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Comparing this team to the worst Offaly team we’ve ever had is obviously going to make it look good. Why not compare us to our 2018 team that beat both Dublin and Antrim in the league? Wouldn’t fit the narrative I suppose… Only 3 of the 20 players that played against Dublin in 2018 played against W...

The westmeath/wexford result was a freak of nature. A once never to happen again result. Anyone who can't see progress is fair blind. Offaly look fit, can stick with teams for longer. Good level of skill. It wasn't that long ago offaly were loosing to Down. Comparing this team to the worst Offaly t...

The folks still complaining would want to get their heads straight. 3 years ago Offaly were on the 2nd attempt to get out of the Christy Ring Cup - in the same competition as Sligo, Roscommon and Wicklow. In 2022, Offaly's first two league games saw two heavy defeats to Galway and Cork by 17 and 19 ...

Plain of the Herbs wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:23 am Dublin in Croke Park in 2018. Working back, beat Wexford down there in 2016. And a win over Limerick in 2015.

kingscounty wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:47 am When was the last time point we actually got a point in top flight hurling?

Offaly beat Carlow in Division 1B in 2019.

This is a point gained and not a point lost. Remember that Offaly were beaten until the Duignan goal. Wexford missed a gimme with their last shot. No use weeping over the wides. They didn't go over. They're a stat everyone understands, but many other things go wrong that don't get quantified in the ...

5 Durrow lads on the team, apparently. They must have published the football lineup accidentally. Apparently? I think it’s fairly clear that there is. It speaks testament to the great work going on in the B/D club. It also reflects changing demographics, as 2 of the players are sons of former count...

5 Durrow lads on the team, apparently.
They must have published the football lineup accidentally.

Had the Furlong chance been scored, then it's a very different game. Though that doesn't mean Offaly would have won it. Westmeath just wouldn't have had a lead they could roost on for the second half. It's going to take a couple of more games for Offaly to get motoring. In the middle eight, Carroll,...

It's a brave selection overall but clearly Kelly wants to put his own stamp on the team. We may see the ball getting moved a bit quicker, but the conditions could make it difficult. Westmeath are a step up in a few different ways. They're more established and also had the benefit of an extended run ...

It was pretty close to a full strength offaly team though. If you’re arguing that we need our strongest 15 and not capable of beating that kind of dublin team with 75% of our starters then we really are in trouble. If you make 8 substitutions in a game, you are prioritising giving players game time...

I wouldn't read much into the O'Byrne Cup. Dublin beat Wexford 5-17 to 1-11 last weekend sure. Longford only made 2 substitutions in normal time yesterday, which shows they were putting a big emphasis on winning instead of trying lads out. If Offaly had taken the same approach as Longford did, they...

I wouldn't read much into the O'Byrne Cup. Dublin beat Wexford 5-17 to 1-11 last weekend sure. Longford only made 2 substitutions in normal time yesterday, which shows they were putting a big emphasis on winning instead of trying lads out. If Offaly had taken the same approach as Longford did, they ...

And yet Westmeath beat Wexford in a game of consequence last year. We certainly aren't on those teams level at the moment but we will be with time. As great a win as it was, Wexford had built up a 17 point lead in that game, which is a pointer to the gap that exists. The freak part of the game was ...

bracknaghboy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:38 pm

Bord na Mona man wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:34 pm Promoted: Offaly and Down

Someone's on the weed again.

While Down were a disappointment in the the Tailteann final, I think they are on an upward trajectory.

Promoted: Offaly and Down

Relegated: Westmeath and Wicklow