Cheers Zinny, interesting reading there.

I am far from an expert, so any information on this topic is good.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 09/10/2015 08:39:54    1797295

If the best excuse for the failings of hurling in this county is to blame football then we are in the gutter more than i thought. Jim Bolger should stick to what he is good at training horses

hurlorhurley (Wexford) - Posts: 1660 - 09/10/2015 09:43:16    1797313

flack

It's exactly the same in Dublin, but in reverse, Liam. Paddy Christie, minor football manager,it is said wont accept dual players. Is that football bullsh@t so?

It is quite common now in Dublin duel code clubs, my own has had "issues" with football management insisting on players only playing one code. Which is why Minor is a good time for duel players to go one way. The Dublin senior football panel is littered with talented hurlers who will never ever get a run out when it actually matters. Yeah would prefer at Minor county players been asked to choose.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 09/10/2015 14:43:38    1797509

Agree, arock. It'll work out much better for our senior hurling team, and we won't waste resources and effort developing players who will never line out(and ad you said, a lot won't even get a chance on the football team). I think the idea backfired on paddy anyway, we ended up with our weakest minor football team in a while, and next years doesn't look much better (for now). It also backfired in limerick and I'm sure it would in wexford

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 09/10/2015 17:19:33    1797555

I would tend to agree with this review.
Saying that one code doesnt compete with the other is pie in the sky stuff really.
Reality bites, and the reality is that its almost impossible for both codes to co exist peacefully, and thrive.
Tipperary hurling watch out.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 10/10/2015 15:20:41    1797703

Well they say madness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. hurlorhurley, this is to benefit both codes and nothing to say it cant be changed back.
I doubt those in Limerick would say JP should stick to the horses....nor would I for JB.....

Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 13/10/2015 18:39:22    1798510

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Ah the old chestnut from Wexford. Trust me this is as old as time itself in Wexford, every time our hurlers struggle the same thing comes out "its football lads, thats the problem im telling ye its football" only this time they actually got a committee to come up with it.

Its the old lazy analysis that comes out every time, boring, predictable and so far from identifying the actual issues its scary. Heres the thing, we have struggled at minor level at hurling yet when these lads have gone up to U21 level under JJ Doyle they have 3 Leinsters in a row, why is that Football? I dont think so.

We have had a previous chairman sending out letters to prominent dual clubs asking them to concentrate on football only as prioritisation is the way to go yet we have 2 prominent Hurling only Clubs in the county. One of these hasnt a single hurler on the senior or under 21 panel and was damn lucky not be relegated to Intermediate the other has one player at U21 level.

The problem is plain and simple, our coaching standards are not up to scratch, plain and simply nothing else and until thats adressed it will remain an issue

Absolutely. Plus, when one looks at the makeup of this investigating committee, you couldn't take anything they say seriously.

icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2550 - 16/11/2015 16:22:06    1807646