Antrim Football Thread

[NatSoSaff]

Funny Antrim and Derry were missing their st.brigids players too

[Truth hurts]

How have the Downey's come to transfer?

This is a very sad situation and how a club like Lavey can let this happen does not sit with me. When you think of Lavey you think of Henry and Seamus Downey and the McGurks in the famous red and black from 91 when they won the All-Ireland like Down. Its not right.

[ck]

How have the Downey's come to transfer?

This is a very sad situation and how a club like Lavey can let this happen does not sit with me. When you think of Lavey you think of Henry and Seamus Downey and the McGurks in the famous red and black from 91 when they won the All-Ireland like Down. Its not right.

Couldn't agree more. I had heard from a Lavey member that there was no-way they were going to let it happen but it sounds like it might be? No matter what the row was about, your club is bigger than your pride/ego. Club should always win. Running away to another club is no answer.

Not sure if it'll help St.Brigids in the longer term either. Fit them better to focus on bringing their younger players through.

[geezer]

I can see Derry going deep again this year so will probably only have them come the championship.

What do management say to the lads that will inevitably be dropped when they come in? " thanks very much lads for playing the league but theres a few boys from another club taking your spot". Stinks.

[country bumpkin]

How have the Downey's come to transfer?

This is a very sad situation and how a club like Lavey can let this happen does not sit with me. When you think of Lavey you think of Henry and Seamus Downey and the McGurks in the famous red and black from 91 when they won the All-Ireland like Down. Its not right.

Couldn't agree more. I had heard from a Lavey member that there was no-way they were going to let it happen but it sounds like it might be? No matter what the row was about, your club is bigger than your pride/ego. Club should always win. Running away to another club is no answer.

Not sure if it'll help St.Brigids in the longer term either. Fit them better to focus on bringing their younger players through.

Indeed, Brigid's are the reigning county minor champs and beaten finalists 2020/21 a club with a vast resevoir of youth available.......

Previous comment right in the mark.....

[toby47]

How have the Downey's come to transfer?

This is a very sad situation and how a club like Lavey can let this happen does not sit with me. When you think of Lavey you think of Henry and Seamus Downey and the McGurks in the famous red and black from 91 when they won the All-Ireland like Down. Its not right.

Yeah but when the Downeys & Mcgurks fall out it was going to be an explosion and a half.

[realisticsaff]

What do management say to the lads that will inevitably be dropped when they come in? " thanks very much lads for playing the league but theres a few boys from another club taking your spot". Stinks.

St Brigids strike me as a club that dont give a toss where their players come from they'd be more than happy with a starting team of 15 blow ins.

[bannside]

Cruel. The ones I spoke to were well aware of that possibility and said it wasn't sitting easily with many club members. Re players missing out on gametime as a result....maybe they had a collective vote and decided to give it their blessing.

There's other extenuating factors...such as strong established family links. Their grandfather was a forming member of St Brigids. That may have carried some weight.

No point in jumping on here without a bit of balance on the subject.

[Truth hurts]

Lavey has a long legacy, you would have thought someone could have got this sorted. Its a very sad situation and i wonder will Brolly write about it. That's his club in Belfast isn't it.

[imtommygunn]

I don't know how it will work if they're away with the county half the year. Derry will be about for a good while so they won't be playing. They can't realiistically come to a new club not having played and just jump onto a team in front of boys who have been playing all year. Sounds like a tricky situation tbh. If they were about all year it could be managed.

Downeys and McGurks fall out. That would about explain it if that is what happened

[geezer]

BS, my point is this; Brigids have been extremely successful at underage the past 10 years or so. In the last 5 years theyve won a minor chsip and 3 (i think) u-21s. Thats some going and proves there is ample talent within the club. Why is there a need to bring the Downeys in? Be loyal to the lads that have won the club countless trophies.

[NorthAntrim]

Regardless of being successful at underage level. There will be boys that have been coached from young kids to adult level miss out because of a fall out from another club. Our games unfortunatly following the soccer route with growing transfer lists every year. Fall outs / lack of game time / smaller clubs losing better players to the bigger clubs. Sad to see

[Milltown Row2]

So if the rift isn't fixable. Should they just stop playing for a club and lose out on County?

[bannside]

In fairness to St Brigids I font think they pushed for this at any point. They are well aware that home bred players will lose out on game time, and that many in the club were against it...hoping that the situation could be resolved with Lavey GAC. But that didn't happen and when the official inter county transfer application came through they had to deal with it.

I heard two players last week, but then heard a bigger number last night. So really don't know the definitive answer to that. Maybe there will be some informed comment on the matter soon....Brolly the best bet.

[toby47]

If you have the chance to get county footballers into your club, you take them. That would be my thinking anyway.