Antrim Football Thread

[Walter Cronc]

Could you not start by investing in say St Louis Ballymena? The aim being competitive in McRory level football. Start to actively address the player drain from Portglenone, Cargin, Creggan, Moneyglass etc to Maghera and Magherafelt.

[YoungSaff]

No word on fixtures or leagues yet is a shambles.

Agree , zero consideration for management and players to plan their lives

Wise up, season starts on the 15th March.. what is it that needs planning ffs!

your life essentially around games , without dates and fixtures makes this signifcantly harder , I am helping with our seniors this year and if i want a weekend away with the wife and kids It needs to be planned in advance !

[Milltown Row2]

No word on fixtures or leagues yet is a shambles.

Agree , zero consideration for management and players to plan their lives

Wise up, season starts on the 15th March.. what is it that needs planning ffs!

your life essentially around games , without dates and fixtures makes this signifcantly harder , I am helping with our seniors this year and if i want a weekend away with the wife and kids It needs to be planned in advance !

This is thrown up every year, THE CLUBS are generally at fault while they decide.. The dates master planner has been done a while. So are you speaking to your club sec and asking why this is?

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

To be fair there isnt much that isnt going to change from last year.

As you say MR2 we know that the league starts in March.

There wont be any midweek games until midway through April and at that they will be early throw ins. The later games will come in towards the end of April.

We know the Ulster dates and most likely when the Tailteann Cup is liable to be as well.

Oh and National/Regional Feile weekend is 27th of June.

The North Antrim feis weekend is the 4/5th July so there will be no fixtures that weekend.

Championship will start at the beginning of August for the round robin games with no doubt Junior/intermediate first with senior then after.

I cant see much else changing outside of whats done every other year

[Saffsof82]

Game is in Portglenone after all

[ck]

I hear some of the Downey clan has departed the Ulster select and will be returning to Lavey , good enough for them never should have been there in first place. As far as I'm aware Matthew and Connor Downey are leaving

That's Henrys 2 lads. Matthew currently playing for Derry so Lavey will be glad to have him back and he'll be a great addition. Seamus has been the problem in all of this, his boys should grow a set and return too.
Lavey would be C'ship contenders if they do.

[ck]

Almost 2 days out from national league home fixture v Longford, and no venue secured.

Will it be played at all or will a venue outside the county need to host it?

Game confirmed for PG1. Longford are poor so this would have been seen as a banker but the way things are it's far from a certainty. Expect a win nonetheless.

[YoungSaff]

I hear some of the Downey clan has departed the Ulster select and will be returning to Lavey , good enough for them never should have been there in first place. As far as I'm aware Matthew and Connor Downey are leaving

That's Henrys 2 lads. Matthew currently playing for Derry so Lavey will be glad to have him back and he'll be a great addition. Seamus has been the problem in all of this, his boys should grow a set and return too.
Lavey would be C'ship contenders if they do.

Agree , be good seeing them back out for Lavey , I heard Seamus isn't allowed back but the rest are all welcome , think a few will still feature for brides this year

[imtommygunn]

If these boys were that good would they not be starring for st brigids? Maybe I'm missing it but doesn't seem that they are?

[YoungSaff]

If these boys were that good would they not be starring for st brigids? Maybe I'm missing it but doesn't seem that they are?

Thought same myself to be honest , hard to know I remember them being very good for Lavey but never really clicked in Antrim anytime i seen them

[Swsaffs]

Almost 2 days out from national league home fixture v Longford, and no venue secured.

Will it be played at all or will a venue outside the county need to host it?



Game confirmed for PG1. Longford are poor so this would have been seen as a banker but the way things are it's far from a certainty. Expect a win nonetheless.


How many points NatSoSaff

[toby47]

If these boys were that good would they not be starring for st brigids? Maybe I'm missing it but doesn't seem that they are?

Thought same myself to be honest , hard to know I remember them being very good for Lavey but never really clicked in Antrim anytime i seen them

When do you remember them being good in Lavey? Underage I assume?

[imtommygunn]

One of them started on at least one ulster championship winning teamm so at one point he surely wouldn't have been too bad? I would imagine tbf to them the whole thing would be quite an upheaval to them too.

[Saffsof82]

Fictures with club secretary now

[Saffsof82]

Ryan still on the bench for Sunday wtf ?