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Replying To Gaa_supporter: "New manager for the following I would think : Senior Football: Bray, Eire Og, An Tochar, St. Pats, AGB, Blessington and possibly Baltinglass. Intermediate Football: Shillelagh/Coolboy, Annacurra, Aughrim, Valleymount, Laragh and Avondale should too but they won't Senior Hurling: Eire Og, St. Pats, Kiltegan, Glenealy" Be doing well to get that number of managers/coaches out there. roseyinthegarden (Wicklow) - Posts: 116 - 26/11/2024 14:25:49 2581317 Link
Replying To roseyinthegarden: "Be doing well to get that number of managers/coaches out there." All teams who have massively improved as well in the hurling. Hard attract a decent manager for a lot of teams when football gets in the way so often. From what I've heard from a few of our lads who have coached over the border it's a near on impossible task to get any momentum for hurling benchtoaster (Carlow) - Posts: 40 - 26/11/2024 22:57:56 2581402 Link
Replying To benchtoaster: "All teams who have massively improved as well in the hurling. Hard attract a decent manager for a lot of teams when football gets in the way so often. From what I've heard from a few of our lads who have coached over the border it's a near on impossible task to get any momentum for hurling" Rumour has it that Glenealy are set to appoint shortly. Don't know who but someone with an impressive cv. This will be interesting. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1281 - 27/11/2024 08:14:35 2581418 Link
Off topic. Anyone in the know, Will there be a new county jersey this year? Released before Christmas as Young man here looking for one for Christmas but has the one we have had for last two three years. If not I guess I'm going with a new design from another county or training top. Surely county board would be looking at for revenue etc. StrandedinWW (Wicklow) - Posts: 40 - 29/11/2024 14:27:08 2581697 Link
Replying To StrandedinWW: "Off topic. Anyone in the know, Will there be a new county jersey this year? Released before Christmas as Young man here looking for one for Christmas but has the one we have had for last two three years. If not I guess I'm going with a new design from another county or training top. Surely county board would be looking at for revenue etc." I doubt it at this point. This is confirming the status quo for another 12 months, time. Much more important than trying to make money. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1281 - 29/11/2024 19:20:59 2581713 Link
Looking more positive this year for a return to u18s for minor's at club level for 2025. The motion didn't go through at least years convention but hopefully this year the majority will see sense. Albundy19 (Wicklow) - Posts: 70 - 03/12/2024 15:41:04 2582213 Link
Has the u19 championship begun? wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2026 - 03/12/2024 16:40:34 2582219 Link
Replying To Albundy19: "Looking more positive this year for a return to u18s for minor's at club level for 2025. The motion didn't go through at least years convention but hopefully this year the majority will see sense." Yes, the only issue being these lads who anticipated that this would be their last year of underage football will now have to play another year, possibly causing disruption to a lot of the smaller clubs who had anticipated the arrival of new blood. In terms of bigger picture I do also agree it's the right call to go back to even age groups and reintroducing minor to u18. In relation to the u19 championship it started at the weekend, you would anticipate an Tochar to be favourites but they are in a strong group which only 1 team can make it out of and straight to the final. Onlywayiswicklow (Wicklow) - Posts: 3 - 03/12/2024 18:28:16 2582236 Link
Replying To wicklowsupport: "Has the u19 championship begun?" There were some games on last Sunday. Tomnafinogue beat Blesso. AGB won and Roundwood beat Aughrim. Another round next Sunday. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1281 - 03/12/2024 20:52:54 2582258 Link
Replying To Viking66: "You are right, but that surely has something to do with the way hurling is treated by the CB up your way?" Why would the county board prioritise hurling? It isn't that I have anything against hurling, in fact, I love the game more than gaelic football in recent years but there is absolutely no evidence to suggest that Wicklow can become a force in hurling regardless of how much money was invested in the game. Bray have won 5 in a row or something like that. They are the dominate club in the county and they can't beat an intermediate team despite the fact that they won the Leinster title a few years ago - they're regressing based upon their recent results. If they were progressing they'd be playing in the senior club championship. Contributors on this forum inform us that Avondale are an intermediate team and they lose by 28 points to a junior club side. Imagine if Tinahely lost to the intermediate champions of Dublin, Kildare or Meath? They'd be ridiculed. If the county ever wins anything, it will be in football not hurling. If I were on the county board, I'd be investing in football as it is more likely to yield some silverware. By all means invest in hurling if you have the money but we are so far behind in hurling that we'd need billions to catch up. wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2026 - 03/12/2024 20:56:15 2582259 Link
Replying To Onlywayiswicklow: "Yes, the only issue being these lads who anticipated that this would be their last year of underage football will now have to play another year, possibly causing disruption to a lot of the smaller clubs who had anticipated the arrival of new blood. In terms of bigger picture I do also agree it's the right call to go back to even age groups and reintroducing minor to u18. In relation to the u19 championship it started at the weekend, you would anticipate an Tochar to be favourites but they are in a strong group which only 1 team can make it out of and straight to the final." My understanding if passed that it won't come into effect until 2026. So those that played minor last year and are moving onto adult football will be doing so, so won't impact clubs to much. StrandedinWW (Wicklow) - Posts: 40 - 04/12/2024 11:41:23 2582311 Link