Antrim Hurling

NAG · March 04, 2009, 08:50:02 AM

Did we all including cushendall not realise that playing SD up front is not an option, why would we be trying to convert one of the better defenders of the past two seasons into a forward at this stage anyway, after 3 years and the most committed and best squad we have ever had, why have we not got better options going forward?

JamesH · March 04, 2009, 03:54:30 PM

Leroy, you are some craic, what club are you frey? Are you saying Karl MC Keegan has no balls and wouldn't add much? He is the most consistant county hurler over the last 8 years and if you were a true supporter you would know that.

groundlie · March 04, 2009, 11:31:27 PM

Karl McKeegan is a fantastic hurler, Antrim are lucky to have a player of his quality. 2002 vs Tipp he gave an outstanding display of centre half back play. Will walk into the current side. Lets not get carried away it was one decent win. If they can beat offaly well then that's some achievement.

PlayWithTheWind · March 05, 2009, 03:31:28 PM

Pull out from the Andersonstown News. With an article on the 89' AIF 20 years on.

http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?referral=mypagesuite&refresh=9m1BZ05j2Wk0&PBID=e09c0a44-0914-4594-944c-6e8cfe6e99b2&skip=

Minder · March 05, 2009, 03:37:38 PM

Fcuk, another "hard hitting" Mc Gourty trying their hand at journalism, i use the term journalism loosely when it comes to the Andytown News.........

NAG · March 05, 2009, 04:33:48 PM

Not defending the article by any means but it must be hard to get any sort of excitement generated about the Antrim Football championship.

milltown row · March 05, 2009, 05:14:53 PM

its a fine article

i'll read it tonight when i get home from training

Tony Baloney · March 06, 2009, 01:47:27 PM

Quote from: milltown row on March 05, 2009, 05:14:53 PM
its a fine article

i'll read it tonight when i get home from training

You knew that before reading it?

Quote from: Minder on March 05, 2009, 03:37:38 PM
Fcuk, another "hard hitting" Mc Gourty trying their hand at journalism, i use the term journalism loosely when it comes to the Andytown News.........

And they're usually so publicity shy

milltown row · March 06, 2009, 05:08:09 PM

You have heard of sarcasm

TheDoc · March 06, 2009, 06:14:23 PM

Anyone heard the result of the UUJ match today?

I heard St. Mary's won easy.

milltown row · March 06, 2009, 07:05:05 PM

whats your take on playing the ball out of defence? watching Antrim last few games I've noticed that most of our players what to knock the ball a hundred yards up the field without looking where it goes, no cross field ball or 30 yard pass to an unmarked player (from the same team hopefully)

usually those wild high long balls come straight back up the pitch. as a defender (in my hay day) that was the ball that you won most times. the dreaded ball was the cross field low diagonal ball or hard low ball in. forwards usually won them or if they didn't it was because they did not control it.

i noticed on Sunday Sean Delargy giving off to McGourty for not driving a ball out of defence, he'd knock a perfectly good ball to an unmarked player who then fcuked it up.

I've watched many good teams over the years and Dunloy were always very good and short pass out of defence to an unmarked man

clootfromthe21 · March 06, 2009, 07:50:46 PM

Quote from: TheDoc on March 06, 2009, 06:14:23 PM
Anyone heard the result of the UUJ match today?

I heard St. Mary's won easy.

Think they won by 5 and play Mary Immaculate of Limerick in the final tomorrow.

clootfromthe21 · March 06, 2009, 08:05:39 PM

Quote from: clootfromthe21 on March 06, 2009, 07:50:46 PM
Quote from: TheDoc on March 06, 2009, 06:14:23 PM
Anyone heard the result of the UUJ match today?

I heard St. Mary's won easy.

Think they won by 5 and play Mary Immaculate of Limerick in the final tomorrow.

Just updating myself:

Ulster Bank Fitzgibbon Cup Semi-Finals
UCC 1-18 WIT 2-14
UL 3-20 Cork IT 2-11

Ulster Bank Ryan Cup Semi-Finals
UUJ 2-12 NUI Maynooth 0-13
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 0-13 IT Tralee 1-8

Ulster Bank Fergal Maher Cup Semi-Finals
Napier University 6-23 Colaiste Mhuire Marino 0-3
St Marys-BMC 3-16 King's Inns 0-6

bredaghgael86 · March 07, 2009, 01:24:20 AM

Quote from: milltown row on March 06, 2009, 07:05:05 PM
whats your take on playing the ball out of defence? watching Antrim last few games I've noticed that most of our players what to knock the ball a hundred yards up the field without looking where it goes, no cross field ball or 30 yard pass to an unmarked player (from the same team hopefully)

usually those wild high long balls come straight back up the pitch. as a defender (in my hay day) that was the ball that you won most times. the dreaded ball was the cross field low diagonal ball or hard low ball in. forwards usually won them or if they didn't it was because they did not control it.

i noticed on Sunday Sean Delargy giving off to McGourty for not driving a ball out of defence, he'd knock a perfectly good ball to an unmarked player who then fcuked it up.

I've watched many good teams over the years and Dunloy were always very good and short pass out of defence to an unmarked man

I think that when its the sensible option and the man is free the short pass should definetly be the first option. On sunday i didnt like wexfords style of play at all, i thought it was much too over-elaborate and caused them uneccessary problems. I thought antrims problem was they took the wrong option when trying to play the ball out, trying to hit a man when it wasnt really on etc. However the times they picked the right pass they looked very slick with some really impressive passages of play.
I know its easy to say, but if they can eradicate these decision making mistakes from their game, then their performances will go up another level. Overall i would encourage teams to play the ball simple when at all possible, plpaying to a man instead of a 50/50 ball.

theskull1 · March 07, 2009, 01:59:48 AM

Quote from: hardstation on March 07, 2009, 01:50:17 AM
Flip side of the coin, and it depends on the situation, of course, is that if the ball is in your back line for a while and you get it in your hand, you think "Would this bastarding thing ever f**k off" and you drive it up the pitch. A big clearance is at least a clearance. A wee pass means that the ball is still in there, in your back line and what thon **** will probably do is bang it up the pitch anyway. Clear your lines. Your point about someone else f**king it up, milltown, is a bit stupid. Would you rather someone f**k it up 30 yards from goal or 90 yards from goal? The 'f**k up' factor will always be there. One would think that you are just shifting the blame.

HS needs a shrink.