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Replying To Goreylad1985:  "What crowd?? 2 empty terraces and a half empty stands"
I take it you weren't at the match if you think the covered and open stand were only half full

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 1059 - 12/05/2026 08:03:33    2672492

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "Dublin has a much bigger population but it's also a much smaller area and has much better public transportation links

Going forward, Wexford should have three schools in Senior A each year (Peter's, Good Counsel, & Enniscorthy CBS), FCJ Bunclody will be Senior A next year, Dublin in comparison only has two schools in Senior A and that could drop to down to one some years as I don't think they even had a team in Junior A this year"
I wasn't comparing the 2 counties. I waa suggesting splitting your combined schools teams into 2 or even more to expose as many young hurlers to higher levels and collective training as possible. There are many excuses out there. There is only one reason to do it right.

Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 381 - 12/05/2026 08:23:18    2672494

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "I take it you weren't at the match if you think the covered and open stand were only half full"
Covered stand was only 3/4 full. Open side was full ok.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19515 - 12/05/2026 09:25:05    2672502

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Replying To Spuds&GAA:  "I was sitting on the open side ,Ample amount of green grass out there in both halves, we persisted through congested areas. The 2 Byrne's and Simon Roche ain't gonna win any ball in congested areas of the pitch."
No they arent. We dont have big men who can catch high ball to play a constant long game, and we dont look to have done any amount of work on long puckouts anyway. We very rarely get men on all the quarters as the ball drops, so we dont win much breaking ball.
So.... We need to make space in our opponents half. Withdraw our half forward line, then hit the spaces early with low hard flat ball.
For that we need a keeper who can ping it 50 yards into someone's hand. Statistically speaking the best success comes when there are only 2 passes preceding a shot/score.
All that is great in theory, but the problem there is we dont have a keeper who can execute that kind of pass. If you hit it to a cornerback on the 21 you generally need more passes, your opponents then have more opportunities to turn you over at each pass, your execution has to be more perfect, and your opponents have more time to close up the spaces your forwards can operate in.
None of the above is rocket science. If its pretty obvious to a fat middle aged ex rugby player it should be obvious to any good hurling coach.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19515 - 12/05/2026 09:35:05    2672503

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "I take it you weren't at the match if you think the covered and open stand were only half full"
I was at the match yes. In the open stand and looking across at the covered there was plenty of seating visible.

Goreylad1985 (Wexford) - Posts: 41 - 12/05/2026 09:36:01    2672504

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Replying To Goreylad1985:  "I was at the match yes. In the open stand and looking across at the covered there was plenty of seating visible."
Covered stand was 3/4 full just a good few seats available in both end sections . Open stand was full. There was plenty of a crowd there to generate an atmosphere but we never got the crowd involved due to our poor play.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 1059 - 12/05/2026 10:10:02    2672512

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