First indication of football panel for 2009

[bracknaghboy]

I would also bring back Malone. Now theres a full forward line to get excited about.

13. Niall McNamee 14. Frank Weir 15. Roy Malone

[Coolestown1562]

I would also bring back Malone. Now theres a full forward line to get excited about.

13. Niall McNamee 14. Frank Weir 15. Roy Malone

Sure bring back Shane Manley aswell while yer at it...he had a good league campaign once upon a time too

[turk]

Seriously though, we have been beating ourselves up for years by trying to shoehorn in young lads just becauase they were out of under21. Look at the graceless disposal of James Grennan for another example. We have not had a lad since as good as he would be even now.

[Coolestown1562]

Seriously though, we have been beating ourselves up for years by trying to shoehorn in young lads just becauase they were out of under21. Look at the graceless disposal of James Grennan for another example. We have not had a lad since as good as he would be even now.

For arguements sake...anyone out there know how many championship games did James Grennan play in? Am i right in saying that he was catipulted in the panel for the all ireland semi in 1997 against Mayo? He had a serious shoulder injury which ruled him out for a season (around 2002)
Would he have played 12 championship matches?

[turk]

Seriously though, we have been beating ourselves up for years by trying to shoehorn in young lads just becauase they were out of under21. Look at the graceless disposal of James Grennan for another example. We have not had a lad since as good as he would be even now.

For arguements sake...anyone out there know how many championship games did James Grennan play in? Am i right in saying that he was catipulted in the panel for the all ireland semi in 1997 against Mayo? He had a serious shoulder injury which ruled him out for a season (around 2002)
Would he have played 12 championship matches?

according to the super searcher at http://www.uibhfhaili.com/offalygaa/res ... otball.php

it's 21!!

[Bord na Mona man]

Seriously though, we have been beating ourselves up for years by trying to shoehorn in young lads just becauase they were out of under21. Look at the graceless disposal of James Grennan for another example. We have not had a lad since as good as he would be even now.

For arguements sake...anyone out there know how many championship games did James Grennan play in? Am i right in saying that he was catipulted in the panel for the all ireland semi in 1997 against Mayo? He had a serious shoulder injury which ruled him out for a season (around 2002)
Would he have played 12 championship matches?

according to the super searcher at http://www.uibhfhaili.com/offalygaa/res ... otball.php

it's 21!!

There are a few results missing from the early/mid 90s.
I think Grennan played a few games before 1997. He was in England for a while.
Tommy Lyons claims to have "discovered" him in 1997 though.

[Coolestown1562]

Great database... Wouldn't say its 100% however. Just looked at two players, D Farrell and Cillian Farrell and their stats aren't correct.

[True Red]

Yeah Cillian definitely played against Meath in 2000 when we beat the All Ireland Champs in Croker.

[Oceans 15]

Seriously though, we have been beating ourselves up for years by trying to shoehorn in young lads just becauase they were out of under21. Look at the graceless disposal of James Grennan for another example. We have not had a lad since as good as he would be even now.

For arguements sake...anyone out there know how many championship games did James Grennan play in? Am i right in saying that he was catipulted in the panel for the all ireland semi in 1997 against Mayo? He had a serious shoulder injury which ruled him out for a season (around 2002)
Would he have played 12 championship matches?

according to the super searcher at http://www.uibhfhaili.com/offalygaa/res ... otball.php

it's 21!!

According to that thing Phil O'Reilly had some career spanning 1958 to 1999

[True Red]

Of the Rhode team playing in this years Leinster Club who would the posters have on the Offaly Panel?

[Coolestown1562]

Of the Rhode team playing in this years Leinster Club who would the posters have on the Offaly Panel?

Niall McNamee

[naasmanxrhode]

Players worth their place at present - Naill, Alan, Shane , Paschal, Niall Darby.
Worth a look at in challenges/O'Byrne Cup - Brian Darby, Pauric Sullivan, Eoghan Byrne + Anton Sullivan (maybe too early yet, but will be some talent)

[Silken Thomas]

Players worth their place at present - Naill, Alan, Shane , Paschal, Niall Darby.
Worth a look at in challenges/O'Byrne Cup - Brian Darby, Pauric Sullivan, Eoghan Byrne + Anton Sullivan (maybe too early yet, but will be some talent)

Niall McNamee- Starter
Alan McNamee- Starter/ Panellist
Shane Sullivan- Panellist
Paschal- Retired- Would start in my team. The last I heard he was training the Ballinibrakey Junior A team in Meath.
Niall Darby- Starter/ Panellist
Brian Darby- No.
Pauric Sullivan- No. Seriously where could he be played?
Eoghan Byrne- Worth a look.
Anton Sullivan- Jeysus are ya trying to get him killed Too soon.

[Coolestown1562]

Players worth their place at present - Naill, Alan, Shane , Paschal, Niall Darby.
Worth a look at in challenges/O'Byrne Cup - Brian Darby, Pauric Sullivan, Eoghan Byrne + Anton Sullivan (maybe too early yet, but will be some talent)

Lets make one thing clear before the rest of this post. Rhode are an Irish country mile ahead of all other clubs in the county. Fact.
Reason: It's all down to team bond, leadership, committment, will to win.
Fact: it is not because they have seven or eight lads capable of palying INTER COUNTY football. They have one- and another two would make the bottom ten county teams in ireland i.e. tipperary, sligo, leitrim, waterford

Pascal is retired.
Alan and Shane are really not up to this level- they would make the bottom ten teams
Niall Darby- there is a whole thread on the Sean Ryan debate, size etc. Darby is even smaller than Ryan and T Phelan
Anton- will be worth a shot maybe in 2011- word is he was told he is starting sunday by the way
As for the others not near good enough

[Lone Shark]

Players worth their place at present - Naill, Alan, Shane , Paschal, Niall Darby.
Worth a look at in challenges/O'Byrne Cup - Brian Darby, Pauric Sullivan, Eoghan Byrne + Anton Sullivan (maybe too early yet, but will be some talent)

Lets make one thing clear before the rest of this post. Rhode are an Irish country mile ahead of all other clubs in the county. Fact.
Reason: It's all down to team bond, leadership, committment, will to win.
Fact: it is not because they have seven or eight lads capable of palying INTER COUNTY football. They have one- and another two would make the bottom ten county teams in ireland i.e. tipperary, sligo, leitrim, waterford

Pascal is retired.
Alan and Shane are really not up to this level- they would make the bottom ten teams
Niall Darby- there is a whole thread on the Sean Ryan debate, size etc. Darby is even smaller than Ryan and T Phelan
Anton- will be worth a shot maybe in 2011- word is he was told he is starting sunday by the way
As for the others not near good enough

Largely speaking I'd echo this view. Paschal is extremely talented and but for the heartbreaking yellow and red cards would be an automatic starter, but he's chosen to retire so that ends that. Of the others, I'd say that Niall McNamee is obviously the first name on the teamsheet, but after that you'd be hard pressed.

In fairness to Shane Sullivan, he had an excellent game against Colm Parkinson last week, and Parkinson would be a genuine intercounty forward, while he was also very good against Westmeath before the red card. Bearing in mind that he's an option at 3,5,6 or 7, I'd have him in my panel at least and right now he could be as good a full back as there is in the county.

Niall Darby could be an option yet, but he's one of about ten lads that I'd be thinking of in terms of 2010 and beyond rather than next year. He needs a lot more strength and power before he's a realistic option I think.

Alan McNamee will have to play well for a full match before I'd consider him for county football again. He had twenty good minutes against Tullamore, and the same again against Portlaoise - two clubs who would each consider midfield to be their weakest section. Until I see him go toe to toe with a county standard midfielder and play well for sixty minutes at least once, then in my view he's not playing well enough to be considered.

Let's not forget here - I don't think anyone could argue that Rhode are six or seven points better than any other club in the county, but that's pretty much all Niall Mac. He had one off day this year - against Shannonbridge - and they nearly lost. They had big wins over Ferbane and Gracefield, both entirely down to Niall running the show. Take Niall out and Rhode were feck all better than either of those clubs, and neither of them are heavily represented on the county panel.