By Michael McMullan WHEN Liam Bradley looks around the All Saints’ huddle on Saturday, he’ll have more options to help grasp a first intermediate title since 2011. The Ballymena side take on St Teresa’s with the memory of last year and missing six players going into their final defeat to Glenravel. Fast-forward 12 months and they’re […]
Bradley: All Saints have had to dip into playing pool
LIAM ‘Baker’ Bradley says that his All Saints, Ballymena team have done well even to reach the Antrim Intermediate final against Glenravel this Saturday. The reason for that is that his team have been hit by a major injury crisis with nearly half of their usual starting line-up sidelined with injury, including county duo Paddy […]
McGrath adds to interesting Antrim club scene
By Michael McMullan IT has the makings of an interesting race for the Antrim senior football title next year with Aghagallon’s appointment of former Down manager Pete McGrath as their senior boss for 2023. Aghagallon reached their second Saffron senior final in as many seasons and had Cargin on the ropes before being reeled back […]
IN FOCUS: Under the skin – Eoin Bradley
Eoin Bradley’s career has went around a few corners, but his love for sport has never waned. Michael McMullan went to meet him… IT’S Friday morning in Glenullin and Eoin Bradley is buzzing. Football has dominated his life and nothing has changed. Noel Trainor, the club’s 1985 championship winning goalkeeper, greets him on arrival. Sunday […]
All Saints head for the championship’s last chance saloon
By Michael McMullan THE safety net has gone for All Saints as they face last year’s Junior champions St Comgall’s on Friday night. A one-point home defeat to Glenavy in their first group game has Liam ‘Baker’ Bradley’s side needing a victory to get their Intermediate Championship campaign back on track. “We shot 23 wides,” […]
‘Baker’ returns to a management role in Antrim
FORMER Antrim senior manager Liam Bradley will be back managing in the county in the 2022 season. Bradley will take charge of the All Saints Ballymena club. The Glenullin man steered the Saffrons to the 2009 Ulster Final. Bradley will be joined at Slemish Park by Cookstown man Jason Quinn, who managed Derry side Moneymore […]
In focus – Antrim’s Tony Scullion – Hard man to manage
Tony Scullion recalls the managers who got the best out of him during his career.