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by Bord na Mona man
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 777979

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

I never saw that Wicklow win over Limerick coming, considering how bad they were vs Offaly. Limerick are down, and that should help Offaly, but history has shown that Offaly don't always make such wins straight forward. Remember 2019 when we needed a last-gasp winner from Mark Abbott to survive agai...
by Bord na Mona man
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 584280

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

We weren't drawing with Galway a decade ago, were were hammered by Kilkenny and Galway and Westmeath and Laois a decade ago 👍 Can’t defend the indefensible now so you’re trying to deflect but you’re wrong. We did draw with Galway in the 2010 Leinster Semi final and pushed them close on many other o...
by Bord na Mona man
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 777979

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

however that's not the case and I think Offaly are excellent value at 6/4 and I expect them to go to Sligo and win by 3/4 points, followed by an easy win against Limerick. I think Offaly are likely to win against Limerick, but Offaly don't do easy wins. Especially if survival is at stake for both t...
by Bord na Mona man
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 584280

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Pity about today. Offaly didn't get the normal fast start, which underdogs need to sustain them later in the game.
by Bord na Mona man
Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:52 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 777979

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Am I missing something? A Limerick win would almost guarantee both them and Offaly staying up. Nope, one of Limerick or Offaly will be going down. Antrim in 5th place are already on 4 points, plus they have the head-to-head tie-breaker over both Offaly and Limerick. They also play Wicklow on the la...
by Bord na Mona man
Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 777979

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Obviously, Limerick will be a much stiffer test than Wicklow. They've improved a bit in their last couple of games. From about round 3, Limerick will have worked out that winning their last two games vs Wicklow and Offaly would keep them up. I expect them to beat Wicklow, so they will come to Tullam...
by Bord na Mona man
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 584280

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

I wouldn't be too critical of a young goalkeeper and puck outs. Think of the level Troy has been playing at till now, and compare it to what he has faced the last 2 matches. Remember, that the better team invariably wins 50-50s. Place one, and high standard players cut off the targeted receiver quic...
by Bord na Mona man
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 584280

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Interesting view from Kilkenny about the early 2nd half yesterday: "Comfortable enough win in the end. We dominated Offaly in the first 20 minutes of the second half and that was enough. We were helped by Offaly not playing a sweeper until after the scoring burst but the damage was done and Off...
by Bord na Mona man
Sun Feb 25, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 584280

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

The progress continues. It's a long time since Offaly were capable of building a 6-point lead over 35 minutes, down in Nowlan Park. Slightly disappointing that it took Kilkenny just 8 minutes of the 2nd half to get back level, but pucking into the wind against elite opposition - if you're not winnin...
by Bord na Mona man
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 777979

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Duignan’s comments are on Facebook also and I believe he has a point. On FB and Twitter, people are using terms like: “disgrace”, “pathetic”, and “bottlers”. There’s an irony in people criticising the mentality of the Offaly team, while they themselves are unable to keep their own heads. The defeat ...
by Bord na Mona man
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 584280

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Indeed that is true. And all Divisions will operate a 2 up 2 down structure so relegation isn’t beyond the relams of possibilty. You'd have to wonder Frank how long this format will last? Something similar was in place from 2009 to 2011 inclusive, except D1 and D2 were made up of 8 teams each durin...
by Bord na Mona man
Mon Feb 12, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 584280

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Comparing this team to the worst Offaly team we’ve ever had is obviously going to make it look good. Why not compare us to our 2018 team that beat both Dublin and Antrim in the league? Wouldn’t fit the narrative I suppose… Only 3 of the 20 players that played against Dublin in 2018 played against W...
by Bord na Mona man
Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 584280

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

The westmeath/wexford result was a freak of nature. A once never to happen again result. Anyone who can't see progress is fair blind. Offaly look fit, can stick with teams for longer. Good level of skill. It wasn't that long ago offaly were loosing to Down. Comparing this team to the worst Offaly t...
by Bord na Mona man
Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:47 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 584280

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

The folks still complaining would want to get their heads straight. 3 years ago Offaly were on the 2nd attempt to get out of the Christy Ring Cup - in the same competition as Sligo, Roscommon and Wicklow. In 2022, Offaly's first two league games saw two heavy defeats to Galway and Cork by 17 and 19 ...
by Bord na Mona man
Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 320
Views: 584280

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Plain of the Herbs wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:23 am Dublin in Croke Park in 2018. Working back, beat Wexford down there in 2016. And a win over Limerick in 2015.
kingscounty wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:47 am When was the last time point we actually got a point in top flight hurling?
Offaly beat Carlow in Division 1B in 2019.