Antrim Hurling

[Last Man]

Any word on the coaching seminar on Monday night??

[theskull1]

Any word on the coaching seminar on Monday night??

I haven't been chatting to anyone ...what with the dark evenings and all. Anyone hear how it went?

[johnneycool]

Just had a wee squizz through the guestbook on the Antrim web site and I have to say I like the Admin's caustic approach to responses.

He/she doesn't mince their words in the slightest, oddly refreshing IMO.

[maddog]

Who would be coming out of Antrim this year at junior level? The local club in Birmingham played Armoy last year just wondered who was in contention this time round.

[Last Man]

Just had a wee squizz through the guestbook on the Antrim web site and I have to say I like the Admin's caustic approach to responses.

He/she doesn't mince their words in the slightest, oddly refreshing IMO.

I suppose it kind of works given the standard of 90% of the posts on there.

[imtommygunn]

St Teresa's won the antrim junior but got knocked out of the ulster mad dog.

It looks like the Donegal champions will be the ones you'd be worrying about.

[NAG]

JC

The shame of it is, that it is likely one of our paid officals replying to the posts on there, hardly what you would call essential work.

(wait for the reply now  )

[Baile an tuaigh]

A wee bit of the topic of conversation here, but can anyone tell me where we got the saffron colors come from. Aye know back in the day  the team that won the County, that particular clubs strip was used to represent the County team as was custom back then. However though, where did the club that won get their colors from. The reason I ask is that a group of people from Ireland at one time fought for a Scottish army against England. They were mostly from Moyle and Dalriada area. They wore saffron armbands to distinguish themselves. I was just wondering was their a connection with this and our County colors? I'm probably way off... 

I was in a pub one night and a boy tried to tell me Antrim wore saffron because of the profileration of daisies, primroses and daffodils in the Glens. Luckily I was able to point out that the county colours do indeed come from a club strip, that club being the now defunct Seagan An Diomais (or Sean a' Diomas depending on where you hear about them). A Belfast club who represented Antrim in both the 1911 and 1912 All-Ireland football finals.

The editor of a monthly GAA magazine goes under the pen name of Sean an Diomas - Shane the Proud.

Ok that much i've got "saffron sam" thanks. But where did Seagan An Diomais get their colors from? No one seem's to know..The thing is the few clothes in my wardrobe are mostly saffron and I haven't a clue of the origin..

[theskull1]

A wee bit of the topic of conversation here, but can anyone tell me where we got the saffron colors come from. Aye know back in the day  the team that won the County, that particular clubs strip was used to represent the County team as was custom back then. However though, where did the club that won get their colors from. The reason I ask is that a group of people from Ireland at one time fought for a Scottish army against England. They were mostly from Moyle and Dalriada area. They wore saffron armbands to distinguish themselves. I was just wondering was their a connection with this and our County colors? I'm probably way off... 

I was in a pub one night and a boy tried to tell me Antrim wore saffron because of the profileration of daisies, primroses and daffodils in the Glens. Luckily I was able to point out that the county colours do indeed come from a club strip, that club being the now defunct Seagan An Diomais (or Sean a' Diomas depending on where you hear about them). A Belfast club who represented Antrim in both the 1911 and 1912 All-Ireland football finals.

The editor of a monthly GAA magazine goes under the pen name of Sean an Diomas - Shane the Proud.

Ok that much i've got "saffron sam" thanks. But where did Seagan An Diomais get their colors from? No one seem's to know..The thing is the few clothes in my wardrobe are mostly saffron and I haven't a clue of the origin..

Quote - "Men dipped their sheep in saffron"

Name the manager

[Stayousidethesquare]

theskull1, very disappointed skull that you did,nt follow through with your promises to meet the "Assessor", outside casement social at the Lynch's v Dall match. We where waiting to see if the discussion would become a bit more detailed. You come onto the site and then allegedly make promises to a poster that you would meet him to discuss the topics in more detail. The lads should be aware of this, he obviously got under your skin and subsequently he now seems to be banished from this site. Your language looking back on the postings seems a little more up tempo than his. Just to finish off by saying Skull you should practice what you preach!!!!!

[Arthur_Friend]

So skull didn't go to meet the 'Assessor' (and all his mates by the sounds of things).....hes obviously a coward 

[theskull1]

theskull1, very disappointed skull that you did,nt follow through with your promises to meet the "Assessor", outside casement social at the Lynch's v Dall match. We where waiting to see if the discussion would become a bit more detailed. You come onto the site and then allegedly make promises to a poster that you would meet him to discuss the topics in more detail. The lads should be aware of this, he obviously got under your skin and subsequently he now seems to be banished from this site. Your language looking back on the postings seems a little more up tempo than his. Just to finish off by saying Skull you should practice what you preach!!!!!

3 posts in and your stirring ......mmmmmmmmm

Your version of the PM's sent between myself and yer man is ever so lop sided and appears to being used simply as a tactic purley to get the rise. Very similar to the other boy in fact. It was very clear to me that the Assessor wanted one of two things from our chats. Either he name called so much that he wanted any meeting between myself and himself to decend into a full scale row or name called from the safe comfort of his chair as he had no intention of ever meeting me. There is of course the third option that he too seen, that us meeting had every chance of ending acrimoniuosly as did I, and decided that it was best for him not to get back to me about making final arrangements.

You tell me if he has been banished. I have no evidence of that and nor do I care.

Just on your point regarding my language to Assessor
Assessor had every opertunity from the start to debate any issues he might have had with this board and I asked him several times to be more specific with his comments and hoped he would do so. He didn't and took instant offense to me because I was the one who wouldn't let him away with it. So maybe you might want to trawl a bit further back just to understand the chronology and tone of the conversation when I made any comments which you deem to be "more up tempo than his". Would you agree with me. If not, could you point out where I'm wrong in my assertion?

I'm just after reading your PM.... it reads "Gutless". Why not put that in the main thread. It was only one word.  Did you want to come across a bit more considered with your views to the rest of the board.

Would you mind explaining to me what you mean because you sound to me like a kid in a playground shouting "fight fight fight"?

You and the assessor appear to have alot in common.

[milltown row]

was he meeting you Stayousidethesquare? or was he meeting the Assessor?

coming on here and having a pop at people will not win debates nor will they win friends. since being on this site i've found it a bit of craic. yes we have heated debates but generally people are only interested in making antrim hurling better.

the Assessor in my opinion has taken it further, he could pm me with his view if he likes

[Stayousidethesquare]

He allegedly threatened the assessor MR, again he would,nt post his comments to the assessor on this board! So i am correct in calling him "Gutless", would,nt post for all to see. He offerred to meet the assessor at the game, outside the social. Now your comment about the board improving antrim hurling. Well i ask did skull do much for the improvement of antrim hurling by sleekedly offering the assessor a get together at casement. Subsequently the moderator was contacted by the assessor and the info forwarded to the moderator, and now the assessor cannot get back onto the board.

He speaks from years of experience, and played at the highest level for a number of years unlike most on this board, who probably have just made Senior level, and some at lower divisions i guess. Skull tends to fit that bill!! could,nt do it on the pitch, so likes to pontificate on high, like most of the county executive. Seen them all before, and antrim hurling will never improve, if left to administrators like the SKULL! Assessor is no more, and the skull seems to have contributed to his banishment.

He brought a bit of spark!! Made compelling viewing as they say, unlike most of Skulls comments. No doubt Skull, you have to a civil servant, you just fit the bill................

[Minder]

Did your mother have any children that lived stayoutsidethespuare? Assessor was like yourself,full of shit. That is of course assuming they are two separate people.