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I'd like to wish both Carlow teams all the best this weekend.

The hurlers winning would be a sensation. And they're more than capable of it. But I understand it's a huge ask. Dublin will take them for granted, so that should be their inspiration.

As for the footballers, if we fail to get promoted this year it'll be a meltdown of historic proportions. I'm involved in GAA since the time of the dinosaurs and I never recall a senior county team winning their first four league games and not getting over the line.

I don't know if management read this board, but I'll make one point. I assumed they'd shake up the team last week after what happened in Longford, but they didn't. If they want to win tomorrow, they have to wield the axe. There's five or six guys who have totally underperformed in the last two games and if they get the nod to start tomorrow we might as well accept our fate before we even cross the white line.

As a political party once said, it's time to be radical or be redundant.

CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 1058 - 21/03/2026 11:53:42    2662049

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Replying To supersub15:  "Good and honest post.
I think the forum has seen better days, the real gaa posters are apparently doing other things, good luck with that.

I see Carlow will qualify for promotion by the narrowest of margins so I'll predict a draw result between themselves and leitrim.
As I predicted at the start I think Wicklow too will go up as well."
I am going to hold you to that supersub15.

Good luck to ye tomorrow.

sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2976 - 21/03/2026 12:43:46    2662056

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Hard luck to the hurlers wasn't able to make the game but being only 3 behind at half time it was still on to stay up. Didn't seem to get out the traps in second half at all but by sounds of it dublin didnt let them. Maybe a year in division 2 at this stage woukdnt be worst thing in the world give them chance to reset and hopefully breed a few new players in games where hopefully we should be comfortable in. Any longer than 1 year down there though will be a disaster.

With down beating antrim yesterday it puts into perspective how poor that performance was there has been a noticeable decline woth the team this year but we've been here before and these men have always come back stronger each time.

Hopefully they can give the joe mcdonagh a good rattle this year.

ITSCHOLAR (Carlow) - Posts: 327 - 22/03/2026 08:44:03    2662154

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Replying To supersub15:  "Good and honest post.
I think the forum has seen better days, the real gaa posters are apparently doing other things, good luck with that.

I see Carlow will qualify for promotion by the narrowest of margins so I'll predict a draw result between themselves and leitrim.
As I predicted at the start I think Wicklow too will go up as well."
Best of luck today. We could be seeing a lot of each other in future weeks

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2157 - 22/03/2026 12:51:32    2662182

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Said it after the Wicklow game that we would put a team to the sword after controlling the game so well and missing so many chances. Finally came true today. The shake up of the team worked a treat. Unbelievable all round.

CarlowJuniorB (Clare) - Posts: 129 - 22/03/2026 15:01:09    2662216

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Great win today for the footballers brilliant lads!!

Heard hurlers played well if that's true or not? wasn't at it so didn't see anything me self

Ceatharlach7000 (Carlow) - Posts: 32 - 22/03/2026 15:48:13    2662236

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