Wexford GAA 2010

[Bandage]

Head for leather?

We’ll need to play very well to get anything today. Fennell dominated midfield against us in January and we can’t let that happen. In fairness, he’s fat and it was slow, stodgy ground back then which suited him.

Our midfield will have to win enough possession to give our forwards a chance to do damage. Equally, the forwards can’t allow Dublin’s half back line to storm through us on the overlap with absolute ease like in 2008.

Wadding or Molloy will have to do a really tight marking job on Bernard Brogan.

I think we’ll give them a much better game but I don’t think we’re capable of beating them what with there being not one Sarsfields player on the panel.

Anyway, good luck to our lads. Wexford is a town I like.

[cailinlochgarman]

@Bandage

Head for leather?

We’ll need to play very well to get anything today. Fennell dominated midfield against us in January and we can’t let that happen. In fairness, he’s fat and it was slow, stodgy ground back then which suited him.

Our midfield will have to win enough possession to give our forwards a chance to do damage. Equally, the forwards can’t allow Dublin’s half back line to storm through us on the overlap with absolute ease like in 2008.

Wadding or Molloy will have to do a really tight marking job on Bernard Brogan.

I think we’ll give them a much better game but I don’t think we’re capable of beating them what with there being not one Sarsfields player on the panel.

Anyway, good luck to our lads. Wexford is a town I like.

bright day in drumcondra but currently breezly wind seems to be going from what would be the hill towards the canal direct but could be bit of a crosswind in the stadium inself… clouds overhead but hopefully they stay as they are till 6pm… they was extremely light shower earlier but it dried up quickly

Molloy held John Doyle of Kildare scoreless from play last year vs Kildare so let him kill brogan
cmon wexford cmon ta fuck

[Sidney]

On the venue, I think you’ll find that most Dublin people would have much preferred a day out in Wexford rather than the non-event today promises to be. I remember our last trip to Wexford with fondness, although not for the train journey down where I had to stand for two hours squashed in like a sardine without anything to lean against except the smelly armpits of some of our scummier followers. I got the special football train back but a lot of the Dublin fans stayed behind for the regular service which the Iarnrod Eireann staff didn’t want to let them onto. I think they eventually had to relent. By all accounts the journey back was carnage. I think the Dublin fans wrecked a door which had to be replaced and the train didn’t get back to Connolly until 2am. High jinks.

[Fitzy]

@sid waddell

On the venue, I think you’ll find that most Dublin people would have much preferred a day out in Wexford rather than the non-event today promises to be. I remember our last trip to Wexford with fondness, although not for the train journey down where I had to stand for two hours squashed in like a sardine without anything to lean against except the smelly armpits of some of our scummier followers. I got the special football train back but a lot of the Dublin fans stayed behind for the regular service which the Iarnrod Eireann staff didn’t want to let them onto. I think they eventually had to relent. By all accounts the journey back was carnage. I think the Dublin fans wrecked a door which had to be replaced and the train didn’t get back to Connolly until 2am. High jinks.

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Theres high jinks and then theres Dubs Sid, they invade Courtown every year, so i suppose we should be used to them. C’mon Wexford ta fuck (in the words of CLG). Whats the score BTW?

[Manuel_Zelaya]

Experienced Championship team like Wexford should put away such a callow inexperienced Dublin team easily enough.

[manusboyle]

“Redmond Barry,the man known locally in Wexford as Red.” <_<

-RTE Radio

[Gman]

just back from Dublin after the games there today. sickened, to be honest. I had known the team, and the set up from last week, and to be honest, was quite confident we would win, put a good bit of money on them at the handicap, so that was easy money, but had we won, I’d have been very very well off. but anyway, it wasnt to be, and a game we left behind.

dave O leary in fairness to him had the Dubs tactics down to a tee. Wexfords gameplan was totally designed for this game against Dublin, and the way they played was soley to deal with Dublin and how their half back line do not attack at all. Wexford tried restrict Dublin to shooting from distance by having Morris as an extra defender, and he alternated with Matty and Red and Dublin hadnt a clue who was where.

we started ok, but missed chances. as well as we did, Eric and Red missed 2 handy ones early on. Matty was very very quiet from open play, but he hit some super frees from distance. Dublin were very cynical, and the ref did nothing to help. instead of warning them for persistant fouls, he just about gave frees (and often didnt) but Wexford found it easier to pick up yellow cards and tickings off. Basticks was a vlear red, and another tactic Dublin had. third man obstructions were the order of the day, and again, nothing done in the majority. How Bastics head high closeline was a red, but McConnells wasnt? Also, I hate the bullshit rule of men getting sent off, and the numbers brought back in extra time.

but it was good to see a determined performace from us. the dubs were very lazy and never got going, and we wanted it more. unfortunately, we didnt push on after having a good half time lead. matty tried be the hero with a big shot at the end, but he had men inside in better positions, but if it went over, it’d be great, it doesnt and its a case of what ifs.

that fooking Fermanagh cunt of a ref rode us badly one stage too, Morris was clen out of it inside the 21, and the cunt said it was a fair shoulder, they mover up and score a point. Morris goes off with a head injury and gets banadaged up. how the fuck can he get a blow to his head that requires a blood sub and be seen as a fair shoulder. cunt.

london next, and as Ger Canning would say, we’d need to lift our game the next day.

oh, and Colm O rourke laughed at me when he asked me earlier would we win and I said that the Dubs are as windy as fuck and we’ve a gameplan to take them. he laughed and said good luck with that. shame we didnt finish them off.

[Bandage]

I know you’re passionate Gman. But Jason Ryan is a wanker.

[padjo]

Fook

[Gman]

@Bandage

I know you’re passionate Gman. But Jason Ryan is a wanker.

a sars man there would have made all the difference… :unsure:

[Bandage]

People will criticise the standard today. And rightfully so really. But there were some very good displays by our lads. I may come across as a cunt here but there may have been a case of the lads psychologically settling for holding Dublin in normal time. Fuck you, Bernard Jackman. We really should have won that. Either or both of the Spots should have been on the pitch. One other thing, we’re just not ruthless. We’re too easy going. We’re too sound. Dublin were inept but at least they were physical. Ah fuck this, it’s time for Copper’s.

[Gavin_2]

Sickened after that. When we were 10 - 3 up i said to the dub lads around us that they’d still win. We just didnt know how to finish them off and also while the perfomance was better than we’ve seen in last 2 years, still some brainless things happened that just should not happen at inter-county level.

I agree with you Gman about the referee, as usual, the ref bottled it with the dubs in Croke Park, Brian Malone got absoloutely nailed by Fennell, got a yellow and then moments later made another dangerous tackle that was definetly a yellow card and the ref didn do anything bar give wexford advantage, fucking wanker.

Hit some woeful wides too yesterday, Bradley, Mattie and Red in particular when scores were crucial.

We dont have near a strong enough panel either, while we brought on Boccy, Fogarty and fucking Collie Byrne, they brought on Alan Brogan, Tomas Quinn and Bryan Cullen. That’s the difference. Let’s go beat London anyway and get a run in the qualifiers,i dont think too many teams would like to draw Wexford anyway.

Another thing, anyone else think Anthony Masterson is a nut case? He should not be allowed outside his small squre, not able to solo a ball and he is awkward as they come, good shot stoppper though!!

[count_of_monte_crist]

thought the head high tackle was a feature of dublins game, morris got absolutely nailed, subsequrntly had to leave the field to get bandaged, but no free.

we conceded 1-4 in his absence and with collie on (collie who didnt want to leave the field)

i thought the defence was tremendous yesterday, my motm was adrian flynn, worked tirelessly.

thought red was poor held onto possession too long, that and we dont seem to have a clear ball winner in the inside fwd line.

frustrating day out

[Pikeman]

@count of monte cristo

thought the head high tackle was a feature of dublins game, morris got absolutely nailed, subsequrntly had to leave the field to get bandaged, but no free.

we conceded 1-4 in his absence and with collie on (collie who didnt want to leave the field)

i thought the defence was tremendous yesterday, my motm was adrian flynn, worked tirelessly.

thought red was poor held onto possession too long, that and we dont seem to have a clear ball winner in the inside fwd line.

frustrating day out

Collie Byrne was a disaster yesterday-I dunno how the lad gets a game. Missed a crucial point and then straight after was the cause for Dublin’s first goal that set them on the way to level the game.

[KIB_man]

Were any of the Wexford players back in Wexford before the game was over this time around?

[count_of_monte_crist]

whats that KIB?

[KIB_man]

Didnt Sunday Game analyst Declan Ruth make it back to Enniscorthy before the end of a Leinster final one year?

[Bandage]

Yes, I thought Adrian Flynn was excellent too - his best game in a few years. Eric Bradley saw off Fennell without much fuss too. I imagine this will be a tough one for the players to get over.

[count_of_monte_crist]

i heard he made it to quinns, of course this ia all hearsay nad conjecture, and not relvant to the game.

other points;

fogy was anonymousd when he came in, thought boccy although injured would have been the better option as he might have won a ball. would have had brosnan in for Pj, he couldnt hold onto the ball yesterday.

[KIB_man]

Oh ya what happened Eamonn Fennell yesterday? Found out to be a fat useless cunt I presume.

My sources in Wexford tell me Jim byrne is still one of the best forwards in the county and should have been brought on to do a Billy Byrne yesterday.