Antrim Football Thread

[Spike]

Toome is too close to Gulladuff so there was a big risk their former teammates would come and watch how far they had fallen

[SaffronOak]

There was plenty of their former 'team mates' in attendance at Toome to witness the game 

[marty34]

Is there many of them playing now?

Good underage but never pushed on.

Family name, like in a lot of cases, probably got them a good start.

Must have been a mess the way it ended up.


Will the semi-finals be in Dunsilly?

[SaffronOak]

Is there many of them playing now?

Good underage but never pushed on.

Family name, like in a lot of cases, probably got them a good start.

Must have been a mess the way it ended up.


Will the semi-finals be in Dunsilly?

One played, one came on.  Three others were there - dont know why they werent part of the panel.  Plenty of rumours about fall out etc but you're always going to get that with them given what has transpired.  I would think it's injury as two of them at least looked like they were still very much part of the extended squad.
They are good footballers, very good underage to the point some of them were part of a Lavey side that won the Ulster minor at St Paul's.

[NorthAntrimSaff]

Is there many of them playing now?

Good underage but never pushed on.

Family name, like in a lot of cases, probably got them a good start.

Must have been a mess the way it ended up.


Will the semi-finals be in Dunsilly?

One played, one came on.  Three others were there - dont know why they werent part of the panel.  Plenty of rumours about fall out etc but you're always going to get that with them given what has transpired.  I would think it's injury as two of them at least looked like they were still very much part of the extended squad.
They are good footballers, very good underage to the point some of them were part of a Lavey side that won the Ulster minor at St Paul's.

So Dunloy in fact had more "blow ins"

[EOC1923]

Noticed the new Antrim manager there on Saturday at the game. He will have liked some of what he saw though in all likelihood the players he would want are likely not to be available for him. Likes of Seann and Nigel Elliot, Decky Smith and Keelan Molloy. Ronan Boyle had a decent game for St Brigids.

[asaffgael]

Is Decky Smith on the Antrim hurling panel?

[SaffronOak]

Is Decky Smith on the Antrim hurling panel?

No.  Had been part of a football panel a couple of years back (I think) but he's been unlucky with injuries.

[SaffronOak]

Noticed the new Antrim manager there on Saturday at the game. He will have liked some of what he saw though in all likelihood the players he would want are likely not to be available for him. Likes of Seann and Nigel Elliot, Decky Smith and Keelan Molloy. Ronan Boyle had a decent game for St Brigids.

Thought Reuben Carleton had a good game also, putting aside his missed two point frees.

[Sportacus]

Noticed the new Antrim manager there on Saturday at the game. He will have liked some of what he saw though in all likelihood the players he would want are likely not to be available for him. Likes of Seann and Nigel Elliot, Decky Smith and Keelan Molloy. Ronan Boyle had a decent game for St Brigids.

Thought Reuben Carleton had a good game also, putting aside his missed two point frees.

One of the stand out things from the Championship so far is that our established county players don't stand out. There are no real elite players in the county.

[BigGreenField]

Noticed the new Antrim manager there on Saturday at the game. He will have liked some of what he saw though in all likelihood the players he would want are likely not to be available for him. Likes of Seann and Nigel Elliot, Decky Smith and Keelan Molloy. Ronan Boyle had a decent game for St Brigids.

Thought Reuben Carleton had a good game also, putting aside his missed two point frees.

One of the stand out things from the Championship so far is that our established county players don't stand out. There are no real elite players in the county.

In matches to date very limited amounts of individual flair in forwards or one on one defending skills, mostly pulling and dragging, alongside a shortage of true pace (unless everyone is lightening quick!).

Systems and tactics to the fore and heading to the rut that Irishrugby has found itself with players being over coached from a young age.

[asaffgael]

Noticed the new Antrim manager there on Saturday at the game. He will have liked some of what he saw though in all likelihood the players he would want are likely not to be available for him. Likes of Seann and Nigel Elliot, Decky Smith and Keelan Molloy. Ronan Boyle had a decent game for St Brigids.

Thought Reuben Carleton had a good game also, putting aside his missed two point frees.

One of the stand out things from the Championship so far is that our established county players don't stand out. There are no real elite players in the county.

In matches to date very limited amounts of individual flair in forwards or one on one defending skills, mostly pulling and dragging, alongside a shortage of true pace (unless everyone is lightening quick!).

Systems and tactics to the fore and heading to the rut that Irishrugby has found itself with players being over coached from a young age.

Sadly that's just where the standard has got to and why some people don't think the players playing for the county are much of a level above.

To be fair some of this may be down to the way football has been for the last 10/15 years, that inside forward has nearly been lost and players hardly know how to play in there and make 3/4/5 different runs. You are seeing it in others counties as well.

Hopefully with the new rules, this will turn and we will start to see them coming back.

[YoungSaff]

Finals Prediction

Dunloy V Cargin

Moneyglass V sarsfields

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

It's just a pity they were only beat by 1pt. Bigger shower of gurns and ganches you'll never meet.

I had to bite my tongue over this PJ at the game.

I have been to a lot of games in my life and experienced some mouth pieces along the way - on our own side included - but i am glad never to have to listen to the SB fans again.

Every call was wrong, every foul their own players committed was an injustice. The ref was in Dunloy's pay roll, he was a member of our club, he loves country clubs etc. etc. etc.

My favorite movement was the man who walked past me (and had done this pacing up and down the grass bank for most the game complaining) to tell me that the latest call by the ref was 'absolutely incredulous, incredulous i tell you'.

I didnt even know what to say to him other than laugh. I wanted to tell him to fuk up and get back to that fence again but it just made me laugh too much

[InnocentByStander]

It's just a pity they were only beat by 1pt. Bigger shower of gurns and ganches you'll never meet.

I had to bite my tongue over this PJ at the game.

I have been to a lot of games in my life and experienced some mouth pieces along the way - on our own side included - but i am glad never to have to listen to the SB fans again.

Every call was wrong, every foul their own players committed was an injustice. The ref was in Dunloy's pay roll, he was a member of our club, he loves country clubs etc. etc. etc.

My favorite movement was the man who walked past me (and had done this pacing up and down the grass bank for most the game complaining) to tell me that the latest call by the ref was 'absolutely incredulous, incredulous i tell you'.

I didnt even know what to say to him other than laugh. I wanted to tell him to fuk up and get back to that fence again but it just made me laugh too much

Middle class entitlement, everything for them is correct, everything against them is wrong.

Most hated club in Antrim for a reason