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But at the same time, not one of the 5 Munster counties currently would lose a championship game to Dublin, Antrim or Westmeath which Wexford have done in the past 12 months. Cork and Tipp are looking likely to be the bottom 2 in Munster this year. Would anyone here think that Carlow (no disrespect) would have a hope of beating Cork or Tipp currently?? Majority of hurling people would be giving Carlow every chance against this Wexford team. I think that's the gap the poster is referring to maybe? Avondhu86 (Cork) - Posts: 2 - 30/04/2024 19:53:24 2542062 Link 0 |
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That's the thing with us. We have no killer instinct against the so called lesser teams. Richie Hogan put it very well. We're either very good or rubbish. Nothing in the middle. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2679 - 30/04/2024 21:09:45 2542074 Link 0 |
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You are missing the point. The Galway game comes first. Win that and Wexford are back in the hunt for a top 3 place. Yes, lose and the Carlow game potentially is a relegation play-off. But we have to play the games in the order they face us. There's a difference in being realistic about where things are and defeatism. Galway aren't unbeatable, and Dublin/Antrim is also hard to call. wendellgee (Wexford) - Posts: 25 - 30/04/2024 21:18:34 2542077 Link 0 |
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You are missing the point. The Galway game comes first. Win that and Wexford are back in the hunt for a top 3 place. Yes, lose and the Carlow game potentially is a relegation play-off. But we have to play the games in the order they face us. There's a difference in being realistic about where things are and defeatism. Galway aren't unbeatable, and Dublin/Antrim is also hard to call. wendellgee (Wexford) - Posts: 25 - 30/04/2024 21:31:57 2542080 Link 0 |
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He does. Might be better facing the game was what I was thinking
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11986 - 30/04/2024 21:48:14 2542085 Link 0 |
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In 2022 Antrim were at Joe McDonagh level and Cork came 3rd in Munster and when they met in the preliminary q-final for long periods in that game there was only a point or two in it, but Cork did pull away near the end to win by 10. Antrim are at Liam McCarthy level now and I'd say Cork have gone backwards since 2022 so i would think Antrim would give Cork plenty of it if they met this year. Past hurler (None) - Posts: 735 - 30/04/2024 21:48:55 2542086 Link 0 |
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The numbers don't lie. Nearly every year in the Munster Round Robin there have been weak teams. We haven't played any of these because they haven't got out of it, or they finished 3rd and were on the other side of the draw. We have played the team that has either finished 1st or 2nd in the Munster Round Robin every year there has been a round robin. Galway have only played the 3rd placed teams. They haven't beaten a top 2 team from a Munster Round Robin in the last few years either, same as us. 6 of the starters against Kilkenny played in the Walsh Cup final, and Niland and Grealish came on at the weekend too. That's 8 lads who tbh didn't look great either day. We have even won Leinster more recently than Galway. If you look at Galways record since the start of the 2019 season there's nothing that special about it either. 2019 and 2021 they were poor, as we were in 2020 and 2023. Their record against Dublin wouldn't be much better than ours, played 4, won one, drawn one, and lost two. And their record against Kilkenny is significantly worse. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11986 - 30/04/2024 22:07:01 2542091 Link 0 |
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I could live with that team. Maybe Mikey instead of Jacko for his workrate.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11986 - 30/04/2024 22:09:02 2542095 Link 1 |
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I'd give Carlow every chance too. But I'd give us the same chance as I'd give Carlow if we were playing against Cork or Tipp tbh.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11986 - 30/04/2024 22:10:28 2542097 Link 0 |
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Think so too. Especially in Corrigan Park.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 11986 - 30/04/2024 22:11:12 2542098 Link 0 |