Antrim Hurling

[btdtgtt]

can anyone shed light on the fixtures for the coming antrim leagues, start date etc. thanks.

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I have been asking around but nobody seems to know its back to secret service antrim.

Championship draws 25 February   

[Tony Baloney]

Tough lesson for our lads today. Fullen Gaels were much stronger and better on the day and our boys underperformed. Aidan (17), Conor (16), Lorcan (18), Niall I (19) Donal (21), Cormac (22) all finished the match and we had Paddy, Eoghan and Stevie (all 24) playing too with Ian not much older. All home-grown lads and with the other talent we have coming through, a brighter time is ahead, i hope. Fullen Gaels were a step too far today and good luck to them in the final.

The worst day to underperform FFS!! They'll do well enough in future, maybe Tony is talking about tradition which is a fair comment, but I know clubs have to start somewhere and Bredagh will keep it going

Yes tradition rather than any comment on talent. Tough in all parishes to keep young lads together. Big clear outs to Australia up and down the glens.

[johnneycool]

Tough lesson for our lads today. Fullen Gaels were much stronger and better on the day and our boys underperformed. Aidan (17), Conor (16), Lorcan (18), Niall I (19) Donal (21), Cormac (22) all finished the match and we had Paddy, Eoghan and Stevie (all 24) playing too with Ian not much older. All home-grown lads and with the other talent we have coming through, a brighter time is ahead, i hope. Fullen Gaels were a step too far today and good luck to them in the final.

The worst day to underperform FFS!! They'll do well enough in future, maybe Tony is talking about tradition which is a fair comment, but I know clubs have to start somewhere and Bredagh will keep it going

Yes tradition rather than any comment on talent. Tough in all parishes to keep young lads together. Big clear outs to Australia up and down the glens.

And beyond. We've lost a good few to emigration in the last few years and Ballycran have been badly hit as well. Ports seem to be holding onto theirs better but I always knew they were mammies boys 


Bredagh and Carryduff are doing good stuff at underage hurling in Down, and if they kept that up for a few years they'd start to rise up through the Antrim leagues for sure, but the big ball is certainly proving a distraction in Carryduff as they were able to field two minor football teams last year, yet not one hurling one and they'd won the Down minor championship the previous year.

Not sure if Bredagh are equally distracted.

[btdtgtt]

Tough lesson for our lads today. Fullen Gaels were much stronger and better on the day and our boys underperformed. Aidan (17), Conor (16), Lorcan (18), Niall I (19) Donal (21), Cormac (22) all finished the match and we had Paddy, Eoghan and Stevie (all 24) playing too with Ian not much older. All home-grown lads and with the other talent we have coming through, a brighter time is ahead, i hope. Fullen Gaels were a step too far today and good luck to them in the final.

The worst day to underperform FFS!! They'll do well enough in future, maybe Tony is talking about tradition which is a fair comment, but I know clubs have to start somewhere and Bredagh will keep it going

Yes tradition rather than any comment on talent. Tough in all parishes to keep young lads together. Big clear outs to Australia up and down the glens.

And beyond. We've lost a good few to emigration in the last few years and Ballycran have been badly hit as well. Ports seem to be holding onto theirs better but I always knew they were mammies boys 
Nice of you to post that on the Antrim board not the Down one![/b]

Bredagh and Carryduff are doing good stuff at underage hurling in Down, and if they kept that up for a few years they'd start to rise up through the Antrim leagues for sure, but the big ball is certainly proving a distraction in Carryduff as they were able to field two minor football teams last year, yet not one hurling one and they'd won the Down minor championship the previous year.
Thats an incredible stat - from champions to not fielding. Unbelievable.

Not sure if Bredagh are equally distracted.

Have Ballygalget got going this year?
Optimistic at staying up? Is that the target?

WOuld be interesting of it ended in a dog-fight with Glenarrife!

[Milltown Row2]

Tough lesson for our lads today. Fullen Gaels were much stronger and better on the day and our boys underperformed. Aidan (17), Conor (16), Lorcan (18), Niall I (19) Donal (21), Cormac (22) all finished the match and we had Paddy, Eoghan and Stevie (all 24) playing too with Ian not much older. All home-grown lads and with the other talent we have coming through, a brighter time is ahead, i hope. Fullen Gaels were a step too far today and good luck to them in the final.

The worst day to underperform FFS!! They'll do well enough in future, maybe Tony is talking about tradition which is a fair comment, but I know clubs have to start somewhere and Bredagh will keep it going

Yes tradition rather than any comment on talent. Tough in all parishes to keep young lads together. Big clear outs to Australia up and down the glens.

And beyond. We've lost a good few to emigration in the last few years and Ballycran have been badly hit as well. Ports seem to be holding onto theirs better but I always knew they were mammies boys 
Nice of you to post that on the Antrim board not the Down one![/b]

Bredagh and Carryduff are doing good stuff at underage hurling in Down, and if they kept that up for a few years they'd start to rise up through the Antrim leagues for sure, but the big ball is certainly proving a distraction in Carryduff as they were able to field two minor football teams last year, yet not one hurling one and they'd won the Down minor championship the previous year.
Thats an incredible stat - from champions to not fielding. Unbelievable.

Not sure if Bredagh are equally distracted.

Have Ballygalget got going this year?
Optimistic at staying up? Is that the target?

WOuld be interesting of it ended in a dog-fight with Glenarrife!

So you are confident that Rossa will be safe?

[NAG1]

SIE

What about the games at the weekend how did you's get on?

[johnneycool]

Tough lesson for our lads today. Fullen Gaels were much stronger and better on the day and our boys underperformed. Aidan (17), Conor (16), Lorcan (18), Niall I (19) Donal (21), Cormac (22) all finished the match and we had Paddy, Eoghan and Stevie (all 24) playing too with Ian not much older. All home-grown lads and with the other talent we have coming through, a brighter time is ahead, i hope. Fullen Gaels were a step too far today and good luck to them in the final.

The worst day to underperform FFS!! They'll do well enough in future, maybe Tony is talking about tradition which is a fair comment, but I know clubs have to start somewhere and Bredagh will keep it going

Yes tradition rather than any comment on talent. Tough in all parishes to keep young lads together. Big clear outs to Australia up and down the glens.

And beyond. We've lost a good few to emigration in the last few years and Ballycran have been badly hit as well. Ports seem to be holding onto theirs better but I always knew they were mammies boys 
Nice of you to post that on the Antrim board not the Down one![/b]

Bredagh and Carryduff are doing good stuff at underage hurling in Down, and if they kept that up for a few years they'd start to rise up through the Antrim leagues for sure, but the big ball is certainly proving a distraction in Carryduff as they were able to field two minor football teams last year, yet not one hurling one and they'd won the Down minor championship the previous year.
Thats an incredible stat - from champions to not fielding. Unbelievable.

Not sure if Bredagh are equally distracted.

Have Ballygalget got going this year?
Optimistic at staying up? Is that the target?

WOuld be interesting of it ended in a dog-fight with Glenarrife!

We haven't got a manager in place as yet, but the lads are training away.

If we stay up it'd be a good year as we're going to have to blood a good few minors again who possibly are a bit short at that level as yet.

I'd expect us to struggle for another few years.

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Just seen a picture of Fullen Gaels there- big strong team, looked like a proper senior grade team

[Lecale2]

Just seen a picture of Fullen Gaels there- big strong team, looked like a proper senior grade team

They were big lads alright and they could hurl as well.

What sort of team will Antrim be putting out tomorrow? I was thinking of taking a run over.

[Sleeping giant]

Just seen the team.  Decent line out.    Few lads that will still have to prove me wrong.   But good luck to them.   MR2. Is the best hurler in ulster injured?

[btdtgtt]

I see accoirding to the county website the draft fixtures should be out soon.
You Shamrocks and MR2 are really going to have to call a truce!
How is the atmosphere up there? Much different to last year?

[Milltown Row2]

Just seen the team.  Decent line out.    Few lads that will still have to prove me wrong.   But good luck to them.   MR2. Is the best hurler in ulster injured?

I'm fit and well, just havent been asked 

[AQMP]

Just seen a picture of Fullen Gaels there- big strong team, looked like a proper senior grade team

They were big lads alright and they could hurl as well.

What sort of team will Antrim be putting out tomorrow? I was thinking of taking a run over.

The Antrim team V DIT in tomorrow night's Walsh Shield final is:

1 Ryan McGarry

2 Arron Graffin
3 Conor Carson
4 Barry McFaul

5 Simon McCrory
6 Neal McCauley
7 Conor McKinley

8 Conor Laverty
9 Matthew Donnelly

10 Paul Shiels
11 Paddy Doherty
12 Stephen Beetie (Should this not be Beatty??)

13 Neal McManus
14 Kevin B McShane
15 Shane McNaughton

16 Seanan McToal

17 Conal Morgan
18 Kevin McKeague
19 Michael Gettens
20 Darren Hamill

[Sleeping giant]

Just seen the team.  Decent line out.    Few lads that will still have to prove me wrong.   But good luck to them.   MR2. Is the best hurler in ulster injured?

I'm fit and well, just havent been asked 

haha.  Good man.   All joking aside,  what's up with KS?

[Sleeping giant]

I see accoirding to the county website the draft fixtures should be out soon.
You Shamrocks and MR2 are really going to have to call a truce!
How is the atmosphere up there? Much different to last year?

. RARING TO GO.  BELIEVE