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I wonder would Rossiter consider putting Liam Ryan into the half forwards. At times.on Sunday Carlow only had 1 or 2 players in full forward.
WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 196 - 13/05/2024 11:52:05 2544460 Link 0 |
I think that's a little harsh on Antrim to be honest. They were well in that game until the last ten minutes. The importance of home advantage for them can't be overstated. They were very unlucky against Dublin in the League and got a result against Clare too. Not making excuses either but they do have hurlers and in the right circumstances they can trouble teams. The hardest step to take is maintaining the level consistently over a few games as we well know. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2819 - 13/05/2024 12:05:27 2544466 Link 0 |
Absolutely not. Ryan is the vital cog in our defence. Look what happened when he wasn't playing against Dublin and Antrim. If Jippo had played in those two games I firmly believe we would now be sitting on 6 points instead of 3. Carlow would try to exploit our full back line with high dropping balls on top of a weakened defence without Jippo. I can't really understand why you would suggest such a move. Bottom line is keep Ryan in his best position at all times. Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 324 - 13/05/2024 12:16:47 2544472 Link 0 |
Can't say I saw the Carlow result against Kilkenny coming but the upshot is that we now face an even more confident Carlow BUT the mission remains the same, to come out with a win. wexford2012 (Wexford) - Posts: 70 - 13/05/2024 12:30:39 2544480 Link 0 |
Not harsh Doyler, just stating facts. In 2 games they lost by a total of 52 points. It's true though they don't travel well. They always play well in corrigan Park but when on the road they tend to collapse. Again I must stress unless they are playing us yellowbellies. Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 324 - 13/05/2024 12:40:33 2544485 Link 0 |
You're are being very kind their Doyler. Ignore the league completely , it has 0 relevance to the championship the way the season has shortenned. Antrim have good hurlers but this year particularly they cant play at all outside of Belfast- getting beaten by 20 and 32 points when away from home shows us they cant compete at this level consistently. They beat Wexford but Wexford can take a lot of credit for that as they were so poor on the day. OasisorBlur (Wexford) - Posts: 36 - 13/05/2024 12:50:10 2544488 Link 0 |
Very simple really, if we underestimate Carlow just like Kilkenny did then we will we on a hiding to nothing. tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1360 - 13/05/2024 12:56:59 2544492 Link 0 |
Yeah the league is a bit of a joke really. Useful for trying out lads before the serious stuff in the championship. Teams just don't want to get relegated and won't be too worried if they àre not in the knockout stages. It's all about the championship really. Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 324 - 13/05/2024 13:46:52 2544505 Link 0 |
As said elsewhere, will most likely come down to how much Wexford beat Carlow by compared to how much Cats beat Wexford by V how much defeats by Cats and Galway eats into Dublin's score difference. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2756 - 13/05/2024 13:51:31 2544507 Link 0 |
I this a serious post?
countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 645 - 13/05/2024 13:53:58 2544511 Link 0 |
Id agree Jippo has to be full back. Presuming we are without Jacko on Sunday id expect us to start with Fanning Eoin Ryan Jippo S Reck ( Man Marking Mouse Kavanagh) Hanlon ( Possibly on Chris Nolan) D Reck C Foley Lawlor Hearne K Foley/Dunbar Chin Mogie Tucker/Casey Mac ROC Id agree with other posters we need to bring huge aggression and intensity around the middle third. Carlow will back and crowd the middle third and we must look up in the backs and use the ball. I think we will have a purple patch during the game and the outcome will be decided if we put the foot on the throat and if we dont Carlow will grow in confidence it could be a very difficult afternoon. Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 234 - 13/05/2024 16:59:17 2544550 Link 0 |
Not getting ahead of ourselves or anything, but the head to head over the last 7 years would have us favourites in Kilkenny. Have to get past Carlow first Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2819 - 13/05/2024 17:03:51 2544553 Link 0 |
We weren't good but we were in control for 59 minutes. I'd argue that if they could have produced the same aggression in Parnell for 70 minutes it wouldn't have ended like that. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2819 - 13/05/2024 17:06:14 2544554 Link 0 |
Would still have Kilkenny favourites in Nowlan Park but very marginal. A lot will depend on if they get Mullen, Cody , Carey and Deegan back. Im nearly afraid to look past Sunday given we have to be fully focused on that first. We have proven before we arent good enough to play these teams and win if we are not fully at it .
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 234 - 13/05/2024 17:13:22 2544558 Link 0 |
Having seen all the teams this year so far I don't see any reason why ye can't beat Kilkenny or Galway Barney. But if your lads don't believe they can then they won't.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12505 - 13/05/2024 17:27:14 2544562 Link 0 |
Collateral form doesn't really mean much does it? Teams are winning games they know they have to are losing games in which they perhaps approach opponents with less than due respect. I doubt Wexford will be caught again, by Carlow i mean.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2756 - 13/05/2024 18:00:05 2544569 Link 0 |
hmmm
Glensboy (Antrim) - Posts: 299 - 13/05/2024 18:10:47 2544573 Link 0 |
hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 970 - 13/05/2024 20:33:15 2544589 Link 0 |
Me not believing they will win has nothing to do with the team, nor will have any influence on them. Dublin haven't suddenly become a good team by hammering a pretty bad one, no harm to them. Home advantage and the Kilkenny injuries and suspension (straight red I think?) give us a chance, but bookies have us at more or less same price as Antrim were on Saturday and while i don't think we'll be beaten by 20 points, it will take a massive effort to win. I will say, that MD seems to have judged it better than I believed and pretty much ignored league in favour of getting best team out for Summer and heads right. First signs of that were a couple of challenge games. Certainly lucky to get a point in Wexford but then again they kept battling. Similarly against Carlow they held out well against a team that is clearly no slouch although I fancy Wexford to win with a bit to spare. It really is unpredictable though, Wexford are perfect example of that. Capable of beating genuine All Ireland contenders and then the week before or after losing to teams who are nowhere near that level. Makes for great excitement, but also heartbreak and woe! BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2756 - 13/05/2024 20:55:18 2544592 Link 0 |
You are watching hurling a long time Barney. Its not just today or yesterday we get caught out. Could happen Sunday like a shot.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12505 - 13/05/2024 21:01:14 2544595 Link 0 |