Cheers for the report, @Gman.
Iâve just altered plans so I can be in Innovate Wexford Park for the Down match.
Despite getting overrun for a finish today, I think theyâll come on for that game and give Down a rattle.
That said, I havenât been to a Wexford football match since last yearâs Leinster semi-final.
[QUOTE=âcount of monte cristo, post: 1159188, member: 348â]Throwing shade at the Jamesâs man.
despicable @Gman, despicable.[/QUOTE]
Constructive criticism count. He was excellent today, best Iâd seen him with the county. Forgot to mention Molloy came on too. Got himself booked too. Looked rusty, which is to be expected, but good to see him back.
yeah, i fear Molloy is far from right. he didnt even seem to be moving properly, huge boost for the Jimmies to see him back all the same.
Not much needs to be added to Gmanâs excellent report.
Itâs not possible to overstate the effect of Tubrittâs mistake. We had a purple patch of about 8-10 minutes, where we not only hit 4 points on the trot, but we got on top around the middle, broke up their attacks and burst up the field with purpose, and were really buzzing for the first time all day. Westmeath were all at sea, and the large home crowd were stunned into silence, where they didnât even make any noise either to berate or encourage their team. Meanwhile the 200 or so Wexford fans were on our feet. We had broken up another attack deep in our defence in front of me, greeted by another appreciative roar from the visiting fans, and as we hand-passed out of defence, Tubritt got a complete rush of blood to the head in the excitement. He received the pass facing our goal, and gleefully went about giving the return pass out to the sideline, but never looked and the Westmeath man saw it coming a mile away and gratefully accepted the intercept. Now two defenders were caught out on the sideline and Westmeath powered towards goal with an overlap. In fairness, the ball was given away almost on the sideline, so they still had a bit of work to do, but they saw their opportunity and finished clinically. They couldnât believe their good fortune.
It wasnât a terminal killer blow as there was time on the clock to recover, but Paddy Byrneâs howler shortly afterwards was too much to take. He stood waiting for someone to receive his free on our 65 meter line, and when someone ran to collect it in front of him he inexplicably screwed the pass off the outside of his boot 10 yards in the direction of our goal and the waiting arms of a Westmeath forward. Bim, bam, over the bar and that was the end of our challenge.
What happened afterwards was unfortunate but immaterial really, and just put an unreflective gloss on the final score.
To be honest, I donât think we would have won it anyway. Had we not gifted them the goal when we did, I think Westmeath would have recovered in the 10 minutes and forced at least a draw but probably won it. Unfortunately weâll never know. Malone was superb in that second half breaking up their moves and driving forward from midfield/halfback (and winning a few dubious frees). Nevin Rossiter had a fantastic debut against a player as lauded as John Heslin.
Some very good performances from some of the new lads, and enough to be positive about for the future.
[QUOTE=âBandage, post: 1159195, member: 9â]Cheers for the report, @Gman.
Despite getting overrun for a finish today, I think theyâll come on for that game and give Down a rattle.
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Iâm strangely confident that we will beat Down. Based on what I donât know
Preferred team selection for Sunday please, chaps.
Niall Breen
Eoin Moore
Liam Ryan
Ciaran Kenny
Ritchie Kehoe
Matt O Hanlon
Andrew Shore
David Redmond
Lee Chin
Ian Byrne
Jack Guiney
Conor Mc Donald
Podge Doran
Liam Og Mc Govern
Paul Morris.
Obviously if Guiney is dropped and this isnât resolved Sinnott or Tomkins will come in.
[QUOTE=âStoney Burke, post: 1159507, member: 2885â]Niall Breen
Eoin Moore
Liam Ryan
Ciaran Kenny
Ritchie Kehoe
Matt O Hanlon
Andrew Shore
David Redmond
Lee Chin
Ian Byrne
Jack Guiney
Conor Mc Donald
Podge Doran
Liam Og Mc Govern
Paul Morris.
Obviously if Guiney is dropped and this isnât resolved Sinnott or Tomkins will come in.[/QUOTE]
Liam Ryan at full back??
I think the team Dunne will pick will be the following.
Fanning
Moore
OâHanlon
Ryan
Shore
Chin
C Kenny
Waters
Redmond
OâKeeffe
Doran
Guiney
Morris
Mac
McGovern
Canât see too much change Iâd be shocked if Ryan started at 3 and OâHanlon at 6 but can understand why people are suggesting it.
This Guiney thing will be interesting to see if he misses out I just have a feeling by Sunday it might have blown over and he will start.
I expect dummy team to be announced mid week and a load of positional changes right up to throw in.
What tactics will Dunne have to bring to the table it should be very interesting, canât go 15 v 15 anyways.
Throw up your team so and less of your Scalder criticism!
Not a criticism - just wouldnât put him straight in at FB vs KK.
Fanning
Moore, OâHanlon, Ryan
Shore, Chin, OâKeeffe
Redmond, Waters
Byrne, Guiney, Morris
McGovern, McDonald, Foley
Foley would play a withdrawn role around the middle.
Iâd have no real issue with Liam Ryan at full back if he had been tried there against Westmeath. Just think its too much of a ask at this stage to throw him in.
Perhaps Dunne has something up his sleeve?
[QUOTE=âwexico14, post: 1159550, member: 2724â]I think the team Dunne will pick will be the following.
Fanning
Moore
OâHanlon
Ryan
Shore
Chin
C Kenny
Waters
Redmond
OâKeeffe
Doran
Guiney
Morris
Mac
McGovern
Canât see too much change Iâd be shocked if Ryan started at 3 and OâHanlon at 6 but can understand why people are suggesting it.
This Guiney thing will be interesting to see if he misses out I just have a feeling by Sunday it might have blown over and he will start.
I expect dummy team to be announced mid week and a load of positional changes right up to throw in.
What tactics will Dunne have to bring to the table it should be very interesting, canât go 15 v 15 anyways.[/QUOTE]
Sorry Byrne to start half forward instead of okeeffe with Guiney moving to 11.
Kenny to replace Guiney with Oâ Keefe moving to half forward. Wonât be many changes Iâd imagine.
Brendan Furlong reporting in The Wexford People that management will finalise Jack Guineyâs fate tonight. 
Did it say what he did?
No. Just that he wasnât at training on Saturday after this alleged discipline breach and itâs not known if heâs been asked back tonight. All a bit speculative.
I think heâs a bit of a douche bag.
Heard he was socialising after the Westmeath game and then was late for training the following Tuesday.
Would he have started v kk? I know we are putting him in our teams to start but he wasnât great v Westmeath.