4 points. 1-25 to 2-18. A goal and an insurance point deep into stoppage time. Kilkenny will be happy enough given their absentees.
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The townies win it for us in the endšŖ
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My auld lad is 80 this year and hasnāt been going to games as much in the last few years. But he was well excited by the Qatari style lights being unveiled so he trotted over early to get a seat today. I donāt know if it was sitting in the cold for around 4 hours or what, but his hip seized up on the way home and he was basically bollixed and unable to keep walking. A couple of Kilkenny chaps came to his aid, linked him to their car and dropped him home to our front door. A mighty sound gesture by the men and he got to see the light show so allās well that ends well.
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What kind of an imbecile son lets his 80 year old father off to the match on his own. As decent as the Kilkenny boys were, that story says a lot more about you than them.
Donāt be such a prick mate
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Reminds me of this lovely post by @Cheasty telling us of the unspoken respect between Wexford and Kilkenny.
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My goodness, thatās a vicious attack $$$. Iām in a different county, minding my own youngsters this weekend & I had no idea he was going to head over in time for gates opening! Explaining = Losing etc etc but Iām taken aback here.
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@Bandage ās oul lad was going to that match come hell or high water and no imbecilic son or complete arsehole on the INTERNET (like, you know, you) was going to stop him.
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Richie Lawlor was pretty good in the second half alright, wasnāt he? Heās excellent at winning ball in the air, even though heās not particularly tall. His spring and timing is very good. Did well when he was moved into the full forward line. Clancy got a good point but he was blocked down twice & dispossessed another time. Heāll need to speed up his hurling but early days.
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I thought Richie Lawlor was excellent. I think BDE needs to start him in all the league matches. The more minutes he gets the better.
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Damien Reck is developing into an absolutely outstanding player, aside from the calamity taught Ryan was actually very good, Dee and Richie did well at midfield and same when Richie moved into the forwards. Conor Mac, Mcguckin and Hearne best of the forwards although Hearne did tire. Conor Foley and Byrne Dunbar best of the subs for me. Great night all round, pity about the queues beforehand county board i think were surprised how early people arrived.
Whatās the story with Chin lads? Is it the same injury he had last year? They would want to manage him, no need to be playing him in the league games if hes not 100% right.
Walsh cup, January, quarter of a kilkenny team out, but you cant beat those cunts enough times. It was a really great night in fairness. It could have been terribly cliched or cringy, but they did a great job. And it was nice to top the night off with a win, snatching it like that just makes it a nicer finish. The young lad was giving it load on the pitch after, plenty of lads who finished the game staying on signing autographs. Bumped into BDE by chance and he was in great form, very chatty and seemed to be more interested in if the young lad and the girls had a good night at the game. May watch the game back at some stage to get a better view on it. Thought Conor Hearne did well in spells and Lawlor too. Both pushing hard for starting spots. Ian Carthy too i thought had a solid game and the better ofnthe wing backs.
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Where was dābrother?
Heād have to hang around post game for a while for work bits.
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Think both Recks are really good. Very fast and eat up the ground. Think we could do with a forceful, dynamic, physically powerful type in the middle area to complement the lads we have. Donāt know if we have anyone to do a William OāDonoghue type role though.
Lawlor is making a lovely little tradition of scoring pivotal goals against Kilkenny. Scored a match winning goal against them in the Leinster Minor Final of 2019 too. I thought Corey Byrne-Dunbar was industrious after coming on too. A great bit of stuff and so slight that he wins frees with consummate ease.
Thereās an 80 year old farmer near me still calving cows, dosing, injecting, rounding them up for TB tests/the mart. You name it, heās at it. Really he needs an eager nephew in the mould of @KinvarasPassion to step in the breach and allow for a seamless succession.
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A friendās dad took a tumble on the way out and ended up in a and eā¦
Canāt believe no mentioned Oisin Pepper.