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Think offaly minors this year are good. Could potentially make a leinster final. But it's a tricky grade and young lads can just have an off day and your gone. In regards to u 21s contesting last year's leinster final, they were on the soft side of the draw avoiding the 3 best teams at under 21 leve...

Offaly really are at a all time low. Years of neglect of the development of future hurlers is really coming home to roost. It will be a long time before offaly make any sort of an impact in any compitition at County level. A lot of people within the county really have been asleep at the wheel when i...

It's hard to know in regards to tradition and the effect it has on players. Recent success and tradition, say 10 years ago might have some sway or influence. But going back to the 80s, I'd wonder. My own club contested a final in 1984. It brought up at training as something to take inspiration from....

About 55k including expenses.

Not 100% sure, but I think it's replacing the county games manager. A lot of responsibility going by the job description. Not simple.

Just shows how pissed of kelly was with offaly set up. Players too hard to deal with. Don't know what he is thinking going to laois. Just as difficult to handle and less quality players. Mad stuff to be honest.

For the second in a row the offaly champions have been will beat in the leinster championship. Shows what Senior county mgt have to work with. Offaly hurling is on a par with laois and westmeath. No more no less.. See the offaly intermediate champion s lost to the meath champions.

Thanks for that. Did not realise you had to win the grade to go up a grade. So if clodagh gaels when the all Ireland, offaly play intermediate the following year?,

Just wondering, why do the offaly intermediate club champions hurl Junior leinster? Very unfair I feel on out and out Junior teams. Clodiagh gaels are playing Rathoath and from my experience playing Rathoath this could be a massive win for Clodiagh gaels. Last year was the same with lusmagh beating ...

Pure speculation on my behalf. But with recent steppung down of a club manager in offaly, I get the feeling that offaly mgt next year will have a very distinct western feel to it.

Maybe they can't get anyone to take it. I'd love to know the real reasons E Kelly left.

Davy is ultra professional. No room for lads who don't toe the line. Sean Ryan said that the most professional set up he has been in was the 2016 one under kelly. Its Davy way or no way. Be a very interesting watch though!!

Birr is a good venue at the moment and the crowd last week was large enough. Long queues to get in though. Only 4 turnstiles were open. Also for elderly people you have a bit of a walk to the stand. In the winter months staying dry watching matches is paramount for spectators. I would love the semi ...

Not alone did Tipperary contest the all Ireland semi this year, they also are the current munster club champions with commercials winning in 2015. They have won and lost minor all irelands , and contested an u21 all ireland. A small county like offaly should have a far tighter championship timetable...

It's good that a director of hurling has been appointed. That person does not need to be a hands on coaching. He needs to direct all the people who do the coaching and oversee the work. He himself should not be taking sessions or doing workshops. He should be making sure clubs are are doing the work...