Antrim Hurling

Minder · June 23, 2008, 02:06:51 PM

I know, what could they possibly be learning from playing players that are not in their age group. Glory, prestige? The mentors should be ashamed of themselves.

Minder · June 23, 2008, 02:28:20 PM

Quote from: hardstation on June 23, 2008, 02:15:02 PM
Groundlie, who are your mentors for the Feile team? Is Micky "Let them go toe to toe" Johnson still with them or is he just with the seniors? What about the fella who is banned from Camogie matches? Is he there too?

You seem to be confused Hardstation as Groundlie is from Dunloy.........

Two Hands FFS · June 23, 2008, 03:20:39 PM

It is Micky Johnston who is the manager, his two sons play,one(one with the moustache) of them is captain. Great achievement but as NAG says it tarnished by what has happenned earlier.

Square Ball · June 23, 2008, 03:44:03 PM

were the St Johns caught playing ringers? anyone care to elaborate?

theskull1 · June 23, 2008, 03:51:44 PM

. Bit of bumfluff HS. Think the mothers mascara is used to darken it up a bit.

Don't know the in's and out's of the goings on within st johns but from what I seen of this years side in the U14 final in Dunloy, they are a fantastic young team and should be commended for the way they play the game. I was really impressed with the standard of their game. Skill, commitment & intelligence throughout the pitch. Christ do we have to be negative all the time even when an Antrim team has a bit of success? Let's give the players a bit of credit here lads. They are innocent parties in the politics of any goings on and have I'm sure worked thier balls off to bring about this success. Well done I say.

The trick now will be keeping them all up through into senior level.

Also hard luck and comiserations to Dunloy who lost in their Div 3 semi final to the eventual winners, but I hear they represented themselves very well winning two of their three games. Hears hoping they will push on from the experience.

Minder · June 23, 2008, 03:58:43 PM

Anyone know the handicap odds for Antrim v Galway, im guessing Antrim (+12).............

NAG · June 23, 2008, 04:04:51 PM

skull

no one is doubting the talent of this bunch because anyone who has seen them could do nothing but admire them.

Point is that anything they do is tarnished by the actions of their mentor and the club by covering it up.
All im saying is time to come clean and just admit it and take the punishment so that this does not follow these young guys all the way through their careers.

theskull1 · June 23, 2008, 05:20:26 PM

I don't buy it NAG.
Not saying that you don't have a point..you do, but you're focusing far too heavily on the negative rather than balancing your comments by giving proper consideration to the achievements of the young players. The fact that you don't makes you look like a WUM

I think you should keep the issues separate and give proper credit where it's due.

Minder · June 23, 2008, 05:41:57 PM

How can you keep the issues separate Skull? Surely they are related?

theskull1 · June 23, 2008, 06:24:27 PM

thats what I'm talkin' about

The issue with overage players has nothing to do with this years U14's (AFAIK). On that basis I think the issues should be kept separate

Give this years U14's the credit where it's due and attack st johns for 2 years ago on a different post (ala HS)

theskull1 · June 23, 2008, 09:11:52 PM

Quote from: hardstation on June 23, 2008, 06:34:42 PM
Skull, I thought it was this year that the DOB thing was about. Could be wrong but milltown brought it up in April.

Two years ago was the hotel thing.

Oh

I thought it was the side which played two years ago, but was only found out this year when one of the lads with an AI Feile medal declared to Gearoid Adams that he wasn't eligible to play U16 as he was overage. Am I wrong?

theskull1 · June 23, 2008, 09:18:39 PM

Not sure to be honest.

Minder · June 23, 2008, 09:20:02 PM

Milltown has the answers i think........

youngfella · June 24, 2008, 01:00:45 AM

I have just heard joe cass turned out for ballycastle football team, Is this like having zidane playing for a pub team? Did anyone see the game? how will he deal with this huge step up ?

Wonder how many points a game he'll be worth to the town?

Mhic Easmuint · June 24, 2008, 01:04:56 AM

Quote from: youngfella on June 24, 2008, 01:00:45 AM
I have just heard joe cass turned out for ballycastle football team, Is this like having zidane playing for a pub team? Did anyone see the game? how will he deal with this huge step up ?

Wonder how many points a game he'll be worth to the town?

As far as I am aware he has been playing all season.
This has obviously helped them in the league: Div 6 League Table

And I also think they won the Junior Feis Football recently.