Offaly Minor Hurling 2026

[Anon444]

An overall disappointing 2 year term for Carroll and his management team. I think the expectation was that he would step up and replace Leo O’Connor for the 20s, but that idea or thought should really be shelved now. It’s crucial that the underage teams coming are managed well and that we get competitive teams. Nobody is expecting us to win Leinsters, but we need to target being competitive with the supposed big 4 in Leinster at underage.

[private joker]

Were this group managed badly? Was there much if any expectation other than what occurred? Not sure in the coming years there be much improvement.

[Hasselhoff]

Where are we going wrong.

We have the development squads and faithful fields.

How can we replicate the success of the successful under 20s team.
We have gone from winning an all Ireland to not even being able to compete in Leinster.

[Anon444]

I would have thought this team would have been capable of more. There are a lot of decent hurlers there, probably not capable of replicating previous teams’ successes, but they were capable of at least getting into tier 1.

I’m blue in the face saying that the most important thing for our underage teams are to be competitive. To do this, the number 1 focus should be getting good coaches in. I’m not sure there was any evidence of good coaching, tactics, gameplans, etc. for the last 2 years. Playing against a very decent Westmeath side with a traditional 15 on 15 when they had a gale at their backs, while also resorting to driving the ball from way out, was really alarming for me.

It’s important that the next manager isn’t rigid with their tactics. Not sure who it will be though, I doubt many will put themselves forward.

[GreenandYella]

I would have thought this team would have been capable of more. There are a lot of decent hurlers there, probably not capable of replicating previous teams’ successes, but they were capable of at least getting into tier 1.

I’m blue in the face saying that the most important thing for our underage teams are to be competitive. To do this, the number 1 focus should be getting good coaches in. I’m not sure there was any evidence of good coaching, tactics, gameplans, etc. for the last 2 years. Playing against a very decent Westmeath side with a traditional 15 on 15 when they had a gale at their backs, while also resorting to driving the ball from way out, was really alarming for me.

It’s important that the next manager isn’t rigid with their tactics. Not sure who it will be though, I doubt many will put themselves forward.

From the games I was at there was no tactics, no gameplan. Old school man on man. And we saw how that went. Has he a 2 or 3 year term? if 3 I'd be calling it now. This group wasn't as good as others but should have enough to be in Tier 1 and beat Antrim. Losing to Westmeath was very diappointing also. Throw in a hammering by Laois last year and it has been a n abysmal 2 years at minor level.
The appointments at 20s and minor are vital to get right. Carroll can't be allowed near either.