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Replying To BigSur:  "Have a day off seriously."
Home truths don't sit well, but it's time for the County Board to get the finger out and capitalise on this momentum, do you not agree? Mark McHugh's team is leading from the front. The County Board needs to show the same urgency. Time to get out of their way and start raising the funds necessary to prepare County teams to the very highest standard. We have the players to compete. At the moment, we can't afford to buy socks and shorts for the U15 development squad.

iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 344 - 31/05/2026 23:33:25    2676902

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Replying To ColmFlaherty:  "Fair play to Westmeath on their current run. Brandon Kelly and Senan Baker in unbelievable form would rival Conaty and Turbitt for the form Forwards in the country IMO. Sam McCartan looks like a player who's very used to playing Sam Maguire football."
Brandon Kelly was told by a former Westmeath manager that he was not good enough to be a Westmeath footballer, but then again the said Westmeath manager could not win a Championship game. Delighted for Brandon, he has been excellent.

iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 344 - 31/05/2026 23:42:00    2676904

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The best three sides in our section are Donegal, Armagh and Galway, last night people were hoping for Donegal due to McHugh factor but home or away they're prob top side in the country. They're also three very well supported sides so we wouldn't have Cusack Park 90% full of home supporters unlike Saturday. I'd hope for Cork, Louth or Mayo, preferably at home obviously. The winners in a fortnight get another fortnight before the quarter finals which would be huge benefit at this stage, the losers in a fortnight would play three weekends in succession if they reached quarter finals. Injuries would be a factor at that stage and we've already lost Luke L, Danny McC and Conor McC. A winnable match in a fortnight would give us a great chance in a quarter final against an opponent that would have had no proper break. It's great to have these possibilities.

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2651 - 01/06/2026 00:26:47    2676915

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Will there be repercussions for the Westmeath players that confronted McCabe after the game. From what I could see there was a lot more than pushing and shoving …. Brennan got 12 weeks for a lot less that I could see ……

ExiledCuCu (Cavan) - Posts: 292 - 01/06/2026 01:17:36    2676919

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Replying To Greengrass1:  "If we do get Louth and they get home venue then likely to be Newbridge. My gut for what its worth which is feck all says Cork away. Doesn't matter, we'll play anyone anywhere."
You'll be in inniskeen it's lovely ask any Meath fan, Meath were roaring on dublin today naturally vs Louth but mostly so we wouldn't be in hat with Louth and have to play in dreaded inniskeen again

dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 956 - 01/06/2026 03:43:34    2676923

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Replying To iarmhiabu:  "Brandon Kelly was told by a former Westmeath manager that he was not good enough to be a Westmeath footballer, but then again the said Westmeath manager could not win a Championship game. Delighted for Brandon, he has been excellent."
I'd imagine that was d Dolan .
2 yrs in charge he wasn't at least in the squad.

Joeynyc (Westmeath) - Posts: 15 - 01/06/2026 12:25:48    2676990

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