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Replying To Blackbog: "Great comeback today to score last 6 points of game. Genuinely was not expecting a win. Nor was I expecting a hammering" Tbh I was confident of a win. I knew we couldn't or wouldn't be as poor as the last day again. Super comeback & delighted for these lads. Great weekend for Carlow Gaa & by God was it needed carlo (Carlow) - Posts: 227 - 14/05/2023 17:53:43 2478408 Link
Great weekend for carlow. They have done the county proud. I must admit I was sceptical of the footballers chances but glad to be proved wrong! Hurlers were excellent again yesterday regardless of the offaly team sent out. Well done to both teams. Ceatharlach Abu! Unusedsub (Carlow) - Posts: 87 - 14/05/2023 18:06:26 2478414 Link
Replying To Onion Breath: "Great weekend for the county. Well done to both management teams. We must be the best small dual county in Ireland!" I would even go as far as saying,. Pound for Pound Carlow are the strongest gaa county of them all all !! Skippy2 (Carlow) - Posts: 68 - 14/05/2023 18:44:45 2478428 Link
Bad day for the Armagh lads all round, well done Carlow! realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8667 - 14/05/2023 19:30:42 2478454 Link
Congratulations Carlow. Great weekend. Best of luck in the rest of your matches in both codes. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2214 - 14/05/2023 19:47:34 2478464 Link
Replying To Skippy2: "I would even go as far as saying,. Pound for Pound Carlow are the strongest gaa county of them all all !!" Offaly and ourselves I'd say are the two genuine dual counties that squeeze more out of relatively small populations that any others in the country. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1418 - 14/05/2023 20:08:15 2478474 Link
Replying To Trump2020: "Congratulations Carlow. Great weekend. Best of luck in the rest of your matches in both codes." Thanks for that. Can I add I'd love to see Galway winning Sam and Shane Walsh being MOTM just like he was last July. Overthebar53 (Carlow) - Posts: 250 - 14/05/2023 20:58:56 2478488 Link
Replying To Onion Breath: "Offaly and ourselves I'd say are the two genuine dual counties that squeeze more out of relatively small populations that any others in the country." Yeah and laois (thru gritted teeth) in fairness. Both have much larger geographical areas than us tho as well as larger populations. Overthebar53 (Carlow) - Posts: 250 - 14/05/2023 21:02:46 2478490 Link
Is annamh is iontach … well done to both panels and respective management teams Bainisteoir (National) - Posts: 552 - 14/05/2023 22:57:31 2478528 Link
Replying To Overthebar53: "Yeah and laois (thru gritted teeth) in fairness. Both have much larger geographical areas than us tho as well as larger populations." When discussing Leix's historical superiority in the rivalry with Carlow, people tend to omit the fact that they have a much larger population than Carlow. It's 50-60% bigger (and for GAA purposes higher again, due to the Graiguecullen issue). Also, both rugby and soccer are much stronger in Carlow than in Leix. They don't even have a soccer league, what clubs they have play in Carlow (except for one team in the Dublin league). Also, there has never been a senior rugby club in Leix, and in the last 30 years Carlow sides have won seven Town's Cup and Laois only one. Carlow really punches above its weight (across a lot of codes), for the third smallest population in Ireland. However, I think pound-for-pound you'd have to admit Offaly is the strongest GAA county. All Ireland's in both football and hurling, over the past 50 years. I also think they are the only county with fewer than 100,000 people to have a football All Ireland during that time frame (open to correction there) CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 686 - 15/05/2023 10:16:25 2478588 Link
Great sporting weekend. Offaly played a team that got 14 points and never looked like they were in the game. They were not let either but Carlow's style has shifted and is more mature with all players playing to a pattern. That is becoming obvious and is having a positive effect on our scoreline. A remarkable comeback by the footballers in Aughrim. Down by 5 or 6 points, missed at least 3 gilt edged chances for goals. The team gave a mighty effort helped by all the subs. Wicklow lost a man to a black card and had another defensive player injured and our lads just never gave up! I admire the strength and conditioning of the team overall as all the players covered miles and miles and finished far and away the stronger ! One swallow does not make a summer but it was nice to have one good day out and no reason why we can't have another ! carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1837 - 15/05/2023 15:28:49 2478723 Link
Replying To carlowman: "Great sporting weekend. Offaly played a team that got 14 points and never looked like they were in the game. They were not let either but Carlow's style has shifted and is more mature with all players playing to a pattern. That is becoming obvious and is having a positive effect on our scoreline. A remarkable comeback by the footballers in Aughrim. Down by 5 or 6 points, missed at least 3 gilt edged chances for goals. The team gave a mighty effort helped by all the subs. Wicklow lost a man to a black card and had another defensive player injured and our lads just never gave up! I admire the strength and conditioning of the team overall as all the players covered miles and miles and finished far and away the stronger ! One swallow does not make a summer but it was nice to have one good day out and no reason why we can't have another !" It didn't surprise me that we finished strong yesterday or that that throughout the game our lads seemed to have more in their legs than Wicklow, definitely we had way more genuine pace. It might seem a small thing but when I got there yesterday I was pleasantly surprised to see they had cut the grass quite short in Aughrim (shorter than I ever saw it there) and with good reason as underfoot the pitch was firm. Definitely suited our guys and was very different to the Leinster game last month when the pitch was heavier and the grass I'd say a good inch id not two longer which wouldn't and didn't suit Carlow's runners. I think we're definitely a dry ball top of the ground team so conditions suited us yesterday. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1418 - 15/05/2023 16:10:29 2478738 Link
Any official word on time & date of Mcdonagh Final? Website says 27/28th May but nothing else.. carlo (Carlow) - Posts: 227 - 15/05/2023 17:16:50 2478777 Link
Replying To carlo: "Any official word on time & date of Mcdonagh Final? Website says 27/28th May but nothing else.." Sat 27th 5.30pm hi Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 713 - 15/05/2023 20:27:32 2478817 Link
Replying To carlo: "Any official word on time & date of Mcdonagh Final? Website says 27/28th May but nothing else.." Sat 27th 5.30pm no Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 713 - 15/05/2023 20:27:47 2478818 Link
Good luck in the hurling lads and lassies. A Carlow win would be a real needle mover. sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2911 - 16/05/2023 21:26:05 2479121 Link
Very poor today, a poor gameplan poorly executed, limerick figured us out and played with width in the second half and tore us to pieces. Aside from a 10 minute spell in the first half before half time we were miles behind them in every aspect. Looks like wicklow will lose all 3 so I'm assuming we will make the preliminary quarters but we are nowhere near where we need to be Barrowsider (Carlow) - Posts: 1637 - 20/05/2023 17:48:31 2479790 Link
Replying To Barrowsider: "Very poor today, a poor gameplan poorly executed, limerick figured us out and played with width in the second half and tore us to pieces. Aside from a 10 minute spell in the first half before half time we were miles behind them in every aspect. Looks like wicklow will lose all 3 so I'm assuming we will make the preliminary quarters but we are nowhere near where we need to be" Spot on. I'll cut them some slack in that they were probably tired after aughrim and the 6 day turnaround and the ref was very lenient with some of Limerick s tackling in the 1st half which was downright dangerous. 2 points that stuck out like a sore thumb to me. 1.why did we Concede every kick out to Limerick and allow them to build from the back quickly. 2. Why did we insist going long with our own kick out when we were being cleaned out practically every time. It's very frustrating to watch lads bursting themselves yet getting very bad advise from the sideline. God knows there's enough of them there to come up with something better than yesterday's shambles. Overthebar53 (Carlow) - Posts: 250 - 21/05/2023 10:18:47 2479901 Link
Replying To Overthebar53: "Spot on. I'll cut them some slack in that they were probably tired after aughrim and the 6 day turnaround and the ref was very lenient with some of Limerick s tackling in the 1st half which was downright dangerous. 2 points that stuck out like a sore thumb to me. 1.why did we Concede every kick out to Limerick and allow them to build from the back quickly. 2. Why did we insist going long with our own kick out when we were being cleaned out practically every time. It's very frustrating to watch lads bursting themselves yet getting very bad advise from the sideline. God knows there's enough of them there to come up with something better than yesterday's shambles." I also noticed we are trying to defend everywhere which leaves huge gaps, I don't know why we would be defending out on the sidelines 60 mtrs from goal Barrowsider (Carlow) - Posts: 1637 - 21/05/2023 14:11:20 2479961 Link
Replying To Barrowsider: "Very poor today, a poor gameplan poorly executed, limerick figured us out and played with width in the second half and tore us to pieces. Aside from a 10 minute spell in the first half before half time we were miles behind them in every aspect. Looks like wicklow will lose all 3 so I'm assuming we will make the preliminary quarters but we are nowhere near where we need to be" @Barrowsider maybe stick to the minors, interesting no comment on the wicklow game or well done maybe because you were not there.Typical negativity the minute Carlow lose. MrHindsight (Carlow) - Posts: 3 - 22/05/2023 10:30:35 2480356 Link