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Replying To Claretandblue:  "It's a good few years since Rosemount were a senior team, prob 15? Their catchment area has been affected since the 1970s with the likes of Tubber in Offaly and St. Joseph's developing as clubs, it's a rural area so numbers are tight and then emigration with Plunketts Maxwell, Andy McCormack, David McCormack notable absentees, they've obviously lost other players too, the lads mentioned come back during summer to play 2-3 games but never available for 5-6 championship ones with teaching in Middle East,"
Rosemount only got relegated from senior in 2021

mintyfresh (Westmeath) - Posts: 299 - 18/08/2026 14:31:07    2690321

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Replying To mintyfresh:  "Rosemount only got relegated from senior in 2021"
Seems a lot longer. Tks

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2757 - 18/08/2026 15:11:58    2690332

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Replying To mintyfresh:  "Rosemount only got relegated from senior in 2021"
And as recently as 2020 they hammered The Downs in the first round of the championship. Game was over at half time.

jamsie (Westmeath) - Posts: 531 - 18/08/2026 15:14:55    2690335

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Replying To Fighting-Cocks69:  "Very disappointing for Rosemount, considering they were a senior team not all that long ago. Emigration seems to have hit the club badly. Does anyone know, or have a rough estimate, of how many players they've lost over the years?"
Think I heard someone say they've lost something like 10 lads to emigration since they were relegated from senior, plus 3 ACL injuries this year alone, which is a huge player turnover for a small rural club

tparker120 (Westmeath) - Posts: 4 - 18/08/2026 16:56:19    2690354

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Replying To mintyfresh:  "Rosemount only got relegated from senior in 2021"
Any sign of Sean Petit anymore or has he stopped altogether

Fighting-Cocks69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 221 - 18/08/2026 17:12:01    2690361

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Does anyone know what determines teams progressing if they finish on level points? Head to head or score difference?

45onthe52 (Westmeath) - Posts: 15 - 19/08/2026 09:01:09    2690393

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Hard to know what the relationship is like between the county board and the podcast. They weren't too happy a few weeks back with how the U20 football manager was let go Then yesterday Paddy Wallace asked Ger how they decide who goes through if teams finish level on points. Ger's reply was, "We only discuss these matters, not decide them.I genuinely couldn't tell if it was satire or if there was a bit of a dig behind it
You just can't really work out whether they're happy with how things are being run or not. Even their new guest Eoin Mulligan, was saying he can't see the current structure staying in place at all

Fighting-Cocks69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 221 - 19/08/2026 09:04:05    2690394

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Replying To 45onthe52:  "Does anyone know what determines teams progressing if they finish on level points? Head to head or score difference?"
Rule 6.21:
If 2 teams tied on same points, head to head result determines who finishes higher.
If 3 or more teams tied on same points, the results in the games only between those teams determines ranking, then score difference between those teams (not overall score difference)

Example:
Senior Section B
Moate and Athlone on same points at present - 4.
Moate is above Athlone due to winning game against Athlone, even though Athlone have a better overall score difference.

JoxerDaly (Westmeath) - Posts: 37 - 19/08/2026 10:35:00    2690396

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Replying To Fighting-Cocks69:  "Any sign of Sean Petit anymore or has he stopped altogether"
ACL again I heard earlier in the year

martyW (Westmeath) - Posts: 362 - 19/08/2026 11:41:05    2690415

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Replying To Fighting-Cocks69:  "Hard to know what the relationship is like between the county board and the podcast. They weren't too happy a few weeks back with how the U20 football manager was let go Then yesterday Paddy Wallace asked Ger how they decide who goes through if teams finish level on points. Ger's reply was, "We only discuss these matters, not decide them.I genuinely couldn't tell if it was satire or if there was a bit of a dig behind it
You just can't really work out whether they're happy with how things are being run or not. Even their new guest Eoin Mulligan, was saying he can't see the current structure staying in place at all"
Noel Mulligan and Eoin Jordan were both on. Any person I've spoke to agrees its a terrible decision but many just say "it suits us this year" so they areent bothered. Milltownpass or Malachys will end up 4th this year and be out but would easily account for any team in section B so it makes no sense in terms of the best teams advancing each year

martyW (Westmeath) - Posts: 362 - 19/08/2026 11:44:16    2690417

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Have we any idea of what next years structure likely to be ? is it croke park want less games so club championships can be finished earlier?
Also any news on Minor and u-20 management for next year did county board get rid of both sets?

PowellJohn3 (Westmeath) - Posts: 102 - 19/08/2026 13:58:23    2690442

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Replying To martyW:  "Noel Mulligan and Eoin Jordan were both on. Any person I've spoke to agrees its a terrible decision but many just say "it suits us this year" so they areent bothered. Milltownpass or Malachys will end up 4th this year and be out but would easily account for any team in section B so it makes no sense in terms of the best teams advancing each year"
We can't have a farcical situation where clubs vote to change a structure based on how it suits them for that year. For example Moate would have voted in favour of the change this year, and Caulry would have voted against. Both those clubs votes would be reversed next year to go back to the old structure because it suits them better next year.
Any change to a system should be for the following year so clubs know how their performance that year will affect them based on a structural change for 2 years time. Unfair to change a system after placings had already been decided from the previous year and this directly impacted how clubs voted, eg Moate & Caulry.
It continues to highlight the farcical change to the old format and looking at the likes of Cavan, Offaly & Roscommon, their structures aren't great. The old format worked very well. Unfortunately I think the county board were willing to sacrifice a terrible system for this year to bring in a new format next year to get their way with reduced games which is what they wanted last year.

WHLeinster2026 (Westmeath) - Posts: 9 - 19/08/2026 14:26:21    2690447

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Replying To PowellJohn3:  "Have we any idea of what next years structure likely to be ? is it croke park want less games so club championships can be finished earlier?
Also any news on Minor and u-20 management for next year did county board get rid of both sets?"
Heard both are gone. Westmeath ladies manager has stepped down too gonna be another while of searching for managers inside and outside the county i reckon especially when people now what goes on pitches etc

Fighting-Cocks69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 221 - 19/08/2026 14:39:59    2690454

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Replying To martyW:  "Noel Mulligan and Eoin Jordan were both on. Any person I've spoke to agrees its a terrible decision but many just say "it suits us this year" so they areent bothered. Milltownpass or Malachys will end up 4th this year and be out but would easily account for any team in section B so it makes no sense in terms of the best teams advancing each year"
Would be in full agreement with that statement. Its a completely lobsided championship in both senior and intermediate and it was a farcical move by the county board. We all know it was the amount of pull a certain north Westmeath club has that enabled this proposal to gain approval, and I'm hoping they fail to qualify from Section B.
Senior A, you're looking at this stage at Lomans, Kinnegad, Mullingar Shamrocks or Garrycastle losing out on qualification. I would confidently say all of those teams would finish in at least the top 3 in Section B which would allow them to qualify for a quarter final. Even Caulry to a lesser extent. Will have Senan for last two games and would've fancied picking up a couple of section B wins with him returning.
Section B then, Tubberclair are the only team so far that have justified their qualification. After that, it's between Athlone, Moate and Killucan for the next two spots. There's a huge gulf between Section A and Section B and correct me if I'm wrong but a Section B team is guaranteed a semi final spot as well based on quarter final draw as 3rd from Section A plays 3rd from Section B and then 1st Section B v 2nd Section B.
Intermediate A, one of Miltown, Mpass, Shan and Malachys will lose out but any one of those 4 would easily come first in Section B, the standard of Section B is shockingly bad.

BadgerDog (Westmeath) - Posts: 22 - 19/08/2026 14:50:37    2690458

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Replying To PowellJohn3:  "Have we any idea of what next years structure likely to be ? is it croke park want less games so club championships can be finished earlier?
Also any news on Minor and u-20 management for next year did county board get rid of both sets?"
The cynic might say that next year's structure will depend on the placings at the end of this year. The most influential personnel will then push for a system that best suits their own clubs.

midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 649 - 19/08/2026 15:12:40    2690465

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Replying To WHLeinster2026:  "We can't have a farcical situation where clubs vote to change a structure based on how it suits them for that year. For example Moate would have voted in favour of the change this year, and Caulry would have voted against. Both those clubs votes would be reversed next year to go back to the old structure because it suits them better next year.
Any change to a system should be for the following year so clubs know how their performance that year will affect them based on a structural change for 2 years time. Unfair to change a system after placings had already been decided from the previous year and this directly impacted how clubs voted, eg Moate & Caulry.
It continues to highlight the farcical change to the old format and looking at the likes of Cavan, Offaly & Roscommon, their structures aren't great. The old format worked very well. Unfortunately I think the county board were willing to sacrifice a terrible system for this year to bring in a new format next year to get their way with reduced games which is what they wanted last year."
I think clubs have to be strong and propose a return to the old structure. If they make enough noise and vote it'll be possible. But they need to be working together on it immediately and not waiting until December or January.

I genuinely believe the majority of clubs would vote for it.

DelaneyCup2026 (Westmeath) - Posts: 29 - 19/08/2026 16:04:55    2690473

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