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Replying To Collio:  "Outside of the hurlers who isn't in that should be for the footballers? Not sure why we always try put them down."
As I a said above I'm not putting the footballers down at all. I'm making the factual comment that the footballers are always missing some.

Players have their own reasons for not committing and in each case that's 100% fair enough. They're amateurs. And so are the hurlers.

I'm not going to name players for that very reason. They all have their own reasons. Some prefer to play soccer in the local pub league, others are studying for exams, others want to concentrate solely on their club, some are building a house, some are working away from Carlow and it's too much to get back to train for county and so on. All valid reasons. It's great that the hurlers aren't affected in the same way. That's my point.

Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1849 - 16/05/2026 12:50:58    2673289

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Replying To Onion Breath:  "As I a said above I'm not putting the footballers down at all. I'm making the factual comment that the footballers are always missing some.

Players have their own reasons for not committing and in each case that's 100% fair enough. They're amateurs. And so are the hurlers.

I'm not going to name players for that very reason. They all have their own reasons. Some prefer to play soccer in the local pub league, others are studying for exams, others want to concentrate solely on their club, some are building a house, some are working away from Carlow and it's too much to get back to train for county and so on. All valid reasons. It's great that the hurlers aren't affected in the same way. That's my point."
Sorry it just came across as a needless swipe but the fact that the hurlers can consistently punch above their weight definitely helps massively with it. Very little glory in the footballers consistently playing division 4, not getting championship wins and throw in the odd pummelling. Hurlers on the other hand have success in Christy ring and Joe Mc the last 20 years, big matches in the Leinster championship and big days out.

If things change and we become more consistent and better days out with the footballers, you'll see more people committing despite those things going on in their personal lives.

CarlowJuniorB (Clare) - Posts: 168 - 16/05/2026 13:31:20    2673295

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