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by corner back
Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:02 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Fixtures Pile Up......in January
Replies: 17
Views: 11632

Re: Fixtures Pile Up......in January

rooting out the weaker teams that shouldn't be competing at the business end of the Championship. Of course a Clara man likes the structure of last years football championship! The aim shouldn't be to root out the weaker teams. Surely giving all players decent games and at least one championship kn...
by corner back
Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:12 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Predictions for 2010
Replies: 6
Views: 6555

Re: Predictions for 2010

football rhode hurling coolderry surely have one more in them leinster and all ireland hurling - kk more comfortably than this year all ireland football - tyrone offaly footballers to lose to meath barely but have good run in qualifiers hurlers - don't see a leinster final but beating a clare or wat...
by corner back
Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:50 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Clara v Rathvilly
Replies: 17
Views: 10622

Re: Clara v Rathvilly

The venue didn't have that much of an effect on the half time score in last years final. Home venues lead to great atmosphere, e.g. Birr/ballyboden two years ago: oulart/ballyhale last week
by corner back
Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:27 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: tullamore v clonkill
Replies: 27
Views: 21154

Re: tullamore v clonkill

I think this is a bad decision. A visit from Ballyhale would draw large crowds to Mullingar or O'Connor Park with way fewer neutrals from the county likely to travel to see the county champions play. A trip to Nowlan Park wouldn't be a whole lot more daunting than meeting them in Portlaoise or somew...
by corner back
Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:52 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Greatest 125 hurlers
Replies: 5
Views: 6857

Re: Greatest 125 hurlers

Obviously there'll be no agreement on such a big list but I think they've got the top 10 about right anyway.

I don't think Black and red (henry) or lone shark (tommy walsh) will agree
by corner back
Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:48 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Greatest 125 hurlers
Replies: 5
Views: 6857

Greatest 125 hurlers

Stole this list from another forum: 125 Years - Hurling by Verticalstripes » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:43 am 125 Joe Salmon (Galway) A regular for Galway between 1949 and 1964, was chosen at midfield on the best team never to win an All-Ireland in the GAA's Centenary year. Career coincided with a period w...
by corner back
Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:10 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Best Offaly Hurlers of the decade
Replies: 14
Views: 8828

Best Offaly Hurlers of the decade

Last Sunday's Tribune went with Oakley, Carroll and Brian Mullins.
Opinions?
by corner back
Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:25 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly SHC County Final 18/10/09 @ 15:30
Replies: 85
Views: 67518

Re: champions

To be fair I don't know if he belittled them. Whatever the disagreement, I heard from a couple of reliable sources that during the disagreement, Philo told Kevin to "come back to me when you have a county medal". Belitting enough in my opinion. Obviously Martin could well have reminded hi...
by corner back
Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:55 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Tipsters Competition Final Round
Replies: 24
Views: 23262

Re: Tipsters Competition Final Round

MFC Rhode vs Clara Rhode JHC St Rynaghs vs Shinrone Rynaghs SHC Kilcormac/Killoughey vs Tullamore Tullamore SHC Name any player to score a goal from play kevin martin SHC How many points will be scored before the first goal? 8 SHC Name a starting midfielder/back to score a point from play? Shane Kel...
by corner back
Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:09 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: SHEFFLIN'S ALL STAR AWARD.
Replies: 5
Views: 6725

Re: SHEFFLIN'S ALL STAR AWARD.

Name any other player who scored 1-14 in an all-ireland semi not to get an all star. Stuck the penalty in the final with serious pressure one him.
by corner back
Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:07 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly SHC County Final 18/10/09 @ 15:30
Replies: 85
Views: 67518

Re: Offaly SHC County Final 18/10/09 @ 15:30

He made the Sunday Tribune also: The Gift That Keeps On Giving Tullamore are hoping to end a 45-year wait for victory in the Offaly SHC with Damien 'Gift' Fox leading them Brian Jaffray What's another year: Tullamore hurling goalkeeper Damien Fox with his father Eamonn Fox The 1964 Tullamore team wi...
by corner back
Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:21 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Tipsters comp round 15 plus Knockout final
Replies: 27
Views: 24471

Re: Tipsters comp round 15 plus Knockout final

JFC Final - Kilcormac/Killoughey vs Durrow Durrow SFC Final - Rhode (F) vs Clara (U) Rhode SFC Final - Other than Niall Mc and Thomas Deehan, who will be the top scorer from play? Anton Sullivan SFC Final - Name any one starting midfielder or back to score a a mcnamee SFC Final - How many goals will...
by corner back
Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:50 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: The Betting Thread
Replies: 100
Views: 54287

Re: The Betting Thread

tullamore 9/11 birr 1/50

damn, too late
by corner back
Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:14 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Tipsters Competition Round 14
Replies: 22
Views: 22144

Re: Tipsters Competition Round 14

Sat 5pm Birr (-10pts) vs Tullamore (+10pts) Tullamore
Sun 1.45pm Birr Intermediate vs Brosna Gaels Birr
Sun 3.30pm Coolderry vs Kilcormac/Killoughey Coolderry
by corner back
Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:20 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Tipsters Competition Round 13
Replies: 26
Views: 23959

Re: Tipsters Competition Round 13

Sat 3.30pm Durrow vs Capincur Durrow
Sat 4.15pm Kilcormac/Killoughey vs Seir Kieran Kilcormac/Killoughey
Sat 5pm Walsh Island (F) vs Doon (U) Walsh Island
Sun 3pm Clara (F) vs Erin Rovers (U) Clara
Sun 5.30pm Birr (-8pts) vs Kinnitty (+8pts) Kinnity