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Wexford Win

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Tipperary will be wondering what happened yesterday in Croke Park but Wexford showed that they have some powder left in their arsenal. Damian Fitz with that huge boss on his hurl buried the ball in the Tipp net from a free and the Munster boys couldn’t make it back again. After being beaten badly by Kilkenny it isn’t any surprise that Wexford came out gunning for glory against Tipp.

The celebrations in Wexford were loud and even though it was lashing rain you couldn’t stop the fans from screaming and shouting, I heard every song from “Rhinestone Cowboy” to “Swing Low Sweet Chariots” and the inevitable “Boolavogue” and “The Boys of Wexford” all murdered by the same gang of Purple and Gold clad fans, it all descended into a pseudo rebel song session with a few Elvis and Abba numbers thrown in and “The Fields of Athenry” and “The Green Fields of France” chorus sung over and over and whatever other songs they could remember, I don’t recall hearing the “Sash” however!

I’m still unsure about the Pikeman logo on the jersey, all very well and good evoking the fighting spirit of the past, and all that, it may be better than the old one, I don’t know if I like it yet. Maybe if we win a few more matches I’ll like it better, it could grow on me!

However not to put a dampener on it like the rain tried last night Kilkenny made no mistakes in the last 10 minutes of their game against Galway . Kilkenny crippled Galway with a give away goal from Eddie Brennan, jaysus lads you can’t be doing that sort of thing, leaving Eddie Brennan un-marked, you know he will ruin your day. From then on then it was all Kilkenny. Hopefully there will be no repeat of our last outing against Kilkenny when we meet them in the All-Ireland semi.

Up Wexford.

Wexford hurled out of it…..

Whatever about Kilkenny pissing on the powder in 1798 they certainly pissed all over Wexford in Croker yesterday. A new low, in the hurling fortunes of Wexford, they haven’t won an all Ireland since 1996, I missed that of course being on a ship in the far east. When I got the tape in the post from my mother I had to explain the ancient and very celtic sport to an English second mate called Jane who thought it was hockey…..maybe Wexford should take up hockey instead.

They had not won an All Ireland prior to 1996  since 1968, I missed that too having not been born yet, Christ knows when I will get a chance to see the McCarthy cup in Wexford hands again….if ever.

The football was no consolation either being beaten less emphatically by Laois.

On the bright side, I could have been there but I am on the ship in the North Sea, in the rain.

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