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Replying To Afinestick96: "I would go no matter where the Quarter final is but we dont want a situation like the All Ireland under 20 final where lots of supporters are left without tickets. Cork brought over 30k to Thurles last week so that would leave less than 15k for the 3 other counties. Im just saying with Cork on the crest of a wave at the moment there will be a lot of fans left without tickets if the game is played as a double header in Thurles" Any match involving Cork going to be huge crowd from now on. They won't move the games from Thurles though. As exileddub says, CP is no advantage to Dublin pitch wise although there would be maybe 10,000 Dubs at a quarter final in CP compared to 1,000/1,500 in Thurles, and more than that from Wexford and another whack from other county so would be close to full certainly. Anyway, there will be big crowds at every game from here on in - with possible exception of Leinster final! - so plenty to look forward to in terms of days out. Love Thurles anyway, so added excuse. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2964 - 28/05/2024 10:21:05 2547851 Link
Replying To Afinestick96: "I would go no matter where the Quarter final is but we dont want a situation like the All Ireland under 20 final where lots of supporters are left without tickets. Cork brought over 30k to Thurles last week so that would leave less than 15k for the 3 other counties. Im just saying with Cork on the crest of a wave at the moment there will be a lot of fans left without tickets if the game is played as a double header in Thurles" That's why the GAA could also have one on Saturday and one on a Sunday. WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 310 - 28/05/2024 10:32:56 2547853 Link
Replying To WEXILE_AGAIN: "It was a disgrace for sure. Was the ref making up for the one we got away with in first 10 minutes? Because if he awarded a penalty for that challenge no one would bat an eyelid because it was a foul" That challenge was outside the 21 so couldn't have been given as a penalty. KK/Reid benefitted at least from 1-2 from phantom frees/penalty in the second half. Mac got a soft enough one in the first half and from memory he might have given us a soft enough free in the second soon after the penalty? Aside from the referee, we are far too indisciplined in the tackle anyway. That was a ridiculous foul from Liam Ryan for example for the penalty with two other defenders near him. ROC and Chin gave away other poor ones around midfield too. A free at this level is nearly a guaranteed score and also kills the clock/momentum. In the 96 final was it only two frees we gave away despite being a man down? Reid and Cody were off form with their shooting anyway but if we even cut down on half the frees we give the likes of Reid and they get three or four from play instead, those 2 or 3 points saved could be the difference between winning and losing. Bit more optimistic now, bench was the strongest at the weekend it has been all year. Tactically we lost our way for a lot of the game and Chin/ROC didn't perform on the day. Still only beaten by a point despite all that. Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 262 - 28/05/2024 10:55:14 2547861 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "I was actually quite proud of how Rossi handled it. He very briefly said he was disappointed then immediately moved on with that's the way it goes. On the other hand I think you're right. I'm saying all year we need to be making more of a fuss. It's costing us games at every level." More of a fuss Rossi was right no point in making issues over refs decision the man on the ditch knew that wasnt a penalty he also knew Rory took 8 steps before passing to Cian for the goal sometimes they go for you sometimes they dont but usually balance out.Rossi knows the big problem was how we were so poor last 10 mins first half and first 20 mind of the second half and we have to solve those issues much more than go on about refs.Lyng made a few switches which took us too long to counteract and we are on about kk not being a great team yet if we had got to the leinster final some lads on here would be getting very carried away today.We need to keep a balanced view trust the players and management to come through and maybe get the results our work deservrs but not go into a bunch of whingers.Its what you learn from a loss makes you stronger and we will learn alot from this.Firstly we have to play for 70 minutes plus if we hope to get to the top table lots are going right we now just need to tweak a few things to make it happen. So sto looking back on what we could have done should have done and only for this or that look forward and get behind the boys in numbers not just when its up the road in kilkenny but Thurles or where ever they bring us we atr proud Wexford men. Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 280 - 28/05/2024 10:56:37 2547862 Link
Replying To WEXILE: "That's why the GAA could also have one on Saturday and one on a Sunday." Double headers kill all atmosphere too with supporters coming and going between games. Thurles is an awful kip of a town and stadium. Still if we get there, I'd hope a very strong Wexford support would go on the day. Knocking out a Clare or Limerick would be one of our best results in years. Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 262 - 28/05/2024 10:57:16 2547863 Link
Where are the minors playing Clare on Monday and where are the minor footballers playing Tyrone Wexfordgaa (Wexford) - Posts: 300 - 28/05/2024 11:02:06 2547865 Link
Replying To Timbertony: "Double headers kill all atmosphere too with supporters coming and going between games. Thurles is an awful kip of a town and stadium. Still if we get there, I'd hope a very strong Wexford support would go on the day. Knocking out a Clare or Limerick would be one of our best results in years." I agree with you on Thurles both the town and stadium are very run down at the moment! I would hope that we would have more support than 2022 anyway that was very poor that day Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 344 - 28/05/2024 11:55:37 2547878 Link
Replying To Afinestick96: "I agree with you on Thurles both the town and stadium are very run down at the moment! I would hope that we would have more support than 2022 anyway that was very poor that day" I was going to post about 2022. I remember people going mad first that the quarter-final double-header was fixed for Thurles, and saying it wouldn't be able to hold the crowd from the four counties (Wexford, Clare, Galway and Cork). Then attendance on the day was less than 35,000 in a ground that holds about 45,000. Again, I'm not looking any further than Laois or Offaly, but I can't see the quarter-finals being played anywhere other than Thurles, no matter who's in them. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2461 - 28/05/2024 12:02:27 2547879 Link
Replying To Wexfordgaa: "Where are the minors playing Clare on Monday and where are the minor footballers playing Tyrone" Just looked it up on wexford gaa. Both the football v Tyrone and the hurling v Clare have no venues listed yet. Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 382 - 28/05/2024 12:23:37 2547886 Link
Replying To Wexfordgaa: "Where are the minors playing Clare on Monday and where are the minor footballers playing Tyrone" Minor hurling is in Thurles on Monday as a double header with other QF, time TBC Fallout2 (Wexford) - Posts: 3 - 28/05/2024 12:23:43 2547887 Link
Replying To Pikeman96: "I was going to post about 2022. I remember people going mad first that the quarter-final double-header was fixed for Thurles, and saying it wouldn't be able to hold the crowd from the four counties (Wexford, Clare, Galway and Cork). Then attendance on the day was less than 35,000 in a ground that holds about 45,000. Again, I'm not looking any further than Laois or Offaly, but I can't see the quarter-finals being played anywhere other than Thurles, no matter who's in them." I seem to remember all tickets went through the clubs. My own club were made put in an another order as the order exceeded the clubs allocation. A lot of families didnt bother going there was a limit on the amount of tickets we could purchase the second time. The difference between now and 2022 is the expected crowd from Cork . They nearly filled Thurles on their own last week according to reports there was only a few 1000 Tipp fans at the game. Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 344 - 28/05/2024 12:50:24 2547895 Link
If players and supporters think Offaly or Laois are to be disregarded and thought of as " easy meat" then I would advise them to thread warily and remember recent history regarding Wexford teams. Okay we destroyed Carlow but we lost to Antrim this year and Westmeath last year. We will be favourites going into that game but that's as far as it goes. Those so called lower ranked teams won't fear us one bit and will give themselves a chance against us knowing our record. To win we must give them respect and not treat it as a "challenge match" as one silly poster described it. Hopefully the players won't be walking off the pitch with bowed red faces. It can be avoided only if we give it 100% for 70 plus minutes and keep our foot on the gas for the duration. Magpie2 (Wexford) - Posts: 382 - 28/05/2024 13:34:28 2547902 Link
Replying To Afinestick96: "I seem to remember all tickets went through the clubs. My own club were made put in an another order as the order exceeded the clubs allocation. A lot of families didnt bother going there was a limit on the amount of tickets we could purchase the second time. The difference between now and 2022 is the expected crowd from Cork . They nearly filled Thurles on their own last week according to reports there was only a few 1000 Tipp fans at the game." Yeah, tickets went through the clubs first, before going on public sale later in the week after returns were made. My point though is that when push came to shove across the four counties involved, it was still some 10,000 short of a sell-out, despite the fact you could buy all the tickets you wanted either online or in shops in the day or two before the game. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2461 - 28/05/2024 13:53:56 2547912 Link
Interesting to note the number of younger players emerging on the team with four players Under 22 starting last Sunday and I think 2/3 more on the bench. Corey Dunbar would be another if fit. Really positive. wexfordwin (Wexford) - Posts: 173 - 28/05/2024 14:11:43 2547917 Link
Replying To Pikeman96: "Yeah, tickets went through the clubs first, before going on public sale later in the week after returns were made. My point though is that when push came to shove across the four counties involved, it was still some 10,000 short of a sell-out, despite the fact you could buy all the tickets you wanted either online or in shops in the day or two before the game." Think attendances tend to be smaller for games played on a Saturday which the hurling quarterfinals are generally played on. Hate thurles HurlingBuzz (Wexford) - Posts: 527 - 28/05/2024 14:20:42 2547921 Link
Replying To HurlingBuzz: "Think attendances tend to be smaller for games played on a Saturday which the hurling quarterfinals are generally played on. Hate thurles" Hate thurles myself bit of a kip of a town and stadium. Although of course I would travel im sure 99% of people would much rather the game was in Croke Park Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 344 - 28/05/2024 14:35:41 2547926 Link
Replying To WEXILE_AGAIN: "It was a disgrace for sure. Was the ref making up for the one we got away with in first 10 minutes? Because if he awarded a penalty for that challenge no one would bat an eyelid because it was a foul" But the one in the first half wasn't a pen either. Keoghan was clearly fouled outside the square but continued on until he fell inside the square, was obvious he was looking for a pen. Purpleandgold72 (Wexford) - Posts: 226 - 28/05/2024 14:36:05 2547927 Link
Replying To wexfordwin: "Interesting to note the number of younger players emerging on the team with four players Under 22 starting last Sunday and I think 2/3 more on the bench. Corey Dunbar would be another if fit. Really positive." Im very encouraged by Keith's first year so far. We have embedded four players just out of under 20 into the starting 15 and I think the likes of Corey, Cian Molloy, Darragh Carley and Tucker will really push for a starting position next year. Dee O Keeffe should be involved against Laois/Offaly will be great to see him back. Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 344 - 28/05/2024 14:46:35 2547930 Link
Replying To Purpleandgold72: "But the one in the first half wasn't a pen either. Keoghan was clearly fouled outside the square but continued on until he fell inside the square, was obvious he was looking for a pen." Penalty and black card. Newyorkkat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 156 - 28/05/2024 15:13:01 2547938 Link
Replying To Pikeman96: "I was going to post about 2022. I remember people going mad first that the quarter-final double-header was fixed for Thurles, and saying it wouldn't be able to hold the crowd from the four counties (Wexford, Clare, Galway and Cork). Then attendance on the day was less than 35,000 in a ground that holds about 45,000. Again, I'm not looking any further than Laois or Offaly, but I can't see the quarter-finals being played anywhere other than Thurles, no matter who's in them." Cork weren't going great that time though. They have a big bandwagon this year. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13343 - 28/05/2024 15:14:14 2547940 Link