hello all-was at anunder 21 training the other night and from what i make this is the panel for the forthcoming year goalkeepersdean bracken eoin brennan defendersmark cassidy sean casey brian darby eoghan byrne paul mcconway james gallagher kevin lynam stephen delaney james rafferty diarmuid donoghue richie dalton (james keane undergoing operation) midfieldersdavid lowry willie crampton niall smith thomas coughlan forwards pauric sullivan niall mcnamee ken casey ciaran flannery(shannonbridge) paul deeley aidan keenaghan john mollin ciaran kenny derek molloy ross connor rory connor shane dooley sean martin sean ryan trevor phelan greg quinn adrian kelly
not the most knowledgable when it comes to betting but here are my odds for captaincy
niall mcnamee 1/2
david lowry 5/1
mark cassidy 5/1
diarmuid donoghue 12/1
all others at least 25/1
That's a lot of forwards relative to backs. I'd say some of those could be doing well to hang on. That said, I see no Jason Kelly again. I thought he'd be there, for now at least.
Jason Kelly is 22 next june, hence overage Lone shark... He was called up to senior panel though.
Nice to see a few Bridge men there anyway.
As for captaincy, look no further than Niall McNamee.
Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa. I thought he was minor in 03, but seemingly wrong.
I'd really struggle to see the other BRidge lads get on that team to be honest - for all the West Offaly forwards on that list, I'd say if we got one out of Keenaghan and Phelan starting (not counting Lowry who I'd still expect to start as a half forward) that'd be as much as I'd expect.
with regards to under 21 i left out shay hannon aswell. gearoid o grady didnt go to any of the trials and i think is concentrating on rugby. mark cassidy is in germany in college and may not be able to play.
