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For sure. We just arent quite good enough. For alot of that time, 2015- 2022, we had a good first 15 but no depth. Then when we started picking up key injuries we got found out badly. We are building again from scratch, and will likely end up with more depth with the way we are approaching the rebuild, but we are lacking really top players so far. The hope would be that some of the predominantly 20- 23 year olds that make up our panel might blossom when they hit their peak physical years over the next 2 or 3 years.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19408 - 01/05/2026 10:19:55 2670118 Link 0 |
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For sure. We just arent quite good enough. For alot of that time, 2015- 2022, we had a good first 15 but no depth. Then when we started picking up key injuries we got found out badly. We are building again from scratch, and will likely end up with more depth with the way we are approaching the rebuild, but we are lacking really top players so far. The hope would be that some of the predominantly 20- 23 year olds that make up our panel might blossom when they hit their peak physical years over the next 2 or 3 years.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19408 - 01/05/2026 10:45:57 2670127 Link 0 |
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We have won half as many again AIs as League titles. That should tell you how much winning Leagues means to us.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19408 - 01/05/2026 10:48:19 2670129 Link 0 |
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Coming from the user that said silverware was everything, now saying he couldn't care about silverware.
ColmFlaherty (Galway) - Posts: 21 - 01/05/2026 10:54:35 2670135 Link 0 |
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Im not sure you could call something building when so many players are opting out. Its an issue for you to address if you are to build a team. There are too many players watching on TV or from the stands at the moment .
Tadhg2020 (Limerick) - Posts: 282 - 01/05/2026 12:06:50 2670152 Link 0 |
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What players are opting out? The only one to my knowledge is Antony Burns but he had his chance last year.
ColmFlaherty (Galway) - Posts: 21 - 01/05/2026 12:49:45 2670167 Link 0 |
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Silverware as in Senior Silverware.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19408 - 01/05/2026 13:54:09 2670188 Link 0 |
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Agree 100% with that. We have lost way more lads who were current Senior Championship starters when they left the panel than any other county.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19408 - 01/05/2026 13:55:26 2670190 Link 0 |
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Minors playing in Parnell Park tomorrow afternoon, trying to get third win of the group. They were much improved against Kilkenny compared to Laois game, mainly due to Tadhg MacCarthaigh being back from injury. galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 1091 - 01/05/2026 14:42:22 2670202 Link 0 |
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A National League title is silverware btw but you said it makes no difference
ColmFlaherty (Galway) - Posts: 21 - 01/05/2026 15:10:20 2670214 Link 0 |
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Parma and Alumni Athletic Club, very successful back in the day too.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4687 - 01/05/2026 15:11:59 2670216 Link 0 |
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Our day will come again.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19408 - 01/05/2026 15:20:24 2670221 Link 0 |
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No harm to you but very few people look at the Hurling League as anything other than what it is. A competition to blood newer and younger players in, and give returning established players gametime in as they come back into the panels.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 19408 - 01/05/2026 15:22:34 2670222 Link 1 |
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That's not the case for the last 25 years anyway, when the NHL champions have become allireland champions on no less than 11 occasions. The great KK6 and LK2 sides did achieve 8 of those, but Tipp, Galway and Clare did it also. None of these sides were blooding players in those seasons at the industrial level that you seem to associate the NHL with.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4687 - 01/05/2026 18:11:39 2670245 Link 0 |