Antrim Football Thread

Started by theskull1, November 09, 2006, 11:48:40 PM

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bannside

Wholeheartedly agree. Time for change in this regard.

Kickham csc

Don't agree with the senior, intermediate Junior inter county championships.

Going forward, the real barometer for progress is in the leagues, and they will grow in importance with the separation of inter county and club seasons.

County football is representative football. Antrim have both the number of clubs and players to be competitive at the highest level. Need to get the couching sorted, and playing junior will not benefit this.

Need a 20 year view on progression and a focus on leagues. AS soon as Antrim are a mainstay in Div 2, we will be giving Ulster Championships a run

asaffgael

Yes but a junior and then onto intermediate championship win in croke possibly before a senior all Ireland match is something to strive for. Give us a reason to be wearing the saffron in croke park at the business end of the championship.

Milltown Row2

While we should always concentrate on the league and improving through the divisions, its in the DNA of any GAA player of whatever code they play that Championship is where they lift their game, always has and will be near impossible to change, even at club level the difference in gears to league is massive.

That being said a sustained level of games at div 2 or pushing for div 1 would hugely be bringing on better players to at least challenge in Ulster and have a run at the qualifiers.

So the question would be how do Antrim bring a championship level to the league? Only then with that push can we expect Antrim to get out of div 3 and stay at Div 2 for a period of time. If we can establish ourselves as a div 2 team then yes then yes Kickham csc has a point, but if we can't apply championship form to the league then the routes of Junior Interm. and Senior competitions might do that instead

It may well be that your league performances decide what level you are at anyways, plenty of fine details would need to be sorted first
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

bannside

#21439
The thing that is holding up any innovative thinking is the old dinosaur - the provincial championships. Only one of these has any real sense of anticipation at this stage, the others stagnant and void of prestige or excitement.

Do away with them - or let the Mc Kenna Cup become the Ulster cship. The McKennas really won't mind.

Then it becomes easy. 3 competitions of 12 counties.

Guarantee of 11 games.

Top 8 go into quarter finals of all Ireland jnr, int and snr cship.

In the roll of a dice leagues assume cship like importance. Larger crowds. 14 games max. Shorter inter county season.
Over mid July. All county players return to clubs for remainder of club season, club cships

There's only one loser in this win win win scenario.
The provincial councils (blazers). Unfortunately they are the blazers that provide the show of hands. Would a turkey vote for Christmas?

The Self Preservation Society.......

breakingball

Double up McKenna Cup as Ulster Championship.... why play the exact same competition twice? Keeps the history, tradition and prestige.

League

Div1&2 for Sam Maguire
Div3&4 for the Paidi O se or whatever it will be called

themac_23

Quote from: breakingball on September 08, 2021, 09:35:04 PM
Double up McKenna Cup as Ulster Championship.... why play the exact same competition twice? Keeps the history, tradition and prestige.

League

Div1&2 for Sam Maguire
Div3&4 for the Paidi O se or whatever it will be called

that is the simple solution which ticks every box its glaringly obvious this is the solution. play the ulster champ before the league (replacing McKenna cup) making it a complete stand alone comp. won't need to take up as many weekends as can run all quarter finals in same weekend etc. then straight into league, then the 2 tier championship.

Dunsilly King

So are we playing for the Mc kenna Cup or the Anglo Celt Cup?

Gold

Was listening to a few Tyorne players talking about 'culture' and a culture of winning.

Got me thinking about us and Casement and how we've performed there and how few big games we've ever won. Have we won just 2 senior Ulster championship GAMES in 40 years there?

Am I wrong in thinking that our last Ulster football championship win there was 2003 v Cavan?

Our last u-21 championship win at Casement was v Armagh in 2003

Our last Minor championship win there was v Donegal in 1998??

If we don't win at underage we most likely won't win at senior...what do we do?
"Cheeky Charlie McKenna..."

whatwillbwillb

Gearoid Adams appointed Antrim Director of Football

Jesus Wept! The Cultural Renaissance Continues!

Belfast GAA man

Quote from: whatwillbwillb on September 17, 2021, 06:55:01 AM
Gearoid Adams appointed Antrim Director of Football

Jesus Wept! The Cultural Renaissance Continues!
what your problem with Gerry Junior? ex county player and ex county manager / coach

whatwillbwillb

Quote from: Belfast GAA man on September 17, 2021, 02:56:48 PM
Quote from: whatwillbwillb on September 17, 2021, 06:55:01 AM
Gearoid Adams appointed Antrim Director of Football

Jesus Wept! The Cultural Renaissance Continues!
what your problem with Gerry Junior? ex county player and ex county manager / coach

Talents go by nature; not by birth

paddyjohn

Quote from: Belfast GAA man on September 17, 2021, 02:56:48 PM
Quote from: whatwillbwillb on September 17, 2021, 06:55:01 AM
Gearoid Adams appointed Antrim Director of Football

Jesus Wept! The Cultural Renaissance Continues!
what your problem with Gerry Junior? ex county player and ex county manager / coach

Is he getting paid?

whatwillbwillb


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