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Is it really that widespread though? I'm guessing what your referring to more a chase parents sent there children to a certain club when there small and even though they might not live in the parish stay playing with them, so for example a family might live in Oilgate but send there children to school in Crossabeg, when the children start playing GAA they will play with Crossabeg because they want to play on the same team as there friends from school. I don't think the transfer system get regularly abused, there have been a odd controversial transfer over the last decade like Brosnan or Cathal Dunbar but there not that frequent, Wexford town used to be a farce for transfers but think that's calmed down and there isn't a parish rule there either. TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 26/03/2024 13:20:25 2533863 Link 0 |
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Don't want to be dragging it up again but if you think it was a penalty your either in denial or deluded, forget Leitrim or Wexford opinions on it as naturally they'll be biased, but every neutral opinion I've seen, read or heard on it said it was a crazy decision.
TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 26/03/2024 14:09:54 2533881 Link 0 |
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It'd not really. Yes there are kids who play with a neighbouring parish on account of where they go to school, and maybe a few who go to their parents clubs, but by and large these would be few and far between. We don't have any lads playing for us living in other parishes as far as I know, and there wouldn't be lads living here playing for neighbouring clubs either as far as I know. It's certainly not widespread around here.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13853 - 26/03/2024 14:18:54 2533885 Link 0 |
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It'd not really. Yes there are kids who play with a neighbouring parish on account of where they go to school, and maybe a few who go to their parents clubs, but by and large these would be few and far between. We don't have any lads playing for us living in other parishes as far as I know, and there wouldn't be lads living here playing for neighbouring clubs either as far as I know. It's certainly not widespread around here.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13853 - 26/03/2024 14:18:57 2533886 Link 0 |
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I am neither, it was not a stonewall penalty but potentially a foul, albeit a soft one and in this case the ref decided to call it and it cost you promotion. You had more wides that us in that game so it was not all that decision. That ref hasn't got an intercounty game since so probably was never up to the level, but if we drag refs over hot coals for every call they may have got wrong, there will be no refs left in 10 years time.. I have no doubt you will get promoted next year gaelsboy (Leitrim) - Posts: 565 - 26/03/2024 14:38:38 2533893 Link 0 |
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Your correct on the wides but despite that still Wexford were deservedly leading 2-9 2-7 in injury time before the ref made that baffling call, speaks volumes no Leitrim player appealed for it and neither did the crowd in attendance.
TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 26/03/2024 15:00:03 2533898 Link 0 |
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Ah I can't believe you are still at this, move on. By the way in all the analysis you would think Leitrim were blessed to win the game, forgetting they had a brilliant goal disallowed for a borderline square ball!! This wasn't put up on line, like the penalty.I think it was the right decision to disallow it, but it was on the margins.The margin went the other way for the penalty. I really can't believe this incident keeps coming up and it is not by the Wexford management who are very professional. To those who keep bringing up New York , I say surely ye are bigger than that and focus your attention on your neighbours Kilkenny and hurling. joeman123 (Leitrim) - Posts: 504 - 26/03/2024 15:56:39 2533918 Link 0 |
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I'm not going to get dragged into debate about that penalty, because my view is what's done is done, none of us can change it, and Leitrim are going up and we're not. All going well, we'll see you in Div. 3 the year after next! But just since you mention that other goal, that ended up being disallowed - I was actually at that match myself. I thought there was a fairly blatant push in the back of a Wexford player as Leitrim gained possession for the move that led to that goal. I suspect that as the play developed, the referee began thinking that he should have actually awarded a free for it, so when the "goal" resulted, he was glad of an opportunity to be able to disallow it. And yes, it was a marginal call as well. I'm normally reluctant to criticise referees because I genuinely have the height of respect for anyone who does what I consider the hardest job in the game, but still, I think the fact that he didn't get another refereeing appointment for the rest of the League tells its own story about that particular one. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2619 - 26/03/2024 16:36:31 2533937 Link 0 |
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Watching the u20s on clubber. We are 1 point down at halftime. It's nearly like watching an underage game. When the keeper is taking short kickouts the backs are getting turned over by both sides. Dylan Cooke Leonard is an excellent player. Cian Hughes isn't playing and seemingly will be out for a while. Big loss. Overall Wicklow have been more direct and should be ahead by more than 1 point, but fair play to our lads for hanging in there. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13853 - 26/03/2024 20:09:40 2533988 Link 0 |
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Lost by 2. Terrible conditions for football in the 2nd half. Wicklow probably just about deserved the win but our lads battled well. Game could've gone either way.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13853 - 26/03/2024 20:51:13 2533999 Link 0 |
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Firstly just ignore the poster who brought up New York,he's constantly making childish remarks. I'm well moved on just can't accept someone trying to suggest that technically it might have been a penalty, it wasn't the slightest sniff of a penalty. The reason it was brought up again this week is that head to head seperated the teams ultimately when it came to promotion. 2 things were pivotal for me in the end, that decision and ye getting the brilliant win vs Laois. Leagues are decided over 7 games and probably what hurts for ourselves is we delivered performances in 6 of those which you'd hope would be good enough for promotion, the 1 we didn't Laois put us to the sword. There's certainly no ill feeling towards Leitrim just a frustration how things panned out, best of luck for the year ahead except if ye end playing us again in the Tailteann Cup.
TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 26/03/2024 23:05:43 2534019 Link 0 |
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What's surprising is that every club referee would say don't make the game about you unless your hand is forced. It was a free but no ref would give a penalty in those circumstances. Before someone says a free is a free and should be blown - if that was the case there would be no football played at all. You could argue two All Irelands Dublin won were decided by frees but they were not gimmies and why people remember the frees being taken the decision to give them was not viewed as being controversial. I am sure he will get more games as at the end of the day its D4 football.
zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1900 - 27/03/2024 03:08:54 2534034 Link 0 |
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Yes the lads battled well but overall I thought Wickliw deserved the win. As an aside, why was the game brought to Blessington ?? Its akin to Wexford bringing wicklow down to Fethard. Surely wicklow have other grounds that could host these type of games. Yellaman (Wexford) - Posts: 126 - 27/03/2024 08:38:39 2534044 Link 0 |
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Not sure what they have with floodlights. And there's loads of pitches waterlogged around the country still.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13853 - 27/03/2024 09:01:06 2534047 Link 0 |
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I'd have assumed Bray Emmets (easily accessible from the motorway) or maybe the Wicklow Centre of Excellence at Ballinakill (just outside Rathdrum) would have been the venue. Don't think the state of pitches was an issue in choosing Blessington as the venue was chosen long before we knew there'd be so much rain.
Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2619 - 27/03/2024 13:21:27 2534086 Link 0 |
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Minor match switched to SETU this evening as Dr Cullen Park unplayable I've seen on social media tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1426 - 27/03/2024 13:55:43 2534093 Link 0 |
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Maybe it was some sort of promotional thing. When I asked why our game against Laois was in Mountrath last year I got told by one of the Laois lads it was to give the club a boost in the area.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13853 - 27/03/2024 14:20:06 2534095 Link 0 |
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I wouldn't say it's unplayable it's more that after all the rain they are minding it for the div 2a hurling final on Sunday, Carlow v Laois. But yes it is moved
carlo (Carlow) - Posts: 228 - 27/03/2024 15:29:52 2534118 Link 0 |
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Maybe. But the cynic in me can't help thinking maybe it was just Wicklow trying to make things awkward for Wexford! They're also due to play Laois at home in the championship, and Blessington would have been on the "right" side of Co. Wicklow for that one. Found this on an old post in the Wicklow thread on this forum - list of grounds there with floodlights: - Baltinglass - Bray - Rathnew - Eire Og Greystones - Newtown - Donard/Glen - Blessington - Hollywood - An Tochar Roundwood - Avondale If they end up bringing Laois to somewhere like Newtown or Rathnew, then the cynic in me might be right! Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2619 - 27/03/2024 15:35:48 2534119 Link 0 |
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You're right there pikeman, the cynic in me thought likewise. Like I said, it was like us bringing wicklow to new Ross or fethard. Yellaman (Wexford) - Posts: 126 - 27/03/2024 16:22:19 2534134 Link 0 |