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Westmeath football is in a dark place. The Downs won 6 meaningful championship matches by an average of over 12 points a match.

So best team in Westmeath by a mile and lose easily at home to best team in Offaly.

Westmeath lost 2 championship matches to division 4 teams this year and Ballinagore lost at home to team from Spain.

Realistically Westmeath are closer to division 4 than to the top teams unfortunately.

Blackjack (Westmeath) - Posts: 51 - 16/11/2025 20:41:30    2644859

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Replying To Iarmhisamhi:  "The Downs showed a lot of frailties in the county final, where a team with belief would have put them away. They tend to play in fits and starts which was not sufficient for the Leinster championship. A little bit of arrogance as well was evident. Best team won today."
What were the frailties which The Downs showed in the County Final? Bad day at the office today but they have been deserving champions. The lack of a competitive championship game in the county probably didn't help their cause.

iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 277 - 16/11/2025 20:55:16    2644863

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Replying To Blackjack:  "Westmeath football is in a dark place. The Downs won 6 meaningful championship matches by an average of over 12 points a match.

So best team in Westmeath by a mile and lose easily at home to best team in Offaly.

Westmeath lost 2 championship matches to division 4 teams this year and Ballinagore lost at home to team from Spain.

Realistically Westmeath are closer to division 4 than to the top teams unfortunately."
In the 3 grades, only 1 Westmeath Club has made a Leinster Final since St Loman's and Multyfarnham in 2017.

iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 277 - 16/11/2025 21:04:22    2644868

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Replying To Persona:  "My son is wondering what day the Downs will be stopping by his school St Colmans with the Flanagan Cup in tow. Does anyone know? It would be extremely unfair if they left out the other Mullingar schools.

Schools visited so far
The Downs N. S.
Holy Family N.S.
Loughegar N. S.
Taghmon N. S
Gainstown N. S
Coralstown N. S"
They are worse than Clonkill

valley84 (Westmeath) - Posts: 1919 - 16/11/2025 21:20:48    2644876

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They showed lots of frailties in county final, Kinnegad scored 1-15 and were unlucky to lose by 6. To suggest it wasn't an extremely competitive game shows a lack of knowledge. There was an expectancy among The Downs supporters today, seemed like they fully and easily expected to win.

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2460 - 16/11/2025 21:43:27    2644885

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Replying To Blackjack:  "Westmeath football is in a dark place. The Downs won 6 meaningful championship matches by an average of over 12 points a match.

So best team in Westmeath by a mile and lose easily at home to best team in Offaly.

Westmeath lost 2 championship matches to division 4 teams this year and Ballinagore lost at home to team from Spain.

Realistically Westmeath are closer to division 4 than to the top teams unfortunately."
I'm inclined to agree on the standard in Westmeath. Leinster is a different ball game. Probably a bit of complacency at play today but the fact nobody got near this downs team doesn't look good for the rest of Westmeath

Bluelake (Westmeath) - Posts: 328 - 16/11/2025 22:08:31    2644888

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