As comebacks go, it doesn't get much worse.

Hurling kingpins Kilkenny decided to enter a team into the Leinster Minor Football championship after a number of years away from the competition,but were routed in emphatic fashion, losing the game by 71 points. 

Ref finally blows full time in Nowlan Pk Leinster minor football championship Wexford 17-20 Kilkenny 0-0

— Wexford GAA (@OfficialWexGAA) April 16, 2016

It was a difficult day for the Kilkenny youngsters, with their county board garnering much of the criticism on social media.

Wex 17.20 to 1 point for KK. Scoreboard in Nowlan Park couldn't handle all our goals @OfficialWexGAA @JOEdotie pic.twitter.com/a66zGyDtdt

— Ciara McCormack (@ciaramc21) April 16, 2016

Kilkenny minors- @eoinmurphy73 that's hardly fair on any young lad?

— Billy O'Loughlin (@billyoloughlin) April 16, 2016

I played schools football against Kilkenny teams and they were superb. But Wexford 17-20 Kilkenny 0-0. County should be embarrassed.

— Ewan MacKenna (@EwanMacKenna) April 16, 2016

Wexford beat Kilkenny by 71 points in the Leinster #MFC. You have to ask is there any point? #GAA

— Newstalk Sport (@NewstalkSport) April 16, 2016

Kilkenny minor footballers 🙈
Young lads basically abandoned by their county board

— Aidan O'Rourke (@AidanORourke) April 16, 2016

Scandalous. No youngster should be subjected to beating like that. Kilkenny county board need to look at themselves https://t.co/JwvuqcfY6q

— Mark Gallagher (@bailemg) April 16, 2016

@shanegav Not particularly fair on Wexford either who go into a q/f very very under-prepared. Same every year, just tokenism from Kilkenny

— Enda Finn (@KildareFinny) April 16, 2016

Important to realise the Kilkenny minor footballers play the losers of Carlow and Laois in the back-door. They may well be back yet.

— Bill Lahart (@BillLahart) April 16, 2016

I'm a Wexford man but my heart goes out to Kilkenny minors. pic.twitter.com/OXdDTI16Sy

— Dew Drop Gastropub (@dewdropinnkill) April 16, 2016