Antrim Football Thread

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Hon Dunloy 😃

Been a long time since Cuchullian's won a senior county football title......1936, but they look on the road again.

I'm conflicted. Equidistant between dunloy and portglenone, who to shout for 😀

[Hoof Hearted]

Hon Dunloy 😃

Been a long time since Cuchullian's won a senior county football title......1936, but they look on the road again.

I'm conflicted. Equidistant between dunloy and portglenone, who to shout for 😀

Cheer for Creggan then

[stiffler]

Great entertainment in dunsilly this evening, I thought Dunloy were fully deserving of the win. Serious pace and directness in the forward line. On another note, I thought the ref had a good game, he didn't fall for the usual dark arts we have seen from LD over the last few years.

[EOC1923]

Could question the injury time if you like but the better team on the night went through, other than the fortuitous goal by Ld in normal time Dunloy looked like they were coming strong, then pulled away at the end of extra time quite handily.
Only my opinion.

[Hoof Hearted]

Great to see Dunloy winning but where did the ref get over 8min of extra time from???

He's explained this before he has every second accounted for and keeps the players informed

[barelegs]

LD were poor Jordan and McKeown aside but thought Darren gave Dunloy the benefit of the doubt on some big decisions. Have no idea where he found 8 minutes of injury time. Seemed to play on until he got Dunloy an equaliser. Murray looked to have a goal in the first half extra time kicked out of the net it was so far over the line and the 45 to bring Dunloy level in the second half of extra time didn't look like a 45. Couldn't see where Finucane got a touch.

Dunloy certainly looked the fitter side. Lamh Dhearg missing Lynch and Mervyn badly - they were very open in the middle of the defence.

[imtommygunn]

Great entertainment in dunsilly this evening, I thought Dunloy were fully deserving of the win. Serious pace and directness in the forward line. On another note, I thought the ref had a good game, he didn't fall for the usual dark arts we have seen from LD over the last few years.

Their men were down a lot and they kind of paid the price.

Fair play to Dunloy. Also shows you how important conditioning is in football. Half the Dunloy ones have it from county hurling. Mckeown should be worth a look for county. Smith at cub for Dunloy very good too.

Busy schedule awaits now.

[bannside]

Good game of football with the result not as big a surprise given the way a lot of those Dunloy lads went through their juvenile careers picking up football medals for fun. They have the wind at their back now and won't fear anyone that's for sure. Declan Smyth looked every inch a county footballer there tonight, and Mc Keown too, I'm sure both are firmly in Andys notebook after watching that.

The supreme Marc Jordan didn't deserve to be on a losing team tonight, his performance as good as good as I have seen in a long long time.

Antrim footballer of the year 2023.

[geezer]

Well done to mr2, no interest in players trying to buy frees & if any slabbering at frees (LD) move it forward. Job well done.

As said previous, bar jordan & mckeown, LD were poor. Missed Lynch through the middle, couldnt stop the run.

But fair play to Dunloy, well deserved. Smyth at 6 was excellent. As were the 2 elliots. Will be a massive threat in the semis and maybe beyond. Well done.

[bannside]

Good shout Geezer, well done Mr2, you can be well pleased with that performance, tbf.

[Lár na páirce 1]

Is that three QF exits on the bounce for LD now? Dunloy always were gonna give that a lash and Lynch missing from middle helped limited player an all as he is he stands his ground.huge result and possibly not only so called shock of weekend.

[Ghost+Tommy]

Behind the Dunloy bench at full time,they were livid saying C Murray hit M Smith a cowardly punch walking past him,officials conveniently never seen it

[imtommygunn]

Having a go at the officials for not seeing an incident that you didn't even see yourself.

[Ghost+Tommy]

I didn't see it DIE,but then I wasn't officiating,just saying what they were cross about,and what I seen was no 23 with a busted mouth,DMc K had a good game in my eyes,not having a pop at them,just repeating what they said about the officials conveniently bot seeing it

[Ghost+Tommy]

Creggan will be fancying Thier chances off getting to a county final after last night's result,theyll be too good for Pg1 6pts,and then dunloy who they have already beat handy enough in the group stages