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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "7 of the starting 15 yesterday were from Senior clubs, 13 different clubs represented

Would say 14 of the starting 15 will be from Senior clubs for the Senior's game in Newbridge, will probably be about 10 different clubs represented

Interesting divergence there

I appreciate that players from smaller clubs shouldn't be over-looked

But you have to be careful not to go too far the other way at the same time"
Almost all the Senior clubs have peaks and troughs at underage.
Currently Barntown and Oulart are doing really well, Shels before them, Martins before them.
And the other thing to note is not many u19s at Senior clubs are playing Senior. All the Senior intercounty players from Senior clubs are playing Senior club.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19055 - 05/04/2026 22:45:54    2664939

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "7 of the starting 15 yesterday were from Senior clubs, 13 different clubs represented

Would say 14 of the starting 15 will be from Senior clubs for the Senior's game in Newbridge, will probably be about 10 different clubs represented

Interesting divergence there

I appreciate that players from smaller clubs shouldn't be over-looked

But you have to be careful not to go too far the other way at the same time"
Totally agree, we also should have a Wexford hurling man over the team,
Galway scored 4 06 from play and Wexford scored only 2 points, luck for us the weather was terrible or Galway would of ran up a serious tally on the score board, even with the weather they tried to play hurling and run the ball at every chance to create scores,
Wexfords game plan seemed to be based on statistics and rucks, this negative play will not put scores on the board and Galway had big men to win the contact game,
The big negative from this management structure is that they will not produce hurlers for the senior squad
We have the hurlers in this county, just look at the match programme: Rossiter Dunne O'Connor from oulart, hyland from rapps, Mernagh from martins, Mooney from rathnure (Cooney from Glynn dropped from panel),
all serious stick men, who can create scores and score but with not produce positive ruck counts for the seemly important statistics, they all will play senior for their clubs this year and hopefully play senior for Wexford in the future,
just let the boys play hurling please,
can I ask a simple question? Why have we got a Dublin football coach over a Wexford hurling team

bigladforage (Wexford) - Posts: 8 - 06/04/2026 09:31:03    2664947

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I didn't see u20, but my lads said it was over as a contest by halftime.
I too question why Wexford re-appointed a manager whose record from last year was a victory over Dublin and losses to Kilkenny and a championship exit to Laois by 10 points at home, who were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster semi by 16 points?
So they beat Dublin in The Neller but that was 1 result? This is a results business not a popularity contest.

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1588 - 06/04/2026 12:40:49    2664963

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