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Replying To Tadhg2020:  "
Replying To Pikeman96:  "Do you actually mean that "in Limerick, in spite of all the JP gossip, that the are definitely <u><b>not</b></u> treated the same"? Just asking since you go on to say there's such a difference that they try to avoid even having both squads at the same venue. It's genuinely the case here that our football squads get all the same supports as our hurling ones. Yes, there were a few controversies a few years ago over things like "the Minor hurlers got training tops and other gear, but the Minor footballers didn't", but that was through what used to be a separate Supporters Club that wasn't actually part of official Wexford GAA at the time, and that "went rogue" a few times. And while it used often be said at year end (and maybe still can be said sometimes) that "there was more money spent on the hurlers than the footballers", that was mainly because the hurlers were generally involved in competition for longer, at least up to the introduction of the group stage in the Tailteann Cup. The spend per week was roughly the same on both codes - just used to be the case that the hurlers were in action for more weeks."</div>Yes I do mean that. The footballers dont get treated badly or anything but the hurlers do get looked after a lot better."
That really isnt the case here currently from a Board point of view.
The big difference is public support, and commercial support, which are both far higher for our hurlers than our footballers. The Board can't make the public or sponsors prefer football.
The reality here is that hurling supports football financially.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18941 - 27/03/2026 16:10:56    2663512

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