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Yeah I agree, Mark Cunningham has great potential. A lot of the u20s need to fill out, they are all good hurlers. Darragh McCormack would have been retained if he wasn't injured, he'd be up to the physicality required. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 785 - 22/01/2023 20:48:24 2453502 Link 2 |
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Liam varley and clarke big losses for westmeath. Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 214 - 23/01/2023 15:01:44 2453683 Link 1 |
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Without a doubt as is Cormac Boyle.The return of Gary Greville and Shane Clavin compensate to a degree .Mark Cunningham is a find but the other talented youngsters need a bit more time. jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1457 - 24/01/2023 11:40:39 2453886 Link 0 |
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has macabe or o roarke from father daltons been involved in the panel at all yet this year does anyone know preddan (Kildare) - Posts: 736 - 24/01/2023 12:22:20 2453915 Link 0 |
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Always feel Westmeath only need one step more up the ladder to make the break through. Your hurling is as crisp and sharp as anyone's. I wonder is the problem that your are fairly equal in both codes and don't have the resources that Dublin, Cork and Galway have ? Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2660 - 24/01/2023 16:00:45 2454012 Link 0 |
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Clearly for a small dual county like ours its a big issue.Hurling is now no longer the poor relation and is well treated but total resources are especially as both codes deserately need a centre of excellence and an improved Cusack Park.I believe if we are to reach the next level our clubs in Mullingar and Athlone must reach the levels of Clonkill Rahrney and Castletown.Also great traditional clubs such as Castlepollard.Brownstown,Ringtown and Lough Lene Gaels need to up their underage set ups.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1457 - 25/01/2023 11:27:13 2454126 Link 0 |
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Noble aspirations but in the Athlone scenario it's virtually impossible, club has made strides but they struggle to maintain players involvement in a predominantly soccer, rugby, Gaelic town. Not sure what more likes of Brownstown, Ringtown or the Gaels can do, it's a population issue, they're fielding teams and doing their utmost, society has changed, rural clubs numbers have dropped significantly, Brownstown success over 20 years was largely built on 3-4 families, we don't have large families in society. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1490 - 25/01/2023 11:59:57 2454138 Link 2 |
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Castlepollard.Brownstown,Ringtown and Lough Lene Gaels are all in amalgamations at underage.
keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 25/01/2023 12:35:06 2454148 Link 0 |
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And if the 4 of them all amalgamated at adult level they might make 1 decent senior team
CleanShoulder (Westmeath) - Posts: 270 - 25/01/2023 13:49:29 2454183 Link 0 |
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I think in the next couple of years Castlepollard will be back by themselves. Ringtown, Brownstown etc will have to rely on amalgamation at underage because of the lack of population in those small areas. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 785 - 25/01/2023 13:59:47 2454189 Link 1 |
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If you look at how close the top end of the club game and inter county, would you be better off in some counties putting your resources into a few clubs in one code. I know you need games but is quality better than quantity ? When the NHL started out there were only four teams but they played each other ten times and were at level above the rest. It is 30 today but if that first four did not set a standard it would have gone no where.
Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2660 - 25/01/2023 15:23:59 2454224 Link 0 |
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If you look at how close the top end of the club game and inter county, would you be better off in some counties putting your resources into a few clubs in one code. I know you need games but is quality better than quantity ? When the NHL started out there were only four teams but they played each other ten times and were at level above the rest. It is 30 today but if that first four did not set a standard it would have gone no where.
Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2660 - 25/01/2023 15:36:46 2454228 Link 0 |
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In Westmeaths case considering our current numbers only 6 senior clubs 15 in total we are arguably punching above our weight. To make the next step we need our 2 big towns to produce inter county standard hurlers.We have no player from Athlone on our 35 and a handful from Mullingar.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1457 - 25/01/2023 17:37:28 2454264 Link 1 |
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If we got Lough Lene Gaels, Castlepollard, St Oliver Plunketts and Cullion to the level of Castletown, Raharney and Clonkill it would make some difference. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 785 - 25/01/2023 18:16:41 2454275 Link 0 |
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Does anyone know who is over the minors this year? Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 785 - 26/01/2023 09:19:31 2454335 Link 0 |
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Clarke from Castletown with Andy Mitchell from Clonkill.
Onionbagger (Westmeath) - Posts: 77 - 26/01/2023 12:15:58 2454377 Link 0 |
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Two good hurling men. I'm sure they've put together a strong panel of lads.
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 785 - 26/01/2023 12:54:59 2454389 Link 0 |
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Has there been any word from this meeting?
Bunbros11 (Westmeath) - Posts: 67 - 26/01/2023 15:27:53 2454423 Link 0 |
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Na Parsaigh(LLG and Turin) and Clann Na Gael (Brownstown and Castlepollard) were both very competitive at 13,15 and 17 last year
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1457 - 26/01/2023 17:32:09 2454458 Link 0 |
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Club secretaries/delegates have the details. The fixtures committee had to devise 5 different options for fixture dates, it all depends on how well or badly the county footballers get on. The league's will be finished in June, county finals in both codes will be played by mid October. Massive fixture congestion in August for dual players, not helped by the Fleadh.
stonemadbeany (USA) - Posts: 543 - 27/01/2023 10:57:59 2454514 Link 0 |