Antrim Hurling

[btdtgtt]

If the NA Officer in question made this obvious error in his report - he must be pretty crap at his job.

If it was a general opinion for the floor - then an awful lot of people on that floor don't know s**t about it either.

I find it much more credibile to believe it's just a flat out prejudiced statement.

[theskull1]

If the NA Officer in question made this obvious error in his report - he must be pretty crap at his job.

If it was a general opinion for the floor - then an awful lot of people on that floor don't know s**t about it either.

I find it much more credibile to believe it's just a flat out prejudiced statement.

If only someone with the right capabilities would make themselves available 

I'd be certain that anyone who would have said it would have been speaking a truth from their own clubs perspective. The error was not looking at all the data. That nuance seems to be lost on you.

For me, I think your prejudiced refusal to accept even the potential for any other explanation for the error takes away any credibility from your opinions on the topic

[north_antrim_hound]

I was involved in our u 12 go games hurling team this year (Dunloy). We had cancellations  with three of the city teams. one 
we had to travel and they cancelled due to various trips down  south etc. two  did not come down. In fairness we had two other city teams who fulfilled there fixtures in Dunloy-  Rossa  and Lamh Dhearg ( with very depleted numbers so fair play  )
my biggest gripe was the lack of sufficient notice and we  had to contact them looking for confirmation of there attendance or non attendance more like
we could have arranged something else on those Saturdays

I cant speak for the rest of the N Antrim clubs you would have to ask them

I do not feel this is a north v city problem. I would attribute this sort of thing with the respective management and club more than there location on the antrim map

[Milltown Row2]

We all have stories of teams not fielding, it happens

[theskull1]

100% yes it does. The very odd one here and there ... no problem. But if theres a trend of 2 or 3 sides missing more than they should then it can completely balls up that league for teams who wanted the games. I don't see the harm in repeat offenders being made aware that its been noted by the powers that be. Some clubs don't need to be told as they have their own standards.

[btdtgtt]

If the NA Officer in question made this obvious error in his report - he must be pretty crap at his job.

If it was a general opinion for the floor - then an awful lot of people on that floor don't know s**t about it either.

I find it much more credibile to believe it's just a flat out prejudiced statement.

If only someone with the right capabilities would make themselves available 

indeed - precisely right

I'd be certain that anyone who would have said it would have been speaking a truth from their own clubs perspective. The error was not looking at all the data. That nuance seems to be lost on you.

nothing lost on me - you just acknowledged that clubs (plural) perspective is wrong. So a number of clubs (or one officer) arrived at the same wrong perspective? I wonder why!

For me, I think your prejudiced refusal to accept even the potential for any other explanation for the error takes away any credibility from your opinions on the topic

I just did accept the potential for another explanation. I said if it was a genuine error - as opposed to prejudice - read back its there.  Or is there another explanation u want to offer now?! at this rate the report author at least admitting wrong-doing while your still trying to mitigate!

[theskull1]

I am reading back and I'm pretty sure you believe it was prejudice ...end of

[cfclg]

Maybe OE just doesn't like folk from the city...........................

Its actually hilarious that a foolish/childish statement like that made its way to print!

[theskull1]

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See youse and every other team who wants to hurl at the North Antrim indoor tournaments in the new year (organised by the same people who fabricate stories to get rid of youse). Yes indeed it all adds up

[theskull1]

If you'd any principles you'd have nothing to do with us. A real poor mouth

[theskull1]

Feck it ... I give up

[theskull1]

riddins

[Hand up]

For the first ten or so years of the tournament when run by Seamus Elliott ,quite a few Belfast clubs entered the indoor, the likes of St Endas( who where then welcome in SA) Sarsfields , St Galls, but St Johns and Rossa didn't bother entering, the Johnnies still don't and that's their choice. It was a Ulster tournament no clubs where unwelcome Fact!! Now teams who don't pay their fees for the competition have been warned that they wouldn't be welcome the following year, which does include some SA teams for 2016.

[theskull1]

It was a tournament set up and administrated by North Antrim men with the aim of trying to develop hurling right across Ulster and you're right... every club was welcomed. I can only assume the powers that be at the time didn't realise Belfast was in Ulster.

[Milltown Row2]

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See youse and every other team who wants to hurl at the North Antrim indoor tournaments in the new year (organised by the same people who fabricate stories to get rid of youse). Yes indeed it all adds up

I can assure you, we battled for long enough before we were offered a place in these competitions.

that's balls in fairness..... Id been taking my clubs under 12's for four years and we entered at the start of the go games ..... The SA board didn't run anything like it so it was a godsend to have these tournaments..