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Replying To Lakecounty94:  "Any word on any interesting new additions to football panel? Plenty of new lads deserve a chance."
Buckley from shamrocks and David Reilly from Rosemount are training. The Downs will probably provide 7 or 8 to the training panel and milltown a couple aswell when they finish up in leinster. Both have great chances of progressing in leinster

Upforthegame23 (Westmeath) - Posts: 189 - 08/11/2026 21:19:07    2699787

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Replying To Lakecounty94:  "Any word on any interesting new additions to football panel? Plenty of new lads deserve a chance."
McHugh said there be no retirement. But Daly gone now

Mattyreilly (Westmeath) - Posts: 189 - 08/11/2026 21:28:35    2699790

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Replying To Mattyreilly:  "McHugh said there be no retirement. But Daly gone now"
He never really fancied daly as his no 1, I'd say that's a big reason for his retirement

DanGer966 (Westmeath) - Posts: 73 - 09/11/2026 10:17:18    2699820

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What's people's thoughts on plus ones being paid for for the team holiday??

BadgerDog (Westmeath) - Posts: 168 - 09/11/2026 11:06:10    2699826

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Replying To DanGer966:  "He never really fancied daly as his no 1, I'd say that's a big reason for his retirement"
Agreed. Daly was in and out of the team through the year and of course was dropped for young Mitchell in the defeat to Monaghan. A class act and not easy to replace someone of that experience. Should be a lot of competition for the number 1 jersey. Martin, Connaughton, Mitchell just name a few. Joe Hyland was picked on the Iarmhi Abu podcast team of the year.

BigSur (Westmeath) - Posts: 1284 - 09/11/2026 11:41:22    2699833

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Replying To BadgerDog:  "What's people's thoughts on plus ones being paid for for the team holiday??"
I don't think they should be going. Leave the lads to it I think. There are lessons to be learned from Armagh doing that a few years ago and they are still paying the price for it. Just my opinion.

Meridian (Westmeath) - Posts: 745 - 09/11/2026 11:57:58    2699834

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Replying To Lakecounty94:  "Any word on any interesting new additions to football panel? Plenty of new lads deserve a chance."
The younger Ormsby brother, McCabe from Ballymore and Buckley all been called in as expected.

However one surprising addition I've heard of is lan McGovern. Word is he's been brought in to compete with Buckley and James Mitchell for the goalkeeper spot. Supposedly McHugh believes he can be converted into a Beggan like kicking genius having watched back highlights of him with the county underage. Multy had also been trying him out in goals towards the end of the championship this year before he got injured. Exciting times ahead.

Dennis_Maroon95kg (Westmeath) - Posts: 15 - 09/11/2026 13:38:00    2699852

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