Antrim Hurling

[north_antrim_hound]

We haven't won jack s ever!!

Bad times.

We won the Christy ring quite handy the last time we contested it now we are looking at pulling out of it
I wasn't talking about all Ireland's just matches like Kerry and Carlow etc

[theskull1]

I think pulling out is making a statement that things are not what they should be and rather than limping on half heartedly we need a moratorium to see if we can root cause where the issues are and put in place actions that will bring about the mindset changes needed in the medium to long term.

[Brocky]

I would play the christy ring but players with the clubs for training apart from a few squad sessions. Bring someone in temporary to look after it.

But it's fairly simple, we have a new set up at committee level,
It's time for them to show more leadership.
I think to be honest they have already have by getting rid of an inadequate management structure who simply treated the whole county with contempt. I suspect they already have some notion of a plan in place.

[btdtgtt]

I wish I shared your confidence in the new executive Brocky.
havent seen anything resembling action from them.

[Brocky]

I wish I shared your confidence in the new executive Brocky.
havent seen anything resembling action from them.

I think today's announcement would clasify as action. At the end of the day the county senior hurling squad or some of it brought the county into disrepute and no matter what the press release they took the only action they could. The buck stops with the manager.

[Seamroga in exile]

I wish I shared your confidence in the new executive Brocky.
havent seen anything resembling action from them.

I think today's announcement would clasify as action. At the end of the day the county senior hurling squad or some of it brought the county into disrepute and no matter what the press release they took the only action they could. The buck stops with the manager.

indeed. Try telling that to the Kevin ryan fans.

[Seamroga in exile]

On another note, has there been any action taken pertaining to the melee between the johnnies and St galls? Or the referee walking away? Or is it being conviently forgot about?

[Brocky]

I wish I shared your confidence in the new executive Brocky.
havent seen anything resembling action from them.

I think today's announcement would clasify as action. At the end of the day the county senior hurling squad or some of it brought the county into disrepute and no matter what the press release they took the only action they could. The buck stops with the manager.

indeed. Try telling that to the Kevin ryan fans.

It's obvious no matter who the manager is it is a difficult job. But the right person would have the sense to make the right decisions. Kevin Ryan made a balls of the loughgiel situation and relied too much on senior players to help.
PJ made obvious mistakes too, childish messages etc... but probably the biggest was assuming he could handle it.

[north_antrim_hound]

I wish I shared your confidence in the new executive Brocky.
havent seen anything resembling action from them.

I think today's announcement would clasify as action. At the end of the day the county senior hurling squad or some of it brought the county into disrepute and no matter what the press release they took the only action they could. The buck stops with the manager.

indeed. Try telling that to the Kevin ryan fans.

Could you define a kevin Ryan fan SIE is it someone who supported him
His tenure lasted a lot longer than the one you campaigned for
Thought you would be keeping a low profile today seeing as all your manager and player preferences where put in place and what a farce that was
Feel sorry for PJ but when he put all his eggs in the  "get the LG players back and we will blow all round us basket" he was doomed
so keep spouting the same old tripe, I'm sitting here ready for whatever response is needed

[imtommygunn]

Pj, kevin ryan, jerry wallace, jingo, sambo and woody etc etc.

I think it is time to look past the manager as the issue here.

Pj did not go into a bookies and place bets.

[btdtgtt]

+1 immtommygun
I agree the buck stops with the manager - but given what we know about players - they certainly pushed it towards him!
Changing manager is not a panacea if what our players have demonstrated is taken into account.

The Jim Nelson Cup was played off - St John's beat Rossa convincingly.
Nobody seems quite sure how things progress given then end to that semi final.
It seems current going-ons and the fact not too many people outside the immediate game care about it has swept a lot under a carpet.

We could have sold advertising on this forum today given the interest

[paddyjohn]

PJ for the Cushendall job?

[Milltown Row2]

For all the PR and spin and promises that we heard from our new saffron visions pre-convention - does anyone know where county officialdom have dissappeared to?
Nowhere to be seen or heard - I'm await the "we inherited these problems" response.

Are you on wind up?? Its just happened today?? What were you looking? PJ sad face??

[BrendanAntrim]

So btdtgtt let's imagine for a minute that you headed up the new county executive. What action would have undertaken today? What do you think the Executive should do that they haven't done? Precisely?

[keep her low this half]

The phrase from bad to worse springs to mind.Betting slips was awful, PJ resigning is sad to see and the Cushendall incident is potentially criminal. As I said earlier I would know one county player well and the sacrifices he makes for the county team are immense. I feel really sorry for those players who put their shoulder to the wheel and for all the club members of Ruari Ogs. It is a soul destroying thing selling tickets over the years to keep a club going, I know that very well from personal experience and for the Cushendall members who have been doing this for years I have huge sympathy.