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Replying To Pikeman96: "Probably fair to call U20 an afterthought all right, insofar as adult competitions get priority as regards scheduling, and then it's a case of "where can we fit the U20 around it?" But imagine if it was the other way round, with U20 competitions being scheduled first, and the adult ones having to work around them. Again as I've said before...it's 30 years since I first played myself at what was then U21, and I've seen all sorts of things tried over those years, without any ideal solution ever being found. So forgive me I sound pessimistic around here on this particular topic, but no matter what anybody suggests that they think is a good idea, I'm inclined to think to myself "has been tried before...people didn't like it"." The intercounty calendar has shortened and with the new split hurling/football season for the club championship doing away with the club championship games in April there is a new window there that there hasnt been over the last 30 years? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11734 - 16/12/2021 15:56:14 2393032 Link
Replying To Viking66: "The intercounty calendar has shortened and with the new split hurling/football season for the club championship doing away with the club championship games in April there is a new window there that there hasnt been over the last 30 years?" Inter-county U20 will be starting around end of March or beginning of April. Couldn't play club U20 then unless clubs had to play without their county players. Like all these things, 90% or more of club U20 players wouldn't be affected....but there'd be uproar about the others. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2229 - 16/12/2021 20:25:02 2393050 Link
Replying To Pikeman96: "Inter-county U20 will be starting around end of March or beginning of April. Couldn't play club U20 then unless clubs had to play without their county players. Like all these things, 90% or more of club U20 players wouldn't be affected....but there'd be uproar about the others." Why not run the intercounty u20s parallel with the intercounty senior championship? The way the rules are currently a player cant play for both anyway? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11734 - 17/12/2021 09:25:55 2393057 Link
Can't see a problem with under 20 games this time of year, weather is good which is a big help luckily Lockerroomboy (Wexford) - Posts: 431 - 17/12/2021 10:29:41 2393066 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Why not run the intercounty u20s parallel with the intercounty senior championship? The way the rules are currently a player cant play for both anyway?" Seems like a good idea. But am not sure the rule is that if you play U20 inter-county, that you can't then play senior as well? I think it's that if you play senior, you can't then go back to playing U20? If so, somebody could play U20 with Wexford during April and into May, and then still be eligible for the seniors for the rest of May, June, and hopefully into July (for the All-Ireland Final!). His club wouldn't want to play the club championship without him. But as I said, am not sure. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2229 - 17/12/2021 11:17:17 2393074 Link
I think no matter what you do with fixtures somebody will be upset, just look at the split season, it was clearly needed but still some people are complaining about a July All Ireland. bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 17/12/2021 11:26:47 2393076 Link
Replying To wexico15: "I think no matter what you do with fixtures somebody will be upset, just look at the split season, it was clearly needed but still some people are complaining about a July All Ireland." That's for sure. No pleasing everyone! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11734 - 17/12/2021 13:31:31 2393092 Link
Replying To wexico15: "I think no matter what you do with fixtures somebody will be upset, just look at the split season, it was clearly needed but still some people are complaining about a July All Ireland." i see dj carey is far from happy with the split season, then id doubt many in kilkenny are Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2840 - 17/12/2021 16:21:09 2393105 Link
Hard luck on the Shels boys, left it behind them in normal time but did football in the county proud. zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1800 - 18/12/2021 17:27:17 2393179 Link
Replying To zinny: "Hard luck on the Shels boys, left it behind them in normal time but did football in the county proud." For sure! Well done to them they did alot better than most of us were expecting. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11734 - 18/12/2021 18:02:40 2393192 Link
Replying To zinny: "Hard luck on the Shels boys, left it behind them in normal time but did football in the county proud." A great performance to be fair. But their lack of a marquee forward came back to bite them. The fact Glen Malone was their top scorer (bulk from frees) in their run to the county title sums it up. beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1409 - 18/12/2021 19:11:15 2393204 Link
Replying To beano: "A great performance to be fair. But their lack of a marquee forward came back to bite them. The fact Glen Malone was their top scorer (bulk from frees) in their run to the county title sums it up." I taught they did brilliant, pity they couldn't see it out in normal time, I'm not going to lie, i taught they'd get well bet pre game and delighted i was wrong on that, agree on a marquee forward, they were crying out for a Mark Rossiter, Mini Ryan, Sean Nolan type player today. bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 18/12/2021 20:47:40 2393216 Link
Replying To wexico15: "I taught they did brilliant, pity they couldn't see it out in normal time, I'm not going to lie, i taught they'd get well bet pre game and delighted i was wrong on that, agree on a marquee forward, they were crying out for a Mark Rossiter, Mini Ryan, Sean Nolan type player today." Agree, missing a shoot on sight forward however they still could have been in a Leinster final without one. Perhaps to does show that Wexford football is not as bad as we think. zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1800 - 19/12/2021 15:33:28 2393260 Link
Has it been decided on what way the club championship will be formatted this year? Will the football be run off first and what are the expected dates JT22 (Wexford) - Posts: 31 - 05/01/2022 10:39:32 2393636 Link
Any one know who David Murphy has helping him with the under 20 football team?? Lockerroomboy (Wexford) - Posts: 431 - 05/01/2022 12:33:46 2393656 Link
Replying To Lockerroomboy: "Any one know who David Murphy has helping him with the under 20 football team??" In 2021 it was Colm 'Scruff' Murphy from Ramsgrange who also managed the Martins this year, James Bolger from Cushinstown and Lee Devereux who plays for Rosslare, don't know if its the same again. bostonredsox (Wexford) - Posts: 4368 - 05/01/2022 13:00:34 2393666 Link
Replying To wexico15: "In 2021 it was Colm 'Scruff' Murphy from Ramsgrange who also managed the Martins this year, James Bolger from Cushinstown and Lee Devereux who plays for Rosslare, don't know if its the same again." Thanks for that information Lockerroomboy (Wexford) - Posts: 431 - 05/01/2022 13:46:20 2393679 Link
Replying To JT22: "Has it been decided on what way the club championship will be formatted this year? Will the football be run off first and what are the expected dates" Not confirmed, but I'd be pretty confident hurling will be run off first again. I played more football than hurling in my time, but would agree that hurling should be played first, much easier to play winter football than it is winter hurling. The other reason being that, as much as a "dual county" we are, hurling comes first with Wexford County Board, always has and I don't see this changing anytime soon. Championship will commence once Wexford are knocked out of Championship, so I'm predicting first round of Hurling Champ will be sometime around the start of July (as I don't think we'll be competing in an AI Semi Final, although I hope I'm wrong). rossytilidie (Wexford) - Posts: 300 - 05/01/2022 14:34:07 2393694 Link
Replying To rossytilidie: "Not confirmed, but I'd be pretty confident hurling will be run off first again. I played more football than hurling in my time, but would agree that hurling should be played first, much easier to play winter football than it is winter hurling. The other reason being that, as much as a "dual county" we are, hurling comes first with Wexford County Board, always has and I don't see this changing anytime soon. Championship will commence once Wexford are knocked out of Championship, so I'm predicting first round of Hurling Champ will be sometime around the start of July (as I don't think we'll be competing in an AI Semi Final, although I hope I'm wrong)." Think you are spot on. The only beneficiaries of playing the football 1st would be the winners of the different grades in the hurling championship when it comes to the Leinster Club championships. Although saying that players who only play football for their clubs would no doubt prefer to be playing in better weather. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11734 - 05/01/2022 17:58:16 2393734 Link
long wait for lads who only play the code that goes second, Plus last year by time football champ was ready to start students were all back in college so clubs missing players midweek for training, everyone wants to play in better conditions, time to be fair to all and do each code first every second year surely lefty (Wexford) - Posts: 185 - 06/01/2022 08:15:34 2393763 Link