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So btdtgtt let's imagine for a minute that you headed up the new county executive. What action would have undertaken today? What do you think the Executive should do that they haven't done? Precisely?

You only need to speak one recent manager to get the truth about the set up - and KR told us all the truth plenty of times. It no secret at all.

The lads played a great game today for roughly 60 mins; they were asleep at the wheel for the Wicklow goal in the first minute before taking control of the first half soon after that. Should probably have led by more at half time but just towards the end some bad decisions cost scoring opportunities. The second half we bossed the game against the wind with only some perplexing refereeing decisions allowing Wicklow to stay in contention (they only missed one free all day. Well they missed two but one of those was given as a point.)

With ten to go I think our lads began to get anxious about getting over the line (maybe understandably), we lost a series of our own kickouts, despite McKeever's excellent fielding in the first half, and us being one man up from early in the second period. And at one stage - with our lead cut to 3 - it took a class save from Chris to deny an equaliser. Shortly after that a break out score from Paddy McBride, who opted to fist over the bar when a goal seemed likely, was the insurance score. It was an entirely just outcome.

Some of our defensive play was top class, James Laverty is a brilliant defender, and while we could bemoan the defensive approach there is no doubt that between Delargy, KOBO, Burke and the Johnstons we will deny goal scoring opportunities to most teams. Up front we were at times really impactful, though watching games you still find yourself shouting 'take a blood point!' - but hey, what do we know

Bam was too hot to handle; he scored an outrageous point which was deemed wide by the same confused umpire mentioned above and when Ryan Murray was on the field combining with Tomas....hard to beat. Promotion after 6 games is a great achievement. Well done everyone involved.

i don't get that. the point i'm making is there is no pre determined split of available funds, but maybe i'm way off.

I dont imagine its the case that if there is say, £10,000 available there follows a 1/3 for football and 2/3 for hurling split. Surely both management teams present their plans and associated budgets at the start of the year and they are agreed after discussion with the Board?

I had a notion beforehand that we might dish out a big defeat to Waterford, and it came to pass in the end after a shaky second quarter. While Tomas, Kevin Niblock, Ryan Murray and Bam catch the eye going forward, our defence seems as strong as it has been in a few seasons. No goals conceded isn't a coincidence, Waterford were smothered yesterday with the Johnstons, KOBO, Delargy, Conor Burke all showing really well. And Chris in goals is far and away the best keeper in the division and a few divisions above us too. I think we will get promoted and I hope to make it to the Wicklow game, then it's all about the summer.   

Hope the injured lads aren't too bad - we could do with as full a deck as possible for last two games. BTW - our bench is v strong too.