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Good luck to the seniors in the first round no bother to them to win this match, the young minors obviously are very talented and will learn from the slow second half performance as the great Hugh Kenny won't be happy with that close finish. As I said before the 20s we're doomed to fail no trials and to many players from junior clubs.

Albundy19 (Wicklow) - Posts: 131 - 10/04/2026 14:43:18    2665606

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Replying To Bowl:  "Of course they are capable of playing great football. For all the doom and gloom, they are still playing good football at times. It's the inconsistency that's hurting them. Even in one match they can go from good to bad.

Of all the teams I saw them play against in the league, Carlow looked the most superior to them. I know they only lost by 3 points, but they should have lost by a lot more."
I agree with you that the scoreline against carlow flattered us but equally that game proves Carlow aren't good themselves at killing off teams. As a team I think Wicklow are a better footballing team than Longford; a team Carlow struggled to beat in the division four final. Carlow were promoted ahead of us but their form in the league dipped in the latter stages. My fear is Wicklow's loss of concentration - they go out of games for periods. If the team PLAY for the full seventy minutes they can win this game but will they do so?

wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2193 - 10/04/2026 15:16:59    2665615

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But that's it. They don't play a full 70 minutes.

While there is a psychological issue (too much evidence there to say otherwise), I don't think it's the case that Wicklow are 'bottlers'. This team has often won games from behind and won tight games they probably should not have won. The Tailteann Cup against Westmeath was the best example. You very rarely see this Wicklow team take a hammering either.

The problem is one of concentration. Lack of killer instinct. It's only fair to say this Wicklow team never knows when they're beaten but they also never know when they've won, or they think it sooner than they should. Can't let games go but also can't put games to bed.

One thing is for sure though, win or lose, you usually get a tight and entertaining match from these boys.

Bowl (Wicklow) - Posts: 3 - 10/04/2026 20:36:58    2665677

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Replying To Wicklowman:  "As I said Lucas Reid coming finally gave us the 2 late scores we desperately needed. Coming to think of it, why he is always a sub. He was on last year's panel and when introduced as a sub against Offaly scored 2-2 and brought the game to extra time. How are we not looking at starting him or at least giving him more game time. He has the talent and has produced the scores when given the chance."
As someone else asked, who would you drop for him? I think Lucas Reid is an inside forward and with Furlong, Keeshan and Cullen in there and on form it's hard to argue against the selection. Maybe it's better him coming on and scoring. And the problem last Tuesday in the 2nd half was definitely not from the full forward line. When we eventually did get ball in there, the scores came. We also have NJ Synnot on the bench who is another classy forward.

liam500 (Wicklow) - Posts: 237 - 10/04/2026 22:23:49    2665689

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I don't expect the team named this morning to start tomorrow against Carlow. Does anybody know what is wrong with Malcahy Stone? He was part of Tailteann cup team of the year last season but has hardly featured this season.

wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2193 - 11/04/2026 09:52:48    2665709

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