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I said at the time, and I still say it, that that decision in 2003 was an absolute farce, and an absolutely disastrous decision. I have a personal bias, as my father was involved as a selector, but I would have said the same no matter who was in there. Now I accept that the men and women involved in...

One other thing very noticeable by it's absence, and fairly worrying, was the lack of intensity in our forwards to work back and win ball when we lost it. Too often our inside line throw the heads up when we lose the ball, and don't chase out the defender. It's basic stuff, and you see a pile of sco...

Shocking slow start. Very sluggish and looked in trouble against a fired up Kerry team. In the end just had too much when we picked the pace up, Kerry's touch just wasn't able to cope. Best on the night I thought were Harding, Egan and Parlon across the half back line. Got on top there when Offaly w...

In a bid to try and get away from the negativity and nervousness about the hurling play off on Saturday, and the footballers plummet back to the nether regions of division 4, I was wondering did anyone see that Uachtarán has asked county boards to review and comment on the FRC report, part 2. Part o...

lads, people have been pointing out things in offaly for a minimum of 10 years now, yet it hasnt changed. I m left 7 years now and the cracks were ther for all to see before then. I personally think ye need to get away from the old boys menatlity in the hurling - employ proper coaches/managers form...

Who is Alan Mullhall's counterpart on the hurling side? I'm involved with football development squads in Tipp (not this year though) and we've played Offaly several times. They appear to be doing good work, and producing good players. They seem to have good financial backing, and a professional set ...

All over. Bullshit.

Sounds very poor. Out fought, out thought and out hurled. We're in a bad, bad place.

... but I'd be concerned that you'd be advocating a return to long foot passing when every successful team in Ireland uses far more run and handpass options than kick option... Hey, I said more 40 yard kick passes. Thats hardly "long foot passing". I'm talking bout the sort of passes Scot...

I read a good quote today from a Munster rugby coach who was talking about the Munster A game v Connacht. (bear with me). He said that he was very disappointed with Munster early on in their application of the 'non talent components' of the game. It stuck with me, and it's a catchy phrase for someth...

Summary execution at dawn. It used to take place at the wall outside St. Brendan's Park, but now has been moved to the wall at the Ardan Road end of O'Connor Park. Crowds are way down as a result. In seriousness though, I don't think the mother was saying the trainers were bullying her child, she wa...

How did this go? I heard we were losing by 7 points at one stage.

I agree with LS that there is no 'one size fits all' approach, and while the first order of business is to determine your preferred method of playing the game, a close second should be familiarising the players with alternatives which need to be used in differing circumstances. My preference is quic...

Good synopsis BnM man, as always, but just to step away from the detail a bit, and give my overall impressions. Not to put a fine a point on it, I thought were were abysmal. We didn't seem to have any plan or method of play at all in the attacking end of the field, never mind a plan B. Lads were pla...

That's two penalties missed in 2 games for Doon. Are they Liverpool? Did Donie Ryan take the peno?