Antrim Football Thread

[Rodger Mona]

Anyone heard any reports of the club leagues being pushed back to allow greater participation of county players and facilitate a properly split season from county to club? Heard wind of that in other counties but not sure if Antrims leagues will commence around March again. Could imagine a condensed club season with the amount of dual players in the county could create its own problems

[country bumpkin]

Just heard Gilly Mc Ilhatton has passed away...A legend in our county....
May his Saffron Soul Rest in Peace...

[ck]

Anyone know if a county squad has been released yet?

[keep her low this half]

Just heard Gilly Mc Ilhatton has passed away...A legend in our county....
May his Saffron Soul Rest in Peace...

Gilly was the heart and soul of his club for many many years. So many great stories about him as a mentor.
RIP

[Milltown Row2]

Just heard Gilly Mc Ilhatton has passed away...A legend in our county....
May his Saffron Soul Rest in Peace...

Gilly was the heart and soul of his club for many many years. So many great stories about him as a mentor.
RIP

I'm old enough to have played against him!! They were struggling for a team and he started in the corner, he was told by his sons to stay away in the corner just to make the 15 (think he was about 60), though he couldn't help himself and away he was up and down the pitch chasing the ball, he managed to pull on a ball and it ended up in the net, first time I saw a man in trousers and shirt scoring a goal in Div 2 hurling!!

[NatSoSaff]

Getting the tea flask ready here for the trip to Armagh. Hoping for an encouraging evening!

[imtommygunn]

Team up on social media I see. Inexperienced but that's what the McKenna cup is for. A bit more experience on the bench if need be though.

[Milltown Row2]

Good crowd there in Armagh, but Antrim up against it! 1-2 down after 7 minutes

[Milltown Row2]

1-10 0-04....

It's a division one team playing against div 3 and it shows

Couple of wides but chances are few and far between for Antrim

Had to laugh at the commentary Antrim have 15 behind the ball here, next Antrim attack Armagh did same, nothing said!!

[JimStynes]

Antrim were shocking tonight. Probably one of the biggest crowds antrim will play in front of before the championship. Armagh played 2 teams tonight so they were nowhere near full strength either. A lot of work to do but it's still only the start of January.

[BrendanAntrim]

The two teams are operating on different levels. Armagh looked very strong, maybe they will carry the momentum from their strong season last year into 2023. We were never competitive at any stage this evening, division 3 will be different but stern tests await there too.

[JimStynes]

The two teams are operating on different levels. Armagh looked very strong, maybe they will carry the momentum from their strong season last year into 2023. We were never competitive at any stage this evening, division 3 will be different but stern tests await there too.

Doesn't look like there's any scores in the forward line

[EOC1923]

Feared the worst when I seen the team, particularly from midfield back.

[Sportacus]

Decades of nothing at underage - is anyone expecting anything better?  Every year we round up a squad and make the most of it, that's our lot.  Only 4 or 5 clubs have been putting in the requisite effort at underage so the conveyor belt is barely turning.  Tired old arguments.

[Milltown Row2]

New manager new system some new players and a div 3 team playing a div 1 team away from home who were in the 14 finals last year on the 4th of Jan!!

Some serious expectations here, lets judge us when we play a team at our standard, these are pre season warm up games

People stating the obvious and fearing the worst, tired old posts