Replying To tearintom: "What do ye mean time for all 3 to come together and hit the schools as one?
My understanding with Wexflrd town that one kf the biggest issues is in regards to schools and what club has access to what? Until the town clubs work together I fear it will always be an issue"
My comment was more to the organizations themselves GAA, LGFA and Camogie. Its not just Wexford town although the biggest, there are three others. The population of all four towns is about 50K and the total population of Wexford is 165k. Its not just a Football issue but also one for the other codes. Everyone on the hurling page loves coming up with solutions on how to win an All Ireland in the next couple of years - its all a bit like Nero and Rome burning! Yes Wexford town has its club issues in Hurling and Football - the Vols tried to start in underage Hurling and if you listen to them, the lost any good players to the other team by unfair means. To change Wexford town you have to change the eligibility rules and stop the easy switching from one club to the other or even out of the town. However you have to get kids interested in playing first and I am not sure any of the clubs should be leading that effort. Look at LGFA - Starlights have a Intermediate team and then the next is Gorey with a Junior B. I don't know if there are any Camogie teams in any of the towns. If you don't get the kids playing now their kids won't play in the future etc. it cannot be ignored with a throw up of the arms in the air saying sure what can we do , the clubs won't cooperate. Take it out of their hands.
Replying To Formertownie: "Interesting to see people's views on this one. Did nt the josephs reform and at a time when clonard were still in existence which eventually was final nail in clonards coffin at football . So there were 5 football teams in town at that stage madness . Can a team just decide to start up without the co biard doing a feasabily study or are they happy just to have more finacial income from said same club . When you now realise how small an area they have to pick from with satellite clubs catchment creeping so far into the town estates and hurling the dominant code and coincidentally cant consistently compete with only 2 teams . Are volunteers and na fianna the same club at different codes basically much like harriers and sarsfields were over the years . Although at present lot of harriers wont play football when current hurling management is in place . Took quick look at town teams in round 3 football programme as oppsed to round 4 hutling think sarsfields seniors would have 5 or 6 on harriers panel . Volunteers none st Marys none st josephs bye this weekend so cant see . Thats a very strange out of possibly 60 first team footballers only 5 or 6 playing hurling or on senior hurling squad . Are some of football clubs discouraging lads from playing hurling. I know current hurling coach/manager def no time for football that's no secret be same when he move to for his next club . That can't be a good situation for recruitment for either code if animosity between clubs of different codes . From what I know volunteers almost went out of existence only for co chairman to step in and give them a gpo and access to the schools . And dithered over allowing gpos to the other 3 clubs until volunteers got their foot in the door and established can't blame volunteers fir that . They were at any very low ebb with no underage teams and whatever resources/personnel they had were able to put all resources into schools where other clubs had teams at all grades and limited personnel to do the same in the large amount of svhools to cover . . Giving them an unfair advantage over the other teams who had done their own work well in keeping their clubs in order without any help from co board only to be ambushed . With the silent backing of co board and chairman at the time . Thats what I was told when i asked re the situation . Correct me if I got the wrong info . It's a sad time to see any team struggle Some senior teams amalgamating with others at underage to just have team. Gussrann bannow at minor besat st josephs last week saw on social media some of josephs supporters were nt happy with that amalgamation with strong comments which have since been taken down . Mogueen gaels fethard clongeen at other age groups . St James fethard clongeen at u14 jfc gaels never seen 3 team amalgzmtion before tbh. Seems to be in this area /district more amalgamations than anywhere else . Are dome clubs drawing in players from other areas as perceived to have better chance of winning are we losing our parish pride . Sometimes its not just towns teams ."
Gusserane and Bannow have been amalgamated at minor for some years now. Likewise Gers and Cloughbawn. JFC aren't the first 3 club amalgamation, though they are at u14 afaik. Kilmore, OLI and St Fintans are amalgamated at minor the last year or 2. Going back in time amalgamations at underage have been with us a long while. Our club was amalgamated with Bannow at some agegroups nearly 40 years ago for instance. Honestly don't know what the situation is in town, but Vols, Joseph's, Marys all have their own u14 team, as do Clonard in Hurling. We have played 3 of them in the last year and all were decent enough teams. We played Marys at Intermediate this year, and the last few years, and Scallan and Lynch aren't playing for them this year but were the last few years. I heard the same rumour you did, not sure if it's true. Tbh from watching him a long time I've always thought Kyle Scallan was a better Footballer than Hurler, it's a shame lads like him don't prefer to be a Football starter rather than a Hurling panel member. But at the end of the day it's his choice.
Hard to know what the answer is really. I know being involved myself playing amalgamated teams, it can be very frustrating when you might only have 18 but you make sure to field by yourself so that players from your own club all get to play and then you meat two clubs joined together with 25 plus players and you take a beating, it can be very disheartening and annoying. You are doing the right thing I'm sure but still doesnt make it any easier.
Some clubs have to amalgamate otherwise they wont be playing buts till dosent sit right sometimes. There probably is no answer really, I can see St. Josephs frustration. Suppose you could say the same for Tara Rocks - Kilanerin in senior football - intermediate hurling albeit its mostly Kilanerin players now.
Replying To alwaysasub: "Hard to know what the answer is really. I know being involved myself playing amalgamated teams, it can be very frustrating when you might only have 18 but you make sure to field by yourself so that players from your own club all get to play and then you meat two clubs joined together with 25 plus players and you take a beating, it can be very disheartening and annoying. You are doing the right thing I'm sure but still doesnt make it any easier.
Some clubs have to amalgamate otherwise they wont be playing buts till dosent sit right sometimes. There probably is no answer really, I can see St. Josephs frustration. Suppose you could say the same for Tara Rocks - Kilanerin in senior football - intermediate hurling albeit its mostly Kilanerin players now."
Maybe a different stand alone completion/div for amalgamated teams only i ve no issue with amalgamated teams that's If amalgamated for the right reasons same as teams playing in the right div not just to get in a div they can win at a Canter or little effort .