Antrim Football Thread

[Spike]

Debate + controversy = publicity.  Consolation nor affirmation found in these Awards

[Hoof Hearted]

Anyone that pays more than 5 minutes to these all star awards and I include the main inter county ones, needs their head looked at

Exactly
5 minutes is even too much

[EOC1923]

By the look of the u20 hurling final ht score the county board could be getting the farce served up they deserve

[country bumpkin]

So Under-20 football championship due to start next week following the non event which was the league.
Cargin may well be strong in this competition but with their date with the Glenties due the same date scheduled for the final of the under -20 championship and with a good number
'seniors' eligible for this last under age event they have a big  decision to make....

[Pjoe]

You'd need to get to the final first before having any decision to make. But sure either way you'll always have the CCC to blame 

So Under-20 football championship due to start next week following the non event which was the league.
Cargin may well be strong in this competition but with their date with the Glenties due the same date scheduled for the final of the under -20 championship and with a good number
'seniors' eligible for this last under age event they have a big  decision to make....

[country bumpkin]

You'd need to get to the final first before having any decision to make. But sure either way you'll always have the CCC to blame 

So Under-20 football championship due to start next week following the non event which was the league.
Cargin may well be strong in this competition but with their date with the Glenties due the same date scheduled for the final of the under -20 championship and with a good number
'seniors' eligible for this last under age event they have a big  decision to make....

Great question, but do you think they should risk the first team under 20s in the qtr final and semis if they travel that far, and just don't turn up for the final if they happen to make it??

[country bumpkin]

Whatever about the timing of these competitions (and I'm not a great fan although I can see the difficulty trying to fit it in), is it really a huge problem for Cargin? They must have a huge amount of talented young lads at this age group and probably find it difficult to get them all some game time in their senior or reserve teams. I wouldn't imagine it's the most head pickling decision for RD to decide who is playing U20s and who is not but it's a great opportunity for the stack of other lads, and with or without their very best they'd still expect to be there or thereabouts.

Some boys play a lot of football matches. The vast majority don't play anywhere near enough. We lose sight of that sometimes.

Take your point and am sure such will reflect the decision made by those in charge.....

[Truth hurts]

Just looking at Antrim leagues, what has happened St Galls, Jesus they were some force to be reckoned with in 05-15

[Jeepers Creepers]

Just looking at Antrim leagues, what has happened St Galls, Jesus they were some force to be reckoned with in 05-15

The 05-15 team are no longer there (so to speak)?

[Milltown Row2]

Just looking at Antrim leagues, what has happened St Galls, Jesus they were some force to be reckoned with in 05-15

Retirement.... But sure it'll come back around again, at some point, I hope 

[Truth hurts]

what are you like at underge level, who are the strong clubs in Antrim at underage? St Brigids are getting big numbers? Aghagallon seems to be too but aren't a lot of their players from Lurgan and do their camogs not play in Armagh.
NAOMH ÉANNA are another club with big numbers

[EOC1923]

Just looking at Antrim leagues, what has happened St Galls, Jesus they were some force to be reckoned with in 05-15

Retirement.... But sure it'll come back around again, at some point, I hope 

I certainly think it will come again, and with likes of Terry O Neill and Paddy Murray helping out with young age groups it only going to help.

[Milltown Row2]

what are you like at underge level, who are the strong clubs in Antrim at underage? St Brigids are getting big numbers? Aghagallon seems to be too but aren't a lot of their players from Lurgan and do their camogs not play in Armagh.
NAOMH ÉANNA are another club with big numbers

The SW teams have taken things up a notch or six and have competed and won a lot of the football titles on offer these past number of years, giving the likes of Cargin a stiffer challenge.

St Brigids need to make a breakthrough and have just won minor but needs to make that transition into senior, the tools are their just need a good coach to make them be competitive.

As EOC1923 has pointed out, there are plenty people from within the club that have a huge determination to get things back to competing again, but bit off the mark just yet, tradition will translate to winning again

For a lot of clubs its making sure they get and keep the numbers to bring them through so Aghagallon are making strides in that dept at the minute and fair fecks to them

[JimStynes]

what are you like at underge level, who are the strong clubs in Antrim at underage? St Brigids are getting big numbers? Aghagallon seems to be too but aren't a lot of their players from Lurgan and do their camogs not play in Armagh.
NAOMH ÉANNA are another club with big numbers

We've no Lurgan men playing for us at all!

[Saul goodman]

what are you like at underge level, who are the strong clubs in Antrim at underage? St Brigids are getting big numbers? Aghagallon seems to be too but aren't a lot of their players from Lurgan and do their camogs not play in Armagh.
NAOMH ÉANNA are another club with big numbers

We've no Lurgan men playing for us at all!

You tell him Jim - seems there are some still need a geography lesson.