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by Chris
Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:23 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Minor Football 2015
Replies: 20
Views: 32467

Re: Minor Football 2015

Lone shark I admire your journalistic tendencies to view everything that is unconfirmed by the county board as "unsubstantiated rumour".....however, just because some posters on here have it before it is officially released, and I had heard it from a reliable source also, should not mean t...
by Chris
Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:15 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: National Hurling League 2015
Replies: 60
Views: 75684

Re: National Hurling League 2015

I am just wondering why the County Board in general, and Padraig Boland in particular, are so convinced that the current senior hurling management team are the guys for tthe job......is he in awe of some of the members of the management team based on their abilities as hurlers....there can be no oth...
by Chris
Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:41 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: National Hurling League 2015
Replies: 60
Views: 75684

Re: National Hurling League 2015

Agreed Sam.....I would love to be eating my words in July or August. ...I firmly believe, and no one will convince me otherwise, that there is a finecrop of hurlers Iin Offaly at the minute, just waiting to be led out of the darkness and intact the light....in the right environment and with a profes...
by Chris
Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:34 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Kilcormac-Killoughey in Leinster - 2014
Replies: 162
Views: 197452

Re: Kilcormac-Killoughey in Leinster - 2014

Best of luck to the KK lads on Sunday......i believe there is some unfinished business from last year.....nothing will be easy on Sunday, but if ye hurl you will take some stopping.....ni neart go cur le cheile
by Chris
Fri Oct 31, 2014 12:35 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: National Hurling League 2015
Replies: 60
Views: 75684

Re: National Hurling League 2015

I agree Sam. ....absolutely shocking decision to re - appoint the management team from 2014 for 2015.....iwonder has anyone from the County Board had the common sense to speak with a good cross section of the 2014 county panel to try and understand what the main issues were that resulted in so many ...
by Chris
Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:10 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Minor Football 2015
Replies: 20
Views: 32467

Re: Minor Football 2015

That is a shame.....he was very good and thorough by all accounts.....is seems that this county board is doing everything it can to drive all the good guys with a bit of enthusiasm away. Hope its not true
by Chris
Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:09 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: National Hurling League 2015
Replies: 60
Views: 75684

Re: National Hurling League 2015

I had not heard that Joe Quick was going with Pat Flanagan......but I did hear that he was definitely not going with the hurlers next year and that a new fitness guy was awaiting sanction by leinster council!!!!
by Chris
Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:41 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: National Hurling League 2015
Replies: 60
Views: 75684

Re: National Hurling League 2015

Great post....and nothing unreasonable in your requests. Shocking, however, to see that issues like this have to be raised in this day and age. your point Sam is also well made. ....but may well be a little more difficult to sort based on the track record of the current management team...... surely ...
by Chris
Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:34 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014
Replies: 362
Views: 345129

Re: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014

Sam....agree 100% with you....on the matter of the team of the championship.....i would have had Brian Leonard in there had he hurled all year .....he was outstanding in the county final.......
by Chris
Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:25 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014
Replies: 362
Views: 345129

Re: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014

Fair enough timber......i agree....but county management did say they would look seriously at the county championship and come up with a panel after that. Are you also saying that it does not matter how well someone does in the county championship when it come to selecting a county panel? Maybe ther...
by Chris
Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:07 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014
Replies: 362
Views: 345129

Re: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014

Sam IT was really a toss up between Clancy and Slevin in goalbut II think Slevins puck outs are as good as any goalkeeper in the country....Both in terms of distance and in finding the right man. While not a fan when he goes into the county, I thought Joe Bergin was outstanding for Clareen all year ...
by Chris
Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:02 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014
Replies: 362
Views: 345129

Re: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014

My stab at team of the championship: 1. CONOR SLEVIN (KK) 2. DERMOT MOONEY (CLAREEN) 3. GER HEALION (KK) 4. SIMON OG LYONS (ST RYNAGHS) 5. KEVIN GROGAN (KK) 6. PETER HEALION (KK) 7. PAT CAMON (ST RYNAGHS) 8. DAMIAN KILMARTIN (KK) 9. KILLIAN LEONARD (KK) 10. JOE BERGIN (CLAREEN) 11. CONOR MAHON (KK) ...
by Chris
Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:02 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014
Replies: 362
Views: 345129

Re: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014

Sam I coukd not agree more with you......the Iinteresting thing now will be to see who makes themselves available for the county panel this year....i believe that there are possibly 10 (maybe even more) who will not be going in to join the county panel. Why would they go in to be treated like they h...
by Chris
Fri Oct 24, 2014 8:19 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014
Replies: 362
Views: 345129

Re: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014

I agree Sam......KK were double county champions, beaten All Ireland finalists, with a team full of leaders and many fine hurlers...and the team management decide to ignore those qualities and build a team around others. The management team had no cohesive plan, nor did they know their best team at ...
by Chris
Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:02 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014
Replies: 362
Views: 345129

Re: Offaly Hurling Championships 2014

KK are finally getting the credit they deserve.....last Sunday was a classy performance from a classy team. Anyone questioning the performance of those KK players when they go into the Offaly setup should address tthe issue with the county management. Can someone perhaps tell me the criteria by whic...