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Replying To mintyfresh: "Garrycastle won't go down without a fight. Things have not been going their way but when their backs are against the wall they could very well come up with a result. Tang are in good form though and would love to seal a quarter final place with a game to spare. Not too many have backed them in any of their games to date and they have proven them wrong. Tang beat Garrycastle easily in the league so they won't have any fear of their opponents. I wouldn't rule out a draw but I think going on form Tang to shade it by 2-3points. Garrycastle even if they lose to Tang still have a chance if Athlone lose to Shamrocks with both effectively playing off for survival in the last game if that permutation arises. Now that would be some story if both Athlone town teams find themselves in that situation. I tip Shamrocks to beat Athlone by 3-4pts. Athlone made very hard work of beating Shandonagh and although they missed a lot against Tang they were easily beaten by Moate in the end too. Take Ray Connellan out of it they don't fill you with confidence. More was probably made out of them winning Division 2 when all of their championship opponents were playing tough games against each other in Division 1. Looking at Miltownpass form since the Division 2 final it doesn't give Athlone's achievement as much weight as many would have thought. Moate should beat Shandonagh by 5+ points. Moate will be eager to bounce back after last weeks loss to Tang and if results go as I predict that lines up a winner takes all match with Shamrocks in the final round to take the quarter final spot. Shandonagh despite their close first day win over Garrycastle have not impressed, particularly against Shamrocks where they only scored 3 points. That is a very poor return in any senior championship game no matter who you are playing." Good synopsis mintyfresh. Agree with your comments there on each game. I dont think any of Gcastle, Athlone or Shandonagh have it in them to cause a surprise result in this round. They are 3 very poor teams for Senior level to be fair. Meridian (Westmeath) - Posts: 636 - 03/08/2023 11:50:20 2498817 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "Caulry as championship contenders is not something I understand. They've certainly improved, have a young side with couple of exceptions and 4-5 players on county panels at senior and 20 level but still cannot see them anywhere near Loman's or Kinnegad or The Downs, they just got over Killucan and Killucan are not going well this year." Caulry are improving with each game, beat Tyrrellspass then Killucan two semi finalists from last year. Killucan are not a bad team overnight, should have beat The Downs and weere arguably better team against Tyrrellspass. lakecounty90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 104 - 03/08/2023 13:25:54 2498843 Link
Even Killucan supporters wouldn't argue that they deserved to beat Tyrrellspass, it was a poor game. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1802 - 03/08/2023 14:30:10 2498876 Link
Agree that Caulry are improving with a relatively young squad but county champions is beyond them at the moment.Taking St.Lomans as a yardstick who to be fair at present have a superb starting 15 and impressive bench when needed but honestly how many or who from this Caulry squad would start for Lomans??-very few id say but Caulry are a very progressive forward thinking club with great numbers across all age groups at the moment but county champions at senior is a while off. Bruno@1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 202 - 03/08/2023 14:51:22 2498885 Link
Replying To Bruno@1: "Agree that Caulry are improving with a relatively young squad but county champions is beyond them at the moment.Taking St.Lomans as a yardstick who to be fair at present have a superb starting 15 and impressive bench when needed but honestly how many or who from this Caulry squad would start for Lomans??-very few id say but Caulry are a very progressive forward thinking club with great numbers across all age groups at the moment but county champions at senior is a while off." Kevin Maguire, Senan Baker, Conor mccormack, stephen connolly would start on any club team in Westmeath including st lomans Agree Caulry are not Contenders this year. they are 90% in another 1/4 final. Having reached their first Senior quarter final in 2021 since new format came in. Colsolidated by staying in Senior a last year and this is the first time they have won two senior championship games in a row with a super performance vs tyrrellspass and a dogged, mature performance in unholy conditions vs Killucan, which was a game they would have easily lost last year For all the detractors of Shane curran the players love him and he is a smart manager by having Eoin Mooney by his side. Getting to a semi final this year would be huge for the club and another sign of improvement. They have a very good squad and if they are kept together with a couple of additions they will definitely be a force in the coming years Mountlin (Westmeath) - Posts: 59 - 03/08/2023 19:16:34 2498934 Link
Replying To Mountlin: "Kevin Maguire, Senan Baker, Conor mccormack, stephen connolly would start on any club team in Westmeath including st lomans Agree Caulry are not Contenders this year. they are 90% in another 1/4 final. Having reached their first Senior quarter final in 2021 since new format came in. Colsolidated by staying in Senior a last year and this is the first time they have won two senior championship games in a row with a super performance vs tyrrellspass and a dogged, mature performance in unholy conditions vs Killucan, which was a game they would have easily lost last year For all the detractors of Shane curran the players love him and he is a smart manager by having Eoin Mooney by his side. Getting to a semi final this year would be huge for the club and another sign of improvement. They have a very good squad and if they are kept together with a couple of additions they will definitely be a force in the coming years" What position do you play for Caulry? Tyrellspass & Killucan are pretty poor, Killucan have many dual players and Tyrellspass have some too, an injury headache that Caulry don't have, the last game vs The Downs will be a must win for The Downs no matter what happens in the next round, it will be interesting. stonemadbeany (USA) - Posts: 575 - 04/08/2023 10:51:39 2498980 Link
If Tyrrellspass win vs The Downs on Sunday then The Downs and Caulry will be pretty much a dead rubber presuming Loman's beat Caulry. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1802 - 04/08/2023 12:23:55 2499006 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "If Tyrrellspass win vs The Downs on Sunday then The Downs and Caulry will be pretty much a dead rubber presuming Loman's beat Caulry." What if Killucan beat Kinnegad on top of the above?? The switching of Sundays games to the Bridge could be vital in how things turn out. Bridge will be like bog after all rain tomoro and especially after Downs Tyrrellspass game. Conditions will suit Killucan, they will drag Kinnegad into a dog fight and try keep it low scoring John Morleys men definitely have a live chance here and win for them would throw semi final wide open. lakecounty90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 104 - 04/08/2023 13:56:38 2499033 Link
Replying To stonemadbeany: "What position do you play for Caulry? Tyrellspass & Killucan are pretty poor, Killucan have many dual players and Tyrellspass have some too, an injury headache that Caulry don't have, the last game vs The Downs will be a must win for The Downs no matter what happens in the next round, it will be interesting." It's unfair to describe Tyrrellspass and Killucan as pretty poor. Both are still in with a chance, either or both my surprise you this weekend. Athlone and Shamrocks should be a good battle. In the intermediate championship will Rosemount beat Ballymore? Icehouse (Westmeath) - Posts: 81 - 04/08/2023 16:28:41 2499061 Link
I was in Kinnegad last night for the Athlone and Shamrocks game. What a win for Athlone last night. Nip and tuck the whole way through and winning it with a last minute goal. Massive result for Moate if they can win this evening against Shandonagh. If Shandonagh win there will be four teams on 4 points. Looking forward to the double header in TEG this evening Mountlin (Westmeath) - Posts: 59 - 05/08/2023 14:26:55 2499131 Link
Replying To Mountlin: "I was in Kinnegad last night for the Athlone and Shamrocks game. What a win for Athlone last night. Nip and tuck the whole way through and winning it with a last minute goal. Massive result for Moate if they can win this evening against Shandonagh. If Shandonagh win there will be four teams on 4 points. Looking forward to the double header in TEG this evening" Result last night doesn't make a huge difference to Moate. They'll still need to avoid defeat against Shamrocks to be sure. They should beat Shandonagh and will be looking to increase their scoring difference by a bit while they are at it. Huge win for Athlone, which moves them away from relegation most likely. What a way to win it ; lucky , but they'll take it. Tough on the young lad in goals for Shamrocks. jamsie (Westmeath) - Posts: 451 - 05/08/2023 15:37:58 2499150 Link
Replying To Icehouse: "It's unfair to describe Tyrrellspass and Killucan as pretty poor. Both are still in with a chance, either or both my surprise you this weekend. Athlone and Shamrocks should be a good battle. In the intermediate championship will Rosemount beat Ballymore?" Tyrellspass won't beat the downs Greenandgoldie (Westmeath) - Posts: 138 - 05/08/2023 17:06:53 2499160 Link
Easy win for lomans against caulry who said caulry are in the mix for the championship???? Mooo (Westmeath) - Posts: 41 - 05/08/2023 20:31:09 2499176 Link
What way does it leave garrycastle with athlone and shandonagh winning yesterday and today ? Mattyreilly (Westmeath) - Posts: 160 - 05/08/2023 20:54:09 2499180 Link
Replying To Edman78: "Build up to the weekends championship fixtures.. Here are my Senior picks: St.Lomans vs Caulry (Caulry) T'pass vs The Downs (The Downs) Kinnegad vs Killucan (Kinnegad) Shamrocks vs Athlone (Athlone) Moate vs Shandonagh (Moate) Tang vs G'castle (Tang) Only one surprise on the card IMO this weekend and that's Caulry to beat St.Lomans. St. Lomans always seem to have one hiccup in the group stages and I feel that Caulry will have learned lots from playing them over the past two seasons at Senior Level. It's all down to the team St.Lomans decide to go with but if it's a replica of the previous teams (especially in defense) then I think Caulry will go at them early and the St.Lomans "All Star" bench might not get a chance to turn the tide. I also can't see John Heslin starting inside. Kevin Maguire has always had his number so presuming John starts at Midfield or centre forward." Hahahaha Westmeath213 (Westmeath) - Posts: 335 - 05/08/2023 20:55:11 2499181 Link
Section B in senior is incredibly tight with every side bar Tang still in danger of relegation and every side bar Garrycastle in contention for quarter final. Garrycastle have no room for error tomorrow as without a win they're relegated and I expect pride to help them stay up this weekend. Loman's are guaranteed semi final spot after annihilating Caulry, Caulry didn't start the Bakers and two other regulars, presume their manager has his reasons but they were introduced at half time to no avail, men against boys, Loman's looked irresistible and not at full strength. no TJ Cox, Fola, Peter Foy, Sean Flanagan and Ryan Jones brought on . Their forward line is arguably better than Westmeath's. In Intermediate Malachy's have qualified for quarter final in section B, Rosemount had a crucial win over Ballymore in section A. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1802 - 05/08/2023 21:14:48 2499184 Link
Replying To Mattyreilly: "What way does it leave garrycastle with athlone and shandonagh winning yesterday and today ?" They need to beat both Tang and Athlone. If they do , then they will have a playoff ; against another team on 4 points. jamsie (Westmeath) - Posts: 451 - 05/08/2023 21:44:44 2499189 Link
Replying To Westmeath213: "Hahahaha" Big win for St Lomans but can't read much into that team Caulry put out. They gave starts to many fringe players . Seven changes from last day . Good win for Shandonagh over Moate . Very tight in that group now. Garrycastle have it all to do now to stay up. Undertheroad (Westmeath) - Posts: 47 - 05/08/2023 21:44:47 2499190 Link
Can't read much into it? Caulry had a full strength team for second half and ended up losing by 15 points, it was only 10-11 at half time. It's completely disrespectful to paying customers and the competition to field an understrength team in the championship. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1802 - 05/08/2023 22:41:56 2499196 Link
Replying To Undertheroad: "Big win for St Lomans but can't read much into that team Caulry put out. They gave starts to many fringe players . Seven changes from last day . Good win for Shandonagh over Moate . Very tight in that group now. Garrycastle have it all to do now to stay up." Total lack of ambition after back to back championship wins for first time in history. lakecounty90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 104 - 05/08/2023 23:11:05 2499199 Link