Antrim Hurling

milltown row · October 16, 2008, 07:59:52 PM

davinci, no problems here, someone forgot what the site was all about Local GAA Discussion most of the members on her are either ex players and current players, wether you played at junior level or turned out at Croke park makes not a blind bit of difference.

if you talk sense or have valid points to discuss our success/failures then grand. people may hid behind silly names but I'd say I'd know a few on here and know rightly that some know me. I'm the one usually in Casement before halftime (beat the rush, cant get the Johnnies outta there) no real malice though, Minder and his last few names have raised a few eyebrows (serious anger lad

) but all in all it's not a bad thing to post and read during the lunch or at home.

does anything ever change the running of the county here? NO. does anybody get hurt? if people dont like the boards then dont read them, simple. we've had people trying to close our clubs forum down, not going to happen. if monitored properly by the Mods then its fine.

i agree with ya davinci about the panels being small. cushendall need 5 good back up players same as Ballygalget. they cant afford their starting 15 to have off days after this final. pity i wont see it this sunday. for the Mitchells to win they need to by pass the half back line of the Dall, snuff out McNaughton and convert 90% of their chances. for the Dall its about getting good early cross field ball into the forwards Ad back wining breaking ball and their defence smothering the light Ballygalget forward line. seen the Magic guy hobbling outside Casement on Sunday. he'll never make it

davincicode · October 17, 2008, 08:33:03 AM

I have a lot of time for the Dall back line, Oran scullion should have the measure of Magic, i think the dall are very light up front, unless Mc Manus changes his sweeping role and takes the freedom of the forward areas? The fire power isn,t there to progress to the final stages. I feel that they will have the measure of ballygalget, but fear that the lot, they need 6 forwards who can score and i don,t think its there! The backs are awesome, and are the real deal, i would play with 2 FForwards and pack the mid-field 3/4 line and not let anything out, close everything down after the keeper.

Well guys glad to home to put this board back on track.

NAG · October 17, 2008, 12:27:23 PM

I think we are all in agreement that cushendalls back line is top quality.

I really cant see ballygalget being any good to them at all, they are a fragile outfit and when they are put to the sword they go meekly.

Question is will cushendall be able to find any fire power of the winter to mount a serious challenge on the semi final?

imtommygunn · October 17, 2008, 01:46:16 PM

I think they are just two/three forwards too short of being a team that could challenge down south. Where is that fella brick - I thought he could maybe come good.

Their HF line isn't too bad however Shane McNaughton aside they just have nothing in the FF line. The fact Karl McKeegan ended up there the last day would indicate that.

They should be too strong for Ballygalget though. Ballygalget have a couple of scoring threats however Cushendall have the men to stop that.

When do GNM play?

milltown row · October 17, 2008, 01:53:03 PM

apparently Brick said he was taking a year out

did you ever

totally bizzare and has lost out. kids now, in my day you'd.............................

Minder · October 17, 2008, 03:32:45 PM

I never really thought young Brick Mc Carthy would progress to Cushendalls senior team, he may make it yet but in my opinion he wont be the player some thought he would be. His game was always reliant heavily on hitting frees and i have heard rumours about his attitude for a year or two now. You can say a lot of young fellas attitudes arent great at that age but you never heard any nonsense like that about Graffin or Mc Manus. He may find out after a year out there is no way back.

NAG · October 17, 2008, 03:35:21 PM

Correct me if im wrong but the attitude of alot of cushendalls young players could leave alot to be desired (barring graffin)

JamesH · October 17, 2008, 03:42:38 PM

Young bricks game was more speed based, and on being given the ball, not winning it. This won't wash at senior level, something i think the young fella knew. As for not playing it could have been the dislike of the manager, or of the managers honestly in telling young players the truth something he mightn't like. the young Cushendall lads on panel Graffin , Mc Manus, Shane, burke Magill, when needed stood up to Shamrocks and Dungiven.

Tony Baloney · October 18, 2008, 12:09:29 AM

Read today that Magic is a confirmed goner for Sunday. Galget had a slim chance with him in the mix, out of it they're at least 6 points and possibly double figures off the pace. Would be interested to know if Magic would have made it if they played the match on the original date?! It's not a question you'd be asking about the football final!

milltown row · October 18, 2008, 12:16:19 AM

Cushendall by 7, they have got past there tough hard hitting game. they will play a lot better than last week

Minder · October 18, 2008, 08:15:48 PM

Ballygalget by at least 25 pts

Lecale2 · October 18, 2008, 08:19:30 PM

Quote from: Minder on October 18, 2008, 08:15:48 PM
Ballygalget by at least 25 pts

Have you been drinking?

milltown row · October 18, 2008, 08:22:16 PM

aye 25 pints

i've ma beer cooling for tomorrows game. plenty of banter for the match. loads of posters on monday complaining about the drunk chip eaters from belfast.

Fairhead · October 19, 2008, 02:02:21 PM

In the paper yesterday it listed all Cushendall's championbship results this year to date and they have conceded an average of less than 10 points a game. If they do that again today i cant see them losing unless Ballygalgets defence has a complete stormer.

davincicode · October 19, 2008, 06:36:25 PM

Lads, where do i start, at the beginning say you all.

Well after paying my hard earned £12 to a grumpy UC official, 1 for me 1 for you at the turnstile, i take my seat in the stand to wait on what i expected to be a potential rip roarer of a game. Looking across casement i see no clubs flags/colours flying, no band on the field and an air of muted disappointed among the expectant spectators.

The game, promised everthing in spirits, but the referee in my opinion killed it and was very poor in his decisions. Within 5 minutes the ballygalget no4 i think, tried to decapitate the cushendal forward, i thought like most straight red! How wrong was i, and that i feel set the stall for the rest of the game.

I see some of the cushendal mentors must have been reading my posts, as MC manus played as a roaming forward and was extremely effective, can,t understand why they moved him back into the sweeping role, the forwards became ineffective after that, and made the game tighter that he really should have been. ( I wish assessor was here!) I would give the ref 5 out 10, and i am being generous when i say that, to old not up with play and decisions that beggared belief.

Shane MC Naughton needed more support, and i did,nt happen for him. Oran scullion was excellent and snuffed out Magic fairly quickly. MOTM went to Martin og Coulter, wrong N Mc Manus over the 2 games that i watched is awesome, what an all round hurler. To call this an Ulster final, ulster council should hang their heads, asking for £12 and not making a show out of the day, i tell you lads this would never happen in Dublin, no-wonder Ulster Hurling is poor, if it was football it would no doubt be a different story. Sorry lads, it was £12 that gets me. Should have gone to the marshes MR, sounds like you got the better deal.