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Replying To ElGranSenor: "Kieran's about annihilating Kilkenny CBS
Would guess Good Counsel didn't show up the last day but they might have been second best in Leinster this year, it's just that Kieran's are miles ahead of everyone else at Senior" GCC beat Kilkenny CBS in Senior A
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18275 - 07/02/2026 16:13:54
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Replying To tearintom: "Good post that, its pretty much it really.
Clubs have to do more or maybe the reality is that we are where we are for 60 odd years because thats in reality the level we are at for the interest that is there.
You go around clubs and its for the most part the same families, the same surnames making up teams etc.
This all starts at home, this all comes from the families, then its the clubs and then the county yet we obsess with county as the be all and end all.
Interestingly I was talking to a high ranking county board official recently and shooting the breeze and some of the stuff he said was interesting.
Definitely a frustration with clubs and county board annoyed with work or lack of it a lot of clubs are putting in, clubs not even responding to requests for trials etc and sending no one for example and secondly the feedback from underage from parents and clubs was fhere are far too many games and its something to be looked at. Thats something I believed myself the obsessions with games as if more games solves everything, our hAC club championships for the last 2 years fkr example, just more games.
I queried the level of coaching with them but he made a valid point that when coaching courses and training options are out on thyere attended sparsely, sometimes struggling to put together enough so what can fhey do?
Funnily enough he would be a hurling man to the bone but remarked that the football courses are being well attended and put it down to the new football rules, in that its made the game better to watch and play but also peaked an interest from coaches about how best to implement new rules etc. It's fresh, it's new.
We also spoke about the whole mythology, hes said hes sick of it, we as hurling people do more damage to our game than we know. All this stuff about you need to be born into it, need to be able to do this by age 6 or that by age 10, it just puts kids and parents off. Its a valid point, all this way of life shtick.
We need to get back to it being a game, a game anyone can play nkt a cultural definition and examination of your dna. You get the kids and parents involved first and everything moves from there, do that by simplifying the message not mythicizing it." That's a good post
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18275 - 07/02/2026 16:14:56
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Replying To ElGranSenor: "But this is nothing new, underage results have been similar for a long time now, it's not as if they are considerably worse in recent times than what they were in the past
And I don't think anyone is suggesting that coming 4th or 5th in an U14-U16 tournament is something that should be celebrated as an achievement" Its not something to celebrate, but its still better than coming 10th.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18275 - 07/02/2026 16:18:55
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Replying To Goreylad1985: "A quick look at the Corn Uí Dhuill roll of honor will answer that one for you.
But again you have those on this forum who like to harp on about a Wexford school beating KK CBS in a group game!! Or beating Cork in a preliminary quarter final, and finishing 4th or 5th in an u15 tournament.
It's about winning titles nothing else.
And Wexford are currently so far away from winning titles at ALL levels it's frightening.
We are 100/1 to win the All Ireland this year!! Out of 11 teams!!
If it was a horse race would you even class us as an also-ran?? It's embarrassing" Yes. And apart from the 50s and 60s thats where Wexford hurling always was.
You obviously don't read essays, but if you take out the years between 1963 and 1970 we have less Leinster minor titles won than Kilkenny, Dublin and Offaly, the same number as Laois, 3, and only 2 more than Meath.
Our odds of winning an AI hurling title wouldn't even have been 100-1 in most years there was a Senior Championship.
Its a shame more people don't feel as embarrassed as you, as we would have way more people putting the hours in, and would be more successful as a result of this.
What hours are you yourself putting in? With underage coaching, with your club Executive, with county coaching, even fundraising or administrative work?
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18275 - 07/02/2026 16:25:43
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Scoring masterclass from Simon Roche, may eat my words. Good close game!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18275 - 07/02/2026 18:00:16
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Decent enough first half performance, let's hope we keep it up, thought there were some encouraging signs from the younger players in the first half against a decent Carlow side
ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 854 - 07/02/2026 18:01:36
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Some hairy enough moments at times, but good to get the job done.
Think we are well stocked up front with both Kinsella and Roche looking like nailed-on starters, and perhaps Redmond too. Foley could be our Noel McGrath in terms of sprinkling class from a withdrawn role.
But alarm bells should be ringing defensively, we need to play Reck as a sweeper (sorry, there is no such thing as that anymore, a plus one) because man to man I don't know if we match up that well. Foley is definitely not the answer at full-back, has had enough opportunities now, not sure we have a dominant cente back either. Thought we got cleaned out aerially and Carlow were physically bigger than us until Chin came on which is a concern. None of the lads mooted as potential centre-backs are the dominating type. Hopefully Whelan and Kehoe will be given gametime to see what they offer, and I'd be giving Murphy a go at his club position too when he's fit. Jippo and Shane's losses could be terminal for us unfortunately.
beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1516 - 07/02/2026 18:52:18
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Replying To beano: "Some hairy enough moments at times, but good to get the job done.
Think we are well stocked up front with both Kinsella and Roche looking like nailed-on starters, and perhaps Redmond too. Foley could be our Noel McGrath in terms of sprinkling class from a withdrawn role.
But alarm bells should be ringing defensively, we need to play Reck as a sweeper (sorry, there is no such thing as that anymore, a plus one) because man to man I don't know if we match up that well. Foley is definitely not the answer at full-back, has had enough opportunities now, not sure we have a dominant cente back either. Thought we got cleaned out aerially and Carlow were physically bigger than us until Chin came on which is a concern. None of the lads mooted as potential centre-backs are the dominating type. Hopefully Whelan and Kehoe will be given gametime to see what they offer, and I'd be giving Murphy a go at his club position too when he's fit. Jippo and Shane's losses could be terminal for us unfortunately." You not think Molloy is the man for 6 ?
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Thought we looked leggy, nervous and tried to be over elaborate in the first half but scored fairly efficiently. Carlow were good, particularly their half forward line.
When chin came on everyone upped their game. Scoreline was flattering but we finished really well when we got a bit of confidence.
We're not going that well obviously but maximum points on the board.
Two weeks break now we might see jacko and Molloy back.
Chinner, Donohue, reck, Byrne will all be a bit sharper too.
Hopefully they'll be fresh to give a big performance in Croke park and see what happens.
If we could somehow manage a result there we've a great chance of a league final
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4202 - 07/02/2026 19:26:37
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Happy enough with that performance, looks like we're improving game by game
We concede way too many frees, think Carlow scored 0-13 from placed balls and they also missed another three plus had the one at the end where they had to drop it in
I like Wickham but he needs to get away from planting his feet when striking
Thought our half-back-line were struggling under the high ball in the second half, think Carlow only scored 0-02 from play in the second half so winning primary possession was their only way of getting a foothold in the game
Thought we lost our way a bit in the third quarter, finished well though
Had a few lads come back tonight so the starting XV is getting stronger week by week, think the continuity from one game to the next is helping
I honestly thought Carlow should be favourites coming into the game so I'm happy enough with the performance and result, think Aherne was right when he said in the paper that this week that our performances in the first two weeks had been Joe McDonagh-calibre but that we had to show some patience given how young and inexperienced the team was
Think if we beat Dublin, we've a very good chance of being promoted as we'd be on 8 points and the max they could achieve is 8 but we'd have the head-to-head on them
That game should give us a good indication of where we stand
If we're looking to improve as a team come Championship, we need to improve our scoring output from play, today was very good in that regard (And Roche was very good on the frees) but it was against a Joe McDonagh team in the league, Liam McCarthy teams in the Championship will be a different story altogether but at least we were scoring big today; if you're not scoring big against Joe McDonagh teams in the league, you won't be troubling teams up top in the Championship
ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 854 - 07/02/2026 19:40:15
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Replying To beano: "Some hairy enough moments at times, but good to get the job done.
Think we are well stocked up front with both Kinsella and Roche looking like nailed-on starters, and perhaps Redmond too. Foley could be our Noel McGrath in terms of sprinkling class from a withdrawn role.
But alarm bells should be ringing defensively, we need to play Reck as a sweeper (sorry, there is no such thing as that anymore, a plus one) because man to man I don't know if we match up that well. Foley is definitely not the answer at full-back, has had enough opportunities now, not sure we have a dominant cente back either. Thought we got cleaned out aerially and Carlow were physically bigger than us until Chin came on which is a concern. None of the lads mooted as potential centre-backs are the dominating type. Hopefully Whelan and Kehoe will be given gametime to see what they offer, and I'd be giving Murphy a go at his club position too when he's fit. Jippo and Shane's losses could be terminal for us unfortunately." Good win in the end. Roche, Redmond, Tucker, and Darren Codd all took most of their chances pretty well. We put up a decent score in fairness.
Wickham was good at the back, Lawlor was tidy, Reck was covering well for other lads and hurls fast. Conor Foley is improving at 3, but like you say I don't think its his best position.
David Codd started slowly but improved.
Worth bearing in mind though that Carlows forwards would be their strongest area of the pitch.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18275 - 07/02/2026 19:41:12
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Can't underestimate the positive impact that last 10 minutes will have on the squad.
Agreed with Beano on our defense issues.
I like the way redmond can make space from nothing. I'd stick with him for the remaining games.
Roche and tucker excellent. Impressed with the quality of runs tucker made all game. Once the ball In found him, score.
I would of been harsh of Simon donahue in the past but need his experience now in full back line.
Yellowhelmet (Australia) - Posts: 164 - 07/02/2026 19:42:06
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Replying To beano: "Some hairy enough moments at times, but good to get the job done.
Think we are well stocked up front with both Kinsella and Roche looking like nailed-on starters, and perhaps Redmond too. Foley could be our Noel McGrath in terms of sprinkling class from a withdrawn role.
But alarm bells should be ringing defensively, we need to play Reck as a sweeper (sorry, there is no such thing as that anymore, a plus one) because man to man I don't know if we match up that well. Foley is definitely not the answer at full-back, has had enough opportunities now, not sure we have a dominant cente back either. Thought we got cleaned out aerially and Carlow were physically bigger than us until Chin came on which is a concern. None of the lads mooted as potential centre-backs are the dominating type. Hopefully Whelan and Kehoe will be given gametime to see what they offer, and I'd be giving Murphy a go at his club position too when he's fit. Jippo and Shane's losses could be terminal for us unfortunately." Is Shane Reck and Liam Ryan definitely gone lads or are these just rumours? They'd want to be coming back fairly soon if they are planning on playing Championship this year.
logger (Wexford) - Posts: 325 - 07/02/2026 19:55:45
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