Antrim Hurling

[Milltown Row2]

Ardoyne is very nearby. Why not play for them?

All teams that meet the criteria should be afforded the same opportunity to develop a club, east Belfast Gaels prime example

[imtommygunn]

Does every existing club have those steps in place?

[Jonkunlon]

Ardoyne is very nearby. Why not play for them?

All teams that meet the criteria should be afforded the same opportunity to develop a club, east Belfast Gaels prime example

That's a poor comparison. East Belfast GAA is an attempt to tap into a new market. New Lodge have an under utilized GAA club on their doorstep.

[Jonkunlon]

Ardoyne is very nearby. Why not play for them?

All teams that meet the criteria should be afforded the same opportunity to develop a club, east Belfast Gaels prime example

That's a poor comparison. East Belfast GAA is an attempt to tap into a new market. New Lodge have an under utilized GAA club on their doorstep.

I appreciate that there is an argument there but when you are ratifying Laochra Loch Lao and Colin Gaels in West Belfast, it's fairly weakened.

Laochra Loch Lao, ratified for similar reasons as East Belfast. That being, a unique concept (all operations through the medium of Irish). Colin Gaels a different matter and yes, probably comparisons with the New Lodge situation.

My concern is that there is an upward trend of amalgamations involving even large clubs in Belfast. Maybe there is room for another in the north of the city. Ardoyne is right there and well established. The GAA playing population of  the New Lodge could readily be facilitated there.

[imtommygunn]

Is East Belfast not different as it's down county board?

[NAG1]

It is great to see another club wanting to grow, but is there not a wider question needing to be asked when we are seeing more and more clubs amalgamating up through the ages groups. Clubs that would be considered to be well established clubs and cant even get 15 of their own kids out to field a team?

does this not exacerbate this specific situation even further?

[Jeepers Creepers]

Pearse's as well up the road. Did I hear a couple of clubs up the glens closed for COVID?

[imtommygunn]

Great result for the camogiers yesterday. They seem to be going well again.

[saffman]

Very Quite ahead of championship

What's everyone's thoughts for Tuesdays games? & for the championship overall?

[Jonkunlon]

Dunloy should win the senior Championship. Intermediate - as per usual anyone could win it. Just look at last year. Creggan or Sarsfields for me. Cushendun a good outside bet. Glenarm for Junior.

Two stand out fixtures are Dunloy v Cushendall and Creggan v Sarsfields.

[Saffball]

Championship predictions

Senior
Rossa vs Ballycastle - Rossa by 5
St Endas vs Loughgiel - Loughgiel by 10+
Dunloy vs Cushendall - Dunloy by 3
Randalstown vs St Johns - St Johns by 10+

Intermediate
Armoy vs Ahoghill - Ahoghill by 7
Gort Na Mona vs Carey - Carey by 6
St Galls vs Glenariffe - DRAW
Creggan vs Sarsfields - Sarsfields by 5
St Paul's vs Cloughmills - Cloughmills by 3

Junior
Lamh Dhearg vs Ballymena - Lamh Dhearg by 3
Rasharkin vs Davitts - Rasharkin by 6
Glenravel vs St Teresa's - Glenravel by 5
Loch Mor dCais vs Glenarm - Glenarm by 10+

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Dunloy should win the senior Championship. Intermediate - as per usual anyone could win it. Just look at last year. Creggan or Sarsfields for me. Cushendun a good outside bet. Glenarm for Junior.

Two stand out fixtures are Dunloy v Cushendall and Creggan v Sarsfields.

Dunloy
Glenariff
Glenarm

[breakingball]

Wouldn't disagree with this

Championship predictions

Senior
Rossa vs Ballycastle - Rossa by 5
St Endas vs Loughgiel - Loughgiel by 10+
Dunloy vs Cushendall - Dunloy by 3
Randalstown vs St Johns - St Johns by 10+

Intermediate
Armoy vs Ahoghill - Ahoghill by 7
Gort Na Mona vs Carey - Carey by 6
St Galls vs Glenariffe - DRAW
Creggan vs Sarsfields - Sarsfields by 5
St Paul's vs Cloughmills - Cloughmills by 3

Junior
Lamh Dhearg vs Ballymena - Lamh Dhearg by 3
Rasharkin vs Davitts - Rasharkin by 6
Glenravel vs St Teresa's - Glenravel by 5
Loch Mor dCais vs Glenarm - Glenarm by 10+

[imtommygunn]

So far that's a pretty good set of predictions. Impressive getting the draw right. Still some results I don't see on intermediate.

[Milltown Row2]

So far that's a pretty good set of predictions. Impressive getting the draw right. Still some results I don't see on intermediate.

Yeah the draw is some call, by all accounts a fair result.