Antrim Hurling

[Forever Green]

Results from the minor championship tonight:

St Johns   2-18   0-12   Loughgiel   Corrigan Park      
Sarsfields   0-7   3-15   Cushendall   O Donnells      

Antrim Minor B Hurling Championship
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
St Pauls   4-23   1-10   Tir na Nog   St. Pauls      
Rasharkin   0-15   3-14   Shane O Neills   Rasharkin      
St Agnes         Lamh Dhearg   St. Agnes   Not Played   
St Teresas   2-7   1-18   Rossa   St. Teresas   

Still a couple of results from the A championship to come in. Really fancy Glenarm or Rossa to take the B title. It will be down to St Johns and Cushendall for the A title

[Milltown Row2]

If I recall it finished 3-10 to 4-11. We were certainly sweating it for a long time in that game.

You's scored 3 goals in the first 12 minutes Johnny Campbell playing CHB!!!

[Seamroga in exile]

If I recall it finished 3-10 to 4-11. We were certainly sweating it for a long time in that game.

You's scored 3 goals in the first 12 minutes Johnny Campbell playing CHB!!!

Isn't that his position?   

[Milltown Row2]

Sorry he played CHF that day

[Seamroga in exile]

He's been playing a bit more advanced in his comeback games. Perhaps he'll start midfield against Rossa.

[NAG1]

Are both UL semi's on this evening?

[maxpower]

Dunloy v Cushendall in Armoy

[Milltown Row2]

Might check that game out

[Seamroga in exile]

Ballycran vs Loughgiel 17/8/11

[ruairi]

MR  did you make it to the game tonight? Referees is a disgrace. Sent off our best player for verbal abuse whenever he didnt say a word. Another player did. If RM has a personal problem with a player that shouldnt be an excuse to give him a red card.

I know the player in question had a few words with the referee in the last league game because he got his front tooth broke in a tackle which RM didnt even give a free for. Hats no excuse to send him off tonight. Thats both matcjes he referee'd that he has let just say favourable to dunloy. Possibly helps yo have a fellow ref/chum playing for them.

Tonight has effectively ruined our championship. We are carrying alot of injuries, some of which are long term. This suspension has just left us without enough players to compete with dunloy or lougiel. We were already going to get a tight match against glenarriffe, now it would be a very good result if we do come out it.

Rant over.

[Milltown Row2]

Didn't make, will hear all about it tomorrow

[maxpower]

Dunloy 0:16 cushendall 1:11 AET

Both teams hurled better against a strong wind than with it, in a fairly even first half, Dunloy against the breeze made better use of possession to go in 0:6 to 0:4 up.  However shortly after the break Cushendall goaled after a slip in the dunloy defence, Neil McManus applying re finish.

McManus then followed this up by getting a red card for verbal abuse, he had been cautioned earlier in the game for this, though Cushendall players and supporters seemed to suggest the abuse came from another player. Regardless if you call a referee a cheating b@5tard someone is going to get the line.

Cushendall to their credit hurled well with 14 men, Sean Delargy was excellent and Paddy McNaughton came into the game. Though Dunloy hit serious bad wides at the end of the half.

Extra time was played when really it was probably to dark to hurl. Dunloy edges ahead against the wind but continued to hit long range wides rather than work the ball. In the second period cushendall missed 4 scoreable free's in a row to possibly win the game (though it was difficult conditions for free taking)

Can't agree about the referee favouring dunloy, I could point to half a dozen decisions against us that where very harsh, as it the way it will always be. I certainly thought 'our ref' deserved a free right at the end of normal time when taken out round the neck so take in the full picture before blaming ref for all your ills

[Jesusjones]

While not blaming the ref RM for our defeat in the Ulster League Semi Final I thought he was terrible. How can he justify sending Neil Mc Manus off for alleged verbal abuse? RM was 50 yards away from him at the time and had his back to him. How can he be certain he got the right man? On 2 occasions he had reason to send off a Dunloy man and never did. James Mc Keague struck Odhran Scullion, off the ball, with the stick, the umpire called the referee in and the ref only issued a yellow card. Also Paddy Doherty threw his stick at Paddy Mc Naughton as he chased him, this is also a red card offence according to the rule book. RM seems incapable of just refereeing a match, he always has to be the centre of attention.
   As far as the game goes I thought it was poor enough from both teams, Sean Delargy was superb for Cushendall and Paul Shiels was excellent for Dunloy. We threw it away in the second period of extra time missing 3 frees and 2 65's. I honestly think Pappy and Shane Elliott have a lot to think about. Dunloy only seemed to be missing Paddy Richmond where as Cushendall were without Aaron Graffin, Shane Mc Naughton, Brian Delargy, Aidan Delargy and Declan Mc Killop and they hurled most of the second half without Mc Manus.
On this showing both teams have a lot of improving to do if they want to win the championship.

[theskull1]

Glenariffe will get a handy 2 points this weekend. It'll cost us 300 quid but sure 

[NAG1]

Dont think either team will be reading anything into last nights result, it turned into a lottery in extra time with the bad light. Real inexperience shown from experienced Cushendall players not to take easy scoreable frees when they were on instead of going for a goal which was never on. Thats what lost them the game not RM.

I think its time that some people grew up in here and at our matches. RM turned up to ref the match last night not to favour one side or the other. Watching the game there was hardly a dirty stroke in the game, maybe apart from a woefully late strike from SD on PD early in the game and even then no big fuss was made of it. He did not favour either team, both teams got handy frees at different occasions both teams missed out on frees that on another day they could have got. But genuinely wasnt alot in it either way.


On the sending off, RM was less than 20 yards away, he  pointed directly at NMcM once he heard the abuse as he let play go on up the field (as we are always complaining that refs should do) so who is to say he got it wrong.

Does make it tough for Cushendall now but have no one to blame but themselves, cant be calling an official a cheating b*****d and expect not to have a saction of some sort.

Both teams need a big improvement if they are going to be contenders.