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Wexford Club Hurling 2025

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Replying To wexford2012:  "Excellent post, we hear about the 'sacrifice' players make all the time and I've some sympathy with this but players also get so much back from clubs too, there are many rewards (tangible and intangible). While coaches, club officers, people who line pitches etc get look for little and get even less credit at times."
Not many clubs are managed by people within any more at the top level. For 2nd teams, fair enough. But how many senior teams are managed from within?
Pitches tend to be lined by people who are paid via various schemes. Solas is it?
Club officers yes.
I don't think its viewed that players make a sacrifice, but I think what is not fair on players is when a manager is dictating their lives and trying to tell them how they need to live it.
Like I know a player who had 2 bottles of beer at a 21st who was questioned about it the Tuesday after. Where do these guys get off?

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1897 - 11/07/2025 06:51:46    2624916

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Any reasoning why games have been so poor so far? Not one prospect appearing?

countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 847 - 11/07/2025 10:20:42    2624934

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Replying To StoreysTash:  "Not many clubs are managed by people within any more at the top level. For 2nd teams, fair enough. But how many senior teams are managed from within?
Pitches tend to be lined by people who are paid via various schemes. Solas is it?
Club officers yes.
I don't think its viewed that players make a sacrifice, but I think what is not fair on players is when a manager is dictating their lives and trying to tell them how they need to live it.
Like I know a player who had 2 bottles of beer at a 21st who was questioned about it the Tuesday after. Where do these guys get off?"
There's a serious ethically quandary in all this.

What is right vs what is required to win.

Do we want to be known as great Gaels in accordance with the ethos of the gaa or do we want to be winners?

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3836 - 11/07/2025 11:12:04    2624945

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Yeah I think some people view a club as their own bastion of control when in reality the best clubs always run best with everybody working together and acknowledging their strengths and focusing on those.
Some people over teams in our club are great at dealing with players and their emotions. Some are great at coaching the skills. Some are great at organising fundraisers. Some are great committee members and supporters. The importance of knowing your lane, working in it and staying in it cannot be underestimated.
It would be my worst nightmare to be involved in the administrative side of a club but I know and understand the vital function these people perform.

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1433 - 11/07/2025 12:00:50    2624956

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Replying To Timbertony:  "So club players want a fixed calendar, fine. But not if it clashes with EP or the Fleadh, what's next? Maybe senior club players need to make some sacrifices too if standards are to improve."
Are you saying the club players wanted the Fleadh weekend off? I think you are not understanding the situation here to be honest.

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1433 - 11/07/2025 12:01:30    2624957

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "Are you saying the club players wanted the Fleadh weekend off? I think you are not understanding the situation here to be honest."
The Fleadh weekend being off is nothing to do with the players. Might suit some for sure, but I don't know of any who asked for that weekend off.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16567 - 11/07/2025 16:00:09    2624987

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Any reasoning why games have been so poor so far? Not one prospect appearing?"
Forwards who have done well so far in games I've seen-
Tadg Drohan has done well for Rosslare. Hurled u20 for the county a couple years ago.
Jack Redmond going well for Rathnure.
Mossy Murphy looked good for Blackwater.
Simon Roche looked good for Oulart.
James Byrne and Tucker Kinsella are both going well for Askamore.
Flood looking sharp for Cloughbawn.
Aodhan Whitty for Craanford. Jason Byrne originally from Clara might be worth a phonecall from Keith Rossiter also.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16567 - 11/07/2025 16:18:11    2624992

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "There's a serious ethically quandary in all this.

What is right vs what is required to win.

Do we want to be known as great Gaels in accordance with the ethos of the gaa or do we want to be winners?"
I don't think you have to choose between the 2. Are you saying the Munster counties aren't great Gaels? In what way aren't they?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16567 - 11/07/2025 16:19:27    2624993

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Replying To Viking66:  "I don't think you have to choose between the 2. Are you saying the Munster counties aren't great Gaels? In what way aren't they?"
There aren't that many dual counties Viking

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3836 - 12/07/2025 12:40:36    2625056

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "There aren't that many dual counties Viking"
There are none like ours Doyler.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16567 - 12/07/2025 16:09:24    2625089

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Replying To countyman2022:  "Any reasoning why games have been so poor so far? Not one prospect appearing?"
Where is your list? Viking gave a good one?

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1433 - 12/07/2025 17:50:13    2625099

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Replying To Viking66:  "Forwards who have done well so far in games I've seen-
Tadg Drohan has done well for Rosslare. Hurled u20 for the county a couple years ago.
Jack Redmond going well for Rathnure.
Mossy Murphy looked good for Blackwater.
Simon Roche looked good for Oulart.
James Byrne and Tucker Kinsella are both going well for Askamore.
Flood looking sharp for Cloughbawn.
Aodhan Whitty for Craanford. Jason Byrne originally from Clara might be worth a phonecall from Keith Rossiter also."
Flood is finished with wexford from what I heard.

Yellowhelmet (Australia) - Posts: 155 - 13/07/2025 08:59:08    2625211

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Replying To wexford2012:  "Excellent post, we hear about the 'sacrifice' players make all the time and I've some sympathy with this but players also get so much back from clubs too, there are many rewards (tangible and intangible). While coaches, club officers, people who line pitches etc get look for little and get even less credit at times."
Yes we hear how it's all about what the players want, but if you ask most club players to sell a few lotto tickets or look after an u16 team they'd look at you like you had 2 heads!

richiepmurphy (Kilkenny) - Posts: 15 - 13/07/2025 11:21:22    2625231

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Replying To StoreysTash:  "Not many clubs are managed by people within any more at the top level. For 2nd teams, fair enough. But how many senior teams are managed from within?
Pitches tend to be lined by people who are paid via various schemes. Solas is it?
Club officers yes.
I don't think its viewed that players make a sacrifice, but I think what is not fair on players is when a manager is dictating their lives and trying to tell them how they need to live it.
Like I know a player who had 2 bottles of beer at a 21st who was questioned about it the Tuesday after. Where do these guys get off?"
Yes we do hear about player sacrifices the whole time, especially in relation to the split season. It's like ' whatever the players want they should get, and shouldn't be questioned'
But at the end of the day, it's the underage coaches, volunteers who do all the unnoticed work who keep clubs going and the bills paid. When there's fundraising to be done or the AGM is on players suddenly lose their voice or go on the missing list.

richiepmurphy (Kilkenny) - Posts: 15 - 13/07/2025 11:27:31    2625232

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Replying To richiepmurphy:  "Yes we do hear about player sacrifices the whole time, especially in relation to the split season. It's like ' whatever the players want they should get, and shouldn't be questioned'
But at the end of the day, it's the underage coaches, volunteers who do all the unnoticed work who keep clubs going and the bills paid. When there's fundraising to be done or the AGM is on players suddenly lose their voice or go on the missing list."
Club players wanted certainty of a calendar, the GAA decided on the split season. It wasn't as if we had a vote in it.
I don't think many players want to be above question. One year we had a terrible year and were rightly questioned and responded the following year.
Most players appreciate the effort of the volunteers in a club. Some don't, but that says more about them. Most players in our club attend the AGM and have had a meeting in advance of it. I would have thought this is quite the norm. Especially if they want to raise anything or a management team to be ratified.
You seem to make out that players are the big bad entitled wolf while the also volunteer is giving every evening cutting pitches and selling tickets. Most players I know also train and work on their game and do gym work when they are not at training or playing matches. We also know its a short time in life and our day to be on the side will come.
There are a few like you in every club too though. Those pesky players....

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1897 - 13/07/2025 13:46:50    2625254

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Replying To Yellowhelmet:  "Flood is finished with wexford from what I heard."
He's finished with Rossi

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3836 - 14/07/2025 12:10:52    2625562

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "He's finished with Rossi"
Yes indeed. Might be the better way to say it alright

Yellowhelmet (Australia) - Posts: 155 - 14/07/2025 19:44:00    2625715

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Replying To Yellowhelmet:  "Yes indeed. Might be the better way to say it alright"
Lads Flood has had regular major injury set backs that have curtailed his intercounty game time totally. He has constant injuries. Physically hasn't been able to contribute, he's going from one rehab program to another.

He might be fed up with Rossi I don't know can't comment on that.....he's never been fit snd unfortunately probably never will be

WEXILE (Wexford) - Posts: 436 - 15/07/2025 10:49:39    2625799

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Replying To WEXILE:  "Lads Flood has had regular major injury set backs that have curtailed his intercounty game time totally. He has constant injuries. Physically hasn't been able to contribute, he's going from one rehab program to another.

He might be fed up with Rossi I don't know can't comment on that.....he's never been fit snd unfortunately probably never will be"
He wasn't injured at all this year. He got dropped after a brilliant performance in thurles.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3836 - 15/07/2025 14:53:43    2625859

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "He wasn't injured at all this year. He got dropped after a brilliant performance in thurles."
You really haven't a clue.

countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 847 - 15/07/2025 16:03:34    2625877

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