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- Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:57 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: 1984 Centenary All Ireland on Gold last night
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9006
Re: 1984 Centenary All Ireland on Gold last night
while i agree with most of what you said the sliotar has actually got marginally heavier in recent years. the inner core has changed tho and this has caused players to be able to hit it further. also hurls have got better. and the physique of players has got bulkier. the size of some of the limerick...
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:03 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Hurling 2020
- Replies: 470
- Views: 400789
Re: Offaly Hurling 2020
dj carey was a great hurler but was as bad as any one i ever seen for over carrying the ball. the skill he has was to look like he was going to play it any moment but not doing it. he got a goal that won a game against us and def too 10 or more steps before he scored a goal..and he got one against w...
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:49 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.
- Replies: 240
- Views: 229424
Re: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.
very strange to see no player from ferbane featuring on the starting team today or last week? 2019 winners 2018 finalists and beaten on penos this year in semi? i dont like maughans style. hes great in interviews and talks a good game but i dont think hes advancing offaly football the way hes settin...
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:42 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Senior A Football Champioship
- Replies: 27
- Views: 27846
Re: Senior A Football Champioship
big difference to 2019 if it does come to pass and its ferbane v rhode is a fully fit niall mcnamee.
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 7:21 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Anthony Daly: Offaly were codding us, and themselves, as a culture of indifference set in
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6708
Re: Anthony Daly: Offaly were codding us, and themselves, as a culture of indifference set in
easy enough for kilkenny get rid of lads for misbehaving etc. they got a conveyor belt of talent. a friend of mine from kilkenny often said some of the best hurlers in the county never got a chance because cody just didnt fancy them if they were casual or happy go lucky . we could never get rid of a...
- Mon May 18, 2020 11:52 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: RTE team of the Sunday game era
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13840
Re: RTE team of the Sunday game era
surely eoin kelly has to be on ? and nicky english? hard fot them all on i suppose
- Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:22 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Best offaly hurling team of all time
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10442
Re: Best offaly hurling team of all time
maybe mullins was/is and i wouldnt argue with you that hes an exceptional shot stopper. but damien martin had an all star got and had played many years for leinster, and was regarded as one of the top keepers in ireland for years before offaly "came"
- Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:19 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Best offaly hurling team of all time
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10442
Re: Best offaly hurling team of all time
d martin
e coughlan
k kinahan
m hanemy
b whelehan
p delaney
g coughlan
j pilkington
j kelly
johnny dooley
j troy
p carroll
j flaherty
p horan
joe dooley subs jim troy, b dooley, m corrigan,h rigney,rory hanniffy paddy molloy.
e coughlan
k kinahan
m hanemy
b whelehan
p delaney
g coughlan
j pilkington
j kelly
johnny dooley
j troy
p carroll
j flaherty
p horan
joe dooley subs jim troy, b dooley, m corrigan,h rigney,rory hanniffy paddy molloy.
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:53 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: best offaly hurler in living memory
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7179
Re: best offaly hurler in living memory
yea a lot of the great players had the ability to be where the ball lands..brian had that abilty to read the game. hes getting 75% of the vote at the moment(. . the same way as some of the greatest players looked to have all the time in the world remember willie bryan? always looked like he was have...
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:41 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: best offaly hurler in living memory
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7179
best offaly hurler in living memory
theres a thread on the clare hurlers forum asking the above question.. my answer was brian whelehan without question. would anyone have any other pick? the following is my answer on the forum.. no question brian whelehan. easiest choice ever. i seen paddy molloy when i was very young. he was a sort ...
- Sat Feb 08, 2020 1:59 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.
- Replies: 240
- Views: 229424
Re: DIV 3 NFL predictions and general chit chat.
after reading all that i have to comment on it and remember names that we threw round as being the next johnny flaherty or mark corrigan .its a sad inditement of lots of stuff but jesus lads i remember roy mannions display in 91. one word. powerful
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:06 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Byrne v Duignan
- Replies: 237
- Views: 234422
Re: Byrne v Duignan
best of luck to the new county board
mary dunne, brian flynn, and john maloney are huge losses though . very capable people and will be hard to match.
mary dunne, brian flynn, and john maloney are huge losses though . very capable people and will be hard to match.
- Wed Aug 28, 2019 5:23 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Next Offaly Senior Hurling Manager
- Replies: 112
- Views: 170335
Re: Next Offaly Senior Hurling Manager
was the laying out cold of joachim not nasty? or the free for all with belmont and kk? anyway on to mick fennelly.it is a great appointment for mick.surely we will win the christy ring to bring back a feel good factor? then onto the joe mcdonagh with a revitalised belief and possible entry into the ...
- Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:17 am
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Joe McDonagh cup
- Replies: 276
- Views: 285302
Re: Joe McDonagh cup
can someone explain to me why people cant see the reality of the situation? we were spoilt for 20 years and we enjoyed it all immensly.now were going through managers rapidly.one in little over a year i think is our average.so its all down to the managers?i think not.i dont believe brian cody would ...
- Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:39 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly V Kerry JMCD cup - can we win this game?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 53736
Re: Offaly V Kerry JMCD cup - can we win this game?
sad day.player 4 lost 4. ..and attcked the ref after in tralee . good or bad that should not happen. same ref who reffed kk v gal last week. lyons