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Wexford Intercounty Hurling 2023

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Replying To Afinestick:  "I agree the idea that we are great supporters is a complete myth. There will probably be no more than 5k in the park on Saturday"
Probably great supporters when the team is going well which it isn't at the moment. Same could also be said of supporters of other counties.

endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2536 - 27/04/2023 21:08:18    2474299

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Lalor
S Reck Ryan Devitt
Donohue Hanlon Flood
Dee Dunbar
Liam Og Jack O Connor O Foley
ROC Mac Richie Lalor

Should be good enough to beat Antrim

Yellow (Wexford) - Posts: 589 - 28/04/2023 10:18:56    2474321

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "There are no "great supporters." Same small amount of people are die hards in any county.

I probably know not only every Dublin hurling supporter by sight or name, but a fair few Wexford, Antrim. Kilkenny, Laois fellas too from seeing them standing in the peeing rain and wind wondering why we might not have done something better with our lives :-)"
Incidentally, I haven't seen as many Liverpool jersies floating around the last few months, so it's definitely not solely a GAA problem!

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1502 - 28/04/2023 10:22:30    2474324

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Replying To Yellow:  "Lalor
S Reck Ryan Devitt
Donohue Hanlon Flood
Dee Dunbar
Liam Og Jack O Connor O Foley
ROC Mac Richie Lalor

Should be good enough to beat Antrim"
I'd be astounded if Wexford do not beat Antrim comfortably enough. Comfortably as in 5/6 points. They definitely looked out on their feet coming to the end of the Dublin match and they don't have huge strength in depth/

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3688 - 28/04/2023 10:28:59    2474330

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "tearintom, it is more than Thurles is a dump, Semple is too. I remember the scrum to get in to the jacks last year and my youngest nearly being squashed on the way in due to it being a scrum with 1 way in and 1 way out of this tiny toilet.
It was the smallest toilet I have ever seen to facilitiate thousands of people and I cannot comprehend what people love so much about the place, or what a nightmare it must be like on Munster final day with thousands more. It was a horrible experience for the paying punter. Even if they put a few portaloos in it would be better than that was.
Meanwhile, an hour down the road the GAA built a monstrosity of a white elephant which will never get used only if Ed Sheeran or Gareth Brooks come back. Right stadium, wrong place.
As for Thurles itself, well the few hours I spent there over the years were enough. The longest I want to spend there is how long it takes me to get out of it.
But that all said, sometimes you have to make an effort to support your team. As a Tottenham fan I go to some games and often marvel when I hear about people who were away in Liverpool or Manchester on a Tuesday night and got home to London at 2am. Its not always easy supporting these teams!"
100%

For me the GAA has missed a trick by not having a new 30k to 40k seater stadium in around Portlaoise, big enough to cater for the days that Croke Park is only half full, handily enough got to from most parts of the country, beside the motorway, good rail links etc etc.

And again i never got this obsession with Thurles and Semple, i was being kind in not slating Semple itself but youre right.

And yeah i agree with having to make the effort, back in the day ive driven from Wexford to Liverpool and back that night for a Monday night game believe it or not!! but ive often said to people that i dont blame them for not going to Thurles to a game. I remember having a great day out watching Clare and Wexford qualifier in Portlaoise back in the day (minus the result) but it seems GAA is set on a default of hurling can only happen in Croke Park or Thurles or if Cork GAA need a few quid send everyone down there!

tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1536 - 28/04/2023 10:52:52    2474334

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Replying To tearintom:  "100%

For me the GAA has missed a trick by not having a new 30k to 40k seater stadium in around Portlaoise, big enough to cater for the days that Croke Park is only half full, handily enough got to from most parts of the country, beside the motorway, good rail links etc etc.

And again i never got this obsession with Thurles and Semple, i was being kind in not slating Semple itself but youre right.

And yeah i agree with having to make the effort, back in the day ive driven from Wexford to Liverpool and back that night for a Monday night game believe it or not!! but ive often said to people that i dont blame them for not going to Thurles to a game. I remember having a great day out watching Clare and Wexford qualifier in Portlaoise back in the day (minus the result) but it seems GAA is set on a default of hurling can only happen in Croke Park or Thurles or if Cork GAA need a few quid send everyone down there!"
Lawlor
S. Reck
Ryan
Devitt
MOH
C. Foley
Donohue
Dee
Hearne
O. Foley
Jacko
Mogie
ROC
MAC
Dunbar

That team with the likes Lawlor Kevin Foley McGuckin possibly Chin/Reck to come off the bench should really be beating Antrim at home. Run at them and wear them out. quick fast ball into that full forward line and then we have the subs to make a difference towards the end whereas Antrim will not.

ChinCanHurl (Wexford) - Posts: 302 - 28/04/2023 11:26:06    2474340

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Team named Jacko in for McGuckin is the only change . I'm hoping for a really good performance tomorrow and hopefully we don't have to risk Lee or Damien . Conor Foley starts again but I suppose we don't really have a lot of options there . Flood is not even in the subs and carty mustn't be fully right yet

Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 28/04/2023 11:26:40    2474342

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Replying To Finchfurlong996:  "If we win all our remaining games, aren't we in a Leinster final regardless of the Kilkenny/Galway result?"
Think so.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16577 - 28/04/2023 12:00:37    2474350

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Replying To Waltermitty2:  "Its a genuine question. Iv people telling me that a player is related to him. With all the tripe talked on this thread i dont see anything wrong with asking that question."
Which player might be a start lad?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16577 - 28/04/2023 12:02:43    2474351

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Team named. Pretty much along expected lines. Surprised Carty isn't on the panel.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16577 - 28/04/2023 12:05:04    2474352

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Replying To Finchfurlong996:  "If we win all our remaining games, aren't we in a Leinster final regardless of the Kilkenny/Galway result?"
Not necessarily, could all end up on same points with scoring difference counting. Would jump at that right now!

FearBeag (Mayo) - Posts: 94 - 28/04/2023 12:12:52    2474358

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Replying To ChinCanHurl:  "Playing at home makes no difference? Are you having a laugh. Tell me you weren't in Thurles last year without telling me you weren't in Thurles.

Home advantage is huge in pretty much every team sport and to say otherwise is ridiculous."
Are you having a laugh if you think a player/team has more ability if they playing at home? I know I have the same ability whether I play in Wexford park or pairc charman which I am pretty limited

Lockerroomboy (Wexford) - Posts: 484 - 28/04/2023 12:50:53    2474369

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Replying To Lockerroomboy:  "Are you having a laugh if you think a player/team has more ability if they playing at home? I know I have the same ability whether I play in Wexford park or pairc charman which I am pretty limited"
Yeah because ability is the only deciding factor in sport.

ChinCanHurl (Wexford) - Posts: 302 - 28/04/2023 12:59:01    2474371

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Replying To Lockerroomboy:  "Are you having a laugh if you think a player/team has more ability if they playing at home? I know I have the same ability whether I play in Wexford park or pairc charman which I am pretty limited"
But it's not just about ability. A big thing is familiarity with the ground too.

Taking last week's U20 as an example, Galway players would have been much familiar than Wexford players with the wind patterns in Salthill, which is maybe even more notorious for wind than Wexford Park is.

Another one that springs to mind immediately is Dr Cullen Park in Carlow, with the way the tall poles are erected there for the ball-catching nets behind the goals. Very easy to mistake one of them for a goalpost if you've only got a split-second glance. So again, somebody who's well used to playing there would have an advantage over somebody who's seldom there or who has never played there before at all.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2974 - 28/04/2023 13:04:18    2474374

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Replying To Viking66:  "Which player might be a start lad?"
Iv a lad in my club who told me mcguckin is related to egan. I found it hard to believe just was curious to see if there was any truth to it.

Waltermitty2 (Wexford) - Posts: 275 - 28/04/2023 13:22:45    2474377

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Should be strong enough to beat the safrons.
Hopefully the lads bring their A game tomorrow.
As we all know with Wexford you never know what you'll get. Always unpredictable always inconsistent.
I am never over confident with any game that we play. On paper the team picked looks reasonably strong. With Jippo, Dee, Mogie, Rory, Mac and big Jacko playing to their potential, and with the home venue surely we have enough in the tank to get over the line. But as I say the only thing predictable about our team is their unpredictability.

Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 538 - 28/04/2023 13:28:33    2474378

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Replying To Waltermitty2:  "Iv a lad in my club who told me mcguckin is related to egan. I found it hard to believe just was curious to see if there was any truth to it."
He could be but it would likely be fairly distant. Why does it matter?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16577 - 28/04/2023 13:43:25    2474380

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U20 named looks pretty strong with most of the injured players back, Foley will be a loss but I'd have faith in Whelan and Dundon in the centre of defence. Every game so far we've had at least 1 change to the team named so wouldn't be surprised to see Cillian Byrne start, if he can avoid injuries I think he could be very good prospect in the long term, definitely something going on with Oisin Pepper, named in the subs again, he started for the seniors vs Kilkenny in the Walsh Cup and think made a few sub appearances over the league.

TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 28/04/2023 14:02:39    2474388

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Replying To TerribleFootwork:  "U20 named looks pretty strong with most of the injured players back, Foley will be a loss but I'd have faith in Whelan and Dundon in the centre of defence. Every game so far we've had at least 1 change to the team named so wouldn't be surprised to see Cillian Byrne start, if he can avoid injuries I think he could be very good prospect in the long term, definitely something going on with Oisin Pepper, named in the subs again, he started for the seniors vs Kilkenny in the Walsh Cup and think made a few sub appearances over the league."
Surely pepper missing most of last years u20 campaign plus token time with seniors . Has both knocked confidence and development lack of quality game time at both levels has hindered his development especially when he is a confidence player .
Hopefully club games will help him again this year to develop and get confidence swagger back

Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 379 - 28/04/2023 14:17:11    2474392

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Replying To TerribleFootwork:  "U20 named looks pretty strong with most of the injured players back, Foley will be a loss but I'd have faith in Whelan and Dundon in the centre of defence. Every game so far we've had at least 1 change to the team named so wouldn't be surprised to see Cillian Byrne start, if he can avoid injuries I think he could be very good prospect in the long term, definitely something going on with Oisin Pepper, named in the subs again, he started for the seniors vs Kilkenny in the Walsh Cup and think made a few sub appearances over the league."
Yes good to see the lads back for sure! Hope they can get a result !

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16577 - 28/04/2023 14:26:14    2474395

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