Leinster SFC 2010 - bring on the Royals!

[Long John]

Fair enough Paul Watts, that was very good of him to do that.

As for the Meath game, I dont think its a very good Meath side but the Offaly squad is quiet weak. I think we will struggle in far too many areas. The defence is a huge problem area and hopefully they are working hard to address that. Interesting, is Mark Conlon still on the panel. I thought he might have been a bit further up the pecking order that alot of them thats been getting games of late.

Midfield is always a nightmare for Offaly. McManus needs a good fielder with him who isnt lazy. Scott brady would have been my choice at the start of the year based on his performances especially in Leinster club championship. Coughlan is looking like hes doing enough but im hoping he produces the goods when it matters.

The attack is too reliant on McNamee. Anton Sullivan will be a good player, maybe not just yet tho. I would rank him higher than most of the other forwards but he is young and is a future prospect. Sean Ryan can do great things but can be a disaster too. Reynolds picks off a few scores but offers little. He has to be at full forward or nowhere. Casey is a good prospect but im disappointed hes not more consistent when it comes to county level, but he has potential to do damage.

[Plain of the Herbs]

Anyone hear Murph on 'Off the Ball' on Newstalk just now. On the advent of the football championship, it went some thing like " . . . time to dust down the old Carroll Meats jersey . . . and actually get excited about going to Portlaoise . . .". Class!!!

[GreatDayForTheParish]

Shag, missed that. Is Murph an Offaly man?

[Bord na Mona man]

Fair play to him for his enthusiasm.
You might look forward to going there, but every trip to seems to Portlaoise ends the same way.

Staggering off the littered terrace in a daze a few minutes after the final whistle as the seagulls start to scavenge.
Kicking a few empty bottles for effect.

The group post-mortem as you walk back towards to town.
"X played shite"
"Why wasn't Y taken off?".
"Sure we still would have been hammered!"

Spotting some random Offaly auld lad on the way back an establishing that he had also witnessed the same carnage.
"Wasn't X shite"
"He was, so was Z!...And I'll tell ye another thing lads. That team will go nowhere unless..."
"Jaysus you're right!"
"That man knows what he's talking about"
"Make him a selector"

Arriving into the town and realising you haven't eaten in 6 hours.
Sitting down for spuds...
"The whole team needs an overhaul."
"Ah shure the whole county has gone to the dogs",
"Clear the decks! starting with..."

Two hours later when normal self delusional behaviour has resumed...
"There's the bone of a good team there"
"Once a few of the injuries clear up"
"We'll give the qualifers a lash this time"
"The club championship will throw up some possibilities"
"Jayz, we're not far off!"

[Plain of the Herbs]

No, Murph is from the football territory of Galway. Caltra, I think - he plays senior football for them anyway.

It wasn't a whole feature now, just one line in a piece of about four lines.

Shag, missed that. Is Murph an Offaly man?

[Slieve Bloom Man]

Think he's from Miltown or near there. He's very good on Off the Ball.

[GreatDayForTheParish]

Fair play to him for his enthusiasm.
You might look forward to going there, but every trip to seems to Portlaoise ends the same way.

Staggering off the littered terrace in a daze a few minutes after the final whistle as the seagulls start to scavenge.
Kicking a few empty bottles for effect.

The group post-mortem as you walk back towards to town.
"X played shite"
"Why wasn't Y taken off?".
"Sure we still would have been hammered!"

Spotting some random Offaly auld lad on the way back an establishing that he had also witnessed the same carnage.
"Wasn't X shite"
"He was, so was Z!...And I'll tell ye another thing lads. That team will go nowhere unless..."
"Jaysus you're right!"
"That man knows what he's talking about"
"Make him a selector"

Arriving into the town and realising you haven't eaten in 6 hours.
Sitting down for spuds...
"The whole team needs an overhaul."
"Ah shure the whole county has gone to the dogs",
"Clear the decks! starting with..."

Two hours later when normal self delusional behaviour has resumed...
"There's the bone of a good team there"
"Once a few of the injuries clear up"
"We'll give the qualifers a lash this time"
"The club championship will throw up some possibilities"
"Jayz, we're not far off!"

Genius. So true it's painfully funny.