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Replying To Viking66:  "We have only won 3 or 4 Leagues ourselves....."
Yes but it helps to look at the number of times a team was second too, gives an indication of whether they were anywhere near winning

Us from 1950 to 1970
4x All-Ireland winners (1955, 1956, 1960, and 1968)
5x All-Ireland runners-up (1951, 1954, 1962, 1965, and 1970)
3x League winners (1955/'56, 1957/'58, and 1966/'67)
5x League runners-up (1950/'51, 1951/'52, 1954/'55, 1963/'64, and 1968/'69)

Offaly from 1980 to 2000
4x All-Ireland winners (1981, 1985, 1994, and 1998)
3x All-Ireland runners-up (1984, 1995, and 2000)
1x League winners (1990/'91)
2x League runners-up (1980/'81 and 1987/'88)

We got to nine All-Ireland finals and eight league finals in twenty years, they got to seven All-Ireland finals but only three league finals

They did well to win four All-Irelands given how little depth they had and how small their pick was

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 927 - 02/03/2026 18:08:18    2659594

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Replying To Viking66:  "Can't find any odds on Leinster with Ladbrokes, but we are 66-1 to win the AI. Dublin and Waterford are 28-1. Interestingly they have Offaly at 400-1, while they have Antrim at 300-1 and Antrim arent even in it and therefore cant win it since Motion 6 was passed at Congress last weekend...... Poor old Biffos, Ladbrokes think they are less likely to win it than a county who arent even in it :-D"
Bookies no fools
Prob right on antein being 300/1 and offaly 400/1
Highly they will be in the Joe mc final which this qyanteeing them a preliminary all ireland 1/4 final .
Where as Offaly gave to contest leinster round Robin . Where they would gave to at least be 3rd to get yo same stage playing kilkenny dublin Galway and ourselves and kildare possibly having to win at least 3 of those games. .
Offaly are better team than Antrim but the routes to prelims is tougher

Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 543 - 02/03/2026 22:00:23    2659635

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "Yes but it helps to look at the number of times a team was second too, gives an indication of whether they were anywhere near winning

Us from 1950 to 1970
4x All-Ireland winners (1955, 1956, 1960, and 1968)
5x All-Ireland runners-up (1951, 1954, 1962, 1965, and 1970)
3x League winners (1955/'56, 1957/'58, and 1966/'67)
5x League runners-up (1950/'51, 1951/'52, 1954/'55, 1963/'64, and 1968/'69)

Offaly from 1980 to 2000
4x All-Ireland winners (1981, 1985, 1994, and 1998)
3x All-Ireland runners-up (1984, 1995, and 2000)
1x League winners (1990/'91)
2x League runners-up (1980/'81 and 1987/'88)

We got to nine All-Ireland finals and eight league finals in twenty years, they got to seven All-Ireland finals but only three league finals

They did well to win four All-Irelands given how little depth they had and how small their pick was"
Didn't we lose league finals in 91 and 93 as well?

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4293 - 03/03/2026 07:11:54    2659649

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "Didn't we lose league finals in 91 and 93 as well?"
That was after 1970 Doyler. Hes comparing our golden era to theirs.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18619 - 03/03/2026 07:27:28    2659653

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Replying To Formertownie:  "Bookies no fools
Prob right on antein being 300/1 and offaly 400/1
Highly they will be in the Joe mc final which this qyanteeing them a preliminary all ireland 1/4 final .
Where as Offaly gave to contest leinster round Robin . Where they would gave to at least be 3rd to get yo same stage playing kilkenny dublin Galway and ourselves and kildare possibly having to win at least 3 of those games. .
Offaly are better team than Antrim but the routes to prelims is tougher"
No PAIQF for Joe Mac finalists this year

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18619 - 03/03/2026 07:28:39    2659654

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "Yes but it helps to look at the number of times a team was second too, gives an indication of whether they were anywhere near winning

Us from 1950 to 1970
4x All-Ireland winners (1955, 1956, 1960, and 1968)
5x All-Ireland runners-up (1951, 1954, 1962, 1965, and 1970)
3x League winners (1955/'56, 1957/'58, and 1966/'67)
5x League runners-up (1950/'51, 1951/'52, 1954/'55, 1963/'64, and 1968/'69)

Offaly from 1980 to 2000
4x All-Ireland winners (1981, 1985, 1994, and 1998)
3x All-Ireland runners-up (1984, 1995, and 2000)
1x League winners (1990/'91)
2x League runners-up (1980/'81 and 1987/'88)

We got to nine All-Ireland finals and eight league finals in twenty years, they got to seven All-Ireland finals but only three league finals

They did well to win four All-Irelands given how little depth they had and how small their pick was"
We did too! Some Golden Era when you see it put like that. Now we need another one.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18619 - 03/03/2026 07:29:55    2659656

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "Didn't we lose league finals in 91 and 93 as well?"
That was after 1970 Doyler. Hes comparing our golden era to theirs.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18619 - 03/03/2026 08:01:21    2659658

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "Bookies odds are in for Leinster.

We're at 13/1 behind Offaly at 6/1."
Wex are 14/1 and Offaly are 33/1.

countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 941 - 03/03/2026 09:11:55    2659666

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "Yes but it helps to look at the number of times a team was second too, gives an indication of whether they were anywhere near winning

Us from 1950 to 1970
4x All-Ireland winners (1955, 1956, 1960, and 1968)
5x All-Ireland runners-up (1951, 1954, 1962, 1965, and 1970)
3x League winners (1955/'56, 1957/'58, and 1966/'67)
5x League runners-up (1950/'51, 1951/'52, 1954/'55, 1963/'64, and 1968/'69)

Offaly from 1980 to 2000
4x All-Ireland winners (1981, 1985, 1994, and 1998)
3x All-Ireland runners-up (1984, 1995, and 2000)
1x League winners (1990/'91)
2x League runners-up (1980/'81 and 1987/'88)

We got to nine All-Ireland finals and eight league finals in twenty years, they got to seven All-Ireland finals but only three league finals

They did well to win four All-Irelands given how little depth they had and how small their pick was"
Why do the 50's and 60's come up so often in the threads?

countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 941 - 03/03/2026 09:12:59    2659668

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Replying To Viking66:  "No PAIQF for Joe Mac finalists this year"
There is this year with the change coming in next year I believe

Overdahill (Galway) - Posts: 91 - 03/03/2026 09:43:19    2659673

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Great to see TG4 have the match on Sunday. Lets hope we give a game of it.
In reality, in all likelihood we left promotion behind us in Croke Park last week. I would love to be wrong.

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1968 - 03/03/2026 10:30:48    2659683

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Replying To Overdahill:  "There is this year with the change coming in next year I believe"
No they are gone as from this year. The Joe Mac semifinal isnt coming in til next year ok.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18619 - 03/03/2026 10:48:04    2659685

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Wex are 14/1 and Offaly are 33/1."
Yes. Wexford Weekly aren't always the most reliable lads for that kind of thing.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18619 - 03/03/2026 10:49:06    2659686

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Why do the 50's and 60's come up so often in the threads?"
Lads wanting those days to return Id be guessing. Or just interested in history, especially local history. Or just only interested in successful hurling and are from Wexford.
Why do you think?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18619 - 03/03/2026 10:51:50    2659690

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Replying To StoreysTash:  "Great to see TG4 have the match on Sunday. Lets hope we give a game of it.
In reality, in all likelihood we left promotion behind us in Croke Park last week. I would love to be wrong."
Not over till the fat lady sings.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18619 - 03/03/2026 10:52:42    2659691

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I'd give us every chance of beating the banner on Sunday lads.

logger (Wexford) - Posts: 327 - 03/03/2026 12:49:00    2659738

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Replying To Viking66:  "We did too! Some Golden Era when you see it put like that. Now we need another one."
We were different though

I suppose my argument is that they have always had six little depth

You pretty much always played at least five games in the league so you'd need depth to win it

Back in the old Championship, you didn't have to play as many matches as you did in the league and there were bigger gaps between games

Those Offaly sides were very good but they had little in the way of depth, they were consistently reliant on the same 18 lads or so, they were always going to struggle in the old League because they didn't have the depth but they were able to get away with it in the Championship because they had fewer games and longer break between games

We were as competitive in the league as we were in the Championship (Unlike Offaly), I don't think those Offaly sides would've won as many AIs under the current format because it would've stretched their depth, our Golden Era teams would've been able to compete better though

And it's similar for Offaly these days, you can see in the league how it only takes a few injuries for them for their depth to be stretched

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 927 - 03/03/2026 12:57:40    2659739

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Replying To Viking66:  "Not over till the fat lady sings."
I think its far from over as well. We have a decent record in Ennis and the lads will think they are capable of getting a result. It's a big ask to get a result down there but if we can stay in the game im hoping coming down the home straight the fact we need a result our hunger will win out. I have a feeling it will be a tight game but i've been wrong before

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 908 - 03/03/2026 13:03:03    2659743

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "We were different though

I suppose my argument is that they have always had six little depth

You pretty much always played at least five games in the league so you'd need depth to win it

Back in the old Championship, you didn't have to play as many matches as you did in the league and there were bigger gaps between games

Those Offaly sides were very good but they had little in the way of depth, they were consistently reliant on the same 18 lads or so, they were always going to struggle in the old League because they didn't have the depth but they were able to get away with it in the Championship because they had fewer games and longer break between games

We were as competitive in the league as we were in the Championship (Unlike Offaly), I don't think those Offaly sides would've won as many AIs under the current format because it would've stretched their depth, our Golden Era teams would've been able to compete better though

And it's similar for Offaly these days, you can see in the league how it only takes a few injuries for them for their depth to be stretched"
If you look at the team lists in the wexford bible alot of the same lads played in most of the games in the 50s, League and Championship. But yes, it was way less games.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18619 - 03/03/2026 13:14:03    2659744

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "I think its far from over as well. We have a decent record in Ennis and the lads will think they are capable of getting a result. It's a big ask to get a result down there but if we can stay in the game im hoping coming down the home straight the fact we need a result our hunger will win out. I have a feeling it will be a tight game but i've been wrong before"
Clare will put out their strongest available team, as they did last year. It will be a great test for our younger lads. Any that do well will be under serious consideration for our championship team next month.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18619 - 03/03/2026 13:16:18    2659746

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