Antrim Football Thread

[EOC1923]

Holy Ghost. Are things that bad? Honestly? Take a breath boys. The seniors survived again in division 3 in a new management teams first year in charge. Not bad going considering it takes time to implement a new system, set of standards and expectations etc.
The u20's have also been a big positive by all accounts. Surely there's enough going on at the minute to give cause for some hope. I'm looking at division 1 and 2 club fixtures over the next few weeks and it's a reminder of how competitive and exciting our senior and intermediate league and championship is again this year. Put the knives away and choose love 

What other county in the country has a full round of club fixtures 2 and a half days before the county has a championship game, and as far as the club leagues the county have made their feelings known about the league by having games at 10am. Cargin v Creggan should be a marquee fixture in our league calendar on Wednesday night but instead we'll have nothing but shadow boxing with 2 reserve sides. But I'm sure when they meet in championship in August we'll see the usual suspects at the gate scanning bar codes.

Cargin and Creggan, both sides will only be missing a couple each because of Antrims game. Could be other reasons why others aren't there.

[country bumpkin]

Just saw betting for 2023 senior football championship and Brigid's are second favourites.......ffs.

[bannside]

Who's laying the odds CB?

[realisticsaff]

Just saw betting for 2023 senior football championship and Brigid's are second favourites.......ffs.

Not necessarily.. I'm guessing they've had alot of bets put on them which means their odds shorten.

[country bumpkin]

Who's laying the odds CB?

Boylesports....

[country bumpkin]

Who's laying the odds CB?

Boylesports.....must be a Derry man there.....

[country bumpkin]

Jeez, 5/2 .....watch out for the rush....

[realisticsaff]

Jeez, 5/2 .....watch out for the rush....

I really wouldn't worry about them

[paddyjohn]

Hurlers get Portugal and the footballers get Glenariffe. 😉

[ck]

Just saw betting for 2023 senior football championship and Brigid's are second favourites.......ffs.

Interesting considering not one Downey transfer has officially gone through yet and the Championship draw hasn't even taken place.

[EOC1923]

Just saw betting for 2023 senior football championship and Brigid's are second favourites.......ffs.

Laughably this is actually true 🤣🤣🤣

[Milltown Row2]

Hurlers get Portugal and the footballers get Glenariffe. 😉

Most probably got lost on the way to it

[Hoof Hearted]

At least they let them on the pitch
Remember Lougheil had a no big ball policy

[Milltown Row2]

At least they let them on the pitch
Remember Lougheil had a no big ball policy

Nothing wrong with that! Wonder did they mark out the 45's!

[bannside]

Things have improved beyond recognition since before the arrival of Saffron Vision, county squads get everything they need, with full support teams to back it up. Work going on behind the scenes in coaching and fundraising that  we would have given an arm for a decade ago, and while it's not perfect by any stretch, we are very obviously making great progress in the right areas.

As someone who has a long history of calling out the county "board" for their ineptitude, going back several decades, I can assure those current dissidents that if they had been around pre Paddy O' Hara report into football affairs in the county and what we have now.....its like day and night. And I'm happy to give plenty of examples.

Haters will hate, but the show must go on.