With all this talk about the Intermediate football I thought I'd start a thread to discuss the Senior Championship. Who does everyone think will be contesting the final in December or whenever the County Board get around to playing it this year?! The bookies have Kilanerin favourites to retain their title, followed by Gusserane, Shels & Clongeen I think.

Also what does everyone think about the early start for the championships this year, personally I'm unhappy about it, I think it's too early. As a consequence I think it could mean League form is more important this year than previous years. One round of League games have been played already, with another one this weekend, who's looking good?

nocky (Wexford) - Posts: 2059 - 19/03/2009 15:44:22    234914

Horeswood have a good chance themselves versus kilanearan last year was the best game of the club championships and horswood probably should have won the game.

theclawhammer (Wexford) - Posts: 240 - 19/03/2009 15:57:37    234929

It's impossible to tell from current League form. For example - the Shels played Clongeen and beat them by four points last weekend but both sides were missing a good few players due to the game against Meath in the NFL.

I reckon Clongeen will go well based on the fact that they've a tough group in the League and a difficult enough draw in the Championship - all dog fights they should come out of and that would stand to them later in the year.

Shels also look like a nice bet and have more young players coming through again next year - they will have learned a lot from their struggle to get out of Intermediate and from a promising first campaign last year.

Croppy_Boy (Wexford) - Posts: 45 - 19/03/2009 16:09:57    234936

Shels, even though it would be a sickener!!!

rossytilidie (Wexford) - Posts: 300 - 19/03/2009 17:16:34    234996

this is a year for the underdog, clongeen and horeswood are past it and kilanerin are on the way down, ballyhogue or fethard possibly could produce a few shocks this year but my money is on shels, pipped by a lucky gusserane team last year and will be difficult to stop this year, annes to struggle also, taghmon to go down!!

spiderbarron (Wexford) - Posts: 1 - 20/03/2009 11:24:33    235524

spiderbarron, on what do you base your assertion that kilanerin are on the way down. they are reigning league and championship holders, with a number of players who have just won their first senior championship medal. Kilanerinfootie outlined on another thread that there is serious competition for places on both the senior and intermediate teams. it will however be a huge struggle as it has been since the early 90's to retain the title this year, with the very competitive nature of the SFC in wexford. I also fancy shels to go well but their lack of a free scoring forward may well be their undoing. I wouldn't write off any of clongeen, horsewood or gusserane either. Castletown also have the ability, it's just a matter of them putting a consistent run together and keeping guys focused. All in all the makings of another competitive championship in my opinion.

JDS (Wexford) - Posts: 26 - 20/03/2009 12:08:31    235559

Some interesting posts there. Wouldn't agree with spiderbarron that Kilanerin are on the way down, they just won the Senior Championship with a good mixture of experienced campaigners & talented younger lads. Also I wouldn't agree that Gusserane were lucky to beat Shels last year, but I do think that Horeswood are on the way down though, have heard they have lost a few players to emigration as well. I reckon the bookies have it about right, & the winner will come from Kilanerin, Shels, Gusserane or Clongeen. Don't know about Taghmon for relegation, I think they might be good enough to stay up. Who could have predicted Glynn & Bunclody to go down in the last few years? Should be a cracking Championship!

nocky (Wexford) - Posts: 2059 - 20/03/2009 13:15:01    235620

I think the bookies have it about right. Our boys had their first training session on Wednesday night so maybe the early start will do them no good. Horeswood are still to be feared though, they were without Darren O Reilly and I cant remember whwther Leigh O Brien was back from injury or was still out against Kilanerin last year. Either way they damn near won that game.

I think Taghmon will stay up and their young team will grow into the senior grade, the sarsfields may be in danger though.

Kilanerinfooty (Wexford) - Posts: 200 - 21/03/2009 12:16:25    236229

Kilanerin have 4 points from 2 games in the league so far, beating adamstown and gusserane ( unconvincingly though in both cases considering we only have 1 with the co. team while they were both worse hit). How are all the other clubs doing or has anybody spotted any evidence to suggest that the bookies have it wrong after 2 rounds?

Kilanerinfooty (Wexford) - Posts: 200 - 25/03/2009 15:27:14    239262

Gusserane are not near favourites (dont know why) but have to be backed each way at 12/1 if they come outa group of death they will be very hard to beat. Shels,clongeen,horeswood have a good chance too.

wexstar (Wexford) - Posts: 100 - 25/03/2009 20:25:35    239581

dont thin horsewood will be up to much this year, taghmon have a hard group and it may be a case of men against boys

wexico (Wexford) - Posts: 3 - 25/03/2009 20:42:23    239592

Does anyone have a full list of the championship odds?

DonFinito (Wexford) - Posts: 5 - 26/03/2009 23:13:21    240774

Celtic Bookmakers normally have the odds but its not on their website,think its a bit early

Duffy89 (Wexford) - Posts: 3320 - 26/03/2009 23:51:22    240804

Taghmon will stay up.They have ome of the best up and coming players in wexford.a repeat of shalls feat last year.them and horesood will come out of that group.The geeners to win it

supersean (Wexford) - Posts: 1 - 27/03/2009 19:41:13    241679

I reckon Taghmon could be in senior for a few years to be honest,there one of the best organised clubs in the country and they were putting in the work for the last few years at underage and so on so they deserve it and I wish them well

Duffy89 (Wexford) - Posts: 3320 - 27/03/2009 19:59:10    241698

re taghmon coming out of d group of death, they havent a hope.dont tink the'll get relegated but not a chance of gettin out of dat group. gusserane nd horeswood id say. nd all those ppl doggin morris nd murphy...get a life. 2 gr8 servants of wexford football 4 d last 8yrs plus, der only primeing demselves 4 d long summer. keep d faith.

mickeyfinn (Wexford) - Posts: 112 - 27/03/2009 20:20:03    241723

some interesting posts here alright nocky. one thing im 100% sure of is d winner wil come from kilanerin gusserane clongeen and horeswood.the only surprise fethard will spring is to stay up. i cant understand either why everybody is tipping shels, they came out of a group last year with duffry starlights and sarsfiels, three woeful teams. they scraped over an average adamstown team and only for the conditions and a couple of lucky goals would have been hammered by gusserane. their a well organised outfit but simply dont have the firepower to compete with the big four

footballmad1982 (Wexford) - Posts: 103 - 27/03/2009 23:03:47    241856

supersean who is this up and coming star from taghmon and them and horeswood coming outa the group were u even in at the intermedite county final last year do u know anything about football read footballmad1982s comment at least he knows wat hes talking about.

wexstar (Wexford) - Posts: 100 - 30/03/2009 15:07:26    243475

I would like to back shels to progress on from last year. I was playing that day against them in the rain in the semi final stages of last years championship, and would not put them down to be a flash in the pan. they were excellent and we only narrowly beat them, they lack scoring forwards but their midfield and centre back were class... id predict horeswood and gusserane to get of group and i think its anyones to win this year.

Squawk (Wexford) - Posts: 1 - 20/04/2009 17:06:56    263115

Alright lads & lassies, the Senior Football Championship kicks off this weekend, let's have a bit of fun and predict the outcomes of the 8 matches up for decision. No prizes for getting the most correct results, just the respect of your Hoganstand peers. Here's my attempt:

Shelmaliers vs. St. Annes...........Shels
Duffry Rovers vs. Fethard...........Fethard
Bannow vs. St. Martins...............Bannow
Kilanerin vs. Starlights...............Kilanerin
Ballyhogue vs. Sarsfields...........Ballyhogue
Clongeen vs. Adamstown...........Clongeen
Gusserane vs. Horeswood..........Draw
Castletown vs. Taghmon............Castletown

A lot of very tough games to call there, I'll be delighted if I get more than 3 correct and don't embarrass myself too much!

nocky (Wexford) - Posts: 2059 - 20/04/2009 17:22:14    263142