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any word on who is going in with Conaty, i would imagine a few current ex players Fighting-Cocks69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 238 - 09/09/2026 15:03:41 2693300 Link 0 |
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Senior as far as I know Kevin o Brien stays but a few of last yrs backroom team not going forward. There'll be no scrounging for pitches in the county this winter, two nights a week in abbotstown asked for now whether the CB agrees is a different story.
2maroonjerseys (Galway) - Posts: 201 - 09/09/2026 15:08:01 2693301 Link 0 |
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You wouldn't see the county board paying for abbostown, they're probably tight enough for cash themselves with the fundraising going on for the Centre of Excellence. The footballers went to Mexico after winning the Tailteann Cup and brought the girlfriends that time, which was fair enough, but if this holiday is costing around €70k maybe this time just let the players and management go. Nothing against the girlfriends at all, but it would save a fair few quid and whatever is left could be put towards the Centre of Excellence and hopefully get something moving on that sooner rather than later.
TheWagonWheel-N91Y529 (Westmeath) - Posts: 25 - 09/09/2026 16:18:14 2693320 Link 0 |
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Hurling willfully unless they get some order where to train. May as well forget about Hurling if they can't get money or at least 1 night at same place
Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1350 - 09/09/2026 17:10:49 2693325 Link 0 |
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Talk about integration issues at top gaa issues. Westmeath seem to have this issue with hurling and getting worse particularly underage Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1350 - 09/09/2026 17:13:25 2693326 Link 1 |
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Theyre sending players around the towns and villages into small coffee shops and other small businesses asking for a grand to buy a framed jersey some of these businesses probably didnt even know Westmeath had a football team until the Leinster final. Its a good idea in fairness but obviously fairly desperate if this is the lengths we have to go to
TheWagonWheel-N91Y529 (Westmeath) - Posts: 25 - 10/09/2026 11:33:09 2693380 Link 0 |
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Thats an excellent question. Hopefully people on the board will be able to answer and sort it out
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 2009 - 10/09/2026 15:31:34 2693422 Link 0 |
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All hurling clubs meeting County Board reps over next few weeks for brainstorming sessions seeking ways to improve adult competitions and Westmeath hurling overall. First 5 clubs meeting next Monday. Hopefully the clubs consider this properly and come with ideas to the meetings. Underage consultation already done. Talk to your clubs and give them ideas and suggestions if you're involved in clubs. midfield9 (Westmeath) - Posts: 120 - 10/09/2026 23:10:07 2693481 Link 0 |
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So agreeing roundabout that hurling will have try further further and more ways to get more money
Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1350 - 11/09/2026 15:33:31 2693539 Link 0 |
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No chance of any answers. This scenario was easy to spot a long time ago. Unfortunately, it's about to get a lot worse before anything is done. If the hurling clubs / delegates don't take it seriously and leave the egos at the door, we're looking at a long road back
Loughlenegale (Westmeath) - Posts: 67 - 11/09/2026 16:20:15 2693546 Link 0 |
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Who is sending players around the towns and villages? A lot of businesses benefited from the county team's success, so some will be delighted to buy the framed jersey and display it in their establishments and support the team by doing so. Others will not and that's ok too. I'm sure any ideas people have for fundraising would be considered so we need to stop being so negative and put solutions forward and less of the them and us attitude. I'm not picking on you by the way but it's just the perception I'm getting from these hurling threads.
RaiseTheFlag (Westmeath) - Posts: 1 - 12/09/2026 16:51:57 2693620 Link 0 |
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Would it be an idea to tweek senior A and B championship? Top team straight into final. 3v4 placed teams in quarter final. Winner plays 2nd place team in semi final?
overdabar (Westmeath) - Posts: 258 - 13/09/2026 07:51:35 2693653 Link 0 |
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Definitely not, it would make every round robin game completely meaningless, this year Clonkill would have gained fourth spot at their ease, it would add to the fixtures difficulties and leave the top team with a 5-6 gap until the final. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2796 - 13/09/2026 15:37:30 2693682 Link 0 |
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Do you want to make the championships significantly worse? We're already tight for time and the GAA want county boards to shorten club championships as it is, think of extra games for dual players. The top 4 teams would only have to worry about beating the 2 poor teams in senior A to make knockouts, if you loose 3 out of 5 chanpionship games why would you deserve to qualify. Also think of the team that qualifies direct, it's already a big gap between last group game and county final 4-5 weeks, do you want to give them an even bigger disadvantage? westmeathgaa11 (Westmeath) - Posts: 377 - 13/09/2026 17:50:02 2693691 Link 0 |
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Reorganise senior to 8 teams. Promote finalists in senior b this yr and no relegation from senior A. Split into two 4 team groups play each other twice, whoever tops the group straight in county final. Bottom teams in each group play relegation playoff loser relegated. I know this will cause problems reorganising intermediate and junior hurling but it would add serious bite to the championship.
2maroonjerseys (Galway) - Posts: 201 - 13/09/2026 21:16:50 2693708 Link 0 |
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Not desperate at all. Kilkenny used to do the same when they won All Irelands, similar set up and no one blinked an eye. Its a fairly common way of raising funds
Greengrass1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 97 - 14/09/2026 09:15:07 2693725 Link 0 |
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What's your suggestion to raise money for the county sides?
Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2796 - 14/09/2026 10:43:09 2693741 Link 0 |