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Westmeath have a free shot on Sunday. No one is giving us a chance . They can take absolutely nothing from last Sunday. If they can go out with the mindset of leaving nothing behind them I think they have a tremendous chance . Meath will come to tullamore full sure they will win . Let's wait and see mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1958 - 15/04/2026 07:44:38 2666481 Link 0 |
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oh they will Mick, they brought a huge crowd last year to O'Moore Park. I can imagine they'll have a big crowd in Tullamore too. Hopefully we do as well.
Fighting-Cocks69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 164 - 15/04/2026 11:28:53 2666521 Link 0 |
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Meath had to wait 15 years to beat Dublin in the championship , I wouldnt be high and mighty. Yes Meath have improved a tonne since we played in Mullingar last year. Robbie Brennan had inherited Colm O Rourkes team with a perfect age profile, the foundations were already there for him to build the framework. Dermot mcCabe hadnt the same luxury with the amount of players that left after Dessie leaving. We are still building a new team but badly need to get out of Division 3 if we are to improve. However I dont think we are a millions miles off Meath at the moment and the win against Longford will have boosted the confidence in the camp.
A_Chairde (Westmeath) - Posts: 388 - 15/04/2026 11:56:48 2666531 Link 0 |
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"Do us proud" If anything that's a bit condescending to Westmeath from you
Meath10 (Meath) - Posts: 208 - 15/04/2026 13:09:46 2666551 Link 0 |
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Westmeath aren't much behind Meath or Louth. Louth haven't beaten any big team in championship yet . If ever they had the chance to beat dublin it's this year . Laois Westmeath and Kildare all bet dublin when they made the breakthrough
dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 918 - 15/04/2026 14:44:06 2666579 Link 0 |
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Aren't much behind? Meath beat Dublin, Kerry and Galway last year in the All Ireland. We couldn't beat Limerick or Wicklow last year in the Tailteann. We couldn't beat Wexford when the chips were down in the league this year barely scraped over Sligo, lost poorly to Laois. We are worlds apart.
Chops (Westmeath) - Posts: 877 - 15/04/2026 23:20:31 2666673 Link 4 |
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Unusual decision in kinnegad tonight as the pitch didn't seem to be that bad, but everyone has to go with the referee decision, I am lead to believe, player welfare due to the conditions was his main point and he should be commended for making the hard decision, the behaviour of one irrate fan (a well known former kildare captain and manager) will hopefully be in the refs report. Embarrassing the abuse he gave referee for game abandoned while ref was concerned for players welfare. Wishing the kildare midfielder all the best in recovery Upforthegame23 (Westmeath) - Posts: 174 - 15/04/2026 23:25:03 2666674 Link 0 |
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Opinions on the game being called yesterday? Obviously player welfare is the main thing and wishing TJ Nolan a speedy recovery. But I'd say a lot of Kildare players and supporters will be frustrated - bar Will's superb two-pointer, we weren't at much. That said, the conditions were shocking too. Fighting-Cocks69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 164 - 16/04/2026 09:31:14 2666692 Link 0 |
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Meath are far ahead of Westmeath and the best team in Leinster currently. The best of luck to the team on Sunday but I'd expect a comfortable win for Meath. All Westmeath players would need to play absolutely outstanding which they haven't done for two games in a row this year! Matthew (None) - Posts: 1115 - 16/04/2026 10:22:35 2666702 Link 0 |
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Yes wishing Kildare midfielder TJ Nolan a speedy recovery. He had been causing us all sorts of problems around the middle. I wouldnt blame the conditions on the pitch for the injury, it was an unfortunate collision as he was taking a shot. To be honest the pitch didnt look all that bad from the stand but conditions obviously deteriorated as the game progressed. There was an area of the pitch that the referee wasnt happy about and he made the call on the grounds of player welfare. We were struggling to get the ball out of our own half and Kildare were cleaning us out on kick outs so we were lucky to get to half time only three down.
A_Chairde (Westmeath) - Posts: 388 - 16/04/2026 10:55:24 2666710 Link 0 |
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Fixture planner has been distributed to clubs, it seems that players will be waiting until after the tailteann cup semi finals to know when the championships start, seems like another own goal for our county board, just pick a date and stick with it so players can plan accordingly westmeathgaa11 (Westmeath) - Posts: 350 - 16/04/2026 11:07:24 2666712 Link 0 |
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Similar to recent years. Two options given. Clubs to vote on them next Wednesday. Nothing unusual in that?
Greengrass1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 57 - 16/04/2026 13:56:59 2666771 Link 1 |
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The County Board doesn't give a hoot about the Club players. It was clear that the Club players wanted to keep the Championship structure. This was the straw that broke the camel's back, trust is completely gone. The buck stops with this County Board for the abandonment of yesterday's U20 game. Here is a County effectively relying on two overused Club pitches to carry Inter County U20 and Minor fixtures. We have to be the worst of all Counties in terms of facilities and contingency planning. We will keep seeing nights like Wednesday until real change is made at the top. The Clubs need to stand up, Westmeath needs leaders with a shared vision that will bring proper investment, a plan that supporters and Clubs can actually get behind and fund. Right now, nothing is being done to get out of the crisis.
iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 331 - 16/04/2026 23:40:26 2666857 Link 0 |
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Are these being voted on? My understanding is that there are two options and they are dependent on Westmeath reaching tailteann cup final or not. If they don't reach final then championship will start at beginning of July and if they reach final it's 2 weeks later westmeathgaa11 (Westmeath) - Posts: 350 - 17/04/2026 00:25:21 2666861 Link 0 |
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Was wondering when you'd reappear here, its been a while but then again we have had some significant victories at senior, under 20 and minor level in both codes over the past 3-4 weeks so hardly expect you to post words of praise or congratulations to the management and players. How is the planning coming along for your EGM that you and temple are organising?
Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2600 - 17/04/2026 11:51:10 2666899 Link 0 |
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That is what happened previously so I dont see why there would be any change
Greengrass1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 57 - 17/04/2026 11:55:20 2666900 Link 0 |
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Hold on for one sec. The county board didn't abandon the U20 game, the referee did which he was perfectly entitled to do as the match official in charge. In terms of overused club grounds, the options are limited as they are in most counties for U20 and Minor. Kinnegad is a fine facility but the rain that fell prior to and during the match meant that there wasnt any chance of the pitch drainage taking the volume of water in such a short space of time. It was the correct decision by the referee in my opinion. Was at the game, got soaked and hope to be at the refixture. Its hard on the players for both sides as the whole competition is squeezed into a very short timeframe.
Greengrass1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 57 - 17/04/2026 12:01:55 2666902 Link 0 |