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A win draw or a loss last night didn't change the fact that since last weekends results if we beat tipp and Longford we're up and if we don't we're not. Absolutely not saying they weren't trying their best but that's just the way the permations fell.
FearThoir (Wicklow) - Posts: 18 - 01/03/2026 11:53:51 2659174 Link 0 |
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New players coming to squad after junior hurling game next week which is being played to help this but some players have left and more will. Manager on his last legs also.
heavyheart19 (Wicklow) - Posts: 173 - 01/03/2026 13:48:41 2659184 Link 0 |
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Playing junior hurling match to make players legal is a joke, no wonder players playing in Wicklow year in year out don't want to join panel.These new players will be gone back to their own county next year as happened before. When your goalie is your top scorer not much point being promoted. Wicklow1994 (Wicklow) - Posts: 2 - 01/03/2026 14:46:16 2659199 Link 0 |
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Not great news. How has junior hurling anything to do with it. I'm presuming you mean Oisin on last legs. I fail to see how he can keep justifying the collapse on form over last year
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2107 - 01/03/2026 15:03:59 2659203 Link 0 |
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Technically possible but probably a 1000/1 shot.
FearThoir (Wicklow) - Posts: 18 - 01/03/2026 15:14:39 2659206 Link 0 |
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Looking at today's results, that job just got tougher. Longford and Tipp in top form. .
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2107 - 01/03/2026 16:09:15 2659229 Link 0 |
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Carlow defeat today opens it up. There are now 2 promotion spots now up for grabs. Win the last 2 matches and D3 football next season will be achieved
Jack L (None) - Posts: 3195 - 01/03/2026 16:37:58 2659241 Link 0 |
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New players coming to football squad after a junior hurling match this week??? - is this actually true?, it's 1st March not 1st April. If this is being done then who are these new players and what does it say to the current panel, don't see any benefits to this Wonderingnow (Wicklow) - Posts: 20 - 01/03/2026 16:38:55 2659242 Link 0 |
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Antrim aren't as strong as they were in the past; if a team wants to be promoted then this is the type of game they must win. Once again the team began poorly and left themselves a mountain to climb. This team has spirit and they did fight back but we lack quality plus today's results didn't go our way either. I hope the team can win their next two games but I can't see us beating both Longford and Tipperary who are improving as the campaign gathers pace. We've beaten three of the bottom four teams in this campaign. The team/squad is performing inconsistently with no player putting their hand up for a guaranteed spot in the team with the exception of Mark Jackson who is clearly number one. The squad for the league campaign will be the squad for the championship. Long gone are the days where a club player can be parachuted into an intercounty squad without ever playing at that level. wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2170 - 01/03/2026 18:15:51 2659281 Link 0 |
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Have to agree with above. Neither Longford or Tipp will be easy. Tipp in particular, are as you say, improving game on game. This is what I thought we would do, but last night undid all that. It's possible that Dean needs a breather. If he doesn't perform, we don't perform and none of the rest of the panel are putting their hands up to lead the line. It looked, up to last weeks injury that JP might begin to show his long promised potential, but a hamstring seems to have halted that. We can still go up, but it will be some mountain to climb. Carlow had a minor blip today but I would expect them to put that right.
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2107 - 01/03/2026 18:45:34 2659297 Link 0 |
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The next match against Tipp at home is going to be massive. We have 2 weeks to prepare for it kodak13 (Wicklow) - Posts: 118 - 01/03/2026 23:31:31 2659381 Link 0 |
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I think Kildare tried that with a certain Cavan player. We all know how that turned out. I hope that it is only a rumour as otherwise I can see many of the squad exiting stage left. We always find it very difficult to put two decent performances back to back so im very doubtful if we can deliver two results over the remaining games. I still live in hope but we need performances ĺike the one against Waterford to have any hope. Another year in division 4 iwill be a big setback . Optimisticobserver (Wicklow) - Posts: 147 - 02/03/2026 13:35:02 2659490 Link 0 |
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I think that this player has maybe been training with the squad already. It isn't a junior hurling match but a senior: / intermediate league game. I have heard that this chap is pretty decent, so if current panel members are ok with him, best of luck to him. He is currently living in the county and intends staying here. I have no idea of his abilities but our team is lacking good strong players, leaders on the field, as it were. If an incoming player ticks some of these box's, that can only be a positive. Let's wait and see. Our next two games are massive - and tough. Any more performances like Saturdays, just won't cut it. I have heard too of a player or two dropping off, but one of these was t even making it to the matchday squad. He is surely better off back with his club with the league kicking off in a few days.
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2107 - 02/03/2026 14:04:06 2659508 Link 0 |
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Who is this player? Not sure why no one will say his name if they know it. TopDrawer (Wicklow) - Posts: 72 - 02/03/2026 15:51:21 2659545 Link 0 |
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Don't actuall know it. He may have played underage for another county. Went to Oz and met his girlfriend there.
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2107 - 02/03/2026 16:32:59 2659556 Link 0 |
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I am putting 2 and 2 together from snippets I have heard over the last few weeks. It could be wrong, possibly someone else altogether. It's certainly not down to playing a junior hurling match. Not too sure when the hurling leagues kick off
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 2107 - 02/03/2026 16:37:23 2659559 Link 0 |