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Replying To Onion Breath:  "Sounds like another excellent win for the hurlers. I couldn't go the match yesterday nor was I about to listen to it on local radio but looking back on X last night and tracking it score by score it looks like we were under some pressure up the midway through the second half when we surged clear and put a bit of daylight between us. Before that we seemed to be relying on goals to keep us level or thereabouts. Anytime we went three points down it seems we then got a goal. Great sign and in fairness we do have the men up front to get goals out of nothing sometimes.

Great to see that Marty was seemingly back on fire yesterday. I thought he was not himself last week but back to his best it seems yesterday. We are truly blessed with the forwards we have. Delighted to see Jake Nolan come in and make a contribution. Only 19 I think but a star of the future who's come on loads this past few months. Training with the seniors has clearly helped. I think he had been doing a bit with the senior footballers also but it's with the hurlers where he'll make his biggest contribution I'd say in the coming years anyway."
In regards to Nolan did he not go with the under 20s football panel last year instead of the hurlers? Change of heart?

CarlowJuniorB (Clare) - Posts: 153 - 26/04/2026 22:50:45    2669012

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Replying To Bimb:  "Agree Ii was a good performance yesterday, a lot less handling errors and scrapy play. I still think we are lacking a fluent game plan, passing through the lines as they say."
This is where my comments about the antiquated play style come from. How we play is effective against Joe Mc level teams but even against the sides in-between Leinster and Joe Mc we are undone. We hung in against Wexford for majority of the game but it wasn't pretty and when the turned the screw it was done. Kildare was awful. It's not a game plan that is successful if we do go up.

CarlowJuniorB (Clare) - Posts: 153 - 26/04/2026 22:58:19    2669015

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Replying To Carlowtothecore1:  "Good man bimB. Why would you play through the line when creating an average of 8 goal chances per game.. have been to any of the hurlers games in recent years, or are you mixed up with the other code.."
No I have nt been to any games at all. .........if u tell me that we are as good as we were a few years I believe you.

Bimb (Carlow) - Posts: 599 - 26/04/2026 23:44:41    2669029

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Replying To CarlowJuniorB:  "In regards to Nolan did he not go with the under 20s football panel last year instead of the hurlers? Change of heart?"
This year he went to both u20 panels. He wasn't selected for the senior football panel, but was chosen for the hurling.

Jake is in the tricky position of being equally good at both codes. We can assume he'll be a Conor Lawler or Sean Murphy type player, who may switch between the two, depending on how the land lies.

CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 1094 - 27/04/2026 10:16:41    2669090

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The Minor and U20 football and hurling management teams seem to make an effort this year to accommodate dual players. I think there might be 4 minors starting on both teams.

ACarlowGael (Carlow) - Posts: 41 - 27/04/2026 10:50:00    2669108

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Tailteann Cup draw at 1pm today.

Completely open draw among the 16 teams. No seeding. When it was grouped there was seeding and we'd have been a no. 2 seed based on this year's league.

Anyway, for the competition it's probably better that it's completely open. It's possible someone could end up getting Down away!

Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1832 - 27/04/2026 11:32:50    2669128

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Replying To Onion Breath:  "Tailteann Cup draw at 1pm today.

Completely open draw among the 16 teams. No seeding. When it was grouped there was seeding and we'd have been a no. 2 seed based on this year's league.

Anyway, for the competition it's probably better that it's completely open. It's possible someone could end up getting Down away!"
I like the new draw for the competition. Laois do a similar format don't they?

Anyway let's hope down make the Ulster final so they won't be in the tailteann.

CarlowJuniorB (Clare) - Posts: 153 - 27/04/2026 11:57:56    2669153

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