Antrim Football Thread

[Milltown Row2]

Good luck to Cargin today, will miss the game unfortunately as will many others due to timing of the under21 games.

It's only a pumped/hyped up Tyrone club team after all

[Gael-in-exile]

All the best to Cargin. I think home advantage (knowledge of playing there club & county) and how they play gives them a good chance of stifling EC going forward.
They just need to take as many of their own chances as possible as EC may not give up too many nor can pass up on any they get.

[Slemishgael]

Good luck today Cargin!!

[Around the glens]

Dunloy beat Creggan comfortably in the B u21 final.

[Gael-in-exile]

All the best to Cargin. I think home advantage (knowledge of playing there club & county) and how they play gives them a good chance of stifling EC going forward.
They just need to take as many of their own chances as possible as EC may not give up too many nor can pass up on any they get.

Didn't see it but quite a large margin of defeat I didn't see happening at any stage

[Milltown Row2]

We finally got a win today in the Under21 final in Portglenone

Great weather today, the pitch in great nick too so we'll set up for both teams.

We controlled most of the game but there was always a chance that Glenravel could steal it.

Ebbed and flowed, both team's dominant at different times, we just made most on the score board when we were on top. Con Magees had it down to a 2 point game late on, but we managed to eke out a few scores at the end to stay ahead.

[BrendanAntrim]

Unfortunately it was never a contest at Corrigan today. The gulf between the teams was evident from early on.

Ref kind to the Canavans with early frees for holding when really it was 50/50.

[AntrimRealist]

EC a level above on today's showing. Cargin never really got going. One or two retirements for them perhaps?

[Milltown Row2]

What were the tactics today? How did Cargin approach it? Defensively?

[Sportacus]

I've seen fitter dads & lads teams. Men against boys.

[BelSaft]

What were the tactics today? How did Cargin approach it? Defensively?

Strange enough tactics from RD. 6 down with 4 minutes to go and still playing with 3 sweepers. I wouldn't say the referee was kind to Canavan's either. Holding off the ball is a free in my book?

[JimStynes]

Very disappointed in Cargin today. They looked a mile off EC and well behind in terms of power and fitness. Worrying for our club scene that we are that far behind!

[BrendanAntrim]

What were the tactics today? How did Cargin approach it? Defensively?

Strange enough tactics from RD. 6 down with 4 minutes to go and still playing with 3 sweepers. I wouldn't say the referee was kind to Canavan's either. Holding off the ball is a free in my book?

The free against Kevin O'B was wrong call, I was standing right behind it and Canavan was holding / pulling as much as KOBO was. But it's irrelevant, there was a mile between the teams all afternoon.

[Spike]

Very rusty performance from Cargin? EC far sharper.  Perhaps the gap between final and today too large?    Ec wel worth their victory though canavans and harte git a lot of protection from the man in the middle.  Set the scene in 1st 5 minutes.  Cargin dont seem to be able to adapt to the style of the ref in ulster.  Few fellas looked off the pace as well with unforced handling errors. 

Ballymena were terribly unlucky yesterday. Better side and horrible way to lose

[imtommygunn]

Rasharkin beat in the hurling too. Bad weekend in Ulster unfortunately