Antrim Football Thread

[country bumpkin]

Creeegan and portglenone the challengers again next year ? Belfast miles off

Lotta challengers ...Aghagallon may well be first in line but folly to ignore L Dhearg, the Johnnies or possibly St Brigid's....

[paddyjohn]

St Brigids won't count. Couple of years early for them.

I'm going for Cargin or Portglenone.

[country bumpkin]

St Brigids won't count. Couple of years early for them.

I'm going for Cargin or Portglenone.

Hearing change in the draw procedure.....and do you think PG1 have strength in depth to go all the way...25 probables is my  estimation on requirement....

[Lár na páirce 1]

Makes me giggle people even now tipping Portglenone, very average team with a sprinkling of some decent players up the spine of the team, afraid the winners will be Cargin or Creggan

[themac_23]

St Brigids won't count. Couple of years early for them.

I'm going for Cargin or Portglenone.

Hearing change in the draw procedure.....and do you think PG1 have strength in depth to go all the way...25 probables is my  estimation on requirement....

Hopefully back to straight knockout, groups are brutal too many dead rubbers. If they want to give teams at least 2 games then do a back door system, the groups are not fit for purpose at all

[Saffsof82]

St Brigids won't count. Couple of years early for them.

I'm going for Cargin or Portglenone.

Hearing change in the draw procedure.....and do you think PG1 have strength in depth to go all the way...25 probables is my  estimation on requirement....

Hopefully back to straight knockout, groups are brutal too many dead rubbers. If they want to give teams at least 2 games then do a back door system, the groups are not fit for purpose at all

I thought the groups were dead on this year when stripped back to one round instead of the two rounds previously. Will a change of mgt at Musgrave make any difference, see the Donegal man is away.

[Caesar]

There's every chance a new St Brigids manager will find significant improvement, but they are a long way from genuine contenders at present.

PG1 are a strong team but don't seem to be able to get over the semi-final hurdle. Club appears to be on an upward curve and will be genuine contenders if they can find a bit more improvement.

Not much needs to be said about Cargin and Creggan who are both widely expected to be claiming silverware.

Aghagallon have earned the respect of being a genuine contender after reaching two finals in recent years. Suspect a third final might be a big ask.

LD and St Johns will always be tough championship games for anyone but wouldn't expect either to be winning the championship next year.

St Galls have lots of young talent but long way from genuine championship contenders as yet.

[JimStynes]

There's every chance a new St Brigids manager will find significant improvement, but they are a long way from genuine contenders at present.

PG1 are a strong team but don't seem to be able to get over the semi-final hurdle. Club appears to be on an upward curve and will be genuine contenders if they can find a bit more improvement.

Not much needs to be said about Cargin and Creggan who are both widely expected to be claiming silverware.

Aghagallon have earned the respect of being a genuine contender after reaching two finals in recent years. Suspect a third final might be a big ask.

LD and St Johns will always be tough championship games for anyone but wouldn't expect either to be winning the championship next year.

St Galls have lots of young talent but long way from genuine championship contenders as yet.

Are Rossa worth a mention if they get full buy in from the hurlers?

[Caesar]

There's every chance a new St Brigids manager will find significant improvement, but they are a long way from genuine contenders at present.

PG1 are a strong team but don't seem to be able to get over the semi-final hurdle. Club appears to be on an upward curve and will be genuine contenders if they can find a bit more improvement.

Not much needs to be said about Cargin and Creggan who are both widely expected to be claiming silverware.

Aghagallon have earned the respect of being a genuine contender after reaching two finals in recent years. Suspect a third final might be a big ask.

LD and St Johns will always be tough championship games for anyone but wouldn't expect either to be winning the championship next year.

St Galls have lots of young talent but long way from genuine championship contenders as yet.

Are Rossa worth a mention if they get full buy in from the hurlers?

Absolutely. Rossa at full strength are always a difficult game for anyone!

[country bumpkin]

There's every chance a new St Brigids manager will find significant improvement, but they are a long way from genuine contenders at present.

PG1 are a strong team but don't seem to be able to get over the semi-final hurdle. Club appears to be on an upward curve and will be genuine contenders if they can find a bit more improvement.

Not much needs to be said about Cargin and Creggan who are both widely expected to be claiming silverware.

Aghagallon have earned the respect of being a genuine contender after reaching two finals in recent years. Suspect a third final might be a big ask.

LD and St Johns will always be tough championship games for anyone but wouldn't expect either to be winning the championship next year.

St Galls have lots of young talent but long way from genuine championship contenders as yet.

Are Rossa worth a mention if they get full buy in from the hurlers?

Indeed, but Rossa will always put hurling first......

[Spike]

those bad injuries to key men Rossa suffered last year won't have helped them either

[paddyjohn]

New top looks superb.

[bannside]

Congratulations to esteemed  county treasurer Donal Murphy on securing a highly lucrative 5 years sponsorship deal with Fibrus. Was most impressed with todays professional launch in Belfast Hilton.

Dominic Kearns is as proud an Antrim man as you could wish for and certainly hasn't forgotten his roots. Vital resources are now available to the county in both codes from under 17 through under 20 to senior  squads - in the process facilitating the development of our potentially elite players as they come out of an already improved juvenile system.

Fair play to all involved, Mackers for his hosting, county managers for their insightful contributions, a shout out ongoing sponsors Premier Electric and Donnelly property, and to evergreen staples Creagh Concrete.

Couldn't help but notice a cosy little cartel in the corner, Philip, Dick, Collie and Tony who rightly deserve all the kudos they receive for the formation and delivery of Saffron Vision...the forerunner that made events like today possible!

[Kidder81]

You forgot to put "press release"

[Silver hill]

Also plenty of young lads with alot of experience gained and championship medals in there back pockets.
More coming through which I'm sure will feature next season
Keeping the older lads on their toes !!

Going back to last Sunday's game I think the Cargin management don't a masterclass tactically to stifle Glen and would have thought there game plan was well intact until the final minute of the game .
Let's see if kilco can hold them to 11 scores.

Stifle all you want....well done with that but the idea is that you score more than your opponent. Cargin played on the edge and maximised their physicality in the middle third but offered very little in the final third where it matters most.