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Could be money made backing Offaly Saturday so...

PP Odds

Kildare U18 v Offaly U18    4/7    7/1    7/4
   
Westmeath U18 v Wicklow U18    1/3    8/1    11/4
   
Laois U18 v Meath U18    6/4    7/1    4/6
   
Dublin U18 v Wexford U18    1/5    10/1    4/1
    


Leinster Outright (pp)

Dublin U18    2/1
Meath U18    11/4
Kildare U18    7/2
Laois U18    6/1
Westmeath U18    13/2
Offaly U18    8/1
Wexford U18    20/1
Wicklow U18

I'd be putting money on Wicklow at those prices. Westmeath are missing their best player Loughlin for this game, and if it wasnt for him, Wexford would have won handy against them. Going by comparisons, Wicklow beat Carlow by a similar score to Wexford, so there wouldnt be much between Wexford/Wicklow and Westmeath. Loughlin missing I think is a huge blow to Westmeath, and at those odds, a good punt on Wicklow.

not a chance
Westmeath have two big players back who were playing with Granard school
and game is in Mullingar
Can see 5+ points in this game at least

well called. Good win for them, sounds like they had a great start that Wicklow could never claw back.

Good result for Kildare too. Impressive win. Kildare v Dublin and Meath v Westmeath. Good derby games for the semi finals.

Could be money made backing Offaly Saturday so...

PP Odds

Kildare U18 v Offaly U18    4/7    7/1    7/4
   
Westmeath U18 v Wicklow U18    1/3    8/1    11/4
   
Laois U18 v Meath U18    6/4    7/1    4/6
   
Dublin U18 v Wexford U18    1/5    10/1    4/1
    


Leinster Outright (pp)

Dublin U18    2/1
Meath U18    11/4
Kildare U18    7/2
Laois U18    6/1
Westmeath U18    13/2
Offaly U18    8/1
Wexford U18    20/1
Wicklow U18

I'd be putting money on Wicklow at those prices. Westmeath are missing their best player Loughlin for this game, and if it wasnt for him, Wexford would have won handy against them. Going by comparisons, Wicklow beat Carlow by a similar score to Wexford, so there wouldnt be much between Wexford/Wicklow and Westmeath. Loughlin missing I think is a huge blow to Westmeath, and at those odds, a good punt on Wicklow.

Wow. Talk about 2 different views of the same incident, I couldn't disagree with it more. The only part of it that I could agree with is the ref being fussy (what ref isn't nowadays) and where James Dolan "ran into" the corner back.

Regarding the incident, it's impossible to push a player repeatedly with clenched fists, whether it be in the chest or anywhere else. Heslin didn't go down clutching his face.

Waters' red card has been rescinded due to video evidence. What say you know?

For Wexford, its ridiculous. The game changed because of it, and we are now deep in a relegation battle when leading a game by 5 points and an incorrect red card cost us dearly of being in the promotion race. At least we have Waters back in the fold to play the last 2 games, but its a sickener really and it should never have happened.

http://www.wexfordgaa.ie/2013/03/waters-cleared-of-red-card/

Daití Waters was cleared of the Red Card he received in Monday's game versus Westmeath and is free to play against Galway on Sunday next in Rd 6 of the NFL Div 2.

His sending off when Wexford were 5 points ahead was a 'game changer' and may well have cost Wexford footballers a chance of promotion. They need a victory on Sunday next to get back in the hunt.

Would love to see that footage and what precisely he got off on. I'll stand by my eyes and those of the linesman who was looking straight at them.

well as you say, we have 2 different views on it. I was looking directly at it, Waters does not strike at any time, and his hands dont go near Heslins face. Video evidence has proved he shouldnt have got a red card, but yet you still think differently.

Wow. Talk about 2 different views of the same incident, I couldn't disagree with it more. The only part of it that I could agree with is the ref being fussy (what ref isn't nowadays) and where James Dolan "ran into" the corner back.

Regarding the incident, it's impossible to push a player repeatedly with clenched fists, whether it be in the chest or anywhere else. Heslin didn't go down clutching his face.

Waters' red card has been rescinded due to video evidence. What say you know?

For Wexford, its ridiculous. The game changed because of it, and we are now deep in a relegation battle when leading a game by 5 points and an incorrect red card cost us dearly of being in the promotion race. At least we have Waters back in the fold to play the last 2 games, but its a sickener really and it should never have happened.

http://www.wexfordgaa.ie/2013/03/waters-cleared-of-red-card/

Daití Waters was cleared of the Red Card he received in Monday's game versus Westmeath and is free to play against Galway on Sunday next in Rd 6 of the NFL Div 2.

His sending off when Wexford were 5 points ahead was a 'game changer' and may well have cost Wexford footballers a chance of promotion. They need a victory on Sunday next to get back in the hunt.

Wexford made the better start to the second half and then Daithi Waters handed us the initiative by striking Heslin in front of the linesman. He had been needling at him all game, wasn't getting the reaction he was hoping for and in the end lost the rag himself. Heslin is a targeted man now and has been working at this aspect of his game. Doesn't react to the needling anymore while at the same time standing up for himself. If he continues to develop at this rate he will be to Westmeath what Dermot Early was to Roscommon.

ah here, this is complete and utter rubbish. at least call it right if you are going to do so at all. Waters was not needling Heslin all game, Waters was dominating midfield. Heslin got his only point from play after striking Waters off the ball and went through unmarked whilst Waters was left on the ground. Heslin was doing his job of stopping Waters making runs through the middle, he was holding him back off the ball through out.

And then, if you had actually seen the incident, Heslin made a run for a free, and Waters pulled him back. Heslin stopped and the 2 lads semi squared up, Heslin pushed Waters, Waters pushed him back, in the chest too, and Heslin went down clutching his face. He was not struck, and I dont knwo what the linesman was at calling it a red card. It was a nothing incident and both players should have been told to cop on with the pulling off the ball.

Heslin was completely ineffective all through the first half, bar his point where he left his man on the ground. He is a good player, no doubt about that, but if you are going to comment on things, at least have the decency to be honest in your appraisal.

Westmeath are in a great position now, but that red card yesterday was the defining moment unfortunately, and our best player to that point being wrongly sent off changed the game. I dont know if Wexford would have seen it out, but they were playing well and were 5 points up. I could talk about a dodgy penalty, or a third man tackle for a point scored, or a thrown handpass for a goal, but that would be too many sour grapes. The ref was fussy, and both sides got easy enough frees. But the red card was plain wrong. I'd call Waters on it if he was wrong, he has been sent off before for doing stupid things, but yesterday Heslin was the instigator, and eventaully a dive got his man sent off.