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But at the same time, not one of the 5 Munster counties currently would lose a championship game to Dublin, Antrim or Westmeath which Wexford have done in the past 12 months. Cork and Tipp are looking likely to be the bottom 2 in Munster this year. Would anyone here think that Carlow (no disrespect) would have a hope of beating Cork or Tipp currently?? Majority of hurling people would be giving Carlow every chance against this Wexford team. I think that's the gap the poster is referring to maybe? Avondhu86 (Cork) - Posts: 2 - 30/04/2024 19:53:24 2542062 Link 0 |
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That's the thing with us. We have no killer instinct against the so called lesser teams. Richie Hogan put it very well. We're either very good or rubbish. Nothing in the middle. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2749 - 30/04/2024 21:09:45 2542074 Link 0 |
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You are missing the point. The Galway game comes first. Win that and Wexford are back in the hunt for a top 3 place. Yes, lose and the Carlow game potentially is a relegation play-off. But we have to play the games in the order they face us. There's a difference in being realistic about where things are and defeatism. Galway aren't unbeatable, and Dublin/Antrim is also hard to call. wendellgee (Wexford) - Posts: 26 - 30/04/2024 21:18:34 2542077 Link 0 |
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You are missing the point. The Galway game comes first. Win that and Wexford are back in the hunt for a top 3 place. Yes, lose and the Carlow game potentially is a relegation play-off. But we have to play the games in the order they face us. There's a difference in being realistic about where things are and defeatism. Galway aren't unbeatable, and Dublin/Antrim is also hard to call. wendellgee (Wexford) - Posts: 26 - 30/04/2024 21:31:57 2542080 Link 0 |
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He does. Might be better facing the game was what I was thinking
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12224 - 30/04/2024 21:48:14 2542085 Link 0 |
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In 2022 Antrim were at Joe McDonagh level and Cork came 3rd in Munster and when they met in the preliminary q-final for long periods in that game there was only a point or two in it, but Cork did pull away near the end to win by 10. Antrim are at Liam McCarthy level now and I'd say Cork have gone backwards since 2022 so i would think Antrim would give Cork plenty of it if they met this year. Past hurler (None) - Posts: 745 - 30/04/2024 21:48:55 2542086 Link 0 |
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The numbers don't lie. Nearly every year in the Munster Round Robin there have been weak teams. We haven't played any of these because they haven't got out of it, or they finished 3rd and were on the other side of the draw. We have played the team that has either finished 1st or 2nd in the Munster Round Robin every year there has been a round robin. Galway have only played the 3rd placed teams. They haven't beaten a top 2 team from a Munster Round Robin in the last few years either, same as us. 6 of the starters against Kilkenny played in the Walsh Cup final, and Niland and Grealish came on at the weekend too. That's 8 lads who tbh didn't look great either day. We have even won Leinster more recently than Galway. If you look at Galways record since the start of the 2019 season there's nothing that special about it either. 2019 and 2021 they were poor, as we were in 2020 and 2023. Their record against Dublin wouldn't be much better than ours, played 4, won one, drawn one, and lost two. And their record against Kilkenny is significantly worse. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12224 - 30/04/2024 22:07:01 2542091 Link 0 |
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I could live with that team. Maybe Mikey instead of Jacko for his workrate.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12224 - 30/04/2024 22:09:02 2542095 Link 1 |
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I'd give Carlow every chance too. But I'd give us the same chance as I'd give Carlow if we were playing against Cork or Tipp tbh.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12224 - 30/04/2024 22:10:28 2542097 Link 0 |
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Think so too. Especially in Corrigan Park.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12224 - 30/04/2024 22:11:12 2542098 Link 0 |
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Completely illogical, Carlow game 2 weeks after the Galway will be massive regardless of Saturday's result. Ye will need your guard up for Antrim, drew in Corrigan last year, I'd have ye slight favourites but wouldn't be putting the mortgage on ye. TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 30/04/2024 23:50:49 2542116 Link 0 |
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To get the balance right viking I would definitely play Jacko. He's big and strong and might cope better with the Galway defence.i know you will say that he doesn't always turn up but we can't afford to have 5 out of 6 forwards on the Small side. Casey, Byrne,Rory, Mikey and Richie are all good hurlers but they may well be outmusseled by the stronger Galway backs. I would say Jacko would be more than anxious to get stuck in and on a good day he can score a few points. Not often enough of course but I believe he's the man who could give Galway plenty to think about. Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 301 - 01/05/2024 00:07:06 2542122 Link 0 |
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It's just so frustrating not knowing which Jacko will turn up.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12224 - 01/05/2024 07:49:38 2542136 Link 0 |
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I hope we name the starting 15 that actually start the game when its named tomorrow or Friday. To me it gives an air of confidence this is the 15 we are going with and we are confident they are good enough to win. Also I think its unfair to lads named in the starting 15 who aren't starting and are forced to lie to their friends and family when they wish them good luck. Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 164 - 01/05/2024 09:41:03 2542160 Link 0 |
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It is vital in my opinion that Wexford people turn out in force on Saturday. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1741 - 01/05/2024 09:42:23 2542161 Link 0 |
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Saturdays game is huge we need players management and supporters to deliver. Galway are a good team but by no means unbeatable. I would worry about a big crowd going as I said in previous post I know more lads going to Croke park than Wexford park on Saturday and these are lads that regularly attend Wexford games. The mood is low in the county at present. We need a huge performance on Saturday to kick start our summer and give us a chance of progressing. I dread to think of another relegation play off again which is what the Carlow game will be if we lose Saturday.
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 164 - 01/05/2024 09:57:16 2542164 Link 0 |
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That's extremely disappointing given we've both minors and seniors out. I'm skipping a family wedding to attend. Have to bring the young fella in the pram though which could be touch and go. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2749 - 01/05/2024 10:32:24 2542173 Link 0 |
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Well we haven't played Limerick in any of those years so I wouldn't say we've ever played the no.1 ranked team in Munster. If that's the case Galway would be no.1 Leinster team for the last few years yet it is Kilkenny who've won the Leinster titles. You're some man to clutch at straws and pull positives out of it. Galway have been poor enough but they're still getting to all Ireland semi finals and Leinster finals. I'd gladly take their last few years over ours. I don't think it's a particularly great Kilkenny team but we've never played them in a Leinster final cus we don't get there. Galway's round robin record is they've never lost to Kilkenny but that amounts to nothing at the end of the day, as have our results v Kilkenny really…especially when you're loosing to Antrim and Westmeath. We haven't to a Leinster final since 2019, Kilkenny, Galway and Dublin have. We've been very stagnant and have gotten a whole lot worse since. Such a loser mentality in Wexford, "ah we didn't get hammered", we've become such an afterthought in the all Ireland series. I don't this generation of lads have ever gotten over 2019 and a lot of fans haven't either, should've been the start of something but became the peak. I think Rossiter is a good man and good manager in a lot of ways but I think this goes deeper than just who ever manages them. Do agree wholly with you with how psychologist is badly needed for teams in Wexford, used to be how couldn't win big games but now it seems to be games we should be winning are as big a problem or tbh just winning games at all.
Throughthemidfieldhewasstormin (Wexford) - Posts: 271 - 01/05/2024 10:40:07 2542177 Link 1 |
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Irrespective of support the team have to deliver, even long time supporters are struggling to stay the course as its just so bloody painful, like you have to question why we do this to ourselves! If they have anything in them now is the time to show it, step up and deliver, supporters have pumped significant money into this team and Wexford GAA as whole and we need to see some return. Getting beaten last week was one thing, but getting outworked and beaten is sickening/unacceptable. Seeing the same failings again and again is too, bombing long balls down lost us the 2019 AI semi final and here we are 5 years later same players doing the same thing - how/why?? I'll be there but hope the team turn up too. In Chin, Cian Byrne, ROC and Mac we have some sensational forwards but have we ever played where each had come near to their potential (in the same game). No more excuses, they have to believe, to want it more, to work harder, we're at home, its championship, the year is NOT over, time to preform. Up Wexford. wexford2012 (Wexford) - Posts: 63 - 01/05/2024 10:53:22 2542181 Link 1 |
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Here's a scenario albeit borderline conspiracy theory. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1144 - 01/05/2024 10:57:16 2542182 Link 0 |