Antrim Hurling

[clootfromthe21]

Just heard the Antrim team. No dis-respect but Tomas mccann is not up to this standard. Cant believe the management and their logic on this. Now I have absolutely nothing against this lad but we are talking about playing Dublin in Croke Park. I have been to all of the county's hurling matches this year bar one and I can count on my two hands the amont of times Tomas has touched the ball. Surely another player must be deserving of a chance for this is his 7/8th chance and to date he has taken none.

Well, Cyril Farrell thinks we have 6 natural scoring forwards anyway!

[Minder]

Just heard the Antrim team. No dis-respect but Tomas mccann is not up to this standard. Cant believe the management and their logic on this. Now I have absolutely nothing against this lad but we are talking about playing Dublin in Croke Park. I have been to all of the county's hurling matches this year bar one and I can count on my two hands the amont of times Tomas has touched the ball. Surely another player must be deserving of a chance for this is his 7/8th chance and to date he has taken none.

Well, Cyril Farrell thinks we have 6 natural scoring forwards anyway!

I would say Cyril couldn't name the "six scoring forwards".

[samboswig]

Alright lads and lassies?

Couldnt get watchin the Sunday Game last night of the mighty saffrons and the RTE Player thing doesnt seem to have The Sunday Game available - does anyone know where I can watch some of the highlights?

Cheers

[Trout]

I would say Graffin and McAuley are sick as dogs.

[maxpower]

Well done indeed to Dinny and his team, great result and great for everyone in Antrim when our team goes to Croker and wins.

[NAG1]

Congrats to Dinny and his backroom team and all the players. Great effort to go down there and win, Antrim have never feared playing Dublin and the boys showed that when their confidence was up that they could out hurl and out work Dublin.

The two boys that went away will be back and we are lucky in the sense that they left an area of the team in which we do have a bit of cover, been harder if they were both scoring forwards.

Push on now and give the next one a good rattle.

[imtommygunn]

We're struggling to cover Graffin in CB NAG. Really badly struggling in fact.

The Cork game seems to be said to be Croke Park by the web-site. I'd be sceptical of that just yet...

No way could Antrim - Cork justify a game in Croke Park. They couldn't fill it. We had poor support down on Sunday and Cork are the sort who will not go because they expect to beat us out the gate.

I'd still be hopeful of a double header with Galway - Tipp. Whatever else is on I'd be hopeful of a better match afterwards than Dublin - Armagh!

[NAG1]

ITG

I wasnt saying the cover was better what I was saying was that of all the places we could have someone missing this area wasnt bad.

I seriously thought we struggled at CB for all of the Carlow game and thought something should have been done but thats neither here nor there now!

[imtommygunn]

Agreed - whatever we are doing we are doing something right!

Cork probably a hurdle too far but beating Dublin on Saturday is probably the best result Antrim have had in hurling since Offaly in 1989. Whatever happens now everything a bonus.

[johnneycool]

Agreed - whatever we are doing we are doing something right!

Cork probably a hurdle too far but beating Dublin on Saturday is probably the best result Antrim have had in hurling since Offaly in 1989. Whatever happens now everything a bonus.

f**k lads, Cork are not great at the moment so why the defeatist attitude?

Cork  1 to 9 are good but their forwards are nothing special and you'd be hopeful of big Hippy stopping Oh'Ailpin from catching ball. Not so sure how Jonny Campbell will cope with big Cussen though if he's No11.

I suspect neither Sean O'G, Shane O'Neill or Curran will not start due to injury and a belief that they've enough in store for Antrim so some of their defence won't be too experienced either.

[maxpower]

It is hard to fathom Antrim at the minute, I would fancy Dublin to BEAT Cork this weekend, so why can Antrim not, it would be great for hurling in this county if they do, you can pay all the coaches in the world, run the best tournament etc but nothing brings kids to the field like success. 

apparently Shorty played with a fairly significant injury on Sat, will he be able to hurl on Sun. 

[samboswig]

With Sean Og out, O Neill probably out and extra time in their legs from Saturday night, the Mighty Saffrons have a sniff. Well better this than Tipp or Galway comin in fresh.

[clootfromthe21]

Fixtures out for Sunday according to the County website:

- minors in Newry at 12pm

- seniors in Croker at 2pm

Pretty bloody stupid if you ask me.

[Minder]

Fixtures out for Sunday according to the County website:

- minors in Newry at 12pm

- seniors in Croker at 2pm

Pretty bloody stupid if you ask me.

Waterford v Galway minors is at noon in Croke Park so Galway would have had the same complaint if there game wasn't in Croke.

[clootfromthe21]

Fixtures out for Sunday according to the County website:

- minors in Newry at 12pm

- seniors in Croker at 2pm

Pretty bloody stupid if you ask me.

Waterford v Galway minors is at noon in Croke Park so Galway would have had the same complaint if there game wasn't in Croke.

One of the Dublin websites is suggesting the minor game might actually be Saturday in Newry, which would make more sense.