Antrim Football Thread

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

St John's won the hurling last year
Ant belfast teams could win the football this year ?

St Galls will be the next City team to do it

Billy Big Statement......

Will the West Belfast teams make much of an impression in this years senior championship?

Rossa are now finally reloaded with the Murphy brothers after their 3 year sabbatical trying to spread the hurling gospel to our fellow Down natives in lovely Liatroim and will they be able to kick on from their league form to take a scalp or two in North Antrim?

The Johnnies took Cushendall all the way in the semi-final last year, can they repeat or go one better?

Simple Answer is No.

Big Ears will be staying beside the coast.

[Hectic]

Cargin, Dunloy, St Brides and Creggan.

Don't think anyone outside that is winning it though Aghagallon might be a dark horse for a decent run depending how the draw comes out.

[bannside]

Can't see past Cargin, St Brigids, Portglenone and Creggan coming through.

Be happy to be wrong.

Bound to get it right sometime lol.....

[Hectic]

Haha, sure I only missed the winner there. I think that was the quarter final predictions?

I do feel St Brigids are going to show through sooner or later and like last year it is probably reasonably open again this year.

[Saffsof82]

Bannside, any new faces in the Casements line up for this season ? Any major difference you see in approach with Mattie ?

[EOC1923]

Bannside, any new faces in the Casements line up for this season ? Any major difference you see in approach with Mattie ?

A prominent minor player has signed from another SW Club. Will boost their chances of retaining the MFC, not sure about Adult players but they usually make a couple of signings every year from their neighbours Greenlough.

[Splash]

What's the craic with Ballycastle? Have they no football at all anymore?

[SaffronSports]

They were in Junior Championship a few years ago but think they didn't fulfil all of their fixtures and haven't heard of them since.

I was at their pitch last year for a camogie match and there was a wee football blitz going on the other pitch but that was only wee totes tbh. They must be trying to keep it alive but not sure what all they have going.

[belfastsaff]

They didn't field a senior football team last year as Niall mckenna wanted to still play football for the paddies. to enable him to hurl for ballycastle and play football for sarsfields, Ballycastle never entered a team.

Always something!

[bannside]

Bannside, any new faces in the Casements line up for this season ? Any major difference you see in approach with Mattie ?

A prominent minor player has signed from another SW Club. Will boost their chances of retaining the MFC, not sure about Adult players but they usually make a couple of signings every year from their neighbours Greenlough.

Laugh out Loud...

No new faces, just a few good minors from last years minor champions, and a few returning from injury or travels.

Big panel, all loving Mattie so far and the set up looks firmly energised again after going a bit flat during Johns fourth year....it happens.

Expecting to be in the mix when it matters.

[Lár na páirce 1]

Bannside, any new faces in the Casements line up for this season ? Any major difference you see in approach with Mattie ?

A prominent minor player has signed from another SW Club. Will boost their chances of retaining the MFC, not sure about Adult players but they usually make a couple of signings every year from their neighbours Greenlough.

Laugh out Loud...

No new faces, just a few good minors from last years minor champions, and a few returning from injury or travels.

Big panel, all loving Mattie so far and the set up looks firmly energised again after going a bit flat during Johns fourth year....it happens.

Expecting to be in the mix when it matters.

Laugh out loud is right 😊 big Mattie is the man

[NatSoSaff]

That time of year again.....

Portglenone v Naomh Eoin
Pádraig Sáirséil v Naomh Pól CLG
Muine Glás v O`Donovan Rossa
Lamh Dhearg v Con Magee's Glenravel
Tír na nÓg Randalstown v St. Mary's Aghagallon
Cuchullains Dun Lathgí v Naomh Bríd
All Saints GAC, Ballymena v Naomh Gall
Clann na hÉireann Carráigin v Kickhams GAC Creggan

[SoloAndGo]

They didn't field a senior football team last year as Niall mckenna wanted to still play football for the paddies. to enable him to hurl for ballycastle and play football for sarsfields, Ballycastle never entered a team.

Always something!

Did they field a team the year before that or are you just making stuff up?

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

Ballycastle haven't fielded a team for the past number of years. They did enter a team in the league about 4 years ago but pulled out before it started.

Some of the Ballycastle lads are now involved with the new Cloughmills football side this year so its given them an outlet to play now.

[Lár na páirce 1]

Portglenone v Naomh Eoin-ports +10 Mattie at the wheel

Pádraig Sáirséil v Naomh Pól CLG-draw

Muine Glás v O`Donovan Rossa-Rossa +2

Lamh Dhearg v Con Magee's Glenravel-LD +6

Tír na nÓg Randalstown v St. Mary's Aghagallon-TNN +5

Cuchullains Dun Lathai v Naomh Bríd-county champs +2

All Saints GAC, Ballymena v Naomh Gall-Draw

Clann na hÉireann Carráigin v Kickhams GAC Creggan-Draw