Antrim Football Thread

[InnocentByStander]

Well done Tony, Lawrence and to all involved. Great to see the level of organisation behind this, probably 8 or 9 of a management team with nothing left to chance and shout out to Paddy Kelly who's doing superb work behind the scenes.

You cant underestimate the influence of Saffron Vision in all this and one of their main successes being the establishment of Saffron Business Forum which is a big driver in ensuring the funds are in place to enable our squads are properly prepared.

We are still a long way of winning silverware, but a lot of essential boxes are starting to be ticked!

Yeah like the trip to Waterfoot for the senior footballers, you need some serious financial backing for stuff like   that

The county couldn't give a toss about any level of football in this county

Not a good start to your interview for PRO..

=D

According the Antrim Strategic Plan 2020-2022, one of their main aims of the plan was to develop a fit for purpose Antrim fixture programme, it's now 2023 and we saw 10am throw ins and leagues starting in first week of March. Does this mean that that "fit for purpose" notion goes out the window? It also says that games are regular, meaningful and meets the needs of all patrons. Not quite sure how footballers start the leagues in early March with 10am throw ins but the hurlers start the leagues at the end of March and every week start at 2pm

10AM throw in you wouldn't hear it anywhere else on the island 

Dublin have a lot of league games on at 10.30am.

Just visited the Dublin GAA webiste and didnt see one senior div1 league game for a Sunday morning at 10:30 most of them are evening games.

No it doesn't happen in Derry either   

[Milltown Row2]

You can have them at anytime you want, you just have to arrange a time that suits both teams, that's been allowed for decades. Haven't done a 10am start yet. Would suit me now, but as a player I'd have still been 'out'

[JimStynes]

https://www.dublingaa.ie/competitions/results/178336

Quite a number of games played at 10.30 in Dublin

[InnocentByStander]

https://www.dublingaa.ie/competitions/results/178336

Quite a number of games played at 10.30 in Dublin

well don't I look like a d**khead i was going by upcoming fixtures

[SaffronSports]

What is the actual reason given for 10am games? I know there's an adult soccer league in Ballymena and surrounding areas with 10.15 starts on a Saturday morning which was to allow players to watch Ballymena United in the afternoon. Are the 10am games on days when Antrim play or what's the actual reason other than the Antrim board doing it to annoy football people obviously. 🙄

[delgany]

What is the actual reason given for 10am games? I know there's an adult soccer league in Ballymena and surrounding areas with 10.15 starts on a Saturday morning which was to allow players to watch Ballymena United in the afternoon. Are the 10am games on days when Antrim play or what's the actual reason other than the Antrim board doing it to annoy football people obviously. 🙄

The matches were at 10am to allow the masses to attend the Antrim Senior Hurlers league games at Corrigan as well as supporting their club football.

[country bumpkin]

Have not seen any div one hurling games scheduled for 10.00 am as yet........
Anybody....?

[country bumpkin]

In fact have never, ever covered a game with a 10.00 am throw in.......until.2023 and that one had an early termination.......

[Milltown Row2]

I don't think the early start was an excuse for that stoppage in fairness.

Are there more games being fixed for 10.am?

[Saffsof82]

https://www.dublingaa.ie/competitions/results/178336

Quite a number of games played at 10.30 in Dublin

well don't I look like a d**khead i was going by upcoming fixtures

Haven't heard many complaints from players who actually played at 10am, rest of day free and seems to have went down well after the initial shock though a fair few changed to 11 and 12 throw ins.

[toby47]

https://www.dublingaa.ie/competitions/results/178336

Quite a number of games played at 10.30 in Dublin

well don't I look like a d**khead i was going by upcoming fixtures

Haven't heard many complaints from players who actually played at 10am, rest of day free and seems to have went down well after the initial shock though a fair few changed to 11 and 12 throw ins.

I saw players tweeting negatively about the early throw ins.

[Milltown Row2]

https://www.dublingaa.ie/competitions/results/178336

Quite a number of games played at 10.30 in Dublin

well don't I look like a d**khead i was going by upcoming fixtures

Haven't heard many complaints from players who actually played at 10am, rest of day free and seems to have went down well after the initial shock though a fair few changed to 11 and 12 throw ins.

I saw players tweeting negatively about the early throw ins.

Saw ones complaining about the 6.30 throw ins the other week.. Do footballers just moan a lot?

[roger99]

https://www.dublingaa.ie/competitions/results/178336

Quite a number of games played at 10.30 in Dublin

well don't I look like a d**khead i was going by upcoming fixtures

Haven't heard many complaints from players who actually played at 10am, rest of day free and seems to have went down well after the initial shock though a fair few changed to 11 and 12 throw ins.

I saw players tweeting negatively about the early throw ins.

Who did you see tweet this ? It's just not true!

[toby47]

https://www.dublingaa.ie/competitions/results/178336

Quite a number of games played at 10.30 in Dublin

well don't I look like a d**khead i was going by upcoming fixtures

Haven't heard many complaints from players who actually played at 10am, rest of day free and seems to have went down well after the initial shock though a fair few changed to 11 and 12 throw ins.

I saw players tweeting negatively about the early throw ins.

Who did you see tweet this ? It's just not true!

It is true. See one of Mick McCann's tweets below.....

'Where else would you get it? 10am Senior League Fixtures in March. Split season going well. Hope the lad recovers, shocking injury'

[roger99]

https://www.dublingaa.ie/competitions/results/178336

Quite a number of games played at 10.30 in Dublin

well don't I look like a d**khead i was going by upcoming fixtures

Haven't heard many complaints from players who actually played at 10am, rest of day free and seems to have went down well after the initial shock though a fair few changed to 11 and 12 throw ins.

I saw players tweeting negatively about the early throw ins.

Who did you see tweet this ? It's just not true!

It is true. See one of Mick McCann's tweets below.....

'Where else would you get it? 10am Senior League Fixtures in March. Split season going well. Hope the lad recovers, shocking injury'

Did you not see his next tweet , see below:

"Starting to like these 10am games "