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Replying To Yellow: "Its ridiculous to play a full strength team vs Westmeath Lawlor Carthy Hanlon Devitt Scallan Joe O Connor Conor Foley (if knocked out of U20) Donohue if not Kevin Foley C Hearne Oisin Foley JOC Mc Guckian Dunbar Mac R Lawlor Strong team with meaningful game time given to some newer lads. Crazy to play Chin, ROC, Reck and Ryan for this match with Kilkenny on the week after" While we should be beating Westmeath we can't take them for granted either... TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 10/05/2023 14:14:21 2477335 Link
Replying To Yellow: "Its ridiculous to play a full strength team vs Westmeath Lawlor Carthy Hanlon Devitt Scallan Joe O Connor Conor Foley (if knocked out of U20) Donohue if not Kevin Foley C Hearne Oisin Foley JOC Mc Guckian Dunbar Mac R Lawlor Strong team with meaningful game time given to some newer lads. Crazy to play Chin, ROC, Reck and Ryan for this match with Kilkenny on the week after" Don't want a repeat of last year personally, so would play the best we have. Chopping and changing the team doesn't help either in them working on teamwork / communication etc. goreyll (Wexford) - Posts: 153 - 10/05/2023 14:25:03 2477343 Link
Replying To goreyll: "Don't want a repeat of last year personally, so would play the best we have. Chopping and changing the team doesn't help either in them working on teamwork / communication etc." Agreed. Hurling is a team sport at the end of the day. I also think we should put our best available team out for the next 2 games. At the same time I'd really rather not see lads who are obviously not right or in pain forcing themselves to play. Not only are they more likely to do themselves damage, but also they might commit a game changing error. For example, suppose the time Damien pulled up against Dublin when chasing one of their players had led to a Dublin goal? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15592 - 10/05/2023 15:45:34 2477368 Link
Replying To TerribleFootwork: "While we should be beating Westmeath we can't take them for granted either..." Without taking them we will beat Westmeath easily enough not near as hood as they were last year for various reasons .Need to put ip a big score to build confidence having said that if kk beat Dublin and Galway are bet by Dublin its in material what we do in last 2 games as those 3 would go through. Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 334 - 10/05/2023 15:58:56 2477375 Link
Replying To Afinestick: "We cant afford to take many chances . If we lose and Antrim beat Westmeath we are facing Joe McDonagh hurling next year" 100% win the game, give Westmeath full respect, don't forget what happened and (almost happened) last year wexford2012 (Wexford) - Posts: 91 - 10/05/2023 16:01:29 2477377 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Agreed. Hurling is a team sport at the end of the day. I also think we should put our best available team out for the next 2 games. At the same time I'd really rather not see lads who are obviously not right or in pain forcing themselves to play. Not only are they more likely to do themselves damage, but also they might commit a game changing error. For example, suppose the time Damien pulled up against Dublin when chasing one of their players had led to a Dublin goal?" 100% agree we should go full strength but only play lads who are fully fit. I expect Damien for the Kilkenny game could very under pressure the way he pulled up. Liam Ryan could be touch and go aswell but Egan said he is hopeful he will be fit. The weekend off will do Chins shoulder injury the world of good I would be giving him this week off training completely Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 10/05/2023 16:10:49 2477380 Link
Replying To Viking66: "I admit I'm biased but I think Ian Carty has looked better than Joe so far this year. Joe was only back with the panel in February and was dropped from it and then recalled. All this after a year and a half away from competitive hurling. I think he's a good player but he has looked very rusty. He gave away alot of ball the last day, including losing the ball leading to Dublins go ahead point after Rory tied it up deep in injury time. Mac has done well the last 2 days coming off the bench. Does it suit him better to be fresh when the game opens up a little more as other lads tire?" To be fair the team, I listed out was more a case of what I'd like to see given Darragh Egan's preferences moreso than anything else. We can argue whether Ian Carthy should be ahead of Joe O'Connor but going off the substitutions made in the last few games, Darragh must have Joe ahead of Ian. ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 472 - 10/05/2023 18:04:20 2477412 Link
Good performance so far from the U20s, let's hope they keep it up in the second half. ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 472 - 10/05/2023 19:18:04 2477420 Link
That 65 there came from an obvious square ball ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 472 - 10/05/2023 19:58:51 2477421 Link
What a great display of grit and determination from the under-20s this evening. Edge of the seat stuff. We should bottle the resilience they showed after conceding the two goals and give it to the seniors. Twamely's goal was as good a goal from a skillset point of view as I have seen any Wexford player score. Thought Whelan and Dundon were by and large immense at the spine of the defence, the former could well be our next MOH. Roche did well in the corner too, especially since he'd be a more natural forward up to now, but I thought Foley was quiet considering he's on the cusp of the senior team. Sean Rowley looks a serious prospect- Dee like in his style of play. Would definitely be monitoring his progression (though its ludicrous he can't play adult hurling yet). Corey was the most consistent of the forwards from general play, some of his creation was top class. Shamey caught some excellent balls but was hot and cold and missed a glaring goal chance, and Murphy completely faded after a bright start. So encouraging though after our senior struggles and great to be optimistic for a change. I know we still have to go on to win Leinster, but I do think if we get over that hurdle (and Offaly will be tough), the gap between Leinster and Munster isn't as wide as it is in senior. But its good to see talent coming through, from what I can see anyway. beano (Wexford) - Posts: 1485 - 10/05/2023 20:17:00 2477422 Link
I sincerely hope all the senior squad and Darragh Egan watched that under 20 performance tonight. - Total passion and never say die attitude for the Wexford jersey, including subs. - Relentless Work rate, hooking and blocking even when out on their feet at the end. - You don't do any of the above unless you completely respect your manager and what he instilled in this group - Simple hurling and tactics, hand pass when needed but let forwards win their own ball inside. Why oh why do we complicate things so much when we get to senior level. I really think Egan is out of his depth when I see the commitment and passion Rossiter is getting out of his teams. I see Egan as a great talker as a principal and I have no doubt he said all the right things where interviews for the Wexford job but his results in championship with Wexford are dire. That we a serious game of hurling tonight, every skill in the book was on display and it gives me hope for the future of Wexford hurling, Past hurler (None) - Posts: 918 - 10/05/2023 20:26:20 2477424 Link
What a performance from the u20's. A great game of hurling won with heart & no little skill. Well done lads, the future is bright!! Yellaman (Wexford) - Posts: 157 - 10/05/2023 20:27:51 2477425 Link
Delighted with the under 20 win in Kilkenny. Huge lift for the county after the senior losses . I watched it online as couldn't make the 6.45 throw in. Hopefully they give supporters a chance and the final will throw in at 7.30 . Thought our lads were brilliant and battled all the way. Dundon and Roche were outstanding in the backs . Rowley and Carley put in a huge shift midfield while Cian Byrne and Corey Byrne Dunbar were classy in the forwards. Hagan was very good under the high ball and Jj Twamley should great composure to finish that goal . All the subs made a big impact credit to Keith Rossiter and the management team . We have to push on now and win a Leinster title and get into an All Ireland final . Afinestick (Wexford) - Posts: 999 - 10/05/2023 20:29:31 2477427 Link
Well done to u20s tonight on a great victory faster hungrier and better coached team great to see Offaly winning as well.Just provesunderage structure and coaching isn't as bad as some lads make out. Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 334 - 10/05/2023 20:37:43 2477428 Link
By God this is a game Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3555 - 10/05/2023 20:38:49 2477429 Link
Wonder will Alan Corcoran talk about our u-21's tomorrow morning. countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 788 - 10/05/2023 21:05:10 2477437 Link
Well done to those young men.plenty of fine hurlers on that team and well done to the management team.big much needed boost hunting (Wexford) - Posts: 1122 - 10/05/2023 21:18:20 2477441 Link
Well done on that win there tonight. I thought ye had blown it and that would have been a travesty. By far the better team. Overthebar53 (Carlow) - Posts: 340 - 10/05/2023 21:19:53 2477444 Link
Great win tonight! Some change to see lads capable of winning the ball in the air and physically dominating KK. Coming up to injury time you could only be thinking we have beaten ourselves again but the players never gave in and got a deserved win. Credit to the management too, the addition of the stronger subs up front really made a difference late on. Cian Byrne was obviously excellent from play and frees but I was really impressed by CBD. He didn't start well, ref clearly wasn't keen on his hand passing style, but he kept at it and finished very strong. O'Hagan was excellent in the air, somehow missed that goal in true Wexford fashion but clearly a lad with a bright future. Carley very good, Whelan solid at full back. Our keeper made a critical save near the end too and was lively on his feet. Some of the lads maybe expected to impress like Redmond, Foley and Murphy didn't really fire tonight but sometimes that happens at underage. Lots to work on obviously, amount of times our lads got hooked was silly, decision making at times poor but never gave in and that's the most important thing. As an aside if u20 is truly for development then these games should be 70mins, help close the gap to senior. Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 394 - 10/05/2023 21:40:51 2477449 Link
What a win for the U20s brilliant!!! ChinCanHurl (Wexford) - Posts: 302 - 10/05/2023 21:42:00 2477450 Link