Antrim Football Thread

[Gold]

Also re the Soccer thing....i stopped playing aged 16 to play GAA but in hindsight wish I hadn't.  Soccer players get a game every single Saturday from August to May, train twice a week and a game at the weekend

In GAA we play 1 game to about 10 or so trainings. Appreciate there's a few times where we shoehorn in 3 games in a week at Senior League but most times we're standing frowning in serious huddles on a training pitch in the rain, listening to some lad spouting shite about a drink ban for a game weeks away.

Something to look at maybe re having much more underage blitzes and games to keep kids interested.

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

There are some complete slabbers on here. Those who seem to thrive on only highlighting the clear and obvious negatives that the dogs on the street could tell you about.

The reality is that the top end of Antrim club football is as strong as it has been in an age, not the other way around. Dunloy, Cargin, Creggan, St. Brigids, Portglenone and Aghagallon if they got their act together would be more than competitive in Derry or Tyrone. You dont know football if you argue otherwise.

I am also optimistic on the County front for next season. The more I hear the more I like, and on the face of things the re introduction of mckenna cup football for the new management team and a division 4 & tailtean cup campaign lays out a season, to my mind, where we can really compete on all fronts and begin to make strides again.

I've been critical on these things in the past myself, but I don't get the agenda of some people.

Dunloy or Cargin would be the 6th best team in Derry, I've no idea what would give you the idea they'd be competitive

If we concentrated on football rather than hurling we would be more competitive than that.

Its different for the likes of Sneill as the standard of Derry club hurling isnt strong outside of them. They can concentrate on hurling towards the end of the championship and still win it.

[Milltown Row2]

There are some complete slabbers on here. Those who seem to thrive on only highlighting the clear and obvious negatives that the dogs on the street could tell you about.

The reality is that the top end of Antrim club football is as strong as it has been in an age, not the other way around. Dunloy, Cargin, Creggan, St. Brigids, Portglenone and Aghagallon if they got their act together would be more than competitive in Derry or Tyrone. You dont know football if you argue otherwise.

I am also optimistic on the County front for next season. The more I hear the more I like, and on the face of things the re introduction of mckenna cup football for the new management team and a division 4 & tailtean cup campaign lays out a season, to my mind, where we can really compete on all fronts and begin to make strides again.

I've been critical on these things in the past myself, but I don't get the agenda of some people.

Dunloy or Cargin would be the 6th best team in Derry, I've no idea what would give you the idea they'd be competitive

If we concentrated on football rather than hurling we would be more competitive than that.

Its different for the likes of Sneill as the standard of Derry club hurling isnt strong outside of them. They can concentrate on hurling towards the end of the championship and still win it.

The top 3 teams in Antrim were doing the same most years, no club hurling during the league for a lot of the lads in the top 3 teams.

Derry football collectively have won the most game in Ulster, the Bellaghys, Ballinderry, Loup's, Lavey's, Dungiven, S'niel and the Glen all past winners of the competition. Nevermind the runner up spots they have got too..

Good tradition there, we get generational teams but really rarely compete with the bigger stronger counties

[Hoof Hearted]

There are some complete slabbers on here. Those who seem to thrive on only highlighting the clear and obvious negatives that the dogs on the street could tell you about.

The reality is that the top end of Antrim club football is as strong as it has been in an age, not the other way around. Dunloy, Cargin, Creggan, St. Brigids, Portglenone and Aghagallon if they got their act together would be more than competitive in Derry or Tyrone. You dont know football if you argue otherwise.

I am also optimistic on the County front for next season. The more I hear the more I like, and on the face of things the re introduction of mckenna cup football for the new management team and a division 4 & tailtean cup campaign lays out a season, to my mind, where we can really compete on all fronts and begin to make strides again.

I've been critical on these things in the past myself, but I don't get the agenda of some people.

Dunloy or Cargin would be the 6th best team in Derry, I've no idea what would give you the idea they'd be competitive

If we concentrated on football rather than hurling we would be more competitive than that.

Its different for the likes of Sneill as the standard of Derry club hurling isnt strong outside of them. They can concentrate on hurling towards the end of the championship and still win it.

The top 3 teams in Antrim were doing the same most years, no club hurling during the league for a lot of the lads in the top 3 teams.

Derry football collectively have won the most game in Ulster, the Bellaghys, Ballinderry, Loup's, Lavey's, Dungiven, S'niel and the Glen all past winners of the competition. Nevermind the runner up spots they have got too..

Good tradition there, we get generational teams but really rarely compete with the bigger stronger counties

dont forget Ballerin, although most people do.

[Milltown Row2]

There are some complete slabbers on here. Those who seem to thrive on only highlighting the clear and obvious negatives that the dogs on the street could tell you about.

The reality is that the top end of Antrim club football is as strong as it has been in an age, not the other way around. Dunloy, Cargin, Creggan, St. Brigids, Portglenone and Aghagallon if they got their act together would be more than competitive in Derry or Tyrone. You dont know football if you argue otherwise.

I am also optimistic on the County front for next season. The more I hear the more I like, and on the face of things the re introduction of mckenna cup football for the new management team and a division 4 & tailtean cup campaign lays out a season, to my mind, where we can really compete on all fronts and begin to make strides again.

I've been critical on these things in the past myself, but I don't get the agenda of some people.

Dunloy or Cargin would be the 6th best team in Derry, I've no idea what would give you the idea they'd be competitive

If we concentrated on football rather than hurling we would be more competitive than that.

Its different for the likes of Sneill as the standard of Derry club hurling isnt strong outside of them. They can concentrate on hurling towards the end of the championship and still win it.

The top 3 teams in Antrim were doing the same most years, no club hurling during the league for a lot of the lads in the top 3 teams.

Derry football collectively have won the most game in Ulster, the Bellaghys, Ballinderry, Loup's, Lavey's, Dungiven, S'niel and the Glen all past winners of the competition. Nevermind the runner up spots they have got too..

Good tradition there, we get generational teams but really rarely compete with the bigger stronger counties

dont forget Ballerin, although most people do.

There ya go! Another .. where are they now? What division are they in

[Hoof Hearted]

There are some complete slabbers on here. Those who seem to thrive on only highlighting the clear and obvious negatives that the dogs on the street could tell you about.

The reality is that the top end of Antrim club football is as strong as it has been in an age, not the other way around. Dunloy, Cargin, Creggan, St. Brigids, Portglenone and Aghagallon if they got their act together would be more than competitive in Derry or Tyrone. You dont know football if you argue otherwise.

I am also optimistic on the County front for next season. The more I hear the more I like, and on the face of things the re introduction of mckenna cup football for the new management team and a division 4 & tailtean cup campaign lays out a season, to my mind, where we can really compete on all fronts and begin to make strides again.

I've been critical on these things in the past myself, but I don't get the agenda of some people.

Dunloy or Cargin would be the 6th best team in Derry, I've no idea what would give you the idea they'd be competitive

If we concentrated on football rather than hurling we would be more competitive than that.

Its different for the likes of Sneill as the standard of Derry club hurling isnt strong outside of them. They can concentrate on hurling towards the end of the championship and still win it.

The top 3 teams in Antrim were doing the same most years, no club hurling during the league for a lot of the lads in the top 3 teams.

Derry football collectively have won the most game in Ulster, the Bellaghys, Ballinderry, Loup's, Lavey's, Dungiven, S'niel and the Glen all past winners of the competition. Nevermind the runner up spots they have got too..

Good tradition there, we get generational teams but really rarely compete with the bigger stronger counties

dont forget Ballerin, although most people do.

There ya go! Another .. where are they now? What division are they in

3 mostly, although they were up in 2 last year but went back down again.

[Saffron_sam20]

I get we are a proud association but in a city where soccer has won the war and is beating the shit out of GAA, a small bit of pragmatism wouldn't go amiss.
The alternative is that the lads all go and play the soccer matches and the GAA club loses out. Can't see how that does any good.

This, we really don't help ourselves. We already struggle with number retention in the city without then not working a way to accommodate. Things like playing junior/ intermediate champ games on a Sunday would help. Let them play soccer on Saturday then football on the Sunday. Like there's talk of amalgamations in the city at senior level, before even getting near that conversation lets try make it easier for smaller clubs to utilise players, if that means working round soccer then so be it.

[Spike]

If playing pub league and piss poor amateur soccer around Belfast means more than playing for your GAA club then you have bigger problems than pitches and working around soccer schedules.

There is a massive disconnect there which needs solved.

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

I couldnt agree more Spike.

I played soccer later on in life and it was a gather up of lads who sometimes turned up now and then. Playing in dumps of pitches and getting grief, mostly sectarian, at away games. You get hurt and you are left on your own to look after it etc.

Compared to playing hurling or football for your club, its not even a contest.

I know kids who want to go play soccer and lets be honest, they cant do both. At some point its too much for them to play hurling/football and then soccer all the time. One of them with get cut away.

Maybe there's a disconnect from the local community towards the club in some areas but you have some where soccer isn't a draw ahead of the GAA but clearly those are rural, and villages most likely.

[Northbelfastgael]

Also re the Soccer thing....i stopped playing aged 16 to play GAA but in hindsight wish I hadn't.  Soccer players get a game every single Saturday from August to May, train twice a week and a game at the weekend

In GAA we play 1 game to about 10 or so trainings. Appreciate there's a few times where we shoehorn in 3 games in a week at Senior League but most times we're standing frowning in serious huddles on a training pitch in the rain, listening to some lad spouting shite about a drink ban for a game weeks away.

Something to look at maybe re having much more underage blitzes and games to keep kids interested.

Yeah it's almost like getting to play the game is the reward for all the training. It's almost as if we don't provide enough opportunities to play the game, be that level or games themselves.

[Around the glens]

There are some complete slabbers on here. Those who seem to thrive on only highlighting the clear and obvious negatives that the dogs on the street could tell you about.

The reality is that the top end of Antrim club football is as strong as it has been in an age, not the other way around. Dunloy, Cargin, Creggan, St. Brigids, Portglenone and Aghagallon if they got their act together would be more than competitive in Derry or Tyrone. You dont know football if you argue otherwise.

I am also optimistic on the County front for next season. The more I hear the more I like, and on the face of things the re introduction of mckenna cup football for the new management team and a division 4 & tailtean cup campaign lays out a season, to my mind, where we can really compete on all fronts and begin to make strides again.

I've been critical on these things in the past myself, but I don't get the agenda of some people.

Dunloy or Cargin would be the 6th best team in Derry, I've no idea what would give you the idea they'd be competitive

With about 7 or 8 to go dunloy was giving your best their fill plus some. Some passes not going to hand making a brave difference. To say they would be 6th best in Derry is farcical.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

Is it farcical? Most people would put Newbridge, Glen, Slaughtneil and Magherafelt ahead of Dunloy right away.

[AntrimRealist]

Dublin must be counting their blessings that soccer doesn't exist in their county otherwise they'd never have won all those All Irelands

[Milltown Row2]

Dublin must be counting their blessings that soccer doesn't exist in their county otherwise they'd never have won all those All Irelands

17500 catholic potential GAA players in Belfast.. Dublin 1.5 million

Yeah

[Milltown Row2]

Dublin must be counting their blessings that soccer doesn't exist in their county otherwise they'd never have won all those All Irelands

17500 catholic potential GAA players in Belfast.. Dublin 1.5 million

Yeah

Awww I see what you've done there! Took the population of Dublin as a whole in order to present a maximum number

Then choose to refine, remove and manipulate the population of Belfast to produce a minimum representation

Nicely done! No one will ever know 😉

Well its not accurate but neither was the his