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Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14233 - 20/06/2022 20:30:31 2426483 Link 0 |
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Bad out of him so. They defo seem to have learnt that to be successful you have to play like Limerick and Kilkenny did in their pomp. Hopefully Shane and the rest of our lads will have learnt something from this. Likewise the Nolan dragdown on Chin. Its that cuteness, or whatever you want to call it, that we don't have that Limerick and now Clare do. Shefflin is trying to get it into Galway and we will need to match them in that regard. Hope you go well back in Senior WEX98. Unfortunately for us after being in a 3 team group with yourselves and Bunclody last years 2 Intermediate finalists we are now in Oularts group. The Alley have some good young players like o'Hagan coming through and presumably Kenny will be back he was a big loss to them last year. Blackwater field 3, I think, adult teams so obviously have the hurling numbers. St James are always solid and Ballygarrett always have skilful lads and seem to fly under the radar. We have a Tipp man managing us so good luck to him and all the lads. Apparently we will be fitter than last year and we have a couple of new players coming through. It's very important for us that we don't have any injuries to key men like we did last year. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14233 - 21/06/2022 10:09:55 2426511 Link 0 |
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If it's "rushed", then that's down to the clubs of the county, since they're the ones who voted to go back to two groups of six in each grade. That means that 16 rounds of matches need to be played (eight in hurling, followed by eight in football). If they'd voted for the proposal of four groups of three, then there'd have been only ten rounds of matches (five in each code), and there'd be far more scope for weekends off and less rush. For what it's worth, happen to like the two groups of six myself. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2648 - 21/06/2022 10:19:03 2426516 Link 0 |
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Do we have it on good authority that Darragh Egan is going to continue to develop the U20s over the Summer? Yellow (Wexford) - Posts: 585 - 21/06/2022 10:26:13 2426521 Link 0 |
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Bad out of him so. They defo seem to have learnt that to be successful you have to play like Limerick and Kilkenny did in their pomp. Hopefully Shane and the rest of our lads will have learnt something from this. Likewise the Nolan dragdown on Chin. Its that cuteness, or whatever you want to call it, that we don't have that Limerick and now Clare do. Shefflin is trying to get it into Galway and we will need to match them in that regard. Hope you go well back in Senior WEX98. Unfortunately for us after being in a 3 team group with yourselves and Bunclody last years 2 Intermediate finalists we are now in Oularts group. The Alley have some good young players like o'Hagan coming through and presumably Kenny will be back he was a big loss to them last year. Blackwater field 3, I think, adult teams so obviously have the hurling numbers. St James are always solid and Ballygarrett always have skilful lads and seem to fly under the radar. We have a Tipp man managing us so good luck to him and all the lads. Apparently we will be fitter than last year and we have a couple of new players coming through. It's very important for us that we don't have any injuries to key men like we did last year. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14233 - 21/06/2022 10:46:50 2426527 Link 0 |
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Well, he criticised Wexford fans who "don't even hail from here"........Viking66. One of the joys of being a blow-in, no matter what you do you will ever be thus!"]I really dont care where youre from to be honest. My impression from a previous post was that you werent going, fair play, you did go. I just find it quite ironic for someone to have a username that indicates being in Wexford as a form of punishment who says they "might refer to Wexford as we" to then come on and lecture Wexford fans for not being as loyal as you!! I know plenty of loyal supporters who simply hadnt the means to bloody go on Saturday and then get lectured by those who "might" refer to wexford as "we" and then get called bandwagoners if they happen to get enough together to go the next day. I wouldnt dare try lecture someone who couldnt go last saturday simply because i had the means to go, im lucky others are not. There was 34k there on saturday and according to you earlier there was at least 15k from Cork and Clare and barely 5k from Wexford!!!!! What did Galway have, minus figures?? Like i said couldnt care less where youre from but perhaps a bit more empathy for fellow wexford fans and a recognition not everyone is in a position where they can or could attend might be the way to go tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1435 - 21/06/2022 11:09:31 2426538 Link 1 |
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Yeah i know i just feel like there was no real thought put into it. The Co Board got sidelined by the 2 groups of 6 thing, they never wanted it but were pushing for split championship on the basis of their proposal and all of a sudden it all got mushed in together. For me the whole 2 groups of 6 worked really well in the league simply because it alternated week to week football to hurling etc which kept interest up but it took over 4 months in reality. Where i do see it as unfair is Club getting their county players back and straight into it without a break or a chance to recover, recuperate injuries etc. That for me is a disadvantage for them. For the vast majority of clubs hurling is their first focus, i think it would have been far better for example if we eliminated the split championships. For example we could have a situation this weekend where the football championship starts for 2 weeks and then 2 weeks hurling etc etc. At least then that gives clubs with players from the county teams a chance to get them back for what is their primary focus, hurling. tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1435 - 21/06/2022 11:25:47 2426549 Link 0 |
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Well, he criticised Wexford fans who "don't even hail from here"........Viking66. One of the joys of being a blow-in, no matter what you do you will ever be thus!"]I really dont care where youre from to be honest. My impression from a previous post was that you werent going, fair play, you did go. I just find it quite ironic for someone to have a username that indicates being in Wexford as a form of punishment who says they "might refer to Wexford as we" to then come on and lecture Wexford fans for not being as loyal as you!! I know plenty of loyal supporters who simply hadnt the means to bloody go on Saturday and then get lectured by those who "might" refer to wexford as "we" and then get called bandwagoners if they happen to get enough together to go the next day. I wouldnt dare try lecture someone who couldnt go last saturday simply because i had the means to go, im lucky others are not. There was 34k there on saturday and according to you earlier there was at least 15k from Cork and Clare and barely 5k from Wexford!!!!! What did Galway have, minus figures?? Like i said couldnt care less where youre from but perhaps a bit more empathy for fellow wexford fans and a recognition not everyone is in a position where they can or could attend might be the way to go"]Yep i know plenty who simply struggled to get to the game on Saturday and would be proper genuine supporters. Dont like this "im a better supporter than you cos i was at the match" carry on. Its not a cheap day out any more, cost me well over €200 to bring the family. Fact is on saturday there was only 34k in total there from 4 hurling counties and as was suggested the Co Board sold over 7,000 tickets its not exactly this abandonment of the team like whats being portrayed. It is what it is, we are good supporters but its been an up and down year, everyone is doing their best in these times. TheHogues (Wexford) - Posts: 26 - 21/06/2022 11:46:42 2426565 Link 0 |
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Well, he criticised Wexford fans who "don't even hail from here"........Viking66. One of the joys of being a blow-in, no matter what you do you will ever be thus!"]I really dont care where youre from to be honest. My impression from a previous post was that you werent going, fair play, you did go. I just find it quite ironic for someone to have a username that indicates being in Wexford as a form of punishment who says they "might refer to Wexford as we" to then come on and lecture Wexford fans for not being as loyal as you!! I know plenty of loyal supporters who simply hadnt the means to bloody go on Saturday and then get lectured by those who "might" refer to wexford as "we" and then get called bandwagoners if they happen to get enough together to go the next day. I wouldnt dare try lecture someone who couldnt go last saturday simply because i had the means to go, im lucky others are not. There was 34k there on saturday and according to you earlier there was at least 15k from Cork and Clare and barely 5k from Wexford!!!!! What did Galway have, minus figures?? Like i said couldnt care less where youre from but perhaps a bit more empathy for fellow wexford fans and a recognition not everyone is in a position where they can or could attend might be the way to go"]Don't get this arguement . Fair enough it's a difficult time with the cost of living . But Clare and Cork outnumbered us 2-1 at the very least. Their supporters are experiencing the same difficulties with the price of everything. The majority of Wexford hurling people just didn't bother travelling simple as in my opinion Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 21/06/2022 11:47:12 2426566 Link 0 |
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Championship should be week on week off, hurling, football, hurling, football. Onfor15 (Wexford) - Posts: 533 - 21/06/2022 11:58:28 2426577 Link 0 |
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Onfor15, I hate the constant changing in codes. Play 1 to a conclusion, then the other. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1791 - 21/06/2022 12:25:22 2426604 Link 0 |
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There was not a peep when Ed Sheeran charged €90 for tickets lately. Or Garth Brooks. Or Bruce Springsteen €120 or whatever it was. They all sold out in no time. No word about the "expensive day". StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1791 - 21/06/2022 12:39:47 2426610 Link 0 |
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Do you mean a week's hurling, then a week off, then a week's football, then a week off, etc.? If so, please have a look at the calendar and consider how that would take 32 weeks if there are eight rounds hurling, eight rounds football, and a week off in between each round. If you wanted the championships finished by mid-October to allow Wexford teams compete in Leinster, you'd have to be starting them before St. Patrick's Day. You have a bit of a point re. the League though, because yes, it is the case (however unlikely) that all the teams in one group could lose all the games against teams from the other group. So in one group, everybody would end on maximum points, and in the other group, everybody would end with zero...and still one of the zero points teams would get to play in the final. For what it's worth, I've had a look at the Hurling League Div. 1 (i.e. senior) tables, which are based on the championship groups: Group A: Glynn/Barntown, Naomh Eanna, Crossabeg/Ballymurn, Harriers, Cloughbawn, St. Anne's Group B: Ratnure, Shels, Oylegate/Glenbrien, Martins, Ferns, Rapps I still think Group B is stronger and therefore more difficult for the championship, and the league tables shows that of all the matches played between teams from each group, Group B teams won 23 of them, while Group A teams won only 10 (there were three draws). I know "it's only the league" and there were all sorts of other factors at play too, but still, that could be seen as significant. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2648 - 21/06/2022 13:04:40 2426619 Link 0 |
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Totally agree with this post. The huge vast majority of our ''supporters'' will only turn up for a Leinster final or All Ireland semi final . The perception that Wexford supporters are one of the best in the country isn't true . In the late noughties I it was hard to go to games as we were so poor at the time and a lot of supporters chose to stay at home. Our lads are highly competitive now at the moment . Wexford people have no excuses not to support this team
Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 21/06/2022 13:13:44 2426622 Link 0 |
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I got the impression from reading that article that he's going to do work with them between now and then to help them get ready for training resumption in December.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14233 - 21/06/2022 13:27:34 2426630 Link 0 |
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Well, he criticised Wexford fans who "don't even hail from here"........Viking66. One of the joys of being a blow-in, no matter what you do you will ever be thus!"]I really dont care where youre from to be honest. My impression from a previous post was that you werent going, fair play, you did go. I just find it quite ironic for someone to have a username that indicates being in Wexford as a form of punishment who says they "might refer to Wexford as we" to then come on and lecture Wexford fans for not being as loyal as you!! I know plenty of loyal supporters who simply hadnt the means to bloody go on Saturday and then get lectured by those who "might" refer to wexford as "we" and then get called bandwagoners if they happen to get enough together to go the next day. I wouldnt dare try lecture someone who couldnt go last saturday simply because i had the means to go, im lucky others are not. There was 34k there on saturday and according to you earlier there was at least 15k from Cork and Clare and barely 5k from Wexford!!!!! What did Galway have, minus figures?? Like i said couldnt care less where youre from but perhaps a bit more empathy for fellow wexford fans and a recognition not everyone is in a position where they can or could attend might be the way to go"]People like you aren't who he was talking about Tearintom. It's the lads who haven't gone to a game since the AISF in 2019 I thought he was referring to and we all know plenty of them. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14233 - 21/06/2022 13:29:41 2426632 Link 0 |
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Not excuses but maybe a bit of reality not everyone has the means to go with rising fuel cost ,shopping costs and preparing to save money for back to school .I know I was giving out a bit myself but on reflection having spoken to a few genuine fans I was probably a bit harsh just the times we live in I suppose.
Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 280 - 21/06/2022 13:39:06 2426637 Link 0 |
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Agree totally storystash. Are Wecford people more financially burdened than Clare people? I don't know what the reason was but the famous Wexford roar was sadly missing. Galway are well known to have small support for their hurling team but to be outnumbered by the Clare fans by such an extent was poor. As i said in an earlier post ,was it that most people thought we hadn't a chance of winning, remembering our wretched record against the banner county over the years? Samson55 (Wexford) - Posts: 103 - 21/06/2022 13:44:15 2426641 Link 0 |
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All I'll say on the supporter issue is I think Wexford has a large number of people who just like going to Croke Park, and nowhere else. If the quarter-finals had been played in Croke Park instead of Thurles, we'd probably have had at least 5,000 extra supporters there, and maybe even more. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2648 - 21/06/2022 13:48:58 2426643 Link 0 |
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I find it hilarious, amid all the clamour in the media about a cost of living crisis, that the airport was absolutely jammers as soon as May hit. In fact, I can't remember knowing as many people jetting off on foreign holidays. Not downplaying it for a second, but there is more disposable income around than there is let on. As for the championship structure, I always said that a two-week block of hurling, followed by two of football, and one more apiece before playing the hurling off to a finish, would be a lot fairer than the present one. But at the same time, I am looking forward to the championships returning from this weekend regardless. Seems to be some semblance of normality to it. beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1460 - 21/06/2022 13:53:39 2426645 Link 0 |