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- Sun May 19, 2024 8:11 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
- Replies: 71
- Views: 23527
Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024
Ah Joey, leave it out. Its tiring. What part of a 10 point defeat to Waterford in championship satisfies you? The ire wasn't necessarily placed on management door fully from what I recall. The thread was about lads being blocked being brought into panel due to 'policy' because of previous involvemen...
- Sat May 18, 2024 11:07 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
- Replies: 618
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Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
No the players are not there to compete in Sam Maguire at moment, but they are there to compete at Tailteann Cup level. Recent league results tell us we should be consistently in top 5 or 6 teams in Tailteann Cup and it is the managers job to ensure that we are maxing on our potential. It is safe to...
- Sat May 18, 2024 5:23 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
- Replies: 618
- Views: 1828061
Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
It pains me to say it but, is this a new low? The Tailteann Cup was designed for likes of Offaly to be competitive in a meaningful championship. We lose to London by 12pts and follow up with an 8 point loss to Limerick, who are both Div 4 teams. Its as bad as I've seen it and performances seem to ha...
- Wed May 15, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
- Replies: 618
- Views: 1828061
Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Should DK stay or go in a word? Don't believe it is as simplistic as that. If I were asked, it'd depend on a few things 1. who was there with him in management. 2. the confidence level of players in manager. 3. makeup of backroom team and use of S&C best practices. 4. willingness to step aside ...
- Sat May 11, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
- Replies: 618
- Views: 1828061
Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Just don't turn on each other but we are managed awful I fully agree with this sentiment. Dont give me the crap of players not caring or not bothering. They all stayed around and trained for it. I even heard David Dempsey on Midlands Radio say Offaly were really up for it this year, especially afte...
- Sat May 11, 2024 3:52 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
- Replies: 618
- Views: 1828061
Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
How will Limerick game be much different as a matter of interest? We fell over the line and down there they will get stuck into us big ssshtyle. Have we got the belly for it. We were awful in that game after dominating for good spells, and near the end there was more interest in what was happening ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:29 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
- Replies: 71
- Views: 23527
Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024
Meath carry 80 at U14. 4 regions of 20 players. It probably reduces to 60 or so through U15. Kildare I believe are somewhat similar. I am not saying we do that as we dont have their numbers but we could and should have 2 squads. My solution is that at U14 level, we carry one squad of 30-35 from Apri...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
- Replies: 618
- Views: 1828061
Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
A 20pt defeat. Some really good things. Some things that we need to work on. Would probably consider it an average 6/10 performance for us. Starting with the positives, I thought some of our individuals did very well. Keith O Neill and Dylan Hyland were very good and threatened Dublin when in posses...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:35 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
- Replies: 71
- Views: 23527
Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024
Last night was very disappointing from a performance level and the actual result . I think this is a weak enough group but they were not helped by some decisions made by MGT in the selection of players on the squad . At u 17 and u 16 dev squad level we do not have the best players in Offaly playing...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 6:41 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
- Replies: 71
- Views: 23527
Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024
We are not talking about minor or U20 here. We are talking about U14 and U15 development level. That is where it happens and what is being advocated for and players are excluded then also at minor level as a result. That is what is happened with current minors. It didnt happen this year. It happened...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 6:34 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
- Replies: 71
- Views: 23527
Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024
They are 'ALL IN'. Some were just looking to finish out an U14 cup competition in April - playing with their friends. Others were doing similar in other years and told it wouldnt be held against them - but were dropped a few days later because they couldnt attend a football dev training session or b...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:24 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
- Replies: 71
- Views: 23527
Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024
Agree about the Sundays mass and family day always more important.. if John is a great footballer but splits his time between other sports and doesn't commit 100% to football then in the end he'll be no good to you.. for every john that gets on the team there are 3 or 4 fully committed (and develop...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:22 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
- Replies: 71
- Views: 23527
Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024
If you throw down "if, then" consequences then you are on losing battle. What would be wrong with doing the dev squads so well that these talented lads choose GAA over rugby or soccer. That's where we need to get to. Rules create resentment. I've seen it work in our favour where elite team...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:53 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
- Replies: 71
- Views: 23527
Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024
I made my feelings known about the minor management after last years drubbing against Dublin and was berated but I’d love to see somebody try and defend them now… If that isn’t the last time this management has coached an Offaly team then there’s something seriously awry… The current mgt team are d...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:49 pm
- Forum: Offaly GAA
- Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
- Replies: 618
- Views: 1828061
Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Even with it being double header, I'd see no reason to open either canal end or upper decks. About 40,000 at very outside of it between Dublin Kildare Louth and Offaly crowds I'd imagine.