Antrim Hurling

[the colonel]

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...chances are its a duck 

nutters

Anyone at home know how Loughiel's preparations are going for the semifinal? Have they many challenge games under their belt? what a bout injuries etc.. Are Shamrocks a decent enough out fit? Will they represent Antrim well?

Did St Johns not beat them?

[tom moore83]

stuffed them

[pdiddy]

Yeh, preparations not going well at all.  Getting beat in almost every challange match and a few injuries to boot.  Can't understand why anyone would back a team at 30/1 in a 4 horse race 

[the colonel]

Johnnies stuffed lgiel??

[JamesH]

Rumour has it that the shamrocks are training hard as you would expect, although as of last Tuesday the prodigal son still hasn't turned up to train, i can't see him starting. The rest of the lads are not best pleased although i see he's playing away for DC, the lure of the mighty dollar.

[tom moore83]

the prodigal son has left the panel at the players request. Loughgiel have been beaten in all their challenge games and have picked up 3-4 injuries. All in all i would say preparations good aparat from that. Would say we have an outside chance say 33/1

[theskull1]

Youse will be a better team without him

[johnneycool]

Rumour has it that the shamrocks are training hard as you would expect, although as of last Tuesday the prodigal son still hasn't turned up to train, i can't see him starting. The rest of the lads are not best pleased although i see he's playing away for DC, the lure of the mighty dollar.

You'd have to hope that Babs isn't over training them and is easing off this week to allow the legs to recover and get a bit of freshness in them!

[nrico2006]

Anyone know the complete line ups for the divisions this year and when is the leagues starting?

[the colonel]

the prodigal son has left the panel at the players request. Loughgiel have been beaten in all their challenge games and have picked up 3-4 injuries. All in all i would say preparations good aparat from that. Would say we have an outside chance say 33/1

What are the chances of a return and him appearing off the bench after 10 minutes?

[JamesH]

TM83 i don't believe that, i Will as like most hurling people expect to see him line out on the 19th . You believe and rightly so that you won't win without him , i believe it won't matter anyway. If your club had tried to sort him out years ago imagine the player he could be now. But your there now so there's nothing to lose.

[múinteoirmór]

Ah Lads, don tell me LW is not training or playing on the Shamrocks team, that is a major loss for them, if that is this case?  To say the team would be better of without him, I am not sure about that at all!  Sure the lad would grace any good club/county team in the country on his day.  A real pity! Stunned!  Lets be honest, what team in the country would not want a lad of that calibre and abilty on their team?  A terrible, terrible waste!

[the colonel]

Ah Lads, don tell me LW is not training or playing on the Shamrocks team, that is a major loss for them, if that is this case?  To say the team would be better of without him, I am not sure about that at all!  Sure the lad would grace any good club/county team in the country on his day.  A real pity! Stunned!  Lets be honest, what team in the country would not want a lad of that calibre and abilty on their team?  A terrible, terrible waste!

The calibre appears too often, its the other things that in the way. What other club/county would let him get away with what he has done for years.

[múinteoirmór]

Ah Lads, don tell me LW is not training or playing on the Shamrocks team, that is a major loss for them, if that is this case?  To say the team would be better of without him, I am not sure about that at all!  Sure the lad would grace any good club/county team in the country on his day.  A real pity! Stunned!  Lets be honest, what team in the country would not want a lad of that calibre and abilty on their team?  A terrible, terrible waste!

The calibre appears too often, its the other things that in the way. What other club/county would let him get away with what he has done for years.

I concur Colonel, with respect, but what a waste.  It must be difficult for the other lads, no question about that, but I am sure, all things being equal, they would want him on the staring line upon the 19th Feb and hopefully the 17th March!

[JamesH]

Colonel if he was on the Kalibre it would suit him better, (we plug for our first sponsors)