Antrim Football Thread

[Milltown Row2]

Converting youth/juvenile wins into senior is entirely different as all on here know.. you'd need to be winning five in a row at both minor and under 21 to beat some fruit like Glen have recently that their great kids eventually came through at senior..

One swallow and all that

[geezer]

Brides obviously have some fantastic young players coming through, surely they should be given the chance at senior, instead of their progress being stunted. Downeys are class players but your going to disappoint your own members who have been representing the club for 10/15 years. Trust the players who have won numerous underage titles for the club.

No matter if you win at senior or not, be loyal to your own.

[JimStynes]

Brides obviously have some fantastic young players coming through, surely they should be given the chance at senior, instead of their progress being stunted. Downeys are class players but your going to disappoint your own members who have been representing the club for 10/15 years. Trust the players who have won numerous underage titles for the club.

No matter if you win at senior or not, be loyal to your own.

St Brigid's have a long history of accepting blow ins due to the fact they were a new club. Those days are over now and they have enough of their own players from underage teams. I don't know if it would sit right with me if 4 or 5 players landed from another club into our senior team in those circumstances. It's different if the family have moved and settled in another parish. Are the lads living in Belfast?

[geezer]

Brides obviously have some fantastic young players coming through, surely they should be given the chance at senior, instead of their progress being stunted. Downeys are class players but your going to disappoint your own members who have been representing the club for 10/15 years. Trust the players who have won numerous underage titles for the club.

No matter if you win at senior or not, be loyal to your own.

St Brigid's have a long history of accepting blow ins due to the fact they were a new club. Those days are over now and they have enough of their own players from underage teams. I don't know if it would sit right with me if 4 or 5 players landed from another club into our senior team in those circumstances. It's different if the family have moved and settled in another parish. Are the lads living in Belfast?

Dont know much at all about the situation. Maybe they are living up for uni?

[Hoof Hearted]

I believe their mother is from St Brigids

[JimStynes]

I believe their mother is from St Brigids

Some spin and diesel money to be driving from Lavey to Belfast 3/4 nights a week.

[country bumpkin]

I believe their mother is from St Brigids

And the St Brigid's chairman is Bursar at St Mary's.......

[Sportacus]

Have seen a lotta stuff doing the rounds on the web in statements made by individual members of Lavey by, or in support of a prominent family within.

Do know an approach was made to Cargin a while back which was graciously declined.
The conduit as to South Belfast was an individual in a South Derry school and players were introduced to club as  we members...
Surely Brigid's akin to Cargin have a strong youth base and do wonder who are the up and coming Musgrave lads who will lose out...

A can see a settlement reached in the Erins Own club but in any event I can never envisage a Downey in Saffron.....

I'm sure a Cargin player missed out when Magill transferred in.  Could apply it to a lot of clubs.  Wouldn't get too high & mighty.

[Milltown Row2]

Have seen a lotta stuff doing the rounds on the web in statements made by individual members of Lavey by, or in support of a prominent family within.

Do know an approach was made to Cargin a while back which was graciously declined.
The conduit as to South Belfast was an individual in a South Derry school and players were introduced to club as  we members...
Surely Brigid's akin to Cargin have a strong youth base and do wonder who are the up and coming Musgrave lads who will lose out...

A can see a settlement reached in the Erins Own club but in any event I can never envisage a Downey in Saffron.....

I'm sure a Cargin player missed out when Magill transferred in.  Could apply it to a lot of clubs.  Wouldn't get too high & mighty.

CB generally has amnesia when mentioning players from other clubs joining the loughshore green army

[country bumpkin]

Have seen a lotta stuff doing the rounds on the web in statements made by individual members of Lavey by, or in support of a prominent family within.

Do know an approach was made to Cargin a while back which was graciously declined.
The conduit as to South Belfast was an individual in a South Derry school and players were introduced to club as  we members...
Surely Brigid's akin to Cargin have a strong youth base and do wonder who are the up and coming Musgrave lads who will lose out...

A can see a settlement reached in the Erins Own club but in any event I can never envisage a Downey in Saffron.....

I'm sure a Cargin player missed out when Magill transferred in.  Could apply it to a lot of clubs.  Wouldn't get too high & mighty.

CB generally has amnesia when mentioning players from other clubs joining the loughshore green army

Michael was an exception and was a big asset.

Led to believe a long list of requests awaiting to follow that route.
We will see...?

[Sportacus]

Have seen a lotta stuff doing the rounds on the web in statements made by individual members of Lavey by, or in support of a prominent family within.

Do know an approach was made to Cargin a while back which was graciously declined.
The conduit as to South Belfast was an individual in a South Derry school and players were introduced to club as  we members...
Surely Brigid's akin to Cargin have a strong youth base and do wonder who are the up and coming Musgrave lads who will lose out...

A can see a settlement reached in the Erins Own club but in any event I can never envisage a Downey in Saffron.....

I'm sure a Cargin player missed out when Magill transferred in.  Could apply it to a lot of clubs.  Wouldn't get too high & mighty.

CB generally has amnesia when mentioning players from other clubs joining the loughshore green army

Michael was an exception and was a big asset.

Led to believe a long list of requests awaiting to follow that route.
We will see...?

Lol

[Cnoc Bán]

Surely they'd (Downeys)be just as well signing for the ports BS,just a short spin for them

I have said that to others since I first heard the rumour.

PG1 would have made great sense but not sure if there are reasons why they would have been bypassed.

[country bumpkin]

Surely they'd (Downeys)be just as well signing for the ports BS,just a short spin for them

I have said that to others since I first heard the rumour.

PG1 would have made great sense but not sure if there are reasons why they would have been bypassed.

The Downeys are into their hurling.....but possibly seeking a short cut to success....possibly why early port of call was Toome....

[Cnoc Bán]

Surely they'd (Downeys)be just as well signing for the ports BS,just a short spin for them

I have said that to others since I first heard the rumour.

PG1 would have made great sense but not sure if there are reasons why they would have been bypassed.

The Downeys are into their hurling.....but possibly seeking a short cut to success....possibly why early port of call was Toome....

Well if it is dual club they are after they should have stopped at Whitehill 

[Cnoc Bán]

From what I can see this incoming year counties have the choice to revert back to u18 for minor.

The ages grades below stay at u13 u15.

The following year the recommendation looks like going back to the original age grades of u12 u14 u16 and u18.

U18 players will only be able to play senior after their schools season has finished from my understanding.

Has anyone heard any more about minor for next year?

I have heard from a couple of people today that they heard minor will be u18 next year.

But I wasn't aware of it being discussed in any official capacity this side of Christmas.