Antrim Hurling

[Last Man]

Still doing a wee bit Milltown, put in 60mins against Armoy in the Ulster league but we were short a few. Held them rightly until leaking 3 soft goals in the last 5 or 10 mins. Not sure I'll start against yous, hopefully our younger fellas will keep me on the line.

[johnneycool]

cant wait to see how the down teams in div 4 are goin to field two teams on the one nite.

Really can't see Ballela managing it though as they've always struggled with numbers so their secretary will be fairly busy rearranging I'd say.

Forgot to say, the ards clubs certainly won't be able to put out three let alone 4 teams in the one night if there's reserve hurling in Antrim.

[aontroim]

And herein lies the problem - Down teams (or any other team from outside Antrim) should be prepared to take fixtures as they are given if they want to enter Antrim leagues - Antrim being a dual county can't afford to tailor fixtures for teams outside the county, to the detriment of Antrim clubs.

If the standard of competition within their own counties is not what Down/Tyrone clubs etc need and ask to enter Antrim leagues then make them the priority.

This isn't a rant though it may read like one - just a personal opinion that Antrim fixtures shouldn't be held to ransom for others.

[NAG1]

Yeah I would agree with you there Aontrom but infairness I would say that the 3 Ards clubs are amongst the best travelers in the Divisions and very very rarely would there be any problems with games involving them.

Think this year it is time to try to have a special effort from all clubs to fulfill their fixtures on time. Less of the short sightedness of calling a a game off cos wee jonhny is away on holidays! Time to start to think of the 29 (if not more) other guys that will be sitting around with no game instead.

[maxpower]

Agree entirely thats its time the clubs make a big effort to ensure these games run off as scheduled, equally i would say their is am onus on the County Management to ensure that the majority of games feature the strong teams

[johnneycool]

And herein lies the problem - Down teams (or any other team from outside Antrim) should be prepared to take fixtures as they are given if they want to enter Antrim leagues - Antrim being a dual county can't afford to tailor fixtures for teams outside the county, to the detriment of Antrim clubs.

If the standard of competition within their own counties is not what Down/Tyrone clubs etc need and ask to enter Antrim leagues then make them the priority.

This isn't a rant though it may read like one - just a personal opinion that Antrim fixtures shouldn't be held to ransom for others.

Certainly in Ballygalget Antrim fixtures take priority over Down fixtures and that's cost us games last year when there's been double booking.

[Lecale2]

Same for Bredagh.

[NAG1]

Big grudge match for them too!

[Guillem2]

http://antrim.gaa.ie/news/details/?id=2244

This will hurt a lot of clubs if they don't get it sorted. The likes of Cushendall would lift a few quid at a home Div 1 game. Maybe Frankie will dig out the whistle again?

Plus the Down teams are hard to beat down there. If they have to play all their games away Ballygalget & Ballycran will struggle to stay in Div 1.

[the colonel]

Its something we have struggled with over the years to be fair. Our love of the county board is as strong as Celtic's love of the Scottish Football Association so although I thought we had the problem resolved I can't imagine there is a way back coming from the tone of the county site

[theskull1]

County panels will no doubt be affected by these strong arm tactics. Surely a period of diplomacy should be given to allow clubs time to resolve. There'll be a few humpy heads over this one

[the colonel]

County panels will no doubt be affected by these strong arm tactics. Surely a period of diplomacy should be given to allow clubs time to resolve. There'll be a few humpy heads over this one

clubs like ourselves who have provided many players to the county panels, sold hundreds of saffron sweep tickets and provided mentors for teams and development squads are going to kick up I'm sure. We have over a number of years been strong supporters of county panels to our own detriment. Are club are continually annoyed with the way Antrim has conducted itself over various things and this will only add fuel to the fire

[Milltown Row2]

County panels will no doubt be affected by these strong arm tactics. Surely a period of diplomacy should be given to allow clubs time to resolve. There'll be a few humpy heads over this one

clubs like ourselves who have provided many players to the county panels, sold hundreds of saffron sweep tickets and provided mentors for teams and development squads are going to kick up I'm sure. We have over a number of years been strong supporters of county panels to our own detriment. Are club are continually annoyed with the way Antrim has conducted itself over various things and this will only add fuel to the fire

Thats shite talk Colonel. a lot of clubs could claim that (county players) we have done that for many years but still manage to provide referees

[scamroc]

County panels will no doubt be affected by these strong arm tactics. Surely a period of diplomacy should be given to allow clubs time to resolve. There'll be a few humpy heads over this one

clubs like ourselves who have provided many players to the county panels, sold hundreds of saffron sweep tickets and provided mentors for teams and development squads are going to kick up I'm sure. We have over a number of years been strong supporters of county panels to our own detriment. Are club are continually annoyed with the way Antrim has conducted itself over various things and this will only add fuel to the fire

Thats shite talk Colonel. a lot of clubs could claim that (county players) we have done that for many years but still manage to provide referees

So, what you're saying is, its ok for mccrackens to lose their home advantage because they haven't done as much for the cause recently? Careful there colonel, you nearly sound like rossa when they appealed relegation on grounds of "services to the county."

Take your oil.

[the colonel]

my main point is while we continue to feed in dedicated, committed players other players come along and show no where near commitment of our players