Antrim Hurling

[theskull1]

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... 

I was in a pub one night and a boy tried to tell me Antrim wore saffron because of the profileration of daisies, primroses and daffodils in the Glens. Luckily I was able to point out that the county colours do indeed come from a club strip, that club being the now defunct Seagan An Diomais (or Sean a' Diomas depending on where you hear about them). A Belfast club who represented Antrim in both the 1911 and 1912 All-Ireland football finals.

The editor of a monthly GAA magazine goes under the pen name of Sean an Diomas - Shane the Proud.

Ok that much i've got "saffron sam" thanks. But where did Seagan An Diomais get their colors from? No one seem's to know..The thing is the few clothes in my wardrobe are mostly saffron and I haven't a clue of the origin..

Quote - "Men dipped their sheep in saffron"

Name the manager

[Stayousidethesquare]

theskull1, very disappointed skull that you did,nt follow through with your promises to meet the "Assessor", outside casement social at the Lynch's v Dall match. We where waiting to see if the discussion would become a bit more detailed. You come onto the site and then allegedly make promises to a poster that you would meet him to discuss the topics in more detail. The lads should be aware of this, he obviously got under your skin and subsequently he now seems to be banished from this site. Your language looking back on the postings seems a little more up tempo than his. Just to finish off by saying Skull you should practice what you preach!!!!!

[Arthur_Friend]

So skull didn't go to meet the 'Assessor' (and all his mates by the sounds of things).....hes obviously a coward 

[theskull1]

theskull1, very disappointed skull that you did,nt follow through with your promises to meet the "Assessor", outside casement social at the Lynch's v Dall match. We where waiting to see if the discussion would become a bit more detailed. You come onto the site and then allegedly make promises to a poster that you would meet him to discuss the topics in more detail. The lads should be aware of this, he obviously got under your skin and subsequently he now seems to be banished from this site. Your language looking back on the postings seems a little more up tempo than his. Just to finish off by saying Skull you should practice what you preach!!!!!

3 posts in and your stirring ......mmmmmmmmm

Your version of the PM's sent between myself and yer man is ever so lop sided and appears to being used simply as a tactic purley to get the rise. Very similar to the other boy in fact. It was very clear to me that the Assessor wanted one of two things from our chats. Either he name called so much that he wanted any meeting between myself and himself to decend into a full scale row or name called from the safe comfort of his chair as he had no intention of ever meeting me. There is of course the third option that he too seen, that us meeting had every chance of ending acrimoniuosly as did I, and decided that it was best for him not to get back to me about making final arrangements.

You tell me if he has been banished. I have no evidence of that and nor do I care.

Just on your point regarding my language to Assessor
Assessor had every opertunity from the start to debate any issues he might have had with this board and I asked him several times to be more specific with his comments and hoped he would do so. He didn't and took instant offense to me because I was the one who wouldn't let him away with it. So maybe you might want to trawl a bit further back just to understand the chronology and tone of the conversation when I made any comments which you deem to be "more up tempo than his". Would you agree with me. If not, could you point out where I'm wrong in my assertion?

I'm just after reading your PM.... it reads "Gutless". Why not put that in the main thread. It was only one word.  Did you want to come across a bit more considered with your views to the rest of the board.

Would you mind explaining to me what you mean because you sound to me like a kid in a playground shouting "fight fight fight"?

You and the assessor appear to have alot in common.

[milltown row]

was he meeting you Stayousidethesquare? or was he meeting the Assessor?

coming on here and having a pop at people will not win debates nor will they win friends. since being on this site i've found it a bit of craic. yes we have heated debates but generally people are only interested in making antrim hurling better.

the Assessor in my opinion has taken it further, he could pm me with his view if he likes

[Stayousidethesquare]

He allegedly threatened the assessor MR, again he would,nt post his comments to the assessor on this board! So i am correct in calling him "Gutless", would,nt post for all to see. He offerred to meet the assessor at the game, outside the social. Now your comment about the board improving antrim hurling. Well i ask did skull do much for the improvement of antrim hurling by sleekedly offering the assessor a get together at casement. Subsequently the moderator was contacted by the assessor and the info forwarded to the moderator, and now the assessor cannot get back onto the board.

He speaks from years of experience, and played at the highest level for a number of years unlike most on this board, who probably have just made Senior level, and some at lower divisions i guess. Skull tends to fit that bill!! could,nt do it on the pitch, so likes to pontificate on high, like most of the county executive. Seen them all before, and antrim hurling will never improve, if left to administrators like the SKULL! Assessor is no more, and the skull seems to have contributed to his banishment.

He brought a bit of spark!! Made compelling viewing as they say, unlike most of Skulls comments. No doubt Skull, you have to a civil servant, you just fit the bill................

[Minder]

Did your mother have any children that lived stayoutsidethespuare? Assessor was like yourself,full of shit. That is of course assuming they are two separate people.

[Stayousidethesquare]

Ah Minder, behave you could find yourself being banned, or are you going to champion the Coward Skull!!!! 1 moe strike and your day job would become very boring, you would actually have to do a bit of work in the Cival Service?

[theskull1]

allegedly allegedly .........ffs ........OK here we go

I asked him" if he would be prepared to come out from his computer and say the things he was saying to me" ( after persistent abuse in my direction continually trying to get the rise)

He then stated to everyone on the board that I was threatening him but told me he would have no problem with that, all whilst still abuseing me in his replies

I told him I was of no threat to him UNLESS he was going to talk to me like that to my face and simply wanted to see who it was that mades "his points" in the way he did and put him over his broad sided attacks on all the members of this board

He persisted in is abusing me in his posts at which point I decided to report his persistent abuse to the mods and call a halt to the whole pointless activity as did he. He never got back to me. I think we both knew it would have been a bad idea.

You call it gutless if you want, but I've got a wee thing called self respect, and am not going to get into a full scale row with an anonymous internet forum member who wants to win his arguements by shouting the loudest and abusing those he is arguing with. Is that what Assessor has benefitted from from all his years experience. Well it didn't do him much good. He came on here like you and showed no respect for any of the members of this board from day one. If the mods have acted it is because of his own actions...I know nothing about it...and again nor do I care

And just to finish .....if you or the Assessor would like to point out to me what in particular you would like to discuss with me, I'll be more than happy to meet you both for coffee. I have nothing to hide including any anonimity that this board gives me. Please get back to me

[Stayousidethesquare]

Skull skull skull, are you going to do the same thing again, you are a Judas! plain and simple. Respect is earned or did you not get enough experience on the pitch of that? We are all in the ether, so we cant really shout, he continually prodded at your weaknesses and you took the bate! Now your comming onto the site to try and save face with the other members, you have been exposed as a Judas, except it and apologise to the members for getting a fellow Gael, with a strong and at times constructive argument black balled. Do you not think after 35 years plus in this country we have had enough of that. Freedom of speech for all, even when the debate goes against you.

[the green man]

b] Respect is earned[/b]

Isn't it just

[imtommygunn]

You or your mate have hardly won any debates by continual references to "numbskull" and it could hardly be described as a constructive argument - do you not think?

State your opinions clearly and make a debate out of them - what are you scared of?

No-one has really worked out from close to a dozen and a half posts what you or your mate are on about. If assessor disappeared with his behaviour then you will too unless you want to say something constructive.

[Baile an tuaigh]

You or your mate have hardly won any debates by continual references to "numbskull" and it could hardly be described as a constructive argument - do you not think?

State your opinions clearly and make a debate out of them - what are you scared of?

No-one has really worked out from close to a dozen and a half posts what you or your mate are on about. If assessor disappeared with his behaviour then you will too unless you want to say something constructive.

Great and honest statement. Fair play.

[Two Hands FFS]

What a pile of shite.....Can we just stay away from these stupid arguments & talk about what we're here to talk about....Antrim Hurling

What were skull & assessor actually debating until it started into name calling. Watching the Ireland match on RTE & listening to Dunphy reminded me of Assessor (except Dunphy is entertaining)...full of crap

[Stayousidethesquare]

You seem to be missing the point lads, plus i never called skull "NUMSKULL", i called him gutless and a Judas i accept that, its my opinion, as minder has said that i am full of shit. My tone has,nt changed, skull has to accept that he was responsible for the Assessors demise, because he could,nt take it, so he touts to the moderator. He must be a school teacher?

Assessor added a bit of edge to the site, thats all i am saying. Rightly or wrongly, as a lot of the opinions on the site are the same. Some right some wrong. Skull hammers people within the county at ever chance he gets, someone gives him a good run and he touts to the moderator!!! I still say that he owes people on this forum an apology for his behaviour, plain and simple. So if one of you decide to go at him, he may offer you a meeting at casement, as just this evening he has offered to meet me or assessor for a coffee. Get real Skull! You have no idea at all.