Antrim Hurling

[Milltown Row2]

Mouthing off no doubt

I heard "ballix" being used liberally right enough .

No he used the term 'ballbeg' a lot and was seen eating chips at halftime ffs!!

[manballandall]

Hates being the centre of attention . In fairness though hearing he's doing a good job but don't tell him that

[Jesusjones]

U-21 We beat Rossa 3-17 to 1-8. Rossa were 1-7 to 1-5 in front at half time after playing with the wind, they just didn't turn up second half. Hard to read too much into a game like that.

[theskull1]

Hates being the centre of attention . In fairness though hearing he's doing a good job but don't tell him that

Once you start blowing smoke up a referees arse thats them fcuked 

We were always going to up against it tonight. This group of players haven't been close to collective success through juvenile and it told on them tonight as we put in some great work in the first half but lacked the belief to capitalize on our efforts because the chances were there to put Ballycastle under pressure but in truth we buckled just when we needed conviction and purpose in our play. Not saying that we would have won (I dont think we would have) but we essentially handed the game to them as a result of our missed chances. These lads trained very well for the game and many I believe have the potential to move into senior.......but they all need to think about leaving the baggage of underage hammerings in the past and move forward. Its doing them no good. Throw the shackles off lads and believe in yourselves a bit more in the season ahead (be it senior or senior reserve). Effort cannot be faulted. Good luck to the black and amber in the next round

No he used the term 'ballbeg' a lot and was seen eating chips at halftime ffs!!

You sure it wasnt the umpire eating the chips during the first half MR? The waft of vinegar must have made his eyes water and he lost the sight of the ball going over the bar 

Good game btw

[Milltown Row2]

Hates being the centre of attention . In fairness though hearing he's doing a good job but don't tell him that

Once you start blowing smoke up a referees arse thats them fcuked 

We were always going to up against it tonight. This group of players haven't been close to collective success through juvenile and it told on them tonight as we put in some great work in the first half but lacked the belief to capitalize on our efforts because the chances were there to put Ballycastle under pressure but in truth we buckled just when we needed conviction and purpose in our play. Not saying that we would have won (I dont think we would have) but we essentially handed the game to them as a result of our missed chances. These lads trained very well for the game and many I believe have the potential to move into senior.......but they all need to think about leaving the baggage of underage hammerings in the past and move forward. Its doing them no good. Throw the shackles off lads and believe in yourselves a bit more in the season ahead (be it senior or senior reserve). Effort cannot be faulted. Good luck to the black and amber in the next round

No he used the term 'ballbeg' a lot and was seen eating chips at halftime ffs!!

You sure it wasnt the umpire eating the chips during the first half MR? The waft of vinegar must have made his eyes water and he lost the sight of the ball going over the bar 

Good game btw

Strong in places but the Town had better players in most areas, playing a high direct ball down the middle was always going to favour big Donnelly, and very un Dunloy like yous missed a lot of scoreable shots.

Some decent lads and young Elliot is a cracking hurler, plenty pace and a direct hurler. Some work to reach senior standard I'd say for a few but getting regular games at a higher level will bring them on.

Ballycastle have some cracking players in fairness and should do well enough though I haven't seen the others, Johnnies and Cushendall should be the main threat though.

The chip eater was sure that it was wide, what can I say?

[theskull1]

We beat out and out favourites Ballycastle at U21 a few years ago raining ball down on Hippy who was the big dog at that time in U21. Sometimes it works taking the game to an oppositions big players but its a risk that can backfire. It was the lack of conviction when it came to nailing the scores which really hurt us. Other thing was that we left our full back line very exposed when they had real pace inside...not a nice place to be when you're the last man and there's no one around you for 40 yards. Ballycastle were better technically in more places than us that's for sure and should make a decent shape of it in the next round.


....Well if the chip eater thought it was wide ...it was wide

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

have to agree with you there skull. our lads didnt believe they could win that. added to that with 7 frees missed and then those goals just kills a team. some decent performaces from some of our lads. young saul from the town is unreal, that lad will just get better all the time! seen him play soccer there a few weeks ago for ballycastle v kilrea down at the coleraine showgrounds and he was brillaint there as well. he has tallent to burn!

[NAG1]

have to agree with you there skull. our lads didnt believe they could win that. added to that with 7 frees missed and then those goals just kills a team. some decent performaces from some of our lads. young saul from the town is unreal, that lad will just get better all the time! seen him play soccer there a few weeks ago for ballycastle v kilrea down at the coleraine showgrounds and he was brillaint there as well. he has tallent to burn!

DR just out of curiosity who would you have said put in you better performances?

[Milltown Row2]

have to agree with you there skull. our lads didnt believe they could win that. added to that with 7 frees missed and then those goals just kills a team. some decent performaces from some of our lads. young saul from the town is unreal, that lad will just get better all the time! seen him play soccer there a few weeks ago for ballycastle v kilrea down at the coleraine showgrounds and he was brillaint there as well. he has tallent to burn!

The frees weren't hit with any conviction, no natural free taker as a few different boys hit them. 14 for Ballcastle was a busy player and the lad up front wanted to run at the defence all the time.

[Seamroga in exile]

These young fellas from the town should soon be moving into the senior panel. A future force to be reckoned with by the look of it.

[Milltown Row2]

These young fellas from the town should soon be moving into the senior panel. A future force to be reckoned with by the look of it.

Its all about the transition and if they don't leave and so on, staying at home isn't always an option, young lads go off to college and are lost to the club, harder in the country due to employment chances

[btdtgtt]

These young fellas from the town should soon be moving into the senior panel. A future force to be reckoned with by the look of it.

Its all about the transition and if they don't leave and so on, staying at home isn't always an option, young lads go off to college and are lost to the club, harder in the country due to employment chances

Not sure about that MR2.
Plenty of people leaving Belfast seeking employment you must be recession proof!
And they leave to study abroad from Belfast too u know!
And "other" distractions!
Players lost in the crucial say 17-21 bracket as big a problem for clubs regardless if rural or urban.

[Milltown Row2]

These young fellas from the town should soon be moving into the senior panel. A future force to be reckoned with by the look of it.

Its all about the transition and if they don't leave and so on, staying at home isn't always an option, young lads go off to college and are lost to the club, harder in the country due to employment chances

Not sure about that MR2.
Plenty of people leaving Belfast seeking employment you must be recession proof!
And they leave to study abroad from Belfast too u know!
And "other" distractions!
Players lost in the crucial say 17-21 bracket as big a problem for clubs regardless if rural or urban.

Yes, teaching peopel who are unemployed lol

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

have to agree with you there skull. our lads didnt believe they could win that. added to that with 7 frees missed and then those goals just kills a team. some decent performaces from some of our lads. young saul from the town is unreal, that lad will just get better all the time! seen him play soccer there a few weeks ago for ballycastle v kilrea down at the coleraine showgrounds and he was brillaint there as well. he has tallent to burn!

DR just out of curiosity who would you have said put in you better performances?

Oran Quinn played well after a shakey start, hes came on leaps and bounds this year and is now looking like a permant fixture on our senior team at corner back. Also Karl O'Kane (son of Gary) played a good game and considering hes still a minor that bodes well for the future.
A worry for me is the lack of forwards that we have, Nigel Elliott was left with too much to do and had to drop out to try and get the ball more, but most of them are back again next year.
Ballycastle look to be a serious contender over the next few years at senior level. the youth they have coming through is great to see.
i also noticed our U16 teams have another ding dong game with each other recently from the same too teams from U14 last year. i cant wait to see these groups of players at senior level.

[BlackandAmber]

Heard that it would have been very close if Dunloy had taken half there chances. Missed a lot of good point scoring chances and a clear goal chance too.  Ciaran Clarke scored 2 goals from 20m frees I heard too.  Think that about 8/9 of that team played U21 last year and they were missing 2 more from injury. A lot of those boys have senior experience too so hopefully they can make a good go of defnding the title.