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bracknaghboy wrote:I have a few reservations about that team above but I fully suuport calls for Keenaghens inclusion. I'd like to see Sean Ryan there as well. Himself and young Darby would be an explosive combination. Lets abandon the handpass and run at these defences like Malone did in '97 and '98.

Sure ya may as well share these reservations

Maybe Richie's "people skills" are not as bad as some make them out to be .......

Offaly football boss to see star players return
28/11/2008 - 12:56:58
Offaly football boss Richie Connor is set to receive a boost, with numerous stars set to return for 2009 according to reports.

Joe Quinn, Kevin Meehan, Matthew Mitchell, Neville Coughlan and PJ Ward are all set to return to the Faithful fold.

From http://new.breakingnews.ie/sport/mhididmhojkf/

if he gets rid of all the walsh island lads he called in he'll be half way to making a decent panel.
heres my favoured 15 anyway..

1. P. Kelly
2. M. Mitchell
3. S. Sullivan
4. B. Darby
5. S. Casey
6. P. McConway
7. K. Slattery
8. A. McNamee / McManus
9. N. Smith
10. N. Darby
11. Cant tink of any decent centre forward or half forwards in offaly to be honest... O'Grady maybe but seems to be a rugby man
12. S. Ryan
13. Deehan / Casey
14. Pj Ward
15. N. Mcnamee

Subs: K. Meehan, J. Quinn, J. Keane, S. Dooley, D. Molloy, J. O'Hara, T. Coughlan, N. Coughlan, C. Mahon, T. Deehan, G O'Grady, J. Kelly, G. Traecy.

Kelly

Rafferty Sullivan darby

quinn casey slattery


smith mcnamee

n.coughlan mcmanus guinan

casey mcnamee mitchell

Looking at the panel, we still lack something which is a good goal keeper, I think P Kelly is suspect under the high the ball, on many occassions he has come for the ball resulting in us loosing the game. I think Dean Bracken from Erin Rovers should be first choice. He is young, athletic & committed which we need.
Does anyone agree!!

Mr Faithful

Ps Anyone have a picture of the new jersey on the website, are we loosing the white away jersey, hope not.

Do u think there is some favouritism for the walsh island lads called in bazza?? Are they not up to it??

Shamrocks Nigel Dunne should be part of ritchie connors plans. he has played consistently well for shamrocks for 3 years, and players who are clearly not as good as him continue to be called upon. he might not always do himself justice but hes got raw talent and a series hunger to suceed. im a clara man myself so this kind of praise for a shamrocks man is unusual......but i saw the young man running along the bog road from clara to rahan at half six in the morning, on my way to work .........im not a relation and indeed dont know the man but as an elderly man who has seen the good times with offaly, this dedication is needed

if offaly want to compete this year we have to have the best squad available......
my team would be something like this

1) padraig kelly.....huge kick and an old head
2) james keane.....fast, and good ball player
3) shane sullivan....when playing well is a very good player
4) brian darby.......tight,tenacious give him a chance in his proper position
5) neville coughlan..needs to start performing, big time
6) joe quinn..........very comfertable on the ball
7) karol slattery......a great player, if only there were more like him
niall smith..........best fielder of ball since padraig dunne
9) alan mcnamee.....has potential, must realise it
10) niall darby.......has improved and need fresh young blood
11) pj ward..........if available, dont know the siuation
12) nigel dunne.....has plenty of attributes
13)ken casey........fast, and a real good player
14)ger rafferty......a strong man, push his weight around
15) niall mcnamee..matt jnr, a class forward

I wouldnt mind seeing the following team tried out for a few games and see how they develop.

1)Padraig Kelly
2) Joe Quinn
3) Sean Casey
4) Ger Rafferty
5) Paul McConway
6) Conor Evans
7) Karl Slattery
Smith
9) Alan McNamee
10) Neville Coughlan
11) Aidan Keenaghan
12) Ciaran McManus
13) PJ Ward
14) Ken Casey
15) Niall McNamee

Subs:
16)Alan Mulhall
17)Matt Mitchell
18)Eoghan Byrne
19)Stephen Egan
20)John Hurst
21)Padraig Sullivan
22)Thomas Deehan
23)Sean Ryan
24)James Coughlan
25) Jason Kelly

I heard that PJ Ward had left the panel.
Can anyone confirm?

Cant confirm BNM man but i heard last week that pj ward and scott brady have left - think it was on hoganshite as well.

1. P. Kelly

2. B. Darby
3. S. Sullivan
4. J. Keane

5. K. Slattery
6. J. Quinn
7. P. McConway

8. A. McNamee
9. C. McManus

10. N. Smith
11. J. Coughlan
12. S. Ryan

13. W. Mulhall
14. N. McNamee
15. K. Casey