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  • #1752
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,903 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Mastermcgrath wrote: »
    I agree we can’t be looking back to an u21 team from 4 or 5 years ago to try and find lads, it’s a different level and different time.Jack Fagan was an exception rather than the rule in that he was an unused sub on that team and this year came up trumps as a key player in getting us to an AI. I think Cahill will be looking more at the u20s from the past couple of years as the younger lads have more chance of developing. He knows the underage scene quite well anyway as he would have come up against a lot of these lads when in charge of Tipp teams

    The Reality is IC GAA is a young mans game nowadays with lads really only staying at it to there late 20s. Obv some exceptions, its a massive sacrifice with the level of training/nutrition etc

    Looking forward to the new season and please god we can improve and finally get there. The county needs a lift (Whole country too tbh)


  • #1753
    Waternut
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Waternut


    Mastermcgrath wrote: »
    I agree we can’t be looking back to an u21 team from 4 or 5 years ago to try and find lads, it’s a different level and different time.Jack Fagan was an exception rather than the rule in that he was an unused sub on that team and this year came up trumps as a key player in getting us to an AI. I think Cahill will be looking more at the u20s from the past couple of years as the younger lads have more chance of developing. He knows the underage scene quite well anyway as he would have come up against a lot of these lads when in charge of Tipp teams

    Harney is a name that’s mentioned every year, along with Foran. Both have been around the panel for years and haven’t cut it. Harneys hurling isn’t up to it and Foran doesn’t have it either. They have been given plenty of opportunities and it’s time to look at younger options.

    There are are also a few who have been hanging around the panel for years, such as O’Brien. Mark is a good hurler, but he is just not up to championship hurling. Time to give the opportunity to a younger lad.

    I’m surprised Furlong has been called up. He is probably only 18. Then again, it’s better to get a young lad involved rather than looking at the same old names over and over.


  • #1754
    tommylad1212
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭tommylad1212


    Waternut wrote: »
    Harney is a name that’s mentioned every year, along with Foran. Both have been around the panel for years and haven’t cut it. Harneys hurling isn’t up to it and Foran doesn’t have it either. They have been given plenty of opportunities and it’s time to look at younger options.

    There are are also a few who have been hanging around the panel for years, such as O’Brien. Mark is a good hurler, but he is just not up to championship hurling. Time to give the opportunity to a younger lad.

    I’m surprised Furlong has been called up. He is probably only 18. Then again, it’s better to get a young lad involved rather than looking at the same old names over and over.

    Harney around the panel for years really ???


  • #1755
    thesultan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭thesultan


    Dunford and kearney have been around a while too


  • #1756
    Waternut
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Waternut


    thesultan wrote: »
    Dunford and kearney have been around a while too
    I’d probably lump Dunford into that bracket too.

    If someone isn’t challenging for a championship start or championship sub appearance / contribution after two or three years on the panel then it’s worth giving someone else or a younger lad an opportunity.

    I’d probably keep Kearney for another year??


  • #1757
    Venom69
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭Venom69


    Still no news of a senior football manager appointment..absolutely ridiculous at this late stage.


  • #1758
    Simo08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭Simo08


    Venom69 wrote: »
    Still no news of a senior football manager appointment..absolutely ridiculous at this late stage.

    Who cares


  • #1759
    Mastermcgrath
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Mastermcgrath


    Simo08 wrote: »
    Who cares

    You cared enough to respond


  • #1760
    Waternut
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Waternut


    Simo08 wrote: »
    Who cares

    Plenty..


  • #1761
    tommylad1212
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭tommylad1212


    Waternut wrote: »
    Harney is a name that’s mentioned every year, along with Foran. Both have been around the panel for years and haven’t cut it. Harneys hurling isn’t up to it and Foran doesn’t have it either. They have been given plenty of opportunities and it’s time to look at younger options.

    There are are also a few who have been hanging around the panel for years, such as O’Brien. Mark is a good hurler, but he is just not up to championship hurling. Time to give the opportunity to a younger lad.

    I’m surprised Furlong has been called up. He is probably only 18. Then again, it’s better to get a young lad involved rather than looking at the same old names over and over.

    Furlong is not called up


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  • #1762
    thesultan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭thesultan


    Venom69 wrote: »
    Still no news of a senior football manager appointment..absolutely ridiculous at this late stage.
    Jim Gavin is available


  • #1763
    PTH2009
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    https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ65s5IjhgQ/?igshid=1jlsphwlshb6x


  • #1764
    whiteandblue
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭whiteandblue


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ65s5IjhgQ/?igshid=1jlsphwlshb6x

    He was Tipperary ladies manager and over Mourneabbey ladies that won a club All-Ireland. Not sure of his pedigree with men's teams.


  • #1765
    PTH2009
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    whiteandblue wrote: »
    He was Tipperary ladies manager and over Mourneabbey ladies that won a club All-Ireland. Not sure of his pedigree with men's teams.

    He deserves a crack at anyway

    Get a few league wins and take it from there. We will be in the B All Ireland championship


  • #1766
    Simo08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭Simo08


    whiteandblue wrote: »
    He was Tipperary ladies manager and over Mourneabbey ladies that won a club All-Ireland. Not sure of his pedigree with men's teams.

    His pedigree matters little as he has nothing much to work with down here. Two or three league wins, maybe maybe a qualifier win in the championship and that'll be his lot. Rinse and repeat when he gets fed up and moves on. Total waste of resources and people's time Waterford fielding a senior football team. We'd be better off at junior level playing in the British championship like Kilkenny do.


  • #1767
    Venom69
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭Venom69


    Very best of luck to Shane ronayne as new senior football
    manager.

    Interesting choice,fantastic record in ladies football.hopefully makes progress with the seniors.


  • #1768
    Deskjockey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 855 ✭✭✭Deskjockey


    Simo08 wrote: »
    His pedigree matters little as he has nothing much to work with down here. Two or three league wins, maybe maybe a qualifier win in the championship and that'll be his lot. Rinse and repeat when he gets fed up and moves on. Total waste of resources and people's time Waterford fielding a senior football team. We'd be better off at junior level playing in the British championship like Kilkenny do.

    Rubbish.

    We should continue to enter a team into the league and play against teams at a similar standard same as other smaller counties. The Kilkenny football situation is a joke, and an embarrassment to them, where they don't even enter a team in the league or the championship proper. The discussion about a 2nd or third tier championship is a separate matter, it probably makes sense to have a separate competition for weaker teams- but the GAA has a poor record in promoting these- but for Jaysus sake let's not give up and go the Kilkenny route.


  • #1769
    SeanieW1977
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    I see our county treasurer - who couldnt make the convention amazingly nor were any questions allowed be asked on the coffers is in the news today with the begging bowl out looking for handouts from GAA HQ - article is on the examiner sport website titled;

    "National Leagues should go ahead, says Waterford GAA treasurer John Jackson"

    It was only a few weeks ago the same John Jackson was looking for the GAA to give every county board a million euro!

    The poor mouthing and penny pinching is depressing.

    Our county secretary has a lot to answer for, reactive and hyper defensive.

    Timmy O Keefe was infinitely better at the job - forward thinking and not afraid to push for change (playing games in Nowlan park for eg).

    We are only county in Munster without a centre of excellence (or plans to make one), a stadium (Walsh park carriganore Fraher is going on 20+ years) and our underage structures in total tatters (havent won a game in years at u20/u21 and same comment minor) and thats in hurling - as for football its probably gone beyond repair now its so bad at underage and county levels.

    At club level its even worse, highlighted by the local farce with Kieran Kirwan moving to Clonea over Fenor - club of county chairman!

    There is no league of substance for club players and annually are never finished is it any wonder we cant unearth county players from the club game!

    The mediocrity and amateur hour stuff is so frustrating, when is the report commissioned 15 months ago going to be published? And more importantly, what will they actually do about it?


  • #1770
    Mastermcgrath
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Mastermcgrath


    SeanieW1977 wrote: »
    I see our county treasurer - who couldnt make the convention amazingly nor were any questions allowed be asked on the coffers is in the news today with the begging bowl out looking for handouts from GAA HQ - article is on the examiner sport website titled;

    "National Leagues should go ahead, says Waterford GAA treasurer John Jackson"

    It was only a few weeks ago the same John Jackson was looking for the GAA to give every county board a million euro!

    The poor mouthing and penny pinching is depressing.

    Our county secretary has a lot to answer for, reactive and hyper defensive.

    Timmy O Keefe was infinitely better at the job - forward thinking and not afraid to push for change (playing games in Nowlan park for eg).

    We are only county in Munster without a centre of excellence (or plans to make one), a stadium (Walsh park carriganore Fraher is going on 20+ years) and our underage structures in total tatters (havent won a game in years at u20/u21 and same comment minor) and thats in hurling - as for football its probably gone beyond repair now its so bad at underage and county levels.

    At club level its even worse, highlighted by the local farce with Kieran Kirwan moving to Clonea over Fenor - club of county chairman!

    There is no league of substance for club players and annually are never finished is it any wonder we cant unearth county players from the club game!

    The mediocrity and amateur hour stuff is so frustrating, when is the report commissioned 15 months ago going to be published? And more importantly, what will they actually do about it?

    Have you considered putting yourself forward?


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  • #1771
    Mastermcgrath
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Mastermcgrath


    Deskjockey wrote: »
    Rubbish.

    We should continue to enter a team into the league and play against teams at a similar standard same as other smaller counties. The Kilkenny football situation is a joke, and an embarrassment to them, where they don't even enter a team in the league or the championship proper. The discussion about a 2nd or third tier championship is a separate matter, it probably makes sense to have a separate competition for weaker teams- but the GAA has a poor record in promoting these- but for Jaysus sake let's not give up and go the Kilkenny route.

    I’m surprised you bit back on this one. It’s not a serious argument he’s just purposely making fun of the Waterford footballers trying to stoke a reaction out of someone. There’s a couple that do it everytime the first opportunity they get


  • #1772
    thesultan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭thesultan


    The biggest problem for the county is we have a super club that have the numbers, money and structure than teams can't compete.. Underage and then and abbeyside (another huge population base) in most finals..


  • #1773
    SeanieW1977
    Registered Users Posts: 161 ✭✭SeanieW1977


    Mastermcgrath wrote: »
    Have you considered putting yourself forward?

    for what?


  • #1774
    Simo08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭Simo08


    Mastermcgrath wrote: »
    I’m surprised you bit back on this one. It’s not a serious argument he’s just purposely making fun of the Waterford footballers trying to stoke a reaction out of someone. There’s a couple that do it everytime the first opportunity they get

    It is a serious argument, I'm not poking fun. I've been to many a Waterford football game over the years most notably the u21 Munster final win but let's call a spade a spade the senior setup has been a jokeshop environment for quite some time. It's not given the proper resources or backing to achieve any reasonable results.

    Possibly a tiered championship would suit us better but until that time I don't see a point in wasting what money, time and resources we have into a squad that has languished in the mid to bottom division of league football for the better part of the 20 years I'm following and that faces an inevitable two championship defeats every season.

    There's no appetite to properly get behind the senior football squad with the correct funding etc and until such a time that there is we should just forget about it and in my opinion enter at junior level in the British championship.


  • #1775
    Venom69
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭Venom69


    what we really need for the future in my humble opinion is a friends of Waterford football type group,along the same lines as friends of tipperary football.

    Run by people who have a genuine interest in Waterford football.there is a big passion for football in parts of the county at club level.hurling is number 1 but no reason why we shouldn't have a competitive senior football team.

    Apart from st saviours,there has to be some plan put in place by gaa hopefully to grow,promote and to develop football in the city.we need players from the city to increase our strength and depth.tramore was a great club to supply good players to Waterford football teams but unfortunately they have fallen away in recent years.

    We are small in number,but there are genuine football people in the county.it would be a positive development.


  • #1776
    willietherock
    Registered Users Posts: 1,005 ✭✭✭willietherock


    SeanieW1977 wrote: »
    We are only county in Munster without a centre of excellence (or plans to make one),

    Cork/Tipp/Limerick don't have these either. Clare do but apparently its unusable.


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    ShamoBuc
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    FYI a Feedback Thread has been opened.


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  • #1778
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,903 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    https://waterford-news.ie/2021/01/14/deise-minor-managers-for-2021-appointed/

    Ballygunners Gary O Keeffe taking over as minor hurling manager. Michael Scully Ryan returning to the sideline been part of the Minor management team and managing the senior teams of Fourmilewater, the Nire and the Ballymacarbry ladies team


  • #1779
    blue note
    Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    He doesn't get the respect he deserves for what he did with the girls in the 90s. Winning that number of club and intercounty all Irelands is incredible. If he did that now he'd have been a shoe in for our sporting mount Rushmore on newstalk. They were different times in fairness, but it was still incredible.


  • #1780
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,903 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    blue note wrote: »
    He doesn't get the respect he deserves for what he did with the girls in the 90s. Winning that number of club and intercounty all Irelands is incredible. If he did that now he'd have been a shoe in for our sporting mount Rushmore on newstalk. They were different times in fairness, but it was still incredible.

    He had a rocky start in 2012 but saved us from relegation in the league and got us to a Munster final. We were unlucky in the AI QF that year against an average enough Cork team. 2013 we gave it our all against Kilkenny but ET was too much for us in the end (not many highlights of that game going around)

    He done very well with Westmeath too


  • #1781
    thesultan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭thesultan


    Anyone get his book?


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  • #1782
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,903 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    thesultan wrote: »
    Anyone get his book?

    looked it up there never knew he had a book

    Interesting might give it a look


  • #1783
    Mastermcgrath
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Mastermcgrath


    blue note wrote: »
    He doesn't get the respect he deserves for what he did with the girls in the 90s. Winning that number of club and intercounty all Irelands is incredible. If he did that now he'd have been a shoe in for our sporting mount Rushmore on newstalk. They were different times in fairness, but it was still incredible.

    To be fair the numptys they had from Waterford selecting on that show, yerwan put her own brother up there and the other ghoul spent half the show talking about Ardmore football. I wouldn’t take it too seriously.


  • #1784
    SeanieW1977
    Registered Users Posts: 161 ✭✭SeanieW1977


    Mastermcgrath wrote: »
    To be fair the numptys they had from Waterford selecting on that show, yerwan put her own brother up there and the other ghoul spent half the show talking about Ardmore football. I wouldn’t take it too seriously.

    Little unfair - her brother was an Olympian but rest of it a waste of time alright


  • #1785
    blue note
    Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    SeanieW1977 wrote: »
    Little unfair - her brother was an Olympian

    Ireland send a lot of people to the Olympics every 4 years. Being an Olympian isn't enough on it's own to get you in. In fairness to him, he's far better than an average Olympian. But being honest, he shouldn't have been a serious consideration for top 4 sporting figures from waterford. The fact that his sister put him in was a bit embarrassing.


  • #1786
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,903 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/hegarty-bennett-and-kelly-up-for-top-award-as-treaty-get-14-nominees-39974738.html

    PwC All-Star Hurling nominations 2020

    Goalkeepers - Stephen O'Keeffe (Waterford), Nickie Quaid (Limerick), Eibhear Quilligan (Clare).

    Defenders - Seán Finn, Dan Morrissey, Barry Nash, Diarmaid Byrnes, Declan Hannon, Kyle Hayes (all Limerick); Conor Prunty, Shane McNulty, Calum Lyons, Tadhg de Burcá (all Waterford); Dáithí Burke, Aidan Harte, Pádraic Mannion (all Galway); Conor Delaney, Pádraig Walsh (both Kilkenny); Rory Hayes (Clare), Mark Coleman (Cork), Ronan Maher (Tipperary).

    Midfielders - Will O'Donoghue, Cian Lynch (both Limerick), Jamie Barron (Waterford), Tony Kelly (Clare), Michael Breen (Tipperary), Conor Browne (Kilkenny).

    Forwards - Gearóid Hegarty, Tom Morrissey, Aaron Gillane, Seamus Flanagan, Graeme Mulcahy (all Limerick); Stephen Bennett, Dessie Hutchinson, Austin Gleeson, Jack Fagan (all Waterford); Brian Concannon, Joe Canning, Conor Whelan, Cathal Mannion (all Galway); TJ Reid, John Donnelly (both Kilkenny); Donal Burke (Dublin); Cathal Malone (Clare); Shane Kingston (Cork)

    PwC GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year nominees Jake Morris (Tipperary), Eoin Cody (Kilkenny), Iarlaith Daly (Waterford).

    PwC GAA/GPA Hurler of the Year nominees Gearóid Hegarty (Limerick), Tony Kelly (Clare), Stephen Bennett (Waterford)

    Congrats to all the players nominated, a little bit shocked at Iarlaith Daly getting the nomination for YPOTY . Thought Callum Lyons would of got a nomination for that


  • #1787
    deisedude
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    De Burca and Stephen Bennett should both get one

    I think Soky, Hutchinson, Lyons and Barron will probably be on the wrong side of some tight calls


  • #1788
    Mastermcgrath
    Registered Users Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭Mastermcgrath


    deisedude wrote: »
    De Burca and Stephen Bennett should both get one

    I think Soky, Hutchinson, Lyons and Barron will probably be on the wrong side of some tight calls

    Agree we deserve at least 3

    Bennett and TDB are shoe-ins.

    Agree Quaid will get the goalie position.
    Lyons deserves one but won’t because his up against Kyle Hayes and Dan Morrissey for the 2 wing back positions.

    Barron is most deserving of the rest. Tony Kelly actually played most of his year at right corner forward so he should be selected there but I fear Barron will miss out for that reason

    I actually think Aussie has a great chance. He was magnificent in both the semi and the final. Averaged 3/4 points from play in the earlier rounds too


  • #1789
    benji79
    Registered Users Posts: 517 ✭✭✭benji79


    Barron might get midfield yet.
    Lynch or kelly will be selected in forwards I think


  • #1790
    TheScoringGoal
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭TheScoringGoal


    Bennett, De Burca plus one for me. Sokky unlucky but unlikely to get one ahead of Quaid. I have a feeling Austin could get the third. Barron wasn't at his best against Limerick either day. But Lee Chin getting one last year after scoring 1-5 from play in 6 games showed it's often illogical. Stephen Bennett scored the same from play last year in less games and two of Chins points came against Carlow.


  • #1791
    Billy Ocean
    Registered Users Posts: 2,132 ✭✭✭Billy Ocean


    TheScoringGoal wrote: »
    Bennett, De Burca plus one for me. Sokky unlucky but unlikely to get one ahead of Quaid. I have a feeling Austin could get the third. Barron wasn't at his best against Limerick either day. But Lee Chin getting one last year after scoring 1-5 from play in 6 games showed it's often illogical. Stephen Bennett scored the same from play last year in less games and two of Chins points came against Carlow.
    It isn't all down to scores, in the Limerick Kilkenny game in 2019 TJ didn't score from play but deservedly got MOFM


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  • #1792
    TheScoringGoal
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    Billy Ocean wrote: »
    It isn't all down to scores, in the Limerick Kilkenny game in 2019 TJ didn't score from play but deservedly got MOFM

    Fair point. But I'd add that in no game last year was Chin particularly outstanding either. However his media profile seemed to make him an automatic choice ahead of McDonald, O Connor and McGovern who played better.


  • #1793
    Tiger Roll
    Registered Users Posts: 212 ✭✭Tiger Roll


    All stars are always a tricky one and noone ever agrees with the 15. If youre a Limerick fan you could make a case for getting all 15 of them based on their season . Equally we got to a Munster final and All Ireland and can make a good case for 4 or 5 All Stars . I think we will get 3 . TDB. Bennett and Austin . Hegarty hurler of year and Eoin Cody just beating Daly for YHOT


  • #1794
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,903 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Great to have lads back in the All star nominations

    Let's hope we kick on for 2021


  • #1795
    blue note
    Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    Since it's voting now, there are less of the rules about it. In the past they'd pretty much decide how many each team deserved and divvy them up from there. Now they can have some control with the nominations, but after that it's up to the voters.

    So I assume Kelly being nominated in midfield means that he can't get one in the forwards. In reality he was a forward this year. I'd say they looked at it and thought of the forward who would lose out if he was nominated up there compared to the midfielder who'd lose out by putting him there and decided to put him in midfield.

    Of course, positions don't really mean all that much anymore. So picking an old style formation doesn't really make any sense anyway.

    I think you see it more in the HOTY nominations. If I remember correctly, the year Aussie won Lee keegan won the football one. And I'd say that most people would have had callinan / maher as their picks for the hurling and some Dublin lads for the football (I can't remember who). But the vote gets gets between the two lads from the winning county, and the third favourite comes away with the award. And as a result, I think now they pick who they want to win it and pick the nominations accordingly. The worst example of this was the year joe canning won. Gearoid mcinerney was the unanimous pick on the Sunday game panel and then he wasn't nominated for the actual award. The three lads I'd have nominated after him would have been Barron and dathi and David Burke. But I'd say they were fearful of two galway lads splitting the vote, so they made sure to have a second Waterford guy. And I think canning got it more for his career than his season.


  • #1796
    benji79
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    You can be nominated in a position but chosen in any other position.


  • #1797
    PTH2009
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    https://www.facebook.com/341867628578/posts/10158189073113579/


  • #1798
    blue note
    Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    https://www.facebook.com/341867628578/posts/10158189073113579/

    Fair play to them for doing it and you can see why they'd do it. That said, from a national level there should be more sharing between sports. Dublin doesn't need croker and the Aviva. From a croke park level there should be more sharing between counties. Realistically Waterford and kilkenny could share a stadium for the use they get and how close we are to each other. And from a county level it's a farce that we have two county grounds.

    I suppose in this case it's a pitch not a stadium, so probably fair enough. But you'd wonder is there an element of no one being able to work together as well. So we just double up on facilities for simplicities sake.


  • #1799
    blue note
    Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    benji79 wrote: »
    You can be nominated in a position but chosen in any other position.

    I wonder how the voting works then. They must be able to pick any 15 and the voters probably typically pick them as per the positions on the form. It probably makes more sense that way. As the majority of teams won't really have six forwards, so you'd have less competition for those spots and more for midfield / defence.


  • #1800
    Waternut
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Waternut


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    https://www.facebook.com/341867628578/posts/10158189073113579/

    Fair play to the ladies. So where will the pitch be? RTE mentions Dungarvan but the Greenway doesn’t really go into Dungarvan, so I’m assume it will be in Ballinroad somewhere?


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    waterfordgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭waterfordgirl


    Waternut wrote: »
    Fair play to the ladies. So where will the pitch be? RTE mentions Dungarvan but the Greenway doesn’t really go into Dungarvan, so I’m assume it will be in Ballinroad somewhere?

    Say you're heading to Clonea from Dungarvan, once you pass Kilminion graveyard on your left its just a bit up the road on your right. Across from a small estate called Cúl na Cille I think


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