Antrim Football Thread

[The_Saffron_serpent69]

To spin off from the recurring theme of young boys that have has been ever so prevalent in the past few days. It begs the question. Has there been any younger lads given more opportunity this season at bursting onto the senior team. Or are they to busy in here I find myself working away quite frequently and struggle to find the time to sit down and watch the games nowadays, but try my best to keep in the loop.

[SaffronSports]

Young saff every bit apart of the delinquents as you are full of shit.

MR2 is always good for a poke, best character on this form along with Bumpkin, Bannside and the old guard. Thats only reason im on here, the value of conversation they provide is brilliant.

You boys were like the saffron voice lads, just get your kicks out of talking complete and utter shite thinking everyones bought into it.

Very good Nil , resulting to insults and questioning my character ?? How would I a 52 year old St Comgalls man be in the link with these young lads? If it is a poke you are after why not take it elsewhere like Facebook , we are chatting about Antrim Football hence the name of the board , all you have done is insult me or fellow members and contributed nothing to the conversation bar questioning it.

Is it the Saffron Gael you mean ? I find their match reports very informative and they always do a great job providing atricles for teams throughout the championship , you should not be slandering the voluntary work many do for the Saffron Gael and to call what they write "utter shite"

I have said it once I'll say it again , a bit of respect goes a long way you are one of the reasons Antrim GAA is in the place it is in objectifying and resorting to insults as soon as someone has an opinion which is different to your own. A disgrace of a Gael

If he meant Saffron Gael he would have said that.

SaffronSports , I am not sure what he is referring to "the saffron voice" I have never heard of this I presumed he had mistyped or spelt The Saffron Gael , if this is a seperate entity it would make sense as the Saffron Gael's work is great , I have done a few match reports in my time myself for Curly McIlwaine

Totally different people. One is a website and one is a podcast.

[Cnoc Bán]

Ah lads I've heard it all now, young lads now a days kidding on like the saft heures over the water talking about transferring clubs. In my opinion this young lad is taking the perverbial. What ever happened to playing for the pride of the jersey !!

A very outdated and naive way to look at this situation. We have absolutely no idea what goes on behind closed doors or the reasons the young fella has to feel the need to transfer. Unless you know anything refrain from judging on situations like these and let the clubs deal with them internally. The young fella doesn't need to be reading some of the things that have been said about him on here.

Call it what you wish slemish. I would call it as the young bucks would say, utter woke nonsense. Although I do agree with the points you have presented and by no means did I mean my post as a personal attack on the young lad. It just baffles me that young lads would quicker apply for a transfer to a new club rather than sort out the issue at hand and make amends. As you say though we do not know the full story and I just hope that this young talented lad makes the right decision for himself and continues to have a long and prosperous career. #giverespectgetrespect

Serpent I have to say I agree with yourself here , this is not the Premier League you cant just jump ships when times get hard in the club that is where you are born and reared. We are starting to see more of this creep in I know a lad left our club to join Randalstown as he thought he would have a better chance of winning something which caused uproar amongst the club. I hope young McCloskey can sort the issue out with McCann and hopefully he will come to his senses. The young bucks need to learn that it is not all sunshine and rainbows the way you think it is slemish if we had of fell out back in the day it was sorted there and then whether it be with fists or words after that it was forgotten! Hopefully the rumours are not true and we can see McCloskey causing some damage alongside McCann for St Ergnants this year. If the young lad decides to jump ship I wouldn't be too quick to accommodate him , hopefully he gets well softened and realise the grass isn't always greener !!

If that is who I think you are talking about, and if you are really a true St Comgall's man, you know rightly there was more to it than that.

Don't worry, we all got that as soon he said it was to win things.

I did laugh at that to be fair.

Wouldn't be a good reason to move if you were looking for senior football success!

Although if it is who I am thinking of, success in underage hurling for club and county was a valid point for them to play for us, not something you would be familiar with.

[bannside]

To be fair, Tom Patchett a super player, would definitely grace any of top club teams and wouldn't be out of place on county panel.

Imo...

[paddyjohn]

This Moneyglass/Clooney crew who have gate crashed the forum... 2 things. No one seems to give a f##k about the absolute crap you are talking and secondly, you must sit in your rooms with nothing else to be at, other than trying to take the piss out of one of your own players. I presume you all are from that neck of the woods, because i never hear anything mentioned about either club on here.

away back and play your fortnite or minecraft whatever you clowns be at and stop polluting the discussion board. You make MR2's comments sound credible in comparison with the crap you are writing on here

Nil , I don't presume I was included in this for responding to the other guys ?? If you had read my post previously you would understand I am a St Comgalls man since the day I first kicked a ball and I still coach a few of our teams.

As for your comments on the topics being discussed I don't really understand the issue with discussing rumours heard from clubs around the county , it is a discussion board after all I dont believe you are in a position of power to call the shots so in future maybe understand that there are other genuine who Gaels who will enjoy reading this and hearing about stories around the country.

i had read that you and the Slemish guy are friends and this is some sort of joke?? I fail to see the comedy behind joking about young McCloskey transferring after a feud but each to their own ! But please keep you Bullsh1t to a minimum

Is everything ok? Maybe a pint in Dunsilly hotel to calm down?

[Hectic]

lol CB - you are correct, I know little about underage hurling and even less about success in it - though if TNN are pushing the traditional powerhouses of North Antrim fair play to them.

[Gaels1789]

I wonder who is gonna replace the 2 connors in the middle of the park,

Eunan Quinn??
Jack lenehan??

Personally I'd stick Eunan Walsh in the middle our best all rounder in my opinion wasted in full back

[Spike]

Ah lads I've heard it all now, young lads now a days kidding on like the saft heures over the water talking about transferring clubs. In my opinion this young lad is taking the perverbial. What ever happened to playing for the pride of the jersey !!

A very outdated and naive way to look at this situation. We have absolutely no idea what goes on behind closed doors or the reasons the young fella has to feel the need to transfer. Unless you know anything refrain from judging on situations like these and let the clubs deal with them internally. The young fella doesn't need to be reading some of the things that have been said about him on here.

Call it what you wish slemish. I would call it as the young bucks would say, utter woke nonsense. Although I do agree with the points you have presented and by no means did I mean my post as a personal attack on the young lad. It just baffles me that young lads would quicker apply for a transfer to a new club rather than sort out the issue at hand and make amends. As you say though we do not know the full story and I just hope that this young talented lad makes the right decision for himself and continues to have a long and prosperous career. #giverespectgetrespect

Serpent I have to say I agree with yourself here , this is not the Premier League you cant just jump ships when times get hard in the club that is where you are born and reared. We are starting to see more of this creep in I know a lad left our club to join Randalstown as he thought he would have a better chance of winning something which caused uproar amongst the club. I hope young McCloskey can sort the issue out with McCann and hopefully he will come to his senses. The young bucks need to learn that it is not all sunshine and rainbows the way you think it is slemish if we had of fell out back in the day it was sorted there and then whether it be with fists or words after that it was forgotten! Hopefully the rumours are not true and we can see McCloskey causing some damage alongside McCann for St Ergnants this year. If the young lad decides to jump ship I wouldn't be too quick to accommodate him , hopefully he gets well softened and realise the grass isn't always greener !!

If that is who I think you are talking about, and if you are really a true St Comgall's man, you know rightly there was more to it than that.

Is players leaving for greater prizes a common problem for St Comgalls?  i had heard of a couple over the years and a number from their ladies teams as well. Any club would struggle with that type of loss but is this less of an issue now the Junior team went on a championship run?

[Take the Mark]

I recall a couple of girls being shipped from St Comgalls to Moneyglass 2 or 3 years ago basically to serve the ego's of their parents more than anything.

[YoungSaff]

I recall a couple of girls being shipped from St Comgalls to Moneyglass 2 or 3 years ago basically to serve the ego's of their parents more than anything.

this would generally be the reasoning behind some leaving obviously there can be other issues but we have found a reduced number in the men's anyway and a few new faces back this year hopefully will serve us well !!

[YoungSaff]

I wonder who is gonna replace the 2 connors in the middle of the park,

Eunan Quinn??
Jack lenehan??

Personally I'd stick Eunan Walsh in the middle our best all rounder in my opinion wasted in full back

Personally I think Jordan will go to the middle and Ryan Murray to 11 if fit , Finn Nagle to the middle a bit of aerial presence and potentially Ryan Mcquillan to 13 and Paddy McBride to 12

feel like that would be as strong as we could line out with the players available , any other suggestions??

[SaffronSports]

I recall a couple of girls being shipped from St Comgalls to Moneyglass 2 or 3 years ago basically to serve the ego's of their parents more than anything.

That South West area seems crazy with so many girls dual players for different clubs. How many clubs down there do both codes for the girls? Randalstown, Cargin, Creggan?

I coach ladies football in the Glens but across our teams we have girls playing camogie for a handful of different clubs but id say it's unlikely any of those will ever start a football team.

[BigGreenField]

I recall a couple of girls being shipped from St Comgalls to Moneyglass 2 or 3 years ago basically to serve the ego's of their parents more than anything.

That South West area seems crazy with so many girls dual players for different clubs. How many clubs down there do both codes for the girls? Randalstown, Cargin, Creggan?

I coach ladies football in the Glens but across our teams we have girls playing camogie for a handful of different clubs but id say it's unlikely any of those will ever start a football team.

IMoneyglass got out of the blocks early on ladies football at the start in the county and attracted some numbers in,  alongside some excellent coaching, got a real head start that has them head and shoulders above the rest of Antrim ladies.

Other clubs are on their way with for example PG1 the latest to kick off ladies juvenile.

Good to see the growth in the ladies game across the county.

[Cnoc Bán]

I recall a couple of girls being shipped from St Comgalls to Moneyglass 2 or 3 years ago basically to serve the ego's of their parents more than anything.

That South West area seems crazy with so many girls dual players for different clubs. How many clubs down there do both codes for the girls? Randalstown, Cargin, Creggan?

I coach ladies football in the Glens but across our teams we have girls playing camogie for a handful of different clubs but id say it's unlikely any of those will ever start a football team.

Portglenone have just started this year with underage LGFA, up as far as U12......that has put a few Moneyglass and Cargin noses out of joint seeing as they have been poaching girls from there with great success.

Even the tranche of PG1 girls that were brought to Cargin a few years ago, that are now U14/U16, caused a few rows as Moneyglass thought there was an unwritten agreement that they would hoover them all up.

The ones that went from St Comgalls to Moneyglass definitely was as a result of their parents......which cost St Comgalls a couple of referees as well as the players...

[paddyjohn]

I recall a couple of girls being shipped from St Comgalls to Moneyglass 2 or 3 years ago basically to serve the ego's of their parents more than anything.

That South West area seems crazy with so many girls dual players for different clubs. How many clubs down there do both codes for the girls? Randalstown, Cargin, Creggan?

I coach ladies football in the Glens but across our teams we have girls playing camogie for a handful of different clubs but id say it's unlikely any of those will ever start a football team.

Wouldn't be alot of LGFA up around the Glens. Does your club have big numbers?