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Replying To zinny: "I agree and I think there are a lot more people than you think and who despite what they say, in the back of their minds they don't understand it and its the fault of the player for not committing. The reality is we are not a traditional hurling county, we love our GAA the same as anyone. However do people grow up in Wexford thinking nothing but hurling or football, I doubt if many do. I wonder if there was a survey on what people in Wexford looked forward to most about summer and the three choices where, Strawberries, going to the beach or the hurling championship - what would they pick? like if you are from Kilkenny what else is there about summer in the county." Ah I see what you mean. We need to remove the beaches I think:) Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4236 - 13/02/2026 12:53:45 2656205 Link
Replying To zinny: "I agree and I think there are a lot more people than you think and who despite what they say, in the back of their minds they don't understand it and its the fault of the player for not committing. The reality is we are not a traditional hurling county, we love our GAA the same as anyone. However do people grow up in Wexford thinking nothing but hurling or football, I doubt if many do. I wonder if there was a survey on what people in Wexford looked forward to most about summer and the three choices where, Strawberries, going to the beach or the hurling championship - what would they pick? like if you are from Kilkenny what else is there about summer in the county." Id say to be more accurate there are pockets of the county where hurling is very strong and then there are parts where it isn't. For example Enniscorthy town isnt a strong hurling town compared to some of the rural town lands around it for example Oulart. To say no one thinks of hurling is as inaccurate as saying Wexford is hurling mad WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 459 - 13/02/2026 14:56:47 2656216 Link
Replying To Wexfordgaa: "RIP to Fr odhran furlong. He worked behind the scenes with the Wexford hurlers. He was a gentleman. Knew him a long time." RIP Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18355 - 13/02/2026 16:11:29 2656231 Link
Replying To WEXILE: "Id say to be more accurate there are pockets of the county where hurling is very strong and then there are parts where it isn't. For example Enniscorthy town isnt a strong hurling town compared to some of the rural town lands around it for example Oulart. To say no one thinks of hurling is as inaccurate as saying Wexford is hurling mad" We're probably in a similar place to the likes of Waterford (And a place Limerick used to inhabit) We don't have the culture of Tipperary, Cork, or Kilkenny; hurling is a way of life there and it's almost existential, a lot of people love hurling whereas a lot of people here like hurling but not enough love it We're at least a tier below those three in terms of culture, maybe another tier again down but it's still a good culture in the grand scheme of things, we have a history that is arguably better than than everyone not named KK, Cork, Tipp, or Limerick I think we have the potential to have a similar culture to the big three in time but at the moment, that's what it is : potential. Very small crowds so far in the league but if we were to make a Leinster Final or an AISF, you can be sure the guts of 40k people would be making their way up to Croker from Wexford, very few counties can match that level of enthusiasm Only way we take advantage of the potential for a great culture is by winning and culture is the biggest driver of winning. In the absence of a culture like KK, Tipp, or Cork, we need to put in place "best in class" structures in terms of coaching, primary schools, secondary schools, clubs, Minor squads, U20 squads, and Senior squads One big thing doesn't need to be changed for us to be successful; instead, it'll have to be many small changes ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 878 - 13/02/2026 16:13:29 2656234 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "The difference in the Munster counties is the profile of the game, the all-encompassing drive to better themselves. GF is from Tipp and the clubs throughout the county drive the game, drive themselves, drive each other. Not coming out of Munster is met with fury, anger and a "that's unacceptable, we are Tipp, we have to do better" attitude. Excuses are just not entertained, you win or you lose and why you won or lost is irrelevant. You lost. The mindset across the county is about doing more hurling, more hurling in schools in particular. Hurlers who are teachers waltz into a job. Its just tradition and culture. They don't need social media posts because winning is all the promotion you need. The game in Wexford needs promotion but more than anything we need a good minor or u20 team to give the game a lift. We seem to be going backwards at these levels, that is the problem. Its very hard to arrest this decline but we need to find out how to do it ourselves." How do you propose we find this out? County Board just spent an enormous sum of money on a report the findings of which plenty of us already knew. If you take out 7 years, 1963-1970, of the entire 100 year history of the Leinster minor Championship we have only won 2 more Leinster minor titles that Meath, and the same number as Laois. We average 1 Leinster minor title every 30 years apart from those 7 years. I still dont get why people like you keep saying we are going backwards. We are where we pretty much always were. There are green shoots though. We have only ever beaten a Munster county once outside those 7 years at minor, and that was only 2 years ago. We beat them well. And that was in a knockout game. In the last few years, since covid, we have improved our underage structures, we have introduced new competitions and offered more county level training to more young lads, especially at u12, u13 and u14. The County Board and Coaching and Games have encouraged clubs over the last 2 years to extend their underage seasons, many are going 11 months a year now, like Cork and Tipp clubs have always done. Most are also coaching their underage teams twice a week over the last 2 years also, which didnt happen at most clubs even 4 years ago. More snd more clubs are running more and more underage tournaments also, just like they always have done in Kilkenny, Tipperary and Cork. Schools are a problem ok, as especially secondary schools are very resistant to what they perceive as outside interference in their affairs. Sadly their on the whole abject performances in Leinster competitions this millennium, with the exception of a few individual teams, doesn't seem to bother them. We need more positive ideas and action to bring the county forwards. We need more people in the county involved. We need more people in the county to care. We need more people in the county to even show an interest. We need more people with ideas and energy to return to the county. Surely 3 years is long enough to be away? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18355 - 13/02/2026 16:31:23 2656239 Link
Replying To WEXILE: "Id say to be more accurate there are pockets of the county where hurling is very strong and then there are parts where it isn't. For example Enniscorthy town isnt a strong hurling town compared to some of the rural town lands around it for example Oulart. To say no one thinks of hurling is as inaccurate as saying Wexford is hurling mad" Yes for sure. If we are to be successful we need more GAA in all of the towns. Our successful teams going back to the 19th Century had lads from towns playing on them. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18355 - 13/02/2026 16:36:55 2656242 Link