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Sam, I d have to disagree with some of your analysis!

Pps! As an inside outsider so to speak, I thought ye played with passion today. I think sometimes people confuse errors, fitness issues, poor technique etc with lack of heart or not trying.

Exiled, I surely do. I think ye ll have to up it a bit from todsy to do it. Kerry as ye ve seen have some fine hurlers. Tying up their centre back will have a big say in it. He sits back and screens the full back line. Hard working midfield and a couple of class forwards. They withdrew their big ful...

Side note! James mcgrath down as replacement ref. Involved in westmeath hurling. Good ref generally, thought he not as good for both sides today. But he reffing a game which could have influence on his own counties progress. Sign of the times of round robin hurling?? Surely not easy for him either. ...

Am gutted! (Carlow man here!) We could have got one over ye. Wides at start of 2nd half were a huge factor for us. Sendings off? First was absolutely stupid what he did. No problem with that one. And we on attack! 2nd I didn't see genuinely. A pull or a dig? It was our goalie that got the card alrig...

Well men. Think we (carlow) will be under pressure v ye tomorrow. Down a huge amount of players for various reasons and with a small pool to pick from, it might be a bridge too far. I think we might target your fulback line myself. We potentially have 2 v potent men that could get us scores but they...

No personal abuse from me in relation to hurlers. I made a few comments on the warm up etc but nothing personal. I admire their (all intercounty players) commitment, dedication etc. I fight the same battle with posters on our own page on another gaa site. These lads in all counties are giving up hug...

Ps I ask question re doughan/other natural 6 in a rhetorical way. I thought cf is a huge handful for any player even in a stronger team, so I think doughan is your man. Cant see shortt working there. I think he might be lacking a bit of pace. Kelleher, I havent seen much off. Kiely is a huge man! Ja...

Happened to go down to it as was in the in laws and hadnt seen them this year. And to size ye up for the qualifier group! Big beating. Expecting a defeat but I thought it might be made a game of just after htime and that we might see a big of a comeback and see ye end up going down by 8/9 pts. Not t...

Well done to fran mulhall and his charges today. We beat tem last year on our way to the All Ireland in the leinster semi, and that day Fran told us they would be back and he was true to his word. Ps hes from.good carlow stick himself! Good sign for underage football and all offaly players I think?

Did you hear when he got the phonecall off kelly?? I ll say no more! Lets just say I wouldn't think it was good timing.

Stephen wynne would have the head for it. Pity he cant commit to intercounty regime due to injury.

I think clare/waterford have a different mindset to other teams. I think they use it with an eye/angle to winning, but others use it as a means not to conceed. Sounds strange I know! I m.not sure why some counties employ it and same with blanket defence etc. For us, it doesnt work in fball. We still...

Yeah v sad. Just 44. Far too young. We got over the line v kildare but it wasnt pretty. The hurlers are in the county but we definitely arent fielding a full hand at all due to every sort of reason, real and imaginary. But we ll tip away. Not at all confident of our chances in the round robin tbh wi...

Hi all. Interesting debate on here as ever. I said I d throw my 2 cents in on the sweeper debate , minus any reference to specific offaly players. I dont agree with the sweeper system myself. I think it generally only suits a v skillfull, quick and v intelligent team. Clare in my eyes are the only t...