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Replying To MyOhMi:  "Wexford team just named - how certain players can still retain their starting place one will never know."
Probably because no other tried and tested realistic replacement. We don't have a panel of 30 players chomping at the bit do we

WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 508 - 15/05/2026 13:27:33    2673158

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Replying To WEXILE:  "Probably because no other tried and tested realistic replacement. We don't have a panel of 30 players chomping at the bit do we"
Tried and Tested? .. We have a corner back tried and tested that has coughed up at least 4 goals in the last 2 games. David Clarke and Stephen Martin are named on the subs - time to give one of those lads a go.

MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 314 - 15/05/2026 13:40:56    2673163

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Replying To Viking66:  "Senior team named. Really really hope there are are 1 or 2 changes before throw in."
He just copies and pastes to tick a box. That's not the team.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4528 - 15/05/2026 14:24:45    2673170

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Replying To WEXILE:  "Probably because no other tried and tested realistic replacement. We don't have a panel of 30 players chomping at the bit do we"
Niall Murphy should be given a shot

goreyll (Wexford) - Posts: 186 - 15/05/2026 14:27:10    2673171

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My father was telling me that if Wexford get to the final of the Tailteann Cup there will be only top 2 coming out of each group in our club championships.
There will be no room for error in that championship.

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 2062 - 15/05/2026 14:44:07    2673174

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Replying To MyOhMi:  "Tried and Tested? .. We have a corner back tried and tested that has coughed up at least 4 goals in the last 2 games. David Clarke and Stephen Martin are named on the subs - time to give one of those lads a go."
But, but he has good hurling pedigree, thats more important than actual ability and performances.

beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1560 - 15/05/2026 15:39:56    2673187

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Replying To beano:  "But, but he has good hurling pedigree, thats more important than actual ability and performances."
Ah, come off it Beano. That's a real old-fashioned begrudgery view, along the lines of how "you only get picked for the club team if you drink in a certain pub".

This year is that player's third year in the senior squad, and it's the first year where (rightly or wrongly) he's consisently being picked as a starting player. If what you're alleging were true, then he'd have been a starter from the get-go. And the likes of Connal Flood would have been a nailed-on starter for as long as wanted to be too.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3689 - 15/05/2026 16:26:03    2673194

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Replying To beano:  "But, but he has good hurling pedigree, thats more important than actual ability and performances."
True!! .. Adam Screeney will test that pedigree on Saturday ;-)

MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 314 - 15/05/2026 16:30:20    2673198

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Replying To StoreysTash:  "My father was telling me that if Wexford get to the final of the Tailteann Cup there will be only top 2 coming out of each group in our club championships.
There will be no room for error in that championship."
Thats what we agreed yes. And bottom 2 into relegation semifinals.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19764 - 15/05/2026 16:41:37    2673202

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "He just copies and pastes to tick a box. That's not the team."
I know its not. And in fairness for a change they are doing a good job of keeping it to themselves.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19764 - 15/05/2026 16:42:52    2673203

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Replying To ElGranSenor:  "I suppose the best way to look at it from a standards perspective is that this year wasn't so much an improvement but more so the baseline as to how bad a Wexford U20 team *should* be (As in a decent enough team, not world-beaters but decent enough)

Last year was not good enough and I'm saying that at someone who think Simon Roche, Cillian Byrne, and Seán Rowley could have big futures ahead of them at Senior level (Granted that Rowley missed the entire U20 campaign due to injury and I suspect Cillian Byrne was playing through injury)

If this is the baseline going forward, then it raises the floor as to how bad the Senior team can be

Question then becomes how do we raise the ceiling which probably comes down to producing teams good enough to win Leinster titles and ultimately AI titles at U20 level"
We dont need to be winning underage titles to raise our ceiling. We could have 12 ordinary u20s with 3 stars who barely win a game at u20. But those 3 stars would make a bigger improvement to our Senior team than 15 good but not great lads who win an u20 AI.
As regards last year Cillian Byrne missed nearly the whole campaign and was playing with an issue when he did come back. Simon wasnt fully fit. And Sean was missing altogether. They were probably the 3 stars of that team, and they all started as u18s in 2023 when we shouldve won the Leinster Final.
A final left field thought for you- Simon was a starting cornerback on that team.......

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19764 - 15/05/2026 16:49:29    2673205

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Replying To WEXILE:  "Probably because no other tried and tested realistic replacement. We don't have a panel of 30 players chomping at the bit do we"
We actually do have 30 lads chomping at the bit

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19764 - 15/05/2026 16:50:09    2673206

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Replying To goreyll:  "Niall Murphy should be given a shot"
Niall or Stephen Martin.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19764 - 15/05/2026 16:50:44    2673208

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Replying To beano:  "But, but he has good hurling pedigree, thats more important than actual ability and performances."
Think he trains well too, and is apparently a really sound young fella.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19764 - 15/05/2026 16:51:30    2673209

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Replying To goreyll:  "Niall Murphy should be given a shot"
100% agree

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4528 - 15/05/2026 18:08:07    2673221

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Replying To beano:  "But, but he has good hurling pedigree, thats more important than actual ability and performances."
I think we all know that's not the right position for him. A good lad could end up ruined.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4528 - 15/05/2026 18:08:46    2673222

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Replying To WEXILE:  "Put your name forward for the job"
What did I say to warrant that my friend? Everyone has an Opinion, mine was to expose young hurlers to as many good coaches as possible. All Management teams have different approaches, Hurling coaches too. Some work some don't, more coaching more variety….

Spuds&GAA (Wexford) - Posts: 36 - 15/05/2026 21:04:01    2673233

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "Wrote a reply to this last night but must not have hit "post message" properly as it hasn't appeared and there was nothing contentious in it.

Anyway, you've more or less answered your own question in your first couple of lines. Last year we lost to Laois in the quarter-final. This year we beat them by 21 points at the same stage. That's a stride in itself.

And overall, a "glass half full" view of this year's U20 campaign:
- nowhere near as bad against Galway the first day out as the result suggests.
- Kilkenny then needed a last-gasp free to get a draw against us. A free that was awarded a few seconds after there should have been a free out instead for a foul on a Wexford man, and if that free out had been awarded, ball would have been sent to the other end of the field and we'd surely have hung on for the win.
- Then hammered two "weaker" teams (Kildare by 23 points, Laois by 21 points), as opposed to struggling against them like we'd done in recent years - e.g. lost to Laois last year. Drew with them the year before. Beat Westmeath by only five points in 2023. Beat Laois by only one point in 2022.
- And finally, Galway also needed a last-gasp free on Wednesday evening to avoid defeat to us. It's their own business what players they use or don't use. If we'd held on for that win, we'd now be looking forward to a Leinster Final next week against a Kilkenny side we've already gone toe to toe with, and where we'd give ourselves a strong chance of winning.

So, we've gone from a team beaten by Laois last year to a team where the two "strongest" sides in the competition needed at-the-death frees to salvage draws.

Excuse my positivity if you're one of the people who thinks people like me pretend that everything is rosy in the garden, but to me, that's a stride or two forward all right."
I genuinely asked for people's opinion's. Why was there no Respect shown to Wexford by Galway? That's what's bugging me. It was a horrible thing to do. I don't hold the view that they needed extra time to beat us. At the start they were holding back 4 of their best players?? They kept 2 in reserve if at anytime they might need them. And probably 2 Generational players. But to me we got to a Leinster Semi Final. Any how that's that.

Spuds&GAA (Wexford) - Posts: 36 - 15/05/2026 21:26:50    2673235

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So offaly favourites againt wexford, suits wexford, most of this offaly team is based on the the team that won the allireland, lets rem offaly only beat wexford by 2 in the leinster final

fathermurphy (Wexford) - Posts: 341 - 15/05/2026 22:38:24    2673242

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Replying To goreyll:  "Niall Murphy should be given a shot"
He should but he's hardly the difference between Wexford being poor and good.

WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 508 - 15/05/2026 23:21:30    2673243

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