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Replying To Bon: "Ye were abysmal yesterday, 6 points down with 5 minutes of normal them plus stoppage time and ye looked like ye just resigned yourselves to defeat.
No fight at all. Gonna be a short year (like our own Hurlers may I add) unfortunately." Given your a Limerick fan Kildare's struggles probably don't concern you too much.
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Replying To Viking66: "Hopefully Carty and Reck might be back" What's after happening Flood? He seemed like quite a good prospect a short while back.
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Very disappointing interview from Egan on South east radio tonight, mind you it doesn't help when Spratt is not asking the hard questions.simply not good enough from Egan and the backroom team up to this point.
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Just on the match yesterday lads hope all the lads commenting on this were actually at or watched the match… anyway here is my take on it traveled up with hope more than expectation but loosing chin and reck before throw in and playing our best forward away from goal i was actually suprised we were level at half time… the same old failings are there no ball winners when we go long ya can talk about tactics systems etc the game has moved on from years ago bla bla bla.. but at the end of the day ball winning forwards wll never go out of the game and we struggled after half time… lawlor put i think 3 or 4 puckouts on top of foley didn't win or break 1 in that 10 or 15 mins we were cleaned out of it all over the field… Egan for me should be questioned and i think the county board made a huge mistake employing someone with no inter county experience… a good coach doesn't make ya a good manager… if we are going to play with a sweeper play with one and for me it should be kevin foley there is no way he should be on the bench… do we move mac out to half forward line start jacko there along with chin as a ball winning line… try Dunbar and Rory inside that have lighting pace and play low ball??think Egan is playing Dunbar midfield as d o keefe hasn't got the legs anymore, think Antrim game is massive for Egan as we need to get a better game plan in place… don't think chin and Reck wil start as we can't risk them with the Dublin game crucial..
My team for Antrim game…lawlor Reck Ryan devitt Conor foley donohoe o hanlon… d o keefe Kevin foley… Hearne jack o Connor mac… Richie lawlor rory o Connor cathal Dunbar
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Replying To Viking66: "Tbh I thought Conor Foley didn't have a great game. He was a big loss to our u20s Friday night.
As regards Antrim we will have to play alot better if we are going to beat them. I think we will." Thought Foley was out of his depth really. Needs to fill out a good bit but seemed a bit flat footed to me at times. Very tough ask coming in like that before the game to be fair. Options seem limited but would Ryan be able to play centre back? He's a fine athlete and that game should have brought his touch and fitness on a good bit. We need a lot more dynamism and structure to our HB line.
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Replying To FearBeag: "Rubbish, Jack o stood up when many others didn't, was the only forward threat in second half" In hindsight...I was a bit harsh on him. His touch was noticeably sharp and got on plenty of ball. It's just for a man of his size his inability to win primary possession is infuriating. Dwyer and Kevin Foley were sharp enough too I thought. All three probably did enough to get a start the next day. Richie Lawlor sprung off the ground near the end in a way I havent seen from a Wexford player in a while too.
McGuckian and Oisin Foley will drop out for sure. Hearne tried hard but physically lacks a bit. Dunbar is a fine stickman but far too loose really. Not sure where the next Adrian Fenlon is but we need to develop one for midfield.
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Replying To hunting: "Very disappointing interview from Egan on South east radio tonight, mind you it doesn't help when Spratt is not asking the hard questions.simply not good enough from Egan and the backroom team up to this point." What did he say?
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Replying To gannett83: "Just on the match yesterday lads hope all the lads commenting on this were actually at or watched the match… anyway here is my take on it traveled up with hope more than expectation but loosing chin and reck before throw in and playing our best forward away from goal i was actually suprised we were level at half time… the same old failings are there no ball winners when we go long ya can talk about tactics systems etc the game has moved on from years ago bla bla bla.. but at the end of the day ball winning forwards wll never go out of the game and we struggled after half time… lawlor put i think 3 or 4 puckouts on top of foley didn't win or break 1 in that 10 or 15 mins we were cleaned out of it all over the field… Egan for me should be questioned and i think the county board made a huge mistake employing someone with no inter county experience… a good coach doesn't make ya a good manager… if we are going to play with a sweeper play with one and for me it should be kevin foley there is no way he should be on the bench… do we move mac out to half forward line start jacko there along with chin as a ball winning line… try Dunbar and Rory inside that have lighting pace and play low ball??think Egan is playing Dunbar midfield as d o keefe hasn't got the legs anymore, think Antrim game is massive for Egan as we need to get a better game plan in place… don't think chin and Reck wil start as we can't risk them with the Dublin game crucial..
My team for Antrim game…lawlor Reck Ryan devitt Conor foley donohoe o hanlon… d o keefe Kevin foley… Hearne jack o Connor mac… Richie lawlor rory o Connor cathal Dunbar" Kevin Foley is on the bench as his form over the last 18 months doesn't warrant a starting place, if he can rediscover his form he's worth a spot in the starting 15.
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Replying To foreveryoung: "What's after happening Flood? He seemed like quite a good prospect a short while back." He fell down the pecking order after having a tough time on Donal Burke in last year's championship, he also had pneumonia over the winter, thankfully never had it myself but know couple of close friends who have and according to them takes a while to recover from.
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Replying To gannett83: "Just on the match yesterday lads hope all the lads commenting on this were actually at or watched the match… anyway here is my take on it traveled up with hope more than expectation but loosing chin and reck before throw in and playing our best forward away from goal i was actually suprised we were level at half time… the same old failings are there no ball winners when we go long ya can talk about tactics systems etc the game has moved on from years ago bla bla bla.. but at the end of the day ball winning forwards wll never go out of the game and we struggled after half time… lawlor put i think 3 or 4 puckouts on top of foley didn't win or break 1 in that 10 or 15 mins we were cleaned out of it all over the field… Egan for me should be questioned and i think the county board made a huge mistake employing someone with no inter county experience… a good coach doesn't make ya a good manager… if we are going to play with a sweeper play with one and for me it should be kevin foley there is no way he should be on the bench… do we move mac out to half forward line start jacko there along with chin as a ball winning line… try Dunbar and Rory inside that have lighting pace and play low ball??think Egan is playing Dunbar midfield as d o keefe hasn't got the legs anymore, think Antrim game is massive for Egan as we need to get a better game plan in place… don't think chin and Reck wil start as we can't risk them with the Dublin game crucial..
My team for Antrim game…lawlor Reck Ryan devitt Conor foley donohoe o hanlon… d o keefe Kevin foley… Hearne jack o Connor mac… Richie lawlor rory o Connor cathal Dunbar" Only one comment on one aspect of your post: drop Conor Mac. He hasn't the legs for FF line, yet you want to move him to HF line where guys have to work their legs off, covering back/crowding the middle third. Bring Mac on, like Limk often did with Shane Dowling, and he could be a match winner, but only in the FF line.
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Replying To gannett83: "Just on the match yesterday lads hope all the lads commenting on this were actually at or watched the match… anyway here is my take on it traveled up with hope more than expectation but loosing chin and reck before throw in and playing our best forward away from goal i was actually suprised we were level at half time… the same old failings are there no ball winners when we go long ya can talk about tactics systems etc the game has moved on from years ago bla bla bla.. but at the end of the day ball winning forwards wll never go out of the game and we struggled after half time… lawlor put i think 3 or 4 puckouts on top of foley didn't win or break 1 in that 10 or 15 mins we were cleaned out of it all over the field… Egan for me should be questioned and i think the county board made a huge mistake employing someone with no inter county experience… a good coach doesn't make ya a good manager… if we are going to play with a sweeper play with one and for me it should be kevin foley there is no way he should be on the bench… do we move mac out to half forward line start jacko there along with chin as a ball winning line… try Dunbar and Rory inside that have lighting pace and play low ball??think Egan is playing Dunbar midfield as d o keefe hasn't got the legs anymore, think Antrim game is massive for Egan as we need to get a better game plan in place… don't think chin and Reck wil start as we can't risk them with the Dublin game crucial..
My team for Antrim game…lawlor Reck Ryan devitt Conor foley donohoe o hanlon… d o keefe Kevin foley… Hearne jack o Connor mac… Richie lawlor rory o Connor cathal Dunbar" I think I'd have Oisin Foley in the half forwards against Antrim. Last weekend was his first competitive game of the year. Allso Mogie was excellent. And the u20s will need Conor Foley for the Westmeath game they have a good u20 team from all reports. So if Reck, Chin and Carty are out but maybe fit enough for the bench, and Foley goes with the u20s I'd go-
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Donohue, MOH, Flood
K Foley
DOK, Hearne
O Foley, ROC, Jacko,
Mogie, Dwyer
Bench- Byrne, Mac, Dunbar, Mcguckin, Clarke, JoeOC, Chin if fit, Reck if fit, Carty if fit
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Replying To gannett83: "Just on the match yesterday lads hope all the lads commenting on this were actually at or watched the match… anyway here is my take on it traveled up with hope more than expectation but loosing chin and reck before throw in and playing our best forward away from goal i was actually suprised we were level at half time… the same old failings are there no ball winners when we go long ya can talk about tactics systems etc the game has moved on from years ago bla bla bla.. but at the end of the day ball winning forwards wll never go out of the game and we struggled after half time… lawlor put i think 3 or 4 puckouts on top of foley didn't win or break 1 in that 10 or 15 mins we were cleaned out of it all over the field… Egan for me should be questioned and i think the county board made a huge mistake employing someone with no inter county experience… a good coach doesn't make ya a good manager… if we are going to play with a sweeper play with one and for me it should be kevin foley there is no way he should be on the bench… do we move mac out to half forward line start jacko there along with chin as a ball winning line… try Dunbar and Rory inside that have lighting pace and play low ball??think Egan is playing Dunbar midfield as d o keefe hasn't got the legs anymore, think Antrim game is massive for Egan as we need to get a better game plan in place… don't think chin and Reck wil start as we can't risk them with the Dublin game crucial..
My team for Antrim game…lawlor Reck Ryan devitt Conor foley donohoe o hanlon… d o keefe Kevin foley… Hearne jack o Connor mac… Richie lawlor rory o Connor cathal Dunbar" Sorry I'd start Richie Lawlor instead of Mikey inside
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Replying To ChinCanHurl: "I'm as optimistic as anyone but you cannot look at that performance yesterday and say we are up with Galway? Delusional. Chin and Reck two massive losses yes but galway were well ahead of us yesterday. I really really hope I'm wrong but it's going to be a short year.
I'm not convinced by Egan at all. Rory o Connor playing in his own half is laughable." Agreed but Grealish pocketed Rory when he was playing in his correct position. Suspect his trip out the pitch near the end was his own decision and not a great look it must be said.
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Is one of the players related to egan by any chance?
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Replying To TerribleFootwork: "Minors have Kilkenny next weekend in Leinster semi final who beat Offaly 2-15 0-14 in QF today." Can't find anything about that yet. Are you sure? It's a very complicated set up.
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Replying To foreveryoung: "What's after happening Flood? He seemed like quite a good prospect a short while back." He's a good player, very skilful stickman, but missed most of the winter with bad pneumonia. He's probably a better forward than halfback but might be needed at halfback until Reck and Carty come back from injury. He also needs to bulk up a little for senior intercounty tbh.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16813 - 24/04/2023 09:42:34
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I was at the match and thought it was a very poor affair but the pitch, weather and referee contributed to that massively, really felt like a league game.
It looked like Wexford were using this a warm up game at times, there was no buzz or spark or urgency and i think that reflects very poorly on the management team. Add in the loss of Chin and Reck and it made for a very tough day at the office.
However, we did compete valiantly and had chances for this to be a much closer game so i think the abject criticism is not fair.
I also think we may have stumbled on to the best team given the performances of Jacko and Mikie Dwyer when introduced. I think Oisin Foley and Charlie will be left off against Antrim.
Finally my opinion on Galway has dropped massively in light of that game we good have scored four or five goals and they looked very leggy at the back. I'd be shocked if they win the All Ireland
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Replying To TerribleFootwork: "Kevin Foley is on the bench as his form over the last 18 months doesn't warrant a starting place, if he can rediscover his form he's worth a spot in the starting 15." He's still our best most experienced sweeper/holding midfielder/plus1 by a country mile. He wasn't as effective in midfield or half forward since Egan took over that's true. But he played well under Davy in that holding position for 4 years. He reads the game very well and rarely makes mistakes, even in the last 18 months when he didn't get regular gametime.
If Egan experimented with Jippo at half forward to provide a ball winner there and it didn't work out would you drop him, or move him back to 3?
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Replying To foreveryoung: "Only one comment on one aspect of your post: drop Conor Mac. He hasn't the legs for FF line, yet you want to move him to HF line where guys have to work their legs off, covering back/crowding the middle third. Bring Mac on, like Limk often did with Shane Dowling, and he could be a match winner, but only in the FF line." Wow a post I agree 100% with from over the pond!!!!!!!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16813 - 24/04/2023 09:49:00
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Replying To Timbertony: "Agreed but Grealish pocketed Rory when he was playing in his correct position. Suspect his trip out the pitch near the end was his own decision and not a great look it must be said." Grealish did very well on Rory last year too. Every player has a nemesis and he seems to be Rorys.
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