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Replying To carlowman: "Some decent positives as well for senior hurling. Carlow Town won the intermediate and will play senior next year. One or two of their players might be asked in to the county panel as well. Naomh Eoin won the MH and that is a very positive sign for them after many barren years. Yes MLR are the dominat force but St Mullins ran them close in the final and perhaps if they had taken their goal chances would have won ! Naomh Brid got a win too. Not all doom and glooml !" I'm delighted to see Carlow Town and Naomh Brid progress, but the we have to be realistic and understand that their players are generally football first. That's why a Myshall or St Mullins minor win is worth 3 Carlow Town minor wins, because you know those lads will stick at hurling. And, yes, Mullins losing to MLR's 2nd team is very worrying. I fear when they lose Marty and James Doyle, things might start to get very one sided. CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 1156 - 02/11/2026 17:00:31 2699294 Link
Replying To CARPS: "I'm delighted to see Carlow Town and Naomh Brid progress, but the we have to be realistic and understand that their players are generally football first. That's why a Myshall or St Mullins minor win is worth 3 Carlow Town minor wins, because you know those lads will stick at hurling. And, yes, Mullins losing to MLR's 2nd team is very worrying. I fear when they lose Marty and James Doyle, things might start to get very one sided." I would agree with the first part of your statement that the town lads generally choose football first but this group in Carlow town seem to buck that trend bar a few. However to say a Naomh Eoin or St. Mullins Minor is Worth three Carlow Town minors is a fairly outlandish statement. icarlowt (Carlow) - Posts: 8 - 02/11/2026 20:05:14 2699305 Link
Replying To icarlowt: "I would agree with the first part of your statement that the town lads generally choose football first but this group in Carlow town seem to buck that trend bar a few. However to say a Naomh Eoin or St. Mullins Minor is Worth three Carlow Town minors is a fairly outlandish statement." Right so. Carlow Town won the minor in 2002, how many established county players did we get off that team? St Mullins won it in 2011, how many did we get off that? CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 1156 - 04/11/2026 17:03:09 2699432 Link
Replying To CARPS: "Right so. Carlow Town won the minor in 2002, how many established county players did we get off that team? St Mullins won it in 2011, how many did we get off that?" Underage wins aren't a good indicator of future success. There's an insane drop off of young lads from minor to adult across the county which should be looked at especially for those at bigger clubs. CarlowJuniorB (Clare) - Posts: 243 - 04/11/2026 21:42:14 2699453 Link
Replying To Carlowtothecore1: "Mlr's u21 B team have done that over past 3/4 years and put it up to Naomh Brid, Carlow town and Bagenalstown previously also. It's absolutely amazing how a rural club can field two separate teams at this age, some credit to them. No other club in Carlow have achieved it, even Pal (with all of their numbers) tried it last year and failed. We can talk about how great seeing other clubs winning domestic titles but the standard is rock bottom based on our underage county team results. I've seen almost all of the live county hurling finals this year and SM - MLR was by far the best viewing. Good luck to them on Sunday as they're representing us at the highest level, and by them remaining competitive (and St Mullins) at this level is the only we can maintain the high standard of our senior county team. The rest of us are so far behind it's frightening!" Mlr are doing trojan hurling underage work, fair play to them. Fielding two u21 competitive hurling teams but could not field an u21 football one in opening round of this year's championship and gave a walkover to Rathvilly. Palatine did field two u21 teams last year and win the A with their first team. They also topped the B group and lost a quarter final to Fighting Cocks after extra time.by 1pt. Think they are only Fielding 1 this year though. MlR should prevail in the u21 hurling but who will win the football. Rathvilly and Ballon concentrating on Leinster at the moment, Eire og and Pal always strong but I hear Pal have loads of eligible players away and out of country so will have to rely on minors maybe. Eire og to salvage a dreadful season and get their first cup in u21 may be bookies favourites I feel Carlowgeal (Carlow) - Posts: 12 - 04/11/2026 23:51:39 2699458 Link
Replying To CarlowJuniorB: "Underage wins aren't a good indicator of future success. There's an insane drop off of young lads from minor to adult across the county which should be looked at especially for those at bigger clubs." It seems to be a very good indicator for MLR. The biggest club in the county. And it was certainly a good indicator for Myshall back in the day. The Parnells and Fintans teams that won minors backboned the first Naomh Brid side and Ballinkillen won a senior off the back of a strong minor team. Have you thought this true? As I said, the issue in the town isn't a lack of hurlers, it's that they prioritize football. CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 1156 - 05/11/2026 10:36:58 2699472 Link
Anyone give Carlow town any chance against the Leinster champs on sat? Barnsey1234 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2 - 05/11/2026 10:38:33 2699473 Link
Replying To Carlowgeal: "Mlr are doing trojan hurling underage work, fair play to them. Fielding two u21 competitive hurling teams but could not field an u21 football one in opening round of this year's championship and gave a walkover to Rathvilly. Palatine did field two u21 teams last year and win the A with their first team. They also topped the B group and lost a quarter final to Fighting Cocks after extra time.by 1pt. Think they are only Fielding 1 this year though. MlR should prevail in the u21 hurling but who will win the football. Rathvilly and Ballon concentrating on Leinster at the moment, Eire og and Pal always strong but I hear Pal have loads of eligible players away and out of country so will have to rely on minors maybe. Eire og to salvage a dreadful season and get their first cup in u21 may be bookies favourites I feel" Pal fielded 1.5 under 21 teams last year in championship, played 9 of their first team in the group stages of B. Got caught out seemingly and had to field a weakened group in quarter final. wouldn't have got out of group otherwise, Clubs like Tullow suffered in B because of this and no retribution, this is according to a Pal man so I'm opened to correction. MLR has 18 players tide to Division one panel this year and 19 more played last weekend v St Mullins according to one of their clubmen, and they don't bend the rules, and so its been for past 3/4 years, so chalk and cheese comparing Pal. best of luck to them on Sunday, playing Kilmacud Crokes in Leinster championship in NCP. they represent us all now! Carlowtothecore1 (Carlow) - Posts: 190 - 05/11/2026 12:35:07 2699488 Link
Replying To CARPS: "It seems to be a very good indicator for MLR. The biggest club in the county. And it was certainly a good indicator for Myshall back in the day. The Parnells and Fintans teams that won minors backboned the first Naomh Brid side and Ballinkillen won a senior off the back of a strong minor team. Have you thought this true? As I said, the issue in the town isn't a lack of hurlers, it's that they prioritize football." You can win off the back of a minor team but underage success isn't the best indicator. Go through minor winnings teams in MLR or EO from the last few years and see how many are playing senior or winning the county titles now. Bigger clubs will obviously have the better success with numbers but bringing them through is the next issue and retaining them for adult teams is harder than it looks. CarlowJuniorB (Clare) - Posts: 243 - 05/11/2026 14:19:44 2699499 Link
Replying To Carlowtothecore1: "Pal fielded 1.5 under 21 teams last year in championship, played 9 of their first team in the group stages of B. Got caught out seemingly and had to field a weakened group in quarter final. wouldn't have got out of group otherwise, Clubs like Tullow suffered in B because of this and no retribution, this is according to a Pal man so I'm opened to correction. MLR has 18 players tide to Division one panel this year and 19 more played last weekend v St Mullins according to one of their clubmen, and they don't bend the rules, and so its been for past 3/4 years, so chalk and cheese comparing Pal. best of luck to them on Sunday, playing Kilmacud Crokes in Leinster championship in NCP. they represent us all now!" Pal are notorious for doing this at a lot of age groups from what I have heard ACarlowGael (Carlow) - Posts: 66 - 05/11/2026 16:04:55 2699505 Link