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Replying To OpenStandWall:  "Sad to see Liam Og go but his time has probably come, owes this county nothing. His performances against Clare and Waterford in 2014 were unreal and Kilkenny in 2023 to all but save us from the brink won't be forgotten. The county's loss will be our gain on the club scene."
Mogie was a fantastic servant . His performances against Clare in Ennis and in the Park in 2014 will live long in the memory. He was outstanding in 2023 and is one of the main reasons we weren't relegated to Joe Mac on that dramatic day against Kilkenny. I will never forget the roar in Croke Park after his point against Kilkenny in 2019 following Fannings goal.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 415 - 21/01/2025 18:06:35    2586845

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Replying To Timbertony:  "Id be somewhat stunned if Cillian Byrne is anywhere near physically ready for this level. Not doubting his ability at all but he looked very light when I last saw him play."
I think so too would expect someone like Tucker Kinsella who has a few years s and c with the senior squad to start

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 415 - 21/01/2025 18:20:05    2586848

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Thanks Liam og, Diarmuid and Matthew, absolute titans among men and they leave owing absolutely nothing to Wexford. It's also looking unlikely that Liam Ryan will ever get back to a level of consistently being available for selection which is a huge issue for us going forward after losing so much experience already. This is just my opinion but I'd be very tempted to move on without Conor McDonald and Jack O Connor. In McDonald's case he certainly peaked as a hurler at an early age but in the last few years in particular he's been a shadow of his former self and I think we could do with moving on without him. Jack O Connor has never performed consistently since day one and is certainly not good enough to keep including in the squad for 1 good outing in the league campaign. Both are also up around the 30 mark if I'm not mistaken so their best years are definitely behind.

Rossiters hand has been been forced to a certain extent with the retirements and so on but he's on a long contract so he needs to just start building a squad capable of consistently competing for Leinster championships and once we have that level of consistency then we can start thinking of bigger prizes.

Let's be honest here and say that the team which won Leinster in 19 most definitely was a good batch of hurlers but they couldn't/didn't deliver the trophies to match their undoubted potential/ability. Obviously a big part of that was down to Fitzgerald's lack of interest in building a panel but I think it's time now that Keith starts a complete rebuild of the team and the squad because the previous one hasn't delivered full stop.

YellowShadeOfPurple (Wexford) - Posts: 37 - 21/01/2025 18:34:25    2586852

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Mogie was a fantastic servant . His performances against Clare in Ennis and in the Park in 2014 will live long in the memory. He was outstanding in 2023 and is one of the main reasons we weren't relegated to Joe Mac on that dramatic day against Kilkenny. I will never forget the roar in Croke Park after his point against Kilkenny in 2019 following Fannings goal."
100% agree on all counts.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3291 - 21/01/2025 19:49:04    2586862

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A rebuild in progress . Lets just get behind them regardless of what happens . We need to be patient snd let the team develop if it does nt go well we should not criticise or abandon our responsibility . As ultimately the county teams reflect the effort from all of us that are involved in any way with clubs , schools or even our children . The players are a product of our effort or lack of .
Don't forget today effort those lads on the panel are putting in the gym the dark wet cold nights of fitness training etc . whilst we are at home in front of a fire writing these posts as if we know the answers.
The developmenymg of a player a team a panel a backroom team is complex and demanding so let's give them time and a chance to develop . We do our part by giving them every support we can .

The very best of luck to all the lads retiring liam og , dok . Mattew and anyone else that left the panel that may have went unnoticed due to lack of game time or profile they have put in as much effort as anyone.
Thank you for some great days but mostly thank you for the dedication, effort and sacrifice ye made over the years . We are as a county forever grateful and proud to call ye Wexford men .
Hope liam Ryan makes a full recovery and whether he ever hurls again i hope he does nt have any lasting problems.
Nothing but admiration for anyone that puts in rhe commitment needed nowadays for intercounty .

Formertownie (Wexford) - Posts: 319 - 21/01/2025 21:44:56    2586879

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Replying To YellowShadeOfPurple:  "Thanks Liam og, Diarmuid and Matthew, absolute titans among men and they leave owing absolutely nothing to Wexford. It's also looking unlikely that Liam Ryan will ever get back to a level of consistently being available for selection which is a huge issue for us going forward after losing so much experience already. This is just my opinion but I'd be very tempted to move on without Conor McDonald and Jack O Connor. In McDonald's case he certainly peaked as a hurler at an early age but in the last few years in particular he's been a shadow of his former self and I think we could do with moving on without him. Jack O Connor has never performed consistently since day one and is certainly not good enough to keep including in the squad for 1 good outing in the league campaign. Both are also up around the 30 mark if I'm not mistaken so their best years are definitely behind.

Rossiters hand has been been forced to a certain extent with the retirements and so on but he's on a long contract so he needs to just start building a squad capable of consistently competing for Leinster championships and once we have that level of consistency then we can start thinking of bigger prizes.

Let's be honest here and say that the team which won Leinster in 19 most definitely was a good batch of hurlers but they couldn't/didn't deliver the trophies to match their undoubted potential/ability. Obviously a big part of that was down to Fitzgerald's lack of interest in building a panel but I think it's time now that Keith starts a complete rebuild of the team and the squad because the previous one hasn't delivered full stop."
Not sure it would be wise to drop Mac and Jacko from the panel this year at all. We've lost Mogie , Dee and Matt and will be without Jippo for the league. We need some sort of experience in the panel to help the young lads along.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 415 - 22/01/2025 09:23:52    2586900

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Replying To hunting:  "Fanning
Reck whelan Donohue
E, Ryan, molloy c foley
Hearne, rowley
K foley, Rory, CBD
C Byrne, casey, Cillian Byrne

But I think that won't be the starting team.
I see a small clip of the waterford game and e ryan had number 7. Donohue no 6, hearne 8 and N murphy no 4. So I say that could be the same Saturday.

Under 20 playing at 2 or 2 30 in St Peters free entry against Cork if anyone wants to go in early.

Also, I heard the primary school teachers are meeting in wexford park at 2 to go through with the county board representatives what is the best option to promote hurling in primary schools."
It's not easy trying to pick a team at the minute with how depleted we are, but in fairness he experimented a lot last year so hopefully that pays off.

There will be a bit of pressure on Rory straight away to lead the attack.

It would be tough for Whelan to start full back, id prefer to see Foley there, or we could possibly see Shane Reck just for the sake of experience.

Molloy is a good fit for 6 in the future but a tough ask at his level of experience he's less exposed on the wing. I'd be very worried if Donohue wears 6 but not seeing loads of alternatives at the moment.

Less worried about midfield as I'd have huge confidence in hearne.

We might need to start Lawlor in the forwards

I'm not even going to try to name the 15

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3291 - 22/01/2025 10:34:46    2586914

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Not sure it would be wise to drop Mac and Jacko from the panel this year at all. We've lost Mogie , Dee and Matt and will be without Jippo for the league. We need some sort of experience in the panel to help the young lads along."
Jacko won't be back for most of the League anyway. Mac is in the panel but apparently injured again. There's plenty others in or around the panel the last 6 or 9 years to provide leadership. Of lads who would be likely starters Lee, Rory, Damien, Shane, Jippo, Kevin Foley, Dwyer, etc are all 26 and older. Then there are others like Dunbar, Dooley, Mark etc who are there a long time too.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14387 - 22/01/2025 10:43:39    2586915

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Crazy talk of dropping Jack and conor. No way we need them all lad

hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1040 - 22/01/2025 10:44:09    2586916

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Replying To Viking66:  "Jacko won't be back for most of the League anyway. Mac is in the panel but apparently injured again. There's plenty others in or around the panel the last 6 or 9 years to provide leadership. Of lads who would be likely starters Lee, Rory, Damien, Shane, Jippo, Kevin Foley, Dwyer, etc are all 26 and older. Then there are others like Dunbar, Dooley, Mark etc who are there a long time too."
Still think Mac and Jacko are worth their place. Mac in particular had a lot of good games last year.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 415 - 22/01/2025 10:51:16    2586920

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Not sure it would be wise to drop Mac and Jacko from the panel this year at all. We've lost Mogie , Dee and Matt and will be without Jippo for the league. We need some sort of experience in the panel to help the young lads along."
I understand where you're coming from I really do but I don't think either have contributed enough over the past 3 years etc to be keeping them around the panel. As I said just my opinion, both very talented on their day but that day has become less and less frequent unfortunately.

YellowShadeOfPurple (Wexford) - Posts: 37 - 22/01/2025 10:56:04    2586921

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "It's not easy trying to pick a team at the minute with how depleted we are, but in fairness he experimented a lot last year so hopefully that pays off.

There will be a bit of pressure on Rory straight away to lead the attack.

It would be tough for Whelan to start full back, id prefer to see Foley there, or we could possibly see Shane Reck just for the sake of experience.

Molloy is a good fit for 6 in the future but a tough ask at his level of experience he's less exposed on the wing. I'd be very worried if Donohue wears 6 but not seeing loads of alternatives at the moment.

Less worried about midfield as I'd have huge confidence in hearne.

We might need to start Lawlor in the forwards

I'm not even going to try to name the 15"
Foley got roasted there the last League outing against them. I'd rather see Daragh Kehoe there if hes able and not injured after playing Fitzgibbon. Shane struggles against taller lads. No point trying to name a team as we don't know how lads are going, or even if they are available.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14387 - 22/01/2025 11:15:55    2586926

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Still think Mac and Jacko are worth their place. Mac in particular had a lot of good games last year."
Mac was poor enough in the big games tbh.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14387 - 22/01/2025 11:16:26    2586927

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Replying To YellowShadeOfPurple:  "I understand where you're coming from I really do but I don't think either have contributed enough over the past 3 years etc to be keeping them around the panel. As I said just my opinion, both very talented on their day but that day has become less and less frequent unfortunately."
I get what you're saying but I just don't think we have the luxury of leaving lads like that out.

Personally thought Mac was really effective last year, particularly in nowlan park. If anything we need to be mixing up our play a little better to suit him. He's just so dangerous around the goal if we can make any bit of space.

His scoring record is Betty than most of what we have to be fair to him.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3291 - 22/01/2025 11:19:46    2586928

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Replying To Viking66:  "Mac was poor enough in the big games tbh."
I thought he played pretty well against Kilkenny and 2024 was his best championship for a few years. He was poor against Clare however

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 415 - 22/01/2025 11:47:26    2586931

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "I get what you're saying but I just don't think we have the luxury of leaving lads like that out.

Personally thought Mac was really effective last year, particularly in nowlan park. If anything we need to be mixing up our play a little better to suit him. He's just so dangerous around the goal if we can make any bit of space.

His scoring record is Betty than most of what we have to be fair to him."
Fully agree Mac is still the best full forward in the county

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 415 - 22/01/2025 11:49:30    2586932

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "I thought he played pretty well against Kilkenny and 2024 was his best championship for a few years. He was poor against Clare however"
The whole team and structure fell apart when Rory got sent off though in fairness.

We still never know how that game v Clare would of panned out of stayed 15 v 15.

Past hurler (None) - Posts: 852 - 22/01/2025 13:20:33    2586945

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Replying To Past hurler:  "The whole team and structure fell apart when Rory got sent off though in fairness.

We still never know how that game v Clare would of panned out of stayed 15 v 15."
We don't but safe enough to say they'd have won albeit a closer game.

2023 was a good indicator.

Not that we've played all that often but it's amazing we've only managed one win and two draws against them in the championship since the first meeting in 2002.

Hammered in 05/06

Draw in 13, well beaten after extra time

Draw/win in 14

The rest are a bit of a blur to be honest. Is it 3 more times and lost them all?

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3291 - 22/01/2025 14:06:25    2586962

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Replying To Past hurler:  "The whole team and structure fell apart when Rory got sent off though in fairness.

We still never know how that game v Clare would of panned out of stayed 15 v 15."
That is true we were right in the game until Rorys red

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 415 - 22/01/2025 14:23:04    2586968

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "I get what you're saying but I just don't think we have the luxury of leaving lads like that out.

Personally thought Mac was really effective last year, particularly in nowlan park. If anything we need to be mixing up our play a little better to suit him. He's just so dangerous around the goal if we can make any bit of space.

His scoring record is Betty than most of what we have to be fair to him."
He needs to work harder. As in make more runs out even if the ball isn't played to him at the end of his run out. He gives up. He isn't able to get the better of any top intercounty fullback under a dropping ball, but few forwards are these days. Fullbacks aren't expected to catch the ball any more, they are expected to break it back and make sure the full forward doesn't get it. He did do ok in Nowlan Park, but not as well as Cian Byrne for example.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14387 - 22/01/2025 17:17:35    2586999

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