Viking, you go on as if everything is Dublin v Wexford. Dublin are not the barometer. Who beat who how many times and how often Wexford have beaten us is neither here nor there if Wexford are serious about competing with the top counties. Who beat who in what individual head-to-head game matters not if neither pick up a cup at the end of it. Other than that its ifs buts.........
But since you are sabre rattling about head to heads and this good Laois u20 side, here were Laois's results for last year at u20: Laois 0-08 - 1-28 Galway (23 point loss) Offaly 1-25 - 0-14 Laois (14 point loss) Kildare 2-16 Laois 1-24 (11 point win) Wexford 1-18 - 1-24 Laois (6 point win) Kilkenny 0-26 Laois 1-09 (14 point loss) They were so good the beat Wexford and Kildare and were hammered by everyone else? That more Laois men are alive than Dublin with All-Ireland medals matters zilch. You need to stop living in the past.
If there is one thing I've never heard any Dublin hurling player or supporter being accused of is arrogance! And its not entitlement, its expectation and they need to be higher than justifying a shambles and the loss with "they were good at minor". Results show how good they were.
I would expect Wexford to be beating Dublin more often than not. Time and again I have explained the GAA is nothing to do with population, its to do with tradition. The expectation should be for Wexford to be winning at least 2-3 Leinsters per decade at minor/u20/senior and winning 1 All-Ireland and if they don't do that then the county as a whole needs to ask why. I was talking to a Tipp man in work this evening and he said they get scathing criticism when they don't come out of Munster any given year. Are Wexford a bit too thin skinned and sensitive? "We can't criticise players because they try their best". To me, you have to be forever striving to do better even when you win. This is why the top counties are so successful. They never rest on their laurels and are thick skinned and come back with a chip on their shoulder.
Look living in Wexford I want to see Wexford succeed, 2019 was a great Summer. But I think hard questions need to be asked and answered every year and if a few noses are put out of joint then tough.
By the way - don't go to the Neller on Saturday week. Its in HQ, we decided to give you a chance to win it ;) arrogance, wha!
Replying To BarneyGrant: "As outside observer, I don't think Wexford are in a bad a situation as some seem to.
They have full points and the two crucial games remain those against ourselves and Clare. For which i imagine the match day panel will be significantly stronger.
Seems to me you have a few good finds as well, which was even evident in the Oulart game a few weeks ago.
All to play for yet. Don't think anyone our end be assuming anything other than tough close affair in Croke Park."
Don't think you ever had much negative to say about us in fairness to you Barney.
Replying To ElGranSenor: "Just had a look back at it and it says that we came 8th and Down came 6th and that only us and Waterford were relegated in 1993/'94
Replying To ElGranSenor: "Just had a look back at it and it says that we came 8th and Down came 6th and that only us and Waterford were relegated in 1993/'94
But in 1994/'95, Down were in Division 2 with us
How did that happen?"
If you're talking about the Wikipedia page for the 1993/'94 season, it's wrong.
It just has Wexford & Waterford marked in as being relegated from Div. 1, and only Clare & Kilkenny marked in as being promoted from Division 2. But for a couple of years, there was actually a three up/three down system.
Down (third from bottom in Div. 1 that year) were relegated as well, and Laois (third in Div. 2) joined Clare & Kilkenny in being promoted.
Look again at the Wikipedia page for the following season now (1994/'95), and you'll see it has three teams marked as being relegated/promoted between the divisions all right.
How do I remember all this? Was in college at the time with a lad who hurled for Kerry. They ended up taking third spot and being promoted to Division 1. I still remember how excited he was about it.