Antrim Football Thread

[EOC1923]

Hard to put words on that, gutted that we threw it away like that. Couldn't close it out, even Bynre giving away the draw at the end never mind the win.

[imtommygunn]

Just a real kick in the balls eoc.

We played very well in parts too.

[bannside]

Why hang a player out that put his heart and soul into that performance, including making a couple of extraordinary saves. Everyone in the history of the game has made a blunder on the pitch at some stage, but some just can't wait to get back to the keypad as quickly as possible and put the boot in. Sickening!

JF got caught in possession and overturned and some will take delight in that too, but there's a fella in his first season who's hardly put a foot wrong, and scored a cracking goal today as well. Maybe we can note the positives as well.

Yes some naivety for sure but anyone who supports this team over the years will have seen lots to like in getting good leads built up against teams in this most competitive division, and once Andy has players back and a full squad to choose from we can be seeing these games out.

Plenty to really like about this side even if the league table says otherwise. Sick as a parrot after that but hopefully hard lessons learned...we need to stick by this group.

[imtommygunn]

Very well setup and played well bs. Our ending 15 probably not as strong as starting and Fermanagh's was the reverse. Also they got a lot of joy when they really starting pressuring our kickout. Really it was what we did to them in the first half but should have capitalised more. Gutting result but key thing is staying in the division. Also I wish we had their number 12 as he was some operator.

[EOC1923]

Why hang a player out that put his heart and soul into that performance, including making a couple of extraordinary saves. Everyone in the history of the game has made a blunder on the pitch at some stage, but some just can't wait to get back to the keypad as quickly as possible and put the boot in. Sickening!

JF got caught in possession and overturned and some will take delight in that too, but there's a fella in his first season who's hardly put a foot wrong, and scored a cracking goal today as well. Maybe we can note the positives as well.

Yes some naivety for sure but anyone who supports this team over the years will have seen lots to like in getting good leads built up against teams in this most competitive division, and once Andy has players back and a full squad to choose from we can be seeing these games out.

Plenty to really like about this side even if the league table says otherwise. Sick as a parrot after that but hopefully hard lessons learned...we need to stick by this group.

Who put the boot in? Not allowed to discuss what happened or what?

[Sportacus]

I think the signs are positive overall for this team.  League games are tight.  Pipped at the post twice.  Hardly a crisis.

[Saffrongael]

2pts from the 15th minute in second half to the final whistle is brutal

[bannside]

We've scored 75 points (averaging 19 points per game) in a tough division, playing exceptional football at times. The few who were in Newry or fewer still in Thurles know that, and today we saw it in spells.

All this with a huge injury list...Ryan Dermot Jamie Adam Decky Paddy McBride and others.

Who all's for Glennon Park?

[Spike]

We have also conceded 75 points. 

We are definitely playing better than at the start of the season.  Bonuses are we are scoring more and have more possession than previously.  Minuses are we are collapsing and conceding badly once pressure is applied to us. 

[Saffrongael]

Yeah it's about winning games, finding a way, scoring average doesent matter a shite

[EOC1923]

We've scored 75 points (averaging 19 points per game) in a tough division, playing exceptional football at times. The few who were in Newry or fewer still in Thurles know that, and today we saw it in spells.

All this with a huge injury list...Ryan Dermot Jamie Adam Decky Paddy McBride and others.

Who all's for Glennon Park?

Not allowed to comment on Antrims games unless you travel Ireland watching them, that the rules on here lads

[country bumpkin]

We've scored 75 points (averaging 19 points per game) in a tough division, playing exceptional football at times. The few who were in Newry or fewer still in Thurles know that, and today we saw it in spells.

All this with a huge injury list...Ryan Dermot Jamie Adam Decky Paddy McBride and others.

Who all's for Glennon Park?

Not allowed to comment on Antrims games unless you travel Ireland w
atching them, that the rules on here lads

Anyone know why one of the best young players in the county, Sean O' Neill cannot get a sniff....?

[Hoof Hearted]

We've scored 75 points (averaging 19 points per game) in a tough division, playing exceptional football at times. The few who were in Newry or fewer still in Thurles know that, and today we saw it in spells.

All this with a huge injury list...Ryan Dermot Jamie Adam Decky Paddy McBride and others.

Who all's for Glennon Park?

For Longford Offaly ?

[bannside]

So many rookies and first years were in or around the action yesterday. Keeper, Oisin, Finnegan twins, Mc Larnon, Dommo and Hynds when he came on...just too much inexperience when the game was in the melting pot during last five minutes. Yet in the end the killer blow was a big fist by Quigley for the second week in a row to grab the points.

Such very small margins yet some can't wait to name shame and condemn, without a passing word in recognition of the fabulous effort and excellent passages of play that enabled us to go 8 up. Or the superb contributions from (amongst others) Stewart, Healy, Jordan, Mc Cann at FF and Joseph Finnegan who looks nailed on to play for next five or six years.

When this period of transition settles,  a few injuries heal up and maybe one or two return to the fold, we will have a team ready to face the next few years with real confidence.

Sean O Neill will play his way in, and trust me it wont be too long before Ryan Mc Quillan, Aidan Mc Aleese and possibly Conchur Johnston will be in that mix, if not this year,  definitely next.

From what i see I'd be more confident of a performance or two in the Tailteean Cup this year than I was last year....but time will tell!

Is it too much to expect us to all to get behind that?

[realisticsaff]

Losing an 8 point lead in the 2nd half when both teams are at a similar level in modern day Gaelic football is absolutely criminal. End of.