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Replying To tearintom: "The one thing im struggling with though in all this is im not really sure what we are trying to do. I'm struggling to see a patern of play, a game plan, a deliberate tactic, genuinely it seems to be Lee at full forward, try to get the ball to him, if that doesn't work then try move him somewhere else and do the same. Why do so many it seems not want to commit? Sure we have a few injuries so does everyone and our best forward is away for the year. I genuinely dont believe we are as bad as we are showing or maybe im deluding myself." I'd agree with you on the last sentence and I'm usually a pessimist. Lost by 5 yesterday, Fanning gifts em a gial, they'd 2 wides that were awarded. Thats 4 or 5 points. Our shooting to the near post under the stand in that wind was absolutely criminal, unforgiveable. And we'd our goal chances possible penalty. And all these issues before you even contend with the other team. When chin, Jack O etc. retire as one poster says then there is of course the possibility of dropping down to Joe McDonagh. But on the flipping of that will all the new players making their way in intercounty become proper established players and they'll drive us forward? One things sure we don't have a conveyer belt of absolute huge prospects coming through and thats worrying. Certainly compared to the team.that emerged around 2014 or so. WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 491 - 10/05/2026 08:40:28 2671923 Link
Replying To tearintom: "The one thing im struggling with though in all this is im not really sure what we are trying to do. I'm struggling to see a patern of play, a game plan, a deliberate tactic, genuinely it seems to be Lee at full forward, try to get the ball to him, if that doesn't work then try move him somewhere else and do the same. Why do so many it seems not want to commit? Sure we have a few injuries so does everyone and our best forward is away for the year. I genuinely dont believe we are as bad as we are showing or maybe im deluding myself." Sensible comments there tearintom, until your last line. I'm afraid we are as bad as we are showing, recent results don't lie. Struggled, maybe even lucky, to beat Antrim & Down, took ages to wear down a limited Kildare (albeit on a horrible sandy pitch) and destroyed by kilkenny. Yellaman (Wexford) - Posts: 255 - 10/05/2026 08:43:46 2671926 Link
Looking forward over the short to medium term does anyone see any positives at all for Wexford hurling? Hopefully an experienced manager when Keiths tenure is up? Ya see the difference a good manager makes for Carlow up to last year and Kildare right now. Enough of young potential managers. Experienced players to come back in? Rory O Connor touch wood should be back. Will he bring Barry with him? At least he'd be physically a threat. Anymore lads returning? Will the Gorey crowd come back in for a different manager? Will the extra year or two of S&C bring the likes of Cillian Byrne up to scratch. Impressed by him at times. Anyone looking like they can step in from u20s in next year or two. Getting fed up of constant negativity now, we know where we are. That much is clear but is there anything coming down the line to feel positive about? WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 491 - 10/05/2026 09:35:37 2671930 Link
Replying To Jedobi: "Sad to see such a decline, so far off winning or challenging for a title, potentially the first decade since the 1940s when Wexford haven't won a senior, minor or U20/21 Championship in Leinster." Bit early in the decade for that kind of prediction. The 2029 minors are only 14 this year. And we havent been so far off winning Leinsters this decade either. The 2021 minors lost the final by less than the puck of a ball. The 2022 u20s lost the final by even less. And it was a similar story for the 2023 u20s. In the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s we never even reached a Leinster minor final let alone win one. Or a Senior final except in 1944 wgen we lost to Dublin. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19470 - 10/05/2026 10:42:15 2671936 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "You do have to consider that a lot of those lads are very young still. They will improve. We've some very good players not playing as well. I believe that will change when a new manager is appointed in a few weeks time." There wont be a new manager in a few weeks time. Even if Rossi goes it will likely take months of persuading to get someone else to do it. It did the last time. Hopefully some of the lads who are away will come back and drive the general standard in the panel next year. And some of the younger lads in the panel will kick on. There are u20s with potential also, maybe some of them might take a big step forwards. In the short term it would be great if Cian Byrne and Cian Molloy were fit to start in Tullamore. Not sure if Shane Reck will be able though, although we really really need him. A win there might leave us with something to play for against Galway. Although so too might a loss..... Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19470 - 10/05/2026 10:51:01 2671940 Link
Replying To beano: "Yeah Fanning gets flack for his puckouts but it seems to me he is instructed to only go short to Carley, who either got gobbled up, lost possession from a handpass or in the most extreme example, had his back turned for the first goal. Surely, if going short, it'd be better feeding Ryan or Donohoe or Reck, who'd all have more werewithal to do something with the ball? Or maybe, with our lack of ball-winners longer, do with PSG's keeper did the other night and puck it out for sidelines and press :D" Thats not how short games are best played. Or successful short game moves are generally started. We need a keeper who can puck a low hard quick pass 50 or 60 yards out to someone straight into their hand, out wide on the 45 or running into space up the middle. Thats not in Marks locker and never has been. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19470 - 10/05/2026 10:55:06 2671942 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Lee will be 34 this year, and like our own Danny Sutcliffe (34), he might feel he has given enough, and call it a day on his Inter County career. They actually have very similar medal hauls:- Lee Chin- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2019 Walsh Cup (1): 2018 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2013 All Star (1): 2019 Danny Sutcliffe- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013 National Hurling League Division 1B (1): 2013 Walsh Cup (1): 2013 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2011 All Star (1): 2013 Leinster Minor Football Championship (1): 2009 Lee would be a massive loss to not only Wexford, but Hurling in general. Top top player." Two great players there Fionn. Will go down as all time greats for their counties, despite not winning AI medals. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19470 - 10/05/2026 10:57:00 2671943 Link
Replying To WEXILE: "Looking forward over the short to medium term does anyone see any positives at all for Wexford hurling? Hopefully an experienced manager when Keiths tenure is up? Ya see the difference a good manager makes for Carlow up to last year and Kildare right now. Enough of young potential managers. Experienced players to come back in? Rory O Connor touch wood should be back. Will he bring Barry with him? At least he'd be physically a threat. Anymore lads returning? Will the Gorey crowd come back in for a different manager? Will the extra year or two of S&C bring the likes of Cillian Byrne up to scratch. Impressed by him at times. Anyone looking like they can step in from u20s in next year or two. Getting fed up of constant negativity now, we know where we are. That much is clear but is there anything coming down the line to feel positive about?" Colin Carley from the 20's should be added to the senior panel next year. He has size and ability and he can take a score. Even though Sean O'Brien is a year younger, why not include him too..? We have a lack of scoring forwards so these lads should help in that regard. You don't see other counties holding young lads back if they're obviously good enough. Purpleandgold72 (Wexford) - Posts: 288 - 10/05/2026 11:04:37 2671945 Link
Replying To WEXILE: "Looking forward over the short to medium term does anyone see any positives at all for Wexford hurling? Hopefully an experienced manager when Keiths tenure is up? Ya see the difference a good manager makes for Carlow up to last year and Kildare right now. Enough of young potential managers. Experienced players to come back in? Rory O Connor touch wood should be back. Will he bring Barry with him? At least he'd be physically a threat. Anymore lads returning? Will the Gorey crowd come back in for a different manager? Will the extra year or two of S&C bring the likes of Cillian Byrne up to scratch. Impressed by him at times. Anyone looking like they can step in from u20s in next year or two. Getting fed up of constant negativity now, we know where we are. That much is clear but is there anything coming down the line to feel positive about?" We have some genuinely big players on our u20 team. Carley, Mooney and Roark especially. And all 3 have made a good step forward this year, both in mobility and inner dog. I wasnt too hopeful for any of them a year ago but they are moving far better this year. Other good current u20s who are future Senior prospects include Quigley in goal, although still u20 next year, Sean O'Brien who will have 2 more years at u20, Ciaran Doyle, Niall Furlong, and others. Its still too early to say if any of them will make it, but there are some good prospects there. If I was given the Senior job next year Id have all 7 named there in the panel to see what they could do. Id have a dozen odd lads off that team in for trials depending how they went in the club championships later this year. There are good lads away in Oz who are definitely coming home at the end of the year also. Well worth ringing. Likewise there are some good big players on our current minor team, despite yesterday's result. Too early to say will they make good Seniors. Hopefully they can beat a Munster team next time out, and maybe get on a bit of a run. And Ive seen some outstanding players currently at u14, u15 and u16 level, though they are even further away. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19470 - 10/05/2026 11:13:06 2671946 Link
Replying To WEXILE: "Looking forward over the short to medium term does anyone see any positives at all for Wexford hurling? Hopefully an experienced manager when Keiths tenure is up? Ya see the difference a good manager makes for Carlow up to last year and Kildare right now. Enough of young potential managers. Experienced players to come back in? Rory O Connor touch wood should be back. Will he bring Barry with him? At least he'd be physically a threat. Anymore lads returning? Will the Gorey crowd come back in for a different manager? Will the extra year or two of S&C bring the likes of Cillian Byrne up to scratch. Impressed by him at times. Anyone looking like they can step in from u20s in next year or two. Getting fed up of constant negativity now, we know where we are. That much is clear but is there anything coming down the line to feel positive about?" Calling it as it is, is not negativity. Commenting on the reality of results is not negativity. Observing our style of play and lack of a game plan is not negativity. I think negativity is going through the squad as witnessed with those who did not commit this year. I don't see any glimpses of many of the younger players that show me they will be big players in the future for us. One or 2 maybe. It's not negativity commenting when players take 3 attempts to rise the ball. Or send a hand pass 4 yards and towards the ground. The players have to take accountability. Management need to take accountability of tactics. We were sending balls into forwards as 50 50 balls yesterday. Don't see us beating Offaly or Galway. What I think might happen is we pull one last game performance out of us. Like the last few years. Most will then be back on the bandwagon for next year. Wise up lads. We going backwards fast. So so far away from the top table. Realise this and you will never be disappointed Yellowhelmet (Australia) - Posts: 183 - 10/05/2026 11:16:56 2671948 Link