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by jimbob17
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:49 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 442
Views: 1297332

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

How they lost from that position is beyond me. We were coasting and should have seen it out. Clare owned ball and waltzed through us in last 15 mins like a knife through butter. There were good things for lots of game albeit Clare left chances behind too early in game - and again towards end with so...
by jimbob17
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 442
Views: 1297332

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Hyper wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:32 pm Anton's not injured - dropped
That's a bizarre call if true. I'd see him as one of our main forwards and certainly deserves to start ahead of some others.
by jimbob17
Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:18 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 442
Views: 1297332

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Huge game on Sunday for Offaly in game where they need to get a result - at least a draw and hopefully a win. A loss would see us likely to lose 4 in a row as we have Down up next, which will likely heap more pressure on manager. The team announced shows the same 6 backs as the last day with Bracken...
by jimbob17
Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:18 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024
Replies: 426
Views: 979970

Re: Offaly Senior Hurlers 2024

Some over reactions here are most amusing. We need perspective. We are a work in progress. Couple of young lads getting blooded. Main priority for them should be retaining Leinster U20. That will not be easy. Re seniors, Waterford was a solid performance that we faded in for last 10 mins or so. To g...
by jimbob17
Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:46 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 442
Views: 1297332

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

very true. If previous managers had got that result, there would've been more questions. Maybe it is acceptance of where we are or else people are slow to go in hard on a 'developing team' and local manager. Not sure what the mood is in the camp but it is always going to be hard with 2 losses from 2...
by jimbob17
Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 442
Views: 1297332

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Anybody there with any thoughts. Coverage on 103 was very poor to say the least. Very little info from the game on local radio.
by jimbob17
Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:47 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
Replies: 61
Views: 6388

Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024

I'd suggest that if Birr was a school of its size with an all boys population, they would be competing well in A schools hurling. I think it is only breaking even for Colaiste Choilm to be getting to a quarter or semi final of A schools football. They have almost a monopoly on the talent in the area...
by jimbob17
Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Minor Football 2024
Replies: 61
Views: 6388

Re: Offaly Minor Football 2024

I'd suggest that if Birr was a school of its size with an all boys population, they would be competing well in A schools hurling. I think it is only breaking even for Colaiste Choilm to be getting to a quarter or semi final of A schools football. They have almost a monopoly on the talent in the area...
by jimbob17
Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 442
Views: 1297332

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Where do you start with that? Welcome to senior football chaps. Big gap from u20 to inter county senior. First half was as poor a half as I've seen from Co senior team in a long while. A few sympathy frees from referee kept us somewhat competitive at Half time. We were totally over powered in middle...
by jimbob17
Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:23 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 442
Views: 1297332

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Nothing surprising really only Aiden Bracken. Was one of the better u20s on Kellys u20s in years before they won All Ireland and Central to Ballycommon success. Well capable. Hyland Hogan and Cunningham are big losses but Cunningham could appear in 2nd half. Huge game. Players have put in huge effor...
by jimbob17
Wed Jan 24, 2024 12:23 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Minor Hurling 2024
Replies: 35
Views: 22776

Re: Offaly Minor Football and Hurling 2023

Where are the posters that said it wasn't a fair that a combined team play in the schools competition. Last year was a one off. Next year we will be weaker again. And to emphasise the point, how come we can get 3 teams into A football and one in hurling. In football there is Colaiste Choilm Tullamo...
by jimbob17
Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:18 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Minor Hurling 2024
Replies: 35
Views: 22776

Re: Offaly Minor Football and Hurling 2023

Still here. It was unfair last year on other schools. Our co team got to All Ireland minor and U20 final and these all played in the team that walked Leinster schools. Kilcormac were in the A competition this year. Suggesting it to be ok would be like putting that Kilcormac school team up against Co...
by jimbob17
Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:36 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 442
Views: 1297332

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

I wouldn't put too much emphasis on O Byrne Cup even if that Dublin result was a poor one. There is and was lots going on for lads with Sigerson etc at time and hard to manage that with different loads on various players who had other things going on with college football. The league will tell us ex...
by jimbob17
Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 442
Views: 1297332

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

I'd agree and I'd add Keelan Cawley to that list. I've watched lots of that U20 team in adult club championship over last 2-3 years and none of them have stood out in any way at club level, bar perhaps Lee Pearson, Keith O Neill and possibly Harry Plunkett who isn't even on the senior panel. For wha...
by jimbob17
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:22 am
Forum: Offaly GAA
Topic: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024
Replies: 442
Views: 1297332

Re: Offaly Senior Footballers 2024

Down and Sligo to go up for me. Limerick and Wicklow to drop. Sligo have real buzz in football in recent years. Their seniors have improved hugely under Tony McEntee and think Offaly are small bit off their level now. They were also extremely close to winning U20 All Ireland last year and were reall...