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The way the last couple of round of the Senior have panned out, there a really big chance for Tinahely to drive on and do back to back titles and possibly set up a three in a row. The pattern of last year is being repeated in that teams who had strong league and/or early group phase form have fell by the wayside and Tinahely look to be timing their run nicely like last year.

Hawkeye2 (Wicklow) - Posts: 169 - 02/09/2025 11:24:14    2634586

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I believe the draws for all the football championships are on tonight. Baltinglass v AGB and Tinahely v Carnew is my prediction.

Intermediate
Hollywood v Aughrim
Laragh v Avondale

They will be real local derby's

kodak13 (Wicklow) - Posts: 101 - 02/09/2025 12:41:59    2634598

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Replying To wicklowsupport:  "Three form team: AGB, Tinahely and Carnew plus a battle hardened championship - Baltinglass came through over the weekend. Based upon what I've seen, I think Tinahely are timing their run plus the experience of winning the championship last year will make them favourites to win this year's competition. I have alot of sympathy for Kiltegan. They could easily be in the semi-final. I detest this notion that a championship game is decided using a penalty shootout when the county final probably won't be played until October. I disagree with a high fence being reinstalled around the county ground's pitch. I've followed GAA matches in Wicklow for over forty years; during this time one club has been involved in most of the unsavoury episodes. What happened on Saturday should be the final straw, severe punishment needs to be imposed on the culprits so these incidents stop."
Its the same with most counties, they have that one club that can't behave themselves. We have it here in Kildare club hurling too. Yet nothing gets done about it, and so it continues.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2505 - 02/09/2025 13:53:33    2634613

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Replying To Bon:  "Its the same with most counties, they have that one club that can't behave themselves. We have it here in Kildare club hurling too. Yet nothing gets done about it, and so it continues."
There's more than one club at it in co Wicklow Annacurra,glenealy,Carnew and Rathnew have all had issues over the last few years. No place for it in modern day football.

Albundy19 (Wicklow) - Posts: 109 - 02/09/2025 20:31:29    2634669

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There's certainly no shrinking violets in Rathnew, but to suggest that discipline issues start & end with Rathnew is way off the mark. There's very few clubs can consider themselves exemplary in disciplinary matters.

Basically, you have as much indiscipline as is tolerated and we've unfortunately had generational mismanagement of our games across most administrative functions but particularly in regard to discipline enforcement.

Hawkeye2 (Wicklow) - Posts: 169 - 03/09/2025 01:22:32    2634694

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