05 April 2011
Division 2 relegation.
Ok - an attempt to clear things up ahead of Sunday's final round of games.
Three teams are in the mix for relegation: Sligo (3pts), Antrim and Meath (2 pts each)
If Sligo win V Kildare they go to 5 and cannot be caught. If they draw they go to 4 and we can only draw level with them at most. If we both finish on 4 the deciding factor is 'head to head' in which case they finish above us.
If they lose and remain on 3 we can overtake them by beating Derry and moving to 4 points. Meath could catch us on 4 by beating Tyrone, but we move ahead of them on 'head to head' basis.
If we each finish on 4 points it comes down to score difference and Antrim's is -35 compared to -9 and - 11 for the other two.
We need Sligo to lose and us to beat Derry. No other combination of results in our games will keep Antrim in Division 2 next year.
Got it?
All you really need to remember is to get to Casement for 2.30pm on Sunday.
Brendan Mulgrew
Antrim PRO
