Waterford GAA Thread - Mod note post #1

you could call him/her that but I think you are being a tad harsh……the stats and match descriptions were always a good read….can’t imagine the hours it took to analyse a game the way he/she did though.

that’s quite a hammering especially given that it’s a home game……is the ‘raw material’ just not there……heard last week that there are quite a number of 15 year olds on the team….does this suggest they are exceptionally good for their age or alternatively the standard of u16/u17’s isn’t great and they have to rely on younger ones…? Last year from memory there were quite a few hammerings at this grade also…?

we were also told that last years team was exceptionally young and it was about building for this year, yet we’re being given the same story again. As the old saying goes if your good enough your old enough.
last year we didn’t even have a Tony Forristal team our strongest competes at Sonny Walsh level so that would be in a par with the likes of Kerry and Antrim
A crisis is unfolding right under our noses for a number of years unfortunately the co board will wait until we’re competing at Christy Ring level before they think to act on it

I wouldn't call any of the people working for local newspapers "sports journalists". Read the examiner for yourself. his "stats" were basically counting how many times a fella had possession. If you want stats and understand tactics go over to Sean Flynn's twitter page.

There’s a difference between Stats and Analysis to be fair.

I agree though, most the the ‘Sports Journalists’ for local papers are just fans that want to give their own opinion on things.

Not everyone wants Sean Flynn’s level of detail when reviewing a match though. There’s a positive to both.

Hi All, please accept my apologies in advance for posting this on the Waterford thread.

I am looking to purchase a set of portable goals for our U12s (and younger groups).

I see Goalpost Ireland in Waterford manufacture portable goal posts.

Have any of you or your clubs purchased from Goalpost Ireland previously?

I would be grateful if you could let me know whether these portable goals are of a decent standard.

There is a set for EUR 740 on the website, but there are no photos.

This appears to be on the cheap side, so perhaps the quality isnt great and they are more suited to the back garden rather than the GAA pitch.

Any advice would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

https://www.goalpostireland.com/product/juvenile-portable-4-57m-x-2-13m-15x7-gaa-48-3mm-aluminium-goal/

I don’t recall any such posts about last year’s team? In fact very few played up last year. I think Cooney and Cummins were on the panel, but I don’t think any more than that. Possibly a few more were on the extended panel.

Very much appreciated DiscoStew. Thanks.

No sign of tickets on ticketmaster anyway. Presume they wont be put online outside of business hours

highly doubtful that any tickets get to Ticketmaster but stranger things have happened.

I think if they were targetting those areas it would take more than a few years to catch up with a well oiled machine like Ballygunner.

Tramore in fairness seem to be improving. They’re in the premier intermediate hurling and compete well at that grade going by the results last year.

Davy mentioned in interview after game last Sunday that something happened Shane Bennett in training on the Tuesday night and that he needed surgery. Didn’t say what had happened him and when asked if he was gone for the championship he said they would know more in the next week or two. Does anyone know what happened and if he’s gone for the year?

Would have thought Clare losing would have been better for Waterford. Playing a demotivated Clare team in Ennis if they had lost to Cork

the championship looks over already