Antrim Football Thread

[Around the glens]

If 3 teams finish on level points it's currently

Aghagallon -2
Pg1 + 4
LD -2

So aghagallon would just have to win to go through? Regardless if LD put a big score up on Sars it will go to a mini table with the 3 of them?

[YoungSaff]

It'll be an interesting final weekend within than group , could ahaghallon do one on PG1 ?

Would PG1 be happier with LD or Ahaghallon progressing.

How will the QF be drawn or decided ? Also the relegation play off ? is it just drawn randomly ?

Any dates also ?

[BigGreenField]

Sorry your right Marys just need to win- however if they win by 7 then PG1 are out I think.

[YoungSaff]

Sorry your right Marys just need to win- however if they win by 7 then PG1 are out I think.

Stranger things have happened LOL , looking forward to how it pans out , it is great having such a competitive group

[EOC1923]

Having looked at group 4 could be very tasty.

Did pg1 take the foot off the gas to early vs Sairsfields.

If Aghagallon beat them and Lamh dearg put a tanking on Sairsfields which could happen going of past 2 games,

Pg1 could be kicking themselves,
In saying that Aghagallon need to step it up a gear to beat pg1 but very possible

In the event of 3 teams finishing on 4 points it becomes a 3 team mini league. Scores against Sarsfields will have no bearing on outcome.

Is it definitely the difference between the 3 teams and not the overall score difference?

Yes - if more than 2 teams have equal points at end of group stage its score difference between those teams only.

So if 3 teams tie at the top on 4 pts (which looks likely in some of the groups). The 2 points for the win against the bottom team in the group count, but the score difference  gained in the games against the bottom team doesn't count. That is one bizarre system. Is it new this year or was this always the case?

[Torcrua]

Sorry your right Marys just need to win- however if they win by 7 then PG1 are out I think.

Stranger things have happened LOL , looking forward to how it pans out , it is great having such a competitive group

I fancy Mary's to do a number on PG1 calling it early

[Saffrongael]

Having looked at group 4 could be very tasty.

Did pg1 take the foot off the gas to early vs Sairsfields.

If Aghagallon beat them and Lamh dearg put a tanking on Sairsfields which could happen going of past 2 games,

Pg1 could be kicking themselves,
In saying that Aghagallon need to step it up a gear to beat pg1 but very possible

In the event of 3 teams finishing on 4 points it becomes a 3 team mini league. Scores against Sarsfields will have no bearing on outcome.

Is it definitely the difference between the 3 teams and not the overall score difference?

Yes - if more than 2 teams have equal points at end of group stage its score difference between those teams only.

So if 3 teams tie at the top on 4 pts (which looks likely in some of the groups). The 2 points for the win against the bottom team in the group count, but the score difference  gained in the games against the bottom team doesn't count. That is one bizarre system. Is it new this year or was this always the case?

It's not an Antrim thing

There nothing bizarre about it, it's in place in loads of counties and I believe was adopted at congress a few years ago.

It's to prevent lopsided games affecting who progresses. Personally I don't have an issue with it

[Spike]

So we compromise the quality of our senior championship by putting dross like moneyglass and sarsfields into each group to make up numbers

And then we say scores and points against them dont really count?

What a joke. 

Our flagship event reduced to Go Games

[rogercasement]

So we compromise the quality of our senior championship by putting dross like moneyglass and sarsfields into each group to make up numbers

And then we say scores and points against them dont really count?

What a joke. 

Our flagship event reduced to Go Games

Hard to argue tbf

[paddyjohn]

Listened to the We are Antrim podcast today, have to say it's very good in comparison to other ones.

Keep up the good work lads

[BigGreenField]

So we compromise the quality of our senior championship by putting dross like moneyglass and sarsfields into each group to make up numbers

And then we say scores and points against them dont really count?

What a joke. 

Our flagship event reduced to Go Games

Or alternatively clubs voted for the structure and it's an attempt by county officials to make it competitive for those in the mix.

[Around the glens]

Having looked at group 4 could be very tasty.

Did pg1 take the foot off the gas to early vs Sairsfields.

If Aghagallon beat them and Lamh dearg put a tanking on Sairsfields which could happen going of past 2 games,

Pg1 could be kicking themselves,
In saying that Aghagallon need to step it up a gear to beat pg1 but very possible

In the event of 3 teams finishing on 4 points it becomes a 3 team mini league. Scores against Sarsfields will have no bearing on outcome.

Is it definitely the difference between the 3 teams and not the overall score difference?

Yes - if more than 2 teams have equal points at end of group stage its score difference between those teams only.

So if 3 teams tie at the top on 4 pts (which looks likely in some of the groups). The 2 points for the win against the bottom team in the group count, but the score difference  gained in the games against the bottom team doesn't count. That is one bizarre system. Is it new this year or was this always the case?

Technically in the mini league they would all have 2 points, having beat each other. Although all comes down to aghagallon beating pg1, they'd need to up it from last day out to have a shot at it.

[bannside]

This year is probably the most wide open championship I recall.

A bit fanciful maybe....but imagine this for a scenario in a few years...

Top 10 clubs
Two leagues of five - Four matches each...there would be no room for error. Every game cship edge to it.

Matches Friday Sat and Sunday so crowds would be large. A lot of 50/50 games...

No QFs.

Top two only in each group go into semi finals, A v D and B v C

Semi final matches played over 2 legs, home and away.

Final.

7 matches to win it. (6 atm)


Better quality.
Better crowds.

[Hoof Hearted]

This year is probably the most wide open championship I recall.

A bit fanciful maybe....but imagine this for a scenario in a few years...

Top 10 clubs
Two leagues of five - Four matches each...there would be no room for error. Every game cship edge to it.

Matches Friday Sat and Sunday so crowds would be large. A lot of 50/50 games...

No QFs.

Top two only in each group go into semi finals, A v D and B v C

Semi final matches played over 2 legs, home and away.

Final.

7 matches to win it. (6 atm)


Better quality.
Better crowds.

Was going well there until the end
Don't like the 2 legged semi idea
One game at a neutral ground, same as always