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Replying To WEXILE: "To be fair that influx of lads like: Mogie DOK MAC Paudi & Kevin Foley Liam Ryan O'Hanlon Jack Guiney I know I've left out loads more but that influx were surely better than the list you've mentioned there. But yes those lads do have potential and particularly Conor Foley and Eoin Ryan they are very young to be top defenders. It takes a long time to get the physicality. Don't mean to be any way argumentative but I think we do sometimes focus on positivity instead of reality. That was some bunch came in under Dunne and to be honest we massively underachieved with them. Also we weren't able to keep them all hurling, lads stepped away for their own reasons." No don't apologise it's a healthy discussion. Dee was only starting. Mogie was excellent under Dunne alright Hanlon was actually brought in during the Bonner era Paudie was awful during Dunnes tenure. Jippo always a star And yes Mac probably had his best days then What we're missing here is those lads were brought into the panel much earlier so they were playing senior, fitzgibbon and 21 simultaneously. The whole point is the 2019 minor team were left waiting too long so are now retired to catch up which I believe they can do. I'd argue the talent is there every bit as much as it was then although I'm not seeing superstar forwards as such. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3814 - 06/07/2025 13:55:58 2623905 Link
Replying To Jedobi: "Tipp seem to be doing it ie Darragh McCarthy." Yes he'd be doing very well of he could stay on the pitch Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3814 - 06/07/2025 17:25:49 2623940 Link
Leinster teams, what's the fascination with over playing the ball in their own half? Wexford doing it since 2017 Dublin caught out yesterday Kilkenny threw it away today All giving up cheap scores from stupid decision making and playing a short ball to team mate in a worse position. WEX98 (Wexford) - Posts: 545 - 06/07/2025 17:36:06 2623944 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "Yes he'd be doing very well of he could stay on the pitch" Done better than any Wexford player this year. Rory O'Connor.... Jedobi (Wexford) - Posts: 250 - 06/07/2025 18:17:41 2623955 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "No don't apologise it's a healthy discussion. Dee was only starting. Mogie was excellent under Dunne alright Hanlon was actually brought in during the Bonner era Paudie was awful during Dunnes tenure. Jippo always a star And yes Mac probably had his best days then What we're missing here is those lads were brought into the panel much earlier so they were playing senior, fitzgibbon and 21 simultaneously. The whole point is the 2019 minor team were left waiting too long so are now retired to catch up which I believe they can do. I'd argue the talent is there every bit as much as it was then although I'm not seeing superstar forwards as such." The 2022 U20 team were probably as close to winning an All-Ireland at that level as we have been for a long time, probably left that AI behind us IMO The 2013-2015 U21 teams were very good but Clare and Limerick were a good bit ahead of us, Galway weren't in Leinster, Offaly were at nothing, and those 2013-2015 Kilkenny U21 teams were as poor teams as Kilkenny have ever produced ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 597 - 06/07/2025 18:24:33 2623958 Link
Replying To Jedobi: "Done better than any Wexford player this year. Rory O'Connor...." He's done well, but remember most of his scores are coming from frees. He's not a top intercounty forward yet, hes just another great prospect. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16495 - 06/07/2025 21:33:20 2624002 Link
Replying To WEX98: "Leinster teams, what's the fascination with over playing the ball in their own half? Wexford doing it since 2017 Dublin caught out yesterday Kilkenny threw it away today All giving up cheap scores from stupid decision making and playing a short ball to team mate in a worse position." The idea of trying to work the ball into a position to deliver a better quality ball inside is good in theory, and good in practice if you have the players good and brave enough to do it quickly. When lads dither and #### around on the ball and it breaks down it usually leads to conceding scores ok, but if you just keep playing long aimless high balls forwards from too deep in your own half you wont score the 30 plus points needed to win a modern Senior Intercounty game. The longer the ball is in the air the better chance you are giving defenders to get to it and deal with it. What you need to do is get 2 or 3 times as many quality balls forwards than you concede points from turnovers while trying to work the ball into better delivery points. That gives you a great chance to score more than you concede. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16495 - 06/07/2025 21:39:24 2624003 Link