Replying To dickie10: "For the first time since quater finals came in 2007, we will have a really cut throat hurling championship next year, the westmeath model should be brillaint. id say there will be big numbers at matches from the first round on as its nearly win or bust, real proper championship fare next year. im looking forward to it already. 6 best teams in group, top goes straight to final and 2nd v 3rd in play off, thats a brillaint system, still 3 going out of 6 which gives plenty of chances but plenty of jeoprady too. 4 out of 6 would have been disastrous setup. as a team could go to a final with just one win out of 5 matches like ratoath in 2022 i think. games being out of navan will help a lot as well, more matches in Boardsmill, Kilmessan, Athboy and Kildalkey would be a big help to atmosphere. Imagine Ratoath v Trim in a first round match in Kilmessan? or Kildalkey v Trim in Athboy to stay in championship basically a semi final as it was in 90 and 94 in Athboy. When county board sees it in action they will kick themselves they didnt have it in years before."
100% use the club grounds but the county board can't keep an eye on tickets....
Rathmolyon, Boardsmill, Kildalkey, Athboy, Kilmessan, Kiltale, Batterstown should all be hosting senior championship games. Brings a serious atmosphere to the place and it rewards the clubs doing unbelievable work in upgrading and improving facilities. Imagine Ratoath V Kilmessan in Batterstown Trim V Kildalkey in Boardsmill Na Fianna V Trim in Rathmolyon
Killyon V Longwood in Baconstown NOM v Dunderry in Athboy BHG v K/M in Kildalkey
Would be great first round games in club grounds next year.
Replying To Slowandonesided25: "Confirmed this morning the new hurling coach is former Limerick goalkeeper Barry Hennessy. He is the one taking all the coaching and the players are responding to everything like never before.
There is a new S&C coach that was involved with the Dublin hurlers last season also. The rest of the management team is the same with Sean Crash Corrigan , Tom Shine and Dermot Moran( Dublin) with Johnny Greville"
Thanks for that. That sounds very promising. Barry Hennessy was announced a while back as coach so it must have been the new S&C coach that was being described to me. Let's hope for big improvements this year
Speaking to one of the parents that was at it in Trim this morning they seem to have a very young group with some experienced heads there. 3 sets of brothers playing last night with the Coles, the Shines and the Leaveys. Seniors racked up a big score 9-30 something and missed another 6/7 goal chances the 20s keepers pulling off some great saves. Shane Whitty back in the set up but no sign of Quigley or Toher
Replying To bountyboy22: "100% use the club grounds but the county board can't keep an eye on tickets....
Rathmolyon, Boardsmill, Kildalkey, Athboy, Kilmessan, Kiltale, Batterstown should all be hosting senior championship games. Brings a serious atmosphere to the place and it rewards the clubs doing unbelievable work in upgrading and improving facilities. Imagine Ratoath V Kilmessan in Batterstown Trim V Kildalkey in Boardsmill Na Fianna V Trim in Rathmolyon
Killyon V Longwood in Baconstown NOM v Dunderry in Athboy BHG v K/M in Kildalkey
Would be great first round games in club grounds next year.
Will never happen."
only thing is it will have to, with no navan there, they cant drag Kildalkey v Trim to navan when there is zero need for it, or Trim V kiltale which can be in kilmessan, a few pitches that have fallen off the earth as regards hosting senior hurling championship games, Boardsmill 7 senior titles, Kildalkey 6 title, athboy 9 titles, 3 clubs with great hurling tradition that would do a great job hosting games but are getting blanked for hosting games. id personally love to see the semi final of senior as there will only be one semi final being put in a regional pitch , it would be unbelivable for atmosphere, imagine Trim vs Kiltale next year in semi final in kilmessan, or Kiltale v Kildalkey played in Boardsmill or Rathmolyon, seemed to be nothing wrong with it in 80s and 90s with bigger crowds.