Antrim Hurling

NAG1 · October 13, 2011, 02:33:45 PM

Any truth to the rumour that DC was asked to withdraw from the race prior to the coounty meeting?

Sleeping giant · October 13, 2011, 05:31:21 PM

Wel the man who has the job is the lad the players wanted. Dinnys out so move on.

auld stock · October 13, 2011, 05:53:40 PM

sorry milltown row but you are way off the mark by saying only dual clubs affected. best example to date was the senior feis final this year. dinny turned it into an absolute farce. he "rested" his first choice team the day before against armagh in the ulster final. then those second choice players were told that even though they would not feature the following week against limerick in the c'ship that under no circumstances were they to play in the feis final. he even went as far as threatened to quit if any of the county players played with their clubs in that feis final. that is a fact. what was the result? well c'dall got mullered by 21pts by dunloy as we had to field several minors & a couple of reserves who would not normally feature. how did this help the county? he rested his first choice team for the armagh game so that when the limerick game came along the majority of his starting 15 had played no competitive hurling for close on three weeks, limerick duly obliged & mullered them. the second choice team that played armagh? well if you ask me they dug dinny out of an awkward situation by winning a game he never really wanted to play & he ordered them not to play for their clubs. now thats only one instance about c'dall. i bet any money the same story was replicated in loughguile, dunloy, b'castle many times this year. heres one as well. it must be soul destroying for teams like creggan & glenarm to have to take the field without the best players they have produced in years (mc cann, hamill)for me county boss has too much clout.

btdtgtt · October 13, 2011, 06:04:44 PM

Mr2 and auld stock you both have points. Clubs with county players lose their services and dual clubs suffer dually! Get club hurling lifted and county will follow.

Milltown Row2 · October 13, 2011, 06:33:22 PM

Auldstock. You were beat by Dunloy who were in the same situation as yourselves, missing county players, pretty even keel for me that game. We provide the most county players to the county. That is football and hurling!

It has a bigger drain on us were winning the league is concerned, if losing the Feis cup to a team equally hampered has made it the same, then i misunderstood how important that north Antrim cup is.

Sleeping giant · October 13, 2011, 10:12:30 PM

Yeah. Cdalls 6 to dunloys 2, pretty even

IMO club hurling has went back since dinnys 2nd spell. Best year county had in past 4/5 years was getting to 1/4 final against cork. And by all accounts it was Jerry who put in all the work with the lads that year. Change is good

maxpower · October 13, 2011, 10:22:33 PM

not that it matters significantly but dunloy had 4 on the county panel Shorty, Kev Molloy, Kev McKeague and Paddy Doc

Milltown Row2 · October 13, 2011, 10:24:20 PM

Are you sure?

Look regardless of who is missing for games, Dunloy beat Cushendall and were missing their best players as were the dall. When your club misses players all year then come back to me

imtommygunn · October 13, 2011, 10:29:02 PM

You're never one to let parochialism get in the way of an objective argument MR

Your footballers are a league above everyone else. It's not really a comparable situation and the feis cup would mean a bit more than the beringer cup

btdtgtt · October 13, 2011, 10:36:29 PM

Lads lads - missing the point! You are debating over who has had most players missing - fact is no team should have any missing! Full sides out = competitive games = strong club scene = stronger prep for county.

Milltown Row2 · October 13, 2011, 10:40:47 PM

That is a reserve competition, couldn't tell you were mums medal is FFS!!

I hope we get a good run with this new manager, players need to buy into it.

Sleeping giant · October 13, 2011, 10:47:28 PM

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on October 13, 2011, 10:40:47 PM
That is a reserve competition, couldn't tell you were mums medal is FFS!!

I hope we get a good run with this new manager, players need to buy into it.

the players will and have. Thats why i cant see the fuss about dinny. The players love jerry. Nothing but good things to say about him. Time will tell

Sleeping giant · October 13, 2011, 11:59:25 PM

Quote from: hardstation on October 13, 2011, 11:00:54 PM
Quote from: Sleeping giant on October 13, 2011, 10:47:28 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on October 13, 2011, 10:40:47 PM
That is a reserve competition, couldn't tell you were mums medal is FFS!!

I hope we get a good run with this new manager, players need to buy into it.
the players will and have. That's why i cant see the fuss about Dinny. The players love Jerry. Nothing but good things to say about him. Time will tell
The players appeared to "love" S&W and they couldn't have made a bigger cnut of things.

LOL, agreed!!!

This will be different, This is the right man for job, ffs give him a chance people

Bog Ash Camam · October 14, 2011, 12:13:43 PM

Good luck to Donncha Mac Cathail.

Lets hope he is treated better by other counties in Ireland!

The man showed intense dedication and perserverance, yet we ditch the man! Wallis must be somewhat cheaper!!!!!

Sleeping giant · October 14, 2011, 12:44:24 PM

Quote from: Bog Ash Camam on October 14, 2011, 12:13:43 PM
Good luck to Donncha Mac Cathail. Lets hope he is treated better by other counties in Ireland!

The man showed intense dedication and perserverance, yet we ditch the man! Wallis must be somewhat cheaper!!!!!

Lets hope he gets treated better?

? Lets hope are u21s gets treated better!!!!!!!