Antrim Hurling

[milltown row]

your right just seen that, it was that i saw Kilkenny at the bottom, thinking they were to come in at our end of the draw

[Two Hands FFS]

Maybe they thought (The GAA) that if a team had seen that if they were to win their quarter final match that the winners were to play Kilkenny....that they wouldnt be disappointed to get beat as they still get another chance in the qualifiers & have avoided Kilkenny

Good draw for us...we avoided Galway, Offaly & Wexford who after Kilkenny are the next best teams, although it'll still be a pretty tough match for us

[youngfella]

Maybe it is a neutral venue....hopefully

Are you sure the winners of Antrim Dublin are to play Kilkenny..I thought that the draw for the semi final will be done after the quarter finals matches

THat'll be something for the boys to aim for hard game against and then a crack at the AI champs. I hope they be positive about it, It can be done. play like there arse is on fire!

[JamesH]

All this chat on the county senior team pisses me right off, suddenly the future of antrim hurling is ok, Bollocks. The minors Hammered, the U21s beaten by a third rate football team. The only way up is from the ground up IE the 5 year olds teach them properly, train proper coaches in club i mean it doesn't need massive funding when the coaches are of consistant quality then we can be assured of a proper conveyor belt of talent. The ones that don't develop early Will have all the tools when perhaps they do catch up. I heard North Antrim went to the county with a proposal for twinning with Munster Council only to be turned down, W**nkers!!, the good Doc is all talk.

[clootfromthe21]

I heard North Antrim went to the county with a proposal for twinning with Munster Council only to be turned down, W**nkers!!, the good Doc is all talk.

Stick that on to the County Website guestbook and let's see what the response is!!!!

[playwiththewind1st]

I heard North Antrim went to the county with a proposal for twinning with Munster Council only to be turned down, W**nkers!!, the good Doc is all talk.

Stick that on to the County Website guestbook and let's see what the response is!!!!

It would appear in "county website speak" i.e. - " ? - we have deleted most of your post, because you are quite clearly a lunatic who has disagreed with the county board, so there & by the way the CCC have an awful hard job to do. This website is maintained by a team of volunteers, who give up lots of their time. We think we are in the Leinster SHC next year, but check the fixtures nearer the time."

[NAG]

does anyone actually think that getting into the leinster championship is going to help the county as a whole?

reasons please

[Fairhead]

does anyone actually think that getting into the leinster championship is going to help the county as a whole?

reasons please

Not until our underage structures are improved to a level where Antrim have their Feile champions regularly competing in Div 1 of the Feile, the county u16s are not getting thrashed in the Nenagh All Ireland u16 tournament and then the county minors are competing and winning games in the Leinster championship will Antrim start to benefit from the Leinster championship. And that isn't going to happen in 3 years.

[theskull1]

does anyone actually think that getting into the leinster championship is going to help the county as a whole?

reasons please

Not until our underage structures are improved to a level where Antrim have their Feile champions regularly competing in Div 1 of the Feile, the county u16s are not getting thrashed in the Nenagh All Ireland u16 tournament and then the county minors are competing and winning games in the Leinster championship will Antrim start to benefit from the Leinster championship. And that isn't going to happen in 3 years.

That is the truth of things Fairhead. I wish more peole would come to this reality because we seem to continually setting unrealistic expectations at senior level and "failing" those expectations miserably every year.

[Minder]

Agree Skull & Fairhead, it does not matter where we set up camp if we do not improve the quality of player representing Antrim. The only way this will happen is improved, structured coaching from primary school level. We could be in Leinster for the next 20 years and if we continue to send the same product out we will get the same beatings. Galway minors have no competitive matches in Connacht but they obviously have coaches of a high level. As for those that see entering Leinster as some sort of simple fix, Wexford and Offally minors have been poor the last few years (i think), in Munster Waterford and Clare minors have been getting excellent competition in Munster year in year out but they have a poor record.

[milltown row]

what was all the craic with the Loughgiel Ballycastle game at the weekend? heard there was all sorts happening. players sent off and the supporters giving the referee loads of abuse. anyone at the game? Shamrocker can ya give us an account. or maybe the Assessor was at the game Assessing 

[Baile an tuaigh]

A wee bit of the topic of conversation here, but can anyone tell me where we got the saffron colors come from. Aye know back in the day  the team that won the County, that particular clubs strip was used to represent the County team as was custom back then. However though, where did the club that won get their colors from. The reason I ask is that a group of people from Ireland at one time fought for a Scottish army against England. They were mostly from Moyle and Dalriada area. They wore saffron armbands to distinguish themselves. I was just wondering was their a connection with this and our County colors? I'm probably way off... 

[maxpower]

on the question of playing in the Leinster HC, I do believe it will improve the standard of 10/12 of our best hurlers, similar to how dinny came in and herron mckeegan kettle all rose a level. The problem with that will be the long term, I think the term putting the roof on before the foundations are in.

The best get better, those coming behind aren't good enough, then collapse with nought but a few moral victories.

What I think needs done

1. Clubs need to get underage coaching as priority, my own club have for years neglected this but now seem to have the best coaches in the club with the youngest children
2. Referees need to allow games to develop intensity, similar to our semi, only when we hurling with that intensity regularly will the quality really improve - and this should be from underage,
3. Hurling must be promoted through the club leagues and championships as a priority over county team at all levels, regular structured games at all levels - the scenario where a minor team played 4 matches should never again happen.
4. Professional coaching promoted through clubs, extension of ulster council courses

So in short, administrator need to ensure proper games, coaches ensure proper coaching, referees proper rule keeping and players a proper attitude from u8 up

[Two Hands FFS]

Saturday 11th October 2008
Antrim Hurling Div 1- 2008
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Portaferry    2-8   2-8   Dunloy    Portaferry      
Antrim Hurling Div 2-3 - 2008
Team 1   Score   Score   Team 2   Venue   Comment   
Shane O Neills    0-16   0-10   Rasharkin    Shane ONeills      
Cloughmills    3-16   3-16   Ballycran    Cloughmills      
St. Galls    1-7   1-13   St. Pauls    St. Galls

Some result for Cloughmills.fair play to them

[milltown row]

great result for Cloughmills, so hard for a team to go and win all season. we ballsed up today again, no footballers bothered to play bar Karl Stewart. i stared as usual

getting a bit sad that i still have to turn out for the team, but sure good craic

playing Cargin's thirds tomorrow, where would ya get it? hurling on a sat and football on a sunday

is this the Docs great plan? i wonder