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I think my point still very valid after the weekends game, how we have been so bad at minor grade the last few years and the schools getting it right. I know the Marist have maybe 4-5 lads from Roscommon but still combine these schools teams with Rochfortbridge, Moate,Kilbeggab and then theres probably 1-2 lads going to school in Other schools like Ballymahon or Edenderry perhaps, How have we only won a handful of games at minor in the last 5 years is beyond belief.
Marist have Mchugh a great Talent as long as he stays fit, Whittaker which i seen last year although wasnt as close to goal foe the marist will be a county player, a few another 5-6 county Minors, where Mullingar were probably stacked all over maybe 1 forward shy of the full package. Midfield are giants and the way kickouts have gone suits them but they can also play football. Maloney, Masterson, sheerin, Weir,Mcwade, Higgins are all solid performers and then Scahill has the brilliance.
County Board need to be held accountable!!!

nadunta2025 (Westmeath) - Posts: 27 - 10/02/2026 11:35:39    2655771

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Replying To Fighting-Cocks69:  "I think that looks fairly accurate, but I think Kinnegad 2 may also be in Division 2."
Its Kinnegad 2 instead of Malachys

TheLineKing (Westmeath) - Posts: 31 - 10/02/2026 12:25:38    2655784

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Replying To nadunta2025:  "I think my point still very valid after the weekends game, how we have been so bad at minor grade the last few years and the schools getting it right. I know the Marist have maybe 4-5 lads from Roscommon but still combine these schools teams with Rochfortbridge, Moate,Kilbeggab and then theres probably 1-2 lads going to school in Other schools like Ballymahon or Edenderry perhaps, How have we only won a handful of games at minor in the last 5 years is beyond belief.
Marist have Mchugh a great Talent as long as he stays fit, Whittaker which i seen last year although wasnt as close to goal foe the marist will be a county player, a few another 5-6 county Minors, where Mullingar were probably stacked all over maybe 1 forward shy of the full package. Midfield are giants and the way kickouts have gone suits them but they can also play football. Maloney, Masterson, sheerin, Weir,Mcwade, Higgins are all solid performers and then Scahill has the brilliance.
County Board need to be held accountable!!!"
These players mostly made up the 2014 minor panel. Who didn't actually do badly. Yes, they lost all 3 group games (to Louth, Meath, and Kildare) , but they were small margins. 5 up against Louth with 7 minutes remaining, and got a red card, and lost momentum. Just like Ardee and Navan will point to small margins in their school defeats to Marist and Mary's.
They then went on to hammer the likes of Tipp and Laois in the reserve competition, before losing narrowly to Down in the final. Many of those players have improved a lot since then - and crucially Ormsby barely played due to injury.
Results don't always map to potential and progress in these competitions. But being competitive is certainly important - and the above team were. Westmeath u21 all-Ireland win in 1999 would have been a 1 point first round defeat had Kildare not missed a 21 yard free with the last kick of normal time.

Hopefully the u20s can go well this year - but the strongest chance will probably be 2027.

jamsie (Westmeath) - Posts: 508 - 10/02/2026 13:49:59    2655794

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Replying To nadunta2025:  "I think my point still very valid after the weekends game, how we have been so bad at minor grade the last few years and the schools getting it right. I know the Marist have maybe 4-5 lads from Roscommon but still combine these schools teams with Rochfortbridge, Moate,Kilbeggab and then theres probably 1-2 lads going to school in Other schools like Ballymahon or Edenderry perhaps, How have we only won a handful of games at minor in the last 5 years is beyond belief.
Marist have Mchugh a great Talent as long as he stays fit, Whittaker which i seen last year although wasnt as close to goal foe the marist will be a county player, a few another 5-6 county Minors, where Mullingar were probably stacked all over maybe 1 forward shy of the full package. Midfield are giants and the way kickouts have gone suits them but they can also play football. Maloney, Masterson, sheerin, Weir,Mcwade, Higgins are all solid performers and then Scahill has the brilliance.
County Board need to be held accountable!!!"
The two teams last weekend started 8 players that started for the County Minors last year,subs for the county were the same lads subs for the school all year , all in all theres loads of talent in the two teams last Saturday but your comparing an under 17 competition last year with an under 19th competition this year,not the same mix of players.

Thechick (Westmeath) - Posts: 287 - 10/02/2026 14:05:46    2655796

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Replying To CleanShoulder:  "Have you got a list of all divisions. Or first round fixtures"
They'll be posted 24 hours before each game, I believe.

Fighting-Cocks69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 134 - 10/02/2026 15:36:41    2655809

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Lost all there games and got to a Tier 3 Final, where as these two teams have just played in a leinster final along with others from 2025 minor team. Success breeds success.

nadunta2025 (Westmeath) - Posts: 27 - 10/02/2026 16:40:03    2655814

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Replying To nadunta2025:  "I think my point still very valid after the weekends game, how we have been so bad at minor grade the last few years and the schools getting it right. I know the Marist have maybe 4-5 lads from Roscommon but still combine these schools teams with Rochfortbridge, Moate,Kilbeggab and then theres probably 1-2 lads going to school in Other schools like Ballymahon or Edenderry perhaps, How have we only won a handful of games at minor in the last 5 years is beyond belief.
Marist have Mchugh a great Talent as long as he stays fit, Whittaker which i seen last year although wasnt as close to goal foe the marist will be a county player, a few another 5-6 county Minors, where Mullingar were probably stacked all over maybe 1 forward shy of the full package. Midfield are giants and the way kickouts have gone suits them but they can also play football. Maloney, Masterson, sheerin, Weir,Mcwade, Higgins are all solid performers and then Scahill has the brilliance.
County Board need to be held accountable!!!"
I do agree with you to an extent; the finances just don't seem to be there to put the proper structures in place at underage. Whether those finances aren't there or they are spent elsewhere is the other thing. S&C is probably one area we are lacking, I don't think our county U20s have any S&C setup which is a disadvantage straight away when facing Louth and Dublin. Again, whether this is the managements call or county board I don't know.

OverTheHill85 (Westmeath) - Posts: 228 - 10/02/2026 17:11:48    2655821

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Replying To Fighting-Cocks69:  "They'll be posted 24 hours before each game, I believe."
Probably

CleanShoulder (Westmeath) - Posts: 408 - 10/02/2026 21:18:35    2655845

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