Im asking you what do you think about it seeing as you say they are over trained etcâŚ
Could some kind soul copy in a match report from the Indo or Times of the Wexford game?
From the Indo http://www.independeâŚrd-3134035.html
Jason Ryan hailed the strength in depth of his squad as Wexford scored six of the gameâs last seven points to snatch victory over Longford after more than 140 minutes of actionLongford dominated so much of the game and in centre-back Michael Quinn, had the gameâs outstanding figure.
They wasted numerous goal chances â Brian Kavanagh, Paul Barden and Paul Kelly[/url] all had gilt-edged opportunities â and that was to prove critical in the end as Redmond Barry stole in for Wexfordâs late winning point. As expected, Ciaran Lyng was ruled out with a leg injury and with the likes of [url=âhttp://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/David_Murphyâ]David Murphy and Aindreas Doyle also absent, one wondered if Wexford would have the players to cope with these losses. Ryan introduced five subs, and he felt that their influence was crucial as Wexford finished so strongly in the final 10 minutes.âOf the team that got to the All-Ireland semi-final in 2008 thereâs just one player who is still playing in the same position and thatâs Anthony Masterson in goal,â said the Wexford boss. "We have an awful lot of new faces. Coming into the game today we had five guys who would normally be starting or pushing for places so thatâs a big, big blow. We were still able to bring on players though who made a big, big difference, so itâs a good day for the group today. The squad got us through that so weâre really happy. âColm Morris, Joe Wadding, Paddy Byrne and James Holmes all made a big, big difference when they came into the game.â Unsurprisingly, Longford boss Glenn Ryan was disconsolate, still struggling to believe that his men hadnât continued what has been a brilliant season for them so far. âThat was very, very hard to take. I just feel bad for the lads,â said the Kildare native. âItâs a gutter because we should have won it. We had the chances. They kicked some fantastic scores. But the lads can be very, very proud of themselves.â Barden burst out of the traps with two quick points and finished the first half with three. Brian Kavanagh added two very good scores as well and with defenders Quinn and Shane Mulligan also on the mark, Longford went in at the break leading by 0-8 to 1-4. Kavanagh wasted a very good goal chance when dragging a shot wide and with Barry having planted a low shot to the corner of the Longford net in the ninth minute, that was to prove critical. Longford continued to hold the upper hand for most of the second half, although Ben Brosnan and Shane Roche were more of a threat for the victors than had been the case prior to that. Barden shot wide with only Anthony Masterson to beat, having been sent through by McCormack, while Paul Kelly blasted inches over just before that. Having wasted so much ball, McCormack then burst into life, winning and converting frees while also kicking a couple of excellent scores from play. His 55th-minute score under huge pressure from Niall Murphy, who was subsequently replaced, put four points between the sides but from the 59th minute, Wexford embarked on that match-stealing run. It began with a Brosnan free from 44 metres and was quickly followed up by Roche. McCormack fisted over for Longford after skinning Joey Wadding but that 61st-minute effort was his sideâs last score. A minute later, the remarkable Quinn pulled off a brilliant block on Brosnan with the goal gaping and when the latter sent the resultant â45â wide, you felt that Longford might hold on. But it wasnât to be as Brosnan converted another free before last weekâs five-point hero Adrian Flynn, who had been blotted out brilliantly by Donal McElligott until then, popped up with his first score to reduce the margin to one. Brosnan brought the sides level for the first time since the 35th minute when winning a break from a Longford kickout and carrying the ball inside the â45â before shooting over on the run. That set the stage for Barry, who created space brilliantly before curling over a wonderful right-footed effort.
Scorers â Wexford: S Roche 0-5 (2f), R Barry 1-2, B Brosnan 0-4 (2f), A Flynn, PJ Banville 0-1 each. Longford: S McCormack 0-6 (4f), P Barden 0-4, B Kavanagh 0-2, M Quinn, S Mulligan, P Kelly 0-1 each.
Wexford â A Masterson 7; N Murphy 6, G Molloy 7, R Tierney 6; A Flynn 6, B Malone 6, L Chin 7; D Waters 7, R Quinlivan 6; C Carty 6, E Bradley 6, B Brosnan 7; PJ Banville 7, S Roche 8, R Barry 7. Subs: P Byrne 7 for Quinlivan (47), C Morris 7 for Carty (47), J Leacy 6 for Bradley (53), J Wadding 6 for Murphy (58), J Holmes for Tierney (64).
Longford â D Sheridan 7; D Reilly 6, B Gilleran 6, D Brady 7; CP Smyth 6, M Quinn 9, S Mulligan 8; B McElvaney 7, J Keegan 7; D Barden 6, P Barden 8, D McElligott 7; D Barden 6, B Kavanagh 6, S McCormack 7. Subs: P McCormack 7 for N Mulligan (h-t), P Kelly 7 for D Barden (45), J McGivney 6 for McElligott (63), P Foy 6 for S Mulligan (67).
Donegal v Derry from the Ulster Championship coming up now on RTE2. Seems to be fairly grim conditions in Ballybofey.
Michael Murphy starts for the Ulster champions
Best of luck to Jim McGuinness and his boys. Have backed under 27.5 points here
Conditions should aid your bet, chewy.
Christ, that was pathetic from McFadden. Iâm not one for overreaction but it annoys me greatly when lads turn down gilt edged goal chances to fist the ball over (or wide in this case). Iâd substitute him immediately.
Deserved goal for Donegal
Half Time: Donegal 1-6 Derry 0-4.
Marty Morrissey must have had a few scoops in Poland during the week. Heâs constantly referring to Donegal players by their Derry counterpartsâ names and vice versa; e.g. calling the Donegal #2 the Derry #2âs name. This game is largely panning out as expected. Donegal strangling most of Derryâs attempts to get into shooting positions in their half and creating more openings themselves mainly through support runners coming from deep.
And that encapsulates the game. A 3-man swarm tackle coughs up the ball in midfield and itâs carried forward at pace and transferred to McFadden to drill home. 2-7 to 0-4 after 45 minutes. No way back for Derry here.
Beaten with the last kick of the game.
Full Time: Donegal 2-13 Derry 0-9.
It must be awful to play against Donegal.
The more I see of Donegal the more I respect them and Jim McGuinness. They will take beating this year
Theyâre fairly good but Derry and Cavan were woeful.
Meath giving Carlow a bit of a trimming
Offaly 0-3 Kildare 0-8 at HT
Fairly depressing day for Offaly fans!
Theyâd have seen both of them coming a long way off, especially the football. Its a shame theyâve let things slip so badly over there, a county youâd have a bit of time for generally.
In other news, Laois played Down in a challenge match Friday in Parnells and shipped SIX fucking goals. Fuck off McNulty and your blanket defence/protect the honey pot bullshit.