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Fair play to the footballers on a great result and also to the young Hurlers who are soldiering on in what is a completely thankless situation they find themselves in through no fault of their own.

It just goes to show that regardless of how shambolic the administration of GAA is in Wicklow (and i'm not sure people outside of Wicklow truly understand how bad it is, you have to experience it first hand to appreciate it!) we still manage, despite ourselves to produce players that have enough pride in themselves and pride in where they come from to keep going , put up with all the nonsense that comes with operating under such a dysfunctional organization and every now and again produce results like yesterday.

Imagine what we could do if we had anything approaching some decent leadership, organization and vision at County Board Level.

Hawkeye2 (Wicklow) - Posts: 159 - 26/04/2022 14:13:41    2413346

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Replying To Hawkeye2:  "Fair play to the footballers on a great result and also to the young Hurlers who are soldiering on in what is a completely thankless situation they find themselves in through no fault of their own.

It just goes to show that regardless of how shambolic the administration of GAA is in Wicklow (and i'm not sure people outside of Wicklow truly understand how bad it is, you have to experience it first hand to appreciate it!) we still manage, despite ourselves to produce players that have enough pride in themselves and pride in where they come from to keep going , put up with all the nonsense that comes with operating under such a dysfunctional organization and every now and again produce results like yesterday.

Imagine what we could do if we had anything approaching some decent leadership, organization and vision at County Board Level."
I don't fully understand what is happening within the county as i am outside the county and have no local knowledge but i take your point and respect the fact that you are in the know. It is very frustrating as you point out that with little or no investment, resources or vision the county is able to produce players like Kevin Quinn and Dean Healy to name two. Imagine what players could be produced and represent the county in both hurling and football ifcwe got our house in order.

wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2096 - 26/04/2022 18:34:06    2413431

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Replying To Hawkeye2:  "Fair play to the footballers on a great result and also to the young Hurlers who are soldiering on in what is a completely thankless situation they find themselves in through no fault of their own.

It just goes to show that regardless of how shambolic the administration of GAA is in Wicklow (and i'm not sure people outside of Wicklow truly understand how bad it is, you have to experience it first hand to appreciate it!) we still manage, despite ourselves to produce players that have enough pride in themselves and pride in where they come from to keep going , put up with all the nonsense that comes with operating under such a dysfunctional organization and every now and again produce results like yesterday.

Imagine what we could do if we had anything approaching some decent leadership, organization and vision at County Board Level."
Like the film. Against all odds.

dubarra (Wicklow) - Posts: 541 - 26/04/2022 18:47:37    2413438

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Replying To wicklowsupport:  "Good to get your input. Hope things are good with you Royaldunne. Yesterday was a big boost for this young team and a trip to Meath will be a good test. Really we have nothing to lose so i hope that we can go there and give a good account of ourselves. I was impressed with the way our midfield and forwards performed and how the players applied themselves. A six point defeat flatters Laois as Wicklow were much the better side. A note of caution Laois have serious issues and they managed to score four goals; we have got to tighten up in defence as Meath's defence will not concede five goals like Laois. Meath are a tough team to beat in Navan so home advantage is just that an advantage just as if it was in Aughrim it would be a big plus for us."
Thanks for that. I'm really looking forward to the game. From a Meath perspective we cannot afford any complacency, and we must start taking our chances in front of posts.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 26/04/2022 19:28:43    2413445

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That was a good win on Sunday, to be fair.

Passer_By (Carlow) - Posts: 533 - 26/04/2022 19:49:39    2413448

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Replying To wicklowsupport:  "I don't fully understand what is happening within the county as i am outside the county and have no local knowledge but i take your point and respect the fact that you are in the know. It is very frustrating as you point out that with little or no investment, resources or vision the county is able to produce players like Kevin Quinn and Dean Healy to name two. Imagine what players could be produced and represent the county in both hurling and football ifcwe got our house in order."
I suppose,in fairness Wicklowsupport, that the administration within the county are doing their best, as they see it. They run a tight ship, running a profit most years and everything in the garden (county) is rosy - or appears to be. Problem is, everything is far from rosy if we look at the big picture. We are bottom of the pile and have been for 140yrs or thereabouts. It's as if we were running an old fashioned corner shop and don't really have the ambition, drive, personnel or finances to move it into a convenience store , never mind a supermarket which, in this analogy, is where the top counties are. Until we, as a county, collectively decide that we have to move on and take the steps necessary to do so, everything else is just tinkering at the edges of the problem.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1609 - 27/04/2022 14:10:25    2413629

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Replying To Freethinker:  "I suppose,in fairness Wicklowsupport, that the administration within the county are doing their best, as they see it. They run a tight ship, running a profit most years and everything in the garden (county) is rosy - or appears to be. Problem is, everything is far from rosy if we look at the big picture. We are bottom of the pile and have been for 140yrs or thereabouts. It's as if we were running an old fashioned corner shop and don't really have the ambition, drive, personnel or finances to move it into a convenience store , never mind a supermarket which, in this analogy, is where the top counties are. Until we, as a county, collectively decide that we have to move on and take the steps necessary to do so, everything else is just tinkering at the edges of the problem."
Yes i understand your point which is well made. You don't have to look in forsenic detail to conclude that as a county we lack ambition. People talk about supporters following the team or at the moment not following the team. I don't believe this reflects on the players instead i believe it is down to how gaelic games are marketed. I can't understand why there are so many club grounds around the county with state of the art floodlights and none in the county grounds. GAA matches are going towards evening games and away from traditional Sunday afternoon games; the county board would get many more supporters if they invested in floodlights and some PR. Maybe i am asking for too much vision and foresight.

wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2096 - 27/04/2022 19:51:01    2413733

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Congratulations to all involved with that great display tonight. To me, the best feature was that the lads hung on and held out to the end. A Leinster semi now ? It will be tough but these lads seem to like tough.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1609 - 27/04/2022 20:32:54    2413737

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Well done to the minor team tonight... a win on the road in knock-out football is not always easy!

stringfellohawk (Wicklow) - Posts: 129 - 27/04/2022 20:50:42    2413741

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Replying To Freethinker:  "I suppose,in fairness Wicklowsupport, that the administration within the county are doing their best, as they see it. They run a tight ship, running a profit most years and everything in the garden (county) is rosy - or appears to be. Problem is, everything is far from rosy if we look at the big picture. We are bottom of the pile and have been for 140yrs or thereabouts. It's as if we were running an old fashioned corner shop and don't really have the ambition, drive, personnel or finances to move it into a convenience store , never mind a supermarket which, in this analogy, is where the top counties are. Until we, as a county, collectively decide that we have to move on and take the steps necessary to do so, everything else is just tinkering at the edges of the problem."
I'm a bit premature here. When is a Q/F not a QF ??
When it is a preliminary Q/F it seems. I suppose it's good to get so many games - and keep on winning lads

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1609 - 27/04/2022 21:12:52    2413745

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Replying To Freethinker:  "Congratulations to all involved with that great display tonight. To me, the best feature was that the lads hung on and held out to the end. A Leinster semi now ? It will be tough but these lads seem to like tough."
Love this. A team that relishes a battle. Hopefully Wicklow supporters can get behind this team now. They have had the odds stacked against them when it comes to away venues.

Dreamer (Wicklow) - Posts: 41 - 28/04/2022 14:39:03    2413890

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Well played the Wicklow minors on a good win. Tight game away from home and they pulled it out of the bag. Will be interesting to see who they get in the next round. Best of luck to them. I will be following their progress.

Best of luck to the seniors and their management on Sunday against Meath. It will be a tough assignment away from home against a solid division 2 team. But it is better to have something to play for than to be at home waiting on the Tailteann cup to begin. I hope the management emphasis all that the team did well against Laois while addressing how we tighten up in defence. We can't expect the forwards-midfield to get 5 goals in every match so i would settle for a low scoring game and a win.

wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2096 - 28/04/2022 17:14:00    2413933

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Strange thing to say after a 10 point defeat but proud of the lads both today and the last day. They have great spirit and kept going despite conceding the goals just when they were recovering for the blow of the previous goal and a disastrous start. On a positive note this team has potential and can make progress especially in the Tailteann cup if they take it serious. The glaring problem is conceding 4 goals per game. At any standard and even with quality forwards you can't afford to concede at this rate as there will only be one outcome. Outside the conceding of the goals, the performance at midfield and the forwards was good. If this management team are to get the job beyond this season and moving forward they have to sort the defence out for the next game.

wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2096 - 01/05/2022 15:46:55    2414376

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Replying To wicklowsupport:  "Strange thing to say after a 10 point defeat but proud of the lads both today and the last day. They have great spirit and kept going despite conceding the goals just when they were recovering for the blow of the previous goal and a disastrous start. On a positive note this team has potential and can make progress especially in the Tailteann cup if they take it serious. The glaring problem is conceding 4 goals per game. At any standard and even with quality forwards you can't afford to concede at this rate as there will only be one outcome. Outside the conceding of the goals, the performance at midfield and the forwards was good. If this management team are to get the job beyond this season and moving forward they have to sort the defence out for the next game."
I am very happy and proud of the lads after todays performance. I was concerned last week and think I mentioned about the 4 goals we conceded. 4 again today. But these are things that can be worked on and tightened up. There is the nucleus of a decent team and many promising lads coming through. The jury is out for me on the merits and demerits of this Tailteann Cup. But, we can see how it pans out.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1609 - 01/05/2022 16:53:46    2414401

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To be fair the lads did their best. The first two goals were obviously killers but the team fought as hard as they could to the end. They did really run out of legs after about 10 minutes of the second half which is not a surprise given they played last week. The difference of playing divison three is ckear to see that is why relegation was a disaster,!

stringfellohawk (Wicklow) - Posts: 129 - 01/05/2022 17:41:38    2414411

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Replying To stringfellohawk:  "To be fair the lads did their best. The first two goals were obviously killers but the team fought as hard as they could to the end. They did really run out of legs after about 10 minutes of the second half which is not a surprise given they played last week. The difference of playing divison three is ckear to see that is why relegation was a disaster,!"
Relegation to division 4 is going to set the players back. Division 4 offers nothing to a county trying to develop young players; it is a breeding group for bad habits. I, too am no favourite of this whole Tailteann cup competition but i think the competition has become vital for Wicklow this year as it offers us an opportunity to get competitive games against teams that we won't get in division 4. If i were the management team i would go into it with serious intent but we can't continue conceding 4 goals a game. It is giving the other team a huge advantage. We got 13 scores today versus Meath's 15; not a big difference except 4 of Meath's scores were goals.

wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2096 - 01/05/2022 18:15:39    2414432

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Another battling win on the road for the minors...they are in with the big boys now! Well done to the management and players on a great run so far.

stringfellohawk (Wicklow) - Posts: 129 - 04/05/2022 20:31:41    2414944

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Great result from the minors tonight. Refreshing twitter every 5 seconds is nerve racking.

I'm not certain but I think it is Kildare in Newbridge next Wednesday.

TopDrawer (Wicklow) - Posts: 67 - 04/05/2022 21:02:43    2414948

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Fantastic result for the minor squad tonight especially away from home and having to come from behind. Well done to players and management for producing such a good set of results together with only one home game.
Can anyone recall when we last reached a semi-final at minor level?

Optimisticobserver (Wicklow) - Posts: 136 - 04/05/2022 21:08:27    2414949

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Replying To Optimisticobserver:  "Fantastic result for the minor squad tonight especially away from home and having to come from behind. Well done to players and management for producing such a good set of results together with only one home game.
Can anyone recall when we last reached a semi-final at minor level?"
Was the draw with Kildare in 2018 in the semi final?

Did they lose to Laois in the Leinster Final in 1997? And Laois went on to win the All Ireland?

TopDrawer (Wicklow) - Posts: 67 - 05/05/2022 11:06:42    2415003

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