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Replying To jobber:  "i agree we are sleepwalking to Christy Ring if we dont wake up to our reality.Dont doubt that Stephen Clinch knows all about our failings and weakness.Yes we should beat Meath if our mentality is right but was it right v Kerry?Was it right v Down?,where we did marginally better than Meath
They will come to Mullingar to play a final to win and make serious progress in their world.If we arent ready get the map out for Omagh and Ballyshannon."
Shocking to be in this position with the players in the county, hurling at Division 1 regularly to this.
Questions have to be asked of management, are the players not playing for management or what's going on? Why can't we get commitment from players like Niall O'Brien, Gary Greville, Josh Coll, Shane Williams, Eamon Cunneen etc who stand out in club championship consistently, yet we have the same few players on it year in year out without making a significant impact. Doesn't make sense. Hopefully we can maintain our Joe Mcdonagh status and regroup for next season.

Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 802 - 07/05/2024 11:27:16    2543470

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Replying To Dheen:  "Shocking to be in this position with the players in the county, hurling at Division 1 regularly to this.
Questions have to be asked of management, are the players not playing for management or what's going on? Why can't we get commitment from players like Niall O'Brien, Gary Greville, Josh Coll, Shane Williams, Eamon Cunneen etc who stand out in club championship consistently, yet we have the same few players on it year in year out without making a significant impact. Doesn't make sense. Hopefully we can maintain our Joe Mcdonagh status and regroup for next season."
You are right questions need to be asked about management who have failed totally to get our players to championship pitch.Equally to our under 20 management v Meath in Navan
and also their failure to get long term absentees to championship fitness levels which allowed Shane O Briens team blow us away while our group had no answer.
Our players must realize we are playing a champioship final v Meath next.

jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1464 - 07/05/2024 23:24:19    2543583

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Hurling very disappointing on all fronts.

Our 20s were only group to come through tier 2 and face tier 1 opposition.

This was done without full access to their 5 top players.

The gap in fitness was plain for all to see.

Onionbagger (Westmeath) - Posts: 78 - 09/05/2024 13:19:55    2543828

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Second year hurling Leinster semi final, CBS Mullingar 8-20-3-08 Wexford CBS.
Good win for them and hopefully can win the final

Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 802 - 09/05/2024 13:57:09    2543838

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Replying To Onionbagger:  "Hurling very disappointing on all fronts.

Our 20s were only group to come through tier 2 and face tier 1 opposition.

This was done without full access to their 5 top players.

The gap in fitness was plain for all to see."
Very disappointing from the u20s, like most I felt they were capable of having a good run this year and on paper they should have but I agree with what other posters have been saying and the u20 and seniors fitness has been below par, you won't get far if you don't have the level of S&C required at this level no matter how skilful of players you have. I actually felt the u20s over the last couple of years under Dermody were better conditioned, I'm sure others would agree.
The minors started off very promising with 3 convincing wins but completely went off the boil then.
I've been to a good few of u14 and u15 development squad games and their is plenty of talent and skillful players on both squads, you'd be hoping they can break the disappointing trend we've been on at minor over the next few years but in order to do it they'll need exposure to good S&C. Gone are the days where you can just go out and hurl, you have to be able to outrun and outlast your opponents.

Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 802 - 09/05/2024 16:04:58    2543868

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