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Shivers? Yeah he does, however, he did not start against St Galls

You would have give credit to the ccc for putting this game on with the senior game so that young Shivers might get injured or just generally fecked after the minor final and not to be able to play in the senior final. Fair play

would 5/6 years at Creggan and not delivering a Championship with a talented squad not be seen as failure? Maybe he did a good interview

The quick answer is 'Yes' - no championship success in over 10 years in management with a number of clubs.   But this is Antrim where regression is interpreted as success, and for a bonus, get to pay for that regression.

The Tyrone supporters don't appear happy that KM is replacing Stephen O'Neill -  Owen Mulligan said 'we have just replaced Messi with Ian Dowie'   

Think its safe to say Tyrone players will be booking their summer holidays early this year.

To be fair about it, Maddens coaching experience would be considerable in comparison to O'Neills, which was absolutely zero. Mulligan's comment has nothing whatsoever to do with coaching.

Strong rumours floating around that LD want to take this to the Dub under lights.

I guess LD got what they wanted.

Tail wagging the Dog again. Boys do we badly need a county ground, and not St Johns up graded with shite car parking facilities

I'd say Corrigan next Saturday but who knows. LD a seasoned team, a good outfit, well coached and know what theyre about....but we showed them far too much respect today, stood off them and allowed them to dictate the pace of the game. We played very average,  still scored 3 -10, but we are a much better team than what we showed today. If we bring our A game to the replay we can win this because tbh we wuz very middin today!

LD won that game about 4 times, how they lost it is a mystery. I can't even put it down to Casements Character as I thought it was LD thinking they had the job done. Casements will be very disappointed with their performance for sure, especially when you consider how they approached both St Johns games. On another note the ref was so poor. McKeevers catch that led to the gl, as obvious a foul as you will see, using your knee to fetch, planting it on a mans back for leverage is a foul foul foul every time. Fitzsimmons hit on McKeever, clear yellow. Mc Keever hadn't the ball, he had off loaded it. Such basics he totally unaware of.
St Galls V Cargin, a totally dominant display from Cargin. Only winning by five will be the question being asked. Grt to see Kevin O Boyle back playing again and hopefully back in an Antrim jersey. They looked v organised and physical. St Galls didn't turn up or weren't allowed to turn up. Hard to see where they go from here. There more senior players were not at the races. The ref did a good job, consistent and blew the tackles that were needed.

BTW when is the replay?

As a few posters think its a great concept playing championship football on 3 or 4G.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/staggering-amount-of-injuries-on-4g-pitches-compared-to-grass-1.3641369

https://turfmatters.co.uk/injuries-4g-pitches/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/15/why-3g-pitches-are-being-ripped-up-in-holland-over-health-fears/

See the highlights up on the FB page also now. Great coverage.

Just seen that ,Casemetst really running through them with no runners following them. Great win for them. St John's number 11 could be in a bit of bother after throwing something at the ref and hitting him when he was sent off. 

Ach I Hope their wee arms and legs aren't really sore today, poor wee craters!

Anyway, DK can you tell me what the difference in a 3G pitch and a 'school' 3G pitch is please? Or are you just using the word 'school' for dramatic effect because you have a problem with these surfaces yourself?

All the coverage and promo of the game, plus comments on the quality and speed of play are very positive reading & viewing from what I can make out.

Great move Antrim County Board. Forward thinking group of people.

Uppa saffs

If can't recognise that playing a senior club championship game on a school pitch sums up the infrastructure embarrassment we have in the county, well there is little point in trying, your brain dead mate.

Would you listen to ya, its a school pitch, a 3G school pitch. As for 3/4G, research coming out of Holland showing increased injuries from training on 3/4G pitches as they have poor 'give' in them compared to grass pitches. Not a club in Belfast has match lights with half decent spectator facilities, that's the story here. Embarrassing for them and the CB to take a championship game to a school pitch.

Memory man, you clearly don't get it. It has nothing to do with St Johns or Portglenone for me. It's utterly pathetic that a senior championship game is being played on a 3G school pitch.... let me say it again for you... a 3G school pitch. Embarrassing. The CB are clowns, insulting clowns, because you are focused on yourselves you can't see you to are being insulted to. We are a laughlin stock

Is that true? That is absolutely crazy! Totally unacceptable.

Unbelievable, is there one ounce of wit in there. What is wrong with Ahogill under lights?  We are continually let down. How insulting, a f**king school pitch never mind 3 bloody G

Some good matches coming up this weekend. Whats our predictions for the following:

Moneyglass Vs Dunloy
Rasharkin Vs Randalstown
Davitts Vs Sarsfields
Lamh Dhearg Vs Ahoghill
Aghagallon Vs St Teresas
Portglenone Vs St Brigids
Gort Na Mona Vs Rossa

My predictions are Dunloy, Randalstown, Sarsfields, LD, Aghagallon, Portglenone and Rossa.

Same

Gorts for me / very strong at home

They won five league games of which two were against St Enda's and St Bridigs. Won three away and two at home. Do you constantly talk shite.

Kilkenny set to appeal Hogan red card
August 22, 2019

Kilkenny's Richie Hogan is sent off by referee James Owens
Kilkenny county board are set to launch an appeal against the red card picked up by Richie Hogan in last Sunday's All-Ireland SHC final.
The Irish Independent reports today that the board are "believed to be lining up an appeal" against the red card that Hogan received on the eve of half-time after a challenge on Tipperary's Cathal Barrett.
The sending-off carries a one-match suspension which would see the 31-year-old missing the Cats' 2020 Leinster championship opener.
Manager Brian Cody said after Sunday's final defeat to the Premier men that he was "amazed" by referee James Owens' decision to issue a red card for the challenge and it understood that the Kilkenny board and Hogan have discussed the matter informally.


Like wtf, appalling

I'm sure if Antrim won Division 1 of the NHL or NFL they would be v happy not to have a presentation from the Hogan stand for their endeavours. Whats the saying, show respect get respect

[The bluffers are the Cargin and st galls men who have won 17 out of the last 18 senior championships]

The bluffers are the Cargin and st galls men who have won 17 out of the last 18 senior championships and haven't one player between them prepAred to put a shift for their county
I'd make them play each other when the county match is on

Is that not an oxymoron, bluffers winning all those championships.
From my knowledge Kevin O Boyle is injured and would have been available. As far as I know some of those bluffers from Carlin were prepared to make themselves available but not training fill tilt from December 4/5 nights a weeks at a cost to there businesses. They were prepared to commit on a lesser demanding schedule but Lenny didn't agree to it. That is his prerogative. Unless you want the Gaa to go semi professional so players can put their careers on the back burner?

Most of Cargin's would be 30+ too.

What a load of balls. The team I saw play Creggan a fews ago had about 3. Mick Mc Cann, Tony Scullion for sure, after that Croizer maybe, is he 30 yet

Crozier & Tomas McCann

Thats 4, hardly 'most' 30/31 yr olds badly needed, big experience