great job lads. £120k per season over 3 seasons to take us backwards and back down to the basement.

Is a cargin man complaining about paying out money to managers?
Pot kettle black

Yes Cargin, like every single other club in Ireland pay their manager lol,
I actually have no problem with paying a manager, but when he leaves you in a worse place than when he arrived that's my issue.

[EOC1923]

Well done to Andy McEntee and our own Terry McCrudden, great job lads. £120k per season over 3 seasons to take us backwards and back down to the basement.

Is a cargin man complaining about paying out money to managers?
Pot kettle black

Never!

James McCartan was a great st galls man, great affinity with the club, great club man.

[Belfast GAA man]

Well done to Andy McEntee and our own Terry McCrudden, great job lads. £120k per season over 3 seasons to take us backwards and back down to the basement.

Is a cargin man complaining about paying out money to managers?
Pot kettle black

Yes Cargin, like every single other club in Ireland pay their manager lol,
I actually have no problem with paying a manager, but when he leaves you in a worse place than when he arrived that's my issue.

Every other club in Ireland nonsense
Rossa and St Paul's Davitts O Donnells don't and I'm sure there are more
Different in South west

[EOC1923]

Well done to Andy McEntee and our own Terry McCrudden, great job lads. £120k per season over 3 seasons to take us backwards and back down to the basement.

Is a cargin man complaining about paying out money to managers?
Pot kettle black

Yes Cargin, like every single other club in Ireland pay their manager lol,
I actually have no problem with paying a manager, but when he leaves you in a worse place than when he arrived that's my issue.

Every other club in Ireland nonsense
Rossa and St Paul's Davitts O Donnells don't and I'm sure there are more
Different in South west

You would like every other club in Antrim to stop trying, stop coaching the kids and be equally as shite as the clubs you name.
You are symptomatic of the problem in Antrim! Davitts, wise up you fool.

[FactCheck]

Well done to Andy McEntee and our own Terry McCrudden, great job lads. £120k per season over 3 seasons to take us backwards and back down to the basement.

Is a cargin man complaining about paying out money to managers?
Pot kettle black

Yes Cargin, like every single other club in Ireland pay their manager lol,
I actually have no problem with paying a manager, but when he leaves you in a worse place than when he arrived that's my issue.

Every other club in Ireland nonsense
Rossa and St Paul's Davitts O Donnells don't and I'm sure there are more
Different in South west

Rossa don't but will pay coaches
St Paul's where one of the first to in antrim
Ods have
St Galls have
Bidies have
LD did pay ramsey


St John's prob only club not to have paid coaches but they have missed the boat over the last 20 years. They are no worse off compared to other belfast teams but thats because they are still crap like the others

 

[Belfast GAA man]

Well done to Andy McEntee and our own Terry McCrudden, great job lads. £120k per season over 3 seasons to take us backwards and back down to the basement.

Is a cargin man complaining about paying out money to managers?
Pot kettle black

Yes Cargin, like every single other club in Ireland pay their manager lol,
I actually have no problem with paying a manager, but when he leaves you in a worse place than when he arrived that's my issue.

Every other club in Ireland nonsense
Rossa and St Paul's Davitts O Donnells don't and I'm sure there are more
Different in South west

You would like every other club in Antrim to stop trying, stop coaching the kids and be equally as shite as the clubs you name.
You are symptomatic of the problem in Antrim! Davitts, wise up you fool.
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Make sure u call into Davitts for a pint next time in Belfast
Spend the money on the kids you fool

[thegladiator]

St John's prob only club not to have paid coaches but they have missed the boat over the last 20 years. They are no worse off compared to other belfast teams but thats because they are still crap like the others


They have certainly had a coach/manager who was due to be paid either by the club directly  or via team "fundraising". I've  no problem  with clubs paying managers/coaches- as long as they are improving teams, but some of the money that is being paid out is ridiculous, often with very little impact.