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HNY OTM. I was only pointing out to him that yourselves, us, Clare and Waterford aren't the juggernauts the other Liam Mccarthy counties are but actually have more similar playing numbers to Kildare and Meath and are far closer in playing numbers to most of the other Joe Mac counties than we are to Cork etc.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11848 - 14/01/2023 13:26:03 2452397 Link 0 |
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Antrim will be missing their Dunloy lads. And will likely be experimenting as well. I've a suspicion that with the game being at home in your centre of excellence you will win it.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11848 - 14/01/2023 13:35:10 2452400 Link 0 |
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Good win today, a lot of the young players showed up well, particularly Eoin Daly and Mark Cunningham when they were introduced. Eoin Keyes was excellent with 0-04 from play. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 782 - 14/01/2023 15:37:46 2452413 Link 1 |
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You got it right.Antrim had six changes from Dublin and we had the same number from Galway.A decent work out and a win is good at anytime.Fortune is giving the young lads chances.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1456 - 14/01/2023 15:58:49 2452415 Link 1 |
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Fortune is a good manager!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11848 - 14/01/2023 17:07:31 2452419 Link 0 |
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It appears so and he has a dedicated bunch with him.Westmeath are trying very hard to stay at this level and get that big win which can give us more momentum.We are the poor relations here most of the time.The footballers win the Tailteann cup minus the top 16 teams and the county goes mad.The hurlers win Mcdonagh minus the top 10 and there is a modest celebration.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1456 - 14/01/2023 17:38:58 2452423 Link 3 |
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Hopefully the longer we stay at this level, the more that will change Jobber!
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 782 - 14/01/2023 17:44:07 2452425 Link 0 |
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Unfortunately that's the way its been for as long as I can remember. Ask any kid on the street in Mullingar or Athlone to name 3 County footballers and 3 County hurlers. Theyll name the footballers no bother. Bigjoe1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 38 - 14/01/2023 17:47:23 2452426 Link 0 |
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It's a shame. You would be very close to getting established as a tier 1 county in hurling given the right promotion of the game in clubs and schools and investment in underage structures.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11848 - 14/01/2023 18:38:56 2452436 Link 0 |
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We need our county board to focus on developing hurling in Mullingar and Athlone. Athlone more so than Mullingar as Mullingar have got their act together in the St Oliver Plunketts and Cullion clubs. Our big towns need proper investment and time put into itthem. We have very good rural hurling clubs providing quality players to the county, but we need more. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 782 - 14/01/2023 18:49:50 2452438 Link 2 |
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Colaiste Mhuire CBS in Mullingar have been making good strides in the past couple of years with their hurling, for a school that was traditionally a football only school. 35OLT (USA) - Posts: 90 - 14/01/2023 20:03:11 2452447 Link 1 |
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Anyone who thinks Athlone is an untapped hurling resource is deluded. Athlone is actually struggling in football terms with it highly likely that no senior football champions will come from the town in the next ten years. A few hard core people like Kevin Jordan, the late Frank Young, Enda Down and a couple more have driven the limited success that's Southern Gaels but hurling needs 30-40 knowledgeable and committed people in a town and they don't grow on trees. Athlone is traditionally a strong soccer and lately rugby town and that's unlikely to change. Hurling is reasonably strong in 3-4 rural places that dominate underage and that's unlikely to change. Colaiste Mhuire compete reasonably well in hurling but it's only at B Colleges level. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1489 - 14/01/2023 20:37:21 2452452 Link 1 |
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Sounds like Wexford there. We neeed strong town clubs . There is only 1 senior club in hurling in each of Gorey, Wexford and Enniscorthy. New Ross don't even have an Intermediate club. And only 1 senior club in football in Wexford and Enniscorthy. It seems to be a countrywide problem. Limerick would be similar. Corks urban clubs seem to be sorting themselves out recently. But in general they seem to be the exception.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11848 - 14/01/2023 21:18:18 2452461 Link 1 |
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This is still better than Mullingar and Athlone but at underage, Hurling is coming back in Mullingar and Southern Gaels are beginning to work very seriously at underage in Athlone.Thats why i believe taking a big scalp even in the league would be hugely helpful in the 2 big towns.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1456 - 15/01/2023 10:56:02 2452476 Link 2 |
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Just seen paudie clifford lifting junior all Ireland football cup despite receiving a straight red card in the game. Yet emmet corrigan wasnt aloud lift the westmeath intermediate cup when rungtown won because he had been sent off. Is this just a westmeath thing? A disgrace of a county board if it is Hurlingmad12 (Westmeath) - Posts: 26 - 15/01/2023 15:28:22 2452526 Link 1 |
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Used to be a thing. Not sure what the rule is now.
keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 15/01/2023 16:00:45 2452534 Link 0 |
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That's positive news for the game of hurling. Yes a big scalp would definitely be the next step.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11848 - 15/01/2023 19:59:28 2452606 Link 0 |
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Yeah I seen that aswell and unless they changed the rule in the last 3 months it's ridiculous . The red card for Emmet Corrigan and Conor Sleator was for a punch thrown each that never happened either . Not being able to collect the cup is a hard pill to swallow after a wrong decision and then to see that yesterday makes it even worse. Gaawestmeath (Westmeath) - Posts: 74 - 16/01/2023 08:53:46 2452643 Link 0 |
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Does anybody know are Robby Greville and David O Reilly injured?
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1456 - 18/01/2023 16:27:46 2452997 Link 0 |
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Is David O'Reilly on the panel?
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 782 - 18/01/2023 19:07:36 2453022 Link 0 |