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It certainly is.

I think we should definitely try a 34 club Division 1 structure for a while & see how it goes.

18 Div 2/3 clubs outnumber the 16 in Div 1. Throw in the hurling clubs who couldn't care less but still get a vote and that motion has a chance

There's also zero chat of St Galls and Aghagallon. Both those teams will be a handful for anyone on their day.

Cargin and Creggan remain firm favourites despite all the attempts to get a rise out of Bannside.

So essentially the Chairman offered Davy the opportunity to resign, ahead of a club vote where it was expected they would demand Davy be sacked? But they didn't.

The statement from the players is poorly written and makes them look like a bunch of prima donnas. Embarrassing all round!

Cargin expected to be head and shoulders above the rest, if the amount of men involved in the county set up is the barometer...

In fairness, achieving a College All-Star would put them in prime position to receive a scholarship or sports bursary to Queens/Poly. That's a significant financial incentive and could help get them accepted onto their course of choice. (That's if they're planning on going to University).

Fancy Creggan dominate the league this year and beat Cargin at the weekend. They're in really good shape and gave The Loup a hammering in a challenge game last week.

On the flip side, St Johns discipline is exactly as expected going by reports of their challenge game last week. Some things never change.

Cargin, Creggan, Dunloy, Portglenone and St Brigids all capable of winning the championship if the stars align. Cargin remain firm favourites. One bad performance doesn't make them a busted flush after a decade of dominance. But if I was a betting man, my money would be on Creggan.

The " players prioritise club over county" or the notion that the best players in Antrim aren't committing is nonsense. Who are these Grade A players who aren't there? (aside from D McAleese and C Small who have their own reasons).

At least there shouldn't be any complaints from Toome about being under-represented on the county set up. The playing squad and background team are full of Cargin men this year so that's another nonsense excuse put to bed.

And it really shouldn't be difficult for any county board to raise the necessary funds to throw the kitchen sink at primary schools, then develop that into secondary schools. That should be bread and butter stuff but doesn't seem to happen for whatever reason.

The disconnect between the Celtic board and the fans has been growing for a long time. While the club is in a very strong financial position, the board show a clear lack of ambition and treat supporters with borderline disdain. That is where the anger comes from.

Celtic are one of the biggest clubs in the world in terms of fanbase and global recognition, and should be capable of far more than what we are currently seeing. No supporter expects Celtic to be close to winning the Champions League, but there is no justification for being embarrassed year after year.

Celtic once had an excellent academy, but it has been allowed to decline, and the stadium itself is visibly deteriorating. Once again, this comes down to a lack of investment. The board are holding Celtic back and the fans are rightly sick of it.

https://www.irishnews.com/gaa/gaelic-football/who-makes-your-team-seamus-maloney-picks-his-best-antrim-team-of-the-last-25-years-34KT3ESHTJHORB2W7QQFDKPCOM/

Maybe one or two changes but to be fair, it's not a million miles away

The current reserve leagues are not fit for purpose. They are a waste of time for everyone. Teams are not graded on merit or ability, so most matches are uncompetitive and meaningless. How can we expect young players on the fringe of senior teams to commit to a full season of training for only a small number of meaningless, one-sided games. And we talk about retention. Integrating reserve teams into the senior league structure is the only viable solution.

I would say that's a bit harsh. They are pretty much in the top four in the county which isn't bad. There are just better teams than them.

I'd say this is a fair assessment.

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss Dunloy. It would be an upset but I do think they're capable

Dunsilly for both games.
Friday and Sunday.

Dunsilly is the correct venue choice, but it doesn't feel right to be playing Championship Semi Finals on a Friday night. Boys rushing home from work etc

Cargin reserve champions for another year. Anyone waiting on the Cargin 'pipeline' drying up will be waiting a long time.

Quite surprised to see Senior championship starters...starting a reserve final

Care to name them?

Cargin reserve champions for another year. Anyone waiting on the Cargin 'pipeline' drying up will be waiting a long time.

Quite surprised to see Senior championship starters...starting a reserve final

Tbf I never saw any. Don't know all of them tbh but on reading that team sheet in Saffron gael none of them are familiar names.

The Saffron Gael report has a few familiar names on both sides. But that's the nature of reserve football being a mix of older fellas past their prime and younger fellas possibly in the conversation for a senior jersey. I did see big Eunan Quinn was playing and he's been playing county football this year