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Hogan stand tickets secured for the final . Its going to be a huge occasion

mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1975 - 06/05/2026 15:28:46    2671323

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Great boost to have John Heslin in and around the squad in the bulid up to the final but for me not on the match day squad.Heslin has been one the best if not the best player to have played for Westmeath but there is great comradeship amonst the players now with the young lads blending in brialliantly with the older lads and a move like this might just irk some lads a bit.No doubt John Heslin still has a lot to offer but he retired from inter county after a huge career.Sometimes moves like this dont work according to plan-I seem to remember a certain player coming back and been introduced to be on the pitch to win a 9th county medal and look how that worked out.!!!

Bruno@1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 323 - 06/05/2026 17:44:17    2671347

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Replying To Lakeman93:  "Agree, you are talking a month or month and a half commitment, where we might see a chance like this for another number of years. Should do all we can to bolster the squad."
Surely a bit of respect for a player who might feel he's jumping on the bandwagon at this stage? Three under 20s brought in recently which is great, not sure about bringing lads in now a week before a Leinster final? Lads training since November surely deserve their opposition first

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2625 - 06/05/2026 17:55:31    2671350

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Who are the three under 20's? In fairness we are down a number of injured players and it makes sense to get the numbers back up in the panel for training ,competitiveness etc .

Lakecounty94 (Westmeath) - Posts: 90 - 06/05/2026 18:14:16    2671356

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "Surely a bit of respect for a player who might feel he's jumping on the bandwagon at this stage? Three under 20s brought in recently which is great, not sure about bringing lads in now a week before a Leinster final? Lads training since November surely deserve their opposition first"
There's about 24 lads left in squad fit to play, need more than that going into what's basically a new campaign now, even for training. There is no jumping on the bandwagon these are players who have already gave their all for Westmeath and lads performing well at club level currently who want to help out their county team

Lakeman93 (Westmeath) - Posts: 9 - 06/05/2026 19:42:58    2671369

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "Surely a bit of respect for a player who might feel he's jumping on the bandwagon at this stage? Three under 20s brought in recently which is great, not sure about bringing lads in now a week before a Leinster final? Lads training since November surely deserve their opposition first"
What u20s were called in to train?

Lakeman93 (Westmeath) - Posts: 9 - 06/05/2026 19:47:14    2671371

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