Antrim Football Thread

[thegladiator]

Based on the fact is is well known they have one of the best teams in the county come championship time. Regardless of the fact where Dunloy enter division 1 , Naomh Eanna are nowhere near the quality and it is puzzling as to why they would question the decision
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St endas have every right to question Why they are getting relegated in place of a mid tier D2 team. Other clubs should  be asking the same question. Leagues and championships aren't played on paper, players lose form, go travelling, injuries etc etc- so basing it on a championship run from 2 years ago is ridiculous. Maybe it's to keep wee davys payroll ticking over, so we can't risk upsetting Dunloy? Just a thought.

[SaffronSports]

Based on the fact is is well known they have one of the best teams in the county come championship time. Regardless of the fact where Dunloy enter division 1 , Naomh Eanna are nowhere near the quality and it is puzzling as to why they would question the decision

St endas have every right to question Why they are getting relegated in place of a mid tier D2 team. Other clubs should  be asking the same question. Leagues and championships aren't played on paper, players lose form, go travelling, injuries etc etc- so basing it on a championship run from 2 years ago is ridiculous. Maybe it's to keep wee davys payroll ticking over, so we can't risk upsetting Dunloy? Just a thought.
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The only reason you were still in Divison 1 last year was to keep the outgoing chair happy. Just a thought.

[thegladiator]

Based on the fact is is well known they have one of the best teams in the county come championship time. Regardless of the fact where Dunloy enter division 1 , Naomh Eanna are nowhere near the quality and it is puzzling as to why they would question the decision

St endas have every right to question Why they are getting relegated in place of a mid tier D2 team. Other clubs should  be asking the same question. Leagues and championships aren't played on paper, players lose form, go travelling, injuries etc etc- so basing it on a championship run from 2 years ago is ridiculous. Maybe it's to keep wee davys payroll ticking over, so we can't risk upsetting Dunloy? Just a thought.

The only reason you were still in Divison 1 last year was to keep the outgoing chair happy. Just a thought.
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Believe me, I'm not a St endas man and was equally scathing last year when Cavana and the crew first concocted this clusterfxxk.

[SaffronSports]

The fact is this whole thing has become a dick measuring exercise and it's not for the betterment of Antrim football. Lot of egos would sooner run their own clubs into the ground by playing at a level they're not good enough for than drop to div 2 and rebuild there. 

[thegladiator]

The fact is this whole thing has become a dick measuring exercise and it's not for the betterment of Antrim football. Lot of egos would sooner run their own clubs into the ground by playing at a level they're not good enough for than drop to div 2 and rebuild there. 

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[Gold]

Very harsh comments on some of the clubs there - Glenravel especially harshly spoken about considering they don't even have a starter on the team.

A lot of talk about who McEntee can or cannot get out to join the panel, how do people know who he invited to join the panel? Its clear to me hes after a specific type of player - 6 feet plus and can run all day. Of course there are one or two who don't fit that criteria but thats the general rule it looks, regardless of ability.

Its the managers job to improve the team - he isn't doing that.

As for any nonsense talked about players not wanting to play with eachother etc, complete balls. Try our neighbours in Armagh and Derry for that and you'll soon find it happens all over. But 'cliques' apparently... You'd know a thing or 2 about cliques MR.

Sorry to hit a nerve but that's the way it is, who's at fault well who knows and certain posters from certain clubs continually blaming the manager? Christ, its embarrassing

We as an Antrim team don't play traditionally as a team, Baker was probably the best to have gotten us to play as unit, even then there was maybe one or two lads that probably were not invested

So I'll ask you would you blame your club manager for players being sent off? 

Very harsh comments on some of the clubs there - Glenravel especially harshly spoken about considering they don't even have a starter on the team.

A lot of talk about who McEntee can or cannot get out to join the panel, how do people know who he invited to join the panel? Its clear to me hes after a specific type of player - 6 feet plus and can run all day. Of course there are one or two who don't fit that criteria but thats the general rule it looks, regardless of ability.

Its the managers job to improve the team - he isn't doing that.

As for any nonsense talked about players not wanting to play with eachother etc, complete balls. Try our neighbours in Armagh and Derry for that and you'll soon find it happens all over. But 'cliques' apparently... You'd know a thing or 2 about cliques MR.

Sorry to hit a nerve but that's the way it is, who's at fault well who knows and certain posters from certain clubs continually blaming the manager? Christ, its embarrassing

We as an Antrim team don't play traditionally as a team, Baker was probably the best to have gotten us to play as unit, even then there was maybe one or two lads that probably were not invested

So I'll ask you would you blame your club manager for players being sent off? 

This is true......and yet people were calling for Baker's head on this forum plenty back then. We beat Meath at Casement in Div 2 in 2010, halcyon days, yet people wanted more

Even then there were plenty didn't commit, plenty 'stars' who didn't play on the 09 Ulster Final Team, then came back and perhaps upset the trajectory.

It's never been smooth but we've never had the sheer numbers a Tyrone etc has. If you're from Tyrone or Kerry etc your County football team is literally your identity, man woman and child.

In my class alone there were boys played international soccer and ran for Ireland. If they were in Tyrone or Kerry they'd have been playing GAA and undoubtedly County standard, but channelled their abilities elsewhere. The pull of other sports plus hurling, plus lack of Care by the community in Antrim at large leaves us with a ceiling of Div 3 with MAYBE the odd promotion to 2 (unless all changes)

Few cousins from Wife's family on Tyrone panel and doing EVERYTHING to stay on it, to get bigger, stronger, faster. Aunties and Uncles driving the length of Ireland in case they get 30 seconds on the pitch. Whole extended family BUZZING bout it. It's just a world away

[Take the Mark]

The fact is this whole thing has become a dick measuring exercise and it's not for the betterment of Antrim football. Lot of egos would sooner run their own clubs into the ground by playing at a level they're not good enough for than drop to div 2 and rebuild there. 

Bang on. Should not have been allowed to happen but was. The brains trust behind the re-jigging of division 1 certainly gained from it, both from intermediate clubs.

Not good enough? Change the system instead of putting the work in, what could possibly go wrong!

[InnocentByStander]

As said earlier McEntee has his style and to be honest its a rotten style but thats my opinion, physicality over skill. prime example of this is a lad from my own club who isn't a sure starter for the club, is higher up the picking order over sure starters on our club team.

Honestly don't rate a lot of players on the panel but fair play they've been chosen and their given it their all, cant fault them for that.

[YoungSaff]

It was Naomh Eanna who started the changing rigmarole when they were relegated to keep Cavana happy and remained in the senior league , truthfully it is a joke that Dunloy are being put into div 1 ahead of others but on the other hand their quality come championship will be evident and they would have a handy run at a lesser championship than senior which will surely not be for the benefit of Antrim football ?

[YoungSaff]

Another whisper which I heard was a lad who plays for St Ergnants transfering to Ahoghill surely this wouldn't go down too well in the club ?? I heard he hurls for Ahoghill and has asked for the form to be signed , could anyone from these clubs or nearby shed some light ?

[paddyjohn]

Is there anywhere we can see the inter club transfers?

[Gaels1789]

Another whisper which I heard was a lad who plays for St Ergnants transfering to Ahoghill surely this wouldn't go down too well in the club ?? I heard he hurls for Ahoghill and has asked for the form to be signed , could anyone from these clubs or nearby shed some light ?


 yes I heard this aswell young lad with lots of talent be a big loss to moneyglass if it's true, young lad with plenty of pace think he plays out on the wings.]

[YoungSaff]

Is there anywhere we can see the inter club transfers?

Not sure PJ , I heard he will be a big loss for the club and St Ergnants weren't too pleased about it

[YoungSaff]

Another whisper which I heard was a lad who plays for St Ergnants transfering to Ahoghill surely this wouldn't go down too well in the club ?? I heard he hurls for Ahoghill and has asked for the form to be signed , could anyone from these clubs or nearby shed some light ?


 yes I heard this aswell young lad with lots of talent be a big loss to moneyglass if it's true, young lad with plenty of pace think he plays out on the wings.]

Did you hear who he was , i had heard a young lad but never got a name , meant to be a good one for them bound to be no lost love if the clubs are to meet and he is playing

[Gaels1789]

Another whisper which I heard was a lad who plays for St Ergnants transfering to Ahoghill surely this wouldn't go down too well in the club ?? I heard he hurls for Ahoghill and has asked for the form to be signed , could anyone from these clubs or nearby shed some light ?


 yes I heard this aswell young lad with lots of talent be a big loss to moneyglass if it's true, young lad with plenty of pace think he plays out on the wings.]

Did you hear who he was , i had heard a young lad but never got a name , meant to be a good one for them bound to be no lost love if the clubs are to meet and he is playing



I'm sure there's no love lost anyway, wonder did he make the right decision, not a big fan of people moving clubs.