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Look at Kildare in this one so far, win or lose, and then you see Louth in the football. So much wrong at the top in Wicklow when you see a county that really knows what they're at. FrankieJoe (Wicklow) - Posts: 99 - 08/06/2025 15:05:44 2615744 Link 0 |
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I'm not going to criticise amateurs who dedicate their free time to work at club level or on yhe county board. I think there is good work being done but more work is required. In the past decade kildare have invested heavily both money and human resources in the county: hurling and football plus developing their county grounds. I don't see the same concerted effort in wicklow. I wouldn't just blame the county board, yes, they could produce better leadership and devise better structure but equally i think there's an issue or two at club level. Both kildare in hurling terms and louth in football are promising it is possible to make significant progress if there's a strategy and every gaa person gets behind it.
wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2108 - 08/06/2025 17:04:22 2615793 Link 0 |
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Pats have quality to come back. Including arguably the 2 best players on the county team. A good few lost to retirement in recent times but there is still good men hanging around.But they are a championship team. willielee (Wicklow) - Posts: 44 - 08/06/2025 19:59:10 2615878 Link 0 |
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Getting relegated to Div 2 won't do their confidence any good though. Even with Dean Healy and Patrick O Keane back will they have the quality to to get out of the group? Personally can't see it, especially with the championship being as tight as it is.
Dunlavin4Miley (Wicklow) - Posts: 18 - 09/06/2025 12:38:08 2616074 Link 0 |
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I posted something which hasn't been picked up on yet. P O'Keane is rumoured to be emigrating soon so may not be available for championship football. That would be a massive blow to Pats - and the county.
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1676 - 09/06/2025 12:54:47 2616084 Link 0 |
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He'll be a huge loss for both Pat's and the county if true. A top footballer
Dunlavin4Miley (Wicklow) - Posts: 18 - 09/06/2025 16:24:12 2616173 Link 0 |
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Apart from Dean, O'Keane was probably the standout consultant player on the county team - at least in the games that I got to. Really is a scarcity of decent young fellows coming through. There you have 4 clubs in close proximity - Pats, Rathnew, Ashford and Newtown who between them could always provide maybe 6 or more players to the county panel. Now we have what, 2 ? When you look at the other traditional county player supplier clubs, the situation won't change for awhile. Having said that, what are the prospects at the weekend ? We beat them last year but that won't count for anything. They seem to be going pretty well this year. Should be a good test, depending on which Wicklow team turns up on the day.
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1676 - 09/06/2025 18:02:59 2616215 Link 0 |
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Like you said it depends what Wicklow team shows up. Wicklow are absolutely good enough on their day to make westmeaths life difficult. But I just think they may have a little bit too much for our boys on the day
Dunlavin4Miley (Wicklow) - Posts: 18 - 10/06/2025 11:30:43 2616337 Link 0 |
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Best of luck to the lads on Sunday, ad other posters have said, it's hard to know which Wicklow will turn up on Sunday. Westmeath were my favourites to win the competition so we will be up against it but if we play like we did against Laois we have a decent shot! stringfellohawk (Wicklow) - Posts: 135 - 13/06/2025 17:13:25 2617249 Link 0 |
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It seems more and more lately as if this team is maturing. Some great displays today and a never say die attitude prevails throughout the team, plus Oisin is building a bench which is getting stronger. I'm not going to pick out any player other than to say well done to one and all. What I will say though is that, although we didn't get out of the basement this year, , we are now playing like a Div 3 team or better. I would be in favour of signing Oisin and his team up for at least 2 more seasons now and not hang around till the end of the year. The progress this squad is making is now clearly visible and why risk tampering with it again. There are more decent u20s knocking on the door. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1676 - 15/06/2025 15:51:25 2617742 Link 0 |
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Brilliant stuff today, we looked dead and buried a few times but fought back well, the lads just kept going, great to see a big, happy crowd leaving Aughrim! stringfellohawk (Wicklow) - Posts: 135 - 15/06/2025 16:27:14 2617753 Link 0 |
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Well Done Wicklow.Super super win. brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 175 - 15/06/2025 16:50:49 2617758 Link 0 |
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Well done to the team & management today. Never gave in and got a deserved win right at the end. Hawkeye2 (Wicklow) - Posts: 161 - 15/06/2025 17:05:29 2617765 Link 0 |
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Twas a great win, and to be honest, the reaction of some supporters on their forums from different counties when Wicklow beat them is getting tiresome. Seems like it's one thing to be beaten but to be beaten by a Wicklow team is the pits. Hopefully, this team, which is improving steadily will put more supporters from different counties into tizzy in the coming years.
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1676 - 15/06/2025 17:07:08 2617766 Link 0 |
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This may sound strange, but I am not sure if I would fancy Limerick. sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2936 - 15/06/2025 18:30:36 2617802 Link 0 |
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Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1042 - 15/06/2025 19:07:36 2617810 Link 1 |