Antrim Football Thread

[Milltown Row2]

What would the playing population (football wise) in Antrim be? Chat on another thread was that you need over 9,000 players to reach senior finals either Ulster or All Ireland level

Really? Haven't seen the other thread, but that doesn't make sense. The equivalent of 90 clubs with 100 adult players each. Doubt if many counties have that.

The Monaghan figure mentioned above suggests roughly 50 clubs, with 100 adult players.

Hurling Registered Playing Population

Cork (25,600)
Tipperary (14,260)
Dublin (13,980)
Galway (12,520)
Kilkenny (10,080)
Limerick (9,980)

if You want to win an All Ireland, Chances are you will need over 9k registered Players

131 Hurling Clubs in the Whole of Ulster v 210 in Cork alone

But that's saying that each club in cork has an average of over 120 adult hurlers. I know there'll be the urban super clubs, but the figures are hard to believe.

I didn't produce them but this was a topic on a hurling thread when discussing what it takes to get to the top, there was no link to that post that I've cut and pasted across btw

[Milltown Row2]

Two up with a few minutes to go

Extra time

[paddyjohn]

Two up with a few minutes to go

Extra time

An Antrim team losing a lead.. be some uproar on social media about this 🤐😉

[Milltown Row2]

Two up with a few minutes to go

Extra time

An Antrim team losing a lead.. be some uproar on social media about this 🤐😉

Sack him!!

[paddyjohn]

Two up with a few minutes to go

Extra time

An Antrim team losing a lead.. be some uproar on social media about this 🤐😉

Sack him!!

Put him down the road bais

[Milltown Row2]

Could be penalties at this rate

[Hoof Hearted]

Could be penalties at this rate

Spot on

[BrendanAntrim]

Very late equaliser for home side. 2 mins played at end of extra time. Seems a lot for a ten minute half!

[Milltown Row2]

Unfortunately we lost out by one!

[ck]

Antrim were the better team in both normal time and ET. 2 points up in both with few mins to go and let it slip.
Fair play to lads who stepped up to take penalties but I thought it odd that the entire full back line were hitting them. Unusual to say the least.
This was one that got away.

Big McQuillan looks the real deal btw. Had heard about him. A top quality senior in the making.

[Kidder81]

3 up in second half of ET, Donegal finished the end of ET well, outscoring us 0-4 to 0-1

[country bumpkin]

Two up with a few minutes to go

Extra time

An Antrim team losing a lead.. be some uproar on social media about this 🤐😉

Blame those Cargin boys.....

[EOC1923]

Antrim were the better team in both normal time and ET. 2 points up in both with few mins to go and let it slip.
Fair play to lads who stepped up to take penalties but I thought it odd that the entire full back line were hitting them. Unusual to say the least.
This was one that got away.

Big McQuillan looks the real deal btw. Had heard about him. A top quality senior in the making.

I see your point on the full back line hitting pens but 2 of them buried theirs in some style.
Should have won that, bit more composure towards the end of the 2nd period of e.t and we were through comfortably. McQuillan and Conhuir johnston very impressive and exciting for the future.

[Spike]

Good wee team there.  Bad luck on the night though a lot of potential in that side

[Milltown Row2]

Panicking and giving frees away, at this age that happens the composure will come from that