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Paul Brady - Nothing but the same old story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgaIAzWW2zc

Dunloy beat Ballycastle 3-10 to 1-9 in wintery conditions last night. The game was alot closer in fairness and it would also be fair to say that both teams didn't set the world alight performance wise.

Throw in for match was around 6:15pm and it was pretty dark over head by the end of the game. Don't know how the match with ourselves and St Galls could be played if conditions are the same on wednesday evening when the throw in will be 7:15 at the earliest?

Can't deny that Rossa should/could have beat us twice before they eventually got the break two years ago, so on championship form they have never been that far away. In the league though at that time they were brutal and never put any effort in to bring on players and try and build the panel of players that they had. Where have all those talented minors went to? Isn't Gavin Bell the only one from his final year in minor to be still playing, when that was a fantastic team full of talented individual hurlers. Travesty that more were not brought through to senior, but I know we don't have the same distractions round here that exist in the big smoke

They do seem to have under invested (like ourselves) at juvenile and will pay the price for it I think in the next 5 years

Im pretty sure nobody on this board is too interested about the "failings" in our club, i am open to contradiction here. I think the issue of Loughguile getting to 4 finals in a row and not winning seems to be more topical.. 3 clubs have won Antrim championship since 1990 i think, and obviously Rossa was a bolt from the blue when you see the state they are in now so perhaps every other club in Antrim is failing. Its all relative Skull, in all honesty Glenariffe are not setting out to win a senior championship at the start of the year. We have only been playing Div 1 hurling for 5 yrs. 6 or 7 years ago our biggest rivals would have been Armoy  so i think we have come a fair way, and another big improvement is needed to make another step up.

Well I think its high time that alot of people started to get interested about how the likes of Glenariffe, Lamh Dearg, St Galls, Rossa, GNM, Ballycastle are doing. Until these teams start trying to climb up the ladder again instead on perennially being as bad year in year out then antrim hurling is all the worse for it. Serious structured effort needs to be put in by all clubs to ensure coaching standards are are the right level accross the boad. This obviously is not happening. Dunloy are as big a culprits and we are currently paying the price for it as our U12's & 14 are playing in Div2 for the first time in a lifetime (too may ex-players standing on the first tee in ballycastle instead of putting something back into the game). We are starting to put the right structures in place but it will take us years to recover at juvenile level. The county should be monitoring, and advising each club to ensure the efforts are being made accross the board.

Great story there Glensman...KK seems a world away when you hear that story. "The Mammy's" up here would look at you twice if you did that up here. The apathy of some people is sickening. Too much choice really is a bad thing and the kids up here are ruined by mammies who offer it all to their kids rather than getting them to commit to something. Starting to rant big time.....

Folks we will not know if Loughguile have improved until they get to championship final/semis and are getting it tight, will they push on or lay down like last year. I dont think fitness or hurling ability is the issue, i think its all in their head.

Better to have lost in love than never to have loved before rocky (if you get my drift) ....jesus here I am sticking up for the bodies  .......MAMMY

Skull i didnt know we were talking about Glenariffe here, i think any points i have made about Loughguile are fairly valid.

I know you're not but I'm trying to get you to  . Regularly commenting about how loughguile have ate the onion stops you from looking at you own clubs failings does it not?

Folks we will not know if Loughguile have improved until they get to championship final/semis and are getting it tight, will they push on or lay down like last year. I dont think fitness or hurling ability is the issue, i think its all in their head.

Better to have lost in love than never to have loved before rocky (if you get my drift) ....jesus here I am sticking up for the bodies  .......MAMMY

There were Roses

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=SVlIV9dqVXA
there's a better version with a girl singing it (clara something?)

Dunvigen's finest, Cara Dillion.

Couldn't find a video of her singing it (she's very easy on the eye), but you can hear it here:

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=zAsl8uSMRCI

Cara's a fine singer but a bit too sweet for my liking, but her older sister Mary has the best voice I have ever heard.

This is the only youtube like I could find......enjoy

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=ObbFaxvTRWw

I win i think.

Billy Ray Cyrus. A redneck with a mullet. Bad combination.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EebObs-vC0

Sorry Mike.......pipped you to it.  . He's one arsehole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EebObs-vC0

No explanation needed after watching. It gives music a bad name

Looking at the thread loneshark has started on county championships it would appear that Antrims is a tighter contest (at the top anyway)  than all the other counties listed. Surely thats a positive no?

Where is the thread Loneshark has posted his prices? cant find it

http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=4192.0

are ye blind man 

Not at all trying to undermine Dunloy, the really good Dunloy teams are a long way better than the top teams in Antrim at the minute. If the club scene is so strong why has it never been transferred to inter county? In fairness Ballyhale have been a cut above anything we have seen for a few years.

Didn't say the club scene is strong. I'm saying that the top sides aren't that far away from the top club sides down south. The poor standard below the top sides is a big reason why we have never had inter county success.

Well done to both teams. OK a wee bit slower than the top sides but they all looked like they could hurl out there today. I thought it was a real entertaining game and it was great to see such passion and skill in these so called "weaker counties". A good day for hurling. Hopefully both counties push on in the years to come

Looking at the thread loneshark has started on county championships it would appear that Antrims is a tighter contest (at the top anyway)  than all the other counties listed. Surely thats a positive no?

You could argue Skull that it is tight because there is no outstanding team, will you take them up on the 7/2 about Dunloy??

Maybe, but when you consider that antrim teams almost always put up a good show in the all ireland series, our level at the top of div 1 club mustn't be that far away from clubs in the top counties? Strengthening the middle order is really the area which needs to develop in Antrim more than the top sides don't you think?
Never was a betting man Rocky even when we were sure things, so don't think i'll start now

Looking at the KK clubs, I'm surprised that Glenmore aren't listed. What has happened them in the last 10-15 years? Has it all went pear shaped since big Christy, Michael Phealan and the O'Connors etc retired? I thought with that lineage it would still be a pedigree club

Looking at the thread loneshark has started on county championships it would appear that Antrims is a tighter contest (at the top anyway)  than all the other counties listed. Surely thats a positive no?

With the three scores tonight, surely it's time to go back to an open draw..& seed the 3 big teams and A.N.Other so that they cant play to at least the semi finals. The 2 groups are a total waste of time

For a hurling only club, you'd think you'd be glad of the matches ROe  . If Clare, Galway etc had that attitude how do you think we in Antrim would feel? Narrow minded opinion to say the least. If you want it to get better then you have to be part of the solution (i.e stick with it and hope that the competition level improves year on year)