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by Bord na Mona man
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893762

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaa/1 ... melee.html

Dylan Hyland in the clear to play against Leix, Nigel Dunne suspended for this red card.
by Bord na Mona man
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:08 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
Replies: 27
Views: 780

Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024

With Dublin in the group and expected to finish on top, second place doesn't look possible now.
Best outcome is for Offaly to put in a much better display against Leix and then give the Dubs a rattle in the final game.
by Bord na Mona man
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893762

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Luckily the outcome won't be influenced or decided by contributors on an INTERNET forum. And the quest to be underdogs or favourites is a sideshow. It's usually only after the fact, when a supposed underdog wins, that they start whining about being 'written off'. They never complain beforehand. Sore...
by Bord na Mona man
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:43 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893762

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJgZGFTXMAA6Ptm?format=jpg&name=medium Looking at the final league table. - Offaly the 2nd highest scorers. - 2nd most goals with 11, next best had 7 goals. - Points difference, only one less than Westmeath. - Limerick with only 3 goals and Wicklow with one goal, so ...
by Bord na Mona man
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893762

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

It felt inevitable that we’d end up checking the scores from Belfast, just in case. While it never felt like Offaly were going to lose at any stage, Limerick always had a puncher’s chance and that’s what made it less than comfortable. And that’s not being negative; it’s the reality that a team in a ...
by Bord na Mona man
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 669302

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

I expect two from Offaly, Leix and Westmeath will contest the JMcD final. Offaly play Leix in the opening round and Westmeath a week later. This will be a crucial 7 days. Lose both and it may be all over. Offaly need to be playing at full pelt straight away. There is no scope for ‘learnings’, ‘work ...
by Bord na Mona man
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Shane Dooley Retirement
Replies: 9
Views: 12107

Re: Shane Dooley Retirement

Farragher's wide was too early in the game to consider it decisive. Maybe it even helped. Offaly went down to 14 men in the 2nd half and Galway had a lead coming down the home straight. Galway probably felt they had the win bagged and tuned out, which helped Offaly launch a late fightback. What is b...
by Bord na Mona man
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893762

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: 328
Views: 669302

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: 363
Views: 893762

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: 328
Views: 669302

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: 363
Views: 893762

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: 363
Views: 893762

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: 328
Views: 669302

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: 328
Views: 669302

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...