your expectations of 2010.

homerjay2005

started one of these for last year and it was interesting to read them then in october...so, where you from and what you expect from your footballers and hurlers? what would make you happy? some counties aspire for sam and liam, others just want to make progress, have a day out in croker at some stage etc...heres mine

County - Kerry.

Footballers - every year, i dont expect us to do much, but the team keeps coming back and back and surprises us all and takes to a new level. Cork are some force and i expect them to send us to the qualifiers again this year, where anything can happen. im expecting a quite few years for Kerry until we unearth new hunger and indeed talent, but still, a 1/4 place is the minimum requirement and take it from there. would love a crack at Tyrone, but i think 2009 was the year for that.

Hurlers - I would love a Christ Ring final place, that would be progress. we made progress this year, losing the replayed semi final. weve had encouraging colleges and underage success, so hopefully some of these can come to the senior panel and compete at the 2nd level.

premierstone

County Tipperary

Hurlers - Well I guess after last year and the heartbreaking near miss nothing short of Liam Mac Carthy will suffice for most people and tbh if Eoin Kelly is back to full fitness and one or two subs in the forwards can be unearthed there is no reason why we wont. This is the first year also in Tipp that the captain will no longer be automatically from the county champions so on a personal note I implore Messers Sheedy and Co. to select Eoin Kelly as captain no-one has done more for Tipp hurling in the last 11 years and he deserves the recognition.

Footballers - Amazingly they will actually be competing in Division 2 this year and survivng there would be a massive boost although Tipp's recent minor record and U-21 record( Cork who eventually won the AI needed a very controversial last minute goal to beat them) would suggest that the talent is coming through and the right man is definitely at the helm. So all in all if they maintain Division 2 status and achieve some scalp of notice perhaps ala Wicklow in the championship it would be a big step in hte right direction for Tipp football.

patmac

Westmeath:
Football
Despite dropping down from Division 1 , I would be very surprised if we survive in Division 2, will have a chance if we are not relegated by Round 5 as our last 2 games are against Down and Tipperary our main rivals for relegation. As for the championship despite avoiding Dublin and Meath an up and coming Wicklow will probably be our QF opponents and with 2 of recent All Stars missing, John Keane taking a year out and Dessie retiring due to the County Board's foresight of not offering his father an interview for the vacant manager's position another bleak yer is in store.:(:(

Hurling
A Christy Ring Cup is well within this team's grasp, anything else would be disappointing.

Diabhal Beag

Galway

Football:
I expect us to do well in the League. I also expect us to win the Connacht Title with the new manager. I want us to get to at least the Quarter Finals and put on a good performance. Kernan has a great panel and needs to find a decent midfielder and better corner-backs.

Hurling:
I want us to give Killkenny a real challenge for the Leinster Title and to qualify for the Quarter Finals. I hope we can get to an All-Ireland Final but I am not to optimistic ATM. Joe Canning is key to an aims that we have and we must base the team around him.

Hammer Archer

Meath

Footballers:
Exceeded all expectations last year. If someone had told me we'd make the AI Semi Final after being beaten out the gate in Pairc Ui Chaoimh last February, I would have laughed. Hopefully Eamonn O' Brien sorts his team out early on in the league. If he does there's no reason why we can't challenge for league honours.
Championship wise, I think we have to be aiming for the Leinster Final at least. With Dublin rebuilding, we should have an advantage over them this year but whether we'd take Kildare is another question. Seeing as we haven't made a final since 2001, making the Leinster Final would be the minimum I'd expect this year. anything more is a bonus.

Hurlers:
I'd expect them to get out of Division 3 at the second time of asking having been beaten by Kildare in the final last year. I'd also expect them to make the semi finals at least in the Christy Ring Cup although I wouldn't be surprised if they go further.

KevIRL

Waterford

Hurlers : Hope has to be as always an All Ireland title.

Realistic hopes however are League - Maintain Division 1 status, its no gimme these days with a very competitive division 1, first game against Dublin on Feb 20th key here, try to get a few wins early and then use the games to blood new players.
Championship - Reach a Munster final and another All Ireland final. Munster final is doable, but the game against Clare is going to be very competitive. If we can make a Munster final then the rest of the year depends on how the draw works out. Waterford have one big game in the tank when they can beat anyone, the question is can it be produced when it matters
Underage - Continue to build on the success of DLS college and last years minor and u-21 teams. For too long underage hurling has been neglected in Waterford and hopefully last year was the sign of that trend being reversed. Let it not be forgotten that the senior team finally making a breakthrough was on the back on underage success in 1992.

Football - The poor relations of Waterford GAA no doubt. However anyone that has read Damien Lawlor's excellent 'Chasing the Dream' will testify that the footballers are dedicated bunch and have some talented players

League - Aim has to be promotion, but it will be a difficult ask with the likes of Limerick, Longford and Wicklow in Div 4 it wont be easy. Still this Waterford team has shown it can beat the likes of Cavan, Antrim and Sligo so its not beyond them. Hopefully the new management can continue on from where Jackson left off and deliver. No Londonesque fukk ups this time!

Championship - The Clare game has to be targetted as a possible win. A home tie also. If it can be won a tricky but not impossible semi final against Limerick awaits. Could it be a very unlikely Munster football appearance for Waterford????? Realistically the team will end up hoping for a favourable qualifer draw, but who knows.

Déise Abu.

Spiritoftheseventies

County
Dublin
Footballers.
Think we will be pushed in Leinster this year what with the emergence of Kildare who did very well under McGeeney. Eamon Fennell lined out in a dublin shirt in Blue stars game on Sunday and hopefully once this transfer business with O'Tooles is sorted he will return to playing football on a regular basis.
Gilroy also has added Ross O'Carroll to the squad and he was very impressive for Crokes in the championship while it looks as if Keaney will stay with the footballers. Overall I think we may be taking the back door route with a quarter final or semi final spot on the cards.

Hurlers
Expect another good year from the hurlers. Rushe impressed in blue stars on Sunday while Kevin O'Loughlin is another who may enter the fold especially with Ross O'Carroll now committing to the footballers. Shane Ryan back with Dublin after an eight year stint and will take him awhile to get used to hurling pace. But he is a fantastic athlete.
We have a very young and talented team and again would think a quarter final semi final is well within our range

Browney7

County: Limerick
Hurlers
I hope the B team gets the support and respect they deserve for wearing their county jersey with pride, unlike the clowns on strike.

Footballers
That they finally make the breakthrough and win a Munster title that this panel of players deserve. They are a credit to their county and they give their all for the jersey. Hopefully they can win division 4 aswell.

FatherTed

Galway

Football - I think Kernan will bring in some more physical players which will make us a tough team to play against. My bet is that the league will be a learning process and will not get to the knock out stages. But I think we could win the Connaught Championship and after that, who knows. My guess is All-Ireland semis at best.

Hurling - We have an easier draw this year in Leinster so we should make the final. We probably won't beat Kilkenny but that is good enough to get to the All-Ireland quarters. Difficult to know who we'll play then but my guess is that we get to the semis like the footballers and then lose to Tipp.

TheSpecialOne

County:Limerick

Hurlers:Just look to Justin to push on with the youth and they may get hammered but we need to blood some new lads,Last years semi against Tipp proves that change is needed.Tough year lies ahead with or without Justin.

Footballers:Should earn promotion from Division 4 and lead us onto hopefully another Munster Final appearance but hopefully with a different outcome, Quater Finals should be the aim because we are good enough.If John Galvin ends up with no Munster medal it would be a travesty.

Pride Fighter

Dublin

Football

Relegation from division 1 or narrow avoidance of relegation.
Win Leinster again.
Get hammered by Cork, Tyrone or Kerry in AI quarter or semi final.

Hurling

Maintain division 1 hurling.
Leinster semi final loss to Kilkenny.
Last stage of the qualifiers before AI quarter final.

Daysha

Waterford

Hurling
League I wouldn't mind having a real crack at this, but logic suggests Davy's going to continue blooding the younger players. We've a very tough fixture list with away matches to Kilkenny, Tipperary and Galway but I'd like to think we can win at least one of those. Home matches to Cork, Limerick, Dublin and Offaly are all very winnable so I'd be happy with an 8-10 point haul.

Championship Of course we need to go in thinking we'll come out on top against Clare. We've a shocking record against the Banner but Division 2 league matches is hardly ideal preparation for them, especially for a new manager coming in. You'd be forgiven for thinking the winner of Cork/Tipp will reach the final and they would've had two handy matches behind them as well, so it'll be a tough one if we get there.

Like Kev said another AI final is do-able, but we really need a Munster final win behind us to give us the best chance possible. Last year was more about banishing the demons of 7/9/08, but if we stay relatively injury-free and get the lucky bounce of the ball every once in a whie who know's what we can achieve.

Football
League Promotion isn't outside the realms of possibility and I think our odds of 12/1 are pretty high given how close we came last year, but it is a tough league this year alright. Would be happy with respectable wins and competitive matches elsewhere.

Championship Couldn't have asked for a better draw really! I wouldn't be surprised if we went in as favourites home to Clare, then Limerick, then...well, we'll leave it at that for now

Spiritoftheseventies

FatherTed wrote: »

Galway

Football - I think Kernan will bring in some more physical players which will make us a tough team to play against. My bet is that the league will be a learning process and will not get to the knock out stages. But I think we could win the Connaught Championship and after that, who knows. My guess is All-Ireland semis at best.

Hurling - We have an easier draw this year in Leinster so we should make the final. We probably won't beat Kilkenny but that is good enough to get to the All-Ireland quarters. Difficult to know who we'll play then but my guess is that we get to the semis like the footballers and then lose to Tipp.

it amazes me how Galway haven't achieved more given the talent they have in that team. Will be curious to see how Kernan's tactics work with a team. That all ireland winning team that was one of the best ever. have been the big underachievers of the past decade IMO.

gmoynihan

Dublin:

Footballers: Probally another Leinster this year, although i believe Kildare will be in it at the end. To be honest would rather we lost Leinster and got to play a few hard games in the qualifiers. Might suit the team better so they wont choke against bigger teams in Quaters, likes of Tyrone, Kerry etc.

All Ireland Winners: Cork

Hurlers:
Very Impressed with progress being made. League campaign will be a good indicator of weather progress can be sustained and improved upon.Shane Ryan is due to tog out for the Hurlers this year.

Cant see anyone coming out of leinster besides Kilkenny. Good run in the qualifiers, maybe a semi final appearance would be another step in the right direction.

All Ireland Winners: Kilkenny

Kojak

County: Galway

Hurling: I think we got an easier draw in Leinster this year than last year and probably should reach a Leinster final. Then I would hope that KK beat us as I cannot see the use in Galway winning a provincal title in a province that they dont really belong to. The idea of going into leinster was to get a few extra games, not to win Bob O'Keffe. Then we will go into the 1/4 finals where we could meet anyone - possibly Cork. If we got to a semi final, I believe it would be the height of our expectations as if we fluked our way into a final, we would freeze and give an easy win to the opposition (probably KK).

Football: A bit like Kildare in 2008 is what I see in store for Galway in 2010. Trying to learn a completly new style of playing will take time. We may win Connaught but a 1/4 final is about where Galway can expect to go this year.

Orizio

Cork.

Football: All-Ireland QF.

Hurling: All-Ireland QF.

Spiritoftheseventies

Orizio wrote: »

Cork.

Football: All-Ireland QF.

Hurling: All-Ireland QF.

are you not holding out for the footballers this year?

adrian522

Kilkenny:

Football: Should have no bother winning Division 4 in the league, getting ready for the assault on Sam in 2011.

Hurling: Well they have to get beaten sometime and its as likely to happen this year as any other. In Leinster there's a probably semi final against Dublin first up. While Dublin gave us a scare last time out I don't think it was any more than that. Dublin were happy not to get hammered and will be the same this time out, they'll give a good account of themselves, probably play an extra defender and Kilkenny will win it by 5 or 6 points.

Its looking like a Kilkenny/ Galway final, could be a good game and Galway certainly could beat Kilkenny but they will need to be really up for it. Outside of Galway I think Tipperary are the only threat. So expectation is for another all Ireland final and a shot at the five in a row, like the Kerry team of the 80's I think we'll come up just short.

deisedude

Orizio wrote: »

Cork.

Football: All-Ireland QF.

Hurling: All-Ireland QF.

I thought they were going to do the double;)

Anywho Waterford:
Hurling: Hopefully the good work at underage continues. A U21 or minor Munster final win would be excellent.
To the Seniors, League: I dont mind not going full out for it. I think this year Davy should be looking to blood as many new players as possible. If we get a few players/options out of the league i'd be satisfied with that. I don't think relegation should be an issue with the fiasco at Limerick at the moment.
Championship: Beat Clare. Munster final v Tipp. On our day we can beat them but i would expect us to lose narrowly. Probably bow out in Semi finals as usual. Any further than that and i would be delighted.

Football:
League: Promotion from Division 4 would be fantastic. We have been close the last 2 years. I'd imagine we will fall just short again. It will be interesting to see what John Owens does with the team.
Championship: A win v Clare would be fantastic. If the lads manage that we will prob bow out v Limerick the next round. Hopefully then get a beatable team in the backdoor. Any win at all though in the championship would be progress

Kenteach

Louth - ah, I'm not even gonna bother.

Le King

Tipp:

Hurling:

Has to be to win the All-Ireland.

We need to find two half-forward subs during the league campaign. Webster is nearly gone now, never his biggest fan TBH, and hopefully John O' Neill can come in and impress.

We have a couple of full-backs coming in this year and I hope they get league games. Also I hope Gleesen gets a few games in goals.

I'm in two minds about our team for the year. I don't know whether we should try and blood a couple more into the panel or to stick with the same 24/25 players. The team is a young one. With a few additions we can play some great hurling this year and get bring the Liam back home.




Football:

Make some good progress again this year. We weren't bad this year at all. I hope we can stay in Division 2. I think we could beat Westmeath. A lot of teams won't enjoy playing us. Saying that I hope we give Kildare, Armagh, Meath and Donegal a good game. Westmeath, Laois and Down are beatable.

sos33

laois
football:where do i start,cant get much worse than last year maybe the players realise that they are talented footballers but have to work at it and the sooner they do the better,a good run in leinster is badly needed because the supporters wont stand for a repeat of last year

hurling:niall rigney and his staff are making great strides and are putting a good young team that wants to play and do well for the blue and white(footballers take note) and could surprise a few people this year if we have a injury free season and a bit of luck

UpTheSlashers

Orizio wrote: »

Cork.

Football: All-Ireland QF.

Hurling: All-Ireland QF.

Orizio wrote: »

Cork - All-Ireland Hurling/Football Champions 2010
Bookmark this mother****ers.

As a Tipp man I just hope we can avoid relegation in the football but we need a hurling AI this year

tomaoo7

Semi in the hurling

Win leinster in the football and see what happens..:)

manutd

tomaoo7 wrote: »

Semi in the hurling

Win leinster in the football and see what happens..:)

I think thats Dublin.

Orizio

tomaoo7 wrote: »

Semi in the hurling

Win leinster in the football and see what happens..:)

Oh wait, I know...Carlow right?

Stevecw

Carlow:

Football - Well same old problem it seems this year again, just too many of our better players won't be playing for the county. Never changes, no matter who the manager is or how hard he tries.
So Luke Dempsey is taking the best approach by concentrating on the younger lads. He is taking charge of the U-21s this year too, who are our best U-21 side is many many years. This is the same bunch who as minors got Carlow to a 1st ever Leinster minor final 3 years ago. Having Brendan Murphy back from Aussie Rules will really help this side.
There is a serious chance of a Leinster U-21 title with that team.

A good few of them will be involved in senior panel too. So league will be not the focus of attention as a result. I'd expect the usual 3 or 4 wins from 8 in that.

Have a decent draw in the championship, Wicklow 1st up. Big local rivalry there, and 3 years ago we hammered them in 1st round...but obviously they have improved a lot since and will be out to put that one right. Will be close, and winners play Westmeath...so its about an easy a route to a semi as we could hope for. But I'd say we will lose a close game to Wicklow, and maybe win 1 game in qualifiers depending on the draw.

Hurling:
Big year for our hurlers. Finally in the Leinster proper and Liam McCarthy. After winning 2 Christy Rings in a row, we have proven to be too good for that level...but the step up is massive.
Happy that we got Laois in prelim round as that is a game we could win. Laois had a decent year and are improving fast, but either them or Antrim are only teams in Leinster right now we could possibly beat. Would be great to get 1 win in championship..whether its Laois or else Antrim in qualifiers. Good that there is no relegation as it gives the likes of us time to adjust to the step up.

In the league I'd be very happy with 4th place in Div 2 again, same as last year. We beat Antrim and finished ahead of Laois.

grenache

LIMERICK

Hurling: I expect our B team to be fairly well hockeyed in both league and championship. But at least we will blood new players. Guys like Dean Madden, David Moloney, Richie McCarthy, Anthony Owens, Andrew O'Connell will hopefully all get game time giving them good experience.

Football: Anything less than promotion from Division 4 and a Munster title will be a failure. It is Mickey Ned's last year in charge and i expect him to go hell for leather. The back door route does not interest us as we know we'll win no All Ireland, but a Munster title is a very achieveable target. Provided we can take care of the Waterford/Clare winners, we will have a home final at the GG regardless of whether its Cork or Kerry. 2010 represents our best chance of Munster success for several years.

homerjay2005

any tips for new stars on the scene this year?

grenache

homerjay2005 wrote: »

any tips for new stars on the scene this year?

Keep a watch out for Declan Hannon at minor and u-21 level for Limerick. He's already got a lot of exposure for his displays last year. Scored 1-13 for Adare against Newtown in Munster Club semi. Not many 16 year olds will do that.

homerjay2005

grenache wrote: »

Keep a watch out for Declan Hannon at minor and u-21 level for Limerick. He's already got a lot of exposure for his displays last year. Scored 1-13 for Adare against Newtown in Munster Club semi. Not many 16 year olds will do that.

ya he is one for defo. only thing, is he maybe in the wrong country to develop these talents...i hope i am wrong.....

from kerry, we have Barry John Walsh who hopefully will take over from his brother and be a big thing this year in Kerry.

Cake Man

Waterford

Hurling: For the league, would be happy enough, as Daysha said, if we won 4 or 5 games and brought on a few players and get some good preparation for the Championship.
As for the Championship itself, well, an AI would be the goal but I think we'll come up short again. A Munster title would be in our grasp but I wouldn't mind just getting there and be guaranteed an AI QF and hopefully kick on from there.

Football: For the league, promotion to division 3 would be the goal but with the likes of Limerick, Longford and Wicklow in the mix, I think we'll find it a bit out of reach. First game against Leitrim (away) is huge, lose that and I think that may be our promotion bid over.
We got the best possible draw in the Championship, avoiding Cork and Kerry. A munster final appearance is definitely the target but I'd say if we beat Clare (home) we'll probably lose to Limerick. Just a case of getting a favourable draw in the qualifiers then.

As for any up and coming players, watch out for Adrian Power (sub-keeper for the senior hurlers) he should get a few league games. Unbelievable shot stopper and can score points from frees out of his own full and half back line. Martin O' Neill, last years minor captain, is also a good prospect.
Here's hoping!

scoopmine

Hurling... To improve on last ie win more than one game...

Football... Well we have got the best draw possible so i hope to win two games in a row but most importantly I want a team that gives their all with a proper gameplan and abit of passion... Any better than the shambles that was Aughrim last year!

df1985

Kildare

Football: expectations are pretty high after last year and the performance against tyrone. Leinster final, we should be able to win it this year. after that, on their day who knows what could happen. id be delighted with leinster and all-ireland SF place.

the minors and under 21's will hopefully build on last yr too.

Hurling: im mates with one of the panel and for his sake i hope they get a wins in the league.his dedication is admirable when chances of significant success are limited.

rebel girl 15

Cork

Football - I'd love to see the lads go one better in the championship, and do well in the league, with the promotion to division 1. Retaining Munster would be a priority IMO, qualifiers can be quite dangerous!

Hurling - winning Munster would be a good starting point, AI quarter final if not.

Ladies football - 6 in a row in AI championship, touch wood!! Retain the league and Munster titles as well!

Camogie - 3 in a row, retain Munster

shockframe

homerjay2005 wrote: »

ya he is one for defo. only thing, is he maybe in the wrong country to develop these talents...i hope i am wrong.....

from kerry, we have Barry John Walsh who hopefully will take over from his brother and be a big thing this year in Kerry.

Heard somewhere that BJW suffered a bad knee injury and is out for most of the year,meaning he should probably be alright for september

shockframe

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

Cork

Football - I'd love to see the lads go one better in the championship, and do well in the league, with the promotion to division 1. Retaining Munster would be a priority IMO, qualifiers can be quite dangerous!

Hurling - winning Munster would be a good starting point, AI quarter final if not.

Ladies football - 6 in a row in AI championship, touch wood!! Retain the league and Munster titles as well!

Camogie - 3 in a row, retain Munster

id say the women could beat the male equivalent down in cork given that morale is so low.

DDC1990

shockframe wrote: »

Heard somewhere that BJW suffered a bad knee injury and is out for most of the year,meaning he should probably be alright for september

Not sure where you got your info from. BJW player for CIT agianst UCC in the McGrath cup Yesterday and I expect him to line out in 2 weeks time for Sigerson action.

Unless this is some kind of joke to imply that Kerry will once again be in an All Ireland final... if so... Carry on Joking. :P

aidan24326

Galway:

Football:
In the league just retaining div 1 status will do, not bothered whether we win it or anything like that. Galway have been fairly consistent in the league (longest running team in div 1) so midtable should be pretty achieveable.

In the championship Galway haven't won a game in Croke Park since 2001, and have only beaten one non-Connaught team in that time (Louth) which is a damning stat. To win an All-Ireland 1/4 final for the first time since '01 has to be the aim for this year, anything else after that would be a bonus. There's the nucleus of a pretty decent team there if Kernan can get a tune out of them. Connaught title and a 1/4 final win is the requirement, but realistically Galway will need to improve significantly on what they showed in
'08 to achieve even that. There was a lethargy about some of Galway's performances last year and most of all I'd be looking for Kernan to put a bit of oomph back into it, and get the team playing with a bit more passion.

Hurling
Blew a big chance last year when throwing away the Waterford game, but overall some progress was made and at least McIntyre has them playing with alot more heart than we saw in the Lougnane years. I'd be very hopeful for this year, this Galway team on their day could beat anyone, even Kilkenny. I'd have hopes of an All-Ireland final appearance, where we'd probably meet Kilkenny or Tipp. Galway would be underdogs for that, but you never know.

In Leinster a Galway v Kilkenny final might be on the cards, though I'll be wary of Wexford in the 1st round as Galway have a poor enough record against them. I predict we'll lose the Leinster final to KK and lose an All-Ireland semi to Tipp by about 3 points.

rpurfield

County;Meath

Football; sort out kevin reilly get him back to full fitness and tighten up at the back and weve a brilliant chance of a leinster.i think weve an abundance of good forwards but are far too sloppy at the back.im really hoping for a tilt at the leinster this year as 9 years is far too long.anything after that is a bonus.

Hurling:not big into it hope the lads do well in the christy ring though,be nice for them to get some success

wicklowwonder

Can’t see this thread elsewhere in the site.

Just a bit of fun and banter. The idea is a predict anything you want for the upcoming season, not just winners of province and all Irelands but how will your county fair or other county’s fair? Which team will be the surprise package of the year and who will fail miserably? Try keeping it sensible and with the realms of possibility:

I will get it started by saying Wicklow, my own county will lose their first round game to Carlow and will more than likely lose their first qualifying game as well. I am not confident this year, I was last year but feel 2nd season syndrome will get us. Think Carlow could be a surprise package this year may even make a Leinster Final as that side of draw is weak, or do well in the Qualifying.

Sam will go to Tyrone, Mayo will again perform miracles until they gat to Croke Park where they will probably meet and beat Dublin before losing my a massive margin!!

Owen Mulligan for player of the year and Barry John Walsh will be young player of the year. Tommy Walsh will do great in oz and Barry John will join him in 2011

Think Kilkenny will lose this year…….. not sure who will beat them yet it may be Galway in Leinster which means Killkenny will regroup and win all Ireland or else Tipperary! Would like to see Tipp win the All Ireland.

Cork will continue rebuilding for All Ireland in 2012, Limerick hurlers will return and lose, Carlow will beat Laois and Dublin will build on their promise but 2011 could be their best chance at Leinster.

Pride Fighter

There is one of these already mate. Here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055788360

shamonemofo

County-Wicklow

With a poor start to the season already by losing to Louth in the O'Byrne Cup. I am hoping that our championship starts off better.
Last year was dissapointing considering that we progressed once again from the previous loss to laois in the leinster and then last year a loss to a tough kildare side. With Tommy Walshe gone back to Carlow, the opening championship match will definetly be a tester for us.
Although from county chit/chat.. all eyes are on the leinster and the O Byrne cup was not concentrated on heavily at all this year as opposed to previous years where we tried to make an impression.
PLEASE GOD let us get to a quarter/semi final of the leinster...!
I don't want to be an old man before i can drink my brains out in celebration!!!

Daysha

Thanks PF, I'll go ahead and merge the thread.

wicklowwonder

Wicklow

Footballers

I fear the year will be a major disappointment, we will lose to Carlow in 1st round of Leinster and we will pray for a lucky draw v someone like London in the qualifiers. We are a different team to the one of last year, we do not have the suprise element and there is only so far Glynn, Hyland, Stafford and Furlong can carry us before our lack of talent below these players becomes very apparent. It could be a very short road for Wicklow.

Hurlers

Go one better than last year and win two games............. At least there seems to be more interest this year amoung the players however I wish our county board invested as much in hurling as they did in footall. It might be hard to imagine but if we had of invested in that team that get to a league final v Laois in Semple a few years ago we could very easily be in the Leinster championship proper now instead we won one game last year.

Hope I am wrong on the footballers count as it is the best draw we could get to advance to a Leinster Final. Watch out for Carlow footballers this year WITHOUT Tommy Walshe at midfield will still catch a few teams on the hop.....

spideog7

Galway

Hurling: A great team who keep failing to deliver I can feel from this thread that there's a lot of doubt in the team, but I still have a bit of faith. If they don't bottle it they have more than enough talent to still be there in September. I think the biggest threat to us is Tipperary and I think we've a better chance of beating Kilkenny than anyone, to be honest we seem to be the only team who repeatedly gives them a game and we're well used to meeting them in the Championship.
There's a lot of good players on the team who aren't going anywhere for a while so I'm hoping they'll have me up in Croke Park in the next few years and I'd be very disappointed if we didn't see some silverware.

Football: Again a good team who haven't delivered at all lately, always a threat but rarely seem to come up with the goods, I wouldn't be surprised to see them beaten by Mayo in Connacht and see Mayo do a better job outside of the province.