Antrim Hurling

[Two Hands FFS]

Early 50's.
Cancer unfortunately. Hadn't been well for a while.

My God he was good.

[Sleeping giant]

Buddha couldn't have been much of an age?
RIP

52 am told.

[Tony Baloney]

Nothing learned today. Was at the Slaughtneil match. They were nothing special but Middletown didn't force them to be.

[north aontroim gael]

Good win today, some nice moves up front at times.

Slaughtneil to come, tougher test but I fancy our boys to do the business with 6 or 7 points to spare.

[johnneycool]

Good win today, some nice moves up front at times.

Slaughtneil to come, tougher test but I fancy our boys to do the business with 6 or 7 points to spare.

Sadly our lads weren't up to it, this year in Div2 has been detrimental in our development and it showed yesterday.

Last year I'd have suggested Div2 was our level and even though we were top, we'd some tough battles along the way. This year in a lot of the games I saw we'd put up a 10 to 12 point lead and then stop playing or emptied the bench and the truth be told our bench is very weak as when we miss one or two we really do miss them. Danny Toner has been our best forward all year and he dislocated his shoulder in the Down final and we really couldn't replace him. It wouldn't have changed yesterdays result, but it shows that we've a bit of work to do to build up a load of last years minors and some coming out of this years team to improve the senior squad standard in general.

[Jesusjones]

Good win today, some nice moves up front at times.

Slaughtneil to come, tougher test but I fancy our boys to do the business with 6 or 7 points to spare.

That's a bold prediction!!

[paddyjohn]

Good win today, some nice moves up front at times.

Slaughtneil to come, tougher test but I fancy our boys to do the business with 6 or 7 points to spare.

That's a bold prediction!!

Bold prediction indeed considering Loughuile struggled to beat an under strength Cushendall team in the county final. 🎣😂

[Milltown Row2]

Good win today, some nice moves up front at times.

Slaughtneil to come, tougher test but I fancy our boys to do the business with 6 or 7 points to spare.

That's a bold prediction!!

Bold prediction indeed considering Loughuile struggled to beat an under strength Cushendall team in the county final. 🎣😂

I don't think it was a struggle to be fair. Has Loughgiel or Cushendall been beset by Derry teams?

[imtommygunn]

From a neutral perspective i would say the county final was never a struggle pj. After the magill goal loughgiel were always the better team. The ulster final will be interesting. If loughgiel win by 6 or 7 then i think they could give the ai a rattle but slaughtneil not a bad team so be tough enough.

[paddyjohn]

Jeepers lads, I didn't expect you 2 to bite!!

[MoChara]

Provisional Fixtures 2017
Division 2a Hurling
Sun 12 Feb    Antrim v London
Sun 19 Feb    Carlow v Antrim
Sun 05 Mar   Antrim v Kildare
Sun 12 Mar   Armagh v Antrim
Sun 26 Mar   Antrim v Westmeath

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

makes a change not to have to go to westmeath. some cracking games there........

[Milltown Row2]

makes a change not to have to go to westmeath. some cracking games there........

I was actually looking to go to Westmeath as an overnighter and watch the game, Carlow probably looking like it now

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

have done the day drive to it usually, its a bit of a mare to do up and down in the day. That being said Carlow away is a good handy run down so ill prob head down to that one

[hurlingstick]

Provisional Fixtures 2017
Division 2a Hurling
Sun 12 Feb    Antrim v London
Sun 19 Feb    Carlow v Antrim
Sun 05 Mar   Antrim v Kildare
Sun 12 Mar   Armagh v Antrim
Sun 26 Mar   Antrim v Westmeath

Will be interesting to see which venue will be used? Loughgiel/Dunloy possibly? Or will Ballycastle get the nod?