Antrim Hurling

[NAG]

I have to say was impressed with Dunloy in the final on saturday evening.

Even they're smaller lighter players were making big tackles and turning their loughgiel opponents.

What is the loughgiel perspective on the game I would have thought that they were extremely disappointed that they couldnt get passed a dunloy team blighted with injuries?

[Last Man]

The Dunloy defense was immense, real bodies on the line stuff. The younger lads really showed their mettle particularly young McKeague. The shams were far from cute the way they used their extra man. I know Paddy doc ripped it up in the 1st half but it was clear early on in the 2nd that he wouldn't need marshalled so well. The extra man in attack would have made more gains IMO. But you have to get it all right on the night, even after losing a man Dunloy looked better drilled and more confident.

[theskull1]

So im just going to mention Ding - to me hes a tough lad, who plays hard and tough. He takes his slaps and gives them out. But isnt a mouth.

Well I would say
He gives out slaps and as a result gets a few back from people who would have otherwise have played hurling. You're almost implying that this is OK because he isn't a mouth. Ding is not a bad fellow just like McFall off the pitch, but we're not talking about that

[NAG]

Ding is a indicator of what is wrong with the loughgiel club at present. He has had so many roastings in the past and yet he is kept on their team because he is percieved to be a hard man.

I think the lessons are not being learned in loughgiel from the experiences in recent championship.
But that is up to them only an observation from an outsider!

[Shamrock]

Lads - give me any championship match over the past 2 years where Ding has got a roasting?? I cant think of any. In my opinion he rarely lets the team down in big matches. But what would i know, you dunloy lads are the experts

very disappointing on saturday night. Some of our so called hot prospects didnt deliver. Dunloy were the better drilled team, and fully deserved there win. Were at a serious cross roads as a club. I hope that we can get ourselves sorted and try to get over the finish line. I firmly believe were not far away........

[NAG]

Shamrock

What do you see as the finish line?

I think it can be unhealthy for a club to focus solely on one goal and that is the way success or failure is measured.

Only one team can be champions in any given year, if loughgiel had put the correct structures in place to learn and develop on from the final defeats they would have already taken on board the lessons and been successful.

[NAG]

Just another question when im here.

Why is Sean Delargy still ccounty captain and are Dunloy not up in arms at not having one of their county boys as captain especially since this is their Centenary year?

sure this is a longstanding tradition as far as i can remember back

[Minder]

Good point NAG, i may have to bring it up on the official Antrim guestbook.......I can just see the reply from Johnny Ping - "mind your own f*cking business, its of no concern to you. We will always stand up to unsubstantiated internet rumour and innuendo and perhaps you should run along back to whatever internet gossip shop you usually post on"

[Two Hands FFS]

It has been tradition in Antrim but maybe S & W pick their own captain..remember Colm Duffin was their minor captain in their first year in charge of the minors...& Tir na Nog were definately not minor champions!!

[Minder]

It has been tradition in Antrim but maybe S & W pick their own captain..remember Colm Duffin was their minor captain in their first year in charge of the minors...& Tir na Nog were definately not minor champions!!

I dont think it has ever been tradition with the minors but it certainly has with the seniors.

[NAG]

Im nearly sure that it has been a set - in - stone kind of tradition for the antrim seniors

what does that say about the Dunloy players involved?

[Two Hands FFS]

Unless they werent sure who from Dunloy would be on the squad. Malachy Molloy had retired, there was some doubt over Paddy Richmond & it would be a bit much for Shorty to be made captain at such a young age. Again..i'm just guessing

[Minder]

http://antrim.gaa.ie/guestbook/


Thats that cleared up..........

[NAG]

Never was suggesting it was a hard and fast rule.

Tradition has sometimes been more important than rules anyway and I would hazard a guess that it is the first time this has happened in more than 25 years.

Something is wrong with this call.

[PlayWithTheWind]

Championship 15 in's and outs for our seniors/minors please boys and girls?

Antrim Minor Hurling Panel (Championship 08)

Training this Sunday 11th MAY 9.30am @ Ballymena Rugby Club, bus leaves Casement at 8.30am 

1       Selected        Adrian  Downey  St Johns       
2       Selected        Brendan Mc Givern       St Endas       
3       Selected        Mark Lynch      Lamh Dhearg   
4       Selected        Conor Mc Clelland       Gortnamona     
5       Selected        John Kerr       Rossa 
6       Selected        Stephen Shannon Rossa 
7       Selected        Mathew Devlin   Rossa 
8       Selected        Conor Rocks     Rossa 
9       Selected        Michael Armstrong       Rossa 
10      Selected        Christopher Mc Guinness Rossa 
11      Selected        Kevin Mc Donald Oisins
12      Selected        Arron Cosgrove  Oisins
13      Selected        Peter Mc Keague Dunloy
14      Selected        Chris Kearns    Dunloy
15      Selected        James Doherty   St Brendan's   
16      Selected        Michael Devlin  St Brendan's   
17      Selected        Mark Donaghy    Ruairi Óg     
18      Selected        Eoin Gillen     Ruairi Óg     
19      Selected        Terry Mc Allister       Ruairi Óg     
20      Selected        Gerard Laverty  Mc Quillians   
21      Selected        Peter Dallat    Mc Quillians   
22      Selected        Michael Dallat  Mc Quillians   
23      Selected        Seamus Dobbin   Shamrocks     
24      Selected        Chris Quinn     Shamrocks     
25      Selected        Tony Mc Closkey Shamrocks     
26      Selected        Turlough Mc Carry       Shamrocks     
27      Selected        Ciaran Mc Kinley        Shamrocks     
28      Selected        Carlin Coyle    Shamrocks   

from the county website