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Best Bets Of The Weekend. - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Greengrass: "Message to admin, no threads on betting should be allowed on this forum. Addiction to betting causes terrible anguish for people and their families." This is bit Nanny state obviously gambling to excess isnt good but neither is drinking smoking drugs and eating to much.
jiminycricket (National) - 26/05/2023 11:06:01
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "In my earlier post regarding the abject home support I mentioned that people will always have an excuse and some of the replies bear that out. The game yesterday wasn't on Clubber so that's not an argument, prices are fixed by Croke Park so as Bluelake pointed out it's the same for every county, blaming matches being fixed for All Ireland final day hardly fair, supporters are supposed to be cheering the players, not Frank Mescall and Keith Quinn, the tea and coffee facilities could be better but there's plenty of coffee shops nearby to buy coffee beforehand, we're certainly All Ireland champions at making excuses, Louth supporters had far greater expense yesterday with diesel, food etc, it's not as if we'll fill half the Clones stand on Sunday next, yesterday a very inexperienced side produced a stirring display that deserved audible support, the Louth supporters outshouted us throughout." The facilities aren't good enough in Cusack and tea and coffee facilities should be a minimum theres alot of simple things Westmeath could improve on starting with lights in the toilets . Alot of club teams in Westmeath do a much better job at hosting games.
jiminycricket (National) - 27/01/2025 17:40:58
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BigSur: "Roscommon's Niall Daly is the lead I believe with Tormey involved also.
I presume the likes of Rosemount, Caulry, Castledaly and Moate are well represented.
Bound to be be a few Offaly players too." There's a 6-7 Moate lads 3 Tubber 2 Ballycumber 2 Rosemount 1 Caulry 1 Ballymore.
jiminycricket (National) - 01/02/2023 17:04:49
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To mickcunningham: "winning on sunday is a must , but i wouldnt bank on it . i didnt like the attitude of some of our players on sunday and sam mcartins show of petulance greatly surprised me . this will be a test of the management skills of dessie and john keane . looking forward to pearse park" Mcartin since coming into the Westmeath side has been excellent but he probably regrets firing the gumshield into the stand but these things happen but the steward shouldn't have been sent by whoever sent them to get it.
jiminycricket (National) - 02/02/2023 11:59:15
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "We also have approx 800 club footballers who would like championship action to start, the club set up doesn't revolve around 30 inter county players. The first weekend is football, then hurling alternately until championship quarter finals, there's no free weekend according to fixture planner sent out to clubs, if we don't start immediately we face midweek games which proved an issue last year. The clubs have minimum 5 fixtures so a player missing on hols for a match is bearable, The Downs are missing Niall Mitchell for next two months as he's in America but our club members not bleating about it. He'll be back for last round, Lough Lene Gaels missing Jogger likewise but have to cope, plenty of lads travelling or on J1s, a lad on hols is the least of a club's worries." what club players want is clarity and to be properly prepared not told monday they could be playing friday, lads have to be able to plan around things like work and the current state of affairs isnt helping.
jiminycricket (National) - 08/06/2023 16:47:36
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "Clubs received match schedule approx 4-5 weeks ago according to club Secretary" It's ridiculous clubs don't have fixtures it's very simple send them out with the provision if Westmeath qualify they won't be on players need to know as do mgt to plan their week leading into it a lot of players have work etc
jiminycricket (National) - 13/06/2023 16:50:39
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Upforthegame23: "I have to agree, clubs might get somewhere close to 10k each, in the current climate that's not huge money. All going to the centre of excellence only makes sense. Ultimately clubs are going to have to fundraise for the coe anyway. Wouldn't JP money be a massive help, but rather than give county board a free run, let them match fund it. A COE will help all clubs in county" Nonsense 10k might not be alot for the Lomans the downs etc. But what benefit is a centre of excellence for the Loughnavalleys of this world be it would be better for them to have the money to put towards a GPO or developments in their club .
jiminycricket (National) - 20/01/2024 11:22:50
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Meridian: "Vulture Clubs? How can neighbouring Clubs be vultures to a Club that has never had an underage team? That is a bizarre comment. Parents are well able to decide upon who their child plays with and in most instances makes the initial contact to whatever Club they want their children to play with. When the local club has no team what are those parents to do? ....not play at all until the children are adults?
One could to a 360 on this and ask how is such a Club able to field at adult level with no underage and in such a setup how many of that team are even from the area?" Go through the clubs in Westmeath and see lads who are playing with clubs in an area they are not living that have underage teams. Westmeath is a free for all with no parish rule. In most counties that cant happen.
jiminycricket (National) - 23/01/2024 09:47:26
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WmeathWarrior: "Oh I'll give up don't worry. I'll talk to the wall instead it's more open minded here. You're missing the point. People don't come… they would come if it was €5, it's that simple. The intake for the county board would be the same. I'm not trying to swindle the county board out of money, it would make them more. Do you get that? You are Entitled to your opinion. No problem there at all. I'd just rather be at a match with 500 people there as opposed to 50. That's really my point. Oh well. And let's be real, the Cusack Park toilets would suggest we are indeed still in 1994. I'm not disregarding the entertainment and the quality these lads on the pitch give us, that's not the issue here. People are genuinely looking at expenses to the fine detail in this day and age because they have to. I think if they trialed a €5 gate for a weekend they would be shocked at the turn out and more importantly for them, the intake. End of story lol." I've never heard of anyone saying the price of club games has determined whether they go to a match or not possibly for a small minority but if the tickets are half the price theres zero evidence to suggest you will have twice the crowd.
jiminycricket (National) - 23/07/2024 12:52:12
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Convert2: "Strange to see gambling odds being quoted on a GAA forum with all the issues it raises. I know in this case it being used to highlight the perceived chances for each team. Really down to what team really wants it on the day and that makes it so interesting a final. Both there on merit despite what some on forum here have said, both well capable of beating each other." most here are adults gambling addiction can be serious no doubt but giving a price on a team is hardly pushing gambling.
jiminycricket (National) - 01/10/2024 10:10:40
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To jobber: "Comfortable win in Kilcormac against an Offaly who as usual blew themselves up.Bigger tests ahead .Sets us Up nicely for the other neighbours at home next wednesday.9 points from Finn Duffy." Ridiculous comment Offaly haven't been going well and a lot of our stronger footballers were playing hurling . Well done Westmeath better team tonight but to say we were blowing ourselves up is ridiculous.
jiminycricket (National) - 26/03/2025 22:24:00
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