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A long way away yet but would be very wary of Offaly in the fourth game of the round robin, were poor in the first half today and yes Waterford looked to take their foot off the gas towards the end but they look a dogged and physical team something we struggle against, league or not. Has potential banana skin written all over it, they'll definitely feel they can get something against either ourselves or Dublin.

OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 224 - 06/04/2025 15:19:43    2600763

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Replying To Spidey1:  "The peters are a poor senior a hurling team and probably should be senior b
Good council is basically a kk team with a few wx lads on it
Masterson had a combined college team in football when there was a strong gcs team .it only lasted 1 year why?
There has to be a combined hurling team it's the best way to develop players playing at a higher level. Look what it has done for Dublin and Offaly"
What has it done for Offaly? Our minors beat theirs by double digits scores the last couple of years. Last year our u15s and u16s beat theirs by 20 and 30 points.
Last winter Offalys combined schools team lost their Leinster Senior Schools group semifinal 2-15 to 2-9 to Westmeath Schools. They never even played any of the top tier Senior A teams in Championship. Dublin South won the schools group and went on to the Senior A competition proper, and beat Peters in the QF. Lost to Kilkenny CBS in the SF. But much easier to organise in Dublin as the South Schools draws from schools only a few miles apart.
The only Offaly lads that hurled Leinster Senior schools after Xmas were the Birr lads, in Senior B, and Enniscorthy CBS beat them by 12 points in the Senior B semifinal.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15307 - 06/04/2025 15:59:47    2600766

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Replying To Spidey1:  "How do u think it works in Offaly
Appoint manager and train somewhere central same as a county squad. Obviously co board is involved to provide facilities and coaching
Surely it would give 20 more lads the opportunity to play at a higher level"
Adamstowns team is made up of boys from Taghmon, Cloughbawn, Ballyhogue and Adamstown, with a lad from Clongeen also. It's probably putting parents out enough just to get to Adamstown.
Ramsgranges team has lads from Wellingtonbridge, Clongeen, Duncannon and Fethard, and there are lads from Taghmon, Fintans, Rosslare, Rathangan and Kilmore at Bridgetown.
It's a big ask to ask parents to drive lads to a central location for a Wexford South Schools team, never mind factoring in lads from Kilmuckridge etc.
And all our schools in B, think there are 5 which is more than any other county has, are pretty competitive most years, probably on a par or better than Birr, and borderline A or actually A in some years.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15307 - 06/04/2025 16:07:58    2600767

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Replying To OpenStandWall:  "A long way away yet but would be very wary of Offaly in the fourth game of the round robin, were poor in the first half today and yes Waterford looked to take their foot off the gas towards the end but they look a dogged and physical team something we struggle against, league or not. Has potential banana skin written all over it, they'll definitely feel they can get something against either ourselves or Dublin."
Offaly will raise their game against us, you can be absolutely certain of that.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15307 - 06/04/2025 16:09:24    2600768

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Replying To Spidey1:  "How do u think it works in Offaly
Appoint manager and train somewhere central same as a county squad. Obviously co board is involved to provide facilities and coaching
Surely it would give 20 more lads the opportunity to play at a higher level"
OK so where's central between Bridgetown, Adamotown, kilmuckridge and say ramsgrange? Just for example.

Bree parish is apparently the centre point parish of the county, so Ballyhogue then? Are they going to give up their pitch to wear and tear? In fact are any club?

Is it ferns then or Patrick's park?

Again who brings the chaps to train? It's either a bus or parents. Do they go during school time? If so check the travel time, if kids train for an hour it's rhe bones of 3 hours when you factor I travel time, changing time etc. So effectively a hard days school missed, how many times a week?

If they go after school, the same applies, who brings them? Who pays for it? What about parents working etc.

In theory it's great, in practice much different unfortunately

tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1469 - 06/04/2025 17:49:23    2600784

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Replying To Viking66:  "Adamstowns team is made up of boys from Taghmon, Cloughbawn, Ballyhogue and Adamstown, with a lad from Clongeen also. It's probably putting parents out enough just to get to Adamstown.
Ramsgranges team has lads from Wellingtonbridge, Clongeen, Duncannon and Fethard, and there are lads from Taghmon, Fintans, Rosslare, Rathangan and Kilmore at Bridgetown.
It's a big ask to ask parents to drive lads to a central location for a Wexford South Schools team, never mind factoring in lads from Kilmuckridge etc.
And all our schools in B, think there are 5 which is more than any other county has, are pretty competitive most years, probably on a par or better than Birr, and borderline A or actually A in some years."
I'm amazed that you're the first to say that. Wexford is the largest county in Leinster. A central point is too far for everyone

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3474 - 06/04/2025 18:33:03    2600800

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Think it's more important to have Peter's, Good Counsel, Enniscorthy CBS, Gorey CS, FCJ, and Wexford CBS all put out 'B' teams at First Year, Second Year, Junior, and Senior level than it is to get a combined colleges team going

Wouldn't be transformative for the county team but would help out at the margins

Would make a big difference at club level though, there are likely a lot of players about who play with their club but don't get much playing time during the school year as they can make their school team, having a second team would keep these lads hurling through the winter

Would be much easier to organise logistically than a combined colleges team too

ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 415 - 06/04/2025 19:01:20    2600811

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Lost under 17 to waterford by 6 on Saturday, lost to Dub, kk(close tight games went down by 3 to both) and offaly(by 4) all and beat laois at under 19, beaten and played terrible with terrible brand of hurling in under 20 v kk. We need to start winning games now. Even though most of them games are tight. We are still on the wrong end of them

hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1082 - 07/04/2025 07:33:50    2600882

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Replying To hunting:  "Lost under 17 to waterford by 6 on Saturday, lost to Dub, kk(close tight games went down by 3 to both) and offaly(by 4) all and beat laois at under 19, beaten and played terrible with terrible brand of hurling in under 20 v kk. We need to start winning games now. Even though most of them games are tight. We are still on the wrong end of them"
Waterford played Tipp at u17 at the weekend. They are unbeaten in Munster. Are you talking about Celtic Challenge?
I agree, we need to learn how to win the tight games.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15307 - 07/04/2025 07:45:57    2600884

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "Think it's more important to have Peter's, Good Counsel, Enniscorthy CBS, Gorey CS, FCJ, and Wexford CBS all put out 'B' teams at First Year, Second Year, Junior, and Senior level than it is to get a combined colleges team going

Wouldn't be transformative for the county team but would help out at the margins

Would make a big difference at club level though, there are likely a lot of players about who play with their club but don't get much playing time during the school year as they can make their school team, having a second team would keep these lads hurling through the winter

Would be much easier to organise logistically than a combined colleges team too"
Since the government introduced the 'Croke Park' hours lots of teachers in schools have pulled their time from training teams etc. Very short sighted approach from Government as you couldn't put that time in for your hours - Instead schools had to have meaning less meetings. Alot of TDs are former teachers but none seem to have the vision to see that these hours could be used for a lot more benefit.

There should also be a dedicated person within county board that sole focus is on development of secondary schools and co-ordination of that.

MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 175 - 07/04/2025 09:32:02    2600904

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Replying To MyOhMi:  "Since the government introduced the 'Croke Park' hours lots of teachers in schools have pulled their time from training teams etc. Very short sighted approach from Government as you couldn't put that time in for your hours - Instead schools had to have meaning less meetings. Alot of TDs are former teachers but none seem to have the vision to see that these hours could be used for a lot more benefit.

There should also be a dedicated person within county board that sole focus is on development of secondary schools and co-ordination of that."
There is a lad on the Board who is the secondary schools rep

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15307 - 07/04/2025 10:58:39    2600928

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Any word on how the seniors got on in Portugal lads? Will we have a full squad to pick from bar Conor Mac on Saturday week?

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 492 - 07/04/2025 11:23:55    2600935

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Replying To Viking66:  "What has it done for Offaly? Our minors beat theirs by double digits scores the last couple of years. Last year our u15s and u16s beat theirs by 20 and 30 points.
Last winter Offalys combined schools team lost their Leinster Senior Schools group semifinal 2-15 to 2-9 to Westmeath Schools. They never even played any of the top tier Senior A teams in Championship. Dublin South won the schools group and went on to the Senior A competition proper, and beat Peters in the QF. Lost to Kilkenny CBS in the SF. But much easier to organise in Dublin as the South Schools draws from schools only a few miles apart.
The only Offaly lads that hurled Leinster Senior schools after Xmas were the Birr lads, in Senior B, and Enniscorthy CBS beat them by 12 points in the Senior B semifinal."
Totally agree, I fail to see why they would do this. If we do it for Schools why not for clubs so that we combine the best of the club players into 6 teams and let them play against each other. I agree more effort in coaching needs to be put into schools but combining into one team 30 kids is not going to make the other 250 any better - rather the chances are they will stop or go backwards. We are always looking for quick fixes in Wexford, Ultimately we need more kids playing the game. I had a discussion with a clubmate one time about this and the approach on how to get more kids to the pitch, my answer was go into the schools and get them playing football, then bring them to the pitch for football training and have hurls and helmets there for them to use if they want to play hurling after. However way to much fear in the hurling only people about football for them to see that.

zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1938 - 07/04/2025 12:10:51    2600946

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Replying To OpenStandWall:  "A long way away yet but would be very wary of Offaly in the fourth game of the round robin, were poor in the first half today and yes Waterford looked to take their foot off the gas towards the end but they look a dogged and physical team something we struggle against, league or not. Has potential banana skin written all over it, they'll definitely feel they can get something against either ourselves or Dublin."
They have a few big lads like Duignan and Kelly up front who are lethal under a high ball too.

Past hurler (None) - Posts: 889 - 07/04/2025 12:24:56    2600950

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Replying To Past hurler:  "They have a few big lads like Duignan and Kelly up front who are lethal under a high ball too."
Sampson too

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15307 - 07/04/2025 15:03:45    2600978

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Any word on how the seniors got on in Portugal lads? Will we have a full squad to pick from bar Conor Mac on Saturday week?"
From what I hear looks like it could be games 2 or 3 before his back… hopefully we can't go into championship with a fully fit squad.. wil be interesting to see if Liam Ryan starts against Antrim or wil he save him for Dublin game.. very interested to see starting team next week.. wil he persist with Donohoe midfield??? If Liam Ryan comes straight back in who wil loose there place as I can see the 2 recks as nailed on starters… patsy has done well when called upon aswell can is not ahead of Niall Murphy… does Lawlor start wing back?? If Ryan starts I can see foley the 2 recks and Eoin Ryan joining him so it's another 2 then from Lawlor Donohoe and mcguckian

gannett83 (Wexford) - Posts: 305 - 08/04/2025 08:04:08    2601050

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Replying To gannett83:  "From what I hear looks like it could be games 2 or 3 before his back… hopefully we can't go into championship with a fully fit squad.. wil be interesting to see if Liam Ryan starts against Antrim or wil he save him for Dublin game.. very interested to see starting team next week.. wil he persist with Donohoe midfield??? If Liam Ryan comes straight back in who wil loose there place as I can see the 2 recks as nailed on starters… patsy has done well when called upon aswell can is not ahead of Niall Murphy… does Lawlor start wing back?? If Ryan starts I can see foley the 2 recks and Eoin Ryan joining him so it's another 2 then from Lawlor Donohoe and mcguckian"
Id expect Jippo to be given game time in the second half against Antrim. Not that we are under estimating Antrim its just we have so many games coming up his return has to be managed. I wouldnt mind seeing A similar back 6 to the Limerick game. Molloy deserves another start. Id rather Donohoe plays midfield again rather than full back . I think Cian Byrne may return to the starting 15 in place of Jack Redmond but wouldnt be against Jack starting either and Cian coming on for impact. I think the Galway game was being targeted for Mac's return.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 492 - 08/04/2025 09:16:15    2601055

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Id expect Jippo to be given game time in the second half against Antrim. Not that we are under estimating Antrim its just we have so many games coming up his return has to be managed. I wouldnt mind seeing A similar back 6 to the Limerick game. Molloy deserves another start. Id rather Donohoe plays midfield again rather than full back . I think Cian Byrne may return to the starting 15 in place of Jack Redmond but wouldnt be against Jack starting either and Cian coming on for impact. I think the Galway game was being targeted for Mac's return."
If the team goes well and scores well do you bring Mac straight back in to start anyway? I'm not so sure.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15307 - 08/04/2025 09:58:27    2601059

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Replying To Viking66:  "If the team goes well and scores well do you bring Mac straight back in to start anyway? I'm not so sure."
No definitely not. He'll have to earn his place back. I would love Rory to catch fire and show the country the undoubted talent he has this summer and hopefully Lee is as consistent as ever!

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 492 - 08/04/2025 10:31:20    2601062

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Id expect Jippo to be given game time in the second half against Antrim. Not that we are under estimating Antrim its just we have so many games coming up his return has to be managed. I wouldnt mind seeing A similar back 6 to the Limerick game. Molloy deserves another start. Id rather Donohoe plays midfield again rather than full back . I think Cian Byrne may return to the starting 15 in place of Jack Redmond but wouldnt be against Jack starting either and Cian coming on for impact. I think the Galway game was being targeted for Mac's return."
Liam will start the Antrim the match.

countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 785 - 08/04/2025 12:21:29    2601079

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