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Wed 09 Sep 2007Antrim feel left out of the loopGaelic Games News round-up:Antrim County Board chairman Dr John McSparran has described the Hurling Development Committee (HDC) proposals for next year's championship as "a botched job".The HDC will be recommending the abolition of the qualifier system and a new structure in which Antrim will be guaranteed two matches, one against Galway and, should they lose, one against the team beaten in the first round of the Munster championship.