Kilkenny GAA Thread

The problem is 100% the GAA's own scheduling and it's TV right deal with RTE, don't be dragging other sports that people will want to watch into it.

I agree with you entirely. The logistics and volunteer personnel for feile is huge and all these Wexford supporters cannot get to there biggest match so far this year and on the feile why aren’t the GAA promoting the feile and getting all the finalists some sort of TV coverage. Is John West still the sponsor if they are they couldn’t be too happy with the national coverage. The feile is by far the biggest young peoples sporting event in the country by a mile

Jake Mullen is overrated, management should have all been sacked after consecutive defeats and Mark Dowling immediately installed, Larry Phelan will be to slow like his father. That will keep some lads happy

Right I suspect your showing here that your missing the point completely, the issue here is the all the moving parts in Wexford host county of the Feile, u15 players from 21 teams, team mentors, players families, volunteers in 11 venues on Saturday, families hosting players from other counties, all doing their good deeds are been rewarded by being denied the chance to go see their own county in an All Ireland QF. Sometimes clashes can't be avoided, that isn't the case in this instance as a Saturday evening throw in in Nowlan Park and or Sunday throw in in any venue would have sorted it regardless of URC, Euro's or Tailteann Cup.

I’ll just ask you did you see this young chap hurling in the flesh this year I know superstar was probably a it OTT but I was only expressing his wonderful skill and pace to people who might. Ot have seen them.

I think they all have potential considering there are about twelve of them underage next year even if they don’t beat Tipp in the final I think the future underage is a lot brighter than it has been for years maybe that’s why I’m losing the run of myself. I am running out of time you know

Tipp supporters aren't exactly turning up in massive numbers of late.

Billy, Wexford must have had a very good minor team? Beat Kilkenny and a highly touted Cork team, and gave Clare a good rattle. Some of there better players underage next year too

They were hit and miss, Kilkenny game was the standout performance, Sean O'Brien grandson of Jimmy O'Brien who played in the 60's looks an outstanding prospect probably the best forward in the whole minor championship and still u16, he's was in 3rd year last year and starting and taking frees for the Good Counsel senior team, relied to much though on him for scores, Jack Dunne son of Liam in midfield and 3 or 4 of the backs look to have plenty of potential too. Good chance I'll actually go to the minor final myself as a netural should be a brilliant occasion, might be going against the grain on this one but I actually like moving the minor final away from being the curtain raiser to the senior, its a main event now rather than going ahead with plenty of people in attendance only having a passing interest, Offaly Tipp 2 years ago would be the perfect example, I think something like a Railway Cup type game outside obviously of the 2 teams who made the final was muted as a potential curtain raiser for the Senior final in the future.

1st thing Wexford did was contact Croke Park the Monday after the Kilkenny game to flag the issue, 1st suggestion was swap the hurling and football Feile the following weekend around , wasn't possible due to teams travelling over from the US. The fact your think there's no host families shows your lack of knowledge on the issue, there's players from the US as I mentioned, Antrim, Tyrone etc. playing matches from 11 Saturday morning, are they all travelling by helicopter? Apparently there will 5k people in Ferns alone on Saturday with the Feile. Thing that annoyed me was it was such an easy fix without Tailteann Cup being effected, 7pm in Nowlan Park Saturday night, if Clare had an issue with that they can sod off in all honesty, last 4 years they've played us in Thurles 3 times and Dublin in Limerick.

Tailteann Cup - What a joke, Sunday afternoon coming to the real knock out of the hurling and senior football championship and they have this shite on TV.

I'll take your word for it but regardless of that the fact everyone involved in the Feile players, families, volunteers etc. are being denied an opportunity to go the Thurles when it was so avoidable is a bit ridiculous

Your initial post of this being's Wexford own making and a storm in teacup ultimately shows you haven't a clue on the reality of the situation.

Would it have been perceived as arrogant if we flagged this last October as it would have only 4 months after we nearly ended up getting relegated to the Joe Mcdonagh? Nobody said Tailteann Cup teams aren't entitled to a big day in Croke Park and as I mentioned this issue could have been fixed without those games also be rearranged? Been realistic though given there's no semi final in it could you imagine a Joe Mcdonagh final getting preference over 2 AI football quarter finals?

when are the terrace tickets on sale?