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Replying To Dheen:  "Waiting until after Joe Mcdonagh is not good enough. We need to change now."
Management have had 4 months.Some of the effort by "some" senior players suggest to me that maybe Division 2 might be no harm and build again.Some of the antics by substituted players and subs tell me it's them who should go.

jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1653 - 10/03/2025 17:37:37    2595816

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Replying To mickcunningham:  "alan mangan and a westmeath based management need to be appointed this week"
I think Obrien from Clonkill is obvious choice. Won championship few times managed our county 20s on two separate occasions and more importantly has that outside experience of coaching offaly senior hurlers with Michael fennelly and mick Kavanagh. He's the best internal imo

Onionbagger (Westmeath) - Posts: 95 - 10/03/2025 18:00:55    2595827

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Disaster loosing Greville s a coach in development squads agree there with the podcast . Proves my point whatever football hurling is not being planned and promoted enough in the executive level.
Some take issue with that but there are good gaa people in county board but not beyond questioning and a lot changes comes from top

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 637 - 10/03/2025 20:44:23    2595857

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Replying To Onionbagger:  "I think Obrien from Clonkill is obvious choice. Won championship few times managed our county 20s on two separate occasions and more importantly has that outside experience of coaching offaly senior hurlers with Michael fennelly and mick Kavanagh. He's the best internal imo"
Yeah agree, should have got it in the summer.

Danup (Westmeath) - Posts: 67 - 10/03/2025 21:33:57    2595863

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Westmeath hurling is better than what showed on Sunday. Not patronizing and take no joy in that kind of result. When Waterford Regional first open we were back boned by Westmeath men. So I have great time for them and the friendships. We had a lot of fun also.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2978 - 11/03/2025 02:43:12    2595881

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Replying To Danup:  "Yeah agree, should have got it in the summer."
Would he take it at this stage in the season though? I'm not sure. I definitely think he would get a response out of the players for Joe Mcdonagh

Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1009 - 11/03/2025 07:09:06    2595887

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Is Kevin O'Brien with the u15 group that beat Kilkenny last weekend? u16s have a strong group as well under Ger Beehan. The minors this year are a decent side. Potentially in line for a string of promising minor teams it'd be great to see us make some progress at this grade. Last year's minors threatened to go on a run after a few big wins but ultimately fell off then, still a number of quality players from that side. It's definitely fair to sat there's a been a big improvement at underage level. Do we put that down to the clubs? After listening to the podcast with Adrian Moran and Pat O'Brien talking about the lack of communication from the county board to development squads I would say the improvement is definitely down to a number of our clubs doing great work. Castletown have their underage players on S&C and nutrition programmes.

Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1009 - 12/03/2025 09:20:50    2596033

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We have quite a few promising underage players players which is good to see, hopefully they can develop into fine club players and then inter county ones but it's going to be 5-6 years in most cases at least, we need to be careful about expectations too, saying we beat Kilkenny under 15s at the weekend is not true, we beat a Kilkenny team minus players from their colleges A teams, too often we claim to have underage teams that have beaten Cork or Galway in football or Kilkenny in hurling, the reality is usually it's a Cork East side or a Galway North, obviously wins are good but expecting us to then challenge at Leinster minor championship level is a lot different.

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2058 - 12/03/2025 09:41:45    2596037

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "We have quite a few promising underage players players which is good to see, hopefully they can develop into fine club players and then inter county ones but it's going to be 5-6 years in most cases at least, we need to be careful about expectations too, saying we beat Kilkenny under 15s at the weekend is not true, we beat a Kilkenny team minus players from their colleges A teams, too often we claim to have underage teams that have beaten Cork or Galway in football or Kilkenny in hurling, the reality is usually it's a Cork East side or a Galway North, obviously wins are good but expecting us to then challenge at Leinster minor championship level is a lot different."
That's true in fairness but to be competing with any Kilkenny team or beating them regardless is a good sign, and the fact we are seeing it from numerous different groups is promising. Completely different story when it comes to the Leinster minor championship but it shows there is potential to do something. When we've beaten Kilkenny, Wexford and Dublin at minor and u21 in years gone by it was by groups who showed similar promise to what we are seeing now with some of the development squads. The key is to keep the same men with them all the way up. It's a shame about Johnny Greville's departure, that's a real setback.

Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1009 - 12/03/2025 10:11:59    2596043

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Johnny should be our senior manager. Massive mistake by county board not to appoint him.

Left Full (Westmeath) - Posts: 255 - 12/03/2025 11:21:24    2596051

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I see the latest episode of the Westmeath GAA podcast has been taken down off Spotify… anyone know why!?

Matthew (None) - Posts: 1058 - 12/03/2025 12:10:57    2596061

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Replying To Matthew:  "I see the latest episode of the Westmeath GAA podcast has been taken down off Spotify… anyone know why!?"
Its fairly obvious if you listened to it ,not surprised

Thechick (Westmeath) - Posts: 259 - 12/03/2025 13:21:17    2596076

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Replying To Thechick:  "Its fairly obvious if you listened to it ,not surprised"
Shouldn't have been taken down, they were just being honest.

Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1009 - 12/03/2025 14:15:37    2596083

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Seem to be down from Youtube as well.???? Tough but fair questions posed. Some times that is what is needed to improve a situation.

BarrRst (Westmeath) - Posts: 35 - 12/03/2025 14:54:15    2596089

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Replying To Dheen:  "Shouldn't have been taken down, they were just being honest."
In this day and age you cant just throw peoples names around when they have no forum to confirm or deny. On one hand we were admitting we didn't personally know anything about certain structures but continued to throw around comments based on "a fella told me".

Thechick (Westmeath) - Posts: 259 - 12/03/2025 15:23:42    2596095

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Replying To Thechick:  "In this day and age you cant just throw peoples names around when they have no forum to confirm or deny. On one hand we were admitting we didn't personally know anything about certain structures but continued to throw around comments based on "a fella told me"."
They wouldnt say without being somewhat true they dont say to slander it is fairly accurate westmeath isnt good place at huling in terms of structure at underage censoring does no good they are honest passionate westmeath people . Can you not see their point and they werent being overly critical of county board but fair points or is that not allowed ?

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 637 - 12/03/2025 15:32:05    2596097

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Replying To Thechick:  "Its fairly obvious if you listened to it ,not surprised"
they are honest passionate people can one not discuss anything or have to get permission they did not say anything thats not fairly accurate.

Dont talk about any problems .

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 637 - 12/03/2025 15:33:55    2596099

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Replying To Dheen:  "Shouldn't have been taken down, they were just being honest."
Clearly they were and maybe truth hurts they didnt say anything that bad and the person you replied too probably wants gloss over tough moments does nobody any , criticism shouldnt be censored.

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 637 - 12/03/2025 15:35:12    2596100

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Replying To BarrRst:  "Seem to be down from Youtube as well.???? Tough but fair questions posed. Some times that is what is needed to improve a situation."
Probably wont be allowe don westmeath tv again lol

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 637 - 12/03/2025 15:35:37    2596101

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Replying To Dheen:  "Is Kevin O'Brien with the u15 group that beat Kilkenny last weekend? u16s have a strong group as well under Ger Beehan. The minors this year are a decent side. Potentially in line for a string of promising minor teams it'd be great to see us make some progress at this grade. Last year's minors threatened to go on a run after a few big wins but ultimately fell off then, still a number of quality players from that side. It's definitely fair to sat there's a been a big improvement at underage level. Do we put that down to the clubs? After listening to the podcast with Adrian Moran and Pat O'Brien talking about the lack of communication from the county board to development squads I would say the improvement is definitely down to a number of our clubs doing great work. Castletown have their underage players on S&C and nutrition programmes."
Now removed from online the podcast this week if true thats wrong and i agree what you said there.

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 637 - 12/03/2025 15:38:03    2596102

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