Antrim Football Thread

[Hectic]

Reserve team maybe a bit of an exaggeration but point more about having a playoff to decide who are league champions when teams either can't field or are a long way off full strength.

[SLIGONIAN]

Well lads, first of, fully support you in playing Armagh in Corrigan, hopefully you get home advantage and hopefully can get the win.

Huge winner takes all game on Sunday. How are ye fixed for it? Not sure ye would be in this position had ye not got men sent off against Offaly and Laois? Are they suspended or all back? I think we are starting to improve but away from home is always tougher and we have been inconsistent this year. No lead is safe for us. I'm sure Antrim management were at the game yesterday to give us a watch.

[Sportacus]

Well lads, first of, fully support you in playing Armagh in Corrigan, hopefully you get home advantage and hopefully can get the win.

Huge winner takes all game on Sunday. How are ye fixed for it? Not sure ye would be in this position had ye not got men sent off against Offaly and Laois? Are they suspended or all back? I think we are starting to improve but away from home is always tougher and we have been inconsistent this year. No lead is safe for us. I'm sure Antrim management were at the game yesterday to give us a watch.

I'm very surprised you've been struggling.  Was very impressed with a lot of your players in Croke Park last year.  Thought Sligo would be table toppers to be honest.

[SLIGONIAN]

Well lads, first of, fully support you in playing Armagh in Corrigan, hopefully you get home advantage and hopefully can get the win.

Huge winner takes all game on Sunday. How are ye fixed for it? Not sure ye would be in this position had ye not got men sent off against Offaly and Laois? Are they suspended or all back? I think we are starting to improve but away from home is always tougher and we have been inconsistent this year. No lead is safe for us. I'm sure Antrim management were at the game yesterday to give us a watch.

I'm very surprised you've been struggling.  Was very impressed with a lot of your players in Croke Park last year.  Thought Sligo would be table toppers to be honest.

We did too with the players we have available but looks like we very poorly prepared for the start of the season. The management have finally cottoned on to a few of the weaker players in the team. Its been a pattern to start badly for a few years now so hopefully out trajectory is the same and we keep improving as the year goes on. Going down would be a disaster but it looks like its between us and yourselves. We have Mayo away in Connacht so tough draw their too.

[ck]

Well lads, first of, fully support you in playing Armagh in Corrigan, hopefully you get home advantage and hopefully can get the win.

Huge winner takes all game on Sunday. How are ye fixed for it? Not sure ye would be in this position had ye not got men sent off against Offaly and Laois? Are they suspended or all back? I think we are starting to improve but away from home is always tougher and we have been inconsistent this year. No lead is safe for us. I'm sure Antrim management were at the game yesterday to give us a watch.

I'm very surprised you've been struggling.  Was very impressed with a lot of your players in Croke Park last year.  Thought Sligo would be table toppers to be honest.

We did too with the players we have available but looks like we very poorly prepared for the start of the season. The management have finally cottoned on to a few of the weaker players in the team. Its been a pattern to start badly for a few years now so hopefully out trajectory is the same and we keep improving as the year goes on. Going down would be a disaster but it looks like its between us and yourselves. We have Mayo away in Connacht so tough draw their too.

Yeah I think its a relegation playoff in Corrigan Park for sure as Antrim will struggle in Kildare a week later and Sligo will beat Leitrim. Both teams will equally see relegation as a disaster and a major setback for their respective managers.

[Take the Mark]

Not sure of the status of the men red carded but surely they are back by now. They wouldn't be key men for me though rumour has it Antrim could be without a couple of the more prominent players, certainly for Sunday and possibly beyond.

[YoungSaff]

A fellow board member had sent me a tip for Cheltenham today if anyone fancies it !!

July flower 8/1 EW 3:20

[Cnoc Bán]

A fellow board member had sent me a tip for Cheltenham today if anyone fancies it !!

July flower 8/1 EW 3:20

Delete, Delete! 

[Take the Mark]

More rules 'tweaks' announced this morning. Defending teams now need to have 4 men back in their own half. Thats the most extreme of the changes today, I note however that they will be implemented at county level immediately and for club games at the discretion of county boards between now and May.

Interesting 

[Milltown Row2]

More rules 'tweaks' announced this morning. Defending teams now need to have 4 men back in their own half. Thats the most extreme of the changes today, I note however that they will be implemented at county level immediately and for club games at the discretion of county boards between now and May.

Interesting 

So tomorrow night won't have what then? Any of them? The first batch or the one before this tweak?

[Take the Mark]

More rules 'tweaks' announced this morning. Defending teams now need to have 4 men back in their own half. Thats the most extreme of the changes today, I note however that they will be implemented at county level immediately and for club games at the discretion of county boards between now and May.

Interesting 

So tomorrow night won't have what then? Any of them? The first batch or the one before this tweak?

You'd think that to be the case anyhow. I'd imagine the whole of round 1s fixtures will be out of the equation. Maybe an e-mail to club next week before round 2.

[FactCheck]

first round will be under the original rule enhancements and not as part of the amendments made this week

likely to play at least two rounds as is given that each county must meet to decide if they bring in the changes or not, so the break between game 2 and 3 would make sense

[BigGreenField]

Occasionally chat about *starred games league structure, may need a starred season for 2025*


*nobody had a clue on the rules this year

[Lár na páirce 1]

Newest rules apply to this weekends div one fixtures I've been reliably told expect clubs to get correspondence about this

[Round or stuffed]

is the first game not tomorrow, surely can't have different rules for one game out of the season