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Replying To wendellgee: "I did see Austin Deasy in the Park one time, for a home league match with Waterford" Wexford park is a very good pitch but as others have said people are paying good money now to go to these games they dont want to get piles. Clare refused to go to cork last year and gave limerick home advantage because its so hard get in and out of.Things like that definitely dont apply to wexford. I heard on the radio some kk supporters werent home till near 1am.Cork could do more rugby games maybe.They also spoke a few weeks ago about kilkenny phil hogan is now involved gathering money for sponsorship and they have big plans to build training centers,get lights in nowlan park and cover the other stand I know im after going on about kilkenny and they are neighbours but there is a huge obsession here with them and that was backed up last Saturday taking the eye off the next match after playing kilkenny. Yes its great rising to kilkenny but this has to be backed up against other teams. The good performance was quick forgotten about Saturday night. Lets call a spade a spade id be suprised if offally got anything out of the next 3 games. Wexford were 12-1 and that was a match that should of being won.Theres 3 tricky matches left where points will have to be got. Staying in the top division is important for the development of younger players. No disrespect but the crowds wont travel to see carlow and antrim. Keith rossiter carried himself brilliantly after the match. He is a gentleman. Slowandshortsighted (UK) - Posts: 71 - 13/02/2024 22:56:14 2525950 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "That was what a co. board rep told me, he said the designated seating will increase the capacity of the stands because every inch of the bench is accountable for. From a health and safety perspective its not good enough to say "that bench holds around 25 people". I think the issues with access and toilet facilities in the Pineridge Terrace reduced the capacity? I think the stadium is fine once they improve the seating in the open side, its not like Wexford is located to capture neutral fixtures like say Kilkenny or Portlaoise are. Either way, it is good to see improvements and made for a nice evening on Saturday despite the weather. Somebody mentioned Parnell, aside from the atmosphere and tight pitch and closeness to the action I don't like it. The roof is leaking in parts and its not as fine a ground as the others in Leinster in my opinion. I felt we should have pressed ahead with the stadium in Spawell and sold the Nell for development. I never saw the need for COE's in Spawell and Hollistown but that belongs on the Dublin board." Parnell is an absolute kip, terrible pitch too. There's rustic and charming and a kip, Parnell is the latter! I'd give Donohue a lot of credit last year for pushing to play their games in Croker. Nowlan Pk is great and Wexford park is definitely improving, concrete benches are from another century though and the charm long since gone! Thurles these days is awful too. The facilities generally but sadly the town too. No idea how it passes the H&S checks. Find the Munster hurling traditionalists whinging about playing their finals in Cork hilarious. That's a fantastic facility in a great town but a white elephant now really, Casement Pk would be another one. Gaelic grounds and Ennis are awful too. Salthill stand needs a powerwash but they can't do much about the elements, that stand is freezing! Weekend in Galway worth the spin though! Get out and enjoy the away days lads! Nothing beats being there Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 442 - 13/02/2024 23:08:49 2525952 Link
Replying To Timbertony: "Parnell is an absolute kip, terrible pitch too. There's rustic and charming and a kip, Parnell is the latter! I'd give Donohue a lot of credit last year for pushing to play their games in Croker. Nowlan Pk is great and Wexford park is definitely improving, concrete benches are from another century though and the charm long since gone! Thurles these days is awful too. The facilities generally but sadly the town too. No idea how it passes the H&S checks. Find the Munster hurling traditionalists whinging about playing their finals in Cork hilarious. That's a fantastic facility in a great town but a white elephant now really, Casement Pk would be another one. Gaelic grounds and Ennis are awful too. Salthill stand needs a powerwash but they can't do much about the elements, that stand is freezing! Weekend in Galway worth the spin though! Get out and enjoy the away days lads! Nothing beats being there" No better way to spend a day with the kids! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16767 - 14/02/2024 08:18:33 2525972 Link
Replying To Timbertony: "Parnell is an absolute kip, terrible pitch too. There's rustic and charming and a kip, Parnell is the latter! I'd give Donohue a lot of credit last year for pushing to play their games in Croker. Nowlan Pk is great and Wexford park is definitely improving, concrete benches are from another century though and the charm long since gone! Thurles these days is awful too. The facilities generally but sadly the town too. No idea how it passes the H&S checks. Find the Munster hurling traditionalists whinging about playing their finals in Cork hilarious. That's a fantastic facility in a great town but a white elephant now really, Casement Pk would be another one. Gaelic grounds and Ennis are awful too. Salthill stand needs a powerwash but they can't do much about the elements, that stand is freezing! Weekend in Galway worth the spin though! Get out and enjoy the away days lads! Nothing beats being there" Sounds likes you're more interested in prawn sandwiches than the Hurling. freetaker1 (Limerick) - Posts: 758 - 14/02/2024 10:37:20 2525997 Link
A few interesting points on the Wexford hurling podcast made by Brian Carroll and Paul Roche. We over played the ball coming out of the defence far too much given the conditions and lost a lot of possession around the middle third. Also our puckouts were far too predictable nearly all the long ones went on top of Chin. Yes he's our biggest ball winner in the air but we need to vary our play more. They did comment we showed great fight to get the draw and could have nicked it. Yes it was a disappointing result but maybe its the reality check we needed. We still have lots to work on in the final 3 league games before the real action starts in just 9 weeks time. Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 14/02/2024 13:11:46 2526025 Link
Replying To freetaker1: "Sounds likes you're more interested in prawn sandwiches than the Hurling." Maybe he's a Utd fan;-) Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16767 - 14/02/2024 13:32:18 2526026 Link
Replying To Afinestick: "A few interesting points on the Wexford hurling podcast made by Brian Carroll and Paul Roche. We over played the ball coming out of the defence far too much given the conditions and lost a lot of possession around the middle third. Also our puckouts were far too predictable nearly all the long ones went on top of Chin. Yes he's our biggest ball winner in the air but we need to vary our play more. They did comment we showed great fight to get the draw and could have nicked it. Yes it was a disappointing result but maybe its the reality check we needed. We still have lots to work on in the final 3 league games before the real action starts in just 9 weeks time." Surprised Rossiter had any voice left to talk to tg4 after the game he tried so hard to tell the lads to let the ball into the space in between our half forward and inside lines. In those conditions it was probably hard to see that space from the back though. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16767 - 14/02/2024 13:34:27 2526028 Link
Replying To Afinestick: "A few interesting points on the Wexford hurling podcast made by Brian Carroll and Paul Roche. We over played the ball coming out of the defence far too much given the conditions and lost a lot of possession around the middle third. Also our puckouts were far too predictable nearly all the long ones went on top of Chin. Yes he's our biggest ball winner in the air but we need to vary our play more. They did comment we showed great fight to get the draw and could have nicked it. Yes it was a disappointing result but maybe its the reality check we needed. We still have lots to work on in the final 3 league games before the real action starts in just 9 weeks time." Listened to it myself. Would agree the team was overplaying the ball out of defence in those conditions, and hopefully they'll learn from it. Hopefully they won't have those conditions too often in the rest of the year anyway! Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3003 - 14/02/2024 13:37:42 2526030 Link
Replying To Timbertony: "Parnell is an absolute kip, terrible pitch too. There's rustic and charming and a kip, Parnell is the latter! I'd give Donohue a lot of credit last year for pushing to play their games in Croker. Nowlan Pk is great and Wexford park is definitely improving, concrete benches are from another century though and the charm long since gone! Thurles these days is awful too. The facilities generally but sadly the town too. No idea how it passes the H&S checks. Find the Munster hurling traditionalists whinging about playing their finals in Cork hilarious. That's a fantastic facility in a great town but a white elephant now really, Casement Pk would be another one. Gaelic grounds and Ennis are awful too. Salthill stand needs a powerwash but they can't do much about the elements, that stand is freezing! Weekend in Galway worth the spin though! Get out and enjoy the away days lads! Nothing beats being there" Limerick never have have or had any problem going to Cork. Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4520 - 14/02/2024 23:29:29 2526127 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Surprised Rossiter had any voice left to talk to tg4 after the game he tried so hard to tell the lads to let the ball into the space in between our half forward and inside lines. In those conditions it was probably hard to see that space from the back though." It felt very much like a carbon copy of last years U20 final against Offaly, Rossiter roaring from the line and no one listening, but in defence of the players last Sunday, I'm assuming they couldnt hear in that weather. Yet if it's part of their game plan, they shouldn't be needing orders from the line! There really is a need for a maor foirne delivering in small messages, ridiculous that no one is allowed on the pitch now wexfan09 (Wexford) - Posts: 36 - 15/02/2024 19:58:48 2526267 Link
Replying To wexfan09: "It felt very much like a carbon copy of last years U20 final against Offaly, Rossiter roaring from the line and no one listening, but in defence of the players last Sunday, I'm assuming they couldnt hear in that weather. Yet if it's part of their game plan, they shouldn't be needing orders from the line! There really is a need for a maor foirne delivering in small messages, ridiculous that no one is allowed on the pitch now" Thought that myself. Offaly had the 5 lads lined up across the half way line in front of me in both games. Read an interesting bit of statistical analysis on the Galway Tipp game, which is likely true of most games these days. Tipp scored 1-20 of their 1-26 from turnovers. 5 points from a short puckout and only 1 point from a long puckout. Galway scored 17 points of their 24 total from turnovers. 3 points from short puckouts. 4 from long ones. So you can see why Offaly played that way in both games. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16767 - 16/02/2024 06:54:49 2526296 Link
Why do Wexford carry so little goal thread? Kilkenny, Limerick etc would go out v Offaly, Antrim, Westmeath, Carlow etc and kill them off early by going for goals. Get a few early goals, game over. As one of our old manager used to say when we were playing a weaker team, respect them by not leaving them in the game. Wexford go out and play in to their hands with short build ups, slow build ups which a lesser player can turn over and force a free. This is why poorer teams get results against Wexford. When Wexford let the ball in long into space last weekend it was reaping dividends. Bypassing the dropped back forwards who want to crowd midfield. Wexford have done it as far back as Davy's tenure and goal threat is limited. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1922 - 16/02/2024 09:10:20 2526307 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "Why do Wexford carry so little goal thread? Kilkenny, Limerick etc would go out v Offaly, Antrim, Westmeath, Carlow etc and kill them off early by going for goals. Get a few early goals, game over. As one of our old manager used to say when we were playing a weaker team, respect them by not leaving them in the game. Wexford go out and play in to their hands with short build ups, slow build ups which a lesser player can turn over and force a free. This is why poorer teams get results against Wexford. When Wexford let the ball in long into space last weekend it was reaping dividends. Bypassing the dropped back forwards who want to crowd midfield. Wexford have done it as far back as Davy's tenure and goal threat is limited." In fairness Keith is playing with 2 lads so far inside that they could see if Nickie Quaid had lenses in his eyes or not. The backs aren't getting the heads up and playing enough diagonal ball into them. Most of them while tigerish defenders aren't naturally heads up hurlers who will hit a 50 yard pass in any case. Charlie, Niall, Conor, and Shane especially. And Rossiter is shouting at them to do just that since the Carlow game. And in the last game I thought we were sitting too deep also. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16767 - 16/02/2024 09:58:07 2526314 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "Why do Wexford carry so little goal thread? Kilkenny, Limerick etc would go out v Offaly, Antrim, Westmeath, Carlow etc and kill them off early by going for goals. Get a few early goals, game over. As one of our old manager used to say when we were playing a weaker team, respect them by not leaving them in the game. Wexford go out and play in to their hands with short build ups, slow build ups which a lesser player can turn over and force a free. This is why poorer teams get results against Wexford. When Wexford let the ball in long into space last weekend it was reaping dividends. Bypassing the dropped back forwards who want to crowd midfield. Wexford have done it as far back as Davy's tenure and goal threat is limited." Well we were 15pts up against Westmeath last year at half time and that didn't kill them off. Having poor results against weaker teams that other hammer has become a problem but it also means that now these teams always believe they have a chance. When Kilkenny did it, it just sucked the life out of the opposition and the game - even if we do it now, teams will always think there is a way back. zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 2036 - 17/02/2024 06:04:02 2526435 Link
Replying To zinny: "Well we were 15pts up against Westmeath last year at half time and that didn't kill them off. Having poor results against weaker teams that other hammer has become a problem but it also means that now these teams always believe they have a chance. When Kilkenny did it, it just sucked the life out of the opposition and the game - even if we do it now, teams will always think there is a way back." We were actually 17 points up before halftime Zinny. Antrim game went pretty similar only we held on. If more Wexford supporters actually went to the Westmeath game would it have helped? There were only 2000 odd of us there. For a championship game in the Park I thought that was pretty pathetic tbh. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16767 - 17/02/2024 08:24:55 2526439 Link
Replying To Viking66: "We were actually 17 points up before halftime Zinny. Antrim game went pretty similar only we held on. If more Wexford supporters actually went to the Westmeath game would it have helped? There were only 2000 odd of us there. For a championship game in the Park I thought that was pretty pathetic tbh." It was shocking. We let the players down as much as they did us. Anybody heading to dixborough today? Hurlers have a challenge against laois Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3873 - 17/02/2024 09:19:54 2526443 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "It was shocking. We let the players down as much as they did us. Anybody heading to dixborough today? Hurlers have a challenge against laois" Heard it was in Bunclody Doylerwex Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16767 - 17/02/2024 10:25:29 2526448 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "It was shocking. We let the players down as much as they did us. Anybody heading to dixborough today? Hurlers have a challenge against laois" It's in Bunclody wexfan09 (Wexford) - Posts: 36 - 17/02/2024 12:13:36 2526458 Link
https://twitter.com/TUDublinCCGAA/status/1758585492906381583?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Ryan Cup final is being streamed live it's halftime. Gards are up against TUD. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16767 - 17/02/2024 12:55:07 2526464 Link
We won our challenge game against Laois here in Bunclody. Entertaining enough. We won 1-32 to 19 points or thereabouts. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16767 - 17/02/2024 15:28:00 2526488 Link