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Replying To Jedobi:  "You say late noughties, yer Wexford reached an All Ireland semi in 2007 and lost to Waterford by a point in the 2008 All Ireland quarter finals, I know enough about Wexford's past performances. Also fans in Wexford probably have a much better opportunity to influence things at grassvroots than fans in the UK."
True too, forgot you were an expat jedobi. We reached a semi in 2019, and several QFs in the last few years. So we are hardly doing worse than then. The years I was talking about were 2009-2012. In the teens we got knocked out of Leinster at minor by Laois twice and Westmeath, so we are doing better at that grade too the last few years.
Easy to get depressed, and then look at the past through rose tinted glasses.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16062 - 18/05/2025 18:18:21    2610681

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Hard luck to the minors they kept battling to the end. Darragh Ryan looks like a very good player . Will we have O Brien and Wickham back for the all Ireland series. Hopefully the minors can get a win or two in the all Ireland series"
Darragh Ryan definitely much better at centre forward than centreback.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16062 - 18/05/2025 18:19:00    2610682

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Replying To hunting:  "Very good second half from the lads, Darragh Ryan is some talent. Well done to Galway they deserved the win. Can't help to think what difference O Brien and wickam would have made. Are we out of the all ireland series now?"
We will be playing Clare or Limerick next, not sure which of them.
We set up far better in the 2nd half, went man on man at the back, and delivered the ball quicker forwards. Amazing what a difference playing more positively makes. We have some excellent minors, who will hopefully keep developing. Also we have used more than 30 players this year I think, which is great from a development point of view. Plenty lads getting top level experience.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16062 - 18/05/2025 18:22:16    2610686

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "Any idea when and for how long?"
Next year I think

OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 271 - 18/05/2025 18:22:20    2610687

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Replying To Yellowhelmet:  "And that is the season over.

Few 1000 in wexford Park next week for meaningless game.

Gone then for 7 months.

Depressing."
Yes another year of might of beens. Hopefully we beat Kilkenny now.
Hopefully the minors can beat a Munster team for the second year in a row in a knockout game. We have never done that before. In fact we have only beaten a Munster team in knockout minor hurling 3 times ever before last year, since the grade started in 1928.
On the way home from Carlow now, where we managed to snatch a draw from the jaws of victory in the Football......

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16062 - 18/05/2025 18:27:41    2610689

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Replying To OpenStandWall:  "I'd love to see our season prolonged but that's for the best.

Has anyone heard anything about ROC going to Oz?"
Old news, he's heading over to see family and friends.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16062 - 18/05/2025 18:28:38    2610690

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "He's hardly going to make wholesale changes though, would guess that it'll be 10-12 of the first-string and then 3-5 of the so-called "fringe players""
Dont think hes going to put out a full team give some panel members a run out see how they cope its a dead rubber makes no odds to them.

Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 377 - 18/05/2025 19:28:49    2610722

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Pains me to be critical of team and management but that was very poor yesterday. That was glorified Joe Mac standard from both. Amount of mistakes and unable to execute basic skills. Missed frees. Needless fouling. Over complicated use of ball leading to more mistake. Players out of position- especially in forwards.
I've seen a lot of hurling and would be as loyal and optimistic as any Wexford fan but we're miles off it.
Players ultimately have to execute but to me they look to be poorly coached - maybe even over coached.
I'm sure they are all hurting this evening- they should be. But they are our lads, our players and we need to stick by them. We will bounce back.

Dirk1971 (Wexford) - Posts: 4 - 18/05/2025 19:51:29    2610728

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "Any idea when and for how long?"
Not sure how long but heard it could be as early as next month

Hurlingfan04 (Wexford) - Posts: 2 - 18/05/2025 19:55:27    2610733

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Next week is a dead rubber so why not just go out a play positive attacking hurling and get rid of all the negative tactics because we're afraid of loising.

Nothing to loose.

WEX98 (Wexford) - Posts: 536 - 18/05/2025 20:22:08    2610746

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Replying To WEX98:  "A beating coming next week"
Makes no odds to be honest i know some posters think its a good year if we bet kk im not oneof them would rather get to leinster finals orqualify any year

Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 377 - 18/05/2025 21:04:33    2610759

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Replying To Tiger1:  "Makes no odds to be honest i know some posters think its a good year if we bet kk im not oneof them would rather get to leinster finals orqualify any year"
I don't think there is anyone who thinks we'd have had a good year if we end up beating KK next Sunday

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 557 - 18/05/2025 21:32:33    2610776

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "I don't think there is anyone who thinks we'd have had a good year if we end up beating KK next Sunday"
No. While it's always nice to beat Kilkenny I was genuinely hoping we would make a Leinster Final this year, same as I do every year.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16062 - 18/05/2025 22:02:08    2610787

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Bit of a shambles of a season in truth. Relegated in league and only being above Offaly and Antrim in Liam McCarthy is nothing to crow about. Tactically we were a mess and we continue season on season to fall further away from being genuinely competitive. Some of our younger lads are showing some positive signs of settling at this level. But we are missing that solid core of senior players in their mid 20s/30 to build a team around. Injury seems to have done for a few of them sadly and others only put it in when they feel like it. Until that's addressed we are at nothing.

Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 423 - 18/05/2025 22:12:02    2610791

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All over bar the shouting. Lost to galway and dublin beat antrim and lucky to get the win against offally. The kk game is irrelevant. Kk will definitely give fringe players a chance. No point being afraid to lose now its better to play off the cuff and blood lads.Its easy have all the answers when the test is over and im slow to criticise management but the day above in parnell park apart from the headscrathing decision to start certain players.why wasnt something done earlier to try counter hedgo. I understand they were cautious with jippo but more should of being done quicker. Too reliant on lee chin,no way at this level will teams get away carrying passengers. Im saying it here a long time for all the ability and pace rory has he doesnt do it enough.maybe he will do better when lee retires.
Its only now the big previous leaders are being missed. Hanlon and these lads. I heard jippo is in trouble again with injury. I wouldn't be suprised if he pulled the plug on it this year. He has being crippled the last few years. Im not going to retire anyone but simon donahoe,fanning,kevin foley have a lot of hurling done. Playing in division two against some weaker opposition will mean they will be able to experiment that little more and look at dublin this year theyre having a good championship despite not getting promoted. Their team is more experienced. If they had to play at all in the first half they very easily could of won. Bit like the wex v dublin match a few weeks ago it looked like both teams could get goals.the difference in defense kk had huw lawlor to make some brillant catches.
I know its being spoken about here and its across the board in leinster but 3,700 at a must win leinster championship at home is terrible. Id like to thank the players and everyone involved but we know this is a transitional time and it has started this year. Division 2 might be no harm. Need to think about a long term full back.

Slowandshortsighted (UK) - Posts: 71 - 18/05/2025 22:55:00    2610810

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Replying To Viking66:  "Old news, he's heading over to see family and friends."
How long is Rory going for lads?

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 643 - 19/05/2025 08:51:55    2610850

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Disappointed with the performance on Saturday thought it was very patchy. Thought both Cian Molloy and Darragh Carley did well and need a run in the team next year. Kevin Foley had a decent first half. Rory tried hard I hope he's back from his travels for next season but cant blame the lad if he wants to travel. Lee stepped up as usual when we needed him. Very Disappointing our season is over for another year after this Sunday. Although we have been fairly average I think that goal in Dublin was a real sucker punch we were 3 up at the time and on the attack when the ball was called back. Is Liam Ryan and Shane Reck gone for Sunday? No point in risking lads we need our younger players Eoin Ryan, Cian Molloy , Conor Foley, Darragh Carley, Jack Redmond , Cian Byrne to really step up another level from next year. Its an awful pity Sunday is a dead rubber. Given its our last game until January and its against Kilkenny id still expect a crowd of 6 to 7000 maybe. A win will do nothing for our season but we need to give ourselves hope going into next season

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 643 - 19/05/2025 09:06:41    2610853

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Replying To Slowandshortsighted:  "All over bar the shouting. Lost to galway and dublin beat antrim and lucky to get the win against offally. The kk game is irrelevant. Kk will definitely give fringe players a chance. No point being afraid to lose now its better to play off the cuff and blood lads.Its easy have all the answers when the test is over and im slow to criticise management but the day above in parnell park apart from the headscrathing decision to start certain players.why wasnt something done earlier to try counter hedgo. I understand they were cautious with jippo but more should of being done quicker. Too reliant on lee chin,no way at this level will teams get away carrying passengers. Im saying it here a long time for all the ability and pace rory has he doesnt do it enough.maybe he will do better when lee retires.
Its only now the big previous leaders are being missed. Hanlon and these lads. I heard jippo is in trouble again with injury. I wouldn't be suprised if he pulled the plug on it this year. He has being crippled the last few years. Im not going to retire anyone but simon donahoe,fanning,kevin foley have a lot of hurling done. Playing in division two against some weaker opposition will mean they will be able to experiment that little more and look at dublin this year theyre having a good championship despite not getting promoted. Their team is more experienced. If they had to play at all in the first half they very easily could of won. Bit like the wex v dublin match a few weeks ago it looked like both teams could get goals.the difference in defense kk had huw lawlor to make some brillant catches.
I know its being spoken about here and its across the board in leinster but 3,700 at a must win leinster championship at home is terrible. Id like to thank the players and everyone involved but we know this is a transitional time and it has started this year. Division 2 might be no harm. Need to think about a long term full back."
Ryan is gone for KK game - tore his hamstring in training on Thursday night. KK won't really care less about next weekends game. A Wexford win won't even put a gloss on a terrible season. I'd imagine some lads have their bags packed for the US already. Can't see the Wexford Club Championship starting for at least another 5-6 weeks.

The minors hurled very well in second half - went out and played hurling and I think outscored Galway 13 - 6. Seem to be very fearful in the first half. Stood off Galway in the first half and let them do what they want. I think managers try to over complicate the game .. especially at underage. Some super performances though - especially Darragh Ryan and Joey Tobin. Tobin is still U16 but apparently not good enough to make a Good Counsel Senior team!!

MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 192 - 19/05/2025 09:23:45    2610859

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Heard Liam Ryan has torn his hamstring which is probably him out of most of the club championship also. Wouldn't be surprised if thats his race ran in a Wexford jersey, he owes us absolutely nothing if it is.

Just another thing from Saturday and most of the championship, we have a big problem at centre back, Reck is a fantastic natural hurler but is out of his depth there, I think it'd be worth trying Molloy at 6.

OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 271 - 19/05/2025 09:51:35    2610863

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Replying To MyOhMi:  "Ryan is gone for KK game - tore his hamstring in training on Thursday night. KK won't really care less about next weekends game. A Wexford win won't even put a gloss on a terrible season. I'd imagine some lads have their bags packed for the US already. Can't see the Wexford Club Championship starting for at least another 5-6 weeks.

The minors hurled very well in second half - went out and played hurling and I think outscored Galway 13 - 6. Seem to be very fearful in the first half. Stood off Galway in the first half and let them do what they want. I think managers try to over complicate the game .. especially at underage. Some super performances though - especially Darragh Ryan and Joey Tobin. Tobin is still U16 but apparently not good enough to make a Good Counsel Senior team!!"
The potential start dates for the club championships were set out months ago. With the hurlers now gone, they'll start on the last weekend of June, unless the footballers reach the Tailteann Cup semi-final.

The weekends between now and then are taken up with the semi-finals and finals of the All County Leagues, followed by a rest weekend with no fixtures at all (the weekend when Féile takes place).

Other potential start dates for the club championships:
Footballers reach but lose the Tailteann Cup semi-final: will start weekend of Friday July 4 to Sunday July 6.
Footballers reach Tailteann Cup Final: will start weekend of Friday July 18 to Sunday July 20.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2897 - 19/05/2025 09:57:12    2610864

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