Antrim Hurling

[Milltown Row2]

If we are lucky enough to beat Ballycran next week at home we might be in with a shout of staying in the top half. But the Crans have been doing rightly, beating Dunloy last week also so not a given. St Johns have played only 4 games, surely there is a cut off time for the league and if they haven't played their games they'll lose out?

That's a good 1, Galls man talking cut off dates. Do u guys not usually slip in about 6 games in the last two weeks of each league campaign, when everyone has clocked off

Not us, we only concern ourselves with Championship, league to give lads run out to see if they are any good

[btdtgtt]

Just seen the process for the qualifiers.

Good god of almighty is our same pool of teams just going to keep playing each other?
Last one to win stays in?

I will agree with Ryan on this - the format is a joke!

But it's got nothing to do with opposition or match frequency!

[maxpower]

How does the draw work! Is it not just an open draw with Antrim, Laois, Wexford, Offaly, Waterford, Clare and loser of Galway/kk

[btdtgtt]

How does the draw work! Is it not just an open draw with Antrim, Laois, Wexford, Offaly, Waterford, Clare and loser of Galway/kk

There is a number of ways but basically we could draw Offaly or Wexford could play Laois.
Boring repetition - although perhaps better than drawing Clare!

[btdtgtt]

Can anyone shed some light on the U21 hurling championship?

[Bonamargy]

Cushendall have up in their Facebook page that St Johns have refused to field in today's final, so the trophy has been awarded to Cushendall. Why would a club refuse to play a county championship final?

[Milltown Row2]

I was told it was fixed for the week before the Senior County championship by a Johnnies man yesterday, strange

[Seamroga in exile]

Cushendall have up in their Facebook page that St Johns have refused to field in today's final, so the trophy has been awarded to Cushendall. Why would a club refuse to play a county championship final?

They wouldn't play as they've a player playing for Antrim minors tomorrow. Allegedly.

[thedog 83]

Total and utter disgrace that St John's won't field tonight in U21 Championship, all because 3 players went on a jolly to America.

Between having meetings with wee Joe to get match off because off Feile, then because of pitch availability, then asking Kevin Ryan to get it postponed due to county fixtures, then finally an injury crisis on morning of the match, unreal!!

I think they should get fined to the hilt and banned from this competition for the next few years. Pure awful decision in not fielding and anyone who says they shouldn't, well that tells another story

[btdtgtt]

What would the expected result have been?

Sounds like this will end up in a committee room again - the johnnies are not the sort of club to do much without a motive!

[theskull1]

Great representation from Antrim clubs this weekend in the Féile, with many clubs going deep into Sunday

The weather really helped make it an unforgettable weekend.

Gutted for our lads just missing out at the final hurdle against a strong Kevin Lynches team in the Div1 cup final, but very very proud as I'm sure all clubs are of how they represented their club and county 

[north aontroim gael]

Skull - was that the Division 1 final your boys played in?  Or the second or third tier of the wider event?

If not the top tier, do you know who won the top tier?

[clootfromthe21]

Skull - was that the Division 1 final your boys played in?  Or the second or third tier of the wider event?

If not the top tier, do you know who won the top tier?

Can someone explain the new feile structures to me?

While I would love for the All Ireland under 14 final to have been between Dunloy and Dungiven, it appears there was another feile "final" in Thurles over the weekend with Kilmacud Crokes beating Midleton.

Have the "top" teams in the "top" counties been taken out of the competition?

[NAG1]

Skull - was that the Division 1 final your boys played in?  Or the second or third tier of the wider event?

If not the top tier, do you know who won the top tier?

Can someone explain the new feile structures to me?

While I would love for the All Ireland under 14 final to have been between Dunloy and Dungiven, it appears there was another feile "final" in Thurles over the weekend with Kilmacud Crokes beating Midleton.

Have the "top" teams in the "top" counties been taken out of the competition?

Yes

To the detriment of the overall tournament but that doesnt seem to matter to the top brass. Again its a case of the strong getting stronger and forgetting the rest.

Great weekend but just a shame that it has been split in this manner.

[johnneycool]

Skull - was that the Division 1 final your boys played in?  Or the second or third tier of the wider event?

If not the top tier, do you know who won the top tier?

Can someone explain the new feile structures to me?

While I would love for the All Ireland under 14 final to have been between Dunloy and Dungiven, it appears there was another feile "final" in Thurles over the weekend with Kilmacud Crokes beating Midleton.

Have the "top" teams in the "top" counties been taken out of the competition?

Yes

To the detriment of the overall tournament but that doesnt seem to matter to the top brass. Again its a case of the strong getting stronger and forgetting the rest.

Great weekend but just a shame that it has been split in this manner.

Kilmacud Crokes won the main event in Thurles where I think its played off as a one day event.

TBH something had to be done to stop it getting too serious with teams away on training holidays, bringing another 15 lads for the parades and what not.

How were the representatives from the traditional hurling strongholds who came North at the weekend selected?