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Replying To fathermurphy:  "Im very worried about Saturday, tight pitch in Newbridge, Kildare are gonna give all"
Of course they will but if we match their intensity then we will win and likely with a bit to spare. If we turn up like we did in Antrim a couple of years and play with the intensity of lads in town for a stag party then we are vulnerable.

Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 536 - 14/04/2026 13:59:48    2666365

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Replying To Triffic:  "No reason why you shouldn't qualify. Nowlan park doesn't faze Wexford and Dublin at home are hardly unbeatable either. Be careful that Newbridge or Tullamore doesn't become a banana skin."
I agree we really have to be wary of Kildare in Newbridge. We need to get out of there with 2 points and then we have a chance

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 960 - 14/04/2026 14:05:06    2666367

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According to the radio Jacko and Jippo are available Saturday

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19216 - 14/04/2026 14:23:32    2666380

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Replying To Viking66:  "According to the radio Jacko and Jippo are available Saturday"
Fantastic boost for us. Would imagine Jacko will start if near 100% fit. Would imagine we wont know if likes of Donohoe and Cian Molloy are fit until we see the 26 when its named Thursday/Friday. Heard Darren Codd is out with broken finger from the last Kildare game. Its impossible to predict our starting 15 before Saturday which maybe isnt a bad thing. I hope competition in training and lads are chomping at the bit to really tear into this championship

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 960 - 14/04/2026 14:38:46    2666387

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I think forearmed is forewarned. Wexford have had mare's of results before against teams they should be beating. Rossi will have drilled it in to them to not look beyond this weekend?

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1988 - 14/04/2026 15:10:49    2666400

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With various talk comparing ourselves to Dublin and also how we need to be wary against the so-called "weaker" teams, nerdy me has been down a bit of a rabbit hole to see how certain records compare since the championship went back to a round-robin in 2022 after Covid.

Against the "weaker teams" (Westmeath & Laois in 2022, Antrim & Westmeath in '23, Antrim & Carlow in '24, Offaly & Antrim last year):
Dublin: won 7, drew 1, lost 0. Score difference +65.
Wexford: won 5, drew 1, lost 2. Score difference +61.
i.e. Dublin just one relatively minor slip-up (a draw against Antrim in Round 1 of the year we went on to lose to Westmeath). Wexford guilty of two much bigger slip-ups. We're the only ones of the so-called "top 4" that any of the so-called "weaker teams" have ever beaten.

But against the two "stronger" teams (Kilkenny & Galway):
Dublin: won 1, drew 1, lost 6. Score difference -51.
Wexford: won 4, drew 1, lost 3. Score difference zero.

Draw your own conclusions!

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3475 - 14/04/2026 15:23:26    2666404

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Fantastic boost for us. Would imagine Jacko will start if near 100% fit. Would imagine we wont know if likes of Donohoe and Cian Molloy are fit until we see the 26 when its named Thursday/Friday. Heard Darren Codd is out with broken finger from the last Kildare game. Its impossible to predict our starting 15 before Saturday which maybe isnt a bad thing. I hope competition in training and lads are chomping at the bit to really tear into this championship"
As I understand it jacko and shane reck are flying. Dempsey and Codd are out. Not sure on the others.

Word is competition for places is extremely strong.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4439 - 14/04/2026 16:34:53    2666419

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Replying To StoreysTash:  "I think forearmed is forewarned. Wexford have had mare's of results before against teams they should be beating. Rossi will have drilled it in to them to not look beyond this weekend?"
I should hope so. We'll need to bring 100% to every game. If we can do that we have a good chance, but we'll need our whole panel which is coming together nicely now.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4439 - 14/04/2026 16:37:26    2666420

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Think I'd go with something like the following on Saturday (Assuming a few of the lads are fit and ready to go):

Fanning
Shane Reck
Cian Molloy
Carley
Damien Reck
Richie Lawlor
Conor Foley
Conor Hearne
David Codd
Jacko
Simon Roche
Chin
Cian Byrne/Seán Rowley
Jack Redmond
Kevin Foley

Would've had Byrne as a starter based on the last two years but from what I saw in the league, Rowley has been the one in better form

Think Cian Molloy is our best option at centre-back (And has massive potential there) but he played full-back for Gorey last year and I'd start him out there because I have a feeling Kildare are going to target us at full-back

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1050 - 14/04/2026 17:30:31    2666430

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "With various talk comparing ourselves to Dublin and also how we need to be wary against the so-called "weaker" teams, nerdy me has been down a bit of a rabbit hole to see how certain records compare since the championship went back to a round-robin in 2022 after Covid.

Against the "weaker teams" (Westmeath & Laois in 2022, Antrim & Westmeath in '23, Antrim & Carlow in '24, Offaly & Antrim last year):
Dublin: won 7, drew 1, lost 0. Score difference +65.
Wexford: won 5, drew 1, lost 2. Score difference +61.
i.e. Dublin just one relatively minor slip-up (a draw against Antrim in Round 1 of the year we went on to lose to Westmeath). Wexford guilty of two much bigger slip-ups. We're the only ones of the so-called "top 4" that any of the so-called "weaker teams" have ever beaten.

But against the two "stronger" teams (Kilkenny & Galway):
Dublin: won 1, drew 1, lost 6. Score difference -51.
Wexford: won 4, drew 1, lost 3. Score difference zero.

Draw your own conclusions!"
The elephant in that room is our head to head record against Dublin. Drawn 1, Lost 3. Do we subconsciously take Dublin for granted, or do they raise their game against us?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19216 - 14/04/2026 18:54:26    2666445

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