Antrim Hurling

[saffron89]

think it would be worse if shamrocks didn't rotate their squad.  Is it not blooding their players


surprised at the amount of regulars actually playing this early in he season.

Btgtt  Jthe ohnnies had about another 15 on the sideline, they look young but they had no bother disposing of the home side.  League table shows Galget and Johnnies at top, the common demonimator is they have boh played a weak Glenariffe team that as helped the scoring average. 

One worry for the Johnnies is the manager keeping his cool, he was quite animated at times despite the score line.  Would like to see a full meltdown, im sure its something to behold.  Plenty of snow on the hills up the glens. 

reckon Johnnies ballycastle would be a good game, would like to see it.  I know it is very early days but i think the shams can only beat themselves.  Had fancied the Dall this year but surprising defeat there for them, howver had they the full 15 in operation.

also reckon the Galls will walk that league if they keep their focus.  Who are the management team this year.

[Milltown Row2]

think it would be worse if shamrocks didn't rotate their squad.  Is it not blooding their players


surprised at the amount of regulars actually playing this early in he season.

Btgtt  Jthe ohnnies had about another 15 on the sideline, they look young but they had no bother disposing of the home side.  League table shows Galget and Johnnies at top, the common demonimator is they have boh played a weak Glenariffe team that as helped the scoring average. 

One worry for the Johnnies is the manager keeping his cool, he was quite animated at times despite the score line.  Would like to see a full meltdown, im sure its something to behold.  Plenty of snow on the hills up the glens. 

reckon Johnnies ballycastle would be a good game, would like to see it.  I know it is very early days but i think the shams can only beat themselves.  Had fancied the Dall this year but surprising defeat there for them, howver had they the full 15 in operation.

also reckon the Galls will walk that league if they keep their focus.  Who are the management team this year.

Believe they did have all players.

We aren't interested in the league, just concentrating on Loughgiel

[theskull1]

They could play their Z squad if youse line out with the side youse brought down on Friday night 

[Milltown Row2]

They could play their Z squad if youse line out with the side youse brought down on Friday night 

Ha Ha 

Was busy, otherwise I'd have been there lol

[tom moore83]

NAG1 or should it be JEALOUS NAG1

When was the last time N McM played in the same position for 2 games in a row. When was the time he played in the same position for a whole game. Sort your own house out.

Good players can play any position. Loughgiel can and will use and play their players in whatever position when they like.

Seems they are doing something right 2 from 2

[Seamroga in exile]

On another note, I hear winker has signed up as a columnist for the county Antrim post. Should be interesting. 

[Saffrongael]

On another note, I hear winker has signed up as a columnist for the county Antrim post. Should be interesting. 

He seems like a boy that can hardly spell his own name.

[theskull1]

On another note, I hear winker has signed up as a columnist for the county Antrim post. Should be interesting. 

Time will tell if there's a readership for that column.  Not for me I know that much

[johnneycool]

We'd a good win against Ballycastle on Sunday.

El Magico even carrying a bit of timber is making our forwards tick with some very unselfish play from the big man, still gets his fair share though. Ballycastle played into our hands a bit by trying to send a midfielder to cover in front of him, that left space for our other forwards who seemed to have matured or had a bit of pressure lifted off them when Magic's around and are playing better, Danny Toner is finally showing what he's made of and Caolan Baille starting to understand that he's no longer playing minor hurling at senior and eating the lace out of the ball.

I'd still have reservations about our defence and lack of strength on the bench when injuries mount, but from where we were last year there's an improvement in the speed and thought in our hurling and that's commendable.

On a side note, Neil McAuley was far from fit and looked to be carrying an injury, not good news for Antrim as he's a quality player.

[Sleeping giant]

Quite a bit of pettiness here...

They've won the AI and got to a replay of the semi giving them more or less no break with the same panel of players.

a) some of their players will need a rest
b) the league is the time for them, and anyone, to look at new players.

I don't see how anyone could see this as an air of arrogance. I think it's nothing short of petty  begrudgery to call it that.

Was stating my opinion on the matter, perceived from ther outside or not, it is what I think. I framed the opinion by stating that I understood the reasons for doing so but that it still did not sit well with me.

sure what really is it to you?  Or anyone, Outside of loughgiel.

[Milltown Row2]

Are Ballycastle in some sort of training regime that they are over trained (gym wise) and and not enough stick work done? Thought they would be pulling hard this year, early days but..........

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

playing the reserves might work, or it might not. time wil tell come the championship.

im sure the lads are glad of a rest at the min after all their training from the past few years

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

Are Ballycastle in some sort of training regime that they are over trained (gym wise) and and not enough stick work done? Thought they would be pulling hard this year, early days but..........

im surprised as well at them losing 2 games on the trot. not like them considering the talent they have in the squad. some cracking players esp neil mcauley. early days yet i suppose, we didnt start well last year and ended up in the county final so theres no point in peaking early or too early at that.

[Sleeping giant]

I wouldn't have said it to be are reserves.   There was a few lads played out of there normal position.  And a few younger lads that have been pushing hard as past while getting there chance.   God forbid!!!!

[north aontroim gael]

I see the footballers are dealing with an in-house dispute with regards T McCann and T Scullion being rightly or wrongly dropped for the weekends game. 

Antrim, more than any other County seem to deal with these issues (across both codes) on an annual basis.  Whilst other counties have isolated issues we deal with it year in, year out.  One of a few reasons why we don't make much of a dent in either code.