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Replying To Afinestick96: "Extremely deflated after Saturday. It feels like we never really got going and made so many silly mistakes . The concession of the two goals was a real sucker punch. The wides in the second half on the left hand post were also a killer . Thought we were very unlucky not to get a penalty and a black card for Kevin foleys second goal chance but need to watch it back. Thought he really should have scored the first chance . It's really starting to annoy me how slow we are on the line to make changes and the game is out of reach before we know it . We now have an extremely difficult game away to a buoyant Offaly team . Would like to see a few changes think James Byrne , Jacko and Eamon Wickham brought good energy and need to start while I feel sorry for Carley at corner back he just is being played out of position . It isn't beyond us to win in Offaly but it feels like we are going into the lions den they will have a huge home support and all the momentum is with them
Team I would go with is
Fanning
Murphy/ C Molloy
Liam Ryan
Donohoe
C Foley
D Reck
Lawlor
Hearne
Wickham
James Byrne
Kevin Foley
Chin
Roche
Jacko
Cillian Byrne" Fanning
Dooley
Jippo
Martin
Molloy
Reck
C Foley
Hearne
Lawlor
Redmond
Chin
J Byrne
K Foley
Cian Byrne/Roche
Cillian Byrne
Cian Byrne likely will only be fit for a half's hurling, but Id definitely give him that half. Proven Championship scorer. Martin to man mark Screeney. Redmond and Chin both 6ft plus for puckouts and both can score from out the field, but both will have to work harder without the ball. Lawlor better further forwards. James Byrne has made a positive impact coming on the last 3 days, why not start him? Although, and I didnt think Id ever be typing this, Ross Banville seemed to get better when the game upped in intensity in the last 10 or 15 minutes against Dublin. Jacko made more impact off the bench than starting in the 3 games so far. Kevin to play as a 3rd midfielder sitting in front of Damien.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19766 - 11/05/2026 10:26:59
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Replying To Viking66: "It was only division 5 soccer. There wouldn't be the same hours away from their young families as Senior intercounty hurling would involve." Glorified pub league!
Questions surely need to be asked why from probably the top 4 club teams in the county (St Martins / Gorey / Rathnure / St Annes), we have only two starters. Questions also need to be asked as to why this team is so poorly prepared - lacking any sort of game plan or intensity. They have a backroom team as large as any I've seen at inter county level. The two goals we gave away wouldn't be seen at U14 level. We can gloss it up anyway we want but a poor Kilkenny team hammered us and a not so great Dublin team easily beat us. We've Offaly next week in Tullamore and they are on a serious high while also having serious motivation to finish in the top 3 and qualify for AI series.
I did here from a very reliable source that one of our the players who played Saturday evenings game lined out with his club yesterday in a challenge game. For me that shows the lack of unity or any sort of cohesion in a sinking ship. I've nothing against Keith Rossiter but he is clearly out of his depth.
MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 314 - 11/05/2026 10:29:53
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Replying To MyOhMi: "Glorified pub league!
Questions surely need to be asked why from probably the top 4 club teams in the county (St Martins / Gorey / Rathnure / St Annes), we have only two starters. Questions also need to be asked as to why this team is so poorly prepared - lacking any sort of game plan or intensity. They have a backroom team as large as any I've seen at inter county level. The two goals we gave away wouldn't be seen at U14 level. We can gloss it up anyway we want but a poor Kilkenny team hammered us and a not so great Dublin team easily beat us. We've Offaly next week in Tullamore and they are on a serious high while also having serious motivation to finish in the top 3 and qualify for AI series.
I did here from a very reliable source that one of our the players who played Saturday evenings game lined out with his club yesterday in a challenge game. For me that shows the lack of unity or any sort of cohesion in a sinking ship. I've nothing against Keith Rossiter but he is clearly out of his depth." Did the player only come on maybe he lacking game time?
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 1080 - 11/05/2026 10:50:33
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If ever we needed a lift let's hope our 20s can throw everything at Galway on Wednesday
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 1080 - 11/05/2026 11:03:11
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Replying To Afinestick96: "Did the player only come on maybe he lacking game time?" Maybe .. but he went rogue :-) .. and i've heard just now from another person that he picked up a foot injury, is in a boot and is out for 4/6 weeks so that's his Wexford season over
MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 314 - 11/05/2026 11:30:07
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Replying To Tadhg2020: "The combined colleges teams have been a help to Offaly and Westmeaths development of Hurlers. Its nothing on its own but it plays a part in an overall development plan." Yeah, I think it's a help, it's not a cure-all but it's a help, needs to be at 2nd Year and Junior level as well though, won't really benefit from it if it's just Senior
ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1304 - 11/05/2026 11:45:00
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I really believed we would beat Dublin, but I was so wrong. We were poor in so many ways.
Too many wides, conceding sloppy goals,
Weak execution with our hand and stick passing
No real leadership on show throughout,
We did raise a gallop ten minutes from the end and in fairness threw everything at the Dubs but really I think they had taken their foot off the peddle at that stage. It was all too little too late.
Big game on Saturday against the Faithfull county.
They have already drawn with Dublin and yesterday got another draw against the cats.
They won't fear us one bit and looking at the highlights last night they, unlike us went at Kilkenny and could just as easily have bagged both points on offer.
I am not at all confident about our trip to Tullamore.
Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 695 - 11/05/2026 12:16:03
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Looks like Offaly will be without Charlie Mitchell at the weekend, wishing him the best of luck in his recovery, he's had a tough run of things, wouldn't wish that on anyone
ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1304 - 11/05/2026 12:20:12
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Replying To Tadhg2020: "The combined colleges teams have been a help to Offaly and Westmeaths development of Hurlers. Its nothing on its own but it plays a part in an overall development plan." Its alot easier to do in Westmeath and Offaly from a geographic point of view. Hopefully it gets well supported by parents and teachers, but Im not sure it will be.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19766 - 11/05/2026 12:20:46
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I dont like criticising players however the work rate and intensity were extremely poor and there is no justification for that being any less than 100% for a home championship game. That is just basics.
Yellow (Wexford) - Posts: 591 - 11/05/2026 12:22:41
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A truly shocking performance on Saturday, no way of sugar coating it. Hurled for maybe the last 7 or 8 minutes. No intensity, unable to get ball into hand, tactically inept. Repeated short puckouts either flying over someone's head or going to someone under pressure. Jacko won a high ball near the end, might have been the first one we caught in 70 minutes. The lack of atmosphere in the stand spoke volumes. Really don't know where Wexford go from here, Rossiter is a good guy doing his best but I'm watching Wexford a long long time and we are as bad as we have ever been. Questions need to be asked, and answered, about why so many wont commit?
FearBeag (Mayo) - Posts: 107 - 11/05/2026 12:41:25
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Charlie Mitchell, Offaly's captain, had a medical procedure after the KK match so he's probably out for our game on Saturday. Big loss for them but you have to imagine also motivation for the rest to push harder. Class young hurler, wish him all the best in his recovery.
Fulgrim (Wexford) - Posts: 289 - 11/05/2026 13:10:12
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Replying To MyOhMi: "Glorified pub league!
Questions surely need to be asked why from probably the top 4 club teams in the county (St Martins / Gorey / Rathnure / St Annes), we have only two starters. Questions also need to be asked as to why this team is so poorly prepared - lacking any sort of game plan or intensity. They have a backroom team as large as any I've seen at inter county level. The two goals we gave away wouldn't be seen at U14 level. We can gloss it up anyway we want but a poor Kilkenny team hammered us and a not so great Dublin team easily beat us. We've Offaly next week in Tullamore and they are on a serious high while also having serious motivation to finish in the top 3 and qualify for AI series.
I did here from a very reliable source that one of our the players who played Saturday evenings game lined out with his club yesterday in a challenge game. For me that shows the lack of unity or any sort of cohesion in a sinking ship. I've nothing against Keith Rossiter but he is clearly out of his depth." Thats it, if a lads ambition is to win a pub league and get his few pints after every Sunday game, then fair enough forget about them.
alwaysasub (Wexford) - Posts: 595 - 11/05/2026 13:22:31
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Replying To Fulgrim: "Charlie Mitchell, Offaly's captain, had a medical procedure after the KK match so he's probably out for our game on Saturday. Big loss for them but you have to imagine also motivation for the rest to push harder. Class young hurler, wish him all the best in his recovery." Thats sad news for him if true. Hopefully he makes a full recovery.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19766 - 11/05/2026 13:31:54
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A key area of focus in Wexford has to be in the schools.
We're putting in lots of effort in clubs, development squads, etc but the only place where boys and girls are together 5 days a week is school. How many schools have a dedicated hurling wall say? What is the status of Hurling 365 in primary schools?
How many intra-schools lunch time leagues are there say? In St. Kieran's hurling is almost part of the curriculum.
St. Peters has a few retired Wexford players, what are they doing to lean in to this?
I know the answer to none of these, so I am asking. But Wexford schools have a desperate record at schools level.
Whether or not the combined colleges work, time will tell. But try it, try to do it better, and try to make it better again if there are kinks in the chain. Don't just do it for 1 year and turf it out. Give it a proper go and don't let "it won't work" be the vibe from the outset and everybody waiting to be The Bull from David McSavage "I knew it would fail".
Plan for it to work, have a plan for how to make it work, implement the plan, review and improve it. And give it a chance.
Its no surprise to me that the town clubs aren't doing well at underage, I would say if you drove around the towns at 5 o'clock any day you would not see hurling being played anywhere in the towns. The loss of green areas, etc in housing developments does not help here.
Regarding the weekend, how were Wexford so flat? We lost to a team destined for relegation one year and we were bull thick to get out the next weekend and beat the championship favourites. Where was the anger from the Kilkenny game? There was a reasonable crowd by the looks of TV yet the team never got them involved. I can't remember one save from the Dublin keeper, did we have a shot on goal? It was late here so I could have missed it.
Anyone know if Offaly match will be on TV?
StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 2065 - 11/05/2026 13:35:23
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Replying To ElGranSenor: "Looks like Offaly will be without Charlie Mitchell at the weekend, wishing him the best of luck in his recovery, he's had a tough run of things, wouldn't wish that on anyone" Screeny could be out too, pulled his hammy.
In saying thagwe are without some of.our main attackers too in fairness
WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 508 - 11/05/2026 13:48:40
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Replying To Viking66: "Its alot easier to do in Westmeath and Offaly from a geographic point of view. Hopefully it gets well supported by parents and teachers, but Im not sure it will be." I dont know the rules but Dublin have a north and south team so there is no reason why a county like Wexford cant have a North and South team too. It would probably be better given the amount of hurlers in the county.
Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 436 - 11/05/2026 13:54:31
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Replying To Viking66: "Thats sad news for him if true. Hopefully he makes a full recovery." True alright, he's had heart issues due to an infection and was advised to delay his comeback. I hope his health is OK as he's such a young man.
WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 508 - 11/05/2026 13:56:42
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Lockerroomboy (Wexford) - Posts: 543 - 11/05/2026 14:05:33
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Replying To StoreysTash: "A key area of focus in Wexford has to be in the schools.
We're putting in lots of effort in clubs, development squads, etc but the only place where boys and girls are together 5 days a week is school. How many schools have a dedicated hurling wall say? What is the status of Hurling 365 in primary schools?
How many intra-schools lunch time leagues are there say? In St. Kieran's hurling is almost part of the curriculum.
St. Peters has a few retired Wexford players, what are they doing to lean in to this?
I know the answer to none of these, so I am asking. But Wexford schools have a desperate record at schools level.
Whether or not the combined colleges work, time will tell. But try it, try to do it better, and try to make it better again if there are kinks in the chain. Don't just do it for 1 year and turf it out. Give it a proper go and don't let "it won't work" be the vibe from the outset and everybody waiting to be The Bull from David McSavage "I knew it would fail".
Plan for it to work, have a plan for how to make it work, implement the plan, review and improve it. And give it a chance.
Its no surprise to me that the town clubs aren't doing well at underage, I would say if you drove around the towns at 5 o'clock any day you would not see hurling being played anywhere in the towns. The loss of green areas, etc in housing developments does not help here.
Regarding the weekend, how were Wexford so flat? We lost to a team destined for relegation one year and we were bull thick to get out the next weekend and beat the championship favourites. Where was the anger from the Kilkenny game? There was a reasonable crowd by the looks of TV yet the team never got them involved. I can't remember one save from the Dublin keeper, did we have a shot on goal? It was late here so I could have missed it.
Anyone know if Offaly match will be on TV?" The crowd was flat until the end when we finally got going a bit but it was way too late. No the game is not being streamed or shown anywhere
Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 1080 - 11/05/2026 14:21:17
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