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Replying To Timbertony:  "Rossi certainly wasn't too upbeat about our chances v Cork or the league generally. Got the sense he didn't know when Chin would be back from Aus (is there a chance he stays there surfing?), D Reck injured, Mac injured, Liam Ryan injured, two Foley's confirmed gone, Jacko out and unsure about McGovern either. I wouldn't be all that upset if both McGovern and Jacko called it a day, both have struggled in recent seasons to make an impact in championship."
Most of those lads didn't play any League games at all last year, Chin played 3, Jacko 2 and a half . And Mac was poor in the few minutes he played. Only Damien of the lads you name played in every League game last year. Why are people coming on this forum saying we are doomed for this League, then start naming out a heap of lads who are missing, without mentioning the fact most of them missed most of last years League also?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14298 - 21/01/2025 06:45:59    2586711

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Replying To WEXILE:  "Whether I do or don't think they've better teams at underage than us doesn't matter.

Offaly are going in the right direction, there's plenty of talent coming through in Dublin and they'll be going on to a younger Dublin team so they'll be competitive for the near future.

Kilkenny and Galway will always have competitive senior teams regardless of underage, they get enough through. Always have always will. We might beat em they odd time

When we start producing top lads that go onto our senior team en masse then I'll be optimistic"
A few facts for you lad as regards our underage compared to the other counties in Leinster-
We have reached 2 of the last 3 Leinster u20 finals losing both narrowly. Galway haven't reached any, while Kilkenny and Dublin only reached 1. Offaly also reached 2.
We beat Kilkenny well at minor in Championship last year, while we beat Dublin at minor in Championship in 2022 and 2023. We beat Offaly at minor by double digits in 2023 and 2024, while last year our u15s beat Offaly by 30 points and our u16s beat theirs by 36 points.
We haven't played many Munster teams in that time, but our minors did beat Corks well last year in a knockout championship game, they were leading by 12 before the end of normal time.
Being as you are saying we aren't producing any players we must be the luckiest county in Ireland to have got those results.
And Cian Byrne didn't score 1-3 from play in a Championship game against Kilkenny at Nowlan Park last year, I must have dreamt being there too sure.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14298 - 21/01/2025 07:28:05    2586714

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Replying To OpenStandWall:  "Does anyone want to hazard a guess as to what l the starting 15 will be Saturday? Don't have the list from the people paper of the panel, don't think you can really go off the game in Piercestown and we've heard nothing about any of the challenge games."
Lost to Waterford by 4, beat Westmeath and Kildare pretty comprehensively in the end. Can't read anything much into those results. We will have to stop Cork from getting goals. Won't be easy.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14298 - 21/01/2025 07:48:41    2586716

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Does mac, Chin, and ryan really need to play many league game. I don't think so, one or two at end tbh. We are going to take a few big beating alright but it all about championshipand finding new players.

hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1036 - 21/01/2025 08:38:21    2586721

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For the last three years we must be the most injury prone team in the country.
There has to be a reason for that.
Every team of course has their injury list but we are plagued with them.
Are the other top teams better able to avoid serious injury? Is their training methods more advanced than ours? We would be hard pressed to compete with the likes of Limerick, Clare, Cork Dublin etc with a full deck to pick from.
Even the so called weaker counties such as Antrim, Westmeath and Offaly love playing us because they know that we do not usually have that killer instinct, unlike other top tier teams.
Maybe management should review the training programme currently in place. Something is very wrong. I can accept and understand having a bad year with injuries but to have so many on a regular basis is hard to fathom.
We will have a very inexperienced side in the park on Saturday. A big crowd is expected and it will be an opportunity fo our younger lads to come of age and show us that they can compete at this level.
Hopefully we will not witness a repeat of last year against the same opposition. Fingers crossed.

Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 388 - 21/01/2025 08:55:11    2586723

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Replying To OpenStandWall:  "Does anyone want to hazard a guess as to what l the starting 15 will be Saturday? Don't have the list from the people paper of the panel, don't think you can really go off the game in Piercestown and we've heard nothing about any of the challenge games."
Was thinking the same myself . Dissapointing Damien is now out but we may go with what we have for now . It's a great chance for young lads to make a claim for their place.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 406 - 21/01/2025 09:08:40    2586724

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Replying To Jimbob96:  "Bookies have it wexford 4/1 Cork 2/9 enough said

Hopefully we can get a performance anyway. I think matthew o hanlon and diarmuid o keefe retiring has unfortunately shown us there was not one last spark in this crop of players. I know the 2 lads gave so much to wexford up to 2019. But let's call it out it's very very disheartening. I really taught this group were going to go out fighting and give it one last push for 2025."
The final opportunity for that group was last year really. Fixtures fell nicely for us and even after the no show in Antrim, at half time in KK we looked favourites to get to a Leinster final. But we couldn't get it done and another dismal defeat in Thurles followed. I thought Rossi could have been a bit braver with player selections and style of play last year, going totally away from how we played in the league to the route one stuff in championship.

We have no option this year but to give inexperienced guys a go, likely down the spine of the team too.

Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 320 - 21/01/2025 09:38:42    2586731

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Replying To hunting:  "Does mac, Chin, and ryan really need to play many league game. I don't think so, one or two at end tbh. We are going to take a few big beating alright but it all about championshipand finding new players."
Agree 100%

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14298 - 21/01/2025 10:15:51    2586738

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Fanning
Reck whelan Donohue
E, Ryan, molloy c foley
Hearne, rowley
K foley, Rory, CBD
C Byrne, casey, Cillian Byrne

But I think that won't be the starting team.
I see a small clip of the waterford game and e ryan had number 7. Donohue no 6, hearne 8 and N murphy no 4. So I say that could be the same Saturday.

Under 20 playing at 2 or 2 30 in St Peters free entry against Cork if anyone wants to go in early.

Also, I heard the primary school teachers are meeting in wexford park at 2 to go through with the county board representatives what is the best option to promote hurling in primary schools.

hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1036 - 21/01/2025 10:43:31    2586750

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Replying To hunting:  "Fanning
Reck whelan Donohue
E, Ryan, molloy c foley
Hearne, rowley
K foley, Rory, CBD
C Byrne, casey, Cillian Byrne

But I think that won't be the starting team.
I see a small clip of the waterford game and e ryan had number 7. Donohue no 6, hearne 8 and N murphy no 4. So I say that could be the same Saturday.

Under 20 playing at 2 or 2 30 in St Peters free entry against Cork if anyone wants to go in early.

Also, I heard the primary school teachers are meeting in wexford park at 2 to go through with the county board representatives what is the best option to promote hurling in primary schools."
Would expect a similar team to this. Cant see us playing 3 inside id expect K Foley to be named at 15 and play around midfield . Id like to see Jack Redmond get a chance of a start too . I just hope our lads go out and take the game to Cork and have a clear and coherent game plan. Once we show something about us on Saturday ill be happy

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 406 - 21/01/2025 11:44:16    2586762

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Replying To hunting:  "Fanning
Reck whelan Donohue
E, Ryan, molloy c foley
Hearne, rowley
K foley, Rory, CBD
C Byrne, casey, Cillian Byrne

But I think that won't be the starting team.
I see a small clip of the waterford game and e ryan had number 7. Donohue no 6, hearne 8 and N murphy no 4. So I say that could be the same Saturday.

Under 20 playing at 2 or 2 30 in St Peters free entry against Cork if anyone wants to go in early.

Also, I heard the primary school teachers are meeting in wexford park at 2 to go through with the county board representatives what is the best option to promote hurling in primary schools."
U20 game is at 2.30 in Peters

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14298 - 21/01/2025 12:38:27    2586777

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Happy retirement Mogie.

A passionate Wexford man, a great hurler and a super servant to Wexford hurling.

Past hurler (None) - Posts: 849 - 21/01/2025 12:40:51    2586778

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Sad to hear Mogie has retired but he owes Wexford hurling nothing. What a servant coming back from two cruciate injuries he was a real leader and always stepped up when we needed him.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 406 - 21/01/2025 13:05:31    2586782

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Sad to hear Mogie has retired but he owes Wexford hurling nothing. What a servant coming back from two cruciate injuries he was a real leader and always stepped up when we needed him."
Absolutely. One of the best we have had since the early 90s. Hope he finds success in whatever he does going forwards.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14298 - 21/01/2025 13:23:06    2586783

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Sad to see Liam Og go but his time has probably come, owes this county nothing. His performances against Clare and Waterford in 2014 were unreal and Kilkenny in 2023 to all but save us from the brink won't be forgotten. The county's loss will be our gain on the club scene.

OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 160 - 21/01/2025 13:25:10    2586784

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Replying To OpenStandWall:  "Sad to see Liam Og go but his time has probably come, owes this county nothing. His performances against Clare and Waterford in 2014 were unreal and Kilkenny in 2023 to all but save us from the brink won't be forgotten. The county's loss will be our gain on the club scene."
You will be among the favourites for Senior hurling this year, if some of the rumours about other clubs are true.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14298 - 21/01/2025 14:29:55    2586809

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The spine of the team was an issue last year, particularly when Ryan was out and Foley was away, which of course he will be this year too. I really hope the panel have been bulking up over the winter and doing the gym work. Last year Cork (particularly their backs) skittled us in the physical stakes, although it was not as embarrassing as the year before when Clare absolutely steamrolled us. Of course it takes a few years to build up our strength and conditioning to the level required to compete at the highest level. It will be interesting to see who has been sticking to the diet, nutrition and fitness programs during the off season. It should be evident in the opening few games and could provide a few pointers to the year ahead when winning primary possession and the dirty ball (which we did not enough of last year for long spells in the championship in Nowlan Park) and at any stage really v Clare in Thurles.

Sliotharyslope (Wexford) - Posts: 138 - 21/01/2025 14:40:40    2586812

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Replying To Sliotharyslope:  "The spine of the team was an issue last year, particularly when Ryan was out and Foley was away, which of course he will be this year too. I really hope the panel have been bulking up over the winter and doing the gym work. Last year Cork (particularly their backs) skittled us in the physical stakes, although it was not as embarrassing as the year before when Clare absolutely steamrolled us. Of course it takes a few years to build up our strength and conditioning to the level required to compete at the highest level. It will be interesting to see who has been sticking to the diet, nutrition and fitness programs during the off season. It should be evident in the opening few games and could provide a few pointers to the year ahead when winning primary possession and the dirty ball (which we did not enough of last year for long spells in the championship in Nowlan Park) and at any stage really v Clare in Thurles."
Fanning made about 3 or 4 world class saves in the game last year that stopped it from being a repeat of the Clare game

OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 160 - 21/01/2025 16:21:18    2586822

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Replying To OpenStandWall:  "Fanning made about 3 or 4 world class saves in the game last year that stopped it from being a repeat of the Clare game"
He was always a good shot stopper

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14298 - 21/01/2025 16:44:06    2586830

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Replying To hunting:  "Fanning
Reck whelan Donohue
E, Ryan, molloy c foley
Hearne, rowley
K foley, Rory, CBD
C Byrne, casey, Cillian Byrne

But I think that won't be the starting team.
I see a small clip of the waterford game and e ryan had number 7. Donohue no 6, hearne 8 and N murphy no 4. So I say that could be the same Saturday.

Under 20 playing at 2 or 2 30 in St Peters free entry against Cork if anyone wants to go in early.

Also, I heard the primary school teachers are meeting in wexford park at 2 to go through with the county board representatives what is the best option to promote hurling in primary schools."
Id be somewhat stunned if Cillian Byrne is anywhere near physically ready for this level. Not doubting his ability at all but he looked very light when I last saw him play.

Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 320 - 21/01/2025 16:47:24    2586832

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