Antrim Hurling

[slow corner back]

Very enjoyable if strange game, I got held up getting there and arrived just in time to see Wexford score a goal to make it 4-02 to 1-02. Someone I knew was sitting nearby so I asked what was happening and he told me Wexford were much to strong physically and we were in for a tanking. After I came in Antrim outscored Wexford 3-14 to 0-12 which is some turnaround especially as Wexford had whatever wind was in it in the second half.
Positives great heart to pull the game out of the fire, Neal McAuley loked good and is a good addition from last year, Karl Stewart lead the attack well and showed good pace. Paul Shiels hurled well and his free taking was better than against the cats, vitally important for any team. PJ O Connell took his second goal well, didnt see the first and scored a good point near the finish, Sean Delargy was top notch, great reading of the game and has the courage to gamble and get out in front of his man.
Negatives some of the short passing in defence nearly gave me heart failure and resulted in a lot of lost possesion. Wexford completely took over for about 10 minutes towards the end of the game but could not score, missed two good goal chances ( good saves by Ryan McGarry ) and hit two or three awful wides including one from an easy free.
Overall really enjoyed the match, 4-16 is good shooting for the 1st March still a few Cdall players to come back in which will help things. Personally the best thing was the self belief of the players to fight back. It is not very often Antrim teams show that so when they do they need praised for it. Antrim have a real shot at promtion now although Offaly and Laois will provide stiff enough tests. Biffos probably favourites for promotion tonight although we normally do OK against them. Antrim have to go to Offaly dont they?

[slow corner back]

Make sure you go to Tullamore, slow corner back. You're a lucky charm.

Im not seen them loose plenty, my young boy however has only seen them play three times, Laois a few years back (won) and Wexford in dunloy last year and again today. I am gona send him to tullamore he can tell me about it

[leroy brown]

Good win yesterday again wexford 

Is next game  Carlow away, on 22nd march? One game at a time.  Let us not think of Offaly until 19th april.

The 2 Cushendall lads did well, Mcmanus and delargey.  Everyone knows my dislike of cushendall, but good that they playedyesterday after last weeks disappointment.

[milltown row]

me thinks your really from the Dall Leroy

next game is this Sunday at Casement against Westmeath (rearranged game)

[Dutch]

Good win yesterday again wexford 

Is next game  Carlow away, on 22nd march? One game at a time.  Let us not think of Offaly until 19th april.

The 2 Cushendall lads did well, Mcmanus and delargey.  Everyone knows my dislike of cushendall, but good that they playedyesterday after last weeks disappointment.

now now leroy...

[clootfromthe21]

with another game this weekend, if more cushendall players became available would they be selected? maybe a move for SD to corner back and young woody dropped?

Think that has to happen. McGourty will be under pressure from Graffin as well, you'd think.

Mind you, are UUJ in the Ryan Cup Finals this weekend (think semis on Friday and final on Saturday)? There is a sizeable Antrim contingent there - will they make themselves available on Sunday??

It would be very Antrim-esque to blow it against Westmeath, having done so well against Wexford!!!!!!!!!!!

[Glensman]

Would be
(1) a tough weekend for McManus and Graffin if UUJ won through to the Ryan Cup final and they were asked to play all; and
(2) tough enough on the players that got UUJ to there if those boys were to come back in.
Will be interesting to see what happens.
I believe that Greg O'Kane is really impressing as a trainer out there.


Milltown - asked a query there on the All Ireland Club website.
"At a free/sideline - can a player not stand with his arms and therefore stick in the air without moving? Is it the moving bit that is a free?"
Just thought I'd bring the query to you rather than have you go looking for it!

[leroy brown]

with another game this weekend, if more cushendall players became available would they be selected? maybe a move for SD to corner back and young woody dropped?

Think that has to happen. McGourty will be under pressure from Graffin as well, you'd think.
It would be very Antrim-esque to blow it against Westmeath, having done so well against Wexford!!!!!!!!!!!

Other than Graffin, McManus and delargey I do not think the rest of the cushendall players will add much.  Like I have said before-"most are past it or have not got the balls"
I rate young McGourty.
It would be typical of Antrim to lose against westmeath

And HI yes Milltown Row, and I am  a culchie from Cushendall HI.  Now I better go and look the cows HI.

[TheDoc]

I rate young McGourty.

Hes the oldest of the three.

[clootfromthe21]

Would be
(1) a tough weekend for McManus and Graffin if UUJ won through to the Ryan Cup final and they were asked to play all; and

Not just McManus and Graffin, Glensman - Shields, Neal McAuley and Conor McKinley!

(2) tough enough on the players that got UUJ to there if those boys were to come back in.
Will be interesting to see what happens.
I believe that Greg O'Kane is really impressing as a trainer out there.


Milltown - asked a query there on the All Ireland Club website.
"At a free/sideline - can a player not stand with his arms and therefore stick in the air without moving? Is it the moving bit that is a free?"
Just thought I'd bring the query to you rather than have you go looking for it!

[TheDoc]

Would be
(1) a tough weekend for McManus and Graffin if UUJ won through to the Ryan Cup final and they were asked to play all; and

Not just McManus and Graffin, Glensman - Shields, Neal McAuley and Conor McKinley!
(2) tough enough on the players that got UUJ to there if those boys were to come back in.
Will be interesting to see what happens.
I believe that Greg O'Kane is really impressing as a trainer out there.


Milltown - asked a query there on the All Ireland Club website.
"At a free/sideline - can a player not stand with his arms and therefore stick in the air without moving? Is it the moving bit that is a free?"
Just thought I'd bring the query to you rather than have you go looking for it!

Aswell as Chris O Connell  and possibly Paddy Magill.

[milltown row]

Would be
(1) a tough weekend for McManus and Graffin if UUJ won through to the Ryan Cup final and they were asked to play all; and
(2) tough enough on the players that got UUJ to there if those boys were to come back in.
Will be interesting to see what happens.
I believe that Greg O'Kane is really impressing as a trainer out there.


Milltown - asked a query there on the All Ireland Club website.
"At a free/sideline - can a player not stand with his arms and therefore stick in the air without moving? Is it the moving bit that is a free?"
Just thought I'd bring the query to you rather than have you go looking for it!

it's the moving of the stick in front of a player about to hit a free/sideline cut that is the foul. same as a player in football,  jumping as a player is about to take a free

[theskull1]

I rate young McGourty.

Hes the oldest of the three.

Being the oldest doesn't necessarily make one the wisest. In this case however it does 

[Minder]

I rate young McGourty.

Hes the oldest of the three.

Being the oldest doesn't necessarily make one the wisest. In this case however it does 

I think you have just damned him with faint praise Skull. . . .

[theskull1]

Not at all Minder. Just wanted to have a wee laugh at the other two's expense. The boundaries on his sagaciousness could very well be endless (yes I used a thesaurus) ...