It appears there must be a serious lack of quality players in Wicklow when a player can come back to the country two days before a championship game meaning he hasn't taken part in one training session and gets straight back onto the team.

I would hate have been training since early January with Wicklow only to be told a couple of days before the big game that they are flying a man back from Sweden to play in my position.

Louth Gael (Louth) - Posts: 1227 - 14/05/2010 10:18:55    646776

I never understood why Wicklow have such a poor record in gaelic games. I would have thought they would have a strong enough club scene and large enough population with it being so close to Dublin.
Not having a go but could anyone from Wicklow why they haven't really been a stronger outfit. I remember them giving Meath a scare 20 years ago but nothing up until Micko took over. They had a good run last year but were very limited in numbers on the panel

NavyNBlue (Dublin) - Posts: 1357 - 14/05/2010 10:38:45    646800

Poor is right, they only used 17 players or so in last years championship and thats only because 2 players got injured.
If Micko can only find that amount of good enough players for county level, then things must be bad.

And they have been training since the start of november actually. All they did was running and gym work until january, never seen a football.

MattieG (Galway) - Posts: 62 - 14/05/2010 11:19:42    646862

They are all soccer and rugger heads in Wicklow. Even down south in Arklow they wouldn't be much into GAA.

ColinWex (Wexford) - Posts: 901 - 14/05/2010 11:26:46    646875

I think it's fair to say Wicklow haven't produced one quality player in either code ever. That's truly a remarkable achievement

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 14/05/2010 11:33:59    646887

I cant understand why people come on here and say bad things about other counties, ye can talk just because the county ye live in has some good players, believe me footballers in counties like wicklow train and try as hard as players in other teams, so get off yer high horse yis are well able to hate on people computer hoggers

Biffo (Carlow) - Posts: 91 - 14/05/2010 11:45:19    646899

He played in the National League against Waterford and has been around for the majority of league matches. I was shocked when I seen drafted in. I knew he was working abroad but as far as I knew he was training while away

Southern Dandy (Wicklow) - Posts: 789 - 14/05/2010 11:48:53    646906

Pemroy. Kevin O'Brien and Leighton Gynn not quality? Ciaran Hyland is one of best man markers in Ireland

Southern Dandy (Wicklow) - Posts: 789 - 14/05/2010 11:50:01    646907

'Kevin O'Brien and Leighton Gynn not quality? Ciaran Hyland is one of best man markers in Ireland'

Look up mediocre in the dictionary and you'll see them three players mentioned. Good in Wicklow yes, wouldn't be near the Tyrone panel. And Biffo they don't train as hard as the Tyrone's, Kerry's, Cork's. If they did they wouldn't be so poor. Sad but true

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 14/05/2010 11:57:17    646923

Good in Wicklow? Was the Irish international rules team always 15 Tyrone players?

Southern Dandy (Wicklow) - Posts: 789 - 14/05/2010 11:59:36    646928

I couldn't care less about the International Rules team, stupid sport that I have no interest in. It was good of them to give Leighton Glynn a run out though, was a nice gesture towards the smaller counties if rather patronising. Needless to say if it was based on the best players Leighton would have been nowhere near it

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 14/05/2010 12:12:41    646949

Pomeroy - Kevin O'Brien won an all-star and was widely regarded as one of the best footballers of his time. He was also very successful in the compromise rules team that went down to Oz in 1990.

NavyNBlue (Dublin) - Posts: 1357 - 14/05/2010 12:14:45    646953

PomeroyPlunkett


Look up mediocre in the dictionary and you'll see them three players mentioned. Good in Wicklow yes, wouldn't be near the Tyrone panel. And Biffo they don't train as hard as the Tyrone's, Kerry's, Cork's. If they did they wouldn't be so poor. Sad but true

WOW ah well what can anyone say about a person who thinks as you do,
Ciaran Hyland was an All Star nominee in 2009, thats all im going to say to you

Biffo (Carlow) - Posts: 91 - 14/05/2010 12:17:50    646959

I give up Pemeroy. You may step back from those rose tinted glasses and realise that players such as Glynn, Hyland even Murphy (Carlow) O'Lionain (waterford) tubridy (clare) All divison 4 players have quality. Would problably make nearly every county team

Southern Dandy (Wicklow) - Posts: 789 - 14/05/2010 12:29:49    646975

PomeroyPlunkett
County: Tyrone
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Look up mediocre in the dictionary and you'll see them three players mentioned. Good in Wicklow yes, wouldn't be near the Tyrone panel. And Biffo they don't train as hard as the Tyrone's, Kerry's, Cork's. If they did they wouldn't be so poor. Sad but true

Leighton Glynn would be Tyrone's best half forward by some distance if he played for them

jafallon (Galway) - Posts: 489 - 14/05/2010 12:30:55    646977

'Ciaran Hyland was an All Star nominee in 2009, thats all im going to say to you'

Like I said the GAA have a history of rewarding players in the smaller counties. I don't agree with it as it's very patronising but it a boost for them I guess. As for O'Brien people tend to look at past players through rose tainted glasses and think they're better than they are. If he was playing today he wouldn't be a stand out player

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 14/05/2010 12:34:44    646987

Pomeroy= egotistical WUM


People should know that!

nok02 (USA) - Posts: 534 - 14/05/2010 12:36:18    646992

Look PomeroyPlunkett it took Tyrone UNTIL 1924 to win their FIRST Championship Match, so don't be so smug. It was wasn't always the way that people feared Tyrone by the way. I like Tyrone but your arrogance knows no bounds. If it's not Division 1, the Ulster championship or the big teams you close your ears and eyes.

Wicklowman (Wicklow) - Posts: 1142 - 14/05/2010 13:14:32    647047

Yes Wicklow have had some good player. There were a couple of good players in football around the same time as O'Brien, was it Day or Daly they had too.

ColinWex (Wexford) - Posts: 901 - 14/05/2010 13:20:54    647059

How are your hurlers Pomeroy, bet you couldn name past 15 on the senior football team in Tyrone either, and I will take no money on your Tyrone shirt be double Xl

getonwithit (Carlow) - Posts: 527 - 14/05/2010 13:29:26    647069