Antrim Football Thread

[imtommygunn]

Mick McCann (Tomas might claim it!) deserves credit for the thought process in playing the 45' short at the end of normal time. If he'd have just lofted it in, the old square ball rule was in play and no Cargin men could have entered the square before the ball. But since he passed it Tomas, who floated it in from play (great pass) this meant that cargin players could enter the square after it had left Tomas' boot. 

I think that's the type of brains and game management that is very hard to coach, and no coincidence they are still at the top of their game in their advancing years.  All very fine margins at that level.

Just saw a video of that - very clever. Also any video I saw yesterday showed McNabb's save on Brick Molloy's penalty but one of his other saves was a lot better.

[EOC1923]

Re: Ulster club championship
« Reply #371 on: November 13, 2022, 03:47:10 PM »
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Cargin win penalty shootout! Brilliant drama

Well done Cargin

This was posted literally straight after the penalty was scored yesterday on the Ulster Club Championship thread.. So there was chat about it very quickly

Fair enough

[Milltown Row2]

Mick McCann (Tomas might claim it!) deserves credit for the thought process in playing the 45' short at the end of normal time. If he'd have just lofted it in, the old square ball rule was in play and no Cargin men could have entered the square before the ball. But since he passed it Tomas, who floated it in from play (great pass) this meant that cargin players could enter the square after it had left Tomas' boot. 

I think that's the type of brains and game management that is very hard to coach, and no coincidence they are still at the top of their game in their advancing years.  All very fine margins at that level.

Just saw a video of that - very clever. Also any video I saw yesterday showed McNabb's save on Brick Molloy's penalty but one of his other saves was a lot better.

He was caught out badly for their goal but more than made up for it at the end... Shackles are off push on

[Milltown Row2]

Did anyone think there was more Donegal supporters than Antrim?

[NAG1]

Did anyone think there was more Donegal supporters than Antrim?

For right or wrong I dont think Cargin would be bringing out that neutral support that other clubs might bring with them.

The Glen EC match was as close to county level football that you could get from two club teams. Could be a long day for them next time out.

[Milltown Row2]

Did anyone think there was more Donegal supporters than Antrim?

For right or wrong I dont think Cargin would be bringing out that neutral support that other clubs might bring with them.

The Glen EC match was as close to county level football that you could get from two club teams. Could be a long day for them next time out.

I'm sure if there is one club in Antrim that has the low down on the clubs in south Derry it will be Cargin, RD will have a decent dossier on the Glen and they won't turn up to make up the numbers, at times yesterday Cargin were dead and buried, but like Tyson Fury getting up from the canvas they pulled it  out of the bag.

How do they stop Glen's midfield?  The pairing yesterday won't have the legs for 60 minutes against their 2

[imtommygunn]

Did anyone think there was more Donegal supporters than Antrim?

For right or wrong I dont think Cargin would be bringing out that neutral support that other clubs might bring with them.

The Glen EC match was as close to county level football that you could get from two club teams. Could be a long day for them next time out.

I don't think it's that to your first point at all. We don't get huge swathes of support for football at all in the county - Donegal a much bigger football county and I don't know the size of the clubs either. By all accounts Glenties aren't too loved in Donegal so I dunno how much neutral donegal support they'd get.

[BrendanAntrim]

Did anyone think there was more Donegal supporters than Antrim?

The Irish News certainly reports that Cargin supporters were heavily outnumbered.

[geezer]

Great win for Cargin and Antrim football in general. 3rd championship game in a row they have won in ET, some set of stones on them.

Owenbeg for Glen match?

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Did anyone think there was more Donegal supporters than Antrim?

The Irish News certainly reports that Cargin supporters were heavily outnumbered.

Highland said 4 to 1

[Spike]

Perhaps highlights the general apathy in Antrim for attending.  we could barely sell out Corrigan for the antrim v cavan championship match earlier in the year.  Cargin from a small rural parish divided 3 ways wasn't going to fill Corrigan.  Don't know if it is a travelling issue for Corrigan or if things would even change if shifted back up the country.  Hard to tell.  Felt like Ahoghill was getting good crowds of neutrals a few years ago.

[Christmas Lights]

Was that Cargin's first win in Ulster?

[country bumpkin]

Was that Cargin's first win in Ulster?

Nope, beat Carrickmore at Casement 1999 and only lost by a couple of points to Cross at Clones in semi final. They went on to win All Ireland Club that year.....

[Pjoe]

Perhaps highlights the general apathy in Antrim for attending.  we could barely sell out Corrigan for the antrim v cavan championship match earlier in the year.  Cargin from a small rural parish divided 3 ways wasn't going to fill Corrigan.  Don't know if it is a travelling issue for Corrigan or if things would even change if shifted back up the country.  Hard to tell.  Felt like Ahoghill was getting good crowds of neutrals a few years ago.

Corrigan is literally 35/40 minutes on the motorway from Toome. It takes almost as long to get from one side of Belfast to the other. Jeez I doubt Cargin supporters would be put off by a short drive up the motorway 

[EOC1923]

Perhaps highlights the general apathy in Antrim for attending.  we could barely sell out Corrigan for the antrim v cavan championship match earlier in the year.  Cargin from a small rural parish divided 3 ways wasn't going to fill Corrigan.  Don't know if it is a travelling issue for Corrigan or if things would even change if shifted back up the country.  Hard to tell.  Felt like Ahoghill was getting good crowds of neutrals a few years ago.

Corrigan is literally 35/40 minutes on the motorway from Toome. It takes almost as long to get from one side of Belfast to the other. Jeez I doubt Cargin supporters would be put off by a short drive up the motorway

Id imagine he means other Antrim gaels not Cargin supporters, but then you know this.

9 of your last 12 posts are about Cargin Pjoe, and not many of them are very nice.