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St Anne's are favs v Martins tomorrow. Does this look right? I know Rory is abroad but Martins were one of the best teams in ireland last year faithfulfan1 (Offaly) - Posts: 6 - 26/06/2026 21:46:50 2682148 Link
Does Rathanagan favs over St Martins sound right to those well informed? faithfulfan1 (Offaly) - Posts: 6 - 26/06/2026 22:26:12 2682155 Link
Replying To faithfulfan1: "Does Rathanagan favs over St Martins sound right to those well informed?" Local derby and Anne's need to win it more than the Martins. Still expect Martins to win WexMurph (Wexford) - Posts: 356 - 27/06/2026 08:39:52 2682169 Link
Rory ,Barry of course , Jack O Connor plus Philly Dempsey out I have been told. Paull (Wexford) - Posts: 296 - 27/06/2026 08:58:02 2682170 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Martin Storey Cup is u14 and played that time of year. Not many clubs will have enough u15s, so it would have to be arranged not to clash with schools training, or Martin Storey Cup fixtures. As in ideally a couple of days apart." Would it not make more sense to have the Martin Storey Cup in February or March? Or maybe, as @formertownie suggested on here a few weeks ago, we'd be better off with two Championships in the one year: one for U13/U15/U17 in April, early May, and then late June/early July and then another for U14/U16/U18 in late July/August/September/October (Could maybe have development league competitions in February/March/late May/early June) Although that would probably need Minor to switch back to U18 at intercounty level for it to work ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1429 - 27/06/2026 13:04:38 2682196 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Gym work has to be done all year round. 2 weeks after you stop you will have lost significant gains already. Most clubs dont play challenge games when League is on. Kilkenny clubs do as they only have club Football fixtures at that time of year. Agree its not ideal so many of our lads like soccer, but that doesn't make those lads the enemy, thats a bit strong :-" Soccer is a competitor, its up to the GAA to offer a better product. If the GAA doesn't want lads playing soccer during the winter give them an alternative. Add more importance to the league. The biggest issue for the league is that the championship is a repeat of it. The league was meaningful when championship was a knockout. Not suggesting that it goes back to that model but perhaps the balance needs to be looked at. The old problem of clubs not wanting to play meaningful games without county players is always a stumbling block but does that really help the club. Soccer is the easiest game in the world to play and for that matter easy to coach. At underage the only way to combat that is for the GAA to offer a better product, better coaching and attitudes to the game. zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 2220 - 27/06/2026 13:26:03 2682200 Link
Replying To ElGranSenor: "Would it not make more sense to have the Martin Storey Cup in February or March? Or maybe, as @formertownie suggested on here a few weeks ago, we'd be better off with two Championships in the one year: one for U13/U15/U17 in April, early May, and then late June/early July and then another for U14/U16/U18 in late July/August/September/October (Could maybe have development league competitions in February/March/late May/early June) Although that would probably need Minor to switch back to U18 at intercounty level for it to work" That works in Clare and Limerick, having odd and even aged competitions. And I did make that point about the Martin Storey Cup to the organiser, though that had more to do with weather and pitch availability Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20206 - 27/06/2026 16:55:09 2682213 Link
Replying To zinny: "Soccer is a competitor, its up to the GAA to offer a better product. If the GAA doesn't want lads playing soccer during the winter give them an alternative. Add more importance to the league. The biggest issue for the league is that the championship is a repeat of it. The league was meaningful when championship was a knockout. Not suggesting that it goes back to that model but perhaps the balance needs to be looked at. The old problem of clubs not wanting to play meaningful games without county players is always a stumbling block but does that really help the club. Soccer is the easiest game in the world to play and for that matter easy to coach. At underage the only way to combat that is for the GAA to offer a better product, better coaching and attitudes to the game." I agree with all of this. Soccer is a competitor. It is hurting GAA in Wexford. On this page, we talk all the time about what's holding Wexford hurling (and football) back. It's not each other. We can be very competitive in both codes. As time has gone on, it's my belief Wexford kids and adults are doing less GAA and more other things than ever before. Soccer is a major factor in kids and adults doing less GAA training and games. It's a culture issue rather than individuals, but at the same time lads playing division Z soccer and skipping intermediate or senior trainings or challenge games to me is nuts. Those guys are not serious about GAA or winning. "the only way to combat that is for the GAA to offer a better product, better coaching and attitudes to the game" - I think this is both at underage and actually even more so at adult level. icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2595 - 28/06/2026 20:49:19 2682645 Link
Replying To icehonesty: "I agree with all of this. Soccer is a competitor. It is hurting GAA in Wexford. On this page, we talk all the time about what's holding Wexford hurling (and football) back. It's not each other. We can be very competitive in both codes. As time has gone on, it's my belief Wexford kids and adults are doing less GAA and more other things than ever before. Soccer is a major factor in kids and adults doing less GAA training and games. It's a culture issue rather than individuals, but at the same time lads playing division Z soccer and skipping intermediate or senior trainings or challenge games to me is nuts. Those guys are not serious about GAA or winning. "the only way to combat that is for the GAA to offer a better product, better coaching and attitudes to the game" - I think this is both at underage and actually even more so at adult level." If a lad likes playing soccer at 6 or 7 and is brought to play soccer then he is likely to want to continue playing it as an adult. A far higher percentage of our GAA players play soccer relative to other counties, especially in Munster and Galway. The problem there is that it isnt seen by most parents as a competitor, more something to do in the winter, and thats our own fault as many of our GAA clubs did nothing from September til April for many years up until quite recently. Some still do very little in those months. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20206 - 29/06/2026 08:32:43 2682755 Link
Replying To icehonesty: "I agree with all of this. Soccer is a competitor. It is hurting GAA in Wexford. On this page, we talk all the time about what's holding Wexford hurling (and football) back. It's not each other. We can be very competitive in both codes. As time has gone on, it's my belief Wexford kids and adults are doing less GAA and more other things than ever before. Soccer is a major factor in kids and adults doing less GAA training and games. It's a culture issue rather than individuals, but at the same time lads playing division Z soccer and skipping intermediate or senior trainings or challenge games to me is nuts. Those guys are not serious about GAA or winning. "the only way to combat that is for the GAA to offer a better product, better coaching and attitudes to the game" - I think this is both at underage and actually even more so at adult level." You are 10)% right, but the life is gone out of Wexford matches. We're now in that doom spiral where people don't go to the matches and players don't commit because they don't see us winning anything so less people are going to matches. We desperately need the "youth of 1996" to start getting their children to Wexford games, getting out hurling every day with their children, this is the age cohort who need to drive Wexford GAA forwards. Not sitting talking about 1996 in a pub or on podcasts. On the Martin Storey Cup, this needs to be played on a 4G pitch once it is up and running. No point playing on a bog in Oulart at that time of the year. We need hurling to become a year-round game in Wexford, not a 4-month game. That 4G pitch should be in constant use by somebody, its not doing anything for Wexford GAA sitting idle. It should also host the entire U20 championships in both codes. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 2118 - 29/06/2026 11:26:23 2682798 Link
Replying To icehonesty: "I agree with all of this. Soccer is a competitor. It is hurting GAA in Wexford. On this page, we talk all the time about what's holding Wexford hurling (and football) back. It's not each other. We can be very competitive in both codes. As time has gone on, it's my belief Wexford kids and adults are doing less GAA and more other things than ever before. Soccer is a major factor in kids and adults doing less GAA training and games. It's a culture issue rather than individuals, but at the same time lads playing division Z soccer and skipping intermediate or senior trainings or challenge games to me is nuts. Those guys are not serious about GAA or winning. "the only way to combat that is for the GAA to offer a better product, better coaching and attitudes to the game" - I think this is both at underage and actually even more so at adult level." I was at the Martin Codd U10 Development Tournament on Saturday in Rathnure - 16 teams down to play. Very well organised even though weather didn't play ball. I watched alot of games but it was very obvious that the skill level and standard of alot of the teams was poor. Rathnure won it out in the end and were streets ahead of all teams. They beat Cloughbawn in the final. Harriers, Glynn Barntown, Oulart all involved. Rower / Tullogher from Kilkenny .. Askamore, Bannow, Buffers Alley, Ballyfad to name a few. I am not from Rathnure but had a nephew involved so was looking at it from an outside perspective. Their coaching seems to be so far ahead. Oulart (Rory Jacob), Rower very well coached too and Ballyfad (Ex Rathnure John O' Connor). But a lot of the other teams lacking the basics of even lifting / striking etc. MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 341 - 29/06/2026 11:52:01 2682808 Link
Replying To MyOhMi: "I was at the Martin Codd U10 Development Tournament on Saturday in Rathnure - 16 teams down to play. Very well organised even though weather didn't play ball. I watched alot of games but it was very obvious that the skill level and standard of alot of the teams was poor. Rathnure won it out in the end and were streets ahead of all teams. They beat Cloughbawn in the final. Harriers, Glynn Barntown, Oulart all involved. Rower / Tullogher from Kilkenny .. Askamore, Bannow, Buffers Alley, Ballyfad to name a few. I am not from Rathnure but had a nephew involved so was looking at it from an outside perspective. Their coaching seems to be so far ahead. Oulart (Rory Jacob), Rower very well coached too and Ballyfad (Ex Rathnure John O' Connor). But a lot of the other teams lacking the basics of even lifting / striking etc." We were disappointed to be honest. I thought we had a good chance but were missing a few lads and ended up losing the shield final. All in all I don't think it's reflective of where we're at but rathnure were excellent. There wasn't much in it in the first half but second half the wheels kind of came off. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4597 - 29/06/2026 13:33:37 2682856 Link
Replying To Viking66: "If a lad likes playing soccer at 6 or 7 and is brought to play soccer then he is likely to want to continue playing it as an adult. A far higher percentage of our GAA players play soccer relative to other counties, especially in Munster and Galway. The problem there is that it isnt seen by most parents as a competitor, more something to do in the winter, and thats our own fault as many of our GAA clubs did nothing from September til April for many years up until quite recently. Some still do very little in those months." Why do you think that our lads play less soccer than yours? Whats that based on? Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 710 - 29/06/2026 14:27:06 2682895 Link
Derek McGrath at club games over weekend. countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 1047 - 29/06/2026 14:28:06 2682898 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "We were disappointed to be honest. I thought we had a good chance but were missing a few lads and ended up losing the shield final. All in all I don't think it's reflective of where we're at but rathnure were excellent. There wasn't much in it in the first half but second half the wheels kind of came off." Look i wouldn't loose sleep - that wasn't a pop at any club but just an observation and something that our county coaching committee could take on board. And at U10 level it's very easy for wheels to come off wagon. MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 341 - 29/06/2026 14:31:26 2682902 Link
Replying To Tadhg2020: "Why do you think that our lads play less soccer than yours? Whats that based on?" It might not apply to lads who hurl for clubs up around the city but most of the lads I know from East and South Limerick dont or didnt play soccer at all. Only a couple did. And they dont bring their kids to play soccer either. In fact most of them dont or didnt even play Football. Maybe my friends arent a representative group of the area they are from? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 20206 - 29/06/2026 17:29:01 2682979 Link
Replying To MyOhMi: "I was at the Martin Codd U10 Development Tournament on Saturday in Rathnure - 16 teams down to play. Very well organised even though weather didn't play ball. I watched alot of games but it was very obvious that the skill level and standard of alot of the teams was poor. Rathnure won it out in the end and were streets ahead of all teams. They beat Cloughbawn in the final. Harriers, Glynn Barntown, Oulart all involved. Rower / Tullogher from Kilkenny .. Askamore, Bannow, Buffers Alley, Ballyfad to name a few. I am not from Rathnure but had a nephew involved so was looking at it from an outside perspective. Their coaching seems to be so far ahead. Oulart (Rory Jacob), Rower very well coached too and Ballyfad (Ex Rathnure John O' Connor). But a lot of the other teams lacking the basics of even lifting / striking etc." Suppose a lot of it comes back to volunteerism and culture at the end of the day You get bad coaches if you don't have enough volunteers And it's a lot easier to find good coaches if you've a strong culture behind you ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1429 - 29/06/2026 17:42:10 2682993 Link
Replying To ElGranSenor: "Would it not make more sense to have the Martin Storey Cup in February or March? Or maybe, as @formertownie suggested on here a few weeks ago, we'd be better off with two Championships in the one year: one for U13/U15/U17 in April, early May, and then late June/early July and then another for U14/U16/U18 in late July/August/September/October (Could maybe have development league competitions in February/March/late May/early June) Although that would probably need Minor to switch back to U18 at intercounty level for it to work" Still some teams would have missing players for the u17 one as there will always be a few u17s on the minor panel if it's u18 Hurler20 (Wexford) - Posts: 16 - 30/06/2026 05:22:18 2683103 Link
Replying To countyman2022: "Derek McGrath at club games over weekend." Is this true ? Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 1108 - 30/06/2026 06:27:01 2683106 Link
Replying To Hurler20: "Still some teams would have missing players for the u17 one as there will always be a few u17s on the minor panel if it's u18" It's only the bones of an idea, I think it would work if County Minor went back to U18, used to have Minor Club Championship games back in March back in the day and then maybe a game in late April/early May, would change now given the round-robin format alright ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 1429 - 30/06/2026 11:41:25 2683141 Link