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Replying To Magpie2: "Another tight game against a lower ranked team.
Very good first half but the wheels came off the wagon in the 2nd half.
However they eventually came to grips with Down in the last few minutes and got the winning scores to snatch victory.
Never easy playing northern teams and Down have some very good hurlers.
We on the other hand have to be patient.
We are giving lads like Redmond, Breen, Wickham, Regan, Banville and Darren codd plenty of gametime. So important for the development of this team.
A win is a win and good to get but we are very much a work in progress but with guys like Chin, Shane Reck Molloy and maybe Jippo to return and provide much needed experience we may manage to get out of 1B.
It must be said though the Dublin and Clare games will undoubtedly be extremely tough and a win in both would be invaluable and bring the younger lads on in leaps and bounds.
Carlow next up and it might be our biggest challenge to date. Home advantage and a decent local support should see us over the line" Hopefully we get a decent local support. Bad though we were in that 2nd half our support has been way worse the last good few years.
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Replying To Bryson: "Wexford hurling is in some trouble lads yet another pathetic performance against a second rate team. God help us when we play top tier teams like Dublin and Clare. Only positive to take from first 2 games is we can compete with the Ulster teams." Won't judge the Clare and Dublin games myself until after they are played.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18194 - 01/02/2026 22:37:17
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Replying To Doylerwex: "Jaysus that was a tough tough game.
We were absolutely flying and just slow coming out in the second half.
Eamon Wickham was brilliant in the closing stages. Jack Redmond is starting to become a bit of a leader. A very important score again this week when the game was in the balance.
Conor hearne finished very strongly, and moving reck to 6 changed the game when we were in trouble.
We'll take the points and move on. Carlow will be no pushover next week." Im sure you enjoyed page 6 of the programme Doyler?
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18194 - 01/02/2026 22:49:59
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Replying To Bryson: "Wexford hurling is in some trouble lads yet another pathetic performance against a second rate team. God help us when we play top tier teams like Dublin and Clare. Only positive to take from first 2 games is we can compete with the Ulster teams." Were you there or did you just see the score?
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4189 - 01/02/2026 23:35:25
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We played 12 or 13 lads against Antrim who never started a championship game aside from the dead rubber against Kilkenny last year. We did the same against Down and changed a couple of them to give more different lads gametime. Just did a count up, between the 2 games we gave gametime to 15 different lads who never started a championship game apart from the dead rubber against Kilkenny. Most of those actually never played in a League game before this year either. On top of that Lawlor, Foley and Byrne are only around 22, and Niall Murphy only started 1 or 2 Championship games for us. We have done exactly what we needed to do in the 2 games against those counties, give gametime to new lads, and picked up the points. These newer lads will be better for the experience. Some are already looking like they might make the Championship team this year.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18194 - 02/02/2026 07:57:26
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No need for lads like Chin, the 2 Recks, Jippo, Jacko etc to be starting games at this time of year on pitches like that. Donohue and Molloy out injured too. Still hoping Rory will be back for Championship as well.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18194 - 02/02/2026 08:03:46
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I won't engage in analysis of a match that I wasn't at or didn't see any of but from here alarm bells have to be ringing in so many ways.
I am sure all the players are giving 100%. And no more can be asked. But some players are making teams now because Wexford have gone backwards rather than them improving. I played against some of these lads and they are really good club hurlers but nothing special. Players are the product of a coaching system which is just not producing hurlers.
Our underage record is so bad. We've won nothing bar 1 minor title and we were hammered by Galway after it yet so many in Wexford wanted to talk about this for years afterwards in underage circles. One good day doesn't make a summer. Our schools are way off and being hammered.
The last Wexford player to completely arrive on to the scene to great fanfare was Rory. Everybody has heard of Sean O'Brien and hope he will make it but we had no player like that between. Our defenders need a sweeper to defend in every club game.
Its not good to be negative but my father who is closer to me is of the belief that there is "toxic positivity" throughout Wexford GAA. A sort of shoulder shrug to bad results. Dancing at the crossroads after we stay in the Liam McCarthy cup due to a disallowed goal having lost to Westmeath.
And now we're barely getting over Antrim, Down, and talking about hoping that we will beat Carlow and valid talk about whether we can beat Kildare.
Does this sound like Joe McDonagh level or when do the alarm bells start to become a blaring foghorn?
StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1950 - 02/02/2026 10:07:06
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Who have we to come back bar Chin?
StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1950 - 02/02/2026 10:07:29
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My last post was put up for some reason. I believe we are on our knees, not just because we have a lack of top level quality coming through for the last few years but because we can't seem to get all players to commit and for the most part it a personal reason, travel etc.. which is far enough but there also other things at play.
Just look at the players who we could/missing for one reason or another yesterday:
Cian Molly (rosslare)
Donohue ryan, s reck
C Molloy, p foley, E Ryan
Rowley, Dunbar
Jack, Chin, B O connor
Rory, Mac, O Foley
I haven't even included cillian byrne, Luke codd, Aj Redmond, Charlie etc...
There is plenty of hurlers between that team and some of the squad yesterday to make wexford very competitive. And viking, I am a massive wexford supporter and go to all the games and will continue to do so
hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1165 - 02/02/2026 10:36:04
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Replying To StoreysTash: "Who have we to come back bar Chin?" Well, we could start Damien Reck, Cian Byrne, David Codd, Darren Codd, and Eoin Whelan
And then outside of Chin, we have Shane Reck, Simon Donohoe, Niall Murphy, Cian Molloy, Seán Rowley, CBD, and Jack O'Connor to come back
ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 833 - 02/02/2026 11:03:23
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Replying To Viking66: "We played 12 or 13 lads against Antrim who never started a championship game aside from the dead rubber against Kilkenny last year. We did the same against Down and changed a couple of them to give more different lads gametime. Just did a count up, between the 2 games we gave gametime to 15 different lads who never started a championship game apart from the dead rubber against Kilkenny. Most of those actually never played in a League game before this year either. On top of that Lawlor, Foley and Byrne are only around 22, and Niall Murphy only started 1 or 2 Championship games for us. We have done exactly what we needed to do in the 2 games against those counties, give gametime to new lads, and picked up the points. These newer lads will be better for the experience. Some are already looking like they might make the Championship team this year." I agree that in theory it's job done; we've won the two games and we've given players a lot of experience
But while I can excuse last week because of the conditions, I'm not sure I can excuse a lack of intensity across the board in the second half against Down
We were lucky to get away with it and we must make sure it doesn't happen again going forward
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