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Not true, All 15 players who started on county senior panel, all the subs were not part of the senior panel, just drafted in for that experiment. once off.
PowellJohn3 (Westmeath) - Posts: 66 - 12/01/2024 13:22:31 2519824 Link 0 |
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Is Sam smyth involved this year? Looks a natural successor to Maguire at full back in the future. Lakecounty94 (Westmeath) - Posts: 69 - 12/01/2024 13:45:40 2519830 Link 0 |
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Sam opted out due to college demands
Thechick (Westmeath) - Posts: 250 - 12/01/2024 13:55:22 2519836 Link 0 |
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Wouldnt be that hard to run if it was outside of the club calendar, give the players their own strength/conditioning programmes and play challenge games against other county development squads and colleges (lads playing college can be exempted ). There are lots of former county players now coaching who Im sure would be willing to take on the mantle. Ive seen first hand the great work going on to develop players from u13 to minor, and then on to U20 but from there too many players that come through the Pathway are being evidently lost, not given a chance to play senior etc
A_Chairde (Westmeath) - Posts: 259 - 12/01/2024 14:52:10 2519856 Link 0 |
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You would imagine more players from the 2020/21 u20 squads would have got a chance by now. They would be further down the road than last years u20s in terms of strength/conditioning. A lot of last years u20s are eligible for the grade again this year and were playing against Longford last week. We could be left to pay a price down the line for not blooding enough new players into the senior squad over the last number of years.
A_Chairde (Westmeath) - Posts: 259 - 12/01/2024 15:11:02 2519863 Link 0 |
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I guess with the likes of Gaffney who's not U20 and others in that bracket they can't carry them in addition to the 40 or so there already. Like would Lomans really allow him to train with a development squad and potentially miss club sessions. And this goes for players from most clubs in the county. I'm not sure a development squad would work, I just can't understand how Leech, Whittaker, Scahill, Mulvihill and those type of players weren't given a game in Longford. Playing U20s is great but some of those on the bench don't even make their club teams.
TigerWoods90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 155 - 12/01/2024 15:38:43 2519870 Link 0 |
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You are wrong! 6 players who started last weekend are on the training panel at the moment. These 6 players are all over the age of u20. None of these 6 players were on the panel last year. Last week was a chance for them to impress and make the league panel. 6 more players who started last weekend are on the u20 panel and the senior training panel. I don't expect any of these 6 players to make any match-day 26 in any league or championship game. The rest of the players were all u20 and had never trained with the seniors. I expect the game against Louth tomorrow to be the same team or close to it. Dessie did not want to enter the O Byrne Cup as he would rather play behind closed-door challenge matches. Temple56 (Westmeath) - Posts: 521 - 12/01/2024 17:33:50 2519887 Link 0 |
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Have to be one of the worst managements for releasing teams. Supporters deserve more , every other team out this weekend have released there team within loads of time Westmeath213 (Westmeath) - Posts: 337 - 13/01/2024 10:15:32 2519956 Link 0 |
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You would imagine more players from the 2020/21 u20 squads would have got a chance by now. They would be further down the road than last years u20s in terms of strength/conditioning. A lot of last years u20s are eligible for the grade again this year and were playing against Longford last week. We could be left to pay a price down the line for not blooding enough new players into the senior squad over the last number of years."]Brandon kelly was on that under 20 team that year then he was brought on to senoir panel for development but was knock of it lastyear he was one of the resaon milltownpass got to intermediate final last year word from his club was he never got a call to go back for a trail considering theres about 50 in the group find that strange going on form for his club and of what i seen from him lastyear playing for his club
Mooo (Westmeath) - Posts: 43 - 13/01/2024 11:14:36 2519966 Link 0 |
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Who really cares… it's an O'Byrne Cup Shield game. You have little to be complaining about!!
Matthew (None) - Posts: 1042 - 13/01/2024 11:42:06 2519969 Link 0 |
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It's worse keeping a Team under wraps for an O'Byrne cup shield game not like Louth care who we will have playing . If every other county can do it why can't we ? You'd Almost think there trying to keep there plans quiet for a div 3 league campaign which we won't get out of again.
Westmeath213 (Westmeath) - Posts: 337 - 13/01/2024 12:35:58 2519974 Link 0 |
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You obviously care as you're posting on a Westmeath football forum in mid January. Surely Louth are not changing their game plan for today based on our team line up!!! Why not name team on Thursday as it creates interest and talking points, surely that's important. If you don't care then look at other sites. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1968 - 13/01/2024 13:35:39 2519979 Link 0 |
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Strong team that started but not at the races in first half J Daly J Smith K Maguire J Gonoud J Dolan A Mc Cormack D Lynch N Harte R Connellan J Lynam R O Toole L Loughlin L Dolan S Baker C Dillon Subs T Martin K Martin R Forde D Giles S Smith D Seery C McCormack E Mulvihill M Whittaker D Scahill S Leech S Mc Cartan R Wallace A_Chairde (Westmeath) - Posts: 259 - 13/01/2024 14:09:11 2519986 Link 0 |
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Fully agree, almost full strength line up and six points down, presume heavy training done recently as we look leggy, it's pretty obvious already that replacing Sam Duncan will be difficult this year, his work rate and presence at midfield underestimated, Sam McCartan, John Heslin and Conor McCormack warming up. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1968 - 13/01/2024 14:16:55 2519989 Link 1 |
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Eight points down in closing stages, extremely disappointing display considering we were fielding 10-11 regular starters, last competitive game before crucial Offaly league opener, Louth were easily beaten by Meath in opening league game, Longford into final again, a dramatic improvement needed in next couple of weeks. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1968 - 13/01/2024 14:29:31 2519994 Link 0 |
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Very poor display by Westmeath today-second to every ball all over the park and then when we did get hold of the ball it was sideways and backways.3 games on the bounce now that Sam Mulroy has completely dominated us and once again we had no answer in dealing with him.Practically full strength today(except for Heslin) and we were awful.Maybe we were just blowing out the dirty petrol but if we turn up to O Connor park without improvement we will get our asses handed to us by Offaly. Bruno@1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 218 - 13/01/2024 16:11:22 2520014 Link 0 |
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Louth had a weak team down to start & I suppose when they seen that Westmeath had gone with a strong team they decided to start mulroy , grimes , Keenan , Downey and 2 others. They like the supporters of Westmeath didn't know what team would be out but to me when they seen Westmeath went "strong " they made changes before the game. Heslin named at 29 online but on match programme at game Ronan Wallace was last named. Heslin not there at all despite what someone else said. Westmeath213 (Westmeath) - Posts: 337 - 13/01/2024 17:33:04 2520027 Link 0 |
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Stephen Smyth was the pick of the forwards, he'll probably start against Offaly as a result. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1968 - 13/01/2024 21:01:53 2520059 Link 0 |
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Fleming from kinegad didn't get called into the county trials Was the best man in county final ? Mattyreilly (Westmeath) - Posts: 164 - 13/01/2024 22:28:13 2520071 Link 0 |
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In fairness probably should've been called In but then again outside of kicking frees he wasn't all that influential
Westmeath213 (Westmeath) - Posts: 337 - 14/01/2024 00:18:44 2520075 Link 0 |