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by jimbob17
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
Replies: 27
Views: 762

Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024

They would certainly not be considered a bad crop and football people from outside Offaly would have seen Offaly as contenders for Leinster at minor level this year. Many of them were in equivalent of provincial final last year in Adam Mangan Cup final, losing narrowly to Galway. They shouldn't be l...
by jimbob17
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:43 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
Replies: 27
Views: 762

Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024

One could reasonably argue that the good underage groups we’ve had (U20 footballers in 2021, minor hurlers in 2022 and U20 hurlers in 2023) were almost exclusively the work of Tommy Byrne’s structures despite Duignan taking all the credit. The first evidence we have of teams coming through under hi...
by jimbob17
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:40 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
Replies: 27
Views: 762

Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024

Very poor display from minors who were totally outclassed by Longford. With the wind, got off to very poor start. It was curtains from there as Offaly had wind in first half, but went in 6 pts down. Not sure how good Longford really are but Offaly didnt look up to much and struggled all over the fie...
by jimbob17
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893566

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Some observations. Shocking poor first half and LK deservedly led at HT. Probably as poor a half as we played since the Westmeath game. Major issue was the negativity with Offaly having nobody inside opposition half many times in first half. Two super scores from Hyland in first half papered over wa...
by jimbob17
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893566

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

As far as I know Anonymous, this is a message board for people to express opinions about their thoughts on Offaly football. If for some reason, you dont like what others have to say, perhaps you should set up your own board and engage in it by yourself where nobody disagrees with you and you have n...
by jimbob17
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:26 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893566

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Yea looks close to as strong as we are. Management seems to have finally realised that lots of the older lads are still better than the young lads - for now at least. Good to see Hogan back at 3 where he belongs. Dempsey can give us something going forward from 6 or 7. Dempsey Named at 6 which is i...
by jimbob17
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Club Managers 2024
Replies: 4
Views: 1170

Club Managers 2024

Who are over the Offaly senior club teams this year? Senior Football Tullamore - Niall Stack Ferbane - Ger Rafferty Rhode - Malachy McNulty? Edenderry - Declan Cummins Durrow - Shane Kelly Bracknagh - David Connolly? Ballycommon - ???? Egan Shamrocks? Senior B Football Clara - John Rouse Tubber - Wa...
by jimbob17
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893566

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Yea looks close to as strong as we are. Management seems to have finally realised that lots of the older lads are still better than the young lads - for now at least. Good to see Hogan back at 3 where he belongs. Dempsey can give us something going forward from 6 or 7. Dempsey Named at 6 which is in...
by jimbob17
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 669196

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Clare have only 4 lads that have ever started championship games and none of those 3 could be considered regulars and one is a goalie. Quilligan is under pressure to stay in goals and Hayes, Seadna Morey and Ian Galvin wouldn't start half the time. Lots of lads there I've never heard of too so they ...
by jimbob17
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:23 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 669196

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Well each to their own but the game is more physical now without a doubt, lads are way bigger stronger and harder hitting, there is actually more tackling and proper skilled tackling, the difference of course is the hitting is fair and skilled.. you're mixing it up, the game wasn't "physical&q...
by jimbob17
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:12 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 328
Views: 669196

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

I could safely say some lads in here don't go to games enough or don't see what's going on in front of them. I said here weeks back while there is signs of improbment we still have huge strides to go before been competitive with the top teams. We can't expect so much from lads who at the end of the...
by jimbob17
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893566

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Going by Offaly Twitter, Duffy was injured. Good performance. Credit where it is due. All over field, Offaly were better. It was probably our best team out there from 2-12 and strongest by distance so far this year. That created the chances and we won well as result. It is just a pity it has taken s...
by jimbob17
Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:24 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893566

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Fairly strong team. Jack O Brien will be disappointed to lose out. Thought he was excellent v Westmeath on Ronan O Toole and he will get more chances to show his worth. Interesting to see Hogan at 7. There might be bit of reshuffle with either Furlong or Dempsey as Hogan would be more used to playin...
by jimbob17
Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893566

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Cian Farrell dropped and has left the panel arguably the best forward in the county NIGEL Dunne dropped for tonight’s game too as I said earlier this team was known the last few days. All is not well in the camp It will come out in the wash what’s going on there the last few months So sounds like l...
by jimbob17
Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 363
Views: 893566

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Just because a lad gives away ball few times does not mean he was sulking surely. Fair enough he wasn't his normal self but maybe there was more to it than we know. He is surely trying to not lose the game. He has been consistently one of our best players over last 3 or 4 years. Sulking is the wron...