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How do Leinster Council let the games in the province get treated so badly? 2.00, 3.45 and 6 on a Saturday. I don't believe the crowds would have been big like the Munster matches but still those times are a farce. Play at least Galway and Kilkenny today and on live TV be that GAA Go or RTE. On the games, any Einstein could have predicted Dublin Offaly was going to be the the best game of the weekend, and so it was. From talking to my Dubliners at the game, it was an epic game and yet again nobody saw it. How will hurling ever thrive in Dublin, Offaly, Antrim, etc if the games can't even be seen somewhere? Wexford and Kilkenny take care of business but where are Galway at? Scoreboard journalism because I saw none of them but from Twitter it looked like Kilkenny were home and dry long before full time. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1317 - 20/04/2025 13:43:14 2603045 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "How do Leinster Council let the games in the province get treated so badly? 2.00, 3.45 and 6 on a Saturday. I don't believe the crowds would have been big like the Munster matches but still those times are a farce. Play at least Galway and Kilkenny today and on live TV be that GAA Go or RTE. On the games, any Einstein could have predicted Dublin Offaly was going to be the the best game of the weekend, and so it was. From talking to my Dubliners at the game, it was an epic game and yet again nobody saw it. How will hurling ever thrive in Dublin, Offaly, Antrim, etc if the games can't even be seen somewhere? Wexford and Kilkenny take care of business but where are Galway at? Scoreboard journalism because I saw none of them but from Twitter it looked like Kilkenny were home and dry long before full time." I presume with Galway footballers playing today in a semi final their game v Kilkenny had to be yesterday. But it should surely have been a 7.30 or evening throw in but then Kilkenny don't have floodlights in Nowlan Park which is ridiculous at this stage. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1544 - 20/04/2025 14:59:47 2603062 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "How do Leinster Council let the games in the province get treated so badly? 2.00, 3.45 and 6 on a Saturday. I don't believe the crowds would have been big like the Munster matches but still those times are a farce. Play at least Galway and Kilkenny today and on live TV be that GAA Go or RTE. On the games, any Einstein could have predicted Dublin Offaly was going to be the the best game of the weekend, and so it was. From talking to my Dubliners at the game, it was an epic game and yet again nobody saw it. How will hurling ever thrive in Dublin, Offaly, Antrim, etc if the games can't even be seen somewhere? Wexford and Kilkenny take care of business but where are Galway at? Scoreboard journalism because I saw none of them but from Twitter it looked like Kilkenny were home and dry long before full time." To be honest sat afternoon was the right time for that kilkenny and Galway, it had all the feel of a league game. No championship feel whatsoever. There's far more interest in the munster hurling championship than leinster championship. Two cracking games on tv today. RTE got it right. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2254 - 20/04/2025 20:31:00 2603214 Link
I would fancy it to be a Wexford v Kilkenny final. The sad thing about it is Kilkenny were a shoe in before a ball is struck. They are always able to build and keep their powder dry for the All-Ireland series. Not their fault but how it always has been. If Offaly keep improving that will change. In fairness Cork and Tipp dominated Munster for years until Clare and Limerick upped their game. Also us a to lesser extent. There was a time when we dreaded beatings from Cork but not anymore. Or no fear of Tipp either. Everyone loves this new format because of the competitiveness of the Munster championship. Not me because better teams are excluded from taking their place in the All-Ireland championship by teams who would not come close to them. At present in Leinster Wexford are the only ones I can see going toe to toe with the cats. They just need not to throw a stinker against any of the others. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3021 - 20/04/2025 20:44:38 2603218 Link
Whoever wins in Parnell Park on Saturday will join KK in the Leinster Final. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1317 - 21/04/2025 15:02:33 2603397 Link
Replying To Canuck: "I would fancy it to be a Wexford v Kilkenny final. The sad thing about it is Kilkenny were a shoe in before a ball is struck. They are always able to build and keep their powder dry for the All-Ireland series. Not their fault but how it always has been. If Offaly keep improving that will change. In fairness Cork and Tipp dominated Munster for years until Clare and Limerick upped their game. Also us a to lesser extent. There was a time when we dreaded beatings from Cork but not anymore. Or no fear of Tipp either. Everyone loves this new format because of the competitiveness of the Munster championship. Not me because better teams are excluded from taking their place in the All-Ireland championship by teams who would not come close to them. At present in Leinster Wexford are the only ones I can see going toe to toe with the cats. They just need not to throw a stinker against any of the others." Yes. Hard to argue with any of that. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2368 - 21/04/2025 15:41:10 2603401 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "Whoever wins in Parnell Park on Saturday will join KK in the Leinster Final." Disagree. Fancy Galway here on out to keep picking up two points CillTormoir (Galway) - Posts: 515 - 21/04/2025 16:28:14 2603421 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "Whoever wins in Parnell Park on Saturday will join KK in the Leinster Final." Well listening to Sunday game last night everyone thinks Dublin are the second best team in Leinster we will see. Tiger1 (Wexford) - Posts: 326 - 21/04/2025 16:46:08 2603430 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "Whoever wins in Parnell Park on Saturday will join KK in the Leinster Final." There could be a twist or two but whoever wins in Saturday will have one foot in the final anyway Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3512 - 21/04/2025 16:51:06 2603431 Link
Replying To Canuck: "I would fancy it to be a Wexford v Kilkenny final. The sad thing about it is Kilkenny were a shoe in before a ball is struck. They are always able to build and keep their powder dry for the All-Ireland series. Not their fault but how it always has been. If Offaly keep improving that will change. In fairness Cork and Tipp dominated Munster for years until Clare and Limerick upped their game. Also us a to lesser extent. There was a time when we dreaded beatings from Cork but not anymore. Or no fear of Tipp either. Everyone loves this new format because of the competitiveness of the Munster championship. Not me because better teams are excluded from taking their place in the All-Ireland championship by teams who would not come close to them. At present in Leinster Wexford are the only ones I can see going toe to toe with the cats. They just need not to throw a stinker against any of the others." Will be interesting to see if Wexford are capable of beating Galway away from home next month. They failed to beat Galway only last month on their own home patch, with division 1 NHL status likely riding on it. There's a fair bit of scrutiny on how bad Galway are currently. There's less scrutiny on how bad Wexford are!! Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4082 - 21/04/2025 17:07:11 2603436 Link
Replying To Canuck: "I would fancy it to be a Wexford v Kilkenny final. The sad thing about it is Kilkenny were a shoe in before a ball is struck. They are always able to build and keep their powder dry for the All-Ireland series. Not their fault but how it always has been. If Offaly keep improving that will change. In fairness Cork and Tipp dominated Munster for years until Clare and Limerick upped their game. Also us a to lesser extent. There was a time when we dreaded beatings from Cork but not anymore. Or no fear of Tipp either. Everyone loves this new format because of the competitiveness of the Munster championship. Not me because better teams are excluded from taking their place in the All-Ireland championship by teams who would not come close to them. At present in Leinster Wexford are the only ones I can see going toe to toe with the cats. They just need not to throw a stinker against any of the others." Should be the top 4 teams in munster and two finalists from leinster that get through to the all ireland series. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2254 - 21/04/2025 17:07:12 2603437 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Will be interesting to see if Wexford are capable of beating Galway away from home next month. They failed to beat Galway only last month on their own home patch, with division 1 NHL status likely riding on it. There's a fair bit of scrutiny on how bad Galway are currently. There's less scrutiny on how bad Wexford are!!" We had a far younger team than you out on the pitch. We were also on balance of play the better team, although I admit we shot some shocking wides. While getting relegated wasn't ideal, I'd rather we got relegated giving gametime to the lads who got gametime than staying up by the skin of our teeth playing all our best available players. While we lost in Salthill in 2023 with a team ravaged by injuries and missing most of our best players, we drew the time before up there in championship, and would've won had Dunbar not missed a sitter of a goal chance. While I have you as favourites up there this year, if we both have fully fit panels to choose from I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if we beat you. And I dont think hurling people around the country who have seen much of us in the last couple of years would be either. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15459 - 21/04/2025 18:31:47 2603462 Link
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Will be interesting to see if Wexford are capable of beating Galway away from home next month. They failed to beat Galway only last month on their own home patch, with division 1 NHL status likely riding on it. There's a fair bit of scrutiny on how bad Galway are currently. There's less scrutiny on how bad Wexford are!!" If there was a transfer market for GAA players, who would you replace on our team with the lad playing the corresponding position on yours? On current form? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15459 - 21/04/2025 18:42:22 2603463 Link
Replying To Bon: "Should be the top 4 teams in munster and two finalists from leinster that get through to the all ireland series." Why? We were 3rd last year in Leinster and were level with Clare, who finished second in Munster on head to head from 1st place, into the second half until they had an extra man. And we were playing our 2nd game in 6 days. Clare had had a fortnight off and were way fresher than we were. They also had a fully fit panel while we were missing key lads injured. I was also at the Dublin Cork game, and had that gone on for another few minutes Dublin mightve won. They were also missing Cian Sullivan who was one of their best forwards when we played them. There certainly wasn't a gulf between them. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15459 - 21/04/2025 19:00:27 2603467 Link
Replying To Bon: "Should be the top 4 teams in munster and two finalists from leinster that get through to the all ireland series." That's nonsense. Why would we want a big rigmarole of matches to eliminate 1 team out of 5, 'great' and all as it is, and anyone attending matches across two codes elsewhere in this cluttered calendar doesn't get any time to watch it anyway. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4082 - 21/04/2025 19:20:44 2603474 Link
Replying To Tiger1: "Well listening to Sunday game last night everyone thinks Dublin are the second best team in Leinster we will see." Its very superficial. McManus was practically laughing at Dublin before championship last year, now rabitting on about Dublin's close passing game! What won that game on Saturday was refusal ro lie down led by two veterans who most of us thought would not make Parnell. Offaly played the better hurling for 60 minutes. Dublin can and might beat all teams in Leinster other than Cats. Same possibly true of everyone else with possible exception of Antrim but be hard beat maybe in Belfast. I would make no predictions other than strípey lads win it. Everything else is up for grabs. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3439 - 21/04/2025 21:49:16 2603502 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Why? We were 3rd last year in Leinster and were level with Clare, who finished second in Munster on head to head from 1st place, into the second half until they had an extra man. And we were playing our 2nd game in 6 days. Clare had had a fortnight off and were way fresher than we were. They also had a fully fit panel while we were missing key lads injured. I was also at the Dublin Cork game, and had that gone on for another few minutes Dublin mightve won. They were also missing Cian Sullivan who was one of their best forwards when we played them. There certainly wasn't a gulf between them." A lad give it a rest. You keep referencing this Cork v Dublin game as a barometer when comparing Munster v Leinster. Cork were shocking that day and still won. I understand you're a passionate Wexford man, but most of your posts are riddled with excuses as to why Wexford were poor, or didn't win, etc. etc. Every team has hard luck stories, and every team has injuries - the good teams deal with it and don't use it as an excuse. I'll be in Parnell Park this Saturday, and can't wait to see how good your team really are... bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 372 - 22/04/2025 08:39:58 2603550 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Its very superficial. McManus was practically laughing at Dublin before championship last year, now rabitting on about Dublin's close passing game! What won that game on Saturday was refusal ro lie down led by two veterans who most of us thought would not make Parnell. Offaly played the better hurling for 60 minutes. Dublin can and might beat all teams in Leinster other than Cats. Same possibly true of everyone else with possible exception of Antrim but be hard beat maybe in Belfast. I would make no predictions other than strípey lads win it. Everything else is up for grabs." I agree it's wide open. Yourselves are statistically most likely to beat us and or Galway. We're most likely to beat Kilkenny, and equally most likely to drop points against Offaly who looked really good the other night. Try figure that out..... Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3512 - 22/04/2025 13:16:56 2603623 Link
Replying To bloodandbandage: "A lad give it a rest. You keep referencing this Cork v Dublin game as a barometer when comparing Munster v Leinster. Cork were shocking that day and still won. I understand you're a passionate Wexford man, but most of your posts are riddled with excuses as to why Wexford were poor, or didn't win, etc. etc. Every team has hard luck stories, and every team has injuries - the good teams deal with it and don't use it as an excuse. I'll be in Parnell Park this Saturday, and can't wait to see how good your team really are..." Think Kilkenny and Clare battles are a better measure. We should have beaten Clare in 13 and 22 but ultimately didn't so no point talking about it. We haven't beaten a Munster team in the championship since we knocked ye out which must be a decade ago at this stage. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3512 - 22/04/2025 13:23:33 2603626 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "Think Kilkenny and Clare battles are a better measure. We should have beaten Clare in 13 and 22 but ultimately didn't so no point talking about it. We haven't beaten a Munster team in the championship since we knocked ye out which must be a decade ago at this stage." I'd agree with you on the KK v Clare matches, definitely a better barometer. I'm heading to Parnell Park on Saturday and really looking forward to what should be a tight entertaining game. I'm giving a very tentative nod to the Dubs and that's purely based on home advantage. If Chin is nullified (very difficult thing to do), you'd have to fear for Wexford. bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 372 - 22/04/2025 14:36:35 2603655 Link