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Very best of luck to Oisin and the team on Saturday. If they believe enough in themselves enough, they are well capable of pulling this off. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2304 - 09/07/2026 21:33:12 2685017 Link
Best of luck to Wicklow on the weekend, would be great for ye to win a major trophy and finally get back into Sam Maguire. Down may be overwhelming favourites, but you shouldn't be afraid of them. It would be tiresome to see Down win the Tailteann Cup again (I'm sure Down fans agree with this to some degree), and I think this'll be a very close game. RoyalStalwart24 (Meath) - Posts: 30 - 10/07/2026 00:50:25 2685035 Link
Best of luck to the team and management. I'm really looking forward to it, although I'm a bit nervous to be honest. We're definitely the underdogs, though I would have said same about Antrim and Offaly. Hopefully the hunger will get us over the line. A win would be massive for Wicklow GAA. If we could pull it off we would no longer be the generic example of weaker county the media goes too. Wicklow Abu. Groundskeeper5 (Wicklow) - Posts: 48 - 10/07/2026 09:22:40 2685044 Link
"Down should not be in this competition". If you are in the TC you are there for a reason. "Down are unbeatable" No they are not, they have lost multiple times. My prediction ? Wicklow by 6 points. sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 3029 - 10/07/2026 10:40:30 2685061 Link
It's great to see and feel the buzz around the county at the moment. Reminiscent of Mickos time here, although I think the county is better prepared to take advantage of the hype than those times. Underage were almost ignored during Mickos reign, such was the hype with the senior set up. We seem to have promising youngsters coming through - although this hasnt shown in results at underage as yet, but we seem to be making some progress. These young players now have something to aim for. I think I saw somewhere that Oisin said that he hoped the hype might encourage some more talented players to make themselves available to the county panel. Illness prevents me from attending on Sunday, but I will be glued to the tv. Cill Mhaintáin Abú Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2304 - 10/07/2026 10:55:15 2685066 Link
Best of luck to ye tomorrow . A Wicklow win would mean so much to the County Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 738 - 10/07/2026 11:53:29 2685081 Link
Replying To Freethinker: "It's great to see and feel the buzz around the county at the moment. Reminiscent of Mickos time here, although I think the county is better prepared to take advantage of the hype than those times. Underage were almost ignored during Mickos reign, such was the hype with the senior set up. We seem to have promising youngsters coming through - although this hasnt shown in results at underage as yet, but we seem to be making some progress. These young players now have something to aim for. I think I saw somewhere that Oisin said that he hoped the hype might encourage some more talented players to make themselves available to the county panel. Illness prevents me from attending on Sunday, but I will be glued to the tv. Cill Mhaintáin Abú" Its on Saturday lad. More importantly, get better soon. sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 3029 - 10/07/2026 12:38:01 2685088 Link
Replying To Freethinker: "It's great to see and feel the buzz around the county at the moment. Reminiscent of Mickos time here, although I think the county is better prepared to take advantage of the hype than those times. Underage were almost ignored during Mickos reign, such was the hype with the senior set up. We seem to have promising youngsters coming through - although this hasnt shown in results at underage as yet, but we seem to be making some progress. These young players now have something to aim for. I think I saw somewhere that Oisin said that he hoped the hype might encourage some more talented players to make themselves available to the county panel. Illness prevents me from attending on Sunday, but I will be glued to the tv. Cill Mhaintáin Abú" Hope you are better soon. Enjoy the game and hopefully we'll get the right result. We are long overdue a bit of success. Winning never hurts in any sports, it can only be a boost. Even if we don't win on Saturday, I hope Oisin continues and we can build on what he's created in the last two years. Also, the lead up to Saturday's game proves that there is there is a lot of untapped support there for both the hurling and football teams if these teams give the supporters something to follow. wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2251 - 10/07/2026 12:50:42 2685091 Link
Replying To sponger: "Its on Saturday lad. More importantly, get better soon." Good luck tomorrow Would love to see Wicklow do it after a roller coaster season. Rivals but neighbours Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 819 - 10/07/2026 13:03:38 2685093 Link
Replying To sponger: "Its on Saturday lad. More importantly, get better soon." Sorry about that Sponger. Not sure where the Sunday bit came from. And thank you for the kind words. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2304 - 10/07/2026 14:49:09 2685108 Link
Come on Wicklow the whole County is behind you! stringfellohawk (Wicklow) - Posts: 179 - 11/07/2026 09:55:20 2685178 Link
Replying To Blackbog: "Good luck tomorrow Would love to see Wicklow do it after a roller coaster season. Rivals but neighbours" Appreciate your good luck message. Neighbours tend to be rivals, by and large. Never much between Wicklow and Carlow so it may be Carlow's turn next year. Should be some atmosphere at match today especially with Louth versus Mayo after the Tailteann final. wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2251 - 11/07/2026 10:12:37 2685179 Link
Replying To wicklowsupport: "Appreciate your good luck message. Neighbours tend to be rivals, by and large. Never much between Wicklow and Carlow so it may be Carlow's turn next year. Should be some atmosphere at match today especially with Louth versus Mayo after the Tailteann final." If ye win ye'll hardly sit down quietly for 2 hours to watch Louth v Rhubarbs . Mind you paying €60 for a Tailteann Final is a bit much.... Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 738 - 11/07/2026 11:08:18 2685183 Link
The best of luck to Wicklow today. Underdog tag is the best motivation going into a final Dothesimplethingswell (Sligo) - Posts: 105 - 11/07/2026 12:22:08 2685192 Link
Best of luck!! Always remember Wicklow being very supportive to our hurlers back in the day Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4604 - 11/07/2026 12:40:35 2685193 Link
Congratulations Wicklow! Fantastic comeback and a well-deserved win. Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1057 - 11/07/2026 17:12:27 2685209 Link
Congrats Wicklow. You totally deserved that. Some second half and no fluke you've been doing similar all year. Enjoy the celebrations. Let your win also be a message to all the experts from bigger counties who keep calling, without knowing what they're talking about, for a third tier junior type championship exclusively for Div 4 counties. What yous did today proves the fallacy of that notion. Let us never hear of it again. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1876 - 11/07/2026 17:26:37 2685214 Link
Well done Wicklow, great second half performance and in AI series next year, fab ninjasmyth (Louth) - Posts: 768 - 11/07/2026 17:28:56 2685215 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "Best of luck!! Always remember Wicklow being very supportive to our hurlers back in the day" Had Wexford neighbours when I was a kid. Been a Wexford hurling fan ever since. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2304 - 11/07/2026 17:50:43 2685222 Link
Brilliant! Great game to watch. Well done. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 4476 - 11/07/2026 17:54:34 2685226 Link