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It is only November but yes I would say the hurlers are further forward than they were last year and that can quite easily be seen in the training taking place at the minute. There is no mistaking that Paul Murphy's training was excellent and brought the players on very well, but the lads now are bigger after only 6 weeks of the new training than they were after 6 months of the old training. The first target is not to be walked over by teams in the south, and if this training keeps going the way it is, then this will surely happen. And on the matter of this new guy getting well paid! What of it? Some trainers have to get paid, and he is a top quality trainer so he should be well paid.

Not sure of the Full panel Skull, but believe me this new trainer is doing something that hasn't ever been done in Antrim. He is using Ploymetrics, Aerobics, core training, stability ball training, punch bags, tackle bags, to name a few training techniques. All these training methods are being combined to create a tougher, stronger, faster, fitter Antrim team than anyother that has ever went across the border.

I know the attendances at training this year are an average of 15 per training, with 5 - 7 usually turning up to see the physio. so that's usually 22 players per session. That isn't too bad for this time of year. When you add the few that have too many work commitments, dunloy players and St Galls players, you have a full panel. The lads have been training for about 6 weeks now and the results are really beginning to show on the guys that have been turning up. They are already starting to look stronger and bigger, which will especially help out the young lads. This is a new type of training for everyone and it has really raised the bar. Tommy Steveson is the trainer, and by all accounts he already has the full respect of the players. He is pushing the guys to new levels. hopefully they will be able to show this on the field.

Totally agree with Exile. Some our boys have their heads up their own arse's and some other peoples too. they have listened to too many people telling them how good they are, when they haven't been. Some of our young players are way above their station and I don't envy the next cushendall manager. Some of them really believe they can do what they want, and this really has to stop. They can't just decide when they want to hurl. Thats why we were beaten by Dunloy - most of the team thought they could just turn it on on the day, this can't be done unless the work has been put in before hand. I think alot of lads need to be brought back down to earth. Its a really pity as one of them has the potential to be one of the best Hurlers about (Antrim, Ulster and Ireland), he has everything but this year he seems to have taken on a very high impression of himself, that he is above everyone else both on the field and off the field. And he looks like he could very easily throw it all away by listening to the wrong people and hanging around with the wrong groups. For a while most people thought the sun came out of his arse but now people in Cushedall and Antrim are begining to see the really truth about this player.

there was only 11 at ulster training on wed night. and those 11 are starting.

milltown row - we're playing you guys up in milltown on sunday. Have you heard what time the match is at? Hope we can fix it for a decent time and maybe catch the Dun/Cran match afterwards.

Give-it-Timber so you heard this during the week? Any names? I was out and about all week and heard nothing?

Fair play to Dunloy - they fully deserved the win yesterday. Just been reading the hoganstand. there is talk to some of our players out full last sunday. This is news to me. Can anyone else from the dall shed any light on this? I'm sure I'll hear it around the village in the next few days.