Antrim Hurling

[johnneycool]

What's the panic? Sure we have until Feb to get this played 

Seriously though, how is it taking so long to get a decision on this, firstly they play the QF double header in a terrible venue and now this. We truly are starting look more and more like a shambles no matter what it is that we turn our hand too.

They are just finalizing the referees for the games

I wouldnt be waiting by the phone MR2 

No, I'd say those positions are picked already by the CCC who pick them

Tongue firmly in cheek there MR2 good luck to anyone who takes them on, I can see two rather feisty affairs.
The choice of ref could be crucial to the outcome of both ties.

Antrim don't have a wide choice of referees where a referee would be appointed and a team hasn't have previous experience of their style of refereeing. I'd say the managers of any team involved would emphasise to the players the do's and don'ts of what certain referees pick up on in particular, so no matter the referee neither of the teams should be surprised.

[NAG1]

What's the panic? Sure we have until Feb to get this played 

Seriously though, how is it taking so long to get a decision on this, firstly they play the QF double header in a terrible venue and now this. We truly are starting look more and more like a shambles no matter what it is that we turn our hand too.

They are just finalizing the referees for the games

I wouldnt be waiting by the phone MR2 

No, I'd say those positions are picked already by the CCC who pick them

Tongue firmly in cheek there MR2 good luck to anyone who takes them on, I can see two rather feisty affairs.
The choice of ref could be crucial to the outcome of both ties.

Antrim don't have a wide choice of referees where a referee would be appointed and a team hasn't have previous experience of their style of refereeing. I'd say the managers of any team involved would emphasise to the players the do's and don'ts of what certain referees pick up on in particular, so no matter the referee neither of the teams should be surprised.

Maybe we shouldn't be but we frequently are 

[culchie11]

What's the panic? Sure we have until Feb to get this played 

Seriously though, how is it taking so long to get a decision on this, firstly they play the QF double header in a terrible venue and now this. We truly are starting look more and more like a shambles no matter what it is that we turn our hand too.

They are just finalizing the referees for the games

I wouldnt be waiting by the phone MR2 

No, I'd say those positions are picked already by the CCC who pick them

The CCC don't pick the refs, they set fixtures, dates, times, venues & deal with discipline issues.

It's the refs committee who pick the refs!

[Milltown Row2]

they pick league games and submit names for championship games to CCC and county executive

[Milltown Row2]

Friends looking tickets. any spare tickets give me a pm please

[CentreHalfBack]

What's the panic? Sure we have until Feb to get this played 

Seriously though, how is it taking so long to get a decision on this, firstly they play the QF double header in a terrible venue and now this. We truly are starting look more and more like a shambles no matter what it is that we turn our hand too.

They are just finalizing the referees for the games

I wouldnt be waiting by the phone MR2 

No, I'd say those positions are picked already by the CCC who pick them

Tongue firmly in cheek there MR2 good luck to anyone who takes them on, I can see two rather feisty affairs.
The choice of ref could be crucial to the outcome of both ties.

Some team will have a gripe with whoever is picked to ref them, I think things will get easier next year with the chance to call back a a free after a few seconds

You need all the help you can get.

[Fairhead]

Why doesn't the county board think about moving the county semi finals to the scheduled day of the final, the 29th? Push the final back a week to Oct 6th and then the Ulster semi is on the 13th. Could have the 2 semis where they should be, one in Dunloy and then the other in L'giel. I know theres replays to consider but it still seems a better option than having to schedule the 2 semis in to the 21st alongside the camogie matches which are a factor in this whole thing given 2 clubs are involved in both codes.

[Mcquillans supporter]

@paddyc13: Club semifinals being played on sat night with a hour between throw ins in 2 different ends of the county. #MakesNoSense #Disappointing, just seen this on twitter hope its not true

[Two Hands FFS]

@paddyc13: Club semifinals being played on sat night with a hour between throw ins in 2 different ends of the county. #MakesNoSense #Disappointing, just seen this on twitter hope its not true

I'd imagine that's football.

[Mcquillans supporter]

Hope so just seen people from cdall commmenting on it that why I thought it was hurling

[Sleeping giant]

Anyone any tickets for Sunday? 

[Glensman]

Two different bodies DR aren't gonna share a gate. That would only work if the camogie was played in Fr Barret and the hurling in Fr Healy. Would be a wise solution.

Makes sense!

So it makes sense for McQuillans to play Loughgiel hurlers in their own backyard in the semi final of senior championship...........I don't think so!!

Understand what ur saying with regards to the finances but just ain't going to happen. Camogie matches could be pulled forward in the day

Read above - suggestion was two camogie and Dall v Dunloy in Loughgiel (across pitches) and then to Dunloy for Loughgiel v Ballycastle.

Happy?!

[ArfurFoxAche]

@paddyc13: Club semifinals being played on sat night with a hour between throw ins in 2 different ends of the county. #MakesNoSense #Disappointing, just seen this on twitter hope its not true

That would be the football semi-finals.  Naomh Pol/Naomh Gall moved from Corrigan to Naomh Eanna at the last minute.  Apparently Corrigan is the only GAA ground in Belfast,other than Casement, with a Safety certificate - needed for capacity of 5000.  The non-availability of the stand means the nominal capacity is greatly reduced, thus making the staging of the game impossible.  All the other clubs can fire away as they are not certified by Belfast City Council.  Never knew that until tonight...

[NAG1]

@paddyc13: Club semifinals being played on sat night with a hour between throw ins in 2 different ends of the county. #MakesNoSense #Disappointing, just seen this on twitter hope its not true

That would be the football semi-finals.  Naomh Pol/Naomh Gall moved from Corrigan to Naomh Eanna at the last minute.  Apparently Corrigan is the only GAA ground in Belfast,other than Casement, with a Safety certificate - needed for capacity of 5000.  The non-availability of the stand means the nominal capacity is greatly reduced, thus making the staging of the game impossible.  All the other clubs can fire away as they are not certified by Belfast City Council.  Never knew that until tonight...

So why were the Hurling games brought to LD then?

[north aontroim gael]

@paddyc13: Club semifinals being played on sat night with a hour between throw ins in 2 different ends of the county. #MakesNoSense #Disappointing, just seen this on twitter hope its not true

That would be the football semi-finals.  Naomh Pol/Naomh Gall moved from Corrigan to Naomh Eanna at the last minute.  Apparently Corrigan is the only GAA ground in Belfast,other than Casement, with a Safety certificate - needed for capacity of 5000.  The non-availability of the stand means the nominal capacity is greatly reduced, thus making the staging of the game impossible.  All the other clubs can fire away as they are not certified by Belfast City Council.  Never knew that until tonight...

So why were the Hurling games brought to LD then?

I doubt very much if there was 2,000 at the quarter-final games let alone 5,000.